Articles by: Joseph O' Connor
Business warns populist economic policies are not what the Thai economy needs to address its problems
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Thai business leaders warn election populism risks a credit downgrade as growth in 2026 is set to slip below 2%. Public debt now nears its… Read More ›
Tensions between the Election Commission and top political parties in the 2026 General Election deepen
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Pheu Thai slams Election Commission over advance voting failures, warning election annulment risks, as EC moves to prosecute 28 candidates, raising tensions, legal threats and… Read More ›
Bombshell audio clip suggesting a conservative plot is genuine says Lawyer Aun, says he has the numbers
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Audio bombshell rocks Thai politics as lawyer defends leaked call. Minister cries fake, police probe stalls while election chiefs face mounting pressure. Questions posed over… Read More ›
People’s Party leader and former MPs in court on Monday seeking bail in Gulf Criminal defamation case
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Election week drama as People’s Party leader Nattapong and two MPs face Criminal Court over energy remarks, posting bail in a defamation case filed by… Read More ›
Minister files police report over audio clip claiming a People’s Party government will spark a coup d’état
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Leaked audio allegedly linked to Deputy Interior Minister Sakda Wichiensilp has shaken Thailand’s election days before voting, triggering a police complaint, denial and fierce political… Read More ›
Resigned Big Joke confirms he remains in Bangkok in tennis court media interview after flight rumours
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Big Joke resurfaces at a Bangkok tennis court, denying flight after his police career ended as bribery and abuse cases emerge. NACC probes move toward… Read More ›
UN exposes sham basis of Burma’s military junta’s ‘election’ that saw 80% vote for pro military party
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UN investigators say Myanmar’s military unleashed more than 400 airstrikes during elections, killing at least 170 civilians, as the junta’s proxy party claimed a landslide… Read More ›
Sharpest fall in gold in 43 years sees baht fall by 2 per cent against the US dollar and gold shop panic
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Gold chaos grips Thailand as prices crash 12% after record highs, sparking panic selling, bargain buying and packed pawn shops, while the baht weakens, volatility… Read More ›
Election boss says officials are probing six account holders in 250 million baht linked to vote buying
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Vote-buying fears grip Thailand as election nears, with allegations of intimidation, misuse of state power and a probe into ฿250 million cash withdrawals, prompting intensified… Read More ›
Thailand’s success in the United States and sharp rise in exports sees it put on the Treasury’s watchlist
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Thailand has been placed back on the US Treasury currency watchlist as December’s exports to America surge 54.3% and the trade surplus widens. Washington tightens… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
German national saved by complaint withdrawal after his arrest for destroying People’s Party posters
February 4, 2026
German jogger, 61, arrested in Nonthaburi after
Police on Koh Phangan searching for Mr Spray a political graffiti activist damaging the island’s image
February 4, 2026
Tourist dubbed “Mr. Spray” sparks fury on Koh
Sting in tail for randy French duo arrested on Monday by Immigration Bureau officers. Ordered deported
February 4, 2026
French couple filmed having sex on a Phuket tuk-tuk,
Bombshell audio clip suggesting a conservative plot is genuine says Lawyer Aun, says he has the numbers
February 3, 2026
Audio bombshell rocks Thai politics as lawyer defends
People’s Party firebrand ‘ICE’ calls for actions against Election Commission after advance voting errors
February 3, 2026
Firebrand ex-MP Ice Rakchanok attacks the Election
People’s Party leader and former MPs in court on Monday seeking bail in Gulf Criminal defamation case
February 2, 2026
Election week drama as People’s Party leader
Resigned Big Joke confirms he remains in Bangkok in tennis court media interview after flight rumours
February 2, 2026
Big Joke resurfaces at a Bangkok tennis court, denying
French tourist pair put on sex show in the back of a red Tuk Tuk on frantic ride through central Phuket
February 2, 2026
Two French tourists were fined after a viral video
Election Commission officers raid Surat Thani house after reports of vote buying activity were received
February 1, 2026
Grey money fears intensify as Thailand nears polling
Dane broke into Chinese man’s home on Koh Samui. Made off with safe full of deeds and build permits
January 31, 2026
Danish tourist arrested after stealing a safe packed
Sharpest fall in gold in 43 years sees baht fall by 2 per cent against the US dollar and gold shop panic
January 31, 2026
Gold chaos grips Thailand as prices crash 12% after
Thailand’s success in the United States and sharp rise in exports sees it put on the Treasury’s watchlist
January 31, 2026
Thailand has been placed back on the US Treasury
Fears quick fix to taxi driver’s car in Buriram while away from Bangkok may have caused deadly inferno
January 30, 2026
Taxi driver, 58, was found burned to death inside his
Pheu Thai tally will decide 2026 election. Party’s PM nominee already a winner with the Thaksin touch
January 30, 2026
Thailand’s election enters its final week as
Bank of Thailand boss acts to thwart illicit activity in the banking system which could be vote buying
January 29, 2026
Thai poll cash fears. Bank of Thailand flags massive
Manhunt intensifies for 37 year old escaped prison inmate in Chiang Mai discovered missing on Monday
January 28, 2026
Drug convict Tanuphat Chakka escaped from Doi Hang
58 year old Brit arrested in Maha Sarakham for murdering his Thai wife. Single bullet to the head
January 28, 2026
British man, 58, arrested after Thai wife, 44, was
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