Economy
Fears for US Thai trade deal as hostilities flared on Monday with Thai sources ruling out intervention
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Thai–Cambodian clashes explode as Thai jets strike and troops fall, sparking fears the US–Thai trade deal is doomed, and officials openly doubt any future talks… Read More ›
Thai nationals ordered evacuated from conflict zones in 4 provinces near Cambodia as conflict threatens
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Thai panic as border firefight erupts — Police Chief orders mass evacuations in four provinces after Cambodian troops open fire, soldiers wounded, landmine fears surge,… Read More ›
Higher return fares to Thailand after 53% Airport Tax rise ok’d by panel chaired by Transport Minister
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Thailand trips to cost more as a minister-chaired panel approves a 53% airport tax hike, pushing up return fares for foreign travellers. The sharp increase,… Read More ›
Central Bank moves to restrain runaway baht. Plan to raise the transaction limit from $1 to $10 million for accounts
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Runaway baht triggers urgent central bank action as officials push rate cuts, tighten gold scrutiny and demand a jump in outflow limits from $1m to… Read More ›
Afternoon drinking ban gone on a test basis for 6 months as foreign tourism sector asks for later hours
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Thailand scraps its 53-year afternoon alcohol ban for a 6-month trial as tourism pushes for longer hours, but midnight cutoffs and stiff fines remain, leaving… Read More ›
Shock in Bangkok as photos of the Prime Minister and Finance Minister with Ben Smith published online
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Shock grips Bangkok as photos of PM Anutin Charnvirakul and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas with controversial financier Ben Smith emerge online, sparking calls from the… Read More ›
Former Justice Minister takes aim at a 70s junta law allowing Thai banks to overcharge customers by 10%
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Former justice minister Thawee Sodsong slams a 1972 junta law he says lets Thai banks charge up to 28% interest—thirteen points above the legal cap—driving… Read More ›
Money Laundering Office seizes assets with money trail linked to South African financier Ben Smith
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AMLO seizes hundreds of assets tied to South African financier Ben Smith, Cambodian tycoons Chen Zhi and Kok An, uncovering transnational fraud, cryptocurrency laundering, investment… Read More ›
Recovery starts in the South and Hat Yai but calamity has damaged the economy. Death claims rejected
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Hat Yai and southern Thailand begin a month-long recovery after record floods that halted trade, devastated industries, slashed GDP from 2% to 1.9%, and confirmed… Read More ›
Collapsed foreign tourist in Phuket raises questions about Thailand’s flourishing cannabis edibles sector
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Foreign tourist collapsed in Phuket after consuming cannabis edibles, sparking scrutiny of Thailand’s booming ฿43 billion market and other hospitalisations of tourists and a toddler,… Read More ›
Big Joke repeats his startling claims about the true scale of deaths in the Hat Yai flooding disaster
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Big Joke repeats shocking claims that the true Hat Yai flood death toll is far higher than official 140. The ex top cop warns deaths… Read More ›
Prime Minister Anutin’s best laid political plans sunk by Hat Yai unfolding disaster as failures emerge
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Hat Yai floods devastate southern Thailand, sinking Prime Minister Anutin’s political plans as government failures emerge, hundreds die, tens of thousands are stranded, public outrage… Read More ›
Planned circuit for 2028 Bangkok Formula One Grand Prix unveiled in Bangkok following Pheu Thai push
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Bangkok has unveiled a bold 5.7 km Formula One street circuit plan after the last Pheu Thai government previously drove a 2028 Grand Prix bid… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
Constitutional crisis again as Bhumjaithai MPs vote to uphold the veto power of the Senate over reform
December 11, 2025
Bhumjaithai blasts Thai politics into turmoil after
Woman denied entry to Thailand on proof of funds criteria. Rule brought back in May to tighten security
December 9, 2025
Woman denied entry at Thailand’s Don Mueang Airport
Minister of Defence comes out to assure the public that Thai armed forces were acting within the law
December 9, 2025
Thai forces respond after deadly Cambodian attacks on
Fears for US Thai trade deal as hostilities flared on Monday with Thai sources ruling out intervention
December 8, 2025
Thai–Cambodian clashes explode as Thai jets strike
Norwegian man sent to hospital after he went berserk in Bangkok on Friday and tried to steal a Tuk Tuk
December 7, 2025
Norwegian man goes berserk in Bangkok, attacking a
Thai nationals ordered evacuated from conflict zones in 4 provinces near Cambodia as conflict threatens
December 7, 2025
Thai panic as border firefight erupts — Police Chief
Second UK man in three days lost while swimming at the beach. 91 year old on Koh Lanta lost on Tuesday
December 6, 2025
Second British holidaymaker drowns in Thailand in
Rangsiman Rome sued for ฿100M by Deputy Prime Minister Thamanat Prompow for defamation
December 6, 2025
Deputy PM Thamanat hits MP Rangsiman Rome with a
Higher return fares to Thailand after 53% Airport Tax rise ok’d by panel chaired by Transport Minister
December 5, 2025
Thailand trips to cost more as a minister-chaired
10 property buyers in Phuket complain about scam villa development after paying out over ฿100 million
December 5, 2025
Phuket buyers say they lost over ฿100m in a luxury
Afternoon drinking ban gone on a test basis for 6 months as foreign tourism sector asks for later hours
December 4, 2025
Thailand scraps its 53-year afternoon alcohol ban for
Nightmare of Brit husband as loving 75-year-old wife is killed suddenly in motorway crash on Wednesday
December 4, 2025
Nightmare for British husband as 75-year-old wife
Shock in Bangkok as photos of the Prime Minister and Finance Minister with Ben Smith published online
December 4, 2025
Shock grips Bangkok as photos of PM Anutin
Defiant and indefatigable top cop Big Joke meets criminal defamation case head-on in Bangkok
December 3, 2025
Defiant top cop Big Joke faces criminal defamation
Money Laundering Office seizes assets with money trail linked to South African financier Ben Smith
December 3, 2025
AMLO seizes hundreds of assets tied to South African
84-year-old German tourist dies at hotel near Kamala in Phuket. Autopsy ordered and Embassy notified
December 2, 2025
An 84-year-old German tourist was found dead in his
Big Joke repeats his startling claims about the true scale of deaths in the Hat Yai flooding disaster
December 2, 2025
Big Joke repeats shocking claims that the true Hat Yai
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