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Former PM Thaksin transferred within hours to the notorious Khlong Prem Prison or the ‘Bangkok Hilton’

Former PM Thaksin transferred within hours to the notorious Khlong Prem Prison or the ‘Bangkok Hilton’

September 9, 2025

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Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra was abruptly transferred to Thailand’s notorious Khlong Prem Prison just hours after returning to Bangkok Remand. Smiling behind bars and giving… Read More ›

Former Premier Thaksin returns to Bangkok Remand Prison just over 2 years since he was first sent there

Former Premier Thaksin returns to Bangkok Remand Prison just over 2 years since he was first sent there

September 9, 2025

Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Ex PM Thaksin Shinawatra returns to prison. Supreme Court ruled he played the system when first jailed. Tuesday’s drama follows over a week of political… Read More ›

Heartache at deadly crash in Ayutthaya. A young volunteer nurse discovered victim was her boyfriend

Heartache at deadly crash in Ayutthaya. A young volunteer nurse discovered victim was her boyfriend

September 9, 2025

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Heartache in Ayutthaya as a young volunteer nurse rushed to help at a deadly crash, only to discover her boyfriend was the victim, killed instantly… Read More ›

62 year old safe say doctors after being bitten by one of Thailand’s most venomous snakes in Buriram

62 year old safe say doctors after being bitten by one of Thailand’s most venomous snakes in Buriram

September 9, 2025

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Buriram woman bitten by one of Thailand’s deadliest snakes, a krait, while picking mushrooms; her quick-thinking husband struck the snake, killed it, and rushed her… Read More ›

Horrifying tragedy in Nakhon Ratchasima as three year old killed in car explosion at a local village

Horrifying tragedy in Nakhon Ratchasima as three year old killed in car explosion at a local village

September 9, 2025

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A three-year-old boy was killed in Nakhon Ratchasima when a car exploded after relatives left him alone while collecting mushrooms, turning a routine forest trip… Read More ›

Business community bewildered by the country’s 25 years of political infighting which still continues

Business community bewildered by the country’s 25 years of political infighting which still continues

September 8, 2025

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand’s business leaders are concerned over Anutin’s interim government, warning 25 years of political infighting and a collapsing economy risk spiralling into deeper crisis, with… Read More ›

Thaksin stuns Bangkok’s political establishment by returning from Dubai ahead of his Tuesday hearing

Thaksin stuns Bangkok’s political establishment by returning from Dubai ahead of his Tuesday hearing

September 8, 2025

Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Thaksin shocks Bangkok by returning from Dubai just hours before Tuesday’s Supreme Court hearing, thrilling Pheu Thai supporters, rattling critics and plunging Thai politics into… Read More ›

Bizarre court challenge launched by Pheu Thai against interim government deal that elected Anutin as PM

Bizarre court challenge launched by Pheu Thai against interim government deal that elected Anutin as PM

September 8, 2025

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Pheu Thai launches a shocking court challenge seeking to remove Anutin and Natthaphong as MPs, claiming the interim government MOU violates Thailand’s rigid 2017 Constitution… Read More ›

South Korean assaults elderly UK man in Udon Thani for glaring at him during a heated verbal altercation

South Korean assaults elderly UK man in Udon Thani for glaring at him during a heated verbal altercation

September 7, 2025

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An 81-year-old UK retiree was left bloodied on Saturday after a South Korean man punched him at an Udon Thani mall for glaring during a… Read More ›

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul tells guests at Royal Command ceremony his duty was to the people

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul tells guests at Royal Command ceremony his duty was to the people

September 7, 2025

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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul pledges to serve the people tirelessly, with no holidays or breaks, promising a fully committed Cabinet, swift action on economic, security,… Read More ›

UK father offers reward to find 3 year old who may be in Thailand after being abducted by his mother

UK father offers reward to find 3 year old who may be in Thailand after being abducted by his mother

September 7, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

UK father offers €100,000 reward to find three-year-old Oliver Pugh, feared abducted by his Russian mother to Thailand after fleeing Spain. Social media posts now… Read More ›

Anutin begins work on cabinet at party HQ. Civil servants elevated to lead Finance and Foreign Affairs

Anutin begins work on cabinet at party HQ. Civil servants elevated to lead Finance and Foreign Affairs

September 7, 2025

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Prime Minister-elect Anutin Charnvirakul begins work at Bhumjaithai HQ, elevating civil servants to lead Finance and Foreign Affairs while appointing a former PTT executive to… Read More ›

Fake doctor who found his credentials online worked for nearly a decade as a real medical practitioner

Fake doctor who found his credentials online worked for nearly a decade as a real medical practitioner

September 6, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Fake doctor Boonmak Phansila, 74, used stolen credentials to work nearly a decade at clinics in Bangkok, Chachoengsao and Rayong, duping patients and staff, exploiting… Read More ›

Anutin’s revenge as he comes back to power as Prime Minister elect after resigning from cabinet in June

Anutin’s revenge as he comes back to power as Prime Minister elect after resigning from cabinet in June

September 5, 2025

Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Anutin strikes back as former deputy PM defies all odds to become Thailand’s next Prime Minister, sparking shock and fury nationwide after Thaksin departs, leaving… Read More ›

Has Thaksin flown the Thai coop for the second time? All will be revealed next Tuesday before the court

Has Thaksin flown the Thai coop for the second time? All will be revealed next Tuesday before the court

September 5, 2025

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Thaksin’s shock flight to Dubai sparks déjà vu panic across Thailand. Officially, it’s medical—but critics say exile 2.0. With a court date looming and his… Read More ›

Rage driven alcoholic murdered much loved Grandma in frenzy after being refused ฿20 credit for drink

Rage driven alcoholic murdered much loved Grandma in frenzy after being refused ฿20 credit for drink

September 4, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Beloved 73-year-old grandmother stabbed 13 times by raging alcoholic after he was refused ฿20 credit for liquor. The horror reveals the deadly dangers of daily… Read More ›

Brit in Udon Thani heart sore after his beloved tricycle motorbike is stolen by early morning thieves

Brit in Udon Thani heart sore after his beloved tricycle motorbike is stolen by early morning thieves

September 4, 2025

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Heartbroken Brit pensioner, 81, pleads with Udon Thani police to recover his stolen Sky Lab tricycle motorcycle—his daily ride, pride and joy. CCTV shows two… Read More ›

Acting PM Phumtham has a bad day at the office. Police complaints filed over failed dissolution gambit

Acting PM Phumtham has a bad day at the office. Police complaints filed over failed dissolution gambit

September 4, 2025

Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Acting PM Phumtham suffers a crushing day as his failed attempt to dissolve parliament triggers multiple criminal complaints, Section 157 and lèse-majesté charges, sidelining Pheu… Read More ›

People’s Party ready to elect Anutin Charnvirakul Prime Minister on Friday as election call is thwarted

People’s Party ready to elect Anutin Charnvirakul Prime Minister on Friday as election call is thwarted

September 4, 2025

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People’s Party set to elect Anutin Charnvirakul as PM Friday after the Privy Council blocked caretaker PM Phumtham’s last-ditch bid to dissolve parliament, leaving Pheu… Read More ›

Cannabis entrepreneur embraces new Public Health regulations with ‘budtenders’ and medical support

Cannabis entrepreneur embraces new Public Health regulations with ‘budtenders’ and medical support

September 3, 2025

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Thai cannabis entrepreneur Tom Kreusophon embraces new health ministry regulations, highlighting trained budtenders, licensed dispensaries, telemedicine support and strict oversight that transforms the market into… Read More ›

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