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Elderly Australian arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport with 4.26kg of crystal meth concealed in soap bars

Elderly Australian arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport with 4.26kg of crystal meth concealed in soap bars

August 19, 2025

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Elderly Australian arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport trying to smuggle 4.26kg of crystal meth hidden in soap bars worth up to AUD 1.65 million, authorities say,… Read More ›

Pheu Thai increasingly confident that PM Paetongtarn can survive her Constitutional Court survival test

Pheu Thai increasingly confident that PM Paetongtarn can survive her Constitutional Court survival test

August 19, 2025

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Pheu Thai grows confident Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra can survive the Constitutional Court challenge over her Hun Sen call, insisting it aimed to protect Thais,… Read More ›

Economy still holding its own with growth of 2.3% targeted. Faltering tourism and bad debts are threats

Economy still holding its own with growth of 2.3% targeted. Faltering tourism and bad debts are threats

August 19, 2025

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

Thailand’s economy posts tentative recovery with a 2.3% growth target, fueled by export surge, but faltering tourism, rising bad loans, high household debt and structural… Read More ›

Brutal murder of beautiful young nurse by her malevolent uncle leads to death penalty calls in Trang

Brutal murder of beautiful young nurse by her malevolent uncle leads to death penalty calls in Trang

August 18, 2025

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Brutal murder shocks Trang as 44-year-old uncle beats 20-year-old nursing student niece to death at home, sparking public outrage, funeral mourning and calls from family… Read More ›

Thumbs up from economic gurus for 2027 Negative Income Tax plan. It’s a game-changer for progress

Thumbs up from economic gurus for 2027 Negative Income Tax plan. It’s a game-changer for progress

August 18, 2025

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

Thailand’s 2027 negative income tax plan, backed by experts, aims to cut poverty, tackle inequality, modernise welfare, integrate the informal economy and give millions of… Read More ›

Chinese cyber theft car drivers with mobile network transmitters touring Bangkok arrested by police

Chinese cyber theft car drivers with mobile network transmitters touring Bangkok arrested by police

August 17, 2025

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Thai police arrest two men driving Bangkok streets with mobile base stations for a Chinese-led cyber gang, blasting thousands of fake bank SMS messages to… Read More ›

Drugs den popular with Chinese tourists raided and shuttered in Bangkok after midnight raid by police

Drugs den popular with Chinese tourists raided and shuttered in Bangkok after midnight raid by police

August 17, 2025

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Bangkok police raided and shut a drug-filled nightclub popular with Chinese tourists, detaining 328 people and uncovering meth, ketamine and ecstasy in VIP rooms. Six… Read More ›

American lobbyist streams from the Thai Cambodian border as top Bangkok officials brief World’s media

American lobbyist streams from the Thai Cambodian border as top Bangkok officials brief World’s media

August 17, 2025

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American lobbyist Michael Alfaro livestreamed from the Thai-Cambodian border, claiming Thai aggression, despite evidence of Cambodian landmine attacks and BM-21 Grad rocket attacks on Sisaket.… Read More ›

Budget bill passed by House in win for government. Chief whip now calls for police probe of ฿10M bribes

Budget bill passed by House in win for government. Chief whip now calls for police probe of ฿10M bribes

August 17, 2025

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Pheu Thai-led government wins passage of 2026 Budget Bill as Chief Whip calls for police probe into explosive claim that People’s Party MPs were offered… Read More ›

Brit on electric motorbike attacked by angry Pattaya mob after causing serious injury to an innocent Thai woman

Brit on electric motorbike attacked by angry Pattaya mob after causing serious injury to an innocent Thai woman

August 16, 2025

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British tourist’s reckless wheelie stunt in Pattaya leaves a 49-year-old Thai woman critically injured, sparking a furious mob attack and prompting police intervention as locals… Read More ›

Elderly Thai man with dementia in the United States died as he rushed to meet an AI chatbot in New York

Elderly Thai man with dementia in the United States died as he rushed to meet an AI chatbot in New York

August 16, 2025

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A 76-year-old Thai man with dementia dies after rushing to meet a Meta AI chatbot in New York, believing it was a real woman, prompting… Read More ›

Quiet, disciplined soldier dies in Surin after opening fire on two locals partying into the night loudly

Quiet, disciplined soldier dies in Surin after opening fire on two locals partying into the night loudly

August 16, 2025

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Quiet Thai soldier at Surin border opened fire on two villagers partying loudly, injuring both, then fled into a forest. Hours later, his body was… Read More ›

Huge economic change as Reverse Tax plan is being pushed by the Pheu Thai government as it battles on

Huge economic change as Reverse Tax plan is being pushed by the Pheu Thai government as it battles on

August 16, 2025

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

Pheu Thai pushes a bold reverse tax plan as 60.8M residents and 600K businesses must file returns, allowing low-income households to receive payments, aiming to… Read More ›

Russian firearms dealer arrested while keeping his visa status legal in Thailand at Phuket Immigration

Russian firearms dealer arrested while keeping his visa status legal in Thailand at Phuket Immigration

August 15, 2025

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Russian firearms dealer arrested at Phuket Immigration while maintaining legal visa status, linked to alleged weapons trafficking. Thai authorities emphasise zero tolerance and the protection… Read More ›

Cambodians recoil at Thai concertina wire makeshift barriers just erected along the contentious border

Cambodians recoil at Thai concertina wire makeshift barriers just erected along the contentious border

August 15, 2025

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Tensions on the boil at the Thai-Cambodian border as Thailand erects tyre and wire barricades, Cambodia stages tearful protests for foreign observers, and over 100… Read More ›

People’s Party MPs claim they were offered ฿10 million to vote for casino bill before it was withdrawn

People’s Party MPs claim they were offered ฿10 million to vote for casino bill before it was withdrawn

August 15, 2025

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People’s Party MPs reveal they were offered ฿10 million to vote for the now-withdrawn Entertainment Complex Bill athe 2026 budget. They rejected the bribes but… Read More ›

Prime Minister Paetongtarn to call five expert witness on August 21st to support her Hun Sen audio clip defence

Prime Minister Paetongtarn to call five expert witness on August 21st to support her Hun Sen audio clip defence

August 15, 2025

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Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will call five expert witnesses on August 21 to support her defence over a leaked audio with Cambodian leader Hun Sen,… Read More ›

Trouble in paradise for marriages between foreigner and Thais as Australian gets ready to return home

Trouble in paradise for marriages between foreigner and Thais as Australian gets ready to return home

August 14, 2025

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Trouble in paradise for Thai–farang marriages as 75-year-old Australian prepares to return home after wife seeks divorce, while Pattaya faces repeated domestic abuse cases involving… Read More ›

Uncle Phol carted off to prison for murdering niece, Nong Chompoo in May 2020 but may still be bailed

Uncle Phol carted off to prison for murdering niece, Nong Chompoo in May 2020 but may still be bailed

August 14, 2025

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

Uncle Phol, 49-year-old Chaiphon Wipha, jailed for murdering his 3-year-old niece Nong Chompoo in May 2020, remains behind bars in Mukdahan but may still be… Read More ›

Tensions are still rising on Thai Cambodian border as 2nd Army commander reveals defensive tactics

Tensions are still rising on Thai Cambodian border as 2nd Army commander reveals defensive tactics

August 14, 2025

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Thai-Cambodian border tensions escalate as 2nd Army Commander Boonsin visits soldiers maimed by landmines, unveils new defensive tactics using machinery, drones and surveillance. He vows… Read More ›

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