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Officials on Koh Phangan launch inquiry after locals complain the island is becoming a second Tel Aviv

Officials on Koh Phangan launch inquiry after locals complain the island is becoming a second Tel Aviv

October 12, 2025

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Thai authorities launch a sweeping probe into Israeli-linked businesses on Koh Phangan as locals complain the island is becoming a “second Tel Aviv,” citing visa… Read More ›

Interim government outlines economic policy. Focus on the baht and finances with 1.4% to 1.8% growth 

Interim government outlines economic policy. Focus on the baht and finances with 1.4% to 1.8% growth 

October 11, 2025

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, PR News, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand’s interim government vows to boost domestic demand in Q4 2025 while managing the baht, safeguarding public finances, finalising the US trade deal, navigating a… Read More ›

Riot police sent to Sa Kaeo border flashpoint area with Cambodia as tension begin to rise sharply there

Riot police sent to Sa Kaeo border flashpoint area with Cambodia as tension begin to rise sharply there

October 11, 2025

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

Riot police have been deployed to the Sa Kaeo border as Cambodian nationals face eviction, tensions escalate sharply, crowds form, media swarm and foreign embassies… Read More ›

Crazy American under medical observation in Pattaya after his bizarre behaviour at sea near Koh Larn

Crazy American under medical observation in Pattaya after his bizarre behaviour at sea near Koh Larn

October 11, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

A 36-year-old American tourist caused chaos after leaping from a Pattaya ferry near Koh Larn, repeatedly defying multiple rescuers for nearly an hour before being… Read More ›

Bank of Thailand Governor plans to help 3 million distressed small loan borrowers, rolling out in 2026

Bank of Thailand Governor plans to help 3 million distressed small loan borrowers, rolling out in 2026

October 11, 2025

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Bank of Thailand fast-tracks household debt relief for 3 million borrowers with loans under ฿100,000, easing repayments in 2026. Governor Vitai says monetary policy alone… Read More ›

Tributes pour in for British expat who died in a horrific bike accident on Thursday in Chiang Mai

Tributes pour in for British expat who died in a horrific bike accident on Thursday in Chiang Mai

October 11, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Tributes pour in for British expat Craig Davies, who died in a horrific Chiang Mai motorbike crash on Thursday, highlighting the deadly risks faced by… Read More ›

Fire at Bangkok city centre hotel put out on Friday. Blaze erupted on 11th floor. No injuries reported as cause is explored

Fire at Bangkok city centre hotel put out on Friday. Blaze erupted on 11th floor. No injuries reported as cause is explored

October 11, 2025

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Fire breaks out on the 11th floor of a Bangkok hotel, sending thick smoke through multiple corridors as guests flee; firefighters contain the blaze quickly,… Read More ›

British man dies in horrific big bike accident near an underpass in Chiang Mai early Thursday morning

British man dies in horrific big bike accident near an underpass in Chiang Mai early Thursday morning

October 10, 2025

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

British man  Craig Davies, 51, dies in a horrific Chiang Mai crash after losing control of his big bike near the Children’s Court underpass. Thrown… Read More ›

German man saved from well shaft on Thursday after falling in while attempting to mow neglected ground

German man saved from well shaft on Thursday after falling in while attempting to mow neglected ground

October 10, 2025

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German man, 63, falls into a hidden 20-meter well while mowing overgrown grass in Chonburi. Trapped and floating for 40 minutes, he was rescued after… Read More ›

Ben Smith affair & allegations of links to Cambodian scam centres continues to rage in parliament and police agencies

Ben Smith affair & allegations of links to Cambodian scam centres continues to rage in parliament and police agencies

October 10, 2025

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

Ben Smith scandal rages in parliament as SEC and ECSD investigate whether he is the same person as Benjamin Berger, while People’s Party MPs claim… Read More ›

Yemeni conman arrested by police after getting his hands on ฿1.15milion through foreign exhange scam 

Yemeni conman arrested by police after getting his hands on ฿1.15milion through foreign exhange scam 

October 10, 2025

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Yemeni conman Nabil Mohammed Yahya Zaid was arrested after six bold currency exchange scams in seven days, stealing ฿1.15 million, while his Kenyan accomplice Abdalla… Read More ›

Mariah Carey lands at Don Mueang in Bangkok ahead of her Saturday night concert at Muang Thong Thani

Mariah Carey lands at Don Mueang in Bangkok ahead of her Saturday night concert at Muang Thong Thani

October 10, 2025

Culture, Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, PR News, Thailand:

Mariah Carey lands in Bangkok to screaming fans ahead of her one-night-only concert at Muang Thong Thani, celebrating 20 years of The Emancipation of Mimi.… Read More ›

Pheu Thai revitalised as support for the People’s Party falls due to its shock support for Anutin as PM

Pheu Thai revitalised as support for the People’s Party falls due to its shock support for Anutin as PM

October 9, 2025

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

Pheu Thai rises as support for the People’s Party falls over its shock backing of Anutin as PM, while Thaksin is jailed, Bhumjaithai rises rapidly,… Read More ›

Gold duo escape 20 years prison. Court shows mercy and suspends jail term after ฿57 million in refunds

Gold duo escape 20 years prison. Court shows mercy and suspends jail term after ฿57 million in refunds

October 9, 2025

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Gold power couple Kornkanok and Kanpon escape 20-year prison as court suspends sentence after ฿57 million in refunds, scandal over misleading gold purity claims, frozen… Read More ›

Year end jolt for the Thai economy as economists predict GDP growth at 2% or more for a difficult 2025

Year end jolt for the Thai economy as economists predict GDP growth at 2% or more for a difficult 2025

October 9, 2025

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

Thailand braces for a year-end economic jolt as economists now target 2% GDP growth for 2025 despite collapsing tourism, Trump tariffs, Cambodia border clash and… Read More ›

Khao Kradong land tussle believe to be behind State Railway of Thailand (SRT) boss’s shock resignation

Khao Kradong land tussle believe to be behind State Railway of Thailand (SRT) boss’s shock resignation

October 8, 2025

Culture, Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

SRT chief Weerit Amrapal resigns after suing the powerful Chidchob family over Khao Kradfong land as the new government reverses the airport rail contract, sparking… Read More ›

Anutin faces stiff foreign policy test over October 10 deadline and President Trump’s demands for peace

Anutin faces stiff foreign policy test over October 10 deadline and President Trump’s demands for peace

October 8, 2025

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

Thai-Cambodia border crisis escalates as PM Anutin vows decisive action against incursions, reinforces troops, and sets strict conditions while President Trump pushes to broker a… Read More ›

Rangsiman Rome MP says he has new information on Cambodian scammer funds flowing into Thailand 

Rangsiman Rome MP says he has new information on Cambodian scammer funds flowing into Thailand 

October 8, 2025

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

Scam Money Bombshell: Rangsiman Rome vows to expose Cambodian scam funds flooding Thailand, says top ministers have ties to financier Ben Smith, and warns the… Read More ›

Red tape and bureaucracy killing the Thai economy. 91.2% of top executives says it is far too much

Red tape and bureaucracy killing the Thai economy. 91.2% of top executives says it is far too much

October 7, 2025

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

Thailand’s economy is being strangled by red tape and outdated bureaucracy, with 91.2% of top executives warning it’s too much. Rigid laws, slow permits and… Read More ›

Police officer found dead sitting next to murdered wife in Nonthaburi in yet another love triangle crime

Police officer found dead sitting next to murdered wife in Nonthaburi in yet another love triangle crime

October 7, 2025

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

A senior police officer shot his wife dead before taking his own life in Nonthaburi, the latest shocking love-triangle murder-suicide, as Thailand reels from another… Read More ›

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