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 ›
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77-year-old serial killer is still alive, jailed in Nepal serving two life sentences, he cannot be prosecuted in Thailand for at least 14 cold-blooded murders.… Read More ›
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Pattarapong Niyomchat from Nakhon Si Thammarat was determined to live and study in the United States when he first went there as an exchange student.… Read More ›
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The arrest of the famed ‘Ammy The Bottom Blues’ whose real name is Chaiamorn Kaewwiboonpan throws the spotlight back on the use of the controversial… Read More ›
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The tragedy has sparked memories of the death of 25-year-old ‘pretty’ Thitima Noraphanpiphat or ‘Lunlabelle’ who died in September 2019. On October 14th last year,… Read More ›
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It created a social media sensation on Thursday and Friday across Thailand. The video of a hurt and angry Thai wife losing control and beating… Read More ›
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The Thai monarch spoke in a TV address to Thais on New Year’s Eve and urged them to fall back on their traditions and culture… Read More ›
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Now 69 years old, the glamorous Princess Ubolratana lived and raised a family in the United States for twenty-six years before she returned to Thailand… Read More ›
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Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn has not given many interviews during his time as Crown Prince since 1972 and since he assumed the throne in 2016.… Read More ›
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Insanity Nightclub: Officers with the Department of Provincial Administration swooped on the venue at 3 am bringing the party to an end. Local residents had… Read More ›
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A shaman known as ‘Ajarn Tae’ performed a ceremonial ritual on the young man who was found to have nine hanuman tattoos, said to have… Read More ›
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King and Queen led the ceremonies and again came out to meet enthusiastic well-wishers near the Grand Palace in the evening. It was the first… Read More ›
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Protest leader Parit Chiwarak or ‘Penguin’ has contrasted online activities in support of the student-led movement to those engaged in by a closed down account… Read More ›
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The higher visibility of the Thai Monarch and his Queen has been a positive for the country in recent weeks and has helped buoy spirits… Read More ›
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Charges brought against high school students 15-year-old Benamaporn ‘Ploy’ Nivas, and 17-year-old Lopnaphat ‘Min’ Wangsit highlight that this is an intergenerational struggle in Thailand between… Read More ›
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In 2019, 47-year-old Yan Eric Marchal was visited by plainclothes police after he released a video on Facebook parodying a song linked to the National… Read More ›
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The King and Queen received a rousing reception from well-wishers and followers on Sunday in Bangkok. The atmosphere prompted some revealing comments from the King… Read More ›
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Remembered as the greatest Scotsman ever, Connery revealed that his decades of success were never planned when he was growing up in working-class Edinburgh. He… Read More ›
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The 13th of October is the 4th anniversary of the passing of King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great. A solemn ceremony took place at 7.41 pm… Read More ›
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This crisis, far from petering out, seems to be entering a renewed stage of life with increasing economic consequences and human suffering. While the public… Read More ›
Top tourists soured by red tape, hyper regulation is killing off enthusiasm for the Phuket sandbox among fans 
Premature 28-week baby is the latest COVID-19 victim after being delivered by caesarean section on Saturday 
Only 1.8% of the people in one poll this week said that they had any confidence in the government 
Top official – fully vaccinated people must wear double face masks against more infectious Delta virus strain 
Police in Kanchanaburi arrest two for sex trafficking as officials question US tier standards after demotion 
MP criticises stirred up health official, calls on him to fight the virus instead of being emotional 
Baht falling with confidence in Thailand waning as foreign tourism closure and virus drive funds out 
Calls for all migrant workers to be legalised as army seals off 575 building sites in Bangkok 
4th wave threatens to collapse the public health system as PM orders trainee doctors to Bangkok 
Thamanat’s new job is to make Palang Pracharat the kingdom’s largest voting bloc in parliament 
Central bank to lower GDP growth forecast as its attention turns to private sector debt management 
Change in insurance rules for retirement visas after some over 70s were forced out of Thailand 
Engineer gets suspended sentence for killing 17 year old in Chonburi with a gun in a road rage confrontation 
Coalition MPs support opposition’s constitutional reform plan to scrap the Senate’s right to vote on PM 
Defiant Prayut vows to lead his government to full term until 2023 election and post virus economy 
Blow for travellers: strict rules, no bars and entertainment venues allowed to open in Phuket 
Loan bill passes but Thai economic prospects are not bright with a 1.8% 2021 GDP gain predicted 
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