Thailand sets out game plan to escape the middle income trap to an advanced economy in 12 years

Thailand sets out game plan to escape the middle income trap to an advanced economy in 12 years

June 24, 2026

Economy, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand has launched a 12-year bid to become a high-income nation, targeting AI, investment and competitiveness. Yet weak productivity, ageing demographics, skills shortages and rising… Read More ›

28 year old gun dealer arrested leading police to an underground firearms network selling guns cheaply

28 year old gun dealer arrested leading police to an underground firearms network selling guns cheaply

June 23, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

Cyber police busted an alleged online gun trader after tracking his Facebook posts to a Pathum Thani home. A shotgun and 245 rounds were seized… Read More ›

Crazed Icelandic man arrested for robbery of a female taxi driver in Phuket. Bizarre but serious incident

Crazed Icelandic man arrested for robbery of a female taxi driver in Phuket. Bizarre but serious incident

June 23, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

A Phuket taxi driver’s desperate horn blasts sparked a roadside showdown after an Icelandic tourist allegedly snatched her handbag. Viral CCTV footage led police to… Read More ›

Massive civil servant job buying schemed smashed on Tuesday. Senior official booted sideways. PM shocked

Massive civil servant job buying schemed smashed on Tuesday. Senior official booted sideways. PM shocked

June 23, 2026

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

A raid on a Nonthaburi exam-rigging centre exposed a suspected ฿4.5 billion jobs-for-cash racket, with 3,000 answer sheets seized. Prime Minister Anutin said he was… Read More ›

Phone records frozen by the court as the Prachachart Party hunts for those behind MP’s attempted murder

Phone records frozen by the court as the Prachachart Party hunts for those behind MP’s attempted murder

June 23, 2026

Crime, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Court-sealed phone records from three networks could expose the mastermind behind the attempted assassination of Narathiwat MP Kamolsak Leewamae as investigators probe military-linked weapons, an… Read More ›

Committee proposes charges against Big Joke and a serving anti corruption commissioner for bribery

Committee proposes charges against Big Joke and a serving anti corruption commissioner for bribery

June 23, 2026

Crime, Culture, Politics, Thailand:

Former police superstar Big Joke faces fresh corruption allegations after investigators moved to file charges in a gold bribery case involving an NACC commissioner. The… Read More ›

34 year old arrested in Udon Thani for wanton destruction of family home to pay for his chronic drug habit

34 year old arrested in Udon Thani for wanton destruction of family home to pay for his chronic drug habit

June 23, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

A drug-addicted son allegedly demolished his parents’ million-baht Udon Thani home with a sledgehammer, selling roofing, steel and valuables for scrap. Terrified parents fled death… Read More ›

PM rejects any suggestion of a smear campaign against the People’s Party as key figures face enquiries

PM rejects any suggestion of a smear campaign against the People’s Party as key figures face enquiries

June 23, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Politics, Thailand:

Prime Minister Anutin has rejected claims of a smear campaign against the People’s Party as prosecutors step back from the Boonrit case and a ฿6… Read More ›

Screws are being fitted and are soon to be turned on Thailand’s cannabis industry which must be reined in

Screws are being fitted and are soon to be turned on Thailand’s cannabis industry which must be reined in

June 23, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s cannabis dream is being rolled back as ministers weigh new laws, inspectors raid shops and businesses face closure. Four years after decriminalisation spawned 11,000… Read More ›

Dog hunt using a thermal imagery drone underway in Nakhon Ratchasima for pitbull who escaped on Friday

Dog hunt using a thermal imagery drone underway in Nakhon Ratchasima for pitbull who escaped on Friday

June 22, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

A 75kg pit bull missing since escaping a durian orchard on Friday has sparked a dramatic four-day hunt in Nakhon Ratchasima. Thap Lan National Park… Read More ›

Sirikanya warns public finances are losing flexibility as salaries and pensions rise with less investment

Sirikanya warns public finances are losing flexibility as salaries and pensions rise with less investment

June 22, 2026

Economy, Media, Politics, Thailand:

People’s Party deputy leader Sirikanya Tansakul says Thailand’s 2027 budget exposes a worsening fiscal crisis, with recurring costs up ฿120 billion, investment spending cut by… Read More ›

South Korean linked with live sex show on Facebook in May arrested in Pattaya at luxury condo with drugs

South Korean linked with live sex show on Facebook in May arrested in Pattaya at luxury condo with drugs

June 22, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

South Korean suspect accused of Thailand’s notorious Facebook sex stream arrested in Pattaya as police uncover meth, ketamine and ecstasy, transforming a scandal that sparked… Read More ›

Democrat Party deputy leader warns online gambling sites target day to day enterprises to launder funds

Democrat Party deputy leader warns online gambling sites target day to day enterprises to launder funds

June 22, 2026

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

Democrat MP Chaichana Dechdecho has linked the Winnie the Pooh168 gambling network to Forex operations, scammer groups, restaurants and a TikTok account. He claims gambling-linked… Read More ›

People’s Party figures urge caution after prosecutors declined to pursue case against former candidate

People’s Party figures urge caution after prosecutors declined to pursue case against former candidate

June 22, 2026

Crime, Media, Politics, Thailand:

People’s Party candidate Boonrit Raorungroj was jailed, stripped of his election bid and accused in a ฿20 billion money laundering case. Now prosecutors have dropped… Read More ›

Mystery body over 500 years old with coins unearthed in Kamphaeng Phet by farmer working on rice field

Mystery body over 500 years old with coins unearthed in Kamphaeng Phet by farmer working on rice field

June 22, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

A farmer digging a ditch in Kamphaeng Phet uncovered a human skeleton believed to be 500 years old alongside ancient coins and metal artefacts. Police,… Read More ›

Despite a slump in foreign condo sales, property industry leader touts stricter Chinese type ownership controls

Despite a slump in foreign condo sales, property industry leader touts stricter Chinese type ownership controls

June 22, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s condo market is heading for a showdown as foreign demand slumps, 350,000 unsold units pile up and ministers consider lifting foreign ownership limits to… Read More ›

Game over for Starmer as UK PM as pundits say resignation is a matter of days off after Burnham’s win

Game over for Starmer as UK PM as pundits say resignation is a matter of days off after Burnham’s win

June 22, 2026

Media, Politics, Thailand:

Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership is hanging by a thread as more than 100 Labour MPs reportedly demand he quit, senior ministers push him towards the… Read More ›

Another EV car fire erupted in the northern province of Phichit as three homes went up in flames nearby

Another EV car fire erupted in the northern province of Phichit as three homes went up in flames nearby

June 21, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Another EV fire has rocked Thailand after a Bangkok-registered electric car exploded into flames in Phichit, just 90 minutes after a blaze destroyed three homes… Read More ›

French online fraudster who conned investors out of 8 billion baht arrested at his luxury Cha-am villa

French online fraudster who conned investors out of 8 billion baht arrested at his luxury Cha-am villa

June 21, 2026

Crime, Media, Thailand:

French fugitive Mr Dogan, 38, wanted by Interpol and two countries over an alleged ฿8 billion Ponzi scheme, was arrested at a luxury Cha-am villa.… Read More ›

Nominee shareholding crackdown is impacting the property market in Phuket and small foreign investors

Nominee shareholding crackdown is impacting the property market in Phuket and small foreign investors

June 21, 2026

Crime, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thai World:

Thailand’s sweeping crackdown on foreign nominee ownership networks is rattling the property market, with buyers delaying villa purchases, thousands of firms under scrutiny and police… Read More ›

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