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Senate minority cohort call for the suspension of colleagues under investigation until they are cleared

Senate minority cohort call for the suspension of colleagues under investigation until they are cleared

August 7, 2025

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

 A minority bloc in Thailand’s Senate demands the suspension of 136 senators under investigation for election collusion. They warn unchecked power risks judicial chaos and… Read More ›

Dark web drugs kingpin arrested at Pattaya hideout, far from Sweden, where he powered European deals

Dark web drugs kingpin arrested at Pattaya hideout, far from Sweden, where he powered European deals

August 6, 2025

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

Swedish dark web drug kingpin “Toby” arrested at luxury Pattaya villa after fleeing Interpol Red Notice. He ran a secret online drug platform fueling the… Read More ›

Cabinet green lights navy submarine and new Gripen jets. Acting PM says  the details are ‘state secrets’

Cabinet green lights navy submarine and new Gripen jets. Acting PM says  the details are ‘state secrets’

August 6, 2025

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

Cabinet approves ฿19.5 billion Gripen jet deal and revives stalled submarine project with Chinese engines as acting PM Phumtham Wechayachai shuts down media, calling plans… Read More ›

2 Chinese men arrested in Bangkok centre for visa fraud and forgery trying to fool Immigration officers

2 Chinese men arrested in Bangkok centre for visa fraud and forgery trying to fool Immigration officers

August 5, 2025

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

Two Chinese men arrested in Bangkok for forging passport stamps to obtain work visas. Caught trying to pass off a fake Non-Immigrant B visa, they… Read More ›

Fear on Eastern border under Martial law. Cambodian Bond nabbed on ฿162 a day from Phnom Penh regime

Fear on Eastern border under Martial law. Cambodian Bond nabbed on ฿162 a day from Phnom Penh regime

August 5, 2025

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

Thai border tensions soar after Cambodian spy caught for just ฿162/day. Martial law orders to tighten security, nationwide drone ban enforced. Arrests and rocket attacks… Read More ›

Hun Sen expels party official and deputy governor for expressing her concern for starving frontline soldiers

Hun Sen expels party official and deputy governor for expressing her concern for starving frontline soldiers

August 4, 2025

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

Hun Sen purges rising star Thee Sovantha for exposing starving troops as Cambodia reels after mass surrender of soldiers, health crises among frontline troops and… Read More ›

Business leaders and bankers urge the government to push through the US Thai tariff deal at all costs

Business leaders and bankers urge the government to push through the US Thai tariff deal at all costs

August 4, 2025

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

Game-changer deal approved! Thai cabinet backs historic US trade pact slashing tariffs to 19% — industry leaders and bankers demand rapid rollout to boost exports,… Read More ›

Nigerian arrested on Friday linked to international drug smuggling cartel led by Africans on Koh Samui

Nigerian arrested on Friday linked to international drug smuggling cartel led by Africans on Koh Samui

August 3, 2025

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

Nigerian man arrested with cocaine in Phuket linked to a major drug cartel based in Koh Samui. Two Brazilians caught with ฿20 million worth of… Read More ›

Thaksin wants higher excise duties on EV cars that are simply assembled in Thailand by Chinese firms 

Thaksin wants higher excise duties on EV cars that are simply assembled in Thailand by Chinese firms 

August 3, 2025

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

Thaksin urges steep excise taxes on Chinese-assembled EVs in Thailand to protect local industry. The government plans new tax rules rewarding genuine Thai-made parts, aiming… Read More ›

Well mannered 9 year old school girl who dreamed of being a doctor dies on a school yard ‘train’ swing

Well mannered 9 year old school girl who dreamed of being a doctor dies on a school yard ‘train’ swing

August 2, 2025

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

Nine-year-old Nong Praewa, a well-mannered third grader who dreamed of becoming a doctor, died after being struck by a rocking playground ride at her school… Read More ›

World hears what happened in Sisaket. Cambodia used Chinese rocket systems to target civilians in a war crime

World hears what happened in Sisaket. Cambodia used Chinese rocket systems to target civilians in a war crime

August 2, 2025

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

Cambodia’s deadly three-day rocket attack on Sisaket targeted innocent Thai civilians using Chinese-made weapons. 17 killed nationwide. A last-minute US-brokered ceasefire stopped further bloodshed. Survivors’… Read More ›

Swedish Gripen fighters deal on hold as Foreign Minister refuses to sign off over Thai Cambodia clash last week

Swedish Gripen fighters deal on hold as Foreign Minister refuses to sign off over Thai Cambodia clash last week

August 1, 2025

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

Sweden’s $600M Gripen jet deal with Thailand is on hold after Thai jets struck Cambodian targets, as part of last week’s border conflict. Foreign Minister… Read More ›

Win for Thailand. 19% U.S. tariff deal just announced. Rate lower and more competitive than predicted

Win for Thailand. 19% U.S. tariff deal just announced. Rate lower and more competitive than predicted

August 1, 2025

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

Thailand secures a 19% US tariff rate, beating expectations and undercutting Vietnam’s 20%. The deal boosts exports, eases economic fears, and strengthens US ties. Finance… Read More ›

Paetongtarn to finalise defence for the Constitutional Court over Hun Sen tape by Monday evening next

Paetongtarn to finalise defence for the Constitutional Court over Hun Sen tape by Monday evening next

July 31, 2025

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

PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra has until next Monday to submit her defence in the Constitutional Court over a leaked June 2024 call with Cambodia’s Hun Sen.… Read More ›

Information war raging across the world as Thailand combats Cambodia’s propaganda wave in New York

Information war raging across the world as Thailand combats Cambodia’s propaganda wave in New York

July 31, 2025

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

Thailand hits back in global propaganda war after Cambodian slurs over border clash. From Times Square billboards to embassy warnings, Thai officials and citizens rally… Read More ›

Thaksin’s dates with Destiny set by the courts. August and September may shift and shape Thai politics

Thaksin’s dates with Destiny set by the courts. August and September may shift and shape Thai politics

July 31, 2025

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

Thaksin faces two crucial court dates—Aug 22 verdict in lèse-majesté case and Sept 9 ruling on prison sentence enforcement. These decisions will impact his freedom,… Read More ›

Phuket’s deadly monsoon seas claim two further lives as rescuers recover bodies off shorelines Monday

Phuket’s deadly monsoon seas claim two further lives as rescuers recover bodies off shorelines Monday

July 30, 2025

Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Phuket’s deadly monsoon seas claim two young lives as a jet ski operator falls off Koh Naka Yai and a Saudi tourist drowns at Bang… Read More ›

Udon Thani Police pursue rape murder theory after shocking find of woman’s decomposed remains

Udon Thani Police pursue rape murder theory after shocking find of woman’s decomposed remains

July 30, 2025

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

Villagers hunting mushrooms in Udon Thani stumble on a woman’s skeleton. Missing underwear sparks rape-murder probe. Victim wore a liquor-branded shirt. Cops say body may… Read More ›

Ceasefire breached by Cambodian units near Sisaket. Top military meeting postponed from 7am to 10am

Ceasefire breached by Cambodian units near Sisaket. Top military meeting postponed from 7am to 10am

July 29, 2025

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

Cambodia breached the ceasefire early Tuesday, firing on Thai troops in Sisaket. Thailand fully honoured the truce, but Cambodia didn’t. Multiple clashes delayed the 7… Read More ›

Cabinet meets after Cambodian ceasefire. Acting PM Phumtham spoke later with Trump for 30 minutes

Cabinet meets after Cambodian ceasefire. Acting PM Phumtham spoke later with Trump for 30 minutes

July 29, 2025

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

Thailand’s Cabinet meets today after a wary ceasefire with Cambodia kicked in at midnight. Acting PM Phumtham spoke for 30 minutes with Trump, who praised… Read More ›

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