Articles by: Joseph O' Connor
Underfire southern MP says Prime Minister Anutin telephoned her and urged her to post a selfie online
World leaders applaud Anutin’s saxophone solo as an MP’s gambling links trouble Bhumjaithai. Suchada insists her husband owns just 1% of an overseas firm. Their… Read More ›
Pheu Thai leadership assures PM of support in the No Conference debate and vote at the end of October
Pheu Thai chiefs promise Anutin all 71 MPs to defeat a no-confidence motion against 18 Bhumjaithai ministers. But former Defence Minister Sutin refuses to give… Read More ›
Departures tax pushed by the Ministry of Finance is the death kiss for the tourist sector say top execs
Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Thai AirAsia sounds the alarm over a ฿1,000 departure tax as Thailand’s tourism recovery stalls again and dives. Foreign arrivals reach just 23.94 million, ASEAN… Read More ›
US Bangkok broadside to the IMF and the World Bank delivered by Scott Bessent who snubbed the meeting
Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Washington turns up the heat at Bangkok’s IMF–World Bank meetings. Absent Treasury chief Scott Bessent demands oil and gas funding, nuclear investment, an end to… Read More ›
Friday protests by anti IMF World Bank activists continue after overnight camp event in central Bangkok
Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Bangkok’s IMF–World Bank summit faces angry street protests as police block a march and demonstrators occupy roads overnight. Campaigners attack corporate influence and public debt,… Read More ›
Prime Minister Anutin talks of an economy driven by ‘quality growth’ at the Bangkok IMF World Bank forum
Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Anutin promises advanced industries, richer tourists and better jobs at the IMF–World Bank gathering. Outside, protesters clash with police over inequality. Inside, Thailand’s middle-income trap,… Read More ›
Thai Airways now says baggage failure was five times worse than admitted. Board orders compensation
Economy, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thai Airways faces a worldwide reckoning after 25,000 bags were stranded and over 200 flights cancelled. Chairman Lavaron Sangsnit orders baggage deliveries through other airlines… Read More ›
Bhumjaithai Party Southern MP facing political strain as questions grow about her husband’s online fortune
Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Suchada Sangtanasap is left to fight alone as Bhumjaithai refuses lawyers amid an NACC probe into her family’s ฿1.97 billion assets. Her Australian husband’s crypto… Read More ›
Ekniti clings to AI to buoy the Thai economy and even promises a second life for the ‘sick man of Asia’
Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Ekniti pitches an AI-powered revival at the IMF–World Bank summit as Thailand’s debt crisis bites. Public borrowing nears its ceiling, SMEs struggle for loans and… Read More ›
Tax grab targeted at outbound passengers is opposed by travel industry as ministry pushes a new agenda
Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Tourism revolt in Thailand. Three industry groups oppose a ฿1,000 airport departure tax, warning of higher airfares and weaker demand. Minister Surasak was unaware that… Read More ›
Southern senator warns Thais losing out in Malaysia’s service economy due to an Immigration crackdown
Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Malaysia targets undocumented workers in 10,374 immigration operations, arresting 37,313 migrants. Senator Chaiyong says southern Thai families depend on cross-border jobs worth ฿200 billion annually.… Read More ›
Air force monitors Chinese base operation in Laos as Beijing strengthens military ties with neighbours
Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Thailand’s air force monitors a new Chinese-backed base in Laos, 50km from Vientiane. Satellite images show eight aircraft. Meanwhile, Beijing’s Cambodian naval base, arms deliveries… Read More ›
People’s Party bigwig calls on Pheu Thai to put the country first in the forthcoming no confidence vote
Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Anutin faces a political showdown as the People’s Party targets 18 Bhumjaithai ministers. Pheu Thai is challenged over Senate collusion and coalition loyalty. Yotsanan backs… Read More ›
Thaksin’s mansion and bulletproof cars on the line as court reserves decision on tax debt injunction to halt collection
Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thaksin battles to stop a ฿17.6 billion tax collection drive as five luxury cars and Chiang Mai land face enforcement. His bulletproof vehicles are at… Read More ›
Chiang Rai river basin findings ramp up the pressure on Thailand to act over poison flowing from Burma
Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Arsenic in Chiang Rai farmland raises the stakes for Bangkok. Tests find 20% of sampled soils over limits and another 50% requiring checks. Farmers face… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
Departures tax pushed by the Ministry of Finance is the death kiss for the tourist sector say top execs
October 16, 2026
Thai AirAsia sounds the alarm over a ฿1,000
US Bangkok broadside to the IMF and the World Bank delivered by Scott Bessent who snubbed the meeting
October 16, 2026
Washington turns up the heat at Bangkok’s
Friday protests by anti IMF World Bank activists continue after overnight camp event in central Bangkok
October 16, 2026
Bangkok’s IMF–World Bank summit faces angry
Air hostess linked to international trafficking ring smuggling Chinese nationals in and out of Thailand
October 16, 2026
Police arrest Chinese air hostess in Hat Yai over
Protests at the IMF World Bank meetings turn violent but Bangkok police deny being heavy handed
October 15, 2026
Violence flares near Bangkok’s IMF and World
Bhumjaithai Party Southern MP facing political strain as questions grow about her husband’s online fortune
October 15, 2026
Suchada Sangtanasap is left to fight alone as
Portuguese woman’s 5 year stay in Thailand without a valid visa ends at a Phuket cookery class on Tuesday
October 15, 2026
Phuket cooking class ends in arrest for a Portuguese
Thai police get involved in Hong Kong prostitution ring smashed last weekend which yielded vast returns
October 14, 2026
Thai women recruited for lucrative Hong Kong hotel sex
Police arrest Chinese tourist thief who used Thai flights to snatch credit cards and run up charges on them
October 14, 2026
Police swoop on Chinese tourist, 51, at Don Mueang on
UK man urgently sought by family after vanishing in Thailand over a week ago just before his flight home
October 13, 2026
Eight days lost in Thailand: Bailey-Harris Singh, 20,
Tax grab targeted at outbound passengers is opposed by travel industry as ministry pushes a new agenda
October 13, 2026
Tourism revolt in Thailand. Three industry groups
Upmarket Thai prostitution racket smashed by Hong Kong police. 16 people arrested in separate swoops
October 13, 2026
Hong Kong police uncover a cross-border prostitution
Air force monitors Chinese base operation in Laos as Beijing strengthens military ties with neighbours
October 12, 2026
Thailand’s air force monitors a new
Tourist police reach out to Russian Embassy to inform tourists visiting Thailand about laws and customs
October 12, 2026
Bangkok turns to Russia’s embassy for help
Police chief says Bangkok is ready for World Bank and IMF meetings with over 18,000 delegates visiting
October 12, 2026
Police Chief Samran Nuanma declares Bangkok ready for
Indian YouTube on tour of Thailand with no money hits a snag at Udon Thani temple and is asked to leave
October 11, 2026
An Indian YouTuber’s no-money travel adventure
Chiang Rai river basin findings ramp up the pressure on Thailand to act over poison flowing from Burma
October 11, 2026
Arsenic in Chiang Rai farmland raises the stakes for
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