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Princess Anne meets Prime Minister and later has an audience with the King and Queen at the Dusit Palace
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 ›
Black smoke filled with carbon monoxide and cyanide smothered Lat Phrao revellers in minutes say police
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 ›
Putin sends condolences to the King as deaths from Lat Phrao fire rise to 33 and police follow the money
Crime, Living, Politics, 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 ›
Report handed to Prime Minister reveals 5,814 suspect civil servant appointments that are still in place despite the scandal
Crime, Living, 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 ›
Survivor of Lat Phrao inferno recalls five minutes of hell which saw two friends dead and another in ICU
Crime, Culture, Living, 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 ›
Brit’s Thai wife and lawyer force Chiang Mai karaoke bar to cough up 150 thousand baht after scam trap
Crime, Culture, Living, 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 ›
Female owner of Lat Phrao venue battles for her life in ICU as police pursue their probe into the horrific blaze
Crime, Living, Media, 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 ›
Setback for government as 40 baht meal deal pulled from cabinet amid a barrage of hostile feedback to the scheme
Economy, Living, 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 ›
Prime Minister Anutin celebrates Bastille Day in Bangkok as the Kingdom and France forge closer ties
Living, Media, Politics, 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 ›
Tourism in ‘Transformation’ as the Ministry pivots to a quality agenda and away from a focus on numbers
Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:
Thailand is rewriting its tourism playbook for 2027. Ministers have ordered TAT to target high-value visitors using AI, data and premium experiences instead of chasing… Read More ›
3 suspects arrested in civil service exam corruption scandal as top committee meets on status of appointments
Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Jobs-for-cash claims shake Thailand’s civil service after police arrested three suspects over an alleged exam-fixing network. Investigators are reviewing 5,000 appointments as a key committee… Read More ›
Police focus on negligence at early stage of the Lat Phrao fire investigation set up by National Commissioner
Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
A blocked exit, a missing door handle and possible electrical failures are at the centre of Bangkok’s Lat Phrao Beer Garden fire investigation. Police are… Read More ›
People’s Party MP races to police headquarters to avoid arrest before Criminal Court rejects a warrant
Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
A dramatic day ended in relief for People’s Party MP Pawut Pongwitayaphanu after the Criminal Court rejected a DSI request to arrest him in a… Read More ›
Death toll in Lat Phrao brewery fire rises to 28 as PM promises a full investigation and compensation for those impacted
Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Prime Minister Anutin has ordered a forensic investigation after Bangkok’s Lat Phrao brewery fire killed 28 people. Police are examining reports of closed fire exits… Read More ›
Mystery over shareholding filings solved after police interview the woman at the centre of the storm in the market
Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Thailand’s biggest stock market mystery unravels after police discover a woman mistakenly reported more than ฿100bn in blue-chip shareholdings while trying to identify an old… Read More ›
Heartbreak in Bangkok. 27 now confirmed dead in beer hall fire that flared before Midnight on Sunday
Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Smoke, panic and confusion turned a packed Bangkok beer hall into a death trap, killing at least 27 people and injuring 63. A devastated husband… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
Police focus on negligence at early stage of the Lat Phrao fire investigation set up by National Commissioner
July 14, 2026
A blocked exit, a missing door handle and possible
Commerce Minister to travel stateside in a make or break mission on the long awaited US Thai trade deal
July 13, 2026
Thailand launches a high-stakes bid to cut US tariffs
Mystery over shareholding filings solved after police interview the woman at the centre of the storm in the market
July 13, 2026
Thailand’s biggest stock market mystery unravels
90 Day cannabis shop crackdown launched by deputy minister in Phuket as concerns about Pot sales spiral
July 13, 2026
Phuket’s cannabis free-for-all faces its biggest
Bank of Thailand cracking down on grey capital. New five million baht limit on funds without source details
July 13, 2026
Banks to tighten the screws on grey money, ordering
Party leader makes explosive claims linking Hun Sen to Cambodian slave camp run as a scamming centre
July 12, 2026
Chinese intelligence and the reported confession of
Thailand’s human rights questioned after Hong Kong activist and UN refugee taken off a Canadian flight
July 12, 2026
A Canada-bound refugee mission ended at Bangkok’s
Residents seek assistance as buildings are ordered closed as Bangkok engineers race to halt subsidence
July 11, 2026
Emergency crews worked through the night at Wongwian
German fugitive accused at home of abusing his Thai-born stepson is arrested at his Buri Ram fortress
July 11, 2026
German child abuse fugitive hunted by Interpol was
New Thai exports. Cali weed, grown in the kingdom by crime gangs. Smuggled to the UK to blight lives
July 11, 2026
A BBC investigation has exposed Thailand as the main
Police in Thailand and Laos moving to take out heroin trafficking network using Thailand as a gateway
July 11, 2026
Thai police say the heroin network exposed by airline
South African arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport with 17.53 kgs of heroin hidden in coffee and tea bags
July 10, 2026
Thai customs foiled another international heroin
‘Demon toys’ that look playful and harmless present hidden hazards that may be lethal for Thai children
July 10, 2026
Hidden danger behind cute faces. A Democrat MP has
Televised blitz on corruption linked to fraudulent citizenship secured through birth by Chinese actors
July 10, 2026
Police smashed a fake citizenship network after
Man who beat and raped a UK woman arrested last weekend by police after a month long manhunt by police
July 10, 2026
A month-long CCTV manhunt ended with the arrest of a
Anutin thanks Constitutional Court for upholding government’s 400 billion baht borrowing decree
July 9, 2026
An opposition bid to derail the government’s
Tourism levy rejected by airline industry for a second time as not feasible and an impediment to growth
July 9, 2026
A plan to charge foreign tourists up to ฿500 has hit
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