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S&P retains Thailand’s BBB+ rating with a stable outlook, forecasting 2.3% growth in 2025. Despite global trade risks and Moody’s downgrade, strong tourism, rising income… Read More ›
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A ฿500M meth bust in Loei lays bare Thailand’s deepening border crisis. With drugs flooding in from Myanmar’s Wa State, Thaksin warns it’s time to… Read More ›
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Thai Airways rules out direct US flights despite its safety upgrade, citing high costs and past losses. Profitable code-share deals, strong Q1 earnings, and a… Read More ›
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Trump’s tariffs are back—and Thailand’s running out of time. A Bank of Thailand official warns of serious 2025 risks as talks with Washington stall. With… Read More ›
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Ministry averts airport taxi revolt with new ride-hailing app, crackdown on illegal drivers and upgraded facilities. Four-part plan separates app cars from taxis, enforces licensing… Read More ›
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Thai PM orders urgent review after US court blocks Trump’s sweeping tariffs, freezing 36% duties that threatened exports. With a White House appeal looming, Bangkok… Read More ›
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Trump freezes new student visa interviews worldwide, sparking concern among Thai students. But ministry says existing US appointments remain valid. Thai students are seen as… Read More ›
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Bangkok Bank is freezing accounts held by foreigners without long-term visas, triggering outrage from Russian tourists. The crackdown, linked to new SIM ID rules and… Read More ›
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Bangkok taxi tensions explode as police crackdown ahead of talks. Drivers threaten to blockade Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang over Grab access. Unions vow no special… Read More ›
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Thailand to end cannabis free-for-all by June with strict new rules requiring medical certs, 30-day limits and licenced supplies. The crackdown comes amid rising smuggling… Read More ›
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Three Chinese workers were arrested in a Pattaya real estate raid amid a crackdown on illegal foreign businesses. Following the March 28 earthquake in Bangkok,… Read More ›
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Top Thai economist Dr. Anusorn warns the US dollar is set to weaken under Trump’s new trade war, pushing the baht up. He urges swift… Read More ›
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Thailand edges closer to crisis as former rivals unite against Prime Minister Paetongtarn amid looming export tariffs, a surging baht and a deepening political scandal… Read More ›
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PM Paetongtarn donned a Coco Chanel cap in Monaco as she pushed Thailand’s bid to host a Formula One Grand Prix by 2027 and pitched… Read More ›
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Thailand has been ranked among the world’s safest destinations for solo female travellers, with praise from top blogs and the New York Post highlighting its… Read More ›
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Arsenic from Wa State gold mining poisons Chiang Rai’s Kok River, threatening thousands of families and businesses. Thai ministers will meet on May 27 to… Read More ›
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Bangkok taxi drivers threaten to blockade Suvarnabhumi Airport over ride-hailing apps, but the government warns it won’t tolerate disruption. Legal action looms as tensions rise… Read More ›
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Thailand’s Supreme Court slaps Yingluck with ฿10bn debt over rice scheme. She calls it hopeless, but her lawyer vows to fight on, citing fresh evidence… Read More ›
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Thai bus driver arrested for stealing ฿280,000 from Romanian tourist’s credit card, highlighting rising fraud in Bangkok and Phuket. With scams surging amid economic strain,… Read More ›
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Bangkok taxi groups threaten to shut down Suvarnabhumi Airport unless ride-hailing apps like Grab are banned from operating there. Talks with the Transport Ministry turned… Read More ›
Minister dismisses reports of an 18% tariff deal with the United States on exports. Talks still in play 
Police raid on a Den of Iniquity weed shop shows just why Thailand has moved to again outlaw the drug 
PM Paetongtarn hoping to get a fillip from US-Thai trade talks as she battles for political survival against arch foes 
Swede handed a nasty docket in Pattaya as his former life of fraud at home caught up with him Wednesday 
Finance Minister is banking on a U.S. extension of the reciprocal tariff suspension expiring on July 9 
Cannabis or marijuana again going underground on November 11 2025 after minister’s order on Monday 
Elderly Latvian arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport trying to smuggle heroin out of Laos to Malaysia 
iPhone saves woman from a crossbow arrow fired by crazy Norwegian on Thursday morning in Surat Thani 
Bhumjaithai Party lays down the gauntlet on weed. Calls for passage of its original 2022 control law 
Search for a new central bank boss heats up amid a political and economic storm buffeting the kingdom 
Two drug mules in drug party killed by Thai armed forces on the Myanmar border. 4.8 million pills seized 
Cannabis ghost back to life after finishing quest to Chiang Mai. Piya reclaimed his life from the drug 
48-year-old Russian tourist drowns swimming off Karon Beach with red flags raised warning of danger 
Time to face up to the villainous regime on Thailand’s eastern border. Hun Sen’s gangsterism exposed in new audio clip 
Online prostitution network operating in Singapore from Thailand is smashed by joint police operation 
Liquidity crisis or shortage of cash on the ground is shrinking Thailand’s economic growth prospects 
People’s Party leader and opposition leader Teng calls for dissolution of parliament to prevent a coup 
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