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Crazed Pole denied bail before a Bangkok court charged with the murder of Ukrainian girlfriend

Crazed Pole denied bail before a Bangkok court charged with the murder of Ukrainian girlfriend

May 20, 2023

Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

The 25-year-old man had arrived with his 27-year-old girlfriend Arona Shevchenko on April 29th as tourists. Both were staying at an upmarket condominium on Sathorn… Read More ›

Election vote for Move Forward may have been a cry for help from voters mired in short-term debt

Election vote for Move Forward may have been a cry for help from voters mired in short-term debt

May 19, 2023

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

Business frets about political instability and the potential policies of a Move Forward Pheu Thai government but there already appears to be growing problems beneath… Read More ›

Am Cyanide touched by the evil of online gambling sites where she lost as much as ฿1 million a day

Am Cyanide touched by the evil of online gambling sites where she lost as much as ฿1 million a day

May 17, 2023

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

A key issue for police, at this stage, in the final stages of the investigation aside from getting the alleged serial killer to confess, amid… Read More ›

Murder of Ukrainian woman being investigated in Bangkok as police nab Polish boyfriend at border

Murder of Ukrainian woman being investigated in Bangkok as police nab Polish boyfriend at border

May 16, 2023

Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Polish man fled the apartment after it appears he lost the nerve to dismember his girlfriend’s corpse. He then tried to inveigle a confused taxi… Read More ›

Pita plots a new coalition government with Pheu Thai but open conflict has already raised its head in the Senate 

Pita plots a new coalition government with Pheu Thai but open conflict has already raised its head in the Senate 

May 15, 2023

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

Sunday’s election victory by the Move Forward Party marks a historic shift in Thai politics as the electorate voted for principle and a more progressive… Read More ›

Scorching electricity costs may sear the economic recovery with a new threat to reduced inflation 

Scorching electricity costs may sear the economic recovery with a new threat to reduced inflation 

May 14, 2023

Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand’s inflation rate fell to 2.67% in April from 2.8% in March and is within the Bank of Thailand’s targeted range but the continued high… Read More ›

Phuket to enforce more control on motorbike rentals as 15th foreigner this year dies in Karon area

Phuket to enforce more control on motorbike rentals as 15th foreigner this year dies in Karon area

May 13, 2023

Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

77% of those who die on Thailand’s roads are still men with 79% of the fatalities occurring in motorbike accidents. Action being undertaken in Phuket… Read More ›

Return of ex-PM Thaksin may still leave Prayut with a test even if he loses this Sunday’s election

Return of ex-PM Thaksin may still leave Prayut with a test even if he loses this Sunday’s election

May 12, 2023

Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

The return of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on or before July 26th next, his 74th birthday, would be a sensational and historic moment for… Read More ›

Court rejects order against Chuwit as he predicts Bhumjaithai Party to win fewer seats than in 2019

Court rejects order against Chuwit as he predicts Bhumjaithai Party to win fewer seats than in 2019

May 11, 2023

Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Political pundits this week however disagreed with Mr Chuwit’s assessment suggesting that the party may return anywhere from 60 to 70 MPs and be a… Read More ›

British man warns foreigners in Pattaya after ฿900k Rolex is stolen from his condo by a woman

British man warns foreigners in Pattaya after ฿900k Rolex is stolen from his condo by a woman

May 9, 2023

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Mark Brown filed a report hours later at Pattaya Police Station with the help of a 38-year-old Thai friend. He told police that the valuable… Read More ›

Pheu Thai is facing a threat of dissolution with complaint being pursued by Election Commission

Pheu Thai is facing a threat of dissolution with complaint being pursued by Election Commission

May 8, 2023

Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Worrying noises in the last week as the country’s leading opposition parties appear on course to win the May 14th General Election. Any attempt to… Read More ›

Dark predictions as the opposition parties look set to sweep to power in next weekend’s General Election

Dark predictions as the opposition parties look set to sweep to power in next weekend’s General Election

May 8, 2023

Culture, Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thai World:

Video clip paints a sombre picture of the country’s future as the PM’s party raises the brooding spectre of political instability as it and other… Read More ›

Thai King and Queen return from a well-received and successful trip to London for the coronation

Thai King and Queen return from a well-received and successful trip to London for the coronation

May 7, 2023

Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Thai nationals and both King and Queen alike were visibly delighted when they met on Saturday in London at the Thai-owned 5-star hotel in the… Read More ›

Amnesty calls on Laos to probe shooting of activist as family try to have him moved to Thailand

Amnesty calls on Laos to probe shooting of activist as family try to have him moved to Thailand

May 6, 2023

Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Lingering concern for the activist who was shot in the capital of Laos last Saturday as his family still fears for his life. They are… Read More ›

Tourism boss calls for special state body to manage the new foreign tourism levy postponed yet again

Tourism boss calls for special state body to manage the new foreign tourism levy postponed yet again

May 6, 2023

Economy, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Plans this year to have airlines collect the proposed ฿300 levy ran into difficulty while industry leaders are anxious to see the proposal for emergency… Read More ›

Am’s ex police officer husband bailed, visits her in jail, wants her to confess to the serial poisoning murders

Am’s ex police officer husband bailed, visits her in jail, wants her to confess to the serial poisoning murders

May 4, 2023

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Police are reported to have interviewed former Police Lieutenant Colonel Withoon’s concubine in recent days who gave what was described as useful testimony to the… Read More ›

Thai King and Queen to be at Westminster Abbey in London for the coronation of King Charles III

Thai King and Queen to be at Westminster Abbey in London for the coronation of King Charles III

May 3, 2023

Culture, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

The Thai royal couple will join other Heads of State and royalty from Europe and Asia at the ancient ceremony which is being made available… Read More ›

Ironclad partnership heralded as Marcos visits Washington amid raised South China Sea tensions

Ironclad partnership heralded as Marcos visits Washington amid raised South China Sea tensions

May 2, 2023

Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Meeting between the newly installed Philippines President and US President Joe Biden in Washington DC and deeper cooperation between America and its former colony is… Read More ›

Thailand’s biggest serial killer suspect legally protected from the death penalty as horror grows

Thailand’s biggest serial killer suspect legally protected from the death penalty as horror grows

May 1, 2023

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

The scale of the horror linked with this case is mind-numbing with each case representing, by the callous nature of the murders, a deeply traumatic… Read More ›

Running with the hare, hunting with the hound, Thailand looks at strengthening Baht Yuan ties

Running with the hare, hunting with the hound, Thailand looks at strengthening Baht Yuan ties

May 1, 2023

Economy, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

The rising clamour of a world heading into conflict is making its presence felt on media channels with talk of de-dollarisation as the coming conflict… Read More ›

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