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Attorney General will not appeal Thasksin’s lèse-majesté acquittal despite mounting political pressure

Attorney General will not appeal Thasksin’s lèse-majesté acquittal despite mounting political pressure

September 27, 2025

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The Attorney-General will not appeal Thaksin Shinawatra’s lèse-majesté acquittal, handing him a major legal win weeks into prison, while claims of outside work duties caused… Read More ›

UK family begin getaway from traditional school experiment for their kids in Bangkok on two year tour

UK family begin getaway from traditional school experiment for their kids in Bangkok on two year tour

September 26, 2025

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A British couple have pulled their kids out of school to embark on a bold year-long journey across Southeast Asia—ditching desks for tuk-tuks. They say… Read More ›

Constitution may be going nowhere even as moves unfold. Gen Prawit stoutly defends the 2017 version

Constitution may be going nowhere even as moves unfold. Gen Prawit stoutly defends the 2017 version

September 26, 2025

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Thailand’s constitutional reform faces mounting gridlock as Pheu Thai pushes a 151-member draft with broad public input, while Bhumjaithai and the People’s Party favour parliament-only… Read More ›

Motorcycle thief arrested in Songkhla for snatching a bracelet from a tourist at speed on public taxi

Motorcycle thief arrested in Songkhla for snatching a bracelet from a tourist at speed on public taxi

September 25, 2025

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Motorcycle thief arrested in Songkhla after snatching a tourist’s gold necklace at speed on a public bus as Thailand faces falling Asian visitors and rising… Read More ›

PM Anutin vows there will be no casinos and that Thailand will go to the polls in March or April 2026

PM Anutin vows there will be no casinos and that Thailand will go to the polls in March or April 2026

September 25, 2025

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PM Anutin vows there will be no casinos as Thailand prepares for March-April 2026 election, pledges strict law enforcement, constitutional reforms, agricultural support and round-the-clock… Read More ›

Public concern after massive sinkhole stuns Bangkok and the World on Wednesday linked to new tunnel

Public concern after massive sinkhole stuns Bangkok and the World on Wednesday linked to new tunnel

September 25, 2025

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Bangkok narrowly escapes disaster as a massive sinkhole opens near Vajira Hospital and Samsen Police Station, swallowing road and vehicles. Officials link it to subway… Read More ›

German company boss is under police investigation after Burmese staff is arrested on Koh Phangan

German company boss is under police investigation after Burmese staff is arrested on Koh Phangan

September 24, 2025

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German company director faces police investigation after Burmese staff arrested on Koh Phangan for running an illegal tourist service, ignoring branch license requirements and violating… Read More ›

44 year old banker stalked by 60 year old Bangkok woman for 9 months. Tuesday chaos in Udon Thani

44 year old banker stalked by 60 year old Bangkok woman for 9 months. Tuesday chaos in Udon Thani

September 24, 2025

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A 44-year-old banker in Udon Thani endured nine months of stalking by a 60-year-old Bangkok woman who arrived demanding marriage, causing chaos, alarming neighbours, prompting… Read More ›

Thailand’s once mighty tourism industry is failing but now faces further damage from overvalued baht

Thailand’s once mighty tourism industry is failing but now faces further damage from overvalued baht

September 23, 2025

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Thailand’s tourism industry is collapsing as the surging baht, safety concerns, and rising competition from Vietnam and Malaysia are driving visitors away, threatening the kingdom’s… Read More ›

Low life foreign tourist gets deserved comeuppance from small traders at a Pattaya late night bar Monday

Low life foreign tourist gets deserved comeuppance from small traders at a Pattaya late night bar Monday

September 23, 2025

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Drunken foreign tourist sparks chaos at a Pattaya bar after refusing to pay his bill, knocking over tables, disrupting patrons, and showing disrespect, before being… Read More ›

Anutin making all the power moves to consolidate his position as Prime Minister as opposition looks on

Anutin making all the power moves to consolidate his position as Prime Minister as opposition looks on

September 23, 2025

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Anutin is aggressively consolidating power as Thailand’s Prime Minister courts MPs and military allies, expands Bhumjaithai, defies critics while building a Buriram network that now… Read More ›

Udon Thani City police arrested a 32 year old Pakistani pervert after he sexually assaulted young woman

Udon Thani City police arrested a 32 year old Pakistani pervert after he sexually assaulted young woman

September 22, 2025

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32-year-old Pakistani arrested in Udon Thani for sexually assaulting an 18-year-old autistic woman. He entered Thailand illegally, lived more than a year without a visa,… Read More ›

Furious Dutchman rips ATM from its moorings after his ฿10 million investment in with Thai wife fails

Furious Dutchman rips ATM from its moorings after his ฿10 million investment in with Thai wife fails

September 22, 2025

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A furious 60-year-old Dutchman snapped after losing ฿10M in a failed Thai restaurant with his younger wife—ripping an entire ATM from a Khon Kaen wall,… Read More ›

Husband of Thaksin’s daughter Pintongta tipped as Pheu Thai Prime Ministerial nominee in political reset

Husband of Thaksin’s daughter Pintongta tipped as Pheu Thai Prime Ministerial nominee in political reset

September 21, 2025

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Thailand braces as Thaksin’s son-in-law, Natthaphong Kunakornwong, is tipped as potential Pheu Thai PM while the new Anutin government faces scrutiny and the opposition prepares… Read More ›

Marijuana linked to Moroccan woman’s death from rooftop pool area of Bangkok hotel Saturday morning

Marijuana linked to Moroccan woman’s death from rooftop pool area of Bangkok hotel Saturday morning

September 21, 2025

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Marijuana is under scrutiny after a Moroccan woman fell from a Bangkok rooftop pool Saturday morning. Hours earlier, a 42-year-old Indian man plunged from a… Read More ›

Top Immigration officer refutes Reuters report saying Thai officials are complicit in scammer abductions

Top Immigration officer refutes Reuters report saying Thai officials are complicit in scammer abductions

September 21, 2025

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Thai immigration chief strongly rejects Reuters claims that officers aided traffickers at Bangkok airport, calling the report sensationalist and unverified, urging all media to submit… Read More ›

Quick result and lavish praise for Phuket Police who arrested a UK gang within hours of armed robbery

Quick result and lavish praise for Phuket Police who arrested a UK gang within hours of armed robbery

September 20, 2025

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Phuket police win praise for swift action after four British robbers stole a $72,000 watch from an American tourist, recovering the Audemars Piguet and firearms… Read More ›

Army to install electronic fence and shut border crossings indefinitely after the latest clashes in Sa Kaeo province

Army to install electronic fence and shut border crossings indefinitely after the latest clashes in Sa Kaeo province

September 20, 2025

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Thai army shuts all Cambodian border crossings indefinitely and begins installing a high-tech electronic fence after deadly Sa Kaeo clashes, while Phnom Penh urgently seeks… Read More ›

Thaksin visited again on Thursday by daughters as they report he is struggling with his health inside

Thaksin visited again on Thursday by daughters as they report he is struggling with his health inside

September 19, 2025

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Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is struggling with high blood pressure, stress, hair loss, and fatigue at Bangkok’s Klong Prem Prison as his daughters visit… Read More ›

Violence on the Sa Kaeo border with Cambodia as soldiers clash with civilians. Phnom Penh is angry

Violence on the Sa Kaeo border with Cambodia as soldiers clash with civilians. Phnom Penh is angry

September 18, 2025

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Violence erupts on the Sa Kaeo border as Thai soldiers clash with Cambodian civilians. Phnom Penh reacts angrily as tensions soar over cross-border disputes and… Read More ›

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