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Acting PM travels to Kuala Lumpur for ceasefire talks. Cambodia’s PM Hun Manet to attend amid PR war

Acting PM travels to Kuala Lumpur for ceasefire talks. Cambodia’s PM Hun Manet to attend amid PR war

July 28, 2025

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Thailand’s acting PM heads to Kuala Lumpur for urgent ceasefire talks with Cambodia amid escalating border war. Cambodia broke a fragile truce, targeting civilians. Thailand… Read More ›

Wake up and smell the coffee, says Finance Minister and top Bangkok Bank executive. War is a Mug’s game

Wake up and smell the coffee, says Finance Minister and top Bangkok Bank executive. War is a Mug’s game

July 27, 2025

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Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira and banking exec Kobsak Pootrakool warn prolonged Thai-Cambodia war will devastate both economies. Tourism is down 15% and investor confidence is… Read More ›

Black Friday for 2 French men. Thai police swoop on  Bangkok based pervert and drug trafficker in exile

Black Friday for 2 French men. Thai police swoop on  Bangkok based pervert and drug trafficker in exile

July 27, 2025

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Two French nationals arrested in Thailand on their own Black Friday: a 40-year-old child predator in Bangkok exposed by TikTok, and a 22-year-old drug trafficker… Read More ›

Trump’s lightning strike to knock Thai and Cambodian heads together for peace. Overnight ceasefire agreed

Trump’s lightning strike to knock Thai and Cambodian heads together for peace. Overnight ceasefire agreed

July 27, 2025

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Trump forces Thailand and Cambodia into ceasefire talks after deadly border clashes. Over 150,000 flee violence as Trump warns no trade deals until fighting stops.… Read More ›

People’s Party MP called for cannabis to be stamped out in Phuket. Warns it drives away high end tourists

People’s Party MP called for cannabis to be stamped out in Phuket. Warns it drives away high end tourists

July 26, 2025

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People’s Party MP warns Phuket’s lax cannabis rules and smoke are driving away high-spending tourists, hurting the vital economy. He calls for urgent government crackdown,… Read More ›

Drunk French man dies as Police guest on Koh Phi Phi on station’s sofa after becoming paralytic at bar

Drunk French man dies as Police guest on Koh Phi Phi on station’s sofa after becoming paralytic at bar

July 26, 2025

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Drunk French tourist dies on Koh Phi Phi after police let him sleep on station sofa when the hospital declined to admit him. Officers found… Read More ›

Thai military leaders demand that Hun Sen be held to account as a war criminal for targeting civilians

Thai military leaders demand that Hun Sen be held to account as a war criminal for targeting civilians

July 25, 2025

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Thai military accuses Hun Sen of ordering deliberate attacks on civilians, calling them war crimes. After deadly Cambodian rocket strikes on Thai border towns, Thailand… Read More ›

Hot War rages on the Thai Cambodian border with Cambodian troops on the offensive in Chong Bok area

Hot War rages on the Thai Cambodian border with Cambodian troops on the offensive in Chong Bok area

July 25, 2025

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War rages on the Thai-Cambodian border as Cambodia launches a fierce assault in Chong Bok. BM-21 rockets hit civilians; Thailand strikes back with heavy artillery… Read More ›

Cambodia’s Hun Sen’s hidden agenda for unprovoked, deadly and destructive actions may involve China

Cambodia’s Hun Sen’s hidden agenda for unprovoked, deadly and destructive actions may involve China

July 25, 2025

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As Cambodia bombed Thai civilians and military sites, Hun Sen’s secret China flight sparks global alarm. Thailand hits back fast, urges UN action. With China’s… Read More ›

14 killed and over 100,000 evacuated as army brings in more guns trained on Cambodian border forces

14 killed and over 100,000 evacuated as army brings in more guns trained on Cambodian border forces

July 25, 2025

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Thailand reels after 14 killed—including 13 civilians—and 100,000+ evacuated as Cambodian rockets and artillery strike border areas. Thai military boosts defences with more artillery targeting… Read More ›

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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

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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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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

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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 ›

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