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Thailand struggles economically even with revised World Bank GDP growth for 2026 coming in at 2% for 2026

Thailand struggles economically even with revised World Bank GDP growth for 2026 coming in at 2% for 2026

October 8, 2026

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

The kingdom’s fiscal 2025 accounts expose a ฿898.8 billion deficit as spending surges and tax collections disappoint. The World Bank lifts 2026 growth to just… Read More ›

New taxes simply for going in and out of Thailand in addition to higher airport tax already implemented

New taxes simply for going in and out of Thailand in addition to higher airport tax already implemented

October 8, 2026

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

Thailand plans another hit on air travel with a ฿1,000 departure tax covering foreigners and Thais. Combined with AOT’s new ฿1,120 airport charge and a… Read More ›

Thaksin comes to Tax Court in Bangkok seeking temporary injunction to halt Revenue Department’s enforcement

Thaksin comes to Tax Court in Bangkok seeking temporary injunction to halt Revenue Department’s enforcement

October 7, 2026

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Thaksin returns to court smiling as he fights further asset seizures over a final ฿17.629 billion tax bill. His lawyers point to ฿46.37 billion already… Read More ›

Senators from the ‘blue’ camp move against dissident Election Commissioner Sitthichot Intrawises

Senators from the ‘blue’ camp move against dissident Election Commissioner Sitthichot Intrawises

October 6, 2026

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Five blue senators demand an ethics probe into EC commissioner Sitthichot Intrawises after he revealed bitter splits over the Senate collusion case, including political links… Read More ›

Thai Airways defeats flood crisis but finds itself in a brewing crisis of confidence over its management

Thai Airways defeats flood crisis but finds itself in a brewing crisis of confidence over its management

October 5, 2026

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

Thai Airways clears its baggage crisis, but a bigger boardroom battle erupts over suspended CEO Chai Eamsiri. Industry figures question the move as Chai faces… Read More ›

Grab delivery driver strikes rich in Phuket by using trade to burgle 2 homes netting 3.69 million baht

Grab delivery driver strikes rich in Phuket by using trade to burgle 2 homes netting 3.69 million baht

October 5, 2026

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Routine food deliveries allegedly became scouting missions before ฿3.69m vanished from two foreign residents’ Phuket homes. Police traced dollars, gold and football gambling before arresting… Read More ›

USS George HW Bush arrives in Phuket one day early and berths 3.3km offshore. Sailors landing ashore in holiday mode

USS George HW Bush arrives in Phuket one day early and berths 3.3km offshore. Sailors landing ashore in holiday mode

October 5, 2026

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

A ring of steel grips Phuket Deep Sea Port as USS George H.W. Bush arrives a day early with 5,109 US personnel. The 97,000-ton nuclear… Read More ›

Police investigate a Burmese kingpin who entered Thailand by plane from India and had access to wealth

Police investigate a Burmese kingpin who entered Thailand by plane from India and had access to wealth

October 4, 2026

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Wanted Burmese drug suspect Aung Zaw Min Khant is caught in luxury Bangkok digs over a ฿150m drug haul. He arrived openly from India five… Read More ›

Thai industrial base hammered by flooding crisis. Over 4k firms report a need for financial assistance

Thai industrial base hammered by flooding crisis. Over 4k firms report a need for financial assistance

October 4, 2026

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

Floods batter 4,216 Thai businesses across 55 provinces, with factories stopping and FTI losses topping ฿1 billion. Toyota and Honda suspend production, while 95% of… Read More ›

House Committee chair Rome to call Bhumjaithai MP and Australian husband on Wednesday over wealth

House Committee chair Rome to call Bhumjaithai MP and Australian husband on Wednesday over wealth

October 4, 2026

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Nearly ฿2bn in family wealth comes under the microscope as Rangsiman Rome summons Bhumjaithai MP Suchada Sangtanasap and her husband over a ฿1.44bn loan to… Read More ›

Two German tourists killed at Phang-nga zebra crossing. Pickup driver tore into them on Friday night

Two German tourists killed at Phang-nga zebra crossing. Pickup driver tore into them on Friday night

October 3, 2026

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Two German tourists killed after a Mazda pickup runs a red light at a Khao Lak crossing, police say. Driver flees, then surrenders with damaged… Read More ›

Storm clouds gathering again as Thailand races to bolster its flood defences after last week’s deluge

Storm clouds gathering again as Thailand races to bolster its flood defences after last week’s deluge

October 3, 2026

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Prime Minister Anutin puts Thailand on nationwide alert as another burst of severe weather threatens from October 4. Bangkok is still recovering from floods, but… Read More ›

Bhumjaithai MP files police report against People’s Party’s Rangsiman Rome over scammer link remarks

Bhumjaithai MP files police report against People’s Party’s Rangsiman Rome over scammer link remarks

October 2, 2026

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Suchada Sangtanasap goes to police after Rangsiman Rome questions scam links involving her husband in Parliament. Now, nearly ฿2 billion in family assets, including more… Read More ›

Thai Airways boss fired by the board chaired by Finance Ministry chief on Friday over baggage crisis

Thai Airways boss fired by the board chaired by Finance Ministry chief on Friday over baggage crisis

October 2, 2026

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

Chai Eamsiri’s four-decade Thai Airways career hits a dramatic reversal as he is ousted from command after 10,000 bags pile up. The executive who helped… Read More ›

Elderly woman seriously injured after an old man drove EV car at speed into a crowded Bangkok shrine

Elderly woman seriously injured after an old man drove EV car at speed into a crowded Bangkok shrine

October 2, 2026

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

Bangkok shrine chaos as a grey BYD EV races through worshippers and crashes near the Guanyin altar. Three are injured, one seriously. The driver, 78,… Read More ›

Tuk Tuk driver in Phuket assaulted by Middle Eastern looking tourist who failed to pay his fare to a hotel

Tuk Tuk driver in Phuket assaulted by Middle Eastern looking tourist who failed to pay his fare to a hotel

October 2, 2026

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

Phuket tuk-tuk driver says foreign tourist left his phone as security after claiming he had no cash. An hour later, the man grabbed back the… Read More ›

Naturalised citizenship scrutinised as PM scraps Israeli’s Thai status over ongoing home passport use

Naturalised citizenship scrutinised as PM scraps Israeli’s Thai status over ongoing home passport use

October 1, 2026

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

Seven years after becoming Thai, Israeli-born Ariel Blustein loses his citizenship as Anutin cites Israeli passport use and an undisclosed Uruguayan nationality. The case lands… Read More ›

Business leaders pile pressure on Thai Airways over vital air cargo artery for the kingdom’s exports to the world

Business leaders pile pressure on Thai Airways over vital air cargo artery for the kingdom’s exports to the world

October 1, 2026

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

Suvarnabhumi turmoil spreads from baggage halls to Thailand’s export lifeline as Thai Airways battles 8,000 stranded bags and cancelled flights. Chamber demands an overhaul, Phiphat… Read More ›

Department of Business Development (DBD) contacts 43 foreign embassies on nominee shareholder firms

Department of Business Development (DBD) contacts 43 foreign embassies on nominee shareholder firms

September 30, 2026

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

DBD sends details of over 100,000 foreign-linked firms to 43 embassies as Thailand widens its nominee crackdown. Land, shareholder funds and financial trails face scrutiny,… Read More ›

British mother from Croydon in a Cambodian hellhole prison facing up to 20 years after drug mule dupe

British mother from Croydon in a Cambodian hellhole prison facing up to 20 years after drug mule dupe

September 30, 2026

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

Tamara Martins thought she was carrying electronics. Cambodian customs say her suitcase held 71 packages and 34.5kg of cannabis. The British mother is now behind… Read More ›

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