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Latest cannabis bill agreed by cabinet on Tuesday to rein in the out of control industry in Thailand

Latest cannabis bill agreed by cabinet on Tuesday to rein in the out of control industry in Thailand

September 23, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand moves to rein in cannabis as Cabinet backs medical-only sales and thousands of shops face expiring licences, while UK gangs recruit air travellers and… Read More ›

Legal heavyweights plan seminar to review Election Commission’s move to let top politicians off the hook

Legal heavyweights plan seminar to review Election Commission’s move to let top politicians off the hook

September 22, 2026

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Anutin is overseas as legal heavyweights prepare to scrutinise the Election Commission’s Senate ruling. Two dissenting commissioners say evidence justified action over political involvement, while… Read More ›

Local government examination scandal moves closer to a crunch. Rangsiman Rome calls on PM for answers

Local government examination scandal moves closer to a crunch. Rangsiman Rome calls on PM for answers

September 22, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Pressure mounts on Anutin over the ฿4.5bn local exam scandal as Rangsiman Rome targets questions around his adviser. Police are tracing 2,000 suspected altered results,… Read More ›

Culture Minister’s press briefing rebuffs use of 120 year old photo of Thai women by Cambodian Ms Universe pageant

Culture Minister’s press briefing rebuffs use of 120 year old photo of Thai women by Cambodian Ms Universe pageant

September 22, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand produces archival proof after Miss Universe Cambodia used a historic 1906 photo of Thai women in a Cambodian clothing presentation. Culture Minister Sabeeda demands… Read More ›

Anutin heads to New York but no sign yet of news on the US Thai trade deal as problems simmer at home

Anutin heads to New York but no sign yet of news on the US Thai trade deal as problems simmer at home

September 21, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Washington adds a fresh condition to Thailand’s US trade deal as Anutin heads for New York. The expected Trump call remains unconfirmed while Senate, ballot… Read More ›

Vietnam is taking Thailand’s quality tourists in huge numbers while Bangkok flails about with crackdowns

Vietnam is taking Thailand’s quality tourists in huge numbers while Bangkok flails about with crackdowns

September 21, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Vietnam’s tourism boom is closing the gap on Thailand as low prices, easier visas and soaring Western arrivals drive growth. Thailand faces falling visitor numbers,… Read More ›

Phuket drug checkpoint scandal. Defence Corps unit set up to target the menace is accused of extortion

Phuket drug checkpoint scandal. Defence Corps unit set up to target the menace is accused of extortion

September 20, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Phuket governor sacks an entire Defence Corps checkpoint team after villagers claim they were urine-tested, then asked for up to ฿15,000 to go free. Bangkok… Read More ›

Thailand’s Royal Navy announces ambitious South Korean deal to build next frigate partly at home

Thailand’s Royal Navy announces ambitious South Korean deal to build next frigate partly at home

September 20, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand turns to South Korea for a ฿16.73 billion missile-packed frigate as the Navy plans eight warships by 2037, shifts up to 30% of construction… Read More ›

Thaksin era minister reflects on Thailand’s 2006 coup d’état. Calls for a democracy dedicated to people

Thaksin era minister reflects on Thailand’s 2006 coup d’état. Calls for a democracy dedicated to people

September 20, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Twenty years after tanks toppled Thaksin, Phumtham warns Thailand still bears the scars. Two coups, dissolved parties, fallen prime ministers and rewritten charters later, over… Read More ›

Time for government to tighten its belt as debt ceiling looms and public debt surges from the pre Covid era

Time for government to tighten its belt as debt ceiling looms and public debt surges from the pre Covid era

September 18, 2026

Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s debt races towards its 70% ceiling as chief economic planner Danucha Pichayanan demands 2–3 years of tight budgets. Debt servicing tops ฿400 billion yearly… Read More ›

Anutin urged officials to expel undesirable foreigners. On cemeteries, the PM urged them to die at home

Anutin urged officials to expel undesirable foreigners. On cemeteries, the PM urged them to die at home

September 18, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Anutin tells governors to use new deportation powers without hesitation as Thailand targets troublesome foreigners, illegal businesses, nominee firms and landholding while warning: “If you’re… Read More ›

Thailand prepares to impose a 30% tax on EVs built outside the kingdom in a move to boost its auto base

Thailand prepares to impose a 30% tax on EVs built outside the kingdom in a move to boost its auto base

September 18, 2026

Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand slams the brakes on cheap imported EVs with a proposed 30% tax, demanding foreign carmakers build locally as Chinese price wars squeeze its huge… Read More ›

Thailand joins minimum tax regime aimed at large global corporations as it hooks into world networks

Thailand joins minimum tax regime aimed at large global corporations as it hooks into world networks

September 16, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand joins the global tax net with a 15% minimum levy on multinational giants, not expatriates. But overseas account sharing is already live as Bangkok… Read More ›

Thaksin seeks injunctive relief from Revenue efforts to collect 17 billion tax judgment in August 2025

Thaksin seeks injunctive relief from Revenue efforts to collect 17 billion tax judgment in August 2025

September 16, 2026

Foreigners, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Thaksin fights to halt Revenue seizures over a ฿17.629 billion Shin Corp tax debt, saying the state already took ฿46.37 billion. Officials are hunting assets… Read More ›

Probe into 11,000 firms linked to foreigners holding 85 billion baht in property to be complete by Sept 30th

Probe into 11,000 firms linked to foreigners holding 85 billion baht in property to be complete by Sept 30th

September 16, 2026

Crime, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand races to resolve 11,000 company probes by September 30 as ฿85 billion in land and assets come under scrutiny. Investigators are tracing property transfers,… Read More ›

Partnership between Nestlé and the billionaire Mahagitsiri family descends into all out legal warfare

Partnership between Nestlé and the billionaire Mahagitsiri family descends into all out legal warfare

September 15, 2026

Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Nestlé and billionaire Prayudh Mahagitsiri turned Nescafé into Thailand’s dominant coffee brand. Now their 34-year partnership has become a ฿120 billion legal war as Nestlé… Read More ›

From stalls to smartphones, Thai Revenue pulls in a growing cohort of online traders in new economy

From stalls to smartphones, Thai Revenue pulls in a growing cohort of online traders in new economy

September 15, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand’s taxman chases the smartphone economy as 173,579 unregistered operators enter the system, including 56,091 online traders. Weak markets and rising costs are pushing more… Read More ›

Tighter ‘bottleneck’ regime on money transfers in force across financial system per central bank orders

Tighter ‘bottleneck’ regime on money transfers in force across financial system per central bank orders

September 15, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Bank of Thailand Governor Vitai Ratanakorn orders financial ‘bottlenecks’ as 11 bodies target scams, gambling and illicit cash, tracking money through bank transfers, withdrawals, money… Read More ›

Election Commission exposed based on Monday’s sweeping decisions and judgments warns opposition

Election Commission exposed based on Monday’s sweeping decisions and judgments warns opposition

September 15, 2026

Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Election Commission commissioners face possible Section 157 action after sending only 77 Senate cases towards court, warn opposition figures. No political party officeholder was referred… Read More ›

Election Commission creates more questions than answers as it refers 77 people to the Supreme Court

Election Commission creates more questions than answers as it refers 77 people to the Supreme Court

September 14, 2026

Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Senate scandal heads for court as EC targets 77 people, including 26 serving senators, but extraordinarily withholds every name. Anutin, Newin and other accused political… Read More ›

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