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Year end jolt for the Thai economy as economists predict GDP growth at 2% or more for a difficult 2025

Year end jolt for the Thai economy as economists predict GDP growth at 2% or more for a difficult 2025

October 9, 2025

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Thailand braces for a year-end economic jolt as economists now target 2% GDP growth for 2025 despite collapsing tourism, Trump tariffs, Cambodia border clash and… Read More ›

Khao Kradong land tussle believe to be behind State Railway of Thailand (SRT) boss’s shock resignation

Khao Kradong land tussle believe to be behind State Railway of Thailand (SRT) boss’s shock resignation

October 8, 2025

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SRT chief Weerit Amrapal resigns after suing the powerful Chidchob family over Khao Kradfong land as the new government reverses the airport rail contract, sparking… Read More ›

Anutin faces stiff foreign policy test over October 10 deadline and President Trump’s demands for peace

Anutin faces stiff foreign policy test over October 10 deadline and President Trump’s demands for peace

October 8, 2025

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Thai-Cambodia border crisis escalates as PM Anutin vows decisive action against incursions, reinforces troops, and sets strict conditions while President Trump pushes to broker a… Read More ›

Rangsiman Rome MP says he has new information on Cambodian scammer funds flowing into Thailand 

Rangsiman Rome MP says he has new information on Cambodian scammer funds flowing into Thailand 

October 8, 2025

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Scam Money Bombshell: Rangsiman Rome vows to expose Cambodian scam funds flooding Thailand, says top ministers have ties to financier Ben Smith, and warns the… Read More ›

Red tape and bureaucracy killing the Thai economy. 91.2% of top executives says it is far too much

Red tape and bureaucracy killing the Thai economy. 91.2% of top executives says it is far too much

October 7, 2025

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Thailand’s economy is being strangled by red tape and outdated bureaucracy, with 91.2% of top executives warning it’s too much. Rigid laws, slow permits and… Read More ›

Police officer found dead sitting next to murdered wife in Nonthaburi in yet another love triangle crime

Police officer found dead sitting next to murdered wife in Nonthaburi in yet another love triangle crime

October 7, 2025

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A senior police officer shot his wife dead before taking his own life in Nonthaburi, the latest shocking love-triangle murder-suicide, as Thailand reels from another… Read More ›

Defence minister says Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) carried out gold raid and horde is in Malaysia

Defence minister says Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) carried out gold raid and horde is in Malaysia

October 7, 2025

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Defence minister confirms Barisan Revolusi Nasional carried out the Narathiwat gold heist, stealing ฿24 million. The horde has already been moved to Malaysia, exposing security… Read More ›

Police deny knowledge of scammer links with money whizz Ben Smith. People’s Party MP insists its true

Police deny knowledge of scammer links with money whizz Ben Smith. People’s Party MP insists its true

October 7, 2025

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Thailand police deny any links between Ben Smith and Cambodian scam networks, yet People’s Party MP Rangsiman insists his claims are accurate and pledges to… Read More ›

3 elders including grandfather and grandmother die trying to save teenager from drowning in Yasothon

3 elders including grandfather and grandmother die trying to save teenager from drowning in Yasothon

October 6, 2025

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Grandparents die heroes saving a teen from floodwaters — Three elders drowned trying to rescue a 14-year-old boy in Yasothon. The teen survived thanks to… Read More ›

Chiang Mai Police act after noting suspicious transfer saving young woman ฿800,000 sent to scammers

Chiang Mai Police act after noting suspicious transfer saving young woman ฿800,000 sent to scammers

October 6, 2025

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Chiang Mai police acted swiftly to save a 20-year-old university student from losing ฿800,000 to call centre scammers after spotting a suspicious transfer, freezing the… Read More ›

Defiant Rangsiman Rome warns he’s not just fighting a defamation case but for the future of Thailand

Defiant Rangsiman Rome warns he’s not just fighting a defamation case but for the future of Thailand

October 6, 2025

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Defiant Rangsiman Rome vows to fight ฿100M defamation suit by Ben Smith, warning Thailand faces a takeover by call centre gangs, corruption, and criminal networks… Read More ›

Minister intervenes in shocking Kanchanaburi case where escaped Lion nearly devoured 11 year old boy

Minister intervenes in shocking Kanchanaburi case where escaped Lion nearly devoured 11 year old boy

October 6, 2025

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A young female lion attacked an 11-year-old boy in Kanchanaburi, biting his stomach. A brave man intervened, saving him. Authorities have ordered full prosecution of… Read More ›

Insurgency links probed to Sunday evening’s precise and brutal gold shop heist which netted ฿24 million

Insurgency links probed to Sunday evening’s precise and brutal gold shop heist which netted ฿24 million

October 6, 2025

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Eight masked gunmen storm a gold shop in Narathiwat, netting ฿24M in a 10-minute raid. Soldier shot, hostage taken, decoy bombs planted. Authorities probe likely… Read More ›

Chuwit raises the alarm over a ‘working group’ into sensitive cases set up by the new Justice Minister

Chuwit raises the alarm over a ‘working group’ into sensitive cases set up by the new Justice Minister

October 5, 2025

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Whistleblower Chuwit Kamolvisit warns the new Justice Minister’s ‘working group’ could secretly influence sensitive probes into Senate collusion, Khao Kradong land, and Khanong Phra Airport… Read More ›

Australian arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport. Held overnight on defamation complaint from Malaysia

Australian arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport. Held overnight on defamation complaint from Malaysia

October 5, 2025

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Australian journalist Murray Hunter, 66, was pulled off a Bangkok flight over a Malaysian defamation complaint, held overnight in lockup, bailed for ฿20,000, and faces… Read More ›

Ben Smith money fixer to the elite in Thailand lines up ฿100M defamation case against Rangsiman Rome

Ben Smith money fixer to the elite in Thailand lines up ฿100M defamation case against Rangsiman Rome

October 5, 2025

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Money Man vs MP! Ben Smith, fixer to Thai elites, slaps ฿100M defamation suit on Rangsiman Rome MP over explosive claims linking him to Cambodia’s… Read More ›

Fire at Bangkok Army medical facility brought under control on Saturday evening. Faulty wiring suspected

Fire at Bangkok Army medical facility brought under control on Saturday evening. Faulty wiring suspected

October 5, 2025

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Fire breaks out on fifth floor of Bangkok Army medical facility on Saturday evening, triggering urgent evacuation, rapid firefighting response. Suspected faulty wiring, no injuries… Read More ›

Raging prison director in Korat guns down estranged wife and her new lover before taking his own life

Raging prison director in Korat guns down estranged wife and her new lover before taking his own life

October 5, 2025

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A jealous prison director in Korat fatally shot his estranged wife and her new lover, a young prison guard, during a violent confrontation at their… Read More ›

Chinese tourist’s body recovered on Friday after he was swept away on Wednesday at Nai Harn Beach

Chinese tourist’s body recovered on Friday after he was swept away on Wednesday at Nai Harn Beach

October 4, 2025

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Chinese tourist Yuan Wenyi’s body was recovered off Phuket’s Nai Harn Beach after violent seas swept him away Wednesday, one of two drownings that day,… Read More ›

Steely new line being taken as Thailand toughens its Cambodian border posture. Families ordered out

Steely new line being taken as Thailand toughens its Cambodian border posture. Families ordered out

October 4, 2025

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Thailand escalates its hardline border stance as Cambodian families in Ban Nong Ya Kaeo and Ban Nong Chan in Sa Kaeo Province face forced removal.… Read More ›

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