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Stark and disturbing data shows Thai households are losing out in an economy that is driving inequality

Stark and disturbing data shows Thai households are losing out in an economy that is driving inequality

June 18, 2026

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

Thailand’s economy is surging ahead on paper as exports rise, growth forecasts improve and global ratings agencies express confidence. Yet new data reveals a harsher… Read More ›

Minister visits Koh Samui to talk safety as concerns about the island’s roads grow over motorbike deaths

Minister visits Koh Samui to talk safety as concerns about the island’s roads grow over motorbike deaths

June 18, 2026

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

Koh Samui’s safety record is under the spotlight after the death of Australian sprint star Jemma Stapleton, prompting a ministerial intervention, a major police probe… Read More ›

People’s Party piles pressure on Senate President with video and new questions over rigged 2024 election claims

People’s Party piles pressure on Senate President with video and new questions over rigged 2024 election claims

June 18, 2026

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

Senate election chaos deepens as a leaked video, alleged vote-fixing and Surat Thani money trails pile pressure on Senate President Mongkol Surasajja. With 229 people… Read More ›

Bangkok engineers scrambled to repair another large sinkhole in the busy Bang Kapi area of the capital

Bangkok engineers scrambled to repair another large sinkhole in the busy Bang Kapi area of the capital

June 18, 2026

Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Bangkok’s sinkhole scare strikes again as a major road near Lotus Bang Kapi collapses, forcing an overnight emergency operation. Engineers reopened the route before dawn,… Read More ›

Run on Thai Airways shares expected as investors plan major sell off on Thursday as rising fuel costs force route cuts

Run on Thai Airways shares expected as investors plan major sell off on Thursday as rising fuel costs force route cuts

June 17, 2026

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

THAI faces a major test as 565 million shares worth ฿3.39 billion go on sale at a discount on Thursday. The move comes as soaring… Read More ›

EV bosses fear as the cars come under the spotlight with two fires in as many days sparking enquiries

EV bosses fear as the cars come under the spotlight with two fires in as many days sparking enquiries

June 17, 2026

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

Thailand’s EV industry faces mounting scrutiny after two fires in three days destroyed a family home in Khon Kaen and a Volvo SUV in Bangkok.… Read More ›

Ben Smith’s 600 million baht yacht is being auctioned off after being seized by money laundering agency

Ben Smith’s 600 million baht yacht is being auctioned off after being seized by money laundering agency

June 17, 2026

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

AMLO is auctioning the 600-million-baht ATLAS superyacht seized in the Ben Smith cybercrime probe as Thailand’s biggest fraud crackdown tops ฿20 billion in frozen assets.… Read More ›

Khon Kaen Police probing a pre dawn blaze caused by a charging EV that burned down a family home

Khon Kaen Police probing a pre dawn blaze caused by a charging EV that burned down a family home

June 17, 2026

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Five residents narrowly escaped death in Khon Kaen when a charging BYD Dolphin EV erupted into flames, triggering a devastating pre-dawn inferno that destroyed the… Read More ›

PM Anutin flies to Asean-Russia Summit. Expected to have talks with Putin as Thailand seeks oil supplies

PM Anutin flies to Asean-Russia Summit. Expected to have talks with Putin as Thailand seeks oil supplies

June 16, 2026

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

PM Anutin heads to Russia for a crucial summit with Vladimir Putin as Thailand pushes for new energy supplies, expanded exports, investment and tourism links.… Read More ›

Tourism bosses in the South ask Minister to improve planned visa regime for Indian arrivals to Thailand

Tourism bosses in the South ask Minister to improve planned visa regime for Indian arrivals to Thailand

June 16, 2026

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

Tourism industry battles a new visa crackdown that could make Indian tourists the biggest losers, with operators warning a ฿2,000 fee and shorter stays threaten… Read More ›

UK tourist who saved for dream trip to Thailand ends up jailed in Bangkok hell holes for a year and half

UK tourist who saved for dream trip to Thailand ends up jailed in Bangkok hell holes for a year and half

June 16, 2026

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

British tourist Oliver Hardy’s dream Thailand stay became a 16-month prison nightmare after a visa scam, fake immigration stamps and a conviction. The Croydon man… Read More ›

Deal breakthrough between Iran and the United States as oil ships cross the Strait of Hormuz and new ‘final’ talks begin

Deal breakthrough between Iran and the United States as oil ships cross the Strait of Hormuz and new ‘final’ talks begin

June 16, 2026

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

Trump unveils a historic US-Iran digital accord as Thailand welcomes a breakthrough in the Middle East crisis. The Strait of Hormuz will reopen, nuclear talks… Read More ›

Thai PM assures the public that the Kingdom is ready to defend itself as Cambodia acquires Chinese tanks

Thai PM assures the public that the Kingdom is ready to defend itself as Cambodia acquires Chinese tanks

June 16, 2026

Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand’s military goes on high alert as China supplies Cambodia with T-59D tanks amid unresolved border tensions, with Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul ordering vigilance, accelerating… Read More ›

Minister and security official prepare to bolster the kingdom’s defences with a new drone warfare centre

Minister and security official prepare to bolster the kingdom’s defences with a new drone warfare centre

June 16, 2026

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Thailand’s NSC approves a powerful new national drone control centre led by the Royal Thai Air Force as agencies unite to protect critical infrastructure, while… Read More ›

Justice served up to evil rapist after horrific ordeal of a Thai woman who refused to obey UK criminals

Justice served up to evil rapist after horrific ordeal of a Thai woman who refused to obey UK criminals

June 15, 2026

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

Thai woman’s courage and her mother’s relentless fight for justice exposed a horrific UK kidnap, rape and torture ordeal after she refused a mystery suitcase… Read More ›

Minister assures Russians Thailand is safe and that they are high value tourists after Moscow’s warning

Minister assures Russians Thailand is safe and that they are high value tourists after Moscow’s warning

June 15, 2026

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

Russia warns citizens to avoid Thailand over US arrest fears as Bangkok fights back, insisting the kingdom remains safe despite a crackdown on foreign criminals.… Read More ›

Government moves to assure Thai nationals in Phuket that long-term foreigners are not going into politics

Government moves to assure Thai nationals in Phuket that long-term foreigners are not going into politics

June 15, 2026

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

Thailand’s citizenship concerns erupt as Government House denies nationality changes will open politics to foreigners. Phuket fears, social media panic and questions over new citizens’… Read More ›

Poignant note of love as the Princess Sirivannavari remembers her older sister Princess Bajrakitiyabh

Poignant note of love as the Princess Sirivannavari remembers her older sister Princess Bajrakitiyabh

June 14, 2026

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

Princess Sirivannavari’s emotional farewell to Princess Bajrakitiyabha reveals unseen royal memories, from Pokémon Go at the Grand Palace and Italian family trips to unfinished messages… Read More ›

Cops arrest Nigerian drug dealers supplying expats and a Thai woman carrying out cross-border missions

Cops arrest Nigerian drug dealers supplying expats and a Thai woman carrying out cross-border missions

June 14, 2026

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

Bangkok police smashed a Nigerian-linked drug ring that used fake online romances to turn Thai women into couriers. A ฿25 million heroin and cocaine haul,… Read More ›

Police on Koh Samui give briefing on the death of Australian sports star Jemma Stapleton on June 10th

Police on Koh Samui give briefing on the death of Australian sports star Jemma Stapleton on June 10th

June 13, 2026

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

Bo Phut Police have revealed new details of the horrific Koh Samui crash that killed Australian sprint star Jemma Stapleton, 25, as CCTV, rain-soaked roads… Read More ›

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