Crime, Living, Politics, Thailand:
PM orders full crackdown as police prepare criminal cases against 5,924 civil service exam candidates. Multi-agency investigators are widening Thailand’s biggest recruitment fraud probe to… Read More ›
A routine courier job turned into an international drug bust after crystal meth worth millions was found hidden in tamarind jars. Thai police are hunting… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:
A hidden Bangkok ‘secret pub’ disguised as a game shop has been exposed as a major drug den after police arrested 11 suspects, seized large… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
Lat Phrao fire victims are not covered by the brewery’s insurance policy, the OIC confirms. Yet the owner’s family has offered to surrender the full… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:
Builders lifting Bangkok’s 155-year-old Wat That Thong vihara uncovered a red coffin beneath the principal Buddha image containing a woman’s skeleton. Police say the 50-year-old… Read More ›
Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:
From shaping governments to pioneering Thailand’s first news website, Manager Newspaper closes its print chapter on July 31. Founder Sondhi Limthongkul says readers have gone… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:
Thailand is cashing in on the global short-form drama boom, topping Southeast Asia in spending as TikTok expands Thai mini-series with explosive download growth, soaring… Read More ›
Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Princess Anne held high-level talks with Prime Minister Anutin before meeting the King and Queen as Thailand and Britain strengthened cooperation on science, education, medicine… Read More ›
Autopsies found carbon monoxide and cyanide killed many victims within four minutes in Bangkok’s Lat Phrao brewery fire as police investigate an overloaded electrical system,… Read More ›
Crime, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Bangkok’s Criminal Court refused bail to a QRS executive in the DSI’s forex fraud case, citing organised crime and major economic damage, as investigators pursue… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent condolences to the Thai King as Bangkok’s Lat Phrao pub fire death toll reached 33. Police are tracing the… Read More ›
Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Anutin says 5,814 suspect civil service appointments should never have been made but admits he cannot cancel them. A July 23 committee will decide their… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
She escaped. Two close friends did not. A survivor revealed the frantic five minutes inside Bangkok’s Lat Phrao brewery fire as thick black smoke trapped… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
A British tourist’s ฿150,000 karaoke bar bill has been refunded after police mediation in Chiang Mai. The dramatic case mirrors years of complaints over foreign… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Bangkok police have widened the Lat Phrao brewery fire probe to examine four doors, emergency exits, licences and everyone connected with the business, while the… Read More ›
Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Anutin’s flagship ฿40 Rice and Curry Project has been pulled before reaching Cabinet after a public backlash. Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun admitted defeat as vendors,… Read More ›
Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thailand and France have launched a new era in relations as Prime Minister Anutin hailed a strengthened alliance after talks with President Macron, linking a… Read More ›
Broker jailed after being refused bail in arrest linked to DSI Forex case involving People’s Party MP Pawut 
Thailand ramps up space ambitions with a bold new partnership with China to be signed during PM’s visit 
Report handed to Prime Minister reveals 5,814 suspect civil servant appointments that are still in place despite the scandal 
2 Masterminds behind the civil service exam scandal jailed in Bangkok as scale of the corruption emerges 
Brit’s Thai wife and lawyer force Chiang Mai karaoke bar to cough up 150 thousand baht after scam trap 
Setback for government as 40 baht meal deal pulled from cabinet amid a barrage of hostile feedback to the scheme 
Death toll in Lat Phrao brewery pub fire rises to 31 as Prime Minister confirms it will never re-open as a public venue 
Tourism in ‘Transformation’ as the Ministry pivots to a quality agenda and away from a focus on numbers 
Police intercept call centre gang on the move from the Cambodian border to Thailand’s border with Burma 
Police focus on negligence at early stage of the Lat Phrao fire investigation set up by National Commissioner 
Commerce Minister to travel stateside in a make or break mission on the long awaited US Thai trade deal 
Mystery over shareholding filings solved after police interview the woman at the centre of the storm in the market 
90 Day cannabis shop crackdown launched by deputy minister in Phuket as concerns about Pot sales spiral 
Bank of Thailand cracking down on grey capital. New five million baht limit on funds without source details 
Party leader makes explosive claims linking Hun Sen to Cambodian slave camp run as a scamming centre 
Thailand’s human rights questioned after Hong Kong activist and UN refugee taken off a Canadian flight 
Residents seek assistance as buildings are ordered closed as Bangkok engineers race to halt subsidence 
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