Economy
Industry leader warns new government to think long term but welcomes fortnightly salary payouts
A court in 2019 ruled that teachers should get at least 30% of their salary paid to them for living expenses. This was the call… Read More ›
Srettha in New York as Move Forward’s Sirikanya calls for action on crippling household debt levels
Economy, Living, Politics, Thailand:
Move Forward’s Sirikanya Tansakul says that no worker should receive less than 30% of their monthly salary into their hands after debt payments are deducted… Read More ›
Bank of Thailand boss appears critical of the new government’s policy initiatives on the economy
Economy, Living, Politics, Thailand:
Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput has emphasised, for instance, that the central bank does not approve of using digital assets to pay for goods and services, an approach… Read More ›
Kamnan murder case sees probe into possible corruption in Ministry of Interior contract bids
Crime, Economy, Living, Thailand:
The murder of Police Lieutenant Colonel Siwakorn Saibua on Wednesday 6th September has unleashed a chain reaction with the spotlight now falling on suspected corruption… Read More ›
New Tourism minister gung ho that 2019 records can be smashed in 2024 despite falling spends
Easier visa-free access for Chinese tourists is a risky move amid lower demand with a rising flight of criminal classes and the desire by certain… Read More ›
Sobering news for new Pheu Thai ministers as economic growth rate continues to weaken
Economy, Living, Politics, Thailand:
A claim that Thailand can return to a 5% GDP growth rate made by Srettha Thavisin in Khon Kaen on Saturday is at odds with… Read More ›
Economy weakens with a July current account deficit as new cabinet plans lower electricity costs
Economy, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
New Energy Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga speaks about sourcing oil supplies as the government seeks to carve a new energy policy and quickly reduce electricity costs… Read More ›
Srettha’s new 34-member cabinet takes power after audience with King in Bangkok on Tuesday
Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
New government to fan out into ministries as the country makes a new start on Thursday after a special cabinet meeting on Wednesday to prepare… Read More ›
New visa-free regime plan for Chinese tourists will see more criminal elements entering Thailand
Crime, Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
The Immigration Bureau has also expressed concern about queues and pressure at Suvarnabhumi Airport caused by the large number of Chinese arrivals expected to avail… Read More ›
Economy tanks as demand for loans surges with an acute credit crisis and falling export output reducing growth
Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
New government is taking the helm of an economy beset by structural problems amid a severe slowdown in China and global economic growth falling back… Read More ›
Concerns over household debt rising as banks report marginally lower non-performing loans
Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Plan to raise credit card minimum monthly debt repayment from 5% to 10% over two years in 2024 and 2025 gives some idea of how… Read More ›
Thailand preparing for a soft landing as ‘cracks’ open up in the Chinese economy says bank chief
Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Baht has been on a roller coaster ride coming from a 16-year low in October 2022 to a rapid 14.4% gain and this year seeing… Read More ›
Economic danger signals emerging as politicians wrangle over who will form the next government
Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
A troubling external geo-political environment adds to the sense of danger with US President Joe Biden warning on Friday that China’s economy, on which Thailand… Read More ›
King’s son from America spreads cheer in surprise and some would say significant visit home
Culture, Economy, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
From visiting an orphanage for children to riding a Tuk Tuk like any normal tourist in Bangkok to discussing Dharma with senior monks, the one-week… Read More ›
Central bank flirts with Yuan while overreliance on China negatively impacts Thai economic growth
Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Ongoing pandering to China and a mild but clear anti-American agenda pursued by Thai authorities such as attempts by the Bank of Thailand to encourage… Read More ›
Economy churns buoyant taxes but concern over low-spending short-haul tourists from Malaysia
Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Figures for June arrivals show 79% of all foreign tourists to Thailand came from the Asia or Pacific region with 373,922 entering the kingdom, mostly… Read More ›
Bank of Thailand to tackle household debt in new plan from 2024 which will see higher standards
Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Hundreds of thousands of middle-class Thais are trapped in debt cycles that act as a continuous tax on their income at a high level, often… Read More ›
Senators to the fore as tide favours a conservative fix to install a more mature next government
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Fears that the petition accepted by the Constitutional Court last Wednesday relating to Article 112 of the Criminal Code and Section 49 of the 2017… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
Thaksin may be released on October 13th as his prison status becomes a growing political target
September 8, 2023
Former Future Forward Party Secretary-General Piyabutr
82-year-old Austrian tourist found dead at the airport on first day of his holiday in Thailand
September 6, 2023
The remains of the elderly tourist, wearing jeans and
Srettha’s new 34-member cabinet takes power after audience with King in Bangkok on Tuesday
September 5, 2023
New government to fan out into ministries as the
New visa-free regime plan for Chinese tourists will see more criminal elements entering Thailand
September 4, 2023
The Immigration Bureau has also expressed concern
New start for Thailand: Srettha’s 34-member cabinet endorsed by the King, ready to be sworn in
September 2, 2023
Former lawyer to Thaksin Shinawatra, Mr Pichit
Trans woman attempted to blackmail 78-year-old Danish tourist after meeting at top hotel in Bangkok
September 1, 2023
Police Lieutenant General Thiti Saengsawang assigned
Mysterious suicide of a 50-year-old Australian tourist at Phuket Airport on Tuesday evening
August 31, 2023
Man had made contact with his family in Australia on
Economy tanks as demand for loans surges with an acute credit crisis and falling export output reducing growth
August 30, 2023
New government is taking the helm of an economy beset
Debt and ฿1.7 million loss to scammers drive man to murder his wife and two sons in Samut Prakan
August 28, 2023
Disturbing murder of a wife and two young boys in
Prison door slams for former high-flying politico found guilty of indecent acts against a woman
August 25, 2023
Complete fall from grace of a scion of a political
20-year-old Nonthaburi man charged with killing father after he slammed a door at home in anger
August 24, 2023
Police found the killer of a 57-year-old family man
Thaksin helicoptered to Police Hospital at 3am after feeling ill says Department of Corrections
August 23, 2023
Tuesday marked the end of an era in Thailand as the
Berlin Police seek to track down a brutal attacker who used a glass bottle to kill a Thai woman
August 20, 2023
The attack on Ms Siliya Rothert is being treated by
Biggest Sex for Sale website shut down by police unit in early morning raid targeting foreigners
August 18, 2023
Deputy Immigration Bureau Chief Police Major General
Voting for next PM to go ahead with growing turmoil likely to end with General Prawit as PM
August 16, 2023
Already this week, the Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin
Thaksin and Pheu Thai have burned their bridges with its national ‘family’ and loyal support base
August 14, 2023
End of an era of over two decades of political power
Loan shark arrested in Nonthaburi for bullying a borrower charged an annual interest rate of 730%
August 12, 2023
2022 survey by the Puey Ungphakorn Institute for
