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Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Thailand is set to bankroll the conversion of petrol and diesel vehicles into EVs under a proposed ฿400 billion programme, marking a dramatic policy shift.… Read More ›
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One of Thailand’s biggest corruption scandals in decades threatens a political firestorm as opposition leader Nattapong demands Prime Minister Anutin investigate politicians over a jobs-for-cash… Read More ›
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Thailand’s economy won a growth upgrade to 2.3% on Wednesday, but the Bank of Thailand kept rates at 1.00% as the baht slid to ฿33.40.… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thailand’s biggest civil service corruption scandal in decades has exploded after 3,000 answer sheets and 800,000 exam documents were seized. Thousands of appointments are frozen… Read More ›
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China has again warned Thailand that criticism of Chinese influence, crime networks and business activity is hurting tourism, as Beijing pushes back against the term… Read More ›
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Thailand’s baht has crashed through the ฿33 barrier as markets bet on more US rate hikes, capital flees to the dollar and current account deficits… Read More ›
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Thailand launches a sweeping probe into three Chinese delivery apps amid fears of nominee shareholdings, foreign control and licensing breaches. Investigators trace ownership, funding and… Read More ›
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Thailand has launched a 12-year bid to become a high-income nation, targeting AI, investment and competitiveness. Yet weak productivity, ageing demographics, skills shortages and rising… Read More ›
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A raid on a Nonthaburi exam-rigging centre exposed a suspected ฿4.5 billion jobs-for-cash racket, with 3,000 answer sheets seized. Prime Minister Anutin said he was… Read More ›
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Former police superstar Big Joke faces fresh corruption allegations after investigators moved to file charges in a gold bribery case involving an NACC commissioner. The… Read More ›
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Prime Minister Anutin has rejected claims of a smear campaign against the People’s Party as prosecutors step back from the Boonrit case and a ฿6… Read More ›
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Thailand’s cannabis dream is being rolled back as ministers weigh new laws, inspectors raid shops and businesses face closure. Four years after decriminalisation spawned 11,000… Read More ›
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People’s Party deputy leader Sirikanya Tansakul says Thailand’s 2027 budget exposes a worsening fiscal crisis, with recurring costs up ฿120 billion, investment spending cut by… Read More ›
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People’s Party candidate Boonrit Raorungroj was jailed, stripped of his election bid and accused in a ฿20 billion money laundering case. Now prosecutors have dropped… Read More ›
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Thailand’s condo market is heading for a showdown as foreign demand slumps, 350,000 unsold units pile up and ministers consider lifting foreign ownership limits to… Read More ›
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Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership is hanging by a thread as more than 100 Labour MPs reportedly demand he quit, senior ministers push him towards the… Read More ›
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Thailand’s sweeping crackdown on foreign nominee ownership networks is rattling the property market, with buyers delaying villa purchases, thousands of firms under scrutiny and police… Read More ›
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Netflix hit The Evil Lawyer is gripping Thailand with murder, corruption, abuse of power and courtroom intrigue. Praised by lawyers for its realism, the drama… Read More ›
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Thailand’s broadcasting model is under siege as Netflix, YouTube and TikTok reshape viewing habits, drain advertising revenue and challenge regulation. With TV licences set to… Read More ›
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More than 500 police officers launched dawn raids across Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi, arresting 48 suspects and seizing ฿1.05 billion in assets as investigators… Read More ›
PM orders top aides south from Paris as coordinated attacks torch a petrol station and injure tourists 
Thai Airways air hostess held in an Australian prison on heroin trafficking charges. Thai police seek details 
People’s Party’s Pawut faces questioning as a witness on July 2 by the DSI in a complex forex fraud case 
International migration from West to East is a rising phenomenon now going far beyond ‘Passport Bros’ 
Aussie arrested for murdering a teenage girl in Pattaya faces the death penalty if convicted by a Thai court 
Chadchart wins the Bangkok governor contest by a crushing landslide after a slick re-election campaign 
Police chief in Pattaya commends the investigative team that arrested Aussie murder suspect in 6 hours 
Bank of Thailand boss defends the central bank’s low interest rate policy aimed at boosting the economy 
Arrest and bail for controversial deputy Phuket governor as he is charged with exam corruption offences 
46 year old Aussie arrested at Bangkok’s main airport charged with murdering a 17 year old prostitute in Pattaya 
Love rivalry sees 38 year old man executed, stuffed in barrel of cement and dumped in a Nonthaburi pond 
Beijing unveils ‘security partnership’ with Phnom Penh ahead of a visit in July by Prime Minister Anutin 
Man arrested at Mae Sai border point with 23 million baht in cardboard boxes smuggling it to Burma 
‘Talent Mobility’ protocol launched by Dr Cheng to boost training and give Thailand 22,220 more doctors 
People’s Party MP summoned by DSI. Pawut insists that there is no crime. Justice Minister orders updates 
Defence Minister not concerned with military support for Cambodia from China. Says Thailand is confident 
Job appointments in poisoned exam process goes ahead as the impact of the scandal is still expanding 
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