Articles by: Carla Boonkong & Pranee O' Connor
Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Police are hunting down the serial rapist who uses a knife and drugs to intimidate and control his victims after luring them on ‘pretty’ assignments… Read More ›
Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
New visitor charge for all incoming travellers from 2022 will be ฿300 but will provide for automatic insurance cover for foreign tourists in Thailand, something… Read More ›
Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
A human rights agency linked with Myanmar says what is happening there is not a struggle between opposing groups but a ‘crime against humanity’ being… Read More ›
Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Defiant protesters on Sunday returned to confrontational tactics with police in Bangkok as they protested at the Criminal Court’s persistent refusal to grant bail to… Read More ›
Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Despite the assurance of unity this week from government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri, there is tension at a political level both within parliament and even among… Read More ›
Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Siblings and family of a nun at the centre of a ฿10 million fraud case and being detained in Nakhon Pathom, have revealed she sold… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Ex-Premier Thaksin Shinawatra, speaking on Clubhouse, urged the government to work with business leaders and offered to reach out to international leaders himself on Monday… Read More ›
Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Former People’s Democratic Reform Committee activist Mr Phichit Chaimongkon accused the United States of being guilty of an abuse of human rights in Thailand. He… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
The Bank of Thailand has said there is sufficient liquidity in the financial system while the Minister of Tourism and Sports Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has warned… Read More ›
Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
The owner of the bus, the 407 Pattana Company, was fined by local authorities for it being substandard, revealed Khon Kaen Governor Somsak Jangtrakul. Police… Read More ›
Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Activist groups are calling for answers as the extent of the third wave of the virus becomes clear and with a key House of Representatives… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
The rising third wave of the virus has seen some Bangkok hospitals run out of beds for Covid-19 patients with them also halting testing for… Read More ›
Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
The monitor lizard is the largest in the species and is quite a common sight in Thailand particularly in urban areas and near water sources… Read More ›
Crime, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
A pathological woman killer who stole money from his victims as well as their lives. In its judgment in the case, the Khon Kaen Provincial… Read More ›
Crime, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
The 28-year-old was arrested in June 2020 after a police investigation was opened in August 2018 into money laundering and a fraudulent scheme linked with… Read More ›
Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Further detail is required to see how the new pension plan will work and its relationship to the existing 1990 Social Security Act which already… Read More ›
Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Secretary to the Minister of Justice, Thanakrit Jitareerat, has made it clear that the ministry would support any request by Mr Parit’s mother Ms Sureerat… Read More ›
Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
A 29-year-old market seller who works in Bangkok but lives in Ratchaburi becomes the first confirmed case of a vaccinated person to test positive for… Read More ›
Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Proposal to vaccinate the population of Phuket and remove quarantine for incoming visitors appears to have the support of key ministers in the government. On… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
The mother of a 37-year-old Dutch national’s two-year-old daughter told an online appeal that he was the ‘victim of a big set up’ brought about… Read More ›
Big Joke drops case against the PM as his nameplate and photo have been removed at Royal Thai Police HQ 
Big Joke lodges a malfeasance complaint with anti-corruption agency against PM Srettha Thavisin after losing job 
Police confirm to Coroner’s Court that prime suspect in the London murder of a Thai woman has fled the UK 
Emergency averted in Pattaya’s Nong Prue area as 60 people cough blood and foam at the mouth from gas 
Big Joke requests time as Bangkok police station weighs cases against him and the also suspended police chief 
Tyrant of Nay Pyi Taw’s days are numbered as Karen soldiers burn the hated Myanmar flag in Myawaddy 
Central bank holds interest rates. Economy will grow 2.6% in 2024 as Srettha pushes home ownership 
Screams in the night heard as London police probe the horrific murder of a young Thai woman at listed property 
Central bank rate call a minor issue compared to the surge in fiscal spending and deficit planned in 2025 
UK man impaled on wall spikes in Pattaya. Second freak accident this week after engineer’s death 
In 2023, Thailand shifted away from cash just as Sweden’s central bank asked to see it protected in legislation 
Cannabis law emerges as a big political threat to the coalition judging by what happened in 2022 revolt 
Sad story of failed love between an elderly Austrian and his Thai wife aired publicly in Pattaya dispute 
Police warn travellers arriving at Bangkok’s airports of a fast-track immigration clearance scam offer 
Police chief withdraws defamation case to allow a full and open probe by investigators into his affairs 
Rabid Russian assaults police team in Phuket after going berserk at a city centre hotel on Tuesday 
Same-sex marriage law passed by lower house. Next comes a law to legalise prostitution in Thailand 
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