Economy
Bank of Thailand warns economic potential is falling with a severe crisis in the small business sector
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Thailand faces a widening economic split as exports surge but SMEs buckle under falling sales, costly credit and rising bad debts. Growth potential has dropped… Read More ›
Summonses and criminal charges considered by DSI in probe into substantial Israeli network in Pattaya
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Israeli businessman Maimon David Marsiano faces a DSI summons as investigators expand a Pattaya nominee inquiry into Thai shareholders, hotels, condos and company networks, with… Read More ›
Thailand gets ready to enter the age of nuclear power with plans for two small modular reactors by 2037
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The kingdom lays the groundwork for nuclear power, targeting two 300MW small modular reactors around 2037, while the US, China and South Korea compete for… Read More ›
Petrol and diesel rise as inflation for August comes in at 2.53%. However confidence is also seen rising
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Thailand feels the Middle East energy shock as diesel rises ฿0.70 and gasoline ฿0.80. Inflation hits 2.53%, while the Fuel Fund deficit reaches ฿83.291bn. Yet… Read More ›
Nationwide probe targeting over 36K foreigner linked firms with land and a further 7k which own condos
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Thailand launches a vast property crackdown, screening 36,277 foreign-linked firms holding 305,838 plots and over one million rai. Condo ownership is now in the crosshairs… Read More ›
Government begins legal action against top Thai firms for 1.26 billion baht over key satellite concession
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Thailand races to pursue Thaicom and Gulf for ฿1.26bn over a 35-year-old Shinawatra satellite concession. Six disputed asset groups, lost income and staff training are… Read More ›
US servicemen left behind a financial windfall in Pattaya but also a spirit of optimism and generosity
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Farewell Pattaya! USS Abraham Lincoln sails after 5,000 sailors bring a ฿100m spending bonanza. Huge tips delight Thai workers, shops boom and bars fill as… Read More ›
Tourism sector starkly divided over 30 days visa from September 15th. Top tycoon says it’s a big mistake
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Thailand’s 30-day visa-free rule splits tourism chiefs. Sisadiwat Cheewaratanaporn says genuine tourists need far less time, while William Heinecke warns the move threatens lucrative medical… Read More ›
Finance Minister Ekniti outlines the government’s economic plan but behind the buzzwords are risks
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Thailand’s economic reset faces an early reality check as Ekniti bets on AI, EVs and clean energy. War drives energy costs higher, Toyota puts fresh… Read More ›
US Navy’s Pattaya visit is plain sailing with strong spending breeze. Chonburi governor hails it a success
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Pattaya cashes in as thousands of USS Abraham Lincoln sailors swarm ashore after 264 days at sea. Retailers, hotels and restaurants surge while a vast… Read More ›
Turn Grey capital into White capital. Senator calls for 100% foreign owned firms to eliminate corruption
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Let foreigners own what they pay for, Senator Prathum Wongsawat demands. She says Thailand’s 49:51 rules fuel nominee firms, hide grey capital and open the… Read More ›
Paying AI users in Thailand had a nightmare week online just as the government waded into the market
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Thailand’s AI revolution hits turbulence days after its ฿1.6bn platform launches. Paying businesses faced outages, users reported repeated connection failures while Minister Chaichanok pushed free… Read More ›
Widening Chinese trade gap cannot be ignored as it distorts economic data of an underlying GDP struggle
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Thai-Chinese businesses raise the alarm as Thailand’s China trade deficit hits US$55.13bn, exceeding its global shortfall. Imports soar 38% while record exports and massive data-centre… Read More ›
Blunder over Indian visa policy saw Thailand lose tourists in August. Quick volte face to a 30 day visa
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Thailand’s Indian tourism boom slams into reverse after visa confusion and fewer flights drive arrivals down 12%. The setback threatens billions in spending and one… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
Pattaya police officer clinically executed his wife at a kindergarten and was later surrounded at home
September 9, 2026
Serving policeman accused of shooting wife Pailin dead
Thailand gets ready to enter the age of nuclear power with plans for two small modular reactors by 2037
September 9, 2026
The kingdom lays the groundwork for nuclear power,
Petrol and diesel rise as inflation for August comes in at 2.53%. However confidence is also seen rising
September 9, 2026
Thailand feels the Middle East energy shock as diesel
Nationwide probe targeting over 36K foreigner linked firms with land and a further 7k which own condos
September 8, 2026
Thailand launches a vast property crackdown, screening
Sex network boss arrested in shock police home raid on Sunday after probe exposed child porn racket
September 8, 2026
Bangkok influencer Nanyapat Prueksawangwong arrested
Activist lawyer wants action on corruption which pilfers lottery revenue for the disabled for the rich
September 8, 2026
Lawyer Tum is back, taking aim at a lottery quota
Interior Ministry is now moving to enforce the law regarding Jewish burials and grave sites in Thailand
September 7, 2026
Jewish graves become the latest focus of Thailand’s
Chaos still reigns at the NBTC as Chairman wins right to court review. Board members move to work on
September 7, 2026
NBTC turmoil intensifies after Dr Saran wins the right
Vicious attack on UK man in Jomtien Pattaya leads to arrest of Thai man. 70 year old kicked in the face
September 7, 2026
Daylight horror on Jomtien Beach as Briton, 70, is
USS Abraham Lincoln departs Thailand after a special visit. Captain gave thanks for the very warm welcome
September 6, 2026
Farewell Pattaya! USS Abraham Lincoln sails from
Tourism sector starkly divided over 30 days visa from September 15th. Top tycoon says it’s a big mistake
September 6, 2026
Thailand’s 30-day visa-free rule splits tourism
Missing Kanchanaburi mother found on southbound bus after 7 day northern stay shrouded in mystery
September 6, 2026
Seven-day mystery ends as missing mum Wichuda, 33, is
Koh Samui Israeli expat the first to be deported under Prime Minister Anutin’s new deportation regime
September 5, 2026
5-year Israeli expat Yaacov Ohayon is ordered deported
US Navy’s Pattaya visit is plain sailing with strong spending breeze. Chonburi governor hails it a success
September 5, 2026
Pattaya cashes in as thousands of USS Abraham Lincoln
Paying AI users in Thailand had a nightmare week online just as the government waded into the market
September 5, 2026
Thailand’s AI revolution hits turbulence days after
Malaysian online gambling boss arrested in Bangkok raid. 48 year old was a UFA network Master agent
September 4, 2026
Cyber police arrest Malaysian UFA executive Lim Teck
Crazed ex lover rams former girlfriend and her new boyfriend on a motorbike to their death with pickup
September 4, 2026
Songphon, 23, allegedly hunted his ex-girlfriend
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