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People’s Party launches its proposed “People’s Government,” pledging a 12-month overhaul of the Royal Thai Police, justice reform and anti-corruption measures as new NIDA polls… Read More ›
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Thailand tourism slumps 7.23% but hopes for a big comeback — officials target 36.7m visitors in 2026, up 10%. Yet crime fears, border tensions and… Read More ›
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People’s Party surges as Thailand heads for the Feb 8 snap election. New Thai Rath poll puts the pro-democracy bloc at 61% support, with Pheu… Read More ›
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Thailand’s Supreme Court has ruled that banks, not customers, are liable for fraudulent credit card charges — forcing lenders to prove disputed payments were authorised… Read More ›
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Election alarm as senior figures warn of mass vote buying. Claims say up to ฿100bn may fund payments of ฿2,000–฿4,000 per vote, with reports of… Read More ›
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Thai business leaders sound the alarm as the baht surges beyond fundamentals, hammering exporters and tourism. Fears grow it could breach ฿30 to the dollar… Read More ›
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Peace hangs in the balance on the Thai-Cambodian border as confidence in the fragile ceasefire is tested. Thailand reports night-time drone incursions, Cambodia denies it.… Read More ›
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Thaksin’s lawyer challenges the Attorney General’s move to appeal his lèse-majesté acquittal, calling it potentially unlawful. The AG denies any political link to his daughter’s… Read More ›
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People’s Party candidate in Bangkok arrested Monday over ties to ฿20 billion money laundering network linked to drugs. Party leader Nattapong Ruangpanyawut apologises and rushes… Read More ›
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Toppled Hindu statue at Thai-Cambodian border sparks India boycott calls, Thai officials express regret, Prime Minister stresses soldier safety, while ceasefire holds and tourism industry… Read More ›
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Thai and Cambodian defence chiefs sign border ceasefire after deadly last day clashes leave three Thai soldiers dead. Guns fall silent under a 72-hour truce as… Read More ›
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Thailand’s conservative Thai Pakdee Party wants to scrap ฿500 and ฿1,000 notes to fight corruption, target illicit cash flows, punish embezzlers with death sentences, and… Read More ›
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Thai airports report December traffic matching 2019 levels as daily passengers surge despite a 7% fall in arrivals. It comes with strong Chinese travel, holiday… Read More ›
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Tentative border peace deal reached as Cambodia bows to Thai terms — but Anutin says no land will be ceded and the pact still needs… Read More ›
Big Joke faces key hurdles over the coming days as evidence is made public and Supreme Court decides 
Tak scandal over released Burmese murder suspects grows as murdered woman’s family demands justice 
Japanese tourist with bag of expensive tech goodies robbed in Patong Phuket in motorbike snatch theft 
Horror in Northeast Thailand. 42 year old son beheads mother with a machete and carries it to a field 
Human trafficker nabbed after flight from cargo van driven into forest with 25 illegal Burmese migrants 
Questions asked about Pheu Thai’s failure to field candidates in Nakhon Nayok where it won in 2023 
Large fund inflows and gold purchases to be subject to explanation and documentation in banking sector 
Thai military in border war zone discover advanced Cambodian underground tunnels carved into rock 
Police top brass introduce former Big Joke sidekick as a witness in the prosecution of the former cop 
8 foreign women arrested for prostitution in Pattaya. Police fined them and held them for deportation 
Swiss man with Alzheimers who biked 250km from Nong Bua Lamphu to Phetchbun rescued by police 
Accused man in Big Joke bribery case claims police in Surat Thani forced him to sign a false statement 
Lawyer for Thaskin challenges the legality of Attorney General’s decision to appeal lèse-majesté case 
Horror knife attack by three Chinese men in Pattaya leaves three injured security guards, one seriously 
Big Joke fights back, questions the latest case against him as Anti Corruption official files complaint 
Russian nabbed by police as he returns to Thailand after smashing scam investing network in 2023 
Man survives after jumping from Expressway height on Bangkok’s ring road but suffers two broken legs 
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