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Vote-buying scandal engulfs Thai election as videos show cash payments to voters. Complaints spread across provinces. Police and Election Commission open probes after the Bank… Read More ›
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Court throws out two petitions against PM Anutin on technical grounds, leaving allegations untouched, as he presses on with a hard-line northeast campaign, backs the… Read More ›
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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 ›
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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 ›
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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 ›
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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 ›
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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 ›
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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 ›
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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 ›
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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 ›
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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 ›
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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 ›
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Thailand’s election enters its final week as vote-buying claims swirl, billions allegedly circulate and Pheu Thai surges behind Dr Yotsanan Wongsawat, hailed by supporters as… Read More ›
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Thai poll cash fears. Bank of Thailand flags massive suspicious withdrawals as vote-buying fears surge nationwide ahead of Feb 8 election, with billions of baht,… Read More ›
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Thailand’s auto industry suffers two harsh years of falling output and factory exits, but Ford’s takeover of Suzuki’s Rayong plant marks a turning point, injecting… Read More ›
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Transport Ministry moves to terminate Italian-Thai contract after crane collapsed onto express train, killing 30 and injuring 66. Probe finds work carried out during live… Read More ›
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Thailand freezes response to Trump’s Peace Board as PM Anutin cites caretaker limits ahead of February election, deferring any decision to the next government while… Read More ›
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Thailand election on a knife-edge as Matichon poll shows a three-party race, Pheu Thai surging, People’s Party narrowly ahead, and Bhumjaithai tipped to outperform weak… Read More ›
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Telenor agreed to sell its True Corporation stake for $3.9bn, exiting Thailand as Suphachai Chearavanont’s Arise takes control. Shares slid 14.5% on heavy trade, while… Read More ›
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Big Joke’s legal war widens as courts uphold his sacking, ex-aides allege assault and police probe a multimillion-baht gold bribe. A police civil war is… Read More ›
Big Joke’s wife wins 8 million baht award in a civil defamation claim against another policeman’s wife 
New government urged to deal with economic decline headon. Grasp technology investors and fight debt 
People’s Party leader Teng concedes defeat. Accepts poll results. Confirms no support for Anutin as PM 
Huge shift in Thai politics as Bhumjaithai Party wins a landslide election victory. People’s Party loses big 
Polls, surveys conflicted as counting continues apace. Pheu Thai has done well. Referendum is a big Yes 
Bungling French drug dealer arrested at Phuket Airport after cocaine sachets found on concourse 
24 year old American tourist wanted for Murder in Augusta Georgia arrested in Bangkok by Immigration 
Major upgrade to taxi services in Thailand and strict enforcement of quality standards with new QR code 
Incoherent and hallucinating Western man carjacks SUV on Koh Samui highway before police intervene 
Swedish national arrested in Patong, Phuket for the rape of a compatriot woman at his hotel last Sunday 
Vote buying operation detected in Khon Kaen in viral video clip. Report lodged with Election Commission 
Mr Spray arrested in Bangkok. Fled Koh Phangan. Angry German protesting against Israeli tourists 
German national saved by complaint withdrawal after his arrest for destroying People’s Party posters 
Police on Koh Phangan searching for Mr Spray a political graffiti activist damaging the island’s image 
Sting in tail for randy French duo arrested on Monday by Immigration Bureau officers. Ordered deported 
Bombshell audio clip suggesting a conservative plot is genuine says Lawyer Aun, says he has the numbers 
People’s Party firebrand ‘ICE’ calls for actions against Election Commission after advance voting errors 
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