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Chadchart wins the Bangkok governor contest by a crushing landslide after a slick re-election campaign

Chadchart wins the Bangkok governor contest by a crushing landslide after a slick re-election campaign

June 28, 2026

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt is heading for another landslide as two major polls predict a crushing re-election victory, cementing the former coup detainee’s rise as… Read More ›

Parliamentary delegation inspects new Thai border fence with Cambodia in Chanthaburi. 45% complete

Parliamentary delegation inspects new Thai border fence with Cambodia in Chanthaburi. 45% complete

June 28, 2026

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s new 8.3km border fence in Chanthaburi is 45% complete as a parliamentary delegation led by Monthian Songpracha inspects the project. Military chiefs say security… Read More ›

Police chief in Pattaya commends the investigative team that arrested Aussie murder suspect in 6 hours

Police chief in Pattaya commends the investigative team that arrested Aussie murder suspect in 6 hours

June 28, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

Pattaya detectives have been honoured after tracking Australian Simon Peter Carman to Bangkok airport within six hours of the murder of 17-year-old Thanyachanok Donhomlao, whose… Read More ›

Bank of Thailand boss defends the central bank’s low interest rate policy aimed at boosting the economy

Bank of Thailand boss defends the central bank’s low interest rate policy aimed at boosting the economy

June 28, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:

The Bank of Thailand has defied mounting pressure to raise interest rates, keeping its benchmark at 1% as Governor Vitai Ratanakorn insists the baht’s slide… Read More ›

Commerce Minister Suphajee visits Brussels to push a badly needed Thai European Union trade pact

Commerce Minister Suphajee visits Brussels to push a badly needed Thai European Union trade pact

June 28, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand has sent Deputy Prime Minister Suphajee Suthumpun to Brussels in a high-stakes bid to seal a landmark EU free trade pact after 13 years… Read More ›

Arrest and bail for controversial deputy Phuket governor as he is charged with exam corruption offences

Arrest and bail for controversial deputy Phuket governor as he is charged with exam corruption offences

June 27, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Politics, Thailand:

A Phuket deputy governor has won bail after his arrest over alleged cash-for-jobs payments linked to local government examinations, as a separate ฿4.5 billion recruitment… Read More ›

Argentinian football star Messi steals the World Cup show in Bangkok where the 2026 tournament is a hit

Argentinian football star Messi steals the World Cup show in Bangkok where the 2026 tournament is a hit

June 27, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Bangkok has gone World Cup mad as Lionel Messi and Argentina dominate a new poll, Monomax’s last-minute TV rights deal delivers every match and football… Read More ›

Man arrested at Mae Sai border point with 23 million baht in cardboard boxes smuggling it to Burma

Man arrested at Mae Sai border point with 23 million baht in cardboard boxes smuggling it to Burma

June 26, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

Thai customs seized more than ฿23 million hidden inside snack food boxes after stopping a Myanmar-registered car at Mae Sai. The cash haul has triggered… Read More ›

Hapless accident as elderly UK man falls from his Pattaya condo balcony in Jomtien while painting

Hapless accident as elderly UK man falls from his Pattaya condo balcony in Jomtien while painting

June 26, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

A 77-year-old British man died after plunging from his eighth-floor Na Jomtien condo while painting his balcony. Neighbours saw him working moments before the fall.… Read More ›

‘Talent Mobility’ protocol launched by Dr Cheng to boost training and give Thailand 22,220 more doctors

‘Talent Mobility’ protocol launched by Dr Cheng to boost training and give Thailand 22,220 more doctors

June 26, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand is overhauling its future with 22,200 new doctors, researchers sent into private industry and a high-tech AI drive as Dr Cheng unveils a sweeping… Read More ›

People’s Party deputy leader warns that public finances appear to be on the verge of a cashflow crisis

People’s Party deputy leader warns that public finances appear to be on the verge of a cashflow crisis

June 26, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

People’s Party deputy leader Sirikanya Tansakul claimed the government is suffering a cash-flow crisis, using a ฿10.3 billion budget transfer to stay afloat. She said… Read More ›

People’s Party MP summoned by DSI. Pawut insists that there is no crime. Justice Minister orders updates

People’s Party MP summoned by DSI. Pawut insists that there is no crime. Justice Minister orders updates

June 26, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

People’s Party MP Pawut Pongwitayaphanu has been summoned by the DSI in Thailand’s biggest forex fraud probe as investigators examine 70,000 transactions. Courts will rule… Read More ›

Quality over Volume tourism strategy questioned by industry insiders as Thailand faces gradual decline

Quality over Volume tourism strategy questioned by industry insiders as Thailand faces gradual decline

June 26, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s tourism strategy faces its biggest credibility test yet as foreign arrivals fall for a third straight year while Spain and Greece surge ahead. Industry… Read More ›

Defence Minister not concerned with military support for Cambodia from China. Says Thailand is confident

Defence Minister not concerned with military support for Cambodia from China. Says Thailand is confident

June 26, 2026

Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand brushed off China’s arms support for Cambodia as Defence Minister Lt Gen Adul insisted Bangkok would strengthen its own defences before PM Anutin’s crucial… Read More ›

59 year old man murdered his drinking buddy fearing he was a ‘Phi Pop ghost’ in Khon Kaen on Thursday

59 year old man murdered his drinking buddy fearing he was a ‘Phi Pop ghost’ in Khon Kaen on Thursday

June 26, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

A Khon Kaen drinking session turned deadly after a 59-year-old man accused his friend of being a feared Phi Pop ghost before striking him about… Read More ›

Job appointments in poisoned exam process goes ahead as the impact of the scandal is still expanding

Job appointments in poisoned exam process goes ahead as the impact of the scandal is still expanding

June 25, 2026

Culture, Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand restored thousands of local authority appointments as its biggest civil service corruption scandal in decades deepened. Detectives probing alleged exam fraud believe up to… Read More ›

Fears rising exports are also delivering even bigger trade deficits as Thailand becomes a transit hub

Fears rising exports are also delivering even bigger trade deficits as Thailand becomes a transit hub

June 25, 2026

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

Thailand’s economy is booming on paper but cracking underneath. Record exports and stronger growth forecasts collide with a soaring trade deficit, an 8% baht slump,… Read More ›

Chiang Mai MP raises alarm about government stasis in the face of a chronic arsenic river poisoning crisis

Chiang Mai MP raises alarm about government stasis in the face of a chronic arsenic river poisoning crisis

June 25, 2026

Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand faces one of its biggest environmental disasters in decades as arsenic from gold and rare earth mines in Myanmar contaminates the Kok, Mekong, Salween… Read More ›

Government to use loan funds to push EV conversions for old cars in what could be a niche growth industry

Government to use loan funds to push EV conversions for old cars in what could be a niche growth industry

June 25, 2026

Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Thailand is set to bankroll the conversion of petrol and diesel vehicles into EVs under a proposed ฿400 billion programme, marking a dramatic policy shift.… Read More ›

Opposition leader calls for political leaders to answer for exam cheating scandal and a new constitution

Opposition leader calls for political leaders to answer for exam cheating scandal and a new constitution

June 25, 2026

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

One of Thailand’s biggest corruption scandals in decades threatens a political firestorm as opposition leader Nattapong demands Prime Minister Anutin investigate politicians over a jobs-for-cash… Read More ›

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