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Economic growth is weak and uneven and will remain so due to structural issues says central bank chief

Economic growth is weak and uneven and will remain so due to structural issues says central bank chief

July 12, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s central bank has ruled out easy fixes for the economy, insisting rate cuts, QE and baht intervention cannot solve deep structural problems despite upgrading… Read More ›

Residents seek assistance as buildings are ordered closed as Bangkok engineers race to halt subsidence

Residents seek assistance as buildings are ordered closed as Bangkok engineers race to halt subsidence

July 11, 2026

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Emergency crews worked through the night at Wongwian Yai after a leaking Purple Line tunnel triggered ground subsidence, bridge demolition, building closures and a major… Read More ›

Family dog in Sisaket brought home an old Chinese made grenade thinking it a toy. Bomb squad called

Family dog in Sisaket brought home an old Chinese made grenade thinking it a toy. Bomb squad called

July 11, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

A family’s pet dog unknowingly carried a live Chinese hand grenade into their Sisaket home after mistaking it for a toy. Bomb experts later confirmed… Read More ›

Procedural move in parliament may well stall the Sex Workers Act making prostitution in Thailand legal

Procedural move in parliament may well stall the Sex Workers Act making prostitution in Thailand legal

July 11, 2026

Crime, Living, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s bid to legalise and protect sex workers has been thrown into doubt after Parliament voted 17-6 to classify the landmark reform as a financial… Read More ›

New Thai exports. Cali weed, grown in the kingdom by crime gangs. Smuggled to the UK to blight lives

New Thai exports. Cali weed, grown in the kingdom by crime gangs. Smuggled to the UK to blight lives

July 11, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

A BBC investigation has exposed Thailand as the main source of cannabis flooding Britain’s black market, with organised crime gangs producing fake “Cali weed” for… Read More ›

Prime Minister Anutin firmly defends Thaksin’s family members right to travel and meet regional leaders

Prime Minister Anutin firmly defends Thaksin’s family members right to travel and meet regional leaders

July 11, 2026

Living, Politics, Thailand:

PM Anutin has defended Thaksin Shinawatra’s high-profile meetings with ASEAN leaders, insisting they were private visits between friends, not politics, after the former premier’s Jakarta… Read More ›

Arrested Chinese fraud citizenship ring has links to the infamous China Railway No. 10 (Thailand) Ltd. building collapse

Arrested Chinese fraud citizenship ring has links to the infamous China Railway No. 10 (Thailand) Ltd. building collapse

July 11, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Politics, Thailand:

Police uncovered one of Thailand’s biggest fake citizenship scandals after tracing about 500 fraudulent birth registrations to a Chinese network, corrupt officials and hospital staff,… Read More ›

Bangkok engineering crisis as underground tunnel causes subsidence and cracks in buildings and roads

Bangkok engineering crisis as underground tunnel causes subsidence and cracks in buildings and roads

July 10, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Fresh cracks and sinking roads have forced evacuations, road closures and round-the-clock repairs at Bangkok’s Wongwian Yai as engineers battle a leaking Purple Line tunnel,… Read More ›

‘Demon toys’ that look playful and harmless present hidden hazards that may be lethal for Thai children

‘Demon toys’ that look playful and harmless present hidden hazards that may be lethal for Thai children

July 10, 2026

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Hidden danger behind cute faces. A Democrat MP has warned that imported “demon toys” entering Thailand through online platforms may contain hazardous chemicals, urging tougher… Read More ›

Heroin supplier higher in the supply chain arrested in northern Phayao province as police smash network

Heroin supplier higher in the supply chain arrested in northern Phayao province as police smash network

July 10, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Police tighten the net on an international heroin ring after arresting a Phayao courier, tracing million-baht payments and uncovering the route that led to a… Read More ›

Televised blitz on corruption linked to fraudulent citizenship secured through birth by Chinese actors

Televised blitz on corruption linked to fraudulent citizenship secured through birth by Chinese actors

July 10, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Politics, Thailand:

Police smashed a fake citizenship network after uncovering sham marriages, paid Thai fathers and corrupt officials who investigators say helped 164 Chinese children obtain Thai… Read More ›

Man who beat and raped a UK woman arrested last weekend by police after a month long manhunt by police

Man who beat and raped a UK woman arrested last weekend by police after a month long manhunt by police

July 10, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

A month-long CCTV manhunt ended with the arrest of a Thai bar host after a British elephant sanctuary worker escaped a savage hotel room attack… Read More ›

Dragon symbol ordered removed from Huai Khwang police uniforms but senior officers deny links to China

Dragon symbol ordered removed from Huai Khwang police uniforms but senior officers deny links to China

July 9, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

A dragon emblem worn by Huai Khwang police has ignited a storm, prompting senior commanders to scrap the badge, deny links to Chinese investors and… Read More ›

Anutin thanks Constitutional Court for upholding government’s 400 billion baht borrowing decree

Anutin thanks Constitutional Court for upholding government’s 400 billion baht borrowing decree

July 9, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

An opposition bid to derail the government’s ฿400 billion emergency borrowing has collapsed after the Constitutional Court upheld the decree, allowing ministers to press ahead… Read More ›

Cannabis free from all descending into chaos at Thai airports with thousands of holiday makers arrested

Cannabis free from all descending into chaos at Thai airports with thousands of holiday makers arrested

July 9, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s cannabis policy is under fresh scrutiny after gangs turned holidaymakers into drug couriers, with thousands intercepted at Thai airports, two Phuket arrests in 24… Read More ›

Tourism levy rejected by airline industry for a second time as not feasible and an impediment to growth

Tourism levy rejected by airline industry for a second time as not feasible and an impediment to growth

July 9, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

A plan to charge foreign tourists up to ฿500 has hit fresh turbulence after airlines refused to collect the levy, reigniting a years-long dispute that… Read More ›

Finance Minister orders urgent probe into confusion about stock market share transfers and reporting

Finance Minister orders urgent probe into confusion about stock market share transfers and reporting

July 9, 2026

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

A mystery investor’s reported stakes in six leading Thai companies have thrown the stock market into turmoil, with regulators investigating filings that conflict with official… Read More ›

Canadian goes berserk in Krabi. Steals hospital emergency van and behaves madly when confronted by police

Canadian goes berserk in Krabi. Steals hospital emergency van and behaves madly when confronted by police

July 9, 2026

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

Canadian steals a Krabi Hospital emergency van before dawn, triggering a frantic GPS-guided manhunt before abandoning the damaged vehicle and twice trying to escape as… Read More ›

Bangkok protest anger over northern rivers poisoned by Chinese-backed firms near the Thai border erupts

Bangkok protest anger over northern rivers poisoned by Chinese-backed firms near the Thai border erupts

July 9, 2026

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

Protests spread from Chiang Mai to Bangkok as campaigners blame Chinese-backed mining in Myanmar for poisoning northern rivers, with Beijing responding, MPs demanding action and… Read More ›

Smuggled cannabis exports activity grows rapidly with thousands of tourist cases to the UK intercepted

Smuggled cannabis exports activity grows rapidly with thousands of tourist cases to the UK intercepted

July 8, 2026

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

Thailand’s cannabis smuggling crisis deepens as Britain becomes the destination for 65% of seizures worth ฿6.2 billion, crime gangs recruit UK couriers with free holidays… Read More ›

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