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Pattaya Motosai in fracas with Hong Kongers over ฿160 fare, refunds money after police are called

Pattaya Motosai in fracas with Hong Kongers over ฿160 fare, refunds money after police are called

April 15, 2023

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Police resolved the situation to the satisfaction of both the Hong Kong tourists and the elderly motosai driver on Friday but a Chilean tourist was… Read More ›

Dirty tricks feared by Pheu Thai, the Election Commission urged to probe Maha Sarakham vote-buying reports

Dirty tricks feared by Pheu Thai, the Election Commission urged to probe Maha Sarakham vote-buying reports

April 15, 2023

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Key Pheu Thai leader insists that those behind the subterfuge to illegally harvest votes from locals in Region 6 in Maha Sarakham should not only… Read More ›

PM Prayut gets back to his youth on Friday in water gun battles on Bangkok’s Khao San Road

PM Prayut gets back to his youth on Friday in water gun battles on Bangkok’s Khao San Road

April 15, 2023

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It wasn’t all fun and frolics on Friday as the PM held talks just before the walkabout on the Khao San Road which has led… Read More ›

6 dead in violent family feud involving a serving policeman including his wife, son and brother

6 dead in violent family feud involving a serving policeman including his wife, son and brother

April 14, 2023

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Reports including a plea for understanding from the rogue officer’s first wife this week suggest that the origins of the feud may have been a… Read More ›

Songkran in full swing as Thailand prepares to welcome back long-haul visitors in large numbers

Songkran in full swing as Thailand prepares to welcome back long-haul visitors in large numbers

April 14, 2023

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Thailand is set to welcome over 1.5 million Russian visitors this year as the Ukraine war, in one respect at least, has proved a boon… Read More ›

Police chief says no special favours for army NCO held in military prison and facing 5 years jail if convicted

Police chief says no special favours for army NCO held in military prison and facing 5 years jail if convicted

April 14, 2023

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Army sergeant major who works for the transport department of the military has not received bail and is being held in a military prison as… Read More ›

Rome calls for clarity on handling of Myanmar rebels reportedly handed back to the military junta

Rome calls for clarity on handling of Myanmar rebels reportedly handed back to the military junta

April 13, 2023

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Mystery still hangs over the fate of two Myanmar rebels who were handed over by Thai authorities on April 4th to Myanmar border guards and… Read More ›

UN official slams ‘Distorted’ international response to Myanmar after Horrific junta atrocity 

UN official slams ‘Distorted’ international response to Myanmar after Horrific junta atrocity 

April 12, 2023

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Scenes of unimaginable horror on Tuesday morning in northwestern Myanmar when a crowd of men, women and children were bombed from the air at the… Read More ›

Thailand’s days of GDP growth in excess of 5% may be a thing of the past as it has grown too old

Thailand’s days of GDP growth in excess of 5% may be a thing of the past as it has grown too old

April 11, 2023

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Population figures are not projections or predictions as we see with climate change but facts with a time lag of twenty years or so. Evidence… Read More ›

Pheu Thai’s ฿10k digital economic stimulus for all under fire as Election Commission opens probe into it

Pheu Thai’s ฿10k digital economic stimulus for all under fire as Election Commission opens probe into it

April 10, 2023

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Pheu Thai was scrambling on Monday to shore up its vote-getting plan to advance ฿10,000 to each Thai citizen over 16 years of age, from… Read More ›

Nightmare for Chinese Christian asylum seekers ends after they are flown into the United States

Nightmare for Chinese Christian asylum seekers ends after they are flown into the United States

April 10, 2023

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Happy ending: Chinese Christians arrived in Dallas Texas on Friday to a warm welcome but the US State Department was playing down their arrival and… Read More ›

Leader of PM’s UTN tells rally a government led by his party will ‘get tough’ with nation haters

Leader of PM’s UTN tells rally a government led by his party will ‘get tough’ with nation haters

April 8, 2023

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With just five weeks to go to the May 14th General Election, the old political divide is starting to reassert itself as pro-establishment parties seem… Read More ›

Srettha eyes top job and defends ฿10k spending wallet for over 16s just unveiled as a Pheu Thai policy

Srettha eyes top job and defends ฿10k spending wallet for over 16s just unveiled as a Pheu Thai policy

April 8, 2023

Economy, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

On Monday 14th, the day of the General Election, Pheu Thai’s national executive will meet to select its primary nominee to be put before parliament… Read More ›

Chuwit vows to continue his crusade against the Bhumjaithai Party and marijuana despite order

Chuwit vows to continue his crusade against the Bhumjaithai Party and marijuana despite order

April 7, 2023

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Activist plans to appeal the court order on Friday and to stage a public rally at Victory Monument at 5 pm in his campaign calling… Read More ›

Recession fears rise as growth projections are cut and export output continues to decline in 2023

Recession fears rise as growth projections are cut and export output continues to decline in 2023

April 5, 2023

Economy, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand’s current account in the last three years tells the story of an economy that has seen a structural change since the closure of the… Read More ›

Chinese trio held and facing a heightened prospect of execution for a horrific murder in Thailand

Chinese trio held and facing a heightened prospect of execution for a horrific murder in Thailand

April 4, 2023

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Crime now looks like it was not primarily a kidnapping but a love affair that turned sour when the victim spurned the advances of one… Read More ›

Arrest warrants for three Chinese killers, one a spurned lover, who were assisted by a Thai woman

Arrest warrants for three Chinese killers, one a spurned lover, who were assisted by a Thai woman

April 4, 2023

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The National Police Commissioner General Damrongsak Kittiprapas on Monday advised that visa-on-arrival facilities from China be looked at as they may be attracting spurious criminal… Read More ›

Chinese student here only 20 days kidnapped, tortured and murdered by evil gang from China here as tourists 

Chinese student here only 20 days kidnapped, tortured and murdered by evil gang from China here as tourists 

April 3, 2023

Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

The disturbing case has parallels with another kidnap of a Chinese student on March 16th where a ฿3.2 million ransom was paid and police later… Read More ›

Ex-minister rejects claim new prison regulations were designed to aid Thaksin’s return to Thailand

Ex-minister rejects claim new prison regulations were designed to aid Thaksin’s return to Thailand

April 1, 2023

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The prospect of the return of Thaksin Shinawatra to serve his prison sentence in Thailand has been widely greeted by Thai observers and establishment politicians… Read More ›

32 Chinese Christian asylum seekers arrested by Pattaya police for visa overstays on Friday cry for help

32 Chinese Christian asylum seekers arrested by Pattaya police for visa overstays on Friday cry for help

March 31, 2023

Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

A group of 63 Chinese nationals including children aligned with a Christian group known as the Mayflower Church, fled China in 2019 and entered Thailand… Read More ›

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