UK pianist in tune with Thai elephants in Kanchanaburi as he entertains them with concerts
A UK pianist playing on a hillside in Kanchanaburi province to old and disabled elephants has become a You Tube star with millions of views… Read More ›
Culture
Thai King intervenes to put a stop to a controversial political move that could have turned politics on its head
Culture, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
In the aftermath of the Thai King’s intervention via a statement published through the Thai Royal Gazette, it is now clear that he may have… Read More ›
Shock Thai poll shows Valentine’s Day is a day for sex among some school and university students
Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
This year in Thailand, Valentines Day expenditure looks like it will dip but the sexual escapades between Thai students at university and high schools looks… Read More ›
Apology to Israeli ambassador as Thai girl and singer wears shirt with a Nazi German flag – uproar
Culture, Media, More News from Thailand, Personal, Thailand:
The hugely popular Thai band posted shots of a rehearsal on Friday night at Bangkok’s Impact Arena at Muang Thong Thani for a televised show to go… Read More ›
Thai teachers rule as 4th year teenage student has hair cropped in public after defying school code
Culture, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
As any foreign visitor to Thailand or expat will know, the neatness and orderly appearance of Thai school children is a very impressive thing. Even… Read More ›
20 monkeys poisoned in Rayong with more reports of monkey attacks on visitors as populations increase
Culture, Foreigners, Thai World, Thailand:
Monkey populations in some parts of Thailand, especially near human settlements and tourists spots, are growing. Last week, 20 long tailed macaque monkeys, a protected… Read More ›
Thailand’s women, culture and weather are all factors which lead to more foreigner suicides
Culture, Foreigners, Living, Thai World, Thailand:
Two glaring public suicides involving western men this week in addition to the ongoing reports of falls from balconies and tragic endings in a hotel… Read More ›
Foreigners and tourists lodge a huge number of complaints to police relating to Thai taxi cabs
Culture, Foreigners, Living, Thai World, Thailand:
Thailand’s tourist police release a report showing over 12,600 complaints were received. The biggest problems is taxi drivers refusing fares which is illegal under Thai… Read More ›
Being a doctor is the top choice for Thai children as a digital revolution and new future dawns for workers
Culture, Economy, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
A huge survey carried out by the Thai office of the giant worldwide temp and recruitment firm, Adecco, has revealed that young Thai minds are preparing… Read More ›
Thai Muslim political party calls for improved ties with Saudi Arabia damaged by 1989 jewel theft
Culture, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
New Thai political party for Muslims wants to forge closer links between Thailand and the Islamic world. Veteran politician and leader Pichet Sathirachawala, wants to see… Read More ›
Thailand jails more women than any other country in the world over pink yaba pills and ongoing drug arrests
Crime, Culture, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
The speed at which Thailand’s prisons are becoming more and more overcrowded and the alarming increase in the incarceration rate of Thai women is pushing… Read More ›
Thailand’s Monarch wishes Nation a Happy New Year as coronation is announced for May with a parade
Culture, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
The coronation date has been announced in Thailand for the new Thai monarch, King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who assumed the throne in October 2016 with the… Read More ›
Record year for Thai tourism but not so good for Thailand’s bar girls and luxury hotels as market has changed
Culture, Economy, Foreigners, Thai World, Thailand:
Reports of empty go go bars and bored, Thai bar girls improvising Christmas parties, while tourist numbers are at an all-time high, shows things have… Read More ›
Thailand’s real Santa Claus and the story of Christmas in Thailand where goodwill and dreams are prized
Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Christmas is getting more popular in Thailand and Santa Claus is the star attraction for many Thai people. The Red clad figure is seen as… Read More ›
Parents of young Thai woman, who was Muay Thai Champion, suggest their daughter was murdered
Crime, Culture, Living, More News from Thailand, Personal, Thailand:
Young 22 year old Thai woman had made a life out of Muay Thai after her parents had divorced that took her to university and… Read More ›
Players in Thailand getting ready to challenge for a slice of the medical cannabis trade as new legal era nears
Culture, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Thailand’s outgoing National Legislative Assembly is finalising a new law which will open up a new era for cannabis use in Thailand for medical purposes.… Read More ›
Indians and Thai women arrested in Bangkok sham marriages scam linked to illegal money lending
Crime, Culture, Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Thailand has become a prime target for Indian seeking to make their fortunes as illegal money lenders in the country. Personal debt and illegal loans… Read More ›
Facebook pushes Thailand’s emerging gaming industry now being backed by government and industry
Culture, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Personal, Thailand:
Gaming is increasingly seen as a valuable area of activity for Thailand’s emerging new technologically advanced society and is being championed by those with influence… Read More ›
World Bank report warns Thailand of huge potential economic loss caused by road carnage
Culture, Economy, Living, More News from Thailand, Personal, Thailand:
Thailand risks the loss of up to 22% of future GDP if it fails to tackle road safety and carnage on Thai roads with new… Read More ›
Thai government acts to deal with a coconut crisis as price of the crop has plunged sharply
Culture, Economy, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Thai officials concerned as import figures from other ASEAN countries registered a decline yet prices of the essential crop dropped sharply. What authorities in Thailand… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
Flailing Hun Sen wages new war on his own nationals in Thailand by threatening them if they don’t return
August 11, 2025
Hun Sen’s regime threatens Cambodian workers in
Conservatives behind plan to bring back General Prayut. Pheu Thai on Sunday insisted politics will hold
August 11, 2025
Conservatives push to bring back General Prayut as
Finance Ministry & central bank move to boost credit by shifting non-performing debt into asset firms
August 10, 2025
Thailand’s Finance Ministry and Bank of Thailand
Soldier loses foot and 2 others injured by Cambodian PMN-2 landmine in Sisaket while on border patrol
August 10, 2025
A Thai soldier lost his left foot and two others were
10 year old Canadian tourist just arrived in Thailand lost her life on Thursday off Phuket’s Kata Beach
August 9, 2025
A 10-year-old Canadian girl drowned at Phuket’s Kata
Mentally unhinged man attacks 2 Malaysian tourists and set them on fire in Bangkok. Random attack
August 9, 2025
A mentally unstable man randomly attacked two
Live sex streaming TV operation run by Chinese crew closed down in Pattaya. Police raid high-end villa
August 8, 2025
Thai police raided a luxury Pattaya villa, shutting
Buriram people come out in force to resist Ministry of the Interior’s move to revoke their land title deeds
August 8, 2025
Buriram erupts as nearly 1,000 families fight the
13 point ceasefire deal inked between Cambodia and Thailand. Some think it may still be a phoney peace
August 7, 2025
Thailand and Cambodia ink a 13-point ceasefire deal
No more surprises or shocks. Thai foreign tourism players warn of a bad year with arrivals down 6.56%
August 7, 2025
Thailand’s tourism is reeling in 2025 with arrivals
Charged situation – Defence chiefs from Thailand and Cambodia meet in Kuala Lumpur. ASEAN damaged
August 7, 2025
Tense border talks kick off in Kuala Lumpur as Thai
A new and purely profit-focused Thai Airways soars high after its return to the stock market in Bangkok
August 6, 2025
Thai Airways soars with a 200% stock surge since
Labour Minister reveals scandal over Social Security Office (SSO) Headquarters purchase in Bangkok
August 6, 2025
Thailand’s new Labour Minister, Pongkawin, faces a
Well-known French expat dies in Lampang after suffering a diabetic episode while driving near home
August 5, 2025
A well-known 60-year-old French expat was found dead
Prime Minister Paetongtarn lodges defence and will not resign before the Constitutional Court judgement
August 5, 2025
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has submitted
Nightly patrols, a ban on drones and the arrest of spies. Thai border provinces are still very much in war mode
August 4, 2025
Thai border provinces remain on edge with nightly
Thai soldiers near a battleground dubbed a killing field at the border report rotting Cambodian corpses
August 4, 2025
Thai soldiers near a killing field at the border
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