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Government will not tolerate any attempt to blockade Suvarnabhumi Airport by taxis over ride-hailing apps
Culture, Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Bangkok taxi drivers threaten to blockade Suvarnabhumi Airport over ride-hailing apps, but the government warns it won’t tolerate disruption. Legal action looms as tensions rise… Read More ›
฿13 million swindled and robbed in Chinese criminal exploits in central Bangkok on Thursday afternoon
Crime, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
฿13M stolen in Bangkok crypto scams: Chinese nationals swindled in two cases of fraud and robbery. Police pursue suspects as concerns grow over Thailand’s visa… Read More ›
Revenue Department boss calls on tax residents in Thailand to file 2024 returns by March 31st deadline
Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Revenue Department urges tax residents in Thailand to file 2024 returns by March 31. Expats with over 180 days in Thailand must submit returns for… Read More ›
Google invests $1 billion in Thailand as the Pheu Thai-led government’s digital economy dream takes shape
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Google commits $1 billion to Thailand, marking its first data centre investment in the kingdom. Prime Minister Paetongtarn highlights the digital economy’s potential to reduce… Read More ›
Cambodian opposition leader arrested in Bangkok as Hun Sen’s long reign of coercion continues
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With two weeks to go before another phoney election in Cambodia to preserve the illusion of democracy which has already seen the main opposition party… Read More ›
3rd virus wave now spells not just economic loss but financial danger as kingdom’s debt level rises
Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Fears are rising that the government may not have the resources to cushion the effects of the third wave of the virus, currently spreading within… Read More ›
Economic plan to put the smile back in Thailand’s appeal to western foreigners to live and work
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New initiative is the brainchild of Mr Chayotid Kridakon, former managing director of J.P. Morgan Thailand. It follows a decision taken late last month by… Read More ›
World Bank downgrades growth prospects as Thai economic recovery in 2021 looks still uncertain
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Thailand’s economic problems are coming into clear focus as projected growth rates for 2021 are already beginning to slide as in 2019 and 2020 despite… Read More ›
Drinks giant Thai Beverage to resume expansion with Singapore IPO for Asean regional beer operation
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Latest move sees the huge Thai drinks conglomerate move to power faster and deeper expansion in ASEAN and Southeast Asia to tap into a growing… Read More ›
Thai Airways seeks a second and last extension to file its survival plan with the Bankruptcy Court on March 3rd
Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Rejection of the plan either by the court or creditors could see Thai Airways lose its court protected status. This would leave it at the… Read More ›
Ministers hoping the kingdom can come through 2nd virus wave with minimal economic damage
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Latest figures from the Fiscal Policy Office at the Ministry of Finance show consumer confidence buoyed to its highest point since March this year in… Read More ›
Government expands social welfare for the poor during the Covid emergency benefiting 14 million
Economy, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Key economics unit, chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha, gave the green light on Wednesday for additional funding to run expanded social welfare schemes… Read More ›
Central Bank intervenes to stem the baht for now as the country’s foreign reserves keep growing with inflows
Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
On November 6th, Thailand’s foreign reserves stood at ฿7.7 trillion, an increase of 1.2% in 7 days since October 30th. The currency, despite Thailand’s lopsided… Read More ›
Covid 19 electricity price reductions overshadowed by reports of skyrocketing energy bills nationwide
Economy, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Hard-pressed households looking forward to electricity price reductions instead this week were confronted with startling increases in bills well beyond the seasonal rise in demand… Read More ›
Court upholds the conviction of Dutchman Johan Van Laarhoven on drug money laundering
Crime, Foreigners, Thai World, Thailand:
Court held that ฿300 million was far too enormous a sum to have been made retailing coffee or from the disposal of his 4 shop… Read More ›
Red Shirt leaders say they will pay ฿30 million judgment handed down last Thursday with respect
Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Case taken by the owners of three concerns that were destroyed by a fire that was set off during the 2010 street protests near the… Read More ›
Trump causes jitters in Bangkok as he signals a further deepening of the trade war with China at G7 meeting
Economy, Foreigners, Thai World, Thailand:
On Friday the President of the United States raised the possibility of ordering US firms and companies out of China. It has been confirmed that… Read More ›
Dutch Justice Minister flies to Bangkok to discuss the case of Dutchman jailed for 75 yrs
Foreigners, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
It is reported that Dutch prosecutors have already agreed to pay €20 million to the Dutch national whose arrest and imprisonment were sparked by a… Read More ›
US Senator is a woman who speaks Thai – Tammy Duckworth visits Thailand to foster American ties
Foreigners, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
High profile visit by the first Thai born person to sit in the US Congress comes in the same month as US Secretary of State… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
Fears the Bhumjaithai Party has ensnared the People’s Party and any hope of real Constitutional reform
October 18, 2025
Bhumjaithai Party exploits Senate control to block
Former Pheu Thai leader welcomes return of Ex Democrat Party PM Abhisit back to frontline politics
October 18, 2025
Former PM Abhisit Vejjajiva returns as Democrat Party
Evil Romance scammers break the hearts of lonely middle-aged women in the Kingdom’s Northeast
October 17, 2025
Ruthless Thai romance scammers in the Northeast are
Kla Tham MP dismisses unproven scam centre claims about Deputy Prime Minister Thamanat Prompow
October 17, 2025
Kla Tham Party MP Pai Lik defends Deputy PM Thamanat
People’s Party warns Anutin of a No Confidence move over cabinet links to Cambodian scam networks
October 16, 2025
People’s Party warns Prime Minister Anutin with
Euphoric Israeli soldiers on leave arrested for illicit narcotic use on Koh Phangan on Tuesday morning
October 16, 2025
Four Israeli soldiers on leave were arrested on Koh
Cambodian scam, centre bosses target young Thai nationals seeking better pay due to the poor economy
October 16, 2025
Cambodian call centre gangs target young Thai workers
American economic and political power at work as Deputy Prime Minister Ekniti promises to keep faith
October 15, 2025
Thailand pledges to uphold all previous trade
Failed Indian company director freaks out in central Bangkok with an imitation firearm after taking pot
October 15, 2025
Failed Indian company director sparks chaos in central
Thai Cambodian conflict and old 2012 Martial Law order in Trat cause top islands to lose ฿700 million
October 14, 2025
The Thai-Cambodian conflict and outdated 2012 martial
Brazilian woman attacked police at Pattaya traffic stop for not wearing a helmet. Frenzy at the police station
October 14, 2025
A Brazilian woman attacked Pattaya police after a
Bright spot in Bangkok as Thailand’s 30th National Book Fair set to wow well over 1 million visitors
October 13, 2025
Bright spot in Bangkok as Thailand’s 30th National
Alarm raised by Police over Israelis on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan passing off counterfeit dollar bills
October 13, 2025
Police in Southern Thailand have raised the alarm
Shocking nighttime attack on elderly German couple as they slept in their bed in Phang-nga province
October 12, 2025
Shocking night-time home invasion in Phang-nga leaves
Officials on Koh Phangan launch inquiry after locals complain the island is becoming a second Tel Aviv
October 12, 2025
Thai authorities launch a sweeping probe into
Riot police sent to Sa Kaeo border flashpoint area with Cambodia as tension begin to rise sharply there
October 11, 2025
Riot police have been deployed to the Sa Kaeo border
Bank of Thailand Governor plans to help 3 million distressed small loan borrowers, rolling out in 2026
October 11, 2025
Bank of Thailand fast-tracks household debt relief for
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