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Government targets failing manufacturing base with a carbon tax on output to fight climate change crisis

Government targets failing manufacturing base with a carbon tax on output to fight climate change crisis

June 10, 2024

Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand’s manufacturing base is crumbling due to rising costs, loss of competitiveness and technological changes. This week, the government announced a carbon tax on industrial… Read More ›

Move Forward draws fire from Royalist leader for claiming there is no legal case for its dissolution which is expected

Move Forward draws fire from Royalist leader for claiming there is no legal case for its dissolution which is expected

June 9, 2024

Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

The Move Forward Party’s Pita Limjaroenrat defies the Constitutional Court and sparks Royalist fury. Claims no legal basis for the party’s dissolution. Election Commission blasted… Read More ›

Free-to-air Euro 2024 on Thai TVs set to boost the country’s economy and foreign tourism efforts

Free-to-air Euro 2024 on Thai TVs set to boost the country’s economy and foreign tourism efforts

June 8, 2024

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

Thailand’s private sector and government promise free-to-air coverage of the Euro 2024 tournament. This move, driven by football’s growing popularity, aims to benefit bars, hostelries… Read More ›

Murder accused was before the courts in May on rape charges. His latest victim was a prosecution witness

Murder accused was before the courts in May on rape charges. His latest victim was a prosecution witness

June 7, 2024

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Harrowing and disturbing case of the brutal murder of a beautiful 18-year-old university student by her boyfriend. However, it appears that the couple were both… Read More ›

Wanted Australian linked to the drug trade nabbed by Immigration Bureau in Pattaya for deportation

Wanted Australian linked to the drug trade nabbed by Immigration Bureau in Pattaya for deportation

June 6, 2024

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Wanted Australian gangster Jonathan Grey, linked to drug trafficking, was arrested in Pattaya by Immigration Bureau officers. Deemed a ‘threat to society,’ his visa was… Read More ›

DTV live and work Visa to be launched at the end of June says PM’s office. Reports suggest some bureaucratic delay

DTV live and work Visa to be launched at the end of June says PM’s office. Reports suggest some bureaucratic delay

June 5, 2024

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

Government House confirms the new Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) will be available by the end of June, despite speculation of delays. This visa allows foreigners… Read More ›

Sia Pang lands in a private jet. Nakhon Si Thammarat becomes a fortress as he returns to southern prison

Sia Pang lands in a private jet. Nakhon Si Thammarat becomes a fortress as he returns to southern prison

June 4, 2024

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

Return of Sia Pang to Nakhon Si Thammarat. He was captured in Bali last week. Previously, there was controversy over his conviction and the chaos… Read More ›

UK expat facing charges after unprovoked assault on a 67-year-old estate manager in Nonthaburi on Friday

UK expat facing charges after unprovoked assault on a 67-year-old estate manager in Nonthaburi on Friday

June 3, 2024

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

UK expat faces charges after unprovoked assault on a 67-year-old estate manager in Nonthaburi. Police finalise evidence for court summons. The victim filed a prior… Read More ›

Thai Defence Minister speaks of a ‘golden land’ seeking to act only for peace in the Indo-Pacific

Thai Defence Minister speaks of a ‘golden land’ seeking to act only for peace in the Indo-Pacific

June 2, 2024

Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand’s Defence Minister emphasised the importance of maritime security and cooperation for peace at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. Amid rising US-China tensions, he warned… Read More ›

Budding Thai tourism entrepreneur to be deported after being arrested for working without a permit

Budding Thai tourism entrepreneur to be deported after being arrested for working without a permit

June 1, 2024

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Thai police, on Thursday, arrested a 25-year-old UK national, Mr Jabran Elahi, in Ko Phangan for leading a tour without a work permit. The tour,… Read More ›

Massive CIB-led Phuket crackdown sweeps away vast Russian business network with ฿1.5 billion seized

Massive CIB-led Phuket crackdown sweeps away vast Russian business network with ฿1.5 billion seized

May 31, 2024

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Thai Police acting on the PM’s orders, launched a major crackdown in Phuket, arresting 98 foreigners and 37 Thais. The unprecedented action, ‘Operation Nominee Sweep,’… Read More ›

Former World Champion British boxer flees cocaine charge. Police think he has flown out to sunny Thailand

Former World Champion British boxer flees cocaine charge. Police think he has flown out to sunny Thailand

May 30, 2024

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Former World Champion boxer flees the UK to avoid a cocaine trial. Police suspect he’s in Thailand. Luke Atkin, 37, dodges court on cocaine charges.… Read More ›

Australian woman’s book gives a hardcore account of her hell-on-earth life while imprisoned in Thailand

Australian woman’s book gives a hardcore account of her hell-on-earth life while imprisoned in Thailand

May 29, 2024

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Holly Dean Johns, sentenced to 31 years in the notorious Bangkok Hilton, reveals her harrowing survival in her 2024 book. From drug addiction to brutal… Read More ›

Belgian’s attempt to cover up the murder of a compatriot foiled by Region 4 police in Bueng Kan

Belgian’s attempt to cover up the murder of a compatriot foiled by Region 4 police in Bueng Kan

May 28, 2024

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Belgian murder suspect Mr Steve is caught in Bueng Kan while disposing of his victim’s vehicle. Police found he was burning the 49-year-old Belgian victim’s… Read More ›

Two tourists horrifically beaten on Pattaya’s Soi 6 within the city’s red light district on Sunday afternoon

Two tourists horrifically beaten on Pattaya’s Soi 6 within the city’s red light district on Sunday afternoon

May 27, 2024

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Two foreign tourists were horrifically beaten by security guards on Pattaya’s Soi 6, within the city’s red light district, on Sunday. The viral video of… Read More ›

Big Joke marches on with his mission to clean up corruption in Thailand through People Power under the Constitution

Big Joke marches on with his mission to clean up corruption in Thailand through People Power under the Constitution

May 26, 2024

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

Big Joke’s Mission: Top Cop Surachate Hakparn, aka ‘Big Joke,’ vows to clean up corruption in Thailand using ‘People Power.’ Under investigation yet fighting to… Read More ›

UK former mercenary, living in Thailand for 22 years, given a strong warning by Udon Thani police on Friday

UK former mercenary, living in Thailand for 22 years, given a strong warning by Udon Thani police on Friday

May 25, 2024

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

UK former mercenary, living in Thailand for 22 years, fined and warned by Udon Thani police after assault at PTT station. Man agrees to pay… Read More ›

Condemnation of previous pot policy from medical experts as Thailand’s pot shops are set to close

Condemnation of previous pot policy from medical experts as Thailand’s pot shops are set to close

May 24, 2024

Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand’s Minister of Public Health aims to shut down pot shops, reclassifying flowers and buds as Category 5 narcotics. Medical experts condemn previous cannabis policy,… Read More ›

Thai speaking foreigner attacks PTT service station attendants in Udon Thani in the early hours

Thai speaking foreigner attacks PTT service station attendants in Udon Thani in the early hours

May 23, 2024

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

A well-built foreigner attacked a young Thai gas station attendant early on Wednesday before then assaulting a cashier who intervened. Police are seeking an arrest… Read More ›

UK man who died in Singapore Airlines mid-air emergency was on a once in a lifetime holiday with his wife

UK man who died in Singapore Airlines mid-air emergency was on a once in a lifetime holiday with his wife

May 22, 2024

Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Elderly passenger who died in a Singapore Airlines mid-air emergency is fondly recalled at home in Gloucestershire. Geoffrey Ralph Kitchen, 73, passed away during a… Read More ›

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