Articles by: James Morris and Son Nguyen
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The comments by the prime minister about the closeness of the bond between China and Thailand are reminiscent of his Time magazine interview in 2017… Read More ›
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Minister of Justice Somsak Thepsutin is believed to have acted after the position of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) chief Mr Traiyarit Temahiwong became… Read More ›
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The search for the third accused in the New Jersey fraud scheme ended in Phuket where 54-year-old Peter Coker junior was taken into custody on… Read More ›
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China’s huge Covid wave continues unabated with more countries requiring testing for Chinese arrivals. Thailand’s Minister of Public Health Anutin however has insisted that all… Read More ›
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Man accused of murdering UK national, while apologising for his actions after surrendering to police, insisted that he was provoked by the victim during a… Read More ›
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Death toll already confirmed at 33 is likely to rise to 42 with nine unaccounted-for people thought to have perished and 28 people still being… Read More ›
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Thai man tells how his father came to gamble on Wednesday night at the Grand Diamond Casino in Poipet but in the early hours of… Read More ›
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Thailand’s long and slow recovery of its foreign tourism industry continues with a somewhat ambivalent attitude towards the now imminent prospect of a return of… Read More ›
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The scale and depth of this corruption scandal keeps growing with Saturday’s arrest of the niece of a former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of… Read More ›
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The 78-year-old thief and murderer profited handsomely and lived in luxury off his exploits since he was arrested in India in 1976 even while spending… Read More ›
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Irish Department of Foreign Affairs through the Irish Embassy in Bangkok seeking an official report on the Irishman’s death and helping to make arrangements for… Read More ›
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Last week, the chief whistleblower, in this case, veteran former politician Mr Chuwit Kamolvisit who Minister of Justice Somsak Thepsutin has highly praised, expressed unease… Read More ›
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30-year-old Michael McLaughlin at first denied any knowledge of breaking the law but later changed his story by admitting he was hiding in Sisaket because… Read More ›
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Deadly disease reared up in 2018 due to a shortage of vaccines from 2016 and an explosion of the disease among the country’s population of… Read More ›
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Already police have confirmed that ฿4 billion in assets have been frozen as a result of the investigation which was sparked by a huge drugs… Read More ›
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Wednesday’s court decision sets the stage for a General Election in 2023 which will be fought with a fairer, easier-to-understand and more transparent voting and… Read More ›
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It was initially reported that the alleged gangster had flown out of Thailand on the same jet seized on Saturday but this theory was overturned… Read More ›
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Before the court proceedings, on Wednesday, a frank and open press conference given by General Surachate Hakparn was attended by former Bangkok political and underworld… Read More ›
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Successful summit was wrapped up by Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha in Bangkok on Saturday as he handed over the baton to the US… Read More ›
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The new policy to halve the amount of cash in circulation by 2026 comes as the Bank of Thailand joined four other Southeast Asian central… Read More ›
PM Paetongtarn hoping to get a fillip from US-Thai trade talks as she battles for political survival against arch foes 
Swede handed a nasty docket in Pattaya as his former life of fraud at home caught up with him Wednesday 
Finance Minister is banking on a U.S. extension of the reciprocal tariff suspension expiring on July 9 
Cannabis or marijuana again going underground on November 11 2025 after minister’s order on Monday 
Elderly Latvian arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport trying to smuggle heroin out of Laos to Malaysia 
iPhone saves woman from a crossbow arrow fired by crazy Norwegian on Thursday morning in Surat Thani 
Bhumjaithai Party lays down the gauntlet on weed. Calls for passage of its original 2022 control law 
Search for a new central bank boss heats up amid a political and economic storm buffeting the kingdom 
Two drug mules in drug party killed by Thai armed forces on the Myanmar border. 4.8 million pills seized 
Cannabis ghost back to life after finishing quest to Chiang Mai. Piya reclaimed his life from the drug 
48-year-old Russian tourist drowns swimming off Karon Beach with red flags raised warning of danger 
Time to face up to the villainous regime on Thailand’s eastern border. Hun Sen’s gangsterism exposed in new audio clip 
Online prostitution network operating in Singapore from Thailand is smashed by joint police operation 
Liquidity crisis or shortage of cash on the ground is shrinking Thailand’s economic growth prospects 
People’s Party leader and opposition leader Teng calls for dissolution of parliament to prevent a coup 
13 Western online bond fraud salesmen appear in court after raid on palatial mansion in Samut Prakan 
German cocaine dealing beer bar owner caught red handed by undercover Pattaya Police. Business over 
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