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Economic engine sputtering as chronic, intractable problems stall growth and reduce purchasing power

Economic engine sputtering as chronic, intractable problems stall growth and reduce purchasing power

June 11, 2025

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

Thailand’s economy faces a perfect storm of political deadlock, soaring debt, weak exports and rising deflation risks. With growth projected at just 1.4–1.8% in 2025… Read More ›

Chinese mafia links as police doctor is busted for Bangkok prescription drug racket driven by the dead

Chinese mafia links as police doctor is busted for Bangkok prescription drug racket driven by the dead

June 11, 2025

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

Thai police doctor “Dr. Air” arrested for a ฿400M drug scam using dead patients’ IDs. Fake clinics sold illegal sedatives. Investigation reveals links to Chinese… Read More ›

Pattaya and Udon Thani police investigate separate attacks on foreign nationals. Drug addict arrested

Pattaya and Udon Thani police investigate separate attacks on foreign nationals. Drug addict arrested

June 11, 2025

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

Pattaya police arrest two drug-addicted men for brutal attack on Russian tourist, days after Polish woman escapes armed robbery in Udon Thani. Rising drug abuse… Read More ›

Another UK tourist couple arrested with a £1 million haul of cannabis after their holiday in Thailand. Pot crackdown plan

Another UK tourist couple arrested with a £1 million haul of cannabis after their holiday in Thailand. Pot crackdown plan

June 11, 2025

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

UK couple from Salford arrested at Heathrow with £1 million cannabis haul after Thailand trip. This case highlights a growing trend of British tourists caught… Read More ›

Tensions at cabinet level on Tuesday as Bhumjaithai ministers arrived late and Energy Minister not at all

Tensions at cabinet level on Tuesday as Bhumjaithai ministers arrived late and Energy Minister not at all

June 10, 2025

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

Tensions rise as Bhumjaithai ministers arrive late and energy minister skips meeting amid Thai cabinet turmoil. Prime Minister Paetongtarn faces pressure over reshuffle and border… Read More ›

Public Health Minister Somsak to brave the Lion’s Den and attend crucial Medical Council meeting this week

Public Health Minister Somsak to brave the Lion’s Den and attend crucial Medical Council meeting this week

June 10, 2025

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

Health Minister Somsak to attend a rare Medical Council meeting this week to defend his veto on punishing doctors who treated former PM Thaksin Shinawatra.… Read More ›

Russian man savagely beaten with a wooden club in Pattaya by a man riding on a motorbike with a sidecar 

Russian man savagely beaten with a wooden club in Pattaya by a man riding on a motorbike with a sidecar 

June 10, 2025

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

Russian tourist brutally beaten with a wooden club in broad daylight by Thai man riding sidecar motorbike—attack witnessed by attacker’s young daughter. Victim left unconscious,… Read More ›

Cambodian FM appeals to Thailand’s Foreign Minister to let the border dispute be decided in The Hague

Cambodian FM appeals to Thailand’s Foreign Minister to let the border dispute be decided in The Hague

June 10, 2025

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

Cambodian FM urges Thailand to settle border dispute at The Hague’s ICJ in advance of June 14th Joint Border Commission (JBC) meeting. Thailand refuses to… Read More ›

Pattaya police arrest 44 year old French tourist accused of sex abuse of a minor in Nong Khai on Provincial Court order

Pattaya police arrest 44 year old French tourist accused of sex abuse of a minor in Nong Khai on Provincial Court order

June 10, 2025

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

French tourist busted in Pattaya for raping a vulnerable young teenager in Nong Khai. Cops say he paid to abuse her, then fled. Arrested outside… Read More ›

Thai-Cambodian border tensions left unresolved. Conflict is still on the table as visa periods for nationals are cut

Thai-Cambodian border tensions left unresolved. Conflict is still on the table as visa periods for nationals are cut

June 9, 2025

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

Border standoff still poses danger. Thai troops hold firm on border controls despite Cambodian pullback near Chong Bok. Visas slashed to 7 days amid crackdown… Read More ›

Last Thai hostage in Gaza confirmed as murdered by Islamist splinter group. PM expresses deep sorrow

Last Thai hostage in Gaza confirmed as murdered by Islamist splinter group. PM expresses deep sorrow

June 9, 2025

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

Last Thai hostage in Gaza, Nattapong Pinta, confirmed murdered by Islamist Mujahideen Brigades allied with Hamas. PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra expressed deep sorrow as the total… Read More ›

Innovative Russian drug dealer and top DJ arrested on Koh Phangan peddling drugs to foreign tourists online

Innovative Russian drug dealer and top DJ arrested on Koh Phangan peddling drugs to foreign tourists online

June 9, 2025

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

Russian DJ Vigen Atoyan arrested on Koh Phangan for running an AI-powered drug ring using Telegram bots to sell cocaine, ketamine and MDMA to foreign… Read More ›

Cash in a plastic box millions: lawyer claiming money is husband of top anti-corruption agency official

Cash in a plastic box millions: lawyer claiming money is husband of top anti-corruption agency official

June 8, 2025

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

Lawyer Thaweewat Sengkaew claims ownership of ฿12 million cash found in a plastic box dumped as trash in a condo. His wife is a top… Read More ›

Cambodian troops withdraw from near Chong Bok but questions still remain over this week’s border crisis

Cambodian troops withdraw from near Chong Bok but questions still remain over this week’s border crisis

June 8, 2025

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

Cambodian troops pull back from the tense Chong Bok border, easing the crisis—but Thai PM’s image has taken a hit. Martial law, threatened power and… Read More ›

Anutin rejects Interior Ministry shift or indeed any Bhumjaithai Party cabinet moves. Cites 2023 deal

Anutin rejects Interior Ministry shift or indeed any Bhumjaithai Party cabinet moves. Cites 2023 deal

June 8, 2025

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Anutin Charnvirakul rejects any cabinet reshuffle affecting Bhumjaithai’s hold on the powerful Interior Ministry, citing the 2023 deal with Pheu Thai. Warns reshuffle rumours destabilize… Read More ›

Top lawyer steps up to claim ฿12 million thrown out in trash. Says he kept it at his condo for safety reasons

Top lawyer steps up to claim ฿12 million thrown out in trash. Says he kept it at his condo for safety reasons

June 7, 2025

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

A lawyer claims the ฿12 million found in a condo trash bin on Thursday in Muang Thong Thani just outside Bangkok is his, saying he… Read More ›

Tourist boss worried about Cambodian border crisis and rising online speculation about a coup d’état

Tourist boss worried about Cambodian border crisis and rising online speculation about a coup d’état

June 7, 2025

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

Tourism boss sounds the alarm as Thai-Cambodia border tensions escalate and coup rumours swirl online. Fears of martial law, falling tourist numbers and political chaos… Read More ›

Martial law declared in border areas with Cambodia as military takes command of Thailand’s tense standoff

Martial law declared in border areas with Cambodia as military takes command of Thailand’s tense standoff

June 7, 2025

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

Martial law declared as Thai troops seize control of key Cambodian border zones after deadly May 28 clash. Crossings shut, tourists discouraged and military crackdown… Read More ›

8 year old girl in Udon Thani had a narrow escape when a UK man’s car crashed through her garden wall

8 year old girl in Udon Thani had a narrow escape when a UK man’s car crashed through her garden wall

June 7, 2025

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

A British man’s car ploughed through a concrete wall in Udon Thani, missing an 8-year-old girl by seconds. The child had just left her bamboo… Read More ›

Thai Cambodian border tensions worsen as matters threaten to spill over into the kingdom’s politics

Thai Cambodian border tensions worsen as matters threaten to spill over into the kingdom’s politics

June 7, 2025

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

Border tensions erupt as Thai army warns of war over Cambodian buildup. PM urges calm, but conservatives rally, demanding action. With 12,000 enemy troops near… Read More ›

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