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Banking crisis as security overreach limits large numbers of personal and business bank accounts

Banking crisis as security overreach limits large numbers of personal and business bank accounts

September 14, 2025

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A banking crisis erupts in Thailand as authorities freeze thousands of personal and small business accounts in a sweeping crackdown on scam-linked mule accounts, sparking… Read More ›

Student in death jump at mall spills the beans on an illicit online voyeurism crime ring at university

Student in death jump at mall spills the beans on an illicit online voyeurism crime ring at university

September 13, 2025

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A 21-year-old university student dies after leaping from a Nonthaburi mall when caught upskirting, confessing to his mother that he was pressured by a secret… Read More ›

Incoming minister Chaichanok Chidchob’s strong line on Cambodian border with crossings to be kept shut

Incoming minister Chaichanok Chidchob’s strong line on Cambodian border with crossings to be kept shut

September 13, 2025

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Incoming minister Chaichanok Chidchob slams claims of reopening Thailand’s border with Cambodia, as military warns of risks, citing weapons withdrawal, mine clearance, and crackdown on… Read More ›

Angry Lion who pounced on keeper last Wednesday was named Trump. Family has received first payment

Angry Lion who pounced on keeper last Wednesday was named Trump. Family has received first payment

September 13, 2025

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Dominant lion named Trump mauled veteran zookeeper to death in a 20-minute rampage as tourists watched in horror. Family receives initial ฿31,500 payout amid autopsy… Read More ›

Police surprise insurgency group hiding in Songkhla rubber plantation. Firefight injures at least one

Police surprise insurgency group hiding in Songkhla rubber plantation. Firefight injures at least one

September 12, 2025

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Police stormed a rubber plantation in Songkhla, targeting insurgents behind deadly attacks on civilians, monks and officers. A fierce gunfight erupted, injuring at least one.… Read More ›

Ex PM Thaksin reportedly has behaved as a model prisoner at Bangkok’s notorious Khlong Prem Prison

Ex PM Thaksin reportedly has behaved as a model prisoner at Bangkok’s notorious Khlong Prem Prison

September 11, 2025

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Ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra is reportedly adjusting well at Bangkok’s notorious Klong Prem Prison, behaving as a model inmate, following all rules, eating all meals and… Read More ›

Court throws Anutin a curve ball even before new government is sworn in as People’s Party stays silent

Court throws Anutin a curve ball even before new government is sworn in as People’s Party stays silent

September 11, 2025

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Constitutional Court ruling blocks citizens from electing a constituent assembly, throwing PM Anutin’s new government into turmoil as the People’s Party stays silent, raising fears… Read More ›

Big Joke brings a new complaint to the Supreme Court claiming an ethics breach by a judge of the bench

Big Joke brings a new complaint to the Supreme Court claiming an ethics breach by a judge of the bench

September 10, 2025

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Big Joke Strikes Back! Thailand’s ousted top cop Surachate Hakparn accuses Supreme Court judge of ethics breach, claiming ties to a police rival behind his… Read More ›

Former PM Thaksin transferred within hours to the notorious Khlong Prem Prison or the ‘Bangkok Hilton’

Former PM Thaksin transferred within hours to the notorious Khlong Prem Prison or the ‘Bangkok Hilton’

September 9, 2025

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Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra was abruptly transferred to Thailand’s notorious Khlong Prem Prison just hours after returning to Bangkok Remand. Smiling behind bars and giving… Read More ›

Heartache at deadly crash in Ayutthaya. A young volunteer nurse discovered victim was her boyfriend

Heartache at deadly crash in Ayutthaya. A young volunteer nurse discovered victim was her boyfriend

September 9, 2025

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Heartache in Ayutthaya as a young volunteer nurse rushed to help at a deadly crash, only to discover her boyfriend was the victim, killed instantly… Read More ›

Horrifying tragedy in Nakhon Ratchasima as three year old killed in car explosion at a local village

Horrifying tragedy in Nakhon Ratchasima as three year old killed in car explosion at a local village

September 9, 2025

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A three-year-old boy was killed in Nakhon Ratchasima when a car exploded after relatives left him alone while collecting mushrooms, turning a routine forest trip… Read More ›

Thaksin stuns Bangkok’s political establishment by returning from Dubai ahead of his Tuesday hearing

Thaksin stuns Bangkok’s political establishment by returning from Dubai ahead of his Tuesday hearing

September 8, 2025

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Thaksin shocks Bangkok by returning from Dubai just hours before Tuesday’s Supreme Court hearing, thrilling Pheu Thai supporters, rattling critics and plunging Thai politics into… Read More ›

Bizarre court challenge launched by Pheu Thai against interim government deal that elected Anutin as PM

Bizarre court challenge launched by Pheu Thai against interim government deal that elected Anutin as PM

September 8, 2025

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Pheu Thai launches a shocking court challenge seeking to remove Anutin and Natthaphong as MPs, claiming the interim government MOU violates Thailand’s rigid 2017 Constitution… Read More ›

South Korean assaults elderly UK man in Udon Thani for glaring at him during a heated verbal altercation

South Korean assaults elderly UK man in Udon Thani for glaring at him during a heated verbal altercation

September 7, 2025

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An 81-year-old UK retiree was left bloodied on Saturday after a South Korean man punched him at an Udon Thani mall for glaring during a… Read More ›

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul tells guests at Royal Command ceremony his duty was to the people

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul tells guests at Royal Command ceremony his duty was to the people

September 7, 2025

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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul pledges to serve the people tirelessly, with no holidays or breaks, promising a fully committed Cabinet, swift action on economic, security,… Read More ›

Anutin begins work on cabinet at party HQ. Civil servants elevated to lead Finance and Foreign Affairs

Anutin begins work on cabinet at party HQ. Civil servants elevated to lead Finance and Foreign Affairs

September 7, 2025

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Prime Minister-elect Anutin Charnvirakul begins work at Bhumjaithai HQ, elevating civil servants to lead Finance and Foreign Affairs while appointing a former PTT executive to… Read More ›

Thaksin tells Pheu Thai leaders he will return on Monday to face Tuesday’s Supreme Court hearing

Thaksin tells Pheu Thai leaders he will return on Monday to face Tuesday’s Supreme Court hearing

September 6, 2025

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Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra vows to return to Thailand on Monday to face the Supreme Court as Pheu Thai regroups, while the People’s Party… Read More ›

No fatalities reported as tourist bus from Bangkok to Chiang Mai crashes on dangerous mountainous bend

No fatalities reported as tourist bus from Bangkok to Chiang Mai crashes on dangerous mountainous bend

September 5, 2025

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A tourist van from Bangkok smashed into a trailer truck on a deadly Chiang Mai mountain curve, leaving multiple people injured and one woman with… Read More ›

Has Thaksin flown the Thai coop for the second time? All will be revealed next Tuesday before the court

Has Thaksin flown the Thai coop for the second time? All will be revealed next Tuesday before the court

September 5, 2025

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Thaksin’s shock flight to Dubai sparks déjà vu panic across Thailand. Officially, it’s medical—but critics say exile 2.0. With a court date looming and his… Read More ›

Brit in Udon Thani heart sore after his beloved tricycle motorbike is stolen by early morning thieves

Brit in Udon Thani heart sore after his beloved tricycle motorbike is stolen by early morning thieves

September 4, 2025

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Heartbroken Brit pensioner, 81, pleads with Udon Thani police to recover his stolen Sky Lab tricycle motorcycle—his daily ride, pride and joy. CCTV shows two… Read More ›

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