Articles by: Joseph O' Connor
Central Bank moves to restrain runaway baht. Plan to raise the transaction limit from $1 to $10 million for accounts
Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Runaway baht triggers urgent central bank action as officials push rate cuts, tighten gold scrutiny and demand a jump in outflow limits from $1m to… Read More ›
Afternoon drinking ban gone on a test basis for 6 months as foreign tourism sector asks for later hours
Culture, Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Thailand scraps its 53-year afternoon alcohol ban for a 6-month trial as tourism pushes for longer hours, but midnight cutoffs and stiff fines remain, leaving… Read More ›
Former Justice Minister takes aim at a 70s junta law allowing Thai banks to overcharge customers by 10%
Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Former justice minister Thawee Sodsong slams a 1972 junta law he says lets Thai banks charge up to 28% interest—thirteen points above the legal cap—driving… Read More ›
Recovery starts in the South and Hat Yai but calamity has damaged the economy. Death claims rejected
Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Hat Yai and southern Thailand begin a month-long recovery after record floods that halted trade, devastated industries, slashed GDP from 2% to 1.9%, and confirmed… Read More ›
Collapsed foreign tourist in Phuket raises questions about Thailand’s flourishing cannabis edibles sector
Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Foreign tourist collapsed in Phuket after consuming cannabis edibles, sparking scrutiny of Thailand’s booming ฿43 billion market and other hospitalisations of tourists and a toddler,… Read More ›
Queen runs half marathon in early morning Bangkok run on Sunday with Kenyan legend Eliud Kipchoge
Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Queen Suthida ran the half-marathon in Bangkok with Eliud Kipchoge as 50,000 runners participated, completing 21.1 kilometres in 2 hours 13 minutes and 40 seconds,… Read More ›
Prime Minister Anutin’s best laid political plans sunk by Hat Yai unfolding disaster as failures emerge
Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Hat Yai floods devastate southern Thailand, sinking Prime Minister Anutin’s political plans as government failures emerge, hundreds die, tens of thousands are stranded, public outrage… Read More ›
Planned circuit for 2028 Bangkok Formula One Grand Prix unveiled in Bangkok following Pheu Thai push
Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Bangkok has unveiled a bold 5.7 km Formula One street circuit plan after the last Pheu Thai government previously drove a 2028 Grand Prix bid… Read More ›
Ebbing waters in Hat Yai revealed dead bodies as the disaster in the southern city sparks public anger
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Ebbing waters in Hat Yai reveal dead bodies as catastrophic floods devastate southern Thailand, triggering widespread public anger at the government. 110 deaths have so… Read More ›
Exports grew further in October but Thailand posts largest trade deficit since 2023, Baht still strong
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Exports jump again in October, but Thailand posted its biggest trade deficit since 2023 as the baht stays strong, imports surge, tourism slumps and farm… Read More ›
Former Pheu Thai Finance Minister calls for a liquidity boost and a cheaper baht to pump the economy
Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Former Deputy PM and Finance Minister Dr Suchart calls for a liquidity injection and a weaker baht to revive Thailand’s economy, boost exports and tourism,… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
10 property buyers in Phuket complain about scam villa development after paying out over ฿100 million
December 5, 2025
Phuket buyers say they lost over ฿100m in a luxury
Afternoon drinking ban gone on a test basis for 6 months as foreign tourism sector asks for later hours
December 4, 2025
Thailand scraps its 53-year afternoon alcohol ban for
Nightmare of Brit husband as loving 75-year-old wife is killed suddenly in motorway crash on Wednesday
December 4, 2025
Nightmare for British husband as 75-year-old wife
Shock in Bangkok as photos of the Prime Minister and Finance Minister with Ben Smith published online
December 4, 2025
Shock grips Bangkok as photos of PM Anutin
Defiant and indefatigable top cop Big Joke meets criminal defamation case head-on in Bangkok
December 3, 2025
Defiant top cop Big Joke faces criminal defamation
Money Laundering Office seizes assets with money trail linked to South African financier Ben Smith
December 3, 2025
AMLO seizes hundreds of assets tied to South African
84-year-old German tourist dies at hotel near Kamala in Phuket. Autopsy ordered and Embassy notified
December 2, 2025
An 84-year-old German tourist was found dead in his
Big Joke repeats his startling claims about the true scale of deaths in the Hat Yai flooding disaster
December 2, 2025
Big Joke repeats shocking claims that the true Hat Yai
Queen runs half marathon in early morning Bangkok run on Sunday with Kenyan legend Eliud Kipchoge
December 1, 2025
Queen Suthida ran the half-marathon in Bangkok with
Stinging attack on Prime Minister Anutin from former top cop Gen Surachate Hakparn over Hat Yai deaths
November 30, 2025
Former top cop General Surachate Hakparn lashes out at
Man last seen starving in Hat Yai found dead on Sunday by rescuers, another fatality from the disaster
November 30, 2025
A frail 77-year-old man, last seen starving, is found
French burglar on Koh Samui caught red-handed with a house full of stolen loot when a victim walked in
November 30, 2025
French burglar on Koh Samui caught red-handed after
Miss Universe world owners past and present on the run in Mexico after highly controversial Thai pageant
November 29, 2025
Miss Universe plunged into scandal as its Mexican and
Former prison boss Manop on Friday denied being the one responsible for Bangkok Prison hooker scandal
November 28, 2025
Former Bangkok Remand Prison governor Manop Chomchuen
Former top cop General Surachate Hakparn or Big Joke strikes back against the National Police Chief
November 27, 2025
Former top cop Surachate Hakparn, known as Big Joke,
Busy beer bar run by British woman on Koh Samui probed with owner charged and facing a criminal case
November 27, 2025
British woman on Koh Samui charged over running a busy
Swedish national arrested by Pattaya police after being wanted at home for an arson attack in Sävsjö
November 26, 2025
Swedish fugitive wanted for arson in Sävsjö, Sweden,
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