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Foreign nominee firms still the target of an escalating crackdown and blamed for poor economic growth

Foreign nominee firms still the target of an escalating crackdown and blamed for poor economic growth

July 5, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

More than 14,800 tax probes, 17,556 land investigations and thousands of police cases reveal the sheer scale of Thailand’s campaign against suspected nominee companies, signalling… Read More ›

Prime Minister and aides fly to Ubon Ratchathani Saturday to mourn monks killed in horror smash

Prime Minister and aides fly to Ubon Ratchathani Saturday to mourn monks killed in horror smash

July 4, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Politics, Thailand:

PM Anutin leads royal farewell for seven monks killed in the Mukdahan crash as the death toll reaches 10. Police probe how an 11-year-old drove… Read More ›

Economy to be transformed with new reverse income tax system. Everyone in Thailand will report income

Economy to be transformed with new reverse income tax system. Everyone in Thailand will report income

July 4, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand unveils its biggest tax and welfare overhaul in decades, using big data and a Negative Income Tax to require universal tax filing, target benefits… Read More ›

Pattaya police continue to quiz wife of UK business man stabbed to death at home on Thursday morning

Pattaya police continue to quiz wife of UK business man stabbed to death at home on Thursday morning

July 4, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

British cannabis entrepreneur Thomas David, 34, found stabbed to death in a luxury Pattaya home as police question his 21-year-old British wife. Detectives challenge her… Read More ›

Bruised Minister of Defence vows to soldier on after being attacked in parliament as a ‘demon minister’

Bruised Minister of Defence vows to soldier on after being attacked in parliament as a ‘demon minister’

July 4, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Defence Minister Lieutenant General Adul Bunthamcharoen hits back after opposition MPs brand him a “demon minister” during Thailand’s Budget Bill clash, as fierce rows over… Read More ›

Six political prisoners released early by 2026 Royal Amnesty as rights group highlights 55 still held in prison

Six political prisoners released early by 2026 Royal Amnesty as rights group highlights 55 still held in prison

July 4, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Politics, Thailand:

Six political prisoners, including four jailed under Section 112, walk free under Thailand’s 2026 Royal Pardon as Parliament engages in a bitter amnesty battle. The… Read More ›

Brit arrested for assaulting Phuket tuk-tuk driver, stripped of visa and charged with a criminal offence

Brit arrested for assaulting Phuket tuk-tuk driver, stripped of visa and charged with a criminal offence

July 4, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

British tourist Shane Daniel Correia arrested after allegedly flooring a Phuket tuk-tuk driver in a ฿300 fare row. Video of the attack went viral as… Read More ›

Massive cannabis seizure from Thailand by Polish and German officials piles further pressure on Bangkok

Massive cannabis seizure from Thailand by Polish and German officials piles further pressure on Bangkok

July 3, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand faces mounting global pressure after a record 1.2-tonne marijuana seizure in Poland linked to shipments from the kingdom, as PM Anutin orders a security… Read More ›

Former Deputy PM and Pheu Thai stalwart calls for closer ties with China for the economy and security

Former Deputy PM and Pheu Thai stalwart calls for closer ties with China for the economy and security

July 3, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Phumtham Wechayachai has called for Thailand to deepen strategic ties with China in AI, digital infrastructure, clean energy and technology as senior politicians gathered in… Read More ›

Two speed economy’s conflicting signals. Everyday Thais pinched tighter despite stronger GDP growth

Two speed economy’s conflicting signals. Everyday Thais pinched tighter despite stronger GDP growth

July 3, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s economy is growing faster than expected, but millions of households are falling further behind as weak spending, record debt, tight bank lending and shrinking… Read More ›

Son in Law from Hell arrested in Pattaya. Taken to Nakhon Sawan as police find three buried bodies in a plantation

Son in Law from Hell arrested in Pattaya. Taken to Nakhon Sawan as police find three buried bodies in a plantation

July 3, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

Son-in-law from hell confesses to murdering his estranged wife and her elderly parents after police say they caught him burglarising their home for a third… Read More ›

British man found dead on Thursday morning in Pattaya may have been murdered, according to police

British man found dead on Thursday morning in Pattaya may have been murdered, according to police

July 3, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

British cannabis businessman found stabbed to death in his luxury Chonburi home as police reject his wife’s suicide claim. A blood trail, washed knife, CCTV… Read More ›

Questions asked in Bangkok after 11 year old drove a pickup truck into monks in procession killing nine

Questions asked in Bangkok after 11 year old drove a pickup truck into monks in procession killing nine

July 2, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

An 11-year-old boy driving his father’s pickup wiped out a Buddhist pilgrimage in Mukdahan, killing nine monks and injuring 13 others. Parliament is now demanding… Read More ›

Chinese second car concern smashed by police as part of a nationwide crackdown on foreign businesses

Chinese second car concern smashed by police as part of a nationwide crackdown on foreign businesses

July 2, 2026

Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Undercover police smashed a suspected Chinese-run illegal used car dealership in Chonburi, seized 19 vehicles and arrested two men now facing three charges before deportation,… Read More ›

Chilling Nonthaburi find linked to a despicable love rivalry murder by a cruel killer still on the run

Chilling Nonthaburi find linked to a despicable love rivalry murder by a cruel killer still on the run

July 2, 2026

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Police have recovered a cement-filled container holding what they believe are the remains of murdered Nonthaburi man Mr Uten after a difficult pond search. Detectives… Read More ›

Fire at unlicensed Pattaya nightclub left one member of staff dead. Police investigation now underway

Fire at unlicensed Pattaya nightclub left one member of staff dead. Police investigation now underway

July 2, 2026

Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

An employee died after fire tore through an unlicensed Pattaya nightclub with no fire exit, reviving memories of the Mountain B tragedy. Police are investigating… Read More ›

Lopburi monkeys escape and counterattack in war between humans and primates for ancient capital

Lopburi monkeys escape and counterattack in war between humans and primates for ancient capital

July 2, 2026

Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Monkey mayhem is back in Lopburi as escaped macaques storm a police station, damage homes and reignite Thailand’s extraordinary five-year battle to tame the former… Read More ›

Court throws out one bar code case but more serious challenges to the February 8th poll remain in play

Court throws out one bar code case but more serious challenges to the February 8th poll remain in play

July 1, 2026

Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has thrown out one barcode ballot challenge, handing Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul a legal lift in Paris. But the biggest case remains,… Read More ›

Thailand horrified by savage daylight public murder of 61-year-old out walking in southern Trat province

Thailand horrified by savage daylight public murder of 61-year-old out walking in southern Trat province

July 1, 2026

Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Graphic CCTV footage has exposed the savage roadside murder of 61-year-old Mr Boonyu Samjai in Trat, showing a suspect allegedly beating him, returning to continue… Read More ›

Trusted airline personnel are not screened for flights the same as passengers, admits Transport Minister

Trusted airline personnel are not screened for flights the same as passengers, admits Transport Minister

July 1, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand will tighten airport security for pilots and cabin crew after a Thai Airways flight attendant’s heroin arrest in Australia. Transport Minister Phiphat denied negligence,… Read More ›

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