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Bangkok has overtaken Jakarta as Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing ultra-wealthy city, with a global report predicting a dramatic rise in millionaires as Thailand cements its place… Read More ›
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Thailand’s Constitutional Court is poised to deliver a landmark ruling that could redefine emergency borrowing powers, expose ministers to further legal challenges and deepen pressure… Read More ›
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Thailand is betting its future on more than exports, with the government using gold, diplomatic neutrality and expanding trade deals to strengthen the kingdom’s position… Read More ›
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Former Justice Minister Pol Col Thawee Sodsong says five disciplined officials are scapegoats in Thailand’s exam scandal, calling for digital forensics, witness protection and asset… Read More ›
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New NIDA poll delivers a political shock as Nattapong Ruangpanyawut overtakes Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and the People’s Party opens a commanding national lead, despite… Read More ›
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A senior Bhumjaithai Party MP has called for Thailand’s biggest forex law overhaul in more than 80 years after a huge DSI fraud probe exposed… Read More ›
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For years, airline crews passed airport screening largely on trust. That era is over. New rules will ban unnecessary personal items, expand intelligence operations, retrain… Read More ›
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Under mounting pressure over cannabis, Bhumjaithai insists it backed medicine, not recreational use, and says a failed cannabis law left illegal shops, regulatory gaps and… Read More ›
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Hua Hin is set for its biggest transformation in decades as ministers push to reopen international flights, expand Bo Fai Airport and attract airlines from… Read More ›
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More than 14,800 tax probes, 17,556 land investigations and thousands of police cases reveal the sheer scale of Thailand’s campaign against suspected nominee companies, signalling… Read More ›
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Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jianwei urges Thai media to stop branding investment as ‘grey Chinese’, warning the label damages investor confidence, tourism and Thai-China ties as… Read More ›
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Thailand unveils its biggest tax and welfare overhaul in decades, using big data and a Negative Income Tax to require universal tax filing, target benefits… Read More ›
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Defence Minister Lieutenant General Adul Bunthamcharoen hits back after opposition MPs brand him a “demon minister” during Thailand’s Budget Bill clash, as fierce rows over… Read More ›
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Six political prisoners, including four jailed under Section 112, walk free under Thailand’s 2026 Royal Pardon as Parliament engages in a bitter amnesty battle. The… Read More ›
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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul orders a sweeping probe into Thailand’s local government exam scandal as 15,000 appointments face scrutiny, five DLA officials face disciplinary action,… Read More ›
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Phumtham Wechayachai has called for Thailand to deepen strategic ties with China in AI, digital infrastructure, clean energy and technology as senior politicians gathered in… Read More ›
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Thailand’s economy is growing faster than expected, but millions of households are falling further behind as weak spending, record debt, tight bank lending and shrinking… Read More ›
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Thailand’s Constitutional Court has thrown out one barcode ballot challenge, handing Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul a legal lift in Paris. But the biggest case remains,… Read More ›
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Thailand will finalise its landmark AI Act this fiscal year, introducing rules on AI governance, copyright, labelling and high-risk systems while balancing tougher regulation against… Read More ›
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Thailand and the EU have completed a key free trade agreement chapter on state enterprises, taking negotiations to 11 of 24 chapters. Both sides aim… Read More ›
Executive dies in collision between two EVs in Kalasin province on Tuesday. Reported dead at the scene 
58 year old jealous lover murders rival, cuts off his penis in front of former partner in Chacheongsao 
Thai celebrity faces a maelstrom of suspicion and legal peril as police signal decisive action imminent 
Popular Krabi kamnan leads 1,000 car protest against Prime Minister Anutin’s government on Thursday 
Bangkok preps for renewed war between Iran and the United States in coming weeks. Key meeting this week 
Thai woman arrested for refusing to return money mistakenly lodged into her bank account in February 
Democrat Party spokesman wants answers from the government over long promised but stalled rail link 
Thai Gold market in Thailand shaken by huge Binance cryptocurrency theft linked to North Korean actors 
Thai citizens in Poland warned to stay clear of political crisis and protests over judicial appointments 
Amnesty boss says Cambodian state or officials complicit in the country’s still existing scam industry 
Three Chinese nationals rescued by police in Tak province near Burma. Police top brass want answers 
Prime Minister under fire from MPs in parliament over rumoured cuts to allowances for southern police 
Upmarket prostitution racket in Singapore procuring sexy Thai women to work in the city state smashed 
Border locals in Tak seek protection as war in Burma’s Karen State intensifies between rebels and army 
PM revokes citizenship of Jewish leader in Thailand amid police investigation into Chabad network nationwide 
Tourism chiefs furious as another Chinese abduction and a spat with the Embassy threaten bookings 
Bank of Thailand confirms a tale of two economies one booming, another struggling with decline 
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