Articles by: Carla Boonkong & Pranee O' Connor
Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Scenes of unimaginable horror on Tuesday morning in northwestern Myanmar when a crowd of men, women and children were bombed from the air at the… Read More ›
Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Happy ending: Chinese Christians arrived in Dallas Texas on Friday to a warm welcome but the US State Department was playing down their arrival and… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
On Monday 14th, the day of the General Election, Pheu Thai’s national executive will meet to select its primary nominee to be put before parliament… Read More ›
Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
The National Police Commissioner General Damrongsak Kittiprapas on Monday advised that visa-on-arrival facilities from China be looked at as they may be attracting spurious criminal… Read More ›
Culture, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
The prospect of the return of Thaksin Shinawatra to serve his prison sentence in Thailand has been widely greeted by Thai observers and establishment politicians… Read More ›
Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Two polls by two reputable polling organisations show the Pheu Thai Party and Move Forward Party still consolidating their position while the Bhumjaithai Party and… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
The Royal Thai Police has, quite rightly, in recent years, prioritised the fight against underage prostitution linked with the human trafficking industry. On Saturday, Deputy… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Harrowing circumstances of the murder of 45-year-old Nathanan Joomfong bring home the cruelty and violence against women seen in Thailand on an almost daily basis.… Read More ›
Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
The prime minister, Prayut Chan ocha, on Saturday, issued a statement emphasising that his mental and physical health was still robust and that he was… Read More ›
Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Metropolitan Police Bureau Investigation Chief Police Major General Theeradet Thammasuthee promised to pursue enquiries into the international links and support afforded to 25-year-old Saharat Sawangjaeng… Read More ›
Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Adult toys and dolls are illegal in Thailand with strong opposition to any proposed relaxation of the law coming from the country’s Ministry of Culture… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
The reaction of the shocked Thai woman after hitting the young college student with her BMW car in dark conditions, on a quiet country road… Read More ›
Culture, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Two young women have led a remarkable campaign in recent weeks highlighting free speech rights in Thailand starting by asking to have their bail revoked… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Recent assurance from Minister of Tourism and Sports Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn that foreign tourists cannot be arrested for using vaping devices is at odds with what… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Police at Suvarnabhumi Police Station in Roiet are investigating the death of the Swedish man but this is just a matter of routine. It appears… Read More ›
Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Thailand finds itself, at this time, in a part of the world where geopolitical tensions are rising and are already adversely affecting its economy since… Read More ›
Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
New virtual banking services are expected to offer cheaper and more inclusive banking products to customers who are currently not catered for by the existing… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Male model must now serve eight years in prison while the host of the party in Nonthaburi and his girlfriend must serve 5 years and… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Driver, with a woman in tow, fled the scene in a taxi. Onlookers took video clips and photos of the escape which showed a bottle… Read More ›
Culture, Economy, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
No firm details yet as to what date the new regime comes into force nor how it will be administered. Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said it… Read More ›
Constitutional crisis again as Bhumjaithai MPs vote to uphold the veto power of the Senate over reform 
Norwegian man sent to hospital after he went berserk in Bangkok on Friday and tried to steal a Tuk Tuk 
Thai nationals ordered evacuated from conflict zones in 4 provinces near Cambodia as conflict threatens 
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 
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