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Technology Crime Suppression police seeking phone evidence and audio clips in widening Icon Group scandal
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thai World:
Authorities intensify investigation, targeting 18 arrested bosses and confirming shocking audio clips implicating political connections and corruption. The hunt for evidence continues amid mounting public… Read More ›
Asian and Western Expats arrested in Pattaya Wednesday night after covert poker school is raided
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Pattaya Poker Bust. Police raid a covert poker game and arrest nine expats, including three South Koreans. The illegal gathering in Nong Prue landed them… Read More ›
Australian family pack up and move life to Phuket. Natalie and Fred fled sky-high rent in Sydney seeking home ownership
Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Australian family packs up and moves to Phuket as sky-high rents push them out of Sydney. Natalie, 45, and Fred, 60, escape to Thailand for… Read More ›
General Kittirat’s appointment as police chief comes under the spectre of legal action by Big Joke
Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
General Kittirat Phanphet was confirmed as Thailand’s police chief amid looming legal battles with General Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn, raising tensions within the force. Both… Read More ›
Firebrand Jatuporn launches crusade against Thaksin Shinawatra and present government in Bangkok
Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Jatuporn Prompan launches a fierce crusade against Thaksin Shinawatra, predicting the collapse of Paetongtarn’s government. He slams corruption and land sales while urging public resistance… Read More ›
Moo Deng is the new soft power sensation flying the flag abroad for Thailand to world audiences
Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Thailand’s viral baby hippo, Moo Deng, becomes a global sensation, featured on Saturday Night Live. Her playful antics, which captivated hearts on TikTok, now represent… Read More ›
Duped Chinese woman rescued by Thai police doubted them until her parents arrived in Samut Prakan
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Chinese woman, duped by a call centre gang for 6 months, doubted Thai police until her parents arrived with proof of the scam. She lost… Read More ›
2-year-old girl found shaking by her mother’s body on Saturday at multiple Khon Kaen murder scene
Crime, Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Two-year-old girl found trembling next to her mother’s body after witnessing her father’s deadly rampage in Khon Kaen. Four people, including the father, were killed… Read More ›
Outrage at Teacher Ben’s fate leads to corruption probe in Sa Kaeo over shifty civil service exam goes awry
Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Teacher Ben’s civil service exam victory vanishes amid corruption probe. A young teacher’s first-place result in Sa Kaeo disappears. As officials demand silence, investigations and… Read More ›
Palang Pracharat official to sue TV execs over explosive audio clips linked with General Prawit Wongsuwan
Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Palang Pracharat official Paiboon Nititawan is suing top TV execs for ฿50M over leaked audio clips allegedly linked to General Prawit Wongsuwan. The clips, denied… Read More ›
Elon Musk lashes out at Australia’s Albanese government as ‘fascists’ in his latest X media standoff
Culture, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Elon Musk slams Australia’s government as ‘fascists’ over proposed law to fine social media giants for disinformation. The standoff comes just days after X was… Read More ›
Paetongtarn’s heart signal already lands government in hot water. Unstable coalition appears doomed
Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thailand’s youngest PM, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, is already under fire. Just days into her tenure, a petition challenges her leadership over a ‘mini-heart’ gesture. With a… Read More ›
New PM Ung Ing chides the media on reports of an end to the Digital Wallet and a rupture in the coalition
Culture, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
New PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra denies media claims of the Digital Wallet’s end and a cabinet shakeup at her first press conference. Speculation grew however as… Read More ›
View or Police Sergeant Major Kulwut Vitidsarn kindles joy on Monday night with Silver in Paris
Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
The 23-year-old badminton ace brings joy to Thailand with a silver medal in the Paris Olympics. Despite presently only standing 54th in the medal table,… Read More ›
Apple’s Lampoonish vision of Thailand generates a backlash among offended commentators in Bangkok
Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Apple’s lampoonish vision of Thailand generates backlash among offended Bangkok commentators. The smartphone maker’s ad ruffles feathers in Bangkok, hitting too close to the bone… Read More ›
Thailand flies the flag for the LGTBQ community in a divided and darkening world for many gay people
Culture, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Thailand’s government under PM Srettha Thavisin champions LGBTQ rights with plans to host the international World Pride event in 2030. As global attitudes darken, including… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
Anxiety in tourism sector after a difficult third quarter. However, hopes still high for a good year
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Thailand’s tourism sector was hit by declines in Q3
Obama tears into Trump and launches scathing criticism of black male voters who support the ‘bumbling billionaire’
October 12, 2024
Obama blasts Trump, criticises Black male voters
Political instability raised and here to stay with legal torpedo aimed at sinking the Pheu Thai Party
October 12, 2024
Thailand faces political turmoil as legal action
UK ambassador meets top Thai officials to hear about plans to rein in cannabis as smuggling surges
October 11, 2024
UK ambassador warns Thai officials about rising
Indian left bloodied after being punched by irate Thai husband after Pattaya beach selfies went awry
October 10, 2024
Indian tourist left bloodied after Pattaya beach
Wife stabbed to death by husband in her car in Bangkok. Witnesses thought it was part of a movie set
October 10, 2024
A jealous husband in Bangkok brutally murdered his
Chinese EV industry in Thailand faces a crisis. It is demanding an urgent hearing from the government on its promotions
October 9, 2024
Chinese-owned EV manufacturers in Thailand face a
PM in Laos as her authority at home is weakened by political infighting and a campaign to oust her
October 9, 2024
PM Paetongtarn faces growing pressure as political
Songkhla City police probe murders at former council member’s home found on Monday after a tip-off
October 8, 2024
Police are probing a suspected murder-suicide after
General Kittirat’s appointment as police chief comes under the spectre of legal action by Big Joke
October 8, 2024
General Kittirat Phanphet was confirmed as
Fraudster exposed publicly in Thailand’s parliament hunted down by an elite Bangkok police squad
October 7, 2024
Nam Nueng, 47, a notorious fraudster posing as a
Trump returns defiant to the stage of Butler Pennsylvania where Trump suggested a plot to kill him
October 6, 2024
Presidentump returns defiantly to Butler,
Thai Airways to refloat on Stock Exchange in June 2025 with a renewed mission as national carrier
October 5, 2024
Thai Airways plans to relist on the Stock Exchange of
European Union votes to impose steep tariffs on imported Chinese cars. Germany stands to lose out
October 5, 2024
EU’s new tariffs on Chinese EVs threaten Germany’s
Transport Minister orders report on bribery allegations in the US relating to junkets and Massage Parlours
October 4, 2024
Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit has
Death Bus firm in hot water as officials raid a garage where illegal gas tanks were being removed before inspection
October 3, 2024
Death bus firm under fire as officials raid secret
Moo Deng is the new soft power sensation flying the flag abroad for Thailand to world audiences
October 3, 2024
Thailand’s viral baby hippo, Moo Deng, becomes a
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