Articles by: Joseph O' Connor
Julapun Amornvivat emerges as new Pheu Thai leader with an emphatic vote on Friday from a united party
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Julapun Amornvivat emerges as Pheu Thai leader with overwhelming support, while the party displays unity and steely resolve to reclaim power in next year’s general… Read More ›
Evil and misery caused by scam centre compounds in Myanmar and Cambodia must be urgently lanced
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Thai girls and women are trapped in scam compounds in Cambodia and Myanmar, forced to work 18-hour days under abuse. Families are desperate, MPs demand… Read More ›
News from Kuala Lumpur of more US economic links and transparency is all very positive for Thailand
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Thailand strengthens US and ASEAN economic ties as rare earth deals, trade frameworks, digital commitments, and anti-corruption measures aim to boost economic growth, increase transparency,… Read More ›
PM Anutin asks the Chinese to produce intelligence on the scammer gangs threatening the country
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Under mounting pressure, Prime Minister Anutin urges China to provide detailed intelligence on Chinese-controlled Cambodian scam gangs as opposition MP Rangsiman Rome demands Deputy Prime… Read More ›
Boost for long haul tourism as America’s United Airlines opens direct flights to and from Thailand via Hong Kong
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Direct flights between the US and Thailand return as United Airlines launches service via Hong Kong, ending a decade-long gap, boosting tourism, strengthening economic ties… Read More ›
Finance Minister issues warning on year end growth and rising cost of public debt. Danger of the Abyss
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Finance Minister Ekniti warns Thailand’s economy is “in danger of falling into an abyss,” with year-end growth set to crash to 0.3% and soaring debt… Read More ›
Prime Minister Anutin signs accord with Cambodia witnessed by US President Trump in Kuala Lumpur
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Trump brokers landmark peace as Thai PM Anutin and Cambodia’s Hun Manet sign the ‘Kuala Lumpur Accords’ in Malaysia. The US-backed deal ends deadly border… Read More ›
Thailand in mourning for Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother who passed away on Friday at 93 years of age
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Thailand plunges into deep mourning as Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother, dies at 93 years old. Thousands of citizens line Bangkok streets in black to… Read More ›
Frank guidance from Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) in confronting tourist scam centre fears
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Thailand confronts human trafficking fears, but TAT’s open briefings reassure tourists as European and Scandinavian arrivals surge for the 2025 high season, while short-haul Asian… Read More ›
Trump to oversee ground breaking new deal between Thailand and Cambodia on Saturday to map border
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Trump to oversee historic Thai-Cambodian deal as PMs Anutin and Hun Manet agree to jointly map border with LiDAR, remove heavy weapons, clear mines, and… Read More ›
Pheu Thai moves beyond Paetongtarn era as bitter party leadership showdown looms on October 31st
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Pheu Thai faces a high-stakes leadership showdown on October 31 as Chaturon Chaisaeng and Julapun Amornvivat battle for the top post, while veteran Suriya Jungrungruangkit… Read More ›
Cambodian scam centre mess in Thailand threatens to topple interim government sooner rather than later
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Cambodian scam centre crisis shakes Thailand as ฿70 million of Ly Yong Phat’s assets are frozen. PM Anutin faces ministerial resignations, Wiroj threatens a no-confidence… Read More ›
Deputy Minister of Finance Woraphak bows out after only 33 days amid furore over scammer centre claims
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Deputy Finance Minister Woraphak Thanyawong resigns amid an escalating Cambodian scam scandal, denies any wrongdoing and vows legal action. Prime Minister Anutin faces mounting political… Read More ›
Latest tally is two dead in Narathiwat tea shop bomb that went off last Thursday shaking the province
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A deadly tea shop bombing in Narathiwat killed two and injured 17 last Thursday, deliberately targeting morning commuters, prompting police and officials to heighten security,… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
Ten arrested and two illegal hostels shuttered on Koh Phangan as fierce crackdown continues on the island
October 31, 2025
12 foreigners busted as Thai police stormed illegal
Another blow to the police force as police chief orders decisive action against former Bangkok top cop
October 30, 2025
Royal Thai Police rocked as a deputy superintendent
Nigerian Drug kingpin arrested by police in Pattaya after being shopped by a compatriot in his network
October 30, 2025
Nigerian drug kingpin Amarachi Amechi was arrested in
News from Kuala Lumpur of more US economic links and transparency is all very positive for Thailand
October 29, 2025
Thailand strengthens US and ASEAN economic ties as
Pointless death of young French tourist who jumped from his hotel in Pattaya after girlfriend trouble
October 28, 2025
Tragedy in Pattaya as 24-year-old French tourist
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s government faces new claims of alleged Cambodian scam links
October 28, 2025
Thailand’s interim government in hot water as it
Crackdown aimed at upending foreign business trade moves from Koh Phangan to Phuket. Four arrested
October 27, 2025
Thailand’s nationwide crackdown on illegal foreign
Prime Minister Anutin signs accord with Cambodia witnessed by US President Trump in Kuala Lumpur
October 27, 2025
Trump brokers landmark peace as Thai PM Anutin and
Thailand in mourning for Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother who passed away on Friday at 93 years of age
October 26, 2025
Thailand plunges into deep mourning as Queen Sirikit,
UK Thai woman suddenly loses her British accent after stroke in Turkey. Now speaks like Thai mother
October 24, 2025
A British-Thai woman’s dream holiday turned to
29 year old Samut Prakan man died on the phone to Grandma after a bite from cobra that entered home
October 24, 2025
39-year-old man in Samut Prakan dies on the phone to
Pheu Thai moves beyond Paetongtarn era as bitter party leadership showdown looms on October 31st
October 23, 2025
Pheu Thai faces a high-stakes leadership showdown on
Russian arrested at a motorbike rental business and for retailing illicit substances on Koh Phangan
October 23, 2025
Russian arrested on Koh Phangan for illegal motorcycle
UK Coke dealer arrested as police moved in just as he intercepted package from Europe at condo complex
October 22, 2025
UK cocaine dealer nabbed in a dramatic Bangkok condo
No respite for Koh Phangan foreign business owners with new raids on Tuesday targeting high end villas
October 22, 2025
Koh Phangan crackdown hits foreigners hard as police
Immigration Bureau confirms Belarusian national travelled through Thailand at Suvarnabhumi Airport
October 21, 2025
Belarusian model Vera Kravtsova travelled through
Crackdown to wipe out foreign business abuses and ownership on Koh Phangan & Koh Samui intensifies
October 21, 2025
Thai police intensify an unprecedented crackdown on
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