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Thai AirAsia sounds the alarm over a ฿1,000 departure tax as Thailand’s tourism recovery stalls again and dives. Foreign arrivals reach just 23.94 million, ASEAN… Read More ›
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Two motorcycle gunmen unleash more than ten shots outside a Bangkok cannabis shop, killing a 31-year-old man. Friends dive for cover as the killers flee.… Read More ›
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Washington turns up the heat at Bangkok’s IMF–World Bank meetings. Absent Treasury chief Scott Bessent demands oil and gas funding, nuclear investment, an end to… Read More ›
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A sudden call from a Thai woman’s child triggers a Pattaya police operation and the arrest of a South Korean man. Officers find a 274-day… Read More ›
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Bangkok’s IMF–World Bank summit faces angry street protests as police block a march and demonstrators occupy roads overnight. Campaigners attack corporate influence and public debt,… Read More ›
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Police arrest Chinese air hostess in Hat Yai over suspected migrant smuggling between Thailand and Malaysia. Two men crossed illegally, another woman hid inside a… Read More ›
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Anutin promises advanced industries, richer tourists and better jobs at the IMF–World Bank gathering. Outside, protesters clash with police over inequality. Inside, Thailand’s middle-income trap,… Read More ›
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Violence flares near Bangkok’s IMF and World Bank summit as police clash with protesters trying to hang banners from a bridge. Demonstrators are injured, but… Read More ›
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Suchada Sangtanasap is left to fight alone as Bhumjaithai refuses lawyers amid an NACC probe into her family’s ฿1.97 billion assets. Her Australian husband’s crypto… Read More ›
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Phuket cooking class ends in arrest for a Portuguese woman after immigration police expose a 1,807-day overstay. She has no original passport, only a phone… Read More ›
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Bomb squad police search a Malaysian couple’s car near Bangkok’s IMF–World Bank meetings after finding 40 litres of petrol. The honeymooners are cleared. Meanwhile, police… Read More ›
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Thai women recruited for lucrative Hong Kong hotel sex bookings as police arrest 16 and seize or freeze ฿77 million. Organisers pocketed 70% of takings,… Read More ›
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Ekniti pitches an AI-powered revival at the IMF–World Bank summit as Thailand’s debt crisis bites. Public borrowing nears its ceiling, SMEs struggle for loans and… Read More ›
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Eight days lost in Thailand: Bailey-Harris Singh, 20, vanished after failing to board his UK flight at Bangkok airport. His phone and location services are… Read More ›
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Tourism revolt in Thailand. Three industry groups oppose a ฿1,000 airport departure tax, warning of higher airfares and weaker demand. Minister Surasak was unaware that… Read More ›
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Malaysia targets undocumented workers in 10,374 immigration operations, arresting 37,313 migrants. Senator Chaiyong says southern Thai families depend on cross-border jobs worth ฿200 billion annually.… Read More ›
Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Beauty, brains and grit! Thai-British Saffron Maya Snook, 23, wins Miss Global 2026 on home soil. Behind the crown: first-class honours at Sussex, prize-winning AI… Read More ›
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Thailand’s air force monitors a new Chinese-backed base in Laos, 50km from Vientiane. Satellite images show eight aircraft. Meanwhile, Beijing’s Cambodian naval base, arms deliveries… Read More ›
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Bangkok turns to Russia’s embassy for help explaining Thai laws to visitors. Tourist Police chief Pongsiam Meekanthong raises safety and employment issues. Nearly 1.9 million… Read More ›
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Police raid a Pattaya condo and discover cocaine wrapped in black tape inside a kitchen extractor hood. Two Nigerians arrested. One tests positive for drugs… Read More ›
Underfire southern MP says Prime Minister Anutin telephoned her and urged her to post a selfie online 
Prime Minister cock a hoop as IMF World Bank meet ends in Bangkok. Insists Thailand’s standing has risen 
Departures tax pushed by the Ministry of Finance is the death kiss for the tourist sector say top execs 
US Bangkok broadside to the IMF and the World Bank delivered by Scott Bessent who snubbed the meeting 
Friday protests by anti IMF World Bank activists continue after overnight camp event in central Bangkok 
Air hostess linked to international trafficking ring smuggling Chinese nationals in and out of Thailand 
Protests at the IMF World Bank meetings turn violent but Bangkok police deny being heavy handed 
Bhumjaithai Party Southern MP facing political strain as questions grow about her husband’s online fortune 
Portuguese woman’s 5 year stay in Thailand without a valid visa ends at a Phuket cookery class on Tuesday 
Thai police get involved in Hong Kong prostitution ring smashed last weekend which yielded vast returns 
Police arrest Chinese tourist thief who used Thai flights to snatch credit cards and run up charges on them 
UK man urgently sought by family after vanishing in Thailand over a week ago just before his flight home 
Tax grab targeted at outbound passengers is opposed by travel industry as ministry pushes a new agenda 
Upmarket Thai prostitution racket smashed by Hong Kong police. 16 people arrested in separate swoops 
Air force monitors Chinese base operation in Laos as Beijing strengthens military ties with neighbours 
Tourist police reach out to Russian Embassy to inform tourists visiting Thailand about laws and customs 
Police chief says Bangkok is ready for World Bank and IMF meetings with over 18,000 delegates visiting 
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