Articles by: Joseph O' Connor
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Thailand launches a vast property crackdown, screening 36,277 foreign-linked firms holding 305,838 plots and over one million rai. Condo ownership is now in the crosshairs… Read More ›
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Pakamon blows open a new front in Thailand’s exam scandal: powerful families allegedly got jobs without paying while others faced ฿700,000 demands. With 5,925 scores… Read More ›
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Thailand races to pursue Thaicom and Gulf for ฿1.26bn over a 35-year-old Shinawatra satellite concession. Six disputed asset groups, lost income and staff training are… Read More ›
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Jewish graves become the latest focus of Thailand’s widening crackdown. Three bodies face removal from a Chachoengsao cemetery, Bangkok burial sites are being checked and… Read More ›
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NBTC turmoil intensifies after Dr Saran wins the right to challenge his removal but gains no court protection. Anutin seeks his ouster, three commissioners reject… Read More ›
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Farewell Pattaya! USS Abraham Lincoln sails after 5,000 sailors bring a ฿100m spending bonanza. Huge tips delight Thai workers, shops boom and bars fill as… Read More ›
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Anutin faces a gathering storm as Sondhi threatens street protests and the Senate collusion case nears a September 14 decision. With 229 people under scrutiny… Read More ›
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Thailand’s 30-day visa-free rule splits tourism chiefs. Sisadiwat Cheewaratanaporn says genuine tourists need far less time, while William Heinecke warns the move threatens lucrative medical… Read More ›
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Thailand’s economic reset faces an early reality check as Ekniti bets on AI, EVs and clean energy. War drives energy costs higher, Toyota puts fresh… Read More ›
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5-year Israeli expat Yaacov Ohayon is ordered deported after a Samui zoo threats conviction. Anutin uses Thailand’s new deportation rules eight days after launch, as… Read More ›
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Wrongly arrested at 18, assaulted and pushed to confess, Rittirong Chuenjit wins ฿4.38 million after 17 years. Supreme Court orders police to erase his criminal… Read More ›
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Let foreigners own what they pay for, Senator Prathum Wongsawat demands. She says Thailand’s 49:51 rules fuel nominee firms, hide grey capital and open the… Read More ›
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Thailand’s AI revolution hits turbulence days after its ฿1.6bn platform launches. Paying businesses faced outages, users reported repeated connection failures while Minister Chaichanok pushed free… Read More ›
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Thai-Chinese businesses raise the alarm as Thailand’s China trade deficit hits US$55.13bn, exceeding its global shortfall. Imports soar 38% while record exports and massive data-centre… Read More ›
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Thailand’s Indian tourism boom slams into reverse after visa confusion and fewer flights drive arrivals down 12%. The setback threatens billions in spending and one… Read More ›
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Governor Chadchart slams the brakes on Bangkok’s data centre rush amid huge fuel reserves and rising power and water demands. TikTok’s ฿842 billion expansion dominates… Read More ›
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Thailand’s neon sex trade hides a deepening HIV danger as online prostitution bypasses regular health checks. Nearly 60,000 infections may be undiagnosed, while 620,000 people… Read More ›
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Thailand’s most prominent opposition MP targets the ฿1.621 billion TH-AI Passport with an anti-graft complaint over tender terms, linked firms and payment plans. Rakchanok demands… Read More ›
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Bangkok’s stock market roared back 26% after three brutal years, but one giant stock drove the charge. Delta towers over the SET as Thai Airways… Read More ›
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The Yanks who helped make Pattaya famous are back as 5,400 sailors arrive after 250 days at sea fighting Iran. Bars and hotels scent a… 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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