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Foreign nominee firms still the target of an escalating crackdown and blamed for poor economic growth

Foreign nominee firms still the target of an escalating crackdown and blamed for poor economic growth

July 5, 2026

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

More than 14,800 tax probes, 17,556 land investigations and thousands of police cases reveal the sheer scale of Thailand’s campaign against suspected nominee companies, signalling… Read More ›

Breakthrough in Thai Airways drug trafficking case. Courier arrested and confessed to supplying drugs

Breakthrough in Thai Airways drug trafficking case. Courier arrested and confessed to supplying drugs

July 4, 2026

Crime, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Inspector Jae arrested courier Mr Ithai, blowing open the Thai Airways heroin case. Police say his confession has exposed a Thailand-Australia trafficking network, identified a… Read More ›

Chinese ambassador appeals to the Thai media not to offend genuine business investment from his country

Chinese ambassador appeals to the Thai media not to offend genuine business investment from his country

July 4, 2026

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

Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jianwei urges Thai media to stop branding investment as ‘grey Chinese’, warning the label damages investor confidence, tourism and Thai-China ties as… Read More ›

Economy to be transformed with new reverse income tax system. Everyone in Thailand will report income

Economy to be transformed with new reverse income tax system. Everyone in Thailand will report income

July 4, 2026

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Thailand unveils its biggest tax and welfare overhaul in decades, using big data and a Negative Income Tax to require universal tax filing, target benefits… Read More ›

Bruised Minister of Defence vows to soldier on after being attacked in parliament as a ‘demon minister’

Bruised Minister of Defence vows to soldier on after being attacked in parliament as a ‘demon minister’

July 4, 2026

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Defence Minister Lieutenant General Adul Bunthamcharoen hits back after opposition MPs brand him a “demon minister” during Thailand’s Budget Bill clash, as fierce rows over… Read More ›

Massive cannabis seizure from Thailand by Polish and German officials piles further pressure on Bangkok

Massive cannabis seizure from Thailand by Polish and German officials piles further pressure on Bangkok

July 3, 2026

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Thailand faces mounting global pressure after a record 1.2-tonne marijuana seizure in Poland linked to shipments from the kingdom, as PM Anutin orders a security… Read More ›

Thai Laotian couple arrested in Loei linked to heroin trafficking and the jailed Thai Airways hostess

Thai Laotian couple arrested in Loei linked to heroin trafficking and the jailed Thai Airways hostess

July 3, 2026

Crime, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Thai police arrest a Thai husband and Laotian wife over the heroin case linked to Thai Airways hostess Ms Meena as the Office of the… Read More ›

Former Deputy PM and Pheu Thai stalwart calls for closer ties with China for the economy and security

Former Deputy PM and Pheu Thai stalwart calls for closer ties with China for the economy and security

July 3, 2026

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

Phumtham Wechayachai has called for Thailand to deepen strategic ties with China in AI, digital infrastructure, clean energy and technology as senior politicians gathered in… Read More ›

Two speed economy’s conflicting signals. Everyday Thais pinched tighter despite stronger GDP growth

Two speed economy’s conflicting signals. Everyday Thais pinched tighter despite stronger GDP growth

July 3, 2026

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

Thailand’s economy is growing faster than expected, but millions of households are falling further behind as weak spending, record debt, tight bank lending and shrinking… Read More ›

British man found dead on Thursday morning in Pattaya may have been murdered, according to police

British man found dead on Thursday morning in Pattaya may have been murdered, according to police

July 3, 2026

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British cannabis businessman found stabbed to death in his luxury Chonburi home as police reject his wife’s suicide claim. A blood trail, washed knife, CCTV… Read More ›

Thai hostess to face the music for her actions as Prime Minister pushes to close drug trafficking gaps

Thai hostess to face the music for her actions as Prime Minister pushes to close drug trafficking gaps

July 2, 2026

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

Thai PM orders sweeping airport security crackdown after heroin cases linked to Australia, with investigators increasingly convinced a Thai Airways hostess knowingly joined a trafficking… Read More ›

Thai Airways bolsters the kingdom’s connection to Europe with daily flight from Bangkok to Amsterdam

Thai Airways bolsters the kingdom’s connection to Europe with daily flight from Bangkok to Amsterdam

July 2, 2026

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Thai Airways has resumed daily Bangkok-Amsterdam flights after 28 years, taking on KLM and EVA Air with fares from ฿30,690 while restoring a key European… Read More ›

Court throws out one bar code case but more serious challenges to the February 8th poll remain in play

Court throws out one bar code case but more serious challenges to the February 8th poll remain in play

July 1, 2026

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Thailand’s Constitutional Court has thrown out one barcode ballot challenge, handing Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul a legal lift in Paris. But the biggest case remains,… Read More ›

Trusted airline personnel are not screened for flights the same as passengers, admits Transport Minister

Trusted airline personnel are not screened for flights the same as passengers, admits Transport Minister

July 1, 2026

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Thailand will tighten airport security for pilots and cabin crew after a Thai Airways flight attendant’s heroin arrest in Australia. Transport Minister Phiphat denied negligence,… Read More ›

Digital Economy minister presses ahead with AI law even with warnings of adverse investment reaction

Digital Economy minister presses ahead with AI law even with warnings of adverse investment reaction

July 1, 2026

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Thailand will finalise its landmark AI Act this fiscal year, introducing rules on AI governance, copyright, labelling and high-risk systems while balancing tougher regulation against… Read More ›

Police in Thailand and Australia hunt to track down network behind the arrest of a Thai Airways hostess

Police in Thailand and Australia hunt to track down network behind the arrest of a Thai Airways hostess

July 1, 2026

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

Thai police have widened the probe into a Thai Airways flight attendant arrested with heroin in Australia, raiding her home, probing deleted Facebook courier messages… Read More ›

King and Queen join Princess Sirivannavari on a cruise of the Seine in Paris in a busy day on Royal Tour

King and Queen join Princess Sirivannavari on a cruise of the Seine in Paris in a busy day on Royal Tour

July 1, 2026

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King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida’s landmark visit to France gathered pace with an Arc de Triomphe tribute, a Seine barge cruise, cultural diplomacy, and… Read More ›

Another woman arrested off a flight from Thailand in late May smuggling dangerous drugs into Australia

Another woman arrested off a flight from Thailand in late May smuggling dangerous drugs into Australia

June 30, 2026

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

Second passenger from Thailand arrested in Australia on alleged drug smuggling after officers found butanediol disguised as shower gel and later recovered steroid tablets. The… Read More ›

State chapter of European Union deal closed in Brussels. Talks targeted for completion by end of 2026

State chapter of European Union deal closed in Brussels. Talks targeted for completion by end of 2026

June 30, 2026

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

Thailand and the EU have completed a key free trade agreement chapter on state enterprises, taking negotiations to 11 of 24 chapters. Both sides aim… Read More ›

PM orders top aides south from Paris as coordinated attacks torch a petrol station and injure tourists

PM orders top aides south from Paris as coordinated attacks torch a petrol station and injure tourists

June 29, 2026

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

Southern insurgents launched coordinated attacks across Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat, torching a petrol station and injuring two Malaysian tourists. PM Anutin orders an emergency security… Read More ›

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