Articles by: Joseph O' Connor
Economy, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Foreign arrivals have fallen 3.09% as Thailand’s tourism industry urges Prime Minister Anutin to win stronger China travel deals in Beijing after a failed India… Read More ›
Economy, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Deputy PM Yotsanan will sign five landmark China technology deals during Prime Minister Anutin’s Beijing visit, launching cooperation on AI, deep space, nuclear fusion and… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Politics, Thailand:
Anutin says 5,814 suspect civil service appointments should never have been made but admits he cannot cancel them. A July 23 committee will decide their… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
Bangkok police have widened the Lat Phrao brewery fire probe to examine four doors, emergency exits, licences and everyone connected with the business, while the… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Politics, Thailand:
Anutin’s flagship ฿40 Rice and Curry Project has been pulled before reaching Cabinet after a public backlash. Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun admitted defeat as vendors,… Read More ›
Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Thailand and France have launched a new era in relations as Prime Minister Anutin hailed a strengthened alliance after talks with President Macron, linking a… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Politics, Thailand:
Parliamentary immunity has ended and Kla Tham MP Chonnapat Naksua has appeared before the DSI to acknowledge fresh organised crime and transnational organised crime charges.… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
A dramatic day ended in relief for People’s Party MP Pawut Pongwitayaphanu after the Criminal Court rejected a DSI request to arrest him in a… Read More ›
Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Thailand launches a high-stakes bid to cut US tariffs as Commerce Minister Supachie heads to Washington armed with new manufacturing data, demands for export exemptions… Read More ›
Culture, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thailand’s Senate election scandal is approaching a defining moment. Investigators are examining 229 politicians, senators and ministers as allegations of collusion and an organised political… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thailand’s central bank has ruled out easy fixes for the economy, insisting rate cuts, QE and baht intervention cannot solve deep structural problems despite upgrading… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thailand’s bid to legalise and protect sex workers has been thrown into doubt after Parliament voted 17-6 to classify the landmark reform as a financial… Read More ›
Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
PM Anutin has defended Thaksin Shinawatra’s high-profile meetings with ASEAN leaders, insisting they were private visits between friends, not politics, after the former premier’s Jakarta… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Police uncovered one of Thailand’s biggest fake citizenship scandals after tracing about 500 fraudulent birth registrations to a Chinese network, corrupt officials and hospital staff,… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Fresh cracks and sinking roads have forced evacuations, road closures and round-the-clock repairs at Bangkok’s Wongwian Yai as engineers battle a leaking Purple Line tunnel,… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Police smashed a fake citizenship network after uncovering sham marriages, paid Thai fathers and corrupt officials who investigators say helped 164 Chinese children obtain Thai… Read More ›
Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
An opposition bid to derail the government’s ฿400 billion emergency borrowing has collapsed after the Constitutional Court upheld the decree, allowing ministers to press ahead… Read More ›
Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
A plan to charge foreign tourists up to ฿500 has hit fresh turbulence after airlines refused to collect the levy, reigniting a years-long dispute that… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
A mystery investor’s reported stakes in six leading Thai companies have thrown the stock market into turmoil, with regulators investigating filings that conflict with official… Read More ›
Police focus on negligence at early stage of the Lat Phrao fire investigation set up by National Commissioner 
Commerce Minister to travel stateside in a make or break mission on the long awaited US Thai trade deal 
Mystery over shareholding filings solved after police interview the woman at the centre of the storm in the market 
90 Day cannabis shop crackdown launched by deputy minister in Phuket as concerns about Pot sales spiral 
Bank of Thailand cracking down on grey capital. New five million baht limit on funds without source details 
Party leader makes explosive claims linking Hun Sen to Cambodian slave camp run as a scamming centre 
Thailand’s human rights questioned after Hong Kong activist and UN refugee taken off a Canadian flight 
Residents seek assistance as buildings are ordered closed as Bangkok engineers race to halt subsidence 
German fugitive accused at home of abusing his Thai-born stepson is arrested at his Buri Ram fortress 
New Thai exports. Cali weed, grown in the kingdom by crime gangs. Smuggled to the UK to blight lives 
Police in Thailand and Laos moving to take out heroin trafficking network using Thailand as a gateway 
South African arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport with 17.53 kgs of heroin hidden in coffee and tea bags 
‘Demon toys’ that look playful and harmless present hidden hazards that may be lethal for Thai children 
Televised blitz on corruption linked to fraudulent citizenship secured through birth by Chinese actors 
Man who beat and raped a UK woman arrested last weekend by police after a month long manhunt by police 
Anutin thanks Constitutional Court for upholding government’s 400 billion baht borrowing decree 
Tourism levy rejected by airline industry for a second time as not feasible and an impediment to growth 
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