Articles by: Carla Boonkong & Pranee O' Connor
Talk of lifting the alcohol ban on Phuket is scrapped as the island faces an escalating COVID-19 outbreak and is pursuing a third booster vaccine… Read More ›
The new scheme, if successful, will see Thailand charting a more innovative course to economic development which diverges from conventional thinking. The country already has… Read More ›
The bizarre case of Nong Gina has echoes of the tragic story of little Nong Chompoo whose body was found on a mountainside in Mukdahan… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Politics, Thailand:
The Thai Council of State is currently reviewing a draft public health emergency law which will come to parliament in November to replace the Emergency… Read More ›
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In a fierce censure debate this week, opposition party MPs came forward with revelation after revelation while government MPs and ministers, apart from the Prime… Read More ›
With a floundering Phuket Sandbox which followed the now-forgotten Special Tourist Visa, the message for the Thai government on recovering the foreign tourism industry is… Read More ›
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The case of ‘Ferrari Jo’ or former Police Colonel Thitisan Utthanaphon has already thrown some curves as lawyers begin to plan a defence for the… Read More ›
Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Moves over the weekend to release the men before they had lodged an appeal against the verdict and sentence handed down last week, backfired as… Read More ›
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Signal by the police commissioner of a softer tone on Saturday was accompanied by the removal of a container barricade which has been the focus… Read More ›
Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Clashes between police riot control squads and young activists well into the evening and past curfew followed an emotional appeal by Sunday’s rally leader, Mr… Read More ›
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Former cabinet minister and redshirt activist, Nattawut Saikuar, says Sunday’s rally in which car horns will blare during the national anthem calling for Prime Minister… Read More ›
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A sad story indeed: Death of the ‘innocent’ Swiss woman revealed as a senseless yet brutal murder at the hands of a man in the… Read More ›
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The legal provision approved last week has sparked protests from the media and has damaged further Thailand’s reputation abroad, where the provisions are seen as… Read More ›
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A further 1 million vaccine doses from the United States, as well as 1.1 million antigen test kits and ventilators donated by Switzerland, announced in… Read More ›
Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
The Gold medal win last Saturday has given some encouragement to many ordinary Thais who feel deeply the sense of helplessness that pervades the kingdom… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
General Prayut asked top CEOs to work with the government and try to avoid conflict at this time. He said cooperation between all parties was… Read More ›
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The Thai government increasingly sees the Phuket initiative as critical to the country’s economic objectives. Last weekend, a high powered delegation, including former Immigration Bureau… Read More ›
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Fears for Thailand’s critical vaccination campaign which now looks like it will fall well short of the government’s target to vaccinate 70% of the population… Read More ›
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Study into side effects ordered by the PM after top doctor already presented his emphatic findings based on a study involving 1,200 patients at King… Read More ›
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Two more foreign tourists within the Phuket sandbox test positive while the province has just announced its first Delta virus case as schools close for… Read More ›
‘Ferrari Jo’ arrested by police, accuses the media of slandering him, says it made him feel suicidal on the run 
Officials switch to prioritising economic recovery as CCSA expected to agree a new Covid approach 
Prime Minister calls for unity as he promises the kingdom is set to make a sustainable recovery from the crisis 
Richest man in Thailand says COVID-19 is like a World War, the kingdom could end up a big loser 
Bigger crisis than 1997 as taxis give up and central bank urges up to ฿1 trillion more in public debt 
Thai woman brutally murdered by 18 year old who ambushed her on an Ayutthaya road seeking sex 
Redshirt leader calls for a peaceful rally with car horns blaring for removal of the Prime Minister 
Foreigners in Thailand have nearly ฿600 billion in the bank as inequality and poverty rise alarmingly 
Accused tells press he murdered the Swiss tourist last week in Phuket and stole ฿300 for drugs and orange juice 
Rising prospect of GDP contraction for 2021 may see government breach the legal public debt limit 
Police: truthful reporting not a target as a state official is arrested over false online coup reports in Chachoengsao 
Western nations and Japan come to Thailand’s assistance as the COVID-19 emergency escalates 
A dead mother beside her children and a taxi driver who slept, show us a nation riven by an extended crisis 
Party leader and popular candidate for PM calls for political unity, presents a plan to defeat the virus 
State regulatory process linked with Thailand’s vaccination programme’s chronic delays admits top official 
Death penalty for crazed school director who murdered a 2-year-old boy upheld by court 
Chinese submarine payments deferred again by PM as funding is needed to manage the crisis 
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