PM Paetongtarn hoping to get a fillip from US-Thai trade talks as she battles for political survival against arch foes

PM Paetongtarn hoping to get a fillip from US-Thai trade talks as she battles for political survival against arch foes

June 26, 2025

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Under fire at home, PM Paetongtarn looks to US trade talks for a vital economic and political lifeline. As growth slows and dissent brews, her… Read More ›

Crucial test for Prime Minister Paetongtarn on Saturday as the Yellow Shirts take to Bangkok’s streets

Crucial test for Prime Minister Paetongtarn on Saturday as the Yellow Shirts take to Bangkok’s streets

June 26, 2025

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Bangkok braces for chaos as Yellow Shirts march against PM Paetongtarn. Leaked audio scandal, coalition cracks, and rising conservative fury fuel a protest that could… Read More ›

Swede handed a nasty docket in Pattaya as his former life of fraud at home caught up with him Wednesday

Swede handed a nasty docket in Pattaya as his former life of fraud at home caught up with him Wednesday

June 26, 2025

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Swedish fraudster Ludde, 39, was caught in Pattaya after a $106K scam across Europe. Wanted by INTERPOL and Swedish courts for using fake IDs to… Read More ›

Prime Minister Paetongtarn’s casino plan may be the motive for Hun Sen’s betrayal of the Shinawatra clan

Prime Minister Paetongtarn’s casino plan may be the motive for Hun Sen’s betrayal of the Shinawatra clan

June 25, 2025

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Hun Sen’s explosive audio leak may be revenge over Paetongtarn’s casino plans, threatening decades-old family ties and pushing Thailand toward chaos. With protests rising and… Read More ›

Finance Minister is banking on a U.S. extension of the reciprocal tariff suspension expiring on July 9

Finance Minister is banking on a U.S. extension of the reciprocal tariff suspension expiring on July 9

June 25, 2025

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Thailand reels from political turmoil and a 4.24% tourism drop as US tariffs on exports threaten to soar from 10% to 36% on July 9.… Read More ›

Thai Police arrest one of Europe’s most wanted in Hua Hin. Finn wanted in Norway for murder and drugs

Thai Police arrest one of Europe’s most wanted in Hua Hin. Finn wanted in Norway for murder and drugs

June 25, 2025

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Thai police arrest 33-year-old Daniel Reio Karvonen, one of Europe’s most wanted fugitives, in a covert gym sting in Hua Hin. The Finnish national is… Read More ›

Cannabis or marijuana again going underground on November 11 2025 after minister’s order on Monday

Cannabis or marijuana again going underground on November 11 2025 after minister’s order on Monday

June 25, 2025

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Thailand’s cannabis free-for-all is over. Minister Somsak signs a sweeping crackdown, shutting down most of 18,000 weed shops. From Nov 11, 2025, only prescription use… Read More ›

Constitutional Court President admits he’s troubled by the audio clip case against the Prime Minister

Constitutional Court President admits he’s troubled by the audio clip case against the Prime Minister

June 24, 2025

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Court rattled as leaked audio of PM Paetongtarn and Hun Sen sparks uproar, legal firestorm and mass protests. With July 1 looming, Thailand faces a… Read More ›

Elderly Latvian arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport trying to smuggle heroin out of Laos to Malaysia

Elderly Latvian arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport trying to smuggle heroin out of Laos to Malaysia

June 24, 2025

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Elderly Latvian man caught at Suvarnabhumi Airport with 3 kg of heroin hidden in stretcher tubes. Travelling from Laos to Malaysia, he tried to evade… Read More ›

US attack on Iran and Gulf of Hormuz threats spark fears of an oil price shock and more economic pain

US attack on Iran and Gulf of Hormuz threats spark fears of an oil price shock and more economic pain

June 24, 2025

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

US strikes on Iran and threats to block the Strait of Hormuz risk soaring oil prices. Thailand faces inflation, supply disruptions and pressure on its… Read More ›

iPhone saves woman from a crossbow arrow fired by crazy Norwegian on Thursday morning in Surat Thani

iPhone saves woman from a crossbow arrow fired by crazy Norwegian on Thursday morning in Surat Thani

June 23, 2025

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A drunken Norwegian fired a crossbow at a fellow tourist in Koh Samui, but the arrow struck her iPhone 12 Mini during a 911 call,… Read More ›

July 1st set as date for the Constitutional Court to deal with the case that could see the PM removed

July 1st set as date for the Constitutional Court to deal with the case that could see the PM removed

June 23, 2025

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

Constitutional Court will on July 1 examine a petition to remove PM Paetongtarn over leaked Hun Sen call. Meanwhile, the NACC launches a probe, protests… Read More ›

Bhumjaithai Party lays down the gauntlet on weed. Calls for passage of its original 2022 control law

Bhumjaithai Party lays down the gauntlet on weed. Calls for passage of its original 2022 control law

June 23, 2025

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Bhumjaithai Party blasts Pheu Thai for ignoring cannabis chaos and demands urgent passage of their 2022 control law. With pot shops booming and tourists caught… Read More ›

Police investigating strange death of a Dutch man found in Ayutthaya hotel room on Sunday afternoon

Police investigating strange death of a Dutch man found in Ayutthaya hotel room on Sunday afternoon

June 23, 2025

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

Dutchman, 54, found dead in Thai hotel room with wrist wound and knife in bloody tub. Body found beside bed, sparking police probe. Suicide suspected,… Read More ›

Search for a new central bank boss heats up amid a political and economic storm buffeting the kingdom

Search for a new central bank boss heats up amid a political and economic storm buffeting the kingdom

June 23, 2025

Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand faces rising turmoil as U.S. tariffs loom, exports slump and political tensions flare. Amid the chaos, six contenders vie to lead the central bank,… Read More ›

PM Paetongtarn reshuffles the deck on the Titanic in a major cabinet shuffle as her government treads water

PM Paetongtarn reshuffles the deck on the Titanic in a major cabinet shuffle as her government treads water

June 23, 2025

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Paetongtarn scrambles to reshuffle cabinet as her government reels from leaked Hun Sen tape, criminal complaints, court threats and growing nationwide protests. With a just… Read More ›

Two drug mules in drug party killed by Thai armed forces on the Myanmar border. 4.8 million pills seized

Two drug mules in drug party killed by Thai armed forces on the Myanmar border. 4.8 million pills seized

June 22, 2025

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Two drug mules killed in a firefight with Thai forces near the Myanmar border. Authorities seized 4.8 million methamphetamine pills in one of the largest… Read More ›

Cunning loan shark racket offering loans secured on iCloud access to iPhone devices smashed in Bangkok

Cunning loan shark racket offering loans secured on iCloud access to iPhone devices smashed in Bangkok

June 22, 2025

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

Bangkok police bust a loan shark gang using iCloud access to lock iPhones if borrowers missed payments. The gang charged a brutal 365% yearly interest… Read More ›

Cannabis ghost back to life after finishing quest to Chiang Mai. Piya reclaimed his life from the drug

Cannabis ghost back to life after finishing quest to Chiang Mai. Piya reclaimed his life from the drug

June 22, 2025

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“I was a ghost,” said 46-year-old Piya after walking 700km to kick a decades-long cannabis addiction. Greeted with support in Chiang Mai, he now plans… Read More ›

Senate petitions the Constitutional Court seeking the removal of Prime Minister Paetongtarn from office

Senate petitions the Constitutional Court seeking the removal of Prime Minister Paetongtarn from office

June 21, 2025

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

Senate petitions Constitutional Court to remove PM Paetongtarn over leaked audio scandal. Political turmoil grows as the coalition crumbles, protests rise and even allies demand… Read More ›

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