Court throws out one bar code case but more serious challenges to the February 8th poll remain in play

Court throws out one bar code case but more serious challenges to the February 8th poll remain in play

July 1, 2026

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has thrown out one barcode ballot challenge, handing Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul a legal lift in Paris. But the biggest case remains,… Read More ›

Thailand horrified by savage daylight public murder of 61-year-old out walking in southern Trat province

Thailand horrified by savage daylight public murder of 61-year-old out walking in southern Trat province

July 1, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

Graphic CCTV footage has exposed the savage roadside murder of 61-year-old Mr Boonyu Samjai in Trat, showing a suspect allegedly beating him, returning to continue… Read More ›

Trusted airline personnel are not screened for flights the same as passengers, admits Transport Minister

Trusted airline personnel are not screened for flights the same as passengers, admits Transport Minister

July 1, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand will tighten airport security for pilots and cabin crew after a Thai Airways flight attendant’s heroin arrest in Australia. Transport Minister Phiphat denied negligence,… Read More ›

Digital Economy minister presses ahead with AI law even with warnings of adverse investment reaction

Digital Economy minister presses ahead with AI law even with warnings of adverse investment reaction

July 1, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand will finalise its landmark AI Act this fiscal year, introducing rules on AI governance, copyright, labelling and high-risk systems while balancing tougher regulation against… Read More ›

Police in Thailand and Australia hunt to track down network behind the arrest of a Thai Airways hostess

Police in Thailand and Australia hunt to track down network behind the arrest of a Thai Airways hostess

July 1, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Thai police have widened the probe into a Thai Airways flight attendant arrested with heroin in Australia, raiding her home, probing deleted Facebook courier messages… Read More ›

King and Queen join Princess Sirivannavari on a cruise of the Seine in Paris in a busy day on Royal Tour

King and Queen join Princess Sirivannavari on a cruise of the Seine in Paris in a busy day on Royal Tour

July 1, 2026

Culture, Media, Politics:

King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida’s landmark visit to France gathered pace with an Arc de Triomphe tribute, a Seine barge cruise, cultural diplomacy, and… Read More ›

Another woman arrested off a flight from Thailand in late May smuggling dangerous drugs into Australia

Another woman arrested off a flight from Thailand in late May smuggling dangerous drugs into Australia

June 30, 2026

Crime, Culture, Media, Thailand:

Second passenger from Thailand arrested in Australia on alleged drug smuggling after officers found butanediol disguised as shower gel and later recovered steroid tablets. The… Read More ›

State chapter of European Union deal closed in Brussels. Talks targeted for completion by end of 2026

State chapter of European Union deal closed in Brussels. Talks targeted for completion by end of 2026

June 30, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand and the EU have completed a key free trade agreement chapter on state enterprises, taking negotiations to 11 of 24 chapters. Both sides aim… Read More ›

People’s Party MP calls for stronger oversight of Chinese activities and trade investments in Thailand

People’s Party MP calls for stronger oversight of Chinese activities and trade investments in Thailand

June 30, 2026

Crime, Culture, Economy, Politics, Thailand:

People’s Party MP Sahasawat Khumkhong has hit back at Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jianwei’s warning over the term ‘Chinese grey capital’, blaming weak Thai regulation—not Chinese… Read More ›

Police raid and search the home of former Phuket deputy governor in widening corruption investigation

Police raid and search the home of former Phuket deputy governor in widening corruption investigation

June 30, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Politics, Thailand:

Former Phuket deputy governor Mr Rungruang Thimabutr’s arrest has uncovered a money trail linking jobs-for-cash exam bribery to a Phuket land document scam. Police say… Read More ›

Mother of girl who escaped Tokyo brothel jailed by Criminal Court in Bangkok for 7 years and 6 months

Mother of girl who escaped Tokyo brothel jailed by Criminal Court in Bangkok for 7 years and 6 months

June 30, 2026

Crime, Culture, Thailand:

Bangkok’s Criminal Court jailed a mother for 7½ years after convicting her of trafficking her 12-year-old daughter to Japan for prostitution. The girl’s escape exposed… Read More ›

PM orders top aides south from Paris as coordinated attacks torch a petrol station and injure tourists

PM orders top aides south from Paris as coordinated attacks torch a petrol station and injure tourists

June 29, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Southern insurgents launched coordinated attacks across Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat, torching a petrol station and injuring two Malaysian tourists. PM Anutin orders an emergency security… Read More ›

First state visit to France by a Thai Monarch in six decades begins in Paris as King and Queen land

First state visit to France by a Thai Monarch in six decades begins in Paris as King and Queen land

June 29, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida have begun a landmark state visit to France, receiving the nation’s highest honours as President Emmanuel Macron hosts only… Read More ›

Thai Airways air hostess held in an Australian prison on heroin trafficking charges. Thai police seek details

Thai Airways air hostess held in an Australian prison on heroin trafficking charges. Thai police seek details

June 29, 2026

Crime, Media, Thailand:

Thai Airways flight attendant arrested after Australian border officers found more than 1kg of heroin hidden in 12 tote bags at Melbourne Airport. She faces… Read More ›

Senior police officer arrested in Loei for working with a drug network and passing on classified intelligence

Senior police officer arrested in Loei for working with a drug network and passing on classified intelligence

June 29, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

Police arrested a Loei lieutenant colonel accused of leaking classified intelligence to a drug gang, helping traffickers evade arrest and hiding meth pills in his… Read More ›

People’s Party’s Pawut faces questioning as a witness on July 2 by the DSI in a complex forex fraud case

People’s Party’s Pawut faces questioning as a witness on July 2 by the DSI in a complex forex fraud case

June 29, 2026

Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

DSI investigators will question People’s Party MP Pawut Pongwitayaphanu over a ฿28 million transfer as a sweeping forex fraud probe deepens. The elite police inquiry… Read More ›

Bank of Thailand pushes a baht backed stablecoin but warns against Forex trading and payment gateways

Bank of Thailand pushes a baht backed stablecoin but warns against Forex trading and payment gateways

June 29, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:

Bank of Thailand will launch a baht-backed stablecoin while cracking down on speculative forex trading and foreign currency payments, as Governor Vitai Ratanakorn declares blockchain… Read More ›

International migration from West to East is a rising phenomenon now going far beyond ‘Passport Bros’

International migration from West to East is a rising phenomenon now going far beyond ‘Passport Bros’

June 29, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Western men are increasingly abandoning the US,  Britain and the West for new lives in Thailand, citing COVID, soaring living costs, remote work and changing… Read More ›

Chinese woman linked to huge 20 billion baht fraud arrested in Chiang Mai by Immigration Bureau cops

Chinese woman linked to huge 20 billion baht fraud arrested in Chiang Mai by Immigration Bureau cops

June 29, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

Chinese fugitive “Madame Zheng” has been arrested in Chiang Mai after an international manhunt over an alleged ฿20 billion cloud investment scam. Police say more… Read More ›

Aussie arrested for murdering a teenage girl in Pattaya faces the death penalty if convicted by a Thai court

Aussie arrested for murdering a teenage girl in Pattaya faces the death penalty if convicted by a Thai court

June 29, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Australian Simon Carman faces Thailand’s death penalty after police say CCTV tracked him from a Pattaya hotel to a suitcase containing a murdered 17-year-old girl… Read More ›

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