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Thailand’s baht has crashed through the ฿33
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June 24, 2026
Thailand has launched a 12-year bid to become a
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June 23, 2026
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June 23, 2026
A drug-addicted son allegedly demolished his
Screws are being fitted and are soon to be turned on Thailand’s cannabis industry which must be reined in
June 23, 2026
Thailand’s cannabis dream is being rolled back
Sirikanya warns public finances are losing flexibility as salaries and pensions rise with less investment
June 22, 2026
People’s Party deputy leader Sirikanya Tansakul says
Democrat Party deputy leader warns online gambling sites target day to day enterprises to launder funds
June 22, 2026
Democrat MP Chaichana Dechdecho has linked the Winnie
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June 22, 2026
A farmer digging a ditch in Kamphaeng Phet uncovered a
Game over for Starmer as UK PM as pundits say resignation is a matter of days off after Burnham’s win
June 22, 2026
Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership is hanging by a
French online fraudster who conned investors out of 8 billion baht arrested at his luxury Cha-am villa
June 21, 2026
French fugitive Mr Dogan, 38, wanted by Interpol and
Netflix hit show ‘The Evil Lawyer’ shows audiences the dark side of Thai law except it’s even darker in real life
June 21, 2026
Netflix hit The Evil Lawyer is gripping Thailand with
Phuket Governor pushes a tripling of the island’s hotel tax rate to boost foreign tourist arrival numbers
June 21, 2026
Phuket is considering tripling hotel taxes to 3% in a
American DJ in Chiang Mai arrested while performing and charged with working without a visa. Faces jail
June 20, 2026
American DJ Rick Alberto was arrested during a
One dead and another injured in building partial collapse in historic quarter of Bangkok on Saturday
June 20, 2026
A deadly balcony collapse in Bangkok’s Talat Noi
Dr. Cheng goes to Brussels to get Thailand’s access to Horizon Europe, an advanced technology programme
June 20, 2026
Dr. Cheng heads to Brussels to plug Thailand into
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