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Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jianwei urges Thai media to stop branding investment as ‘grey Chinese’, warning the label damages investor confidence, tourism and Thai-China ties as… Read More ›
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Six political prisoners, including four jailed under Section 112, walk free under Thailand’s 2026 Royal Pardon as Parliament engages in a bitter amnesty battle. The… Read More ›
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British tourist Shane Daniel Correia arrested after allegedly flooring a Phuket tuk-tuk driver in a ฿300 fare row. Video of the attack went viral as… Read More ›
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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul orders a sweeping probe into Thailand’s local government exam scandal as 15,000 appointments face scrutiny, five DLA officials face disciplinary action,… Read More ›
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King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida have returned after the first Thai royal state visit to France in 66 years, marking 340 years of ties… Read More ›
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An 11-year-old boy driving his father’s pickup wiped out a Buddhist pilgrimage in Mukdahan, killing nine monks and injuring 13 others. Parliament is now demanding… Read More ›
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Monkey mayhem is back in Lopburi as escaped macaques storm a police station, damage homes and reignite Thailand’s extraordinary five-year battle to tame the former… Read More ›
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King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida’s landmark visit to France gathered pace with an Arc de Triomphe tribute, a Seine barge cruise, cultural diplomacy, and… Read More ›
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Second passenger from Thailand arrested in Australia on alleged drug smuggling after officers found butanediol disguised as shower gel and later recovered steroid tablets. The… Read More ›
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People’s Party MP Sahasawat Khumkhong has hit back at Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jianwei’s warning over the term ‘Chinese grey capital’, blaming weak Thai regulation—not Chinese… Read More ›
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Former Phuket deputy governor Mr Rungruang Thimabutr’s arrest has uncovered a money trail linking jobs-for-cash exam bribery to a Phuket land document scam. Police say… Read More ›
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Bangkok’s Criminal Court jailed a mother for 7½ years after convicting her of trafficking her 12-year-old daughter to Japan for prostitution. The girl’s escape exposed… Read More ›
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King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida have begun a landmark state visit to France, receiving the nation’s highest honours as President Emmanuel Macron hosts only… Read More ›
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Police arrested a Loei lieutenant colonel accused of leaking classified intelligence to a drug gang, helping traffickers evade arrest and hiding meth pills in his… Read More ›
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DSI investigators will question People’s Party MP Pawut Pongwitayaphanu over a ฿28 million transfer as a sweeping forex fraud probe deepens. The elite police inquiry… Read More ›
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Western men are increasingly abandoning the US, Britain and the West for new lives in Thailand, citing COVID, soaring living costs, remote work and changing… Read More ›
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Chinese fugitive “Madame Zheng” has been arrested in Chiang Mai after an international manhunt over an alleged ฿20 billion cloud investment scam. Police say more… Read More ›
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Pattaya detectives have been honoured after tracking Australian Simon Peter Carman to Bangkok airport within six hours of the murder of 17-year-old Thanyachanok Donhomlao, whose… Read More ›
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Tourism Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul has unveiled Thailand’s biggest tourism policy overhaul in years, proposing a new public-private decision system, a ฿3 billion stimulus, India visa… Read More ›
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A Phuket deputy governor has won bail after his arrest over alleged cash-for-jobs payments linked to local government examinations, as a separate ฿4.5 billion recruitment… Read More ›
Two senior policemen killed in Tak Bai drug operation on Sunday. Detectives looking at insurgency links 
Freed 28-year-old Thai woman returns to Bangkok and meets Narcotics Suppression Bureau officers 
New cannabis control law expected to be brought to cabinet. It will control and outlaw recreational use 
Pattaya Horror as murder of two Russian siblings exposes dark-hearted criminal gang who killed people for kicks 
Government outlines new plans to tackle Thailand’s economic malaise as the current account deteriorates 
Good news in Japan for 28 year old Thai woman Ms. Jutathip who is cleared of drug trafficking charges 
Police search for naked bodies of Russian siblings after arrested suspect confessed to murdering both 
Thai tourism chiefs try to throttle back social media as the agency fends off problems on all fronts this year 
Russian man named by police over Phuket safe robbery. Vitalii Kobin is also wanted for a visa overstay 
Former Filipino airline pilot who has lived in Thailand for 20 years found living on Bangkok’s streets 
Prime Minister Anutin insists the Bhumjaithai Party is united and dismisses talk of a political change 
5 Indians arrested after 3 compatriots were lured to Pattaya, beaten and tortured for a ransom payment 
Witty warning from ‘Maverick Ambassador’ that Thailand is drawing closer to Beijing after PM’s visit 
Police search for Russian siblings who disappeared after Sunday morning motorbike ride in Pattaya 
Tourism minister warns spending money in Thailand does not afford foreign nationals special privileges 
Stakes rising in the Senate election collusion case as the opposition opens fire with evidence on file 
Cambodian motorcyclist arrested for drug trafficking after police chase in Rayong. Tried to dump package 
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