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Prime Minister Anutin says 2001 pact with Camdodia was outdated after his cabinet tore it up on Tuesday
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Thailand has scrapped its 25-year maritime agreement with Cambodia ahead of the ASEAN Summit in Cebu. The move has triggered renewed tension between Bangkok and… Read More ›
New Energy Minister plans to offer smaller electricity users a break in tiered tariff regime from June
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Thailand slashes power bills for low users under new June tariff, hits heavy users, targets costly energy deals, and pushes rooftop solar as LNG-driven price… Read More ›
Former Speaker piles pressure on the government over gun attack on Prachachart Party MP Kamolsak
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Prachachart demands answers as ex-marine Viroj Ketumanee is remanded in prison over Kamolsak assassination plot, with claims of military-linked vehicle use, a four-tier conspiracy and… Read More ›
Thai Foreign Minister lashes out at the United States over Iran War as ships remain stuck in the Strait
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Thai foreign minister blasts US as Hormuz blockade traps ships, drives up fuel costs, and forces Bangkok to seek help from China and Russia amid… Read More ›
Sinkhole collapse report delivered to the Ministry of Transport. Phiphat will soon know what went wrong
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Bangkok sinkhole probe complete but still secret as scrutiny grows over metro works, political links and safety failures after the collapse shut down a city… Read More ›
US cancels envoys flight to Islamabad as it ramps up its rhetoric on the naval blockade of the Strait
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Donald Trump cancels Islamabad envoy trip as the United States ramps up pressure on Iran, expands Hormuz blockade, and signals strikes while Tehran pushes a… Read More ›
US exports surge as Thailand posts a record month with a contraction of output to China and trade deficit
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Thailand exports hit record $35bn in March, powered by a 41.9% US surge as China slips. Growth extends 21 months, but imports jump faster, widening… Read More ›
Minister to cancel all visa-on-arrival concessions for some 124 countries in major review and upheaval
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Thailand plans to end visa-free entry for 124 countries, signalling a tough new approach to foreign visitors amid falling tourist numbers and concerns over abuse.… Read More ›
Top Banks report muted profit growth in the first quarter of 2026 with top players losing ground sharply
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Thai banks’ profits stall as margins shrink and risks rise. Top lenders post sharp drops, while war fears, rate cuts and weak income trends cloud… Read More ›
Thai government to steady the ship with a 500 billion loan decree as public finances come under pressure
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Thailand unveils tight 2027 budget as Anutin Charnvirakul caps growth at 0.2%, boosts defence and readies ฿500 billion borrowing amid Middle East war fallout, rising… Read More ›
PM said to be considering a petrol station curfew in Thailand. Fears it may dent consumer confidence
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Thailand weighs petrol curfew as Iran-United States tensions surge before ceasefire deadline. Oil supply fears rise, LPG demand doubles and economic risks deepen amid volatile… Read More ›
US Navy attacks, disables and boards Iranian cargo vessel as Middle East War threatens to erupt again
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US Navy seizes Iranian ship in Gulf clash after blockade breach, drone retaliation follows as ceasefire nears collapse, oil surges 7.5% and Thai-linked shipping faces… Read More ›
Poll shows public jaded with politics. Technocratic office holders are viewed more positively by public
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Anutin govt faces early pressure as new poll shows PM ranked 5th in cabinet approval. Technocrats Suphajee Suthumpun and Yotsanan Wongsawat lead ratings, highlighting weak… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
Wave of badly behaved foreign tourists hits Thailand’s already crisis hit industry with numbers down 7%
May 8, 2026
Sex romps, fake payment scams, dine-and-dash disputes
Swedish Finnish man arrested in Pattaya for online fraud exploit targeting hotel guests with damage bill
April 30, 2026
Swedish-Finnish IT specialist arrested in Pattaya
Cambodia remains in the spotlight as United States meets with Thai officials to stamp out the menace
April 29, 2026
US crackdown hits ASEAN scam empire as Thai talks
New Energy Minister plans to offer smaller electricity users a break in tiered tariff regime from June
April 28, 2026
Thailand slashes power bills for low users under new
Thai Foreign Minister lashes out at the United States over Iran War as ships remain stuck in the Strait
April 28, 2026
Thai foreign minister blasts US as Hormuz blockade
Chaos at Krabi Airport on Sunday as idiot passenger passes careless but devastating bomb remark
April 27, 2026
Bomb panic halts Krabi flight as passenger’s
Trump predicts US victory in war with Iran hours after attack targeting the President and his entourage
April 26, 2026
Donald Trump says Iran can call to end the war as he
US cancels envoys flight to Islamabad as it ramps up its rhetoric on the naval blockade of the Strait
April 26, 2026
Donald Trump cancels Islamabad envoy trip as the
Rapid response by Immigration Bureau officers as surveillance target moves to the airport from Pattaya
April 24, 2026
Canadian drug suspect on Interpol Red Notice seized at
Minister to cancel all visa-on-arrival concessions for some 124 countries in major review and upheaval
April 23, 2026
Thailand plans to end visa-free entry for 124
Crazed Irish man 50 seen by emergency responders speaking to himself after setting Pattaya condo alight
April 23, 2026
Irish man allegedly torched Pattaya condo in an early
Thai government to steady the ship with a 500 billion loan decree as public finances come under pressure
April 21, 2026
Thailand unveils tight 2027 budget as Anutin
Russian dies in ICU after being found unconscious at the bottom of Phuket condo complex on Monday
April 21, 2026
22-year-old Russian man dies after falling from a
Middle aged farm woman struck down by lightning and dies in Chanthaburi province, Southeast Thailand
April 20, 2026
Chanthaburi lightning tragedy: 54-year-old woman
US Navy attacks, disables and boards Iranian cargo vessel as Middle East War threatens to erupt again
April 20, 2026
US Navy seizes Iranian ship in Gulf clash after
Tourists on Phetchaburi’s Mount Ego rescued on Saturday night after one fainted climbing the slope
April 20, 2026
Night rescue drama on Mount Ego as five stranded
Methamphetamine addict in Buriram attacks and hospitalises his elderly grandmothers with a machete
April 19, 2026
Drug-crazed grandson, 31, charged with attempted
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