Articles by: Carla Boonkong & Pranee O' Connor
Touching ceremony at Royal Thai Police headquarters sees power transferred from one police chief to the next. General Damrongsak Kittiprapat takes up the role as… Read More ›
Bank of Thailand sticks to its guns and holds off on higher rate rises to protect the country’s economic recovery pushing the baht into a… Read More ›
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The arrest of Dr Tun Min Latt who is at the heart of a vast conglomerate with extensive links to Myanmar’s ruling junta on suspicion… Read More ›
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The story of Anara Seitaleva shines a light on the shady world of transnational human trafficking linked with Thailand’s sex industry. It also raises questions… Read More ›
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Wednesday’s ultimatum by Democrat Party MPs to the government and the Bhumjaithai Party attempts to call a halt to a rolling process which has led… Read More ›
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National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) opinion poll on Sunday shows that more than 63% of people are not satisfied with the acting PM’s performance… Read More ›
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The latest move comes as the Constitutional Court in Bangkok has signalled that it will address the situation regarding Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha’s tenure… Read More ›
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A House committee chaired by former Police Commissioner and Thai Liberal Party leader General Sereepisuth Temeeyaves is to probe the facts which point towards corruption,… Read More ›
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Deadly attacks which killed one and injured eight were condemned by the government as an ‘outrage’ but are believed to have been a response to… Read More ›
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It has emerged that the 43-year-old policewoman, jailed on Monday after being refused bail, was working within Thailand’s Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC), the equivalent… Read More ›
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Explosive details of a woman’s 2-year nightmare as a slave within the house of a serving Special Branch police woman who claimed to be the… Read More ›
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Bullish Anutin, this week, argued that social problems caused by his campaign to decriminalise marijuana were negligible and even pointed to a provision in the… Read More ›
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Dr Kurt Campbell, the key Biden administration advisor concerning Asia Pacific affairs, over the weekend, confirmed that the United States will conduct drills in waters… Read More ›
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Changes to the worldwide travel industry since 2020 are more like back to the future. Industry surveys show travellers are looking for tried and trusted… Read More ›
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Owner of the gutted and soon-to-be demolished entertainment venue in Sattahip, Pattaya promises to make amends to families of those who died and were injured… Read More ›
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Top engineer says Thailand does not yet seem to have learned lessons from the Santika nightclub fire in Bangkok in 2009 which killed 66 people… Read More ›
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Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha expressed optimism about the economic situation on Tuesday saying the kingdom’s prospects had not been as good since 2017. However,… Read More ›
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City’s public health services and officials are monitoring all public health facilities to identify possible new cases and track the activities of those who may… Read More ›
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Monkeypox patient captured in Cambodia: African Osmond Chihazirim Nzerem identified a Chiang Mai language school as linked with his stay in Thailand on arrival last… Read More ›
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Girlfriend told Pattaya Police that she had not heard from her boyfriend since he arrived in Thailand and headed straight to Pattaya to begin his… Read More ›
Property market collapse in China and a Chinese economic recession is the key threat to Thailand 
Police reviewing complaint against German man Moritz Pfoh after royalist figure filed a statement 
10 year visa a magnet for global citizens setting up in Thailand with zero tax on offshore income 
Brothers of acting PM and senator to be quizzed by panel probing scandal over abusive policewoman 
Grandson of former minister denied bail by court in Bangkok on drug rape charges filed by young actress 
China condemns latest US action as two American naval vessels sail through the Taiwan Strait 
Investigation into police woman’s maid abuse scandal raising serious questions about corruption 
Drug kingpin linked with South African woman’s drug conviction ‘fighting for love’ in Ukraine 
Police woman who kept 30-year-old soldier as a slave rocks Thailand, exposing a hidden, dark culture 
Recreational cannabis use can be legalised under the current law being passed through parliament 
Dutch tourist arrested and facing jail time after killing endangered fish on an island excursion near Ko Phi Phi 
US party flies into Taiwan further inflaming already raised tensions with China over the island 
Nightlife until 4 am as poll shows plans to move foreign tourism upmarket a ‘recipe for disaster’ 
Bank of Thailand tailors rate rise of 0.25% to avoid killing off badly needed economic growth this year 
Wife defends venue boss as Pattaya court grants him bail on charges including negligent homicide 
No circuit breaker at death trap nightlife spot in Sattahip, Chonburi as 15 people die in horror blaze 
China asserts sovereignty over Taiwan with fears of an attack by 2024 and a blockade of the island 
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