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Couple commit suicide in Hua Hin after exhaustion from dealing with rising informal debt and lenders

Couple commit suicide in Hua Hin after exhaustion from dealing with rising informal debt and lenders

June 8, 2026

Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:

A debt-ridden husband and wife were found dead side by side at a Hua Hin hotel, exposing Thailand’s hidden ฿2.2 trillion informal debt crisis. Up… Read More ›

Thailand may miss the AI boat over political brawls as a pioneering project becomes mired in controversy

Thailand may miss the AI boat over political brawls as a pioneering project becomes mired in controversy

June 8, 2026

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand is sleepwalking into an AI crisis, a leading academic warns. As fierce battles rage over the TH-AI Passport scheme, rivals are training millions in… Read More ›

Koh Phangan police seek to re-arrest Brit tour boat boss who faces graver charges after doctor’s death

Koh Phangan police seek to re-arrest Brit tour boat boss who faces graver charges after doctor’s death

June 8, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

British tour boat boss Duncan Wilcock is being hunted after a cocaine-fuelled hit-and-run on Koh Phangan claimed the life of top doctor “Professor Ton”. Police… Read More ›

Police probe death of German man living in Thailand found at home on Sunday. Note found with the body

Police probe death of German man living in Thailand found at home on Sunday. Note found with the body

June 8, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

German programmer Frank Wolk, 59, was found dead in a chair with a nitrogen tank and a plastic bag over his head after a frantic… Read More ›

Vexing questions regarding M16 rifles and 11 phone numbers being raised over attempted murder of MP

Vexing questions regarding M16 rifles and 11 phone numbers being raised over attempted murder of MP

June 7, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

A Navy rifle officially destroyed in 2020 allegedly resurfaced in a bid to kill an MP. Now Kamolsak Leewamae says hidden phone records, US-supplied weapons… Read More ›

Tax and welfare revolution as Thailand moves ahead with Negative Income Tax that expands reporting

Tax and welfare revolution as Thailand moves ahead with Negative Income Tax that expands reporting

June 7, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand is preparing a welfare revolution that could pay cash to millions instead of collecting taxes. A Pheu Thai-backed Negative Income Tax scheme promises up… Read More ›

Doctor injured in hit and run with motorbike driven by a Brit without a licence on Koh Phangan has died

Doctor injured in hit and run with motorbike driven by a Brit without a licence on Koh Phangan has died

June 7, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

A top Thai doctor has died after a Koh Phangan hit-and-run allegedly caused by a British biker with cocaine in his bloodstream and no licence.… Read More ›

Killer monkey left 6 year old boy with life threatening injuries on his chest and legs causing his death

Killer monkey left 6 year old boy with life threatening injuries on his chest and legs causing his death

June 7, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Grandpa’s pet macaque turned killer in Nakhon Si Thammarat when it savaged six-year-old Nathan Ekkarat Srichan, driving its fangs into his lung. Despite a desperate… Read More ›

Economy in deep trouble going forward due to lack of babies, shrinking workforce and elderly population

Economy in deep trouble going forward due to lack of babies, shrinking workforce and elderly population

June 7, 2026

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s economic miracle is running out of people. A leading bank warns that a collapsing birth rate, a shrinking workforce and a rapidly ageing population… Read More ›

Japanese scam kingpin at the heart of a Cambodian scam centre empire arrested while hiding in Bangkok

Japanese scam kingpin at the heart of a Cambodian scam centre empire arrested while hiding in Bangkok

June 7, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Japanese scam kingpin accused of running a billion-yen fraud empire from Cambodia was arrested in Bangkok after an international manhunt. Police say the fugitive led… Read More ›

Thailand to knock harder on the door of UN climate change fund seeking funding for nationwide action

Thailand to knock harder on the door of UN climate change fund seeking funding for nationwide action

June 7, 2026

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand is racing to tap a 23.8 billion baht UN climate fund after Minister Suchart Chomklin secured Cabinet approval for a new climate agency and… Read More ›

Motorbike suddenly erupts into flames in Pattaya. Lucky rider jumped off just seconds before it exploded

Motorbike suddenly erupts into flames in Pattaya. Lucky rider jumped off just seconds before it exploded

June 7, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

A woman made a desperate escape on a busy Pattaya road after her Honda Click suddenly burst into flames. The bike was reduced to a… Read More ›

Huai Khwang raid shows nominee shareholdings being used by Chinese infiltrating the economy

Huai Khwang raid shows nominee shareholdings being used by Chinese infiltrating the economy

June 6, 2026

Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Chinese-linked firms are in Thailand’s crosshairs as PM Anutin’s nominee crackdown widens from tourist hotspots to the wider economy. Raids in Bangkok uncovered 53 high-risk… Read More ›

Wife of a man convicted on drug charges makes serious allegations against police over seized property from raid

Wife of a man convicted on drug charges makes serious allegations against police over seized property from raid

June 6, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Bangkok police face explosive allegations after a woman claimed gold jewellery, cash and luxury watches vanished following a drug raid. She says a different bracelet… Read More ›

Thaksin faces his latest legal and financial hurdle with Revenue threat to bankrupt him over tax debt

Thaksin faces his latest legal and financial hurdle with Revenue threat to bankrupt him over tax debt

June 6, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thaksin’s freedom may be restored but a 17.6 billion baht tax battle is far from over. Thailand’s Revenue Department is hunting assets at home and… Read More ›

Nong Angun case solved as police arrest two teenage relatives. Sister and uncle involved in her death

Nong Angun case solved as police arrest two teenage relatives. Sister and uncle involved in her death

June 6, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

A week-long mystery that gripped Kanchanaburi ended in shock when police arrested seven-year-old Nong Angun’s 13-year-old sister and 17-year-old uncle. The pair allegedly confessed after… Read More ›

OECD membership now at the heart of Thailand’s new plan to progress economically with higher standards

OECD membership now at the heart of Thailand’s new plan to progress economically with higher standards

June 6, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand is betting its future on a dramatic OECD-driven economic overhaul. In Paris, Sihasak unveiled plans to boost skills, innovation and competitiveness as Bangkok seeks… Read More ›

Police chief visits Kanchanaburi where young girl’s death is probed. She may have been killed by a cobra

Police chief visits Kanchanaburi where young girl’s death is probed. She may have been killed by a cobra

June 6, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

A missing seven-year-old girl found dead beneath a bamboo grove in Kanchanaburi has plunged police into a baffling mystery. Thailand’s top cop is now leading… Read More ›

Volvo to face state agency lawsuit over car that exploded into flames. Push to bolster consumer rights

Volvo to face state agency lawsuit over car that exploded into flames. Push to bolster consumer rights

June 6, 2026

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Volvo is in the dock as Thailand’s consumer watchdog sues over a Volvo EX30 battery fire. The high-profile case comes amid a wider crackdown that… Read More ›

Big shakeup in Thai foreign tourism as Minister joins the PM’s entourage to Vietnam in the coming days

Big shakeup in Thai foreign tourism as Minister joins the PM’s entourage to Vietnam in the coming days

June 5, 2026

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand is preparing one of its biggest tourism overhauls in years, with AI facial recognition, police bodycams, a new tourist levy, visa changes, tougher foreign… Read More ›

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