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PM Paetongtarn names herself Culture Minister also in new cabinet ahead of Constitutional Court ruling

PM Paetongtarn names herself Culture Minister also in new cabinet ahead of Constitutional Court ruling

June 28, 2025

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PM Paetongtarn names herself Culture Minister in bold cabinet reshuffle ahead of a crucial July 1 Constitutional Court ruling over a leaked call with Hun… Read More ›

Hun Sen’s mask falls. Speech on Friday clearly showed deliberate ill will to collapse Thailand’s democracy

Hun Sen’s mask falls. Speech on Friday clearly showed deliberate ill will to collapse Thailand’s democracy

June 27, 2025

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

Hun Sen’s blistering speech attacking Thailand’s leaders sparks fears of foreign meddling and a coup. Thai MPs and cybercrime chief warn his threats and fake… Read More ›

Irish man trapped on the shoulder by Immigration Police in Krabi. Large prosecution file awaits at home

Irish man trapped on the shoulder by Immigration Police in Krabi. Large prosecution file awaits at home

June 27, 2025

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

Irish fugitive Mr. Lee arrested in Krabi after 415-day overstay. Caught inside a cannabis shop, he faces extradition to Ireland for charges including assault, cocaine… Read More ›

Police raid on a Den of Iniquity weed shop shows just why Thailand has moved to again outlaw the drug

Police raid on a Den of Iniquity weed shop shows just why Thailand has moved to again outlaw the drug

June 27, 2025

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

Police raid a Khon Kaen weed shop-turned-teen drug den ignites national uproar, exposing why Thailand will recriminalize cannabis. New laws ban high-THC weed by Nov… Read More ›

Crazed Hun Sen threatens to expose Thaksin before Bangkok street protests as his evil empire is exposed

Crazed Hun Sen threatens to expose Thaksin before Bangkok street protests as his evil empire is exposed

June 26, 2025

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

Crazed Hun Sen vows to expose Thaksin ahead of Bangkok protests as his criminal empire unravels. Cambodia’s strongman fuels Thailand’s border crisis with threats, scams… Read More ›

PM Paetongtarn hoping to get a fillip from US-Thai trade talks as she battles for political survival against arch foes

PM Paetongtarn hoping to get a fillip from US-Thai trade talks as she battles for political survival against arch foes

June 26, 2025

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

Under fire at home, PM Paetongtarn looks to US trade talks for a vital economic and political lifeline. As growth slows and dissent brews, her… Read More ›

Crucial test for Prime Minister Paetongtarn on Saturday as the Yellow Shirts take to Bangkok’s streets

Crucial test for Prime Minister Paetongtarn on Saturday as the Yellow Shirts take to Bangkok’s streets

June 26, 2025

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Bangkok braces for chaos as Yellow Shirts march against PM Paetongtarn. Leaked audio scandal, coalition cracks, and rising conservative fury fuel a protest that could… Read More ›

Thai Police arrest one of Europe’s most wanted in Hua Hin. Finn wanted in Norway for murder and drugs

Thai Police arrest one of Europe’s most wanted in Hua Hin. Finn wanted in Norway for murder and drugs

June 25, 2025

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

Thai police arrest 33-year-old Daniel Reio Karvonen, one of Europe’s most wanted fugitives, in a covert gym sting in Hua Hin. The Finnish national is… Read More ›

Cannabis or marijuana again going underground on November 11 2025 after minister’s order on Monday

Cannabis or marijuana again going underground on November 11 2025 after minister’s order on Monday

June 25, 2025

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Thailand’s cannabis free-for-all is over. Minister Somsak signs a sweeping crackdown, shutting down most of 18,000 weed shops. From Nov 11, 2025, only prescription use… Read More ›

Constitutional Court President admits he’s troubled by the audio clip case against the Prime Minister

Constitutional Court President admits he’s troubled by the audio clip case against the Prime Minister

June 24, 2025

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

Court rattled as leaked audio of PM Paetongtarn and Hun Sen sparks uproar, legal firestorm and mass protests. With July 1 looming, Thailand faces a… Read More ›

Elderly Latvian arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport trying to smuggle heroin out of Laos to Malaysia

Elderly Latvian arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport trying to smuggle heroin out of Laos to Malaysia

June 24, 2025

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Elderly Latvian man caught at Suvarnabhumi Airport with 3 kg of heroin hidden in stretcher tubes. Travelling from Laos to Malaysia, he tried to evade… Read More ›

iPhone saves woman from a crossbow arrow fired by crazy Norwegian on Thursday morning in Surat Thani

iPhone saves woman from a crossbow arrow fired by crazy Norwegian on Thursday morning in Surat Thani

June 23, 2025

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A drunken Norwegian fired a crossbow at a fellow tourist in Koh Samui, but the arrow struck her iPhone 12 Mini during a 911 call,… Read More ›

July 1st set as date for the Constitutional Court to deal with the case that could see the PM removed

July 1st set as date for the Constitutional Court to deal with the case that could see the PM removed

June 23, 2025

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

Constitutional Court will on July 1 examine a petition to remove PM Paetongtarn over leaked Hun Sen call. Meanwhile, the NACC launches a probe, protests… Read More ›

Bhumjaithai Party lays down the gauntlet on weed. Calls for passage of its original 2022 control law

Bhumjaithai Party lays down the gauntlet on weed. Calls for passage of its original 2022 control law

June 23, 2025

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Bhumjaithai Party blasts Pheu Thai for ignoring cannabis chaos and demands urgent passage of their 2022 control law. With pot shops booming and tourists caught… Read More ›

PM Paetongtarn reshuffles the deck on the Titanic in a major cabinet shuffle as her government treads water

PM Paetongtarn reshuffles the deck on the Titanic in a major cabinet shuffle as her government treads water

June 23, 2025

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

Paetongtarn scrambles to reshuffle cabinet as her government reels from leaked Hun Sen tape, criminal complaints, court threats and growing nationwide protests. With a just… Read More ›

Two drug mules in drug party killed by Thai armed forces on the Myanmar border. 4.8 million pills seized

Two drug mules in drug party killed by Thai armed forces on the Myanmar border. 4.8 million pills seized

June 22, 2025

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Two drug mules killed in a firefight with Thai forces near the Myanmar border. Authorities seized 4.8 million methamphetamine pills in one of the largest… Read More ›

Cunning loan shark racket offering loans secured on iCloud access to iPhone devices smashed in Bangkok

Cunning loan shark racket offering loans secured on iCloud access to iPhone devices smashed in Bangkok

June 22, 2025

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

Bangkok police bust a loan shark gang using iCloud access to lock iPhones if borrowers missed payments. The gang charged a brutal 365% yearly interest… Read More ›

Cannabis ghost back to life after finishing quest to Chiang Mai. Piya reclaimed his life from the drug

Cannabis ghost back to life after finishing quest to Chiang Mai. Piya reclaimed his life from the drug

June 22, 2025

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“I was a ghost,” said 46-year-old Piya after walking 700km to kick a decades-long cannabis addiction. Greeted with support in Chiang Mai, he now plans… Read More ›

Senate petitions the Constitutional Court seeking the removal of Prime Minister Paetongtarn from office

Senate petitions the Constitutional Court seeking the removal of Prime Minister Paetongtarn from office

June 21, 2025

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

Senate petitions Constitutional Court to remove PM Paetongtarn over leaked audio scandal. Political turmoil grows as the coalition crumbles, protests rise and even allies demand… Read More ›

Drunk Swede survives after a car rolled over his head in a Pattaya Car park in the early hours of Friday

Drunk Swede survives after a car rolled over his head in a Pattaya Car park in the early hours of Friday

June 21, 2025

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

A drunk Swedish tourist miraculously survived after a car ran over his head in a Pattaya nightclub parking lot. The shocking 3:50 a.m. incident was… Read More ›

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