Articles by: Joseph O' Connor

Vote buying operation detected in Khon Kaen in viral video clip. Report lodged with Election Commission

Vote buying operation detected in Khon Kaen in viral video clip. Report lodged with Election Commission

February 5, 2026

Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

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 ›

PM Anutin bullish as he campaigned in Sisaket as the Constitutional Court threw out 2 cases against him

PM Anutin bullish as he campaigned in Sisaket as the Constitutional Court threw out 2 cases against him

February 5, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

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 ›

Business warns populist economic policies are not what the Thai economy needs to address its problems

Business warns populist economic policies are not what the Thai economy needs to address its problems

February 4, 2026

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

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 ›

Tensions between the Election Commission and top political parties in the 2026 General Election deepen

Tensions between the Election Commission and top political parties in the 2026 General Election deepen

February 4, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

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 ›

Bombshell audio clip suggesting a conservative plot is genuine says Lawyer Aun, says he has the numbers

Bombshell audio clip suggesting a conservative plot is genuine says Lawyer Aun, says he has the numbers

February 3, 2026

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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 ›

People’s Party leader and former MPs in court on Monday seeking bail in Gulf Criminal defamation case

People’s Party leader and former MPs in court on Monday seeking bail in Gulf Criminal defamation case

February 2, 2026

Culture, Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

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 ›

Minister files police report over audio clip claiming a People’s Party government will spark a coup d’état

Minister files police report over audio clip claiming a People’s Party government will spark a coup d’état

February 2, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

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 ›

Resigned Big Joke confirms he remains in Bangkok in tennis court media interview after flight rumours

Resigned Big Joke confirms he remains in Bangkok in tennis court media interview after flight rumours

February 2, 2026

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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 ›

UN exposes sham basis of Burma’s military junta’s ‘election’ that saw 80% vote for pro military party

UN exposes sham basis of Burma’s military junta’s ‘election’ that saw 80% vote for pro military party

January 31, 2026

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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 ›

Sharpest fall in gold in 43 years sees baht fall by 2 per cent against the US dollar and gold shop panic

Sharpest fall in gold in 43 years sees baht fall by 2 per cent against the US dollar and gold shop panic

January 31, 2026

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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 ›

Election boss says officials are probing six account holders in 250 million baht linked to vote buying

Election boss says officials are probing six account holders in 250 million baht linked to vote buying

January 31, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

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 ›

Thailand’s success in the United States and sharp rise in exports sees it put on the Treasury’s watchlist

Thailand’s success in the United States and sharp rise in exports sees it put on the Treasury’s watchlist

January 31, 2026

Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

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 ›

Pheu Thai tally will decide 2026 election. Party’s PM nominee already a winner with the Thaksin touch

Pheu Thai tally will decide 2026 election. Party’s PM nominee already a winner with the Thaksin touch

January 30, 2026

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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 ›

Bank of Thailand boss acts to thwart illicit activity in the banking system which could be vote buying

Bank of Thailand boss acts to thwart illicit activity in the banking system which could be vote buying

January 29, 2026

Crime, Culture, Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

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 ›

Ford boosts industry confidence in the ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) sector with Suzuki site purchase

Ford boosts industry confidence in the ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) sector with Suzuki site purchase

January 28, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

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 ›

Italian Thai breached its contract in not enforcing safety conditions leading to intercity rail disaster

Italian Thai breached its contract in not enforcing safety conditions leading to intercity rail disaster

January 26, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

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 ›

New cabinet to decide on Donald Trump’s Peace Board invitation says Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul

New cabinet to decide on Donald Trump’s Peace Board invitation says Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul

January 25, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

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 ›

Matichon poll shows People’s Party and Pheu Thai way ahead of Anutin’s Bhumjaithai yet race is still tight

Matichon poll shows People’s Party and Pheu Thai way ahead of Anutin’s Bhumjaithai yet race is still tight

January 24, 2026

Culture, Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

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 ›

Norway’s Telenor exits True with a huge profit since 2021 merger as Chearavanont family tightens control

Norway’s Telenor exits True with a huge profit since 2021 merger as Chearavanont family tightens control

January 23, 2026

Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

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 ›

Big Joke saga runs on as lawyer lodges counter suits against subordinate officers. Political role mooted

Big Joke saga runs on as lawyer lodges counter suits against subordinate officers. Political role mooted

January 22, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

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 ›

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