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Back to the future as Palang Pracharat and General Prawit back Anutin Charnvirakul, holding crucial votes, shaping coalition strategy, and seeking cabinet influence in a… Read More ›
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People’s Party meeting ends in chaos, leaving 32nd Prime Ministerial vote in limbo. Pheu Thai blindsided it with a late formal approach. Bhumjaithai’s 283-vote claim… Read More ›
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Pheu Thai aggressively promotes Chaikasem Nitisiri as Thailand’s 32nd PM to lead an interim government, push constitutional reform, uphold the rule of law and boost… Read More ›
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Democrat Party Secretary-General and Deputy Interior Minister Decha Isara vows never to support Bhumjaithai leader Anutin as PM, citing Senate collusion probes and saying the… Read More ›
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Cobras emerge from Pheu Thai as Anutin gains Kla Tham backing, yet People’s Party doubts cast uncertainty over his premiership bid. Defectors, protests, grassroots sentiment… Read More ›
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Pheu Thai and the People’s Party are negotiating an Orange-Red alliance to elect Chaikasem Nitisiri as Thailand’s next Prime Minister amid political turmoil and uncertainty… Read More ›
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PM Paetongtarn ousted. Pheu Thai insists on Chaikasem Nitisiri as next PM but faces risks of complacency as Anutin launches a bold power grab and… Read More ›
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Anutin Charnvirakul flipped from denying ambition to launching a high-stakes coalition bid, mobilising Bhumjaithai, courting key parties and counting on Pheu Thai defections as Thailand… Read More ›
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Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra ousted by Constitutional Court, collapsing Pheu Thai government after leaked call with Cambodian strongman Hun Sen sparks outrage among conservatives, who… Read More ›
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Acting PM Phumtham storms out of a key Royal Thai Police Commission meeting as a fierce promotion dispute erupts, with Charoonkiat accusing shadow factions of… Read More ›
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Thailand unveils sweeping economic reforms, including negative income tax, VAT changes and new foreign income rules to fight inequality, boost investment, modernise taxation and reshape… Read More ›
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Buddhism in crisis as revered monk Phra Alongkot is jailed. Education Minister removes him from textbooks. Billions lost in Lopburi temple fraud and embezzlement shock… Read More ›
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A Thai soldier lost his foot to a newly planted Cambodian landmine near Surin on Wednesday, prompting army commanders to plan a serious, potentially escalatory… Read More ›
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Thailand faces a major economic shake-up as Ms. Onfa Vejjajiva takes charge of NESDC on October 1 alongside the new Bank of Thailand Governor, marking… Read More ›
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AIDS temple scandal explodes as famed monk Phra Alongkot disrobes and admits decades of massive fraud and embezzlement, siphoning billions in donations, shocking Thailand’s Buddhist… Read More ›
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Tensions boil at the Thai-Cambodian border as Cambodian villagers storm barricades, clash with soldiers, loudspeakers fuel chaos and Thai troops reinforce positions to prevent further… Read More ›
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Top Thai economist warns government plan to import Sri Lankan labour cannot replace hundreds of thousands of fleeing Cambodians as border tensions spark shortages, halt… Read More ›
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Thailand to sign ฿19.5 billion Gripen jet deal with Sweden on Monday, boosting aeronautics, reinforcing defence and emphasising lawful self-defence while addressing Cambodia’s border mine… Read More ›
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The Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will submit her closing argument by Monday, firmly refuses to resign and will face the crucial Constitutional Court verdict this… Read More ›
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Southern Thailand erupts in violence as militants launch brazen, coordinated attacks on security forces in Narathiwat, Yala, and Pattani, exploiting the Thai-Malaysian border to strike… Read More ›
Constitutional crisis again as Bhumjaithai MPs vote to uphold the veto power of the Senate over reform 
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 
Nightmare of Brit husband as loving 75-year-old wife is killed suddenly in motorway crash on Wednesday 
Shock in Bangkok as photos of the Prime Minister and Finance Minister with Ben Smith published online 
Defiant and indefatigable top cop Big Joke meets criminal defamation case head-on in Bangkok 
Money Laundering Office seizes assets with money trail linked to South African financier Ben Smith 
84-year-old German tourist dies at hotel near Kamala in Phuket. Autopsy ordered and Embassy notified 
Big Joke repeats his startling claims about the true scale of deaths in the Hat Yai flooding disaster 
Queen runs half marathon in early morning Bangkok run on Sunday with Kenyan legend Eliud Kipchoge 
Stinging attack on Prime Minister Anutin from former top cop Gen Surachate Hakparn over Hat Yai deaths 
Man last seen starving in Hat Yai found dead on Sunday by rescuers, another fatality from the disaster 
French burglar on Koh Samui caught red-handed with a house full of stolen loot when a victim walked in 
Miss Universe world owners past and present on the run in Mexico after highly controversial Thai pageant 
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