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Anutin plays his hand for the Premiership, but only one thing is sure. Thailand is in a political crisis

Anutin plays his hand for the Premiership, but only one thing is sure. Thailand is in a political crisis

August 30, 2025

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

Anutin Charnvirakul flipped from denying ambition to launching a high-stakes coalition bid, mobilising Bhumjaithai, courting key parties and counting on Pheu Thai defections as Thailand… Read More ›

PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra ousted by Constitutional Court, collapsing Thai government over audio clip

PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra ousted by Constitutional Court, collapsing Thai government over audio clip

August 29, 2025

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

Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra ousted by Constitutional Court, collapsing Pheu Thai government after leaked call with Cambodian strongman Hun Sen sparks outrage among conservatives, who… Read More ›

Acting PM Phumtham storms from critical Police Commission meeting over promotions controversy

Acting PM Phumtham storms from critical Police Commission meeting over promotions controversy

August 29, 2025

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Acting PM Phumtham storms out of a key Royal Thai Police Commission meeting as a fierce promotion dispute erupts, with Charoonkiat accusing shadow factions of… Read More ›

Acting Defence Minister moves to hold back Thai civilian caravan with septic tank trucks from border

Acting Defence Minister moves to hold back Thai civilian caravan with septic tank trucks from border

August 29, 2025

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

Deputy Defence Minister General Nattapol Nakpanit moved swiftly to halt hundreds of Thai civilians and activist Gun Jom Palang’s 14 septic truck caravan at Ban… Read More ›

Pichai and Pheu Thai plan a seismic shift in Thailand’s economy, one that directly impacts foreign expat residents

Pichai and Pheu Thai plan a seismic shift in Thailand’s economy, one that directly impacts foreign expat residents

August 29, 2025

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

Thailand unveils sweeping economic reforms, including negative income tax, VAT changes and new foreign income rules to fight inequality, boost investment, modernise taxation and reshape… Read More ›

UK family’s fears for elderly Scotsman with mental health issues found injured in Pattaya last Saturday

UK family’s fears for elderly Scotsman with mental health issues found injured in Pattaya last Saturday

August 28, 2025

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

UK family fears for Scottish retiree James Murphy, 64, found injured in Pattaya after an apparent self-harm act. Struggling with mental health and without a… Read More ›

Lifeguards end up fighting for their own on Nai Harn Beach this Monday after Kuwaiti tourists saw red

Lifeguards end up fighting for their own on Nai Harn Beach this Monday after Kuwaiti tourists saw red

August 28, 2025

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

Lifeguards were violently attacked at Nai Harn Beach by Kuwaiti tourists who ignored red flags, chasing, beating and spitting on them, sparking nationwide outrage, an… Read More ›

Buddhism in Thailand in crisis as Education Minister orders revered monk removed from school books

Buddhism in Thailand in crisis as Education Minister orders revered monk removed from school books

August 28, 2025

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

Buddhism in crisis as revered monk Phra Alongkot is jailed. Education Minister removes him from textbooks. Billions lost in Lopburi temple fraud and embezzlement shock… Read More ›

Sixth Thai soldier loses foot from new mine planted by Cambodia. Army commanders planning a response

Sixth Thai soldier loses foot from new mine planted by Cambodia. Army commanders planning a response

August 28, 2025

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A Thai soldier lost his foot to a newly planted Cambodian landmine near Surin on Wednesday, prompting army commanders to plan a serious, potentially escalatory… Read More ›

Soft UK judge sends wrong signal to UK drug trafficking tourists to Thailand. 22 year old walks free

Soft UK judge sends wrong signal to UK drug trafficking tourists to Thailand. 22 year old walks free

August 27, 2025

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

Soft UK judge lets 22-year-old drug mule walk free after sob story, sparking fears of rising cannabis trafficking tourism from Britain to Thailand as young… Read More ›

New boss at top Thai economic agency from October 1 at the same time as new Central Bank Governor

New boss at top Thai economic agency from October 1 at the same time as new Central Bank Governor

August 27, 2025

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Thailand faces a major economic shake-up as Ms. Onfa Vejjajiva takes charge of NESDC on October 1 alongside the new Bank of Thailand Governor, marking… Read More ›

Jail sentence for TV actress star who defied police in checkpoint standoff for an hour with doors closed

Jail sentence for TV actress star who defied police in checkpoint standoff for an hour with doors closed

August 27, 2025

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

TV actress Marie Broenner sentenced after an hour-long Porsche standoff, defying Bangkok police at a checkpoint, refusing a breath test, while her boyfriend obstructed officers,… Read More ›

AIDS/HIV temple at the centre of massive fraud and embezzlement as top monk disrobes and confesses

AIDS/HIV temple at the centre of massive fraud and embezzlement as top monk disrobes and confesses

August 27, 2025

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

AIDS temple scandal explodes as famed monk Phra Alongkot disrobes and admits decades of massive fraud and embezzlement, siphoning billions in donations, shocking Thailand’s Buddhist… Read More ›

Brazilian rooftop madman held by police at Patong Hospital, sedated and under guard after outbursts

Brazilian rooftop madman held by police at Patong Hospital, sedated and under guard after outbursts

August 26, 2025

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

A Brazilian tourist caused chaos in Patong after climbing a massage parlour roof, then broke free at Patong Hospital, forcing an emergency before a British… Read More ›

Bolt driver in Phuket arrested for sexually assaulting young South African teacher, a female passenger

Bolt driver in Phuket arrested for sexually assaulting young South African teacher, a female passenger

August 26, 2025

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A Bolt driver in Phuket has been arrested for sexually assaulting a 28-year-old South African teacher during a late-night ride, raising urgent questions about ride-hailing… Read More ›

Tensions flare on Cambodian border at Sa Kaeo with locals herded by officials to confront Thai soldiers

Tensions flare on Cambodian border at Sa Kaeo with locals herded by officials to confront Thai soldiers

August 26, 2025

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

Tensions boil at the Thai-Cambodian border as Cambodian villagers storm barricades, clash with soldiers, loudspeakers fuel chaos and Thai troops reinforce positions to prevent further… Read More ›

Top Thammasat economist warns plan to import Sri Lankan migrant workers cannot replace Cambodians

Top Thammasat economist warns plan to import Sri Lankan migrant workers cannot replace Cambodians

August 26, 2025

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

Top Thai economist warns government plan to import Sri Lankan labour cannot replace hundreds of thousands of fleeing Cambodians as border tensions spark shortages, halt… Read More ›

Ex Lebanese army duo ran restaurant as a front for drugs supermarket and alternative health treatments

Ex Lebanese army duo ran restaurant as a front for drugs supermarket and alternative health treatments

August 25, 2025

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

Ex-Lebanese army duo ran Koh Samui eatery as a front for a narcotics supermarket and illegal health clinic. Thai police raided ‘Buffalo Jungle’, seizing five… Read More ›

Thailand’s position recognised as Swedish Gripen Jets deal to be signed on Monday midday in Stockholm

Thailand’s position recognised as Swedish Gripen Jets deal to be signed on Monday midday in Stockholm

August 25, 2025

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

Thailand to sign ฿19.5 billion Gripen jet deal with Sweden on Monday, boosting aeronautics, reinforcing defence and emphasising lawful self-defence while addressing Cambodia’s border mine… Read More ›

Actress refused to lower windows of Porsche Carrera and exit car for nearly an hour at drink driving stop

Actress refused to lower windows of Porsche Carrera and exit car for nearly an hour at drink driving stop

August 25, 2025

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

Bangkok actress Marie Broenner refused to exit her green Porsche at a Sunday drink-driving checkpoint for nearly an hour, defied the breathalyser test, while her… Read More ›

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