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Tourism minister visits Pattaya, pledges crackdown on crime and new security tech after safety fears shake the city. With tourism down 5%, officials vow a… Read More ›
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Newborn girl dumped in backpack on a bridge survives stormy night alone. CCTV shows a woman riding off after abandoning the infant. Baby found alive… Read More ›
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The Bhumjaithai Party and 138 senators face mounting pressure as Thailand’s Election Commission advances a major probe into alleged collusion in the Senate election, amid… Read More ›
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Wheelchair-bound Brit, 60, robbed of £290 by three ‘ladies of the night’ at Pattaya hotel after taking a shower. Shirtless and furious, he wheeled to… Read More ›
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A 60-year-old American man was arrested at Phuket Airport trying to smuggle 6.6kg of heroin to France. It marks the third heroin bust involving a… Read More ›
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Thai Senate chair urges government to accept Trump’s 36% tariff now, then cut tariffs slowly to protect SMEs amid tense US trade talks. Balancing risks,… Read More ›
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Pattaya police investigate the suspicious deaths of two Western men found dead in the same condo just hours apart. A short-haired woman seen on CCTV… Read More ›
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Thai soldier loses foot in blast near Cambodia, promoted to Sergeant with ฿1M payout. Army probes if the Russian mine was newly planted. Officials warn… Read More ›
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Mistress to monks Wilawan Emsawat blew ฿385 million, including ฿3 million in one day. She admitted to a steady cash flow from senior monks and… Read More ›
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Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra’s lese-majeste trial wraps up in Bangkok. Verdict set for August 22, marking 2 years since his return from exile. With key… Read More ›
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Thai soldier loses leg after stepping on a landmine during routine patrol near the Thai-Cambodian border in Ubon Ratchathani. The blast was at a former… Read More ›
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Thai woman suffers violent reaction after eating cannabis jelly given by a Korean man in Pattaya. She fled his apartment, seeking help from passersby. Police… Read More ›
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Seductress Wilawan “Golf” Emsawat arrested at luxury Nonthaburi estate for laundering millions from top monks amid Thailand’s biggest Buddhist scandal. Linked to embezzlement, extortion and… Read More ›
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Vitai Ratanakorn, President of Government Savings Bank and advocate for low-cost loans to the less well-off, is tipped to become the next Bank of Thailand… Read More ›
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Irish tourist in Pattaya tried to pay a taxi driver ฿950 plus a packet of cannabis instead of the full ฿2,000 fare. Driver refused and… Read More ›
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Trump tariffs expose China’s economic colonisation of Thailand, revealing soaring exports but collapsing factories and rising imports. With US trade talks under pressure and regional… Read More ›
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Acting PM and Royal Thai Navy firmly deny plans to allow a US naval base in Phang-nga after protest leader Sondhi claims a secret deal… Read More ›
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A young UK family is selling almost everything and moving to Thailand for a fresh start. Facing soaring costs, rising crime and a failing school… Read More ›
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Naked American “Jack” trapped in a Bangkok sewer defies rescuers, biting a worker and crawling deeper to escape. Emergency teams spent over an hour extracting… Read More ›
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Shinawatras and Pheu Thai face legal battles as the Election and Anti-Corruption Commissions probe alleged undue influence and ethics breaches. A crucial ruling Tuesday could… Read More ›
Fiscal Policy Office projects higher GDP growth as the economy ends the year with a resilient mixed bag 
Ten arrested and two illegal hostels shuttered on Koh Phangan as fierce crackdown continues on the island 
Another blow to the police force as police chief orders decisive action against former Bangkok top cop 
Nigerian Drug kingpin arrested by police in Pattaya after being shopped by a compatriot in his network 
News from Kuala Lumpur of more US economic links and transparency is all very positive for Thailand 
Pointless death of young French tourist who jumped from his hotel in Pattaya after girlfriend trouble 
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s government faces new claims of alleged Cambodian scam links 
Crackdown aimed at upending foreign business trade moves from Koh Phangan to Phuket. Four arrested 
Prime Minister Anutin signs accord with Cambodia witnessed by US President Trump in Kuala Lumpur 
Thailand in mourning for Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother who passed away on Friday at 93 years of age 
UK Thai woman suddenly loses her British accent after stroke in Turkey. Now speaks like Thai mother 
29 year old Samut Prakan man died on the phone to Grandma after a bite from cobra that entered home 
Pheu Thai moves beyond Paetongtarn era as bitter party leadership showdown looms on October 31st 
Russian arrested at a motorbike rental business and for retailing illicit substances on Koh Phangan 
UK Coke dealer arrested as police moved in just as he intercepted package from Europe at condo complex 
No respite for Koh Phangan foreign business owners with new raids on Tuesday targeting high end villas 
Immigration Bureau confirms Belarusian national travelled through Thailand at Suvarnabhumi Airport 
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