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Thai border sealed and citizens in Cambodia urged to get home as war rages in deadly cross border fire

Thai border sealed and citizens in Cambodia urged to get home as war rages in deadly cross border fire

July 24, 2025

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Thai-Cambodia border erupts in fierce fighting as Cambodia fires rockets, killing 3 Thai civilians and wounding over a dozen. Thailand seals the border, urges citizens… Read More ›

Evacuations continue as Cambodian shells and missiles rain down on Thai civilians as hostilities rage

Evacuations continue as Cambodian shells and missiles rain down on Thai civilians as hostilities rage

July 24, 2025

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Cambodian rockets and shells hit Thai civilians, sparking mass evacuations. Thai F-16s strike two Cambodian bases and destroy a cable car in Sisaket. Fighting spreads… Read More ›

Hostilities flare up at multiple points after Cambodia attacked Thailand after 7am with rockets and artillery 

Hostilities flare up at multiple points after Cambodia attacked Thailand after 7am with rockets and artillery 

July 24, 2025

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War breaks out along the Thai-Cambodian border after Cambodia fires rockets and artillery at Thai villages. Thai Air Force retaliates with airstrikes on Cambodian bases.… Read More ›

More assault incidents linked with Pattaya Beach and transgender sex workers in the notorious resort city

More assault incidents linked with Pattaya Beach and transgender sex workers in the notorious resort city

July 24, 2025

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

Pattaya reels from rising violence tied to beachfront and transgender sex workers as tourists clash with locals. Recent assaults and hotel robberies fuel fears, prompting… Read More ›

Chaos at Suvarnabhumi Airport as Qantas flight is cancelled. Passengers forced to hand over passports

Chaos at Suvarnabhumi Airport as Qantas flight is cancelled. Passengers forced to hand over passports

July 24, 2025

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Bangkok airport chaos as Qantas flight to Sydney is cancelled. Passengers forced to hand over passports under Thai immigration rules or stay overnight. Hundreds stranded,… Read More ›

Remarkable turnaround for Thai Airways as it is cleared to return to Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET)

Remarkable turnaround for Thai Airways as it is cleared to return to Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET)

July 24, 2025

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

Thai Airways returns to the Stock Exchange of Thailand on August 4 after a dramatic recovery from bankruptcy. Once grounded by ฿400bn in debt, the… Read More ›

Acting PM and military top brass respond decisively to 2nd landmine incident as Thai soldier loses leg

Acting PM and military top brass respond decisively to 2nd landmine incident as Thai soldier loses leg

July 24, 2025

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Landmine blast maims Thai soldier near Cambodian border, prompting swift retaliation from Bangkok. Acting PM expels envoy, army seals crossings and tensions soar as fears… Read More ›

UK expats in Pattaya urged to hook up with British Embassy in Bangkok for critical information updates

UK expats in Pattaya urged to hook up with British Embassy in Bangkok for critical information updates

July 23, 2025

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UK expats in Pattaya urged to register with British Embassy Bangkok as consular cases rise sharply. Senior consul warns of ageing retirees needing support, insurance… Read More ›

Bitter end of the dream for Chinese woman who came to Thailand to start a new life over 30 years ago

Bitter end of the dream for Chinese woman who came to Thailand to start a new life over 30 years ago

July 23, 2025

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

Chinese fugitive Zhou Jinghua’s 30-year reinvention in Thailand ends in extradition. Once a respected wife and mother, she is now facing justice for embezzlement. Her… Read More ›

Thaksin blames charter for indecisive governance and cannabis for a fall in Thailand’s tourism appeal 

Thaksin blames charter for indecisive governance and cannabis for a fall in Thailand’s tourism appeal 

July 23, 2025

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

Thaksin blames unregulated cannabis and a flawed charter for Thailand’s tourist slump and weak governance. At a high-profile coalition dinner, he called for urgent reform,… Read More ›

Thailand makes last ditch effort to get a winning tariff deal with the U.S. Final counteroffer to Washington

Thailand makes last ditch effort to get a winning tariff deal with the U.S. Final counteroffer to Washington

July 23, 2025

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Thailand makes a last-ditch push to secure a US tariff deal matching Vietnam’s 20% rate. With pressure rising after the Philippines’ zero-tariff pact, Bangkok must… Read More ›

Japanese tourist warns Pattaya visitors about sexy transgender gang after failed gold snatch on Soi 6

Japanese tourist warns Pattaya visitors about sexy transgender gang after failed gold snatch on Soi 6

July 22, 2025

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

Japanese tourist warns of transgender gang targeting visitors on Pattaya’s Walking Street after failed necklace snatch. The victim says the thief used intimate contact as… Read More ›

Supreme Court to decide on Beauty Mogul’s fate in politics as a Senator after Election Commission ruling

Supreme Court to decide on Beauty Mogul’s fate in politics as a Senator after Election Commission ruling

July 22, 2025

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Thai senator and beauty mogul Kesakamol faces Supreme Court trial after Election Commission accuses her of misleading voters by falsely using the “Professor” title in… Read More ›

Suspected killer and rapist not mourned by Australian daughter after passing away in Patpong, Phuket

Suspected killer and rapist not mourned by Australian daughter after passing away in Patpong, Phuket

July 22, 2025

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

Australian Kevin Correll, prime suspect in a 2001 murder, was found dead in a Phuket hotel. His daughter feels no sympathy, saying justice was denied… Read More ›

Hardboiled US negotiators exposing Thailand’s policy double talk. A trade deal inferior to Vietnam is likely

Hardboiled US negotiators exposing Thailand’s policy double talk. A trade deal inferior to Vietnam is likely

July 22, 2025

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US negotiators expose Thailand’s double talk as trade talks sour; deal likely worse than Vietnam’s. Meanwhile, a solar panel scandal reveals fake Thai certifications, fueling… Read More ›

Deadly Bangkok market tragedy sees two small traders die over a trade rivalry over second hand jeans

Deadly Bangkok market tragedy sees two small traders die over a trade rivalry over second hand jeans

July 21, 2025

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Two small traders died in a deadly Bangkok market shooting over rival second-hand jeans stalls. The 72-year-old shooter later killed himself after his wife confronted… Read More ›

Two more Brazilian drug mules arrested at Koh Samui Airport with ฿20 million worth of hidden cocaine

Two more Brazilian drug mules arrested at Koh Samui Airport with ฿20 million worth of hidden cocaine

July 21, 2025

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Brazilian couple busted at Koh Samui Airport with 6.93kg of cocaine worth ฿20 million, just weeks after another pair was caught at Suvarnabhumi with a… Read More ›

Australian cop loses life savings after trusting his instincts with a Phuket based German crypto whiz

Australian cop loses life savings after trusting his instincts with a Phuket based German crypto whiz

July 21, 2025

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

Retired Australian cop loses over ฿40 million in Phuket crypto scam by a German conman. Trusting his instincts, he invested life savings in a fake… Read More ›

Private runway probed by DSI linked to golf course owned by Anutin’s family in Nakhon Ratchasima

Private runway probed by DSI linked to golf course owned by Anutin’s family in Nakhon Ratchasima

July 21, 2025

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

DSI is investigating a private runway at Rancho Charnvee Resort, owned by former Deputy PM Anutin’s family, amid claims a public road was absorbed into… Read More ›

Pattaya punters preyed upon by transgender sex workers in a rash of hotel robberies while showering

Pattaya punters preyed upon by transgender sex workers in a rash of hotel robberies while showering

July 20, 2025

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

Transgender sex workers are being linked to a wave of hotel robberies in Pattaya, where tourists are being targeted while showering. Victims include a Chinese… Read More ›

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