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Deputy PM Thamanat hits MP Rangsiman Rome with a ฿100M defamation suit as a widening scandal over criminal infiltration, grey capital, Cambodian scam networks and… Read More ›
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Thailand trips to cost more as a minister-chaired panel approves a 53% airport tax hike, pushing up return fares for foreign travellers. The sharp increase,… Read More ›
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Runaway baht triggers urgent central bank action as officials push rate cuts, tighten gold scrutiny and demand a jump in outflow limits from $1m to… Read More ›
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Thailand scraps its 53-year afternoon alcohol ban for a 6-month trial as tourism pushes for longer hours, but midnight cutoffs and stiff fines remain, leaving… Read More ›
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Former justice minister Thawee Sodsong slams a 1972 junta law he says lets Thai banks charge up to 28% interest—thirteen points above the legal cap—driving… Read More ›
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Hat Yai and southern Thailand begin a month-long recovery after record floods that halted trade, devastated industries, slashed GDP from 2% to 1.9%, and confirmed… Read More ›
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Foreign tourist collapsed in Phuket after consuming cannabis edibles, sparking scrutiny of Thailand’s booming ฿43 billion market and other hospitalisations of tourists and a toddler,… Read More ›
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Queen Suthida ran the half-marathon in Bangkok with Eliud Kipchoge as 50,000 runners participated, completing 21.1 kilometres in 2 hours 13 minutes and 40 seconds,… Read More ›
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Hat Yai floods devastate southern Thailand, sinking Prime Minister Anutin’s political plans as government failures emerge, hundreds die, tens of thousands are stranded, public outrage… Read More ›
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Bangkok has unveiled a bold 5.7 km Formula One street circuit plan after the last Pheu Thai government previously drove a 2028 Grand Prix bid… Read More ›
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Ebbing waters in Hat Yai reveal dead bodies as catastrophic floods devastate southern Thailand, triggering widespread public anger at the government. 110 deaths have so… Read More ›
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Exports jump again in October, but Thailand posted its biggest trade deficit since 2023 as the baht stays strong, imports surge, tourism slumps and farm… Read More ›
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Former Deputy PM and Finance Minister Dr Suchart calls for a liquidity injection and a weaker baht to revive Thailand’s economy, boost exports and tourism,… Read More ›
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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul signals a potential Bhumjaithai–People’s Party coalition after a wave of MPs defect, intensifying speculation over the next government, the likely early… Read More ›
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Anutin is squeezed as nationalist protests erupt, US trade talks freeze and the Thai-Cambodian border crisis deepens — triggering economic risk, diplomatic backlash, and a… Read More ›
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Bank of Thailand calls for a weaker baht as Thailand’s economy falters, GDP slows, exports and tourism decline, household debt rises, banks tighten credit and… Read More ›
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Big Joke, former deputy police chief Surachate Hakparn, faces an official defamation probe after calling the Royal Thai Police the ‘biggest criminal gang in Thailand’… Read More ›
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Australian journalist Murray Hunter faces a bizarre criminal defamation trial in Thailand over posts on a Malaysian government agency. The case has drawn global attention,… Read More ›
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Paetongtarn visits her father, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, in prison, saying he is under severe mental stress after a Supreme Court tax ruling and… Read More ›
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Illicit funds are flowing into Thailand through cryptocurrencies, gold, and other assets, driving the baht higher, hitting tourism as visitor numbers fall, forcing suspended trade… Read More ›
Australian tourist goes berserk and runs into glass partition at Phuket restaurant leading to his death 
Siblings return to Thailand after 50 years seeking to find the gentle man who watched over them in 1975 
Thailand moves to election mode after King approves dissolution of parliament decree request by Anutin 
Call from tourism sector for more coherence and guidance for visitors entering Thailand after refusals 
Constitutional crisis again as Bhumjaithai MPs vote to uphold the veto power of the Senate over reform 
Police in Phuket probe death of tourist who checked into a hotel room and hours later fell off a balcony 
Thailand’s foreign tourism sector in crisis as visitor decline accelerates. 9.8% fewer arrivals than 2024 
Woman denied entry to Thailand on proof of funds criteria. Rule brought back in May to tighten security 
Minister of Defence comes out to assure the public that Thai armed forces were acting within the law 
Fears for US Thai trade deal as hostilities flared on Monday with Thai sources ruling out intervention 
Norwegian man sent to hospital after he went berserk in Bangkok on Friday and tried to steal a Tuk Tuk 
Thai nationals ordered evacuated from conflict zones in 4 provinces near Cambodia as conflict threatens 
Second UK man in three days lost while swimming at the beach. 91 year old on Koh Lanta lost on Tuesday 
Rangsiman Rome sued for ฿100M by Deputy Prime Minister Thamanat Prompow for defamation 
Higher return fares to Thailand after 53% Airport Tax rise ok’d by panel chaired by Transport Minister 
10 property buyers in Phuket complain about scam villa development after paying out over ฿100 million 
Afternoon drinking ban gone on a test basis for 6 months as foreign tourism sector asks for later hours 
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