New digital currency will be secure but it will need to be traceable to prevent fraud while offering its users far more security. The ‘new… Read More ›
The Minister of Tourism and Sports, Mr Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, last week talked of a nationwide reopening to foreign tourists without quarantine based on the kingdom… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Politics, Thailand:
The Thai Council of State is currently reviewing a draft public health emergency law which will come to parliament in November to replace the Emergency… Read More ›
Deputy Director at the Department of Disease Control says Sinovac will not be ordered when stocks run out after October but said the vaccine, because… Read More ›
Russian told arresting police that he was supplied with a wide range of drugs by another Russian national. Police seized a large and wide-ranging quantity… Read More ›
Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
The case of ‘Ferrari Jo’ or former Police Colonel Thitisan Utthanaphon has already thrown some curves as lawyers begin to plan a defence for the… Read More ›
Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
The baht rallied by 1% on Tuesday along with the stock exchange after it became clear that the Thai government is intent on reopening the… Read More ›
Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
A Suan Dusit economic opinion poll on Sunday appears to show a more resilient population with 32.31% of people saying they could survive for between… Read More ›
Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
The economy continues to be impacted by extended lockdown measures and trillions of baht lost through the effective closure of the foreign tourism industry. Amid… Read More ›
Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Former cabinet minister and redshirt activist, Nattawut Saikuar, says Sunday’s rally in which car horns will blare during the national anthem calling for Prime Minister… Read More ›
Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Top brass in the armed forces consider how to assist police operations in Bangkok as protest activity becomes more militant and aggressive. The news comes… Read More ›
Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Figures published this week show a strong financial system but a deeply dysfunctional economy plagued by growing inequality. Thailand’s economic problems date back to well… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Government is committed to keeping the Phuket Sandbox scheme open despite the brutal murder of a 57-year-old Swiss civil servant this week. The Minister of… Read More ›
Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
US diplomat promises further aid for Thailand as it struggles to fight off the vicious Delta variant of COVID-19 and ramp up its vaccination drive,… Read More ›
Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
The legal provision approved last week has sparked protests from the media and has damaged further Thailand’s reputation abroad, where the provisions are seen as… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
The collapse of Thailand’s foreign tourism industry since April 2020 has seen Thailand, a country already experiencing a lower than normal growth level, become the… Read More ›
Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
A further 1 million vaccine doses from the United States, as well as 1.1 million antigen test kits and ventilators donated by Switzerland, announced in… Read More ›
Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
With Bangkok and 12 other provinces now in lockdown and record numbers of daily cases still being reported, the Thai PM on Wednesday was marshaling… Read More ›
Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Shocking stories from the streets, a rented room, taxi and even a temple tell us about a crisis and suffering that is more stark and… Read More ›
Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
The Gold medal win last Saturday has given some encouragement to many ordinary Thais who feel deeply the sense of helplessness that pervades the kingdom… Read More ›
‘Ferrari Jo’ arrested by police, accuses the media of slandering him, says it made him feel suicidal on the run 
Officials switch to prioritising economic recovery as CCSA expected to agree a new Covid approach 
Prime Minister calls for unity as he promises the kingdom is set to make a sustainable recovery from the crisis 
Richest man in Thailand says COVID-19 is like a World War, the kingdom could end up a big loser 
Bigger crisis than 1997 as taxis give up and central bank urges up to ฿1 trillion more in public debt 
Thai woman brutally murdered by 18 year old who ambushed her on an Ayutthaya road seeking sex 
Redshirt leader calls for a peaceful rally with car horns blaring for removal of the Prime Minister 
Foreigners in Thailand have nearly ฿600 billion in the bank as inequality and poverty rise alarmingly 
Accused tells press he murdered the Swiss tourist last week in Phuket and stole ฿300 for drugs and orange juice 
Rising prospect of GDP contraction for 2021 may see government breach the legal public debt limit 
Police: truthful reporting not a target as a state official is arrested over false online coup reports in Chachoengsao 
Western nations and Japan come to Thailand’s assistance as the COVID-19 emergency escalates 
A dead mother beside her children and a taxi driver who slept, show us a nation riven by an extended crisis 
Party leader and popular candidate for PM calls for political unity, presents a plan to defeat the virus 
State regulatory process linked with Thailand’s vaccination programme’s chronic delays admits top official 
Death penalty for crazed school director who murdered a 2-year-old boy upheld by court 
Chinese submarine payments deferred again by PM as funding is needed to manage the crisis 
© 2021 Thai Examiner. All rights reserved.