American who stabbed his pregnant wife to death attempted to murder his ex-wife in Colorado
A bad guy: the tragedy raises questions about the ability of a US fugitive from justice to enter Thailand at this time of restricted entry… Read More ›
‘No one is safe until everyone is safe.’ Foreigners and expats on vaccine to do list says top official at ministry
Both a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday, Natapanu Nopakun and the Head of the Department of Disease Control at the Ministry… Read More ›
Myanmar closer to civil war as ‘unity’ government announces first step to a ‘Federal Union Army’ to fight junta
A human rights agency linked with Myanmar says what is happening there is not a struggle between opposing groups but a ‘crime against humanity’ being… Read More ›
Thamanat gets all-clear from the Constitutional Court in relation to Australian drug allegations
The court ruled that the MP and cabinet minister has not been convicted or sentenced for an applicable offence in Thailand and therefore his election… Read More ›
Thai government urged to buy more vaccine doses at any cost as the only way out of a growing crisis
Government’s handling of the vaccination campaign is being openly criticised for being too short-sighted and lacking ambition. One analyst has said the government can have… Read More ›
Top court agency demands police probe of actions of REDEM protesters on Sunday night in Bangkok
Defiant protesters on Sunday returned to confrontational tactics with police in Bangkok as they protested at the Criminal Court’s persistent refusal to grant bail to… Read More ›
Thailand may face a ‘real crisis’ as 3rd virus wave fails to slow amid record deaths says top doctor
Thailand is lagging behind most countries in Southeast Asia in its vaccination effort as it has been plunged into a third wave of the virus… Read More ›
Expats over 60 and with underlying conditions can register for free Covid vaccinations in June & July
Economy, Living, Politics, Thailand:
Despite the assurance of unity this week from government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri, there is tension at a political level both within parliament and even among… Read More ›
Calls for murdered Norwegian woman’s Japanese killer to be brought to justice if found in Thailand
38-year-old Japanese national Hiroyuki Ogu is the subject of an Interpol Red Notice and is being sought by police in Laos in relation to a… Read More ›
‘Noble’ nun arrested for ฿10 million fraud left her family facing eviction after quietly selling their home
Siblings and family of a nun at the centre of a ฿10 million fraud case and being detained in Nakhon Pathom, have revealed she sold… Read More ›
Wave of calamity scuppers any foreign tourism recovery with even 7% of visitors now in doubt
Heavy hand of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reintroduces 14 day quarantine period for all visitors after May 6th as the campaign to… Read More ›
Economy can weather the storm caused by third virus wave downturn no matter how rough it gets
Japanese rating agency explains the fundamentals of Thailand’s economy which may yet allow it to defy the new challenges posed by a deadly third wave… Read More ›
PM Prayut hands power back to the CCSA to find 100 million vaccine doses to defeat Covid-19
The move comes as the clamour for Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul to resign mounts, with an online petition, launched… Read More ›
German man and trans partner arrested in Pattaya for drug dealing in police undercover operation
The 59-year-old German man had retired to live in Thailand after working in Europe as a truck driver. He is understood to have drifted into… Read More ›
Thai Airways fate to be decided on May 12th as global flight network aims for 4th quarter restart
At a mini cabinet meeting on Friday to review Thai Airways, it was decided to let the bankruptcy process take its course meaning the firm’s… Read More ›
3 ‘innocent’ relatives dead in a horrifying terrorist attack on a main road in southern Thailand
Top Pattani official has predicted arrests in relation to the incident will follow swiftly and has blamed it on a local warlord and crime boss… Read More ›
Thailand scrambles to procure more vaccines as infections and deaths from Covid-19 jump sharply
Economy, Living, Politics, Thailand:
Ex-Premier Thaksin Shinawatra, speaking on Clubhouse, urged the government to work with business leaders and offered to reach out to international leaders himself on Monday… Read More ›
Ministry fails to halt ฿25.4 billion payment order to Hong Kong based firm linked to 1990 contract
The ongoing saga began with a rail contract in 1990 which was hampered by corruption in acquiring land, a coup, a government suspension and finally… Read More ›
Pattaya to welcome back GIs in August as political group accuses the US of meddling in Thailand
Former People’s Democratic Reform Committee activist Mr Phichit Chaimongkon accused the United States of being guilty of an abuse of human rights in Thailand. He… Read More ›
FM Don to attend Myanmar ASEAN summit with high stakes for Thailand as civil war there looms large
The battle of the public, allied with civil society in Myanmar, against the repressive junta is increasingly being seen, in a broader context, as a… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
Officials deny long-time resident American professor in Khon Kaen was targeted because of political activities
April 18, 2021
American David Streckfuss’s visa has not been
Bus driver charged as police find fatal inferno was caused by brake failure triggering a gas explosion
April 16, 2021
The owner of the bus, the 407 Pattana Company, was
Police probe high-end Thong Lor club prostitution links and may call in the owners for questioning
April 14, 2021
Activist groups are calling for answers as the extent
Economic plan to put the smile back in Thailand’s appeal to western foreigners to live and work
April 12, 2021
New initiative is the brainchild of Mr Chayotid
Thai PM sends a message to people of the UK on the death of the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip
April 10, 2021
The duke visited Thailand twice at the Queen’s
UK variant driving the 3rd virus wave in Thailand may have come from Phnom Penh in Cambodia
April 9, 2021
On March 11th, the Cambodian Health Ministry confirmed
Deputy PM and Public Health Minister Anutin photographed without a face mask at party event
April 7, 2021
The controversial Minister of Public Health was the
Killer sentenced to death for the 2nd time for the murder of a woman 7 months after being paroled
April 6, 2021
A pathological woman killer who stole money from his
Fears that a 3rd wave of Covid-19 may have begun in Thailand with top doctors raising the alarm
April 5, 2021
Key source of concern is a spreading cluster of
Thai woman being held in jail in Australia linked to 103 fraud charges totaling $9.7 million in losses
April 3, 2021
The 28-year-old was arrested in June 2020 after a
Government preparing a plan to lure millions more expats to come and live in Thailand spurring the economy
April 1, 2021
New plan will target retirees and the self-employed
Cabinet in pension move as the number of working Thais to over 60s is set to half in 20 years
March 31, 2021
Further detail is required to see how the new pension
Murder suicides spike in Thailand as country suffers the economic brunt of the Covid 19 crisis within homes
March 30, 2021
Even before the pandemic, the World Economic Forum
Crisis in Myanmar threatens to escalate as Thai authorities monitor the situation on a daily basis
March 29, 2021
An unusually strongly-worded statement from the
Public Health Ministry moves to assure the public on outlying cases as vaccination drive cranks up
March 28, 2021
A 29-year-old market seller who works in Bangkok but
PM left master of the field as constitutional reform moves stall with street protests quieted
March 27, 2021
A suggestion on March 17th last by Deputy Prime
World Bank downgrades growth prospects as Thai economic recovery in 2021 looks still uncertain
March 26, 2021
Thailand’s economic problems are coming into clear
