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People’s Party MP called for cannabis to be stamped out in Phuket. Warns it drives away high end tourists
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People’s Party MP warns Phuket’s lax cannabis rules and smoke are driving away high-spending tourists, hurting the vital economy. He calls for urgent government crackdown,… Read More ›
Finance Minister explains the Kingdom’s latest offer to US officials as Thailand pursues competitive tariff deal
Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thailand pushes the U.S. for tariff parity as a 36% tariff deadline nears. Facing stronger neighbours’ deals, an expected slowdown in exports and border war,… Read More ›
Remarkable turnaround for Thai Airways as it is cleared to return to Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET)
Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thai Airways returns to the Stock Exchange of Thailand on August 4 after a dramatic recovery from bankruptcy. Once grounded by ฿400bn in debt, the… Read More ›
Thaksin blames charter for indecisive governance and cannabis for a fall in Thailand’s tourism appeal
Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thaksin blames unregulated cannabis and a flawed charter for Thailand’s tourist slump and weak governance. At a high-profile coalition dinner, he called for urgent reform,… Read More ›
Thailand makes last ditch effort to get a winning tariff deal with the U.S. Final counteroffer to Washington
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Thailand makes a last-ditch push to secure a US tariff deal matching Vietnam’s 20% rate. With pressure rising after the Philippines’ zero-tariff pact, Bangkok must… Read More ›
Hardboiled US negotiators exposing Thailand’s policy double talk. A trade deal inferior to Vietnam is likely
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US negotiators expose Thailand’s double talk as trade talks sour; deal likely worse than Vietnam’s. Meanwhile, a solar panel scandal reveals fake Thai certifications, fueling… Read More ›
Deadly Bangkok market tragedy sees two small traders die over a trade rivalry over second hand jeans
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Two small traders died in a deadly Bangkok market shooting over rival second-hand jeans stalls. The 72-year-old shooter later killed himself after his wife confronted… Read More ›
Thaksin lifts morale of followers as US deal is in the works with a final rate close to that of Vietnam
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Former PM Thaksin boosts morale at Korat ceremony as US trade deal nears. Final tariff rate likely close to Vietnam’s 20%, says Finance Minister Pichai.… Read More ›
Tourism minister visits Pattaya. Promises new safer environment for foreign tourists with security tech
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Tourism minister visits Pattaya, pledges crackdown on crime and new security tech after safety fears shake the city. With tourism down 5%, officials vow a… Read More ›
Senate Committee Chair tells government to send Trump’s men packing and accept the 36% tariff rate
Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thai Senate chair urges government to accept Trump’s 36% tariff now, then cut tariffs slowly to protect SMEs amid tense US trade talks. Balancing risks,… Read More ›
Top Banker to the less well off tipped as next Bank of Thailand boss when the cabinet meets next week
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Vitai Ratanakorn, President of Government Savings Bank and advocate for low-cost loans to the less well-off, is tipped to become the next Bank of Thailand… Read More ›
Trump tariff crisis has exposed the colonisation of the Thai economy by Chinese zero-dollar factories
Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Trump tariffs expose China’s economic colonisation of Thailand, revealing soaring exports but collapsing factories and rising imports. With US trade talks under pressure and regional… Read More ›
Young UK family prepare to take the plunge by selling up and moving to live in sunny Thailand for good
Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
A young UK family is selling almost everything and moving to Thailand for a fresh start. Facing soaring costs, rising crime and a failing school… Read More ›
Cambodia’s Hun Sen’s statements grow increasingly shrill as the menace of cybercrime is being tackled
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Hun Sen’s shrill attacks escalate as Thailand’s military cracks down on cross-border cybercrime gangs. Tensions soar with leaked calls, border raids and an international task… Read More ›
Arch conservative icon Sondhi pushes anti-American sentiment against both Thaksin and the People’s Party
Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Arch-conservative Sondhi Limthongkul lashes out at Thaksin and the People’s Party, warning of massive protests this September-October. He fuels anti-American sentiment with explosive claims of… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
People’s Party MP called for cannabis to be stamped out in Phuket. Warns it drives away high end tourists
July 26, 2025
People’s Party MP warns Phuket’s lax cannabis
Drunk French man dies as Police guest on Koh Phi Phi on station’s sofa after becoming paralytic at bar
July 26, 2025
Drunk French tourist dies on Koh Phi Phi after police
Thai military leaders demand that Hun Sen be held to account as a war criminal for targeting civilians
July 25, 2025
Thai military accuses Hun Sen of ordering deliberate
Hot War rages on the Thai Cambodian border with Cambodian troops on the offensive in Chong Bok area
July 25, 2025
War rages on the Thai-Cambodian border as Cambodia
Cambodia’s Hun Sen’s hidden agenda for unprovoked, deadly and destructive actions may involve China
July 25, 2025
As Cambodia bombed Thai civilians and military sites,
14 killed and over 100,000 evacuated as army brings in more guns trained on Cambodian border forces
July 25, 2025
Thailand reels after 14 killed—including 13
Thai border sealed and citizens in Cambodia urged to get home as war rages in deadly cross border fire
July 24, 2025
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Hostilities flare up at multiple points after Cambodia attacked Thailand after 7am with rockets and artillery
July 24, 2025
War breaks out along the Thai-Cambodian border after
Chaos at Suvarnabhumi Airport as Qantas flight is cancelled. Passengers forced to hand over passports
July 24, 2025
Bangkok airport chaos as Qantas flight to Sydney is
Acting PM and military top brass respond decisively to 2nd landmine incident as Thai soldier loses leg
July 24, 2025
Landmine blast maims Thai soldier near Cambodian
Bitter end of the dream for Chinese woman who came to Thailand to start a new life over 30 years ago
July 23, 2025
Chinese fugitive Zhou Jinghua’s 30-year reinvention
Thailand makes last ditch effort to get a winning tariff deal with the U.S. Final counteroffer to Washington
July 23, 2025
Thailand makes a last-ditch push to secure a US tariff
Supreme Court to decide on Beauty Mogul’s fate in politics as a Senator after Election Commission ruling
July 22, 2025
Thai senator and beauty mogul Kesakamol faces Supreme
Hardboiled US negotiators exposing Thailand’s policy double talk. A trade deal inferior to Vietnam is likely
July 22, 2025
US negotiators expose Thailand’s double talk as
Two more Brazilian drug mules arrested at Koh Samui Airport with ฿20 million worth of hidden cocaine
July 21, 2025
Brazilian couple busted at Koh Samui Airport with
Private runway probed by DSI linked to golf course owned by Anutin’s family in Nakhon Ratchasima
July 21, 2025
DSI is investigating a private runway at Rancho
Horror in Thailand as young Brit throws himself from a condo building in Chiang Mai after Friday Night lover’s tiff
July 20, 2025
A British man on holiday in Chiang Mai fell to his
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