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Thai Airlines flies high. Plan to exit rehabilitation plan at the end of June with a stock market relisting

Thai Airlines flies high. Plan to exit rehabilitation plan at the end of June with a stock market relisting

May 10, 2025

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

Thai Airways posts ฿9.8bn Quarter One profit and carries 4.33m passengers as it prepares to exit court rehab by July. A return to the Stock… Read More ›

Thailand is entering a dark economic storm in late 2025 lasting at least a year says Central Bank boss

Thailand is entering a dark economic storm in late 2025 lasting at least a year says Central Bank boss

May 10, 2025

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

Thailand faces economic turmoil as US tariffs, currency volatility and cheap imports threaten both the 2025 and 2026 outlook, warns central bank chief, preparing to… Read More ›

People’s Party MP calls for repeal of alcohol control laws as sales are liberalised for tourist outlets

People’s Party MP calls for repeal of alcohol control laws as sales are liberalised for tourist outlets

May 10, 2025

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

People’s Party MP Thaophipop Limjittrakarn has called for a full repeal of Thailand’s alcohol control laws after the government’s partial liberalisation for tourists left local… Read More ›

Political crisis brewing. ‘Blue’ line senators called upon the acknowledge collusion charges in Bangkok

Political crisis brewing. ‘Blue’ line senators called upon the acknowledge collusion charges in Bangkok

May 9, 2025

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

Political firestorm erupts as six Bangkok senators are summoned over alleged 2024 Senate election collusion. DSI and EC escalate probe amid denials, with links to… Read More ›

2025 Ad spend growth now projected at just 2.2% as the Thai economy battles headwinds and aftershocks

2025 Ad spend growth now projected at just 2.2% as the Thai economy battles headwinds and aftershocks

May 9, 2025

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

Thailand’s ad spend forecast cut to 2.2% in 2025 as economic tremors, falling tourism and tariff woes hit hard. Top firm warns brands not to… Read More ›

Historic day as the United States gets its first Pope. Chicago-born Robert Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV

Historic day as the United States gets its first Pope. Chicago-born Robert Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV

May 9, 2025

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

America has its first pope. Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago becomes Pope Leo XIV, marking a historic shift in the Catholic Church. A known reformer… Read More ›

Doctors with Corrections Department who treated Thaskin censured and suspended by Medical Council

Doctors with Corrections Department who treated Thaskin censured and suspended by Medical Council

May 9, 2025

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

Two Corrections Department doctors suspended and a third censured over Thaksin’s hospital stay. Medical Council cites serious ethical breaches. Final decision rests with Health Minister.… Read More ›

Australian wheelchair user cheated by Thai woman he met on Pattaya’s beachfront on Thursday morning

Australian wheelchair user cheated by Thai woman he met on Pattaya’s beachfront on Thursday morning

May 8, 2025

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

Australian wheelchair tourist Keith Williams, 65, was robbed of over ฿15,000 by a Thai woman he met on Pattaya Beach and invited to his hotel.… Read More ›

Thaksin denied court permission to fly to Qatar where he had hoped to meet US President Donald Trump

Thaksin denied court permission to fly to Qatar where he had hoped to meet US President Donald Trump

May 8, 2025

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

Thaksin Shinawatra was refused permission to fly to Qatar despite the Emir’s invitation. His lawyer said he hoped to meet Donald Trump there. The ex‑premier… Read More ›

Night owl Bernard Trink, a legend who helped spawn Bangkok’s infamous nightlife of the 1960s into a World hit

Night owl Bernard Trink, a legend who helped spawn Bangkok’s infamous nightlife of the 1960s into a World hit

May 8, 2025

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

Bernard Trink, the brash, unforgettable “Night Owl”, spent decades chronicling Bangkok’s seedy red-light boom. His fearless column shaped the city’s global image, scandalised critics, thrilled… Read More ›

US academic Paul Chambers is fighting Nareauan’s University decision to dismiss him on April 9th

US academic Paul Chambers is fighting Nareauan’s University decision to dismiss him on April 9th

May 8, 2025

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

US academic Paul Chambers is challenging his dismissal from Naresuan University and the revocation of his visa after Thai prosecutors dropped royal defamation charges. His… Read More ›

More arrests due over collapsed Auditor General building including an engineer. Up to 100 people may have died

More arrests due over collapsed Auditor General building including an engineer. Up to 100 people may have died

May 8, 2025

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

More arrests are expected over the collapse of the Auditor General’s building, including an engineer. The death toll may reach 100, with investigators uncovering issues… Read More ›

Irishman beaten in brawl with Soi 6 hostesses taken in by Pattaya Police for questioning on Wednesday

Irishman beaten in brawl with Soi 6 hostesses taken in by Pattaya Police for questioning on Wednesday

May 8, 2025

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

Irishman taken in after violent brawl with Soi 6 bar hostesses in Pattaya early Wednesday. The 29-year-old was found injured and bleeding. Police are reviewing… Read More ›

Anutin turns the tables on casino issue. Calls for public referendum on the Entertainment Complex bill

Anutin turns the tables on casino issue. Calls for public referendum on the Entertainment Complex bill

May 7, 2025

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

Anutin turns the heat up on Paetongtarn’s casino push, calling for a national referendum after a 520-rai Bangkok Port site was revealed for a mega… Read More ›

2 tourists from Brazil arrested with over ฿22 million in cocaine in secret compartment of their luggage

2 tourists from Brazil arrested with over ฿22 million in cocaine in secret compartment of their luggage

May 7, 2025

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

Two Brazilian tourists were arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport with ฿22 million worth of cocaine hidden in secret luggage compartments. The pair arrived via Paris from… Read More ›

Russian tourists hospitalised in Surat Thani after eating mildly poisonous fruit in a Temple Park visit

Russian tourists hospitalised in Surat Thani after eating mildly poisonous fruit in a Temple Park visit

May 7, 2025

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

Seven Russian tourists were hospitalised after eating wild fruit at a Surat Thani park. The mildly poisonous “Three Friends Fruit” caused vomiting, chest pain, and… Read More ›

Homeless elderly German dumped in Pattaya by his Thai wife sparks debate over Thai Foreigner marriage

Homeless elderly German dumped in Pattaya by his Thai wife sparks debate over Thai Foreigner marriage

May 7, 2025

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

Homeless German man dumped by his Thai wife in Pattaya reignites fierce debate on Thai-foreigner marriages, age gaps and rising cross-cultural unions as officials step… Read More ›

Prime Minister calls for less inflamed rhetoric but promises to hunt down insurgency killers in the South

Prime Minister calls for less inflamed rhetoric but promises to hunt down insurgency killers in the South

May 6, 2025

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

PM Paetongtarn urges calm over Southern unrest but vows to track insurgents after 4 civilians—including a child and blind woman—were gunned down and a police… Read More ›

CP boss says Thailand must engage US and become Southeast Asia’s top data centre with cheap energy 

CP boss says Thailand must engage US and become Southeast Asia’s top data centre with cheap energy 

May 6, 2025

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

CP chief Suphachai Chearavanont calls for deeper US ties, small nuclear reactors, and legal casinos. He wants to see Thailand become Southeast Asia’s top data… Read More ›

Controversy over special police investigators as the Senate Election case threatens explosive findings

Controversy over special police investigators as the Senate Election case threatens explosive findings

May 6, 2025

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

DSI probe into 2024 Senate election sparks firestorm as explosive claims, forced confessions and political fallout rock government. Ministers face a court challenge while investigators… Read More ›

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