Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Paetongtarn Shinawatra takes office as Thailand’s youngest PM, but her father’s influence looms large, making him both a key figure and a potential liability for… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Dr. Thandao vows to appeal after the Criminal Court dismissed all charges against Swiss expat Urs Fehr, citing video evidence and questioning her testimony. Public… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Russian tourist Ilia Orlov was found tortured and murdered near Karon Beach in Phuket. Police investigate possible links to Russian mafia amid rising Russian crime… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
A 41-year-old American teacher, Robert Leroy Keller, was arrested in Bangkok. Charged with indecency involving an underage student, Keller denies the allegations. The investigation follows… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Swiss expat Urs Fehr acquitted in Phuket assault case. Local protests led to his business visa being revoked and his elephant foundation shut down. Despite… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Thailand’s rising tall-building deaths demand transparency. Reports and investigations must stop overlooking details as privacy concerns are presently in vogue. Accidents, suicides, or crimes? Public… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Ung Ing takes charge as business leaders are buoyed by the retention of Pichai Chunhavajira and his team. All eyes will be on the new… Read More ›
Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
People’s Party rallies in Ratchaburi as leaders emphasise local issues and democracy, avoiding election commission complaints. Nattapong Ruangpanyawut highlights the legal risks of distributing flood… Read More ›
Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Arakan Army poised to seize control of Myanmar’s Rakhine State as junta power crumbles. Strategic Sittwe under threat. The rise of this powerful force challenges… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Swiss expat Urs Fehr, also known as Mr. David, faces potential deportation as his case comes before the Phuket Provincial Court on September 3rd. With… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
French authorities face backlash over Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s arrest. Telegram calls it an ‘absurd’ violation of Durov’s rights amid claims of Europe’s crackdown on… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Bizarre arrest in Bangkok: International man of mystery caught travelling on multiple passports. Canadian suspect, previously wanted for smuggling iPhones in 2017, returns to Thailand… Read More ›
Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Thailand enforces the Thailand Pass system and health screening for travellers from 45 nations after confirming a case of the deadly Clade 1b monkeypox. A… Read More ›
Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Divers recover body of 18-year-old Hannah Lynch, daughter of IT mogul Mike Lynch, from the wreck of the superyacht Bayesian off Sicily. The yachting disaster,… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Plane carrying nine, including five foreign tourists, crashes 11 minutes after takeoff from Suvarnabhumi. Rescuers, battling rising floodwaters in Chachoengsao, recover body parts and personal… Read More ›
Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Thai officials await confirmation on suspected Clade 1b Monkeypox case from a European traveller in Bangkok hospital, as WHO declares international emergency amid rising concerns… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
The government may transform the Digital Wallet scheme into a direct cash giveaway, as economic stimulus is urgently needed. Funding has been reserved in the… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Thailand’s new Prime Minister, begins cabinet talks while briefing herself into the role. All eyes are on her choice as Finance Minister and… Read More ›
Culture, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
New PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra denies media claims of the Digital Wallet’s end and a cabinet shakeup at her first press conference. Speculation grew however as… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Russian man survives 8th-floor jump in Pattaya after a suicide attempt. Previously a suspect in his girlfriend’s fatal fall from a 7th-floor Jomtien condo in… Read More ›
New Zealand man who was stabbed by father-in-law forgives the older man and helps post bail for him 
Ung Ing finally gives the order. Thailand pulls the plug on scam centre electricity in Burma. Cut at 9 am 
Over a hundred Thai women held in an egg harvesting farm in Georgia. A new dark Chinese mafia reality 
UK aide to the ultra-rich describes her nightmare behind bars in Thailand after a debt collection visit to Bangkok 
Hopes dashed as the Thai economy sputtered in the 4th quarter of 2024. Only 2.5% growth now expected 
PM on a mission to China to ask President Xi Jinping to help rein in heavy online criticism of the kingdom 
Trump immigration sweep sees Thai man wanted for child sex crimes arrested in Chicago on Sunday 
Husband of murdered UK based Thai wife detained by Immigration Bureau on Thursday in 20 year old case 
45-year-old Russian man detained in Phang-nga for the intentional killing of his 13-year-old teenage son 
People’s Party MP and House Security panel Chairman calls for Thailand to cut off power to slave camps 
Deputy Finance Minister outlines bill to create an international financial services centre in Bangkok 
Minister tells the Senate that corrupt Thai officials conspired with gangs to undermine tourist security 
Prime Minister heads to Davos where Thailand will sign its first free trade pact with European countries 
Chinese and Thai economies both feeling the pinch even before Trump gets to work in the White House 
Thaksin replies to bombshell Ministry of the Interior news on Thursday. No big deal says the former PM 
Finally, hope dawns for jailed Uyghurs as incoming US Secretary of State Marco Rubio promises support 
Bangkok-born US Senator Tammy Duckworth schools Trump’s pick for Defence Secretary in Washington 
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