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Kasikorn Bank warns about asset quality erosion due to Middle East war. Loan growth has been reined in

Kasikorn Bank warns about asset quality erosion due to Middle East war. Loan growth has been reined in

June 12, 2026

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KBank warns the Middle East war will hit its loans harder in late 2026, with 10% exposure to affected markets. Thailand’s banking giant is bracing… Read More ›

Thailand plunged into mourning after the death of the King’s eldest child Princess Bajrakitiyabha at 47

Thailand plunged into mourning after the death of the King’s eldest child Princess Bajrakitiyabha at 47

June 12, 2026

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

Thailand mourns Princess Bajrakitiyabha, who has died aged 47 after a three-year battle following her sudden collapse. The King’s eldest child, a respected lawyer, diplomat… Read More ›

Eleven years after a bloody atrocity in Bangkok, two Uyghurs handed death sentences for Erawan bomb

Eleven years after a bloody atrocity in Bangkok, two Uyghurs handed death sentences for Erawan bomb

June 12, 2026

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

After nearly 11 years, Thailand finally delivers justice for the Erawan Shrine massacre as two Chinese Uyghur bombers are sentenced to death over the Bangkok… Read More ›

Virgin Atlantic service from London to Phuket leads new slots agreed with 87 airlines to boost tourism

Virgin Atlantic service from London to Phuket leads new slots agreed with 87 airlines to boost tourism

June 11, 2026

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

Virgin Atlantic’s dramatic return to Thailand with a new Heathrow-Phuket service leads a global airline rush, with 87 carriers securing new flights and slots as… Read More ›

Monomax Sports secures rights to 2026 World Cup with a last minute 2.3 billion baht deal for 2030 tournament also

Monomax Sports secures rights to 2026 World Cup with a last minute 2.3 billion baht deal for 2030 tournament also

June 11, 2026

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

JAS pulled off a dramatic last-minute FIFA coup with a ฿2.3 billion deal just hours before the World Cup began in Mexico, securing every match… Read More ›

Tourism levy now planned for the 3rd quarter of 2026 with insurance while World Cup deal remains elusive

Tourism levy now planned for the 3rd quarter of 2026 with insurance while World Cup deal remains elusive

June 11, 2026

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

Thailand moves towards a foreign tourist levy with a possible July launch and insurance cover, while the ฿1,000 outbound travel charge is shelved. Meanwhile, World… Read More ›

Facebook parent firm and other tech giants face a landmark lawsuit over online thefts and fraud losses

Facebook parent firm and other tech giants face a landmark lawsuit over online thefts and fraud losses

June 9, 2026

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

Investor loses ฿165 million after a Facebook advert, LINE group and App Store download. Now Meta, Apple, LINE-linked firms and banks face a landmark ฿230… Read More ›

Opposition and trade want answers from Minister as controversial Chinese steel firm is cleared to reopen

Opposition and trade want answers from Minister as controversial Chinese steel firm is cleared to reopen

June 9, 2026

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

Xin Ke Yuan Steel is back. The Chinese-owned firm linked to the collapsed OAG tower, 7,000 alleged fake tax invoices and hazardous waste stockpiles has… Read More ›

Yakuza scam boss who netted 200 million baht from his Cambodian lair arrested in Suvarnabhumi swoop

Yakuza scam boss who netted 200 million baht from his Cambodian lair arrested in Suvarnabhumi swoop

June 9, 2026

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

A suspected yakuza boss was snared at Suvarnabhumi Airport moments before take-off after a Thai-Japanese manhunt. Police say Takafumi Sugawara ran a Cambodia scam empire… Read More ›

PM’s visit to Hanoi strikes a new message of closer ties and partnership between Thailand and Vietnam

PM’s visit to Hanoi strikes a new message of closer ties and partnership between Thailand and Vietnam

June 8, 2026

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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul arrived in Hanoi for a high-stakes push to deepen Thailand-Vietnam ties, launching talks on trade, investment, parliamentary cooperation and regional diplomacy… Read More ›

Cannabis smuggling from Thailand to UK and Europe continues. UK Embassy officials meet police top brass

Cannabis smuggling from Thailand to UK and Europe continues. UK Embassy officials meet police top brass

June 8, 2026

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

Thailand and Britain have launched a joint crackdown after 135 cannabis smugglers were caught at Thai airports in five months. Police uncovered repeat offenders, indirect… Read More ›

Time running out for the World Cup as Thailand still has no TV deal just days before kick off in Mexico

Time running out for the World Cup as Thailand still has no TV deal just days before kick off in Mexico

June 8, 2026

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

Thailand faces a World Cup blackout just days before kick-off as talks with FIFA stall over a ฿1.3 billion rights fee. While Laos and most… Read More ›

Thailand may miss the AI boat over political brawls as a pioneering project becomes mired in controversy

Thailand may miss the AI boat over political brawls as a pioneering project becomes mired in controversy

June 8, 2026

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Thailand is sleepwalking into an AI crisis, a leading academic warns. As fierce battles rage over the TH-AI Passport scheme, rivals are training millions in… Read More ›

Killer monkey left 6 year old boy with life threatening injuries on his chest and legs causing his death

Killer monkey left 6 year old boy with life threatening injuries on his chest and legs causing his death

June 7, 2026

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Grandpa’s pet macaque turned killer in Nakhon Si Thammarat when it savaged six-year-old Nathan Ekkarat Srichan, driving its fangs into his lung. Despite a desperate… Read More ›

Economy in deep trouble going forward due to lack of babies, shrinking workforce and elderly population

Economy in deep trouble going forward due to lack of babies, shrinking workforce and elderly population

June 7, 2026

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

Thailand’s economic miracle is running out of people. A leading bank warns that a collapsing birth rate, a shrinking workforce and a rapidly ageing population… Read More ›

Japanese scam kingpin at the heart of a Cambodian scam centre empire arrested while hiding in Bangkok

Japanese scam kingpin at the heart of a Cambodian scam centre empire arrested while hiding in Bangkok

June 7, 2026

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Japanese scam kingpin accused of running a billion-yen fraud empire from Cambodia was arrested in Bangkok after an international manhunt. Police say the fugitive led… Read More ›

Motorbike suddenly erupts into flames in Pattaya. Lucky rider jumped off just seconds before it exploded

Motorbike suddenly erupts into flames in Pattaya. Lucky rider jumped off just seconds before it exploded

June 7, 2026

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A woman made a desperate escape on a busy Pattaya road after her Honda Click suddenly burst into flames. The bike was reduced to a… Read More ›

Wife of a man convicted on drug charges makes serious allegations against police over seized property from raid

Wife of a man convicted on drug charges makes serious allegations against police over seized property from raid

June 6, 2026

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

Bangkok police face explosive allegations after a woman claimed gold jewellery, cash and luxury watches vanished following a drug raid. She says a different bracelet… Read More ›

Thaksin faces his latest legal and financial hurdle with Revenue threat to bankrupt him over tax debt

Thaksin faces his latest legal and financial hurdle with Revenue threat to bankrupt him over tax debt

June 6, 2026

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

Thaksin’s freedom may be restored but a 17.6 billion baht tax battle is far from over. Thailand’s Revenue Department is hunting assets at home and… Read More ›

Nong Angun case solved as police arrest two teenage relatives. Sister and uncle involved in her death

Nong Angun case solved as police arrest two teenage relatives. Sister and uncle involved in her death

June 6, 2026

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

A week-long mystery that gripped Kanchanaburi ended in shock when police arrested seven-year-old Nong Angun’s 13-year-old sister and 17-year-old uncle. The pair allegedly confessed after… Read More ›

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