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War rages as Thai F-16s bomb a missile depot in Poipet, a sharp escalation in border fighting. Military death toll hits 21 in addition to… Read More ›

Brit online tour operator in Thailand arrested by police and charged with running an illegal business

December 20, 2025

British online tour operator arrested in Bangkok after police say he ran illegal national park tours for over a decade. Officers estimate he cost Thailand… Read More ›

British tourist found dead at Koh Samui hotel after Bo Phut police were called over theft and collapse

December 20, 2025

British tourist, 28, found dead at Koh Samui luxury hotel after collapse amid missing £1,500, drugs and late-night visitors as Bo Phut police probe morphine,… Read More ›

Tourists warned about rising Vietnamese pickpocket menace targeting popular Bangkok attractions

December 19, 2025

Vietnamese pickpocket gangs target Bangkok attractions, using coordinated thefts, umbrellas to block the view, forged identities and illegal entry are part of the mix. Arrests… Read More ›

Pheu Thai presents new Prime Ministerial nominee as the party aims to reset and win back voters to the fold

December 19, 2025

Pheu Thai unveils Thaksin’s nephew Yotsanan as prime ministerial nominee ahead of February election, seeking a reset after turmoil as polls fragment, rivals gain ground,… Read More ›

Bank of Thailand’s sounds warning to government on the urgent need for action to curb the baht’s value

December 18, 2025

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:

Baht alarm bells: Thailand’s central bank warns the currency is surging dangerously, pushes the government for stronger powers over gold trading and capital flows as… Read More ›

46 year old American wearing Ray Ban sunglasses detained in Surin on suspicion of spying on military

December 17, 2025

An American man, 46, in Ray-Ban sunglasses detained in Surin after photographing a military airport, fleeing into a park restroom and refusing phone access, as… Read More ›

Rates cut to 1.25% as damaged economy limps on to the end of 2025 with even stiffer headwinds ahead

December 17, 2025

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

Central Bank lowers borrowing costs as Thailand’s battered economy limps toward year-end, hit by weak growth, tourism slump, floods, war costs, trade uncertainty with the… Read More ›

PM meets security heads to discuss expanded martial law as border war rages on with more soldiers killed

December 17, 2025

Anutin consults with security chiefs to discuss expanding martial law as border clashes with Cambodia escalate. With 19 Thai soldiers and 16 civilians dead, there… Read More ›

Police arrest local man charged with abusing niece of a temple abbot in Bangkok some nine years ago

December 17, 2025

Bangkok temple volunteer arrested over 2016 abuse of abbot’s niece, who endured years of anxiety before reporting. The suspect denies all charges as police continue… Read More ›

Russian Embassy says its nationals here have nothing to do with the ongoing Thai-Cambodian border war

December 17, 2025

Russian diplomats in Bangkok deny any involvement of its nationals in the Thai-Cambodian border conflict, blaming false outside reports and dismissing claims of mercenaries or… Read More ›

Blitzkrieg on foreign firms and enterprises on Koh Phangan continues with French owned resort busted

December 16, 2025

Unprecedented crackdown on foreign firms rolls on as police raid a French-run Koh Phangan resort, arrest a 32-year-old French operator and 4 Burmese workers, shut… Read More ›

Rising fears that Thailand’s trade deal with the United States may be scrapped over the Cambodian war

December 16, 2025

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

Thailand’s US trade deal is on the brink as the war with Cambodia intensifies and Bangkok weighs an oil and arms embargo. The fear is… Read More ›

Advanced anti tank rockets being used against Thai military forces in the raging border with Cambodia

December 16, 2025

Thailand investigates Cambodia’s use of advanced GAM-102 LR anti-tank missiles costing $112,000 per launch and military drones in border clashes, raising urgent questions about funding,… Read More ›

Ex Energy Minister supports oil and arms supplies blockade against Cambodia in the Gulf of Thailand

December 16, 2025

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

Former Energy Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga backs Royal Thai Navy blockade of Cambodia in the Gulf to cut oil and military supplies as border clashes escalate,… Read More ›

Chuwit described the People’s Party’s leadership as ‘childish’ and says the party was spoilt by voters

December 15, 2025

Chuwit Kamolvisit brands the People’s Party ‘childish’ and says it was spoiled by voters, blasting its September misstep in backing Anutin Charnvirakul as Prime Minister.… Read More ›

Tale of a young woman who took her life in Phuket. Mary Magdalene was a well known online influencer

December 15, 2025

Tragic end of online influencer Mary Magdalene: Denise Gongora, 33, died after a hotel fall in Phuket following years of extreme cosmetic surgery, health crises,… Read More ›

Travellers being ‘restricted’ from entering Thailand as security risks linked to the Thai Cambodian war

December 15, 2025

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

Travellers are being blocked from flights and denied entry to Thailand as immigration tightens security amid the escalating war with Cambodia targeting suspected mercenaries, foreign… Read More ›

Chinese and Burmese men arrested for flouting immigration and labour laws selling Buddhist amulets

December 14, 2025

Thai immigration police in Nonthaburi arrested three Chinese nationals and one Burmese man for illegally selling Buddhist amulets at a shopping mall. All lacked work… Read More ›

Foreign Minister Sihasak expresses disappointment at Trump’s remarks on border landmine incidents

December 14, 2025