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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 ›

Drug addict arrested in early morning police raid after flying into a rage over  missing marijuana bong

Drug addict arrested in early morning police raid after flying into a rage over  missing marijuana bong

September 17, 2025

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A 32-year-old man who escaped from a drug rehabilitation hospital sparked terror in his Udon Thani village, threatening his mother over a missing bong, before… Read More ›

Former conservative senator warns Prime Minister Anutin’s new cabinet will land him in legal hot water

Former conservative senator warns Prime Minister Anutin’s new cabinet will land him in legal hot water

September 17, 2025

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Former conservative senator warns Prime Minister Anutin’s new cabinet could face legal battles, early Constitutional Court review, and possible House of Representatives dissolution amid coalition… Read More ›

Anarchy and online fraud nightmare spreading within Thailand’s digital banking system for ordinary people

Anarchy and online fraud nightmare spreading within Thailand’s digital banking system for ordinary people

September 17, 2025

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Thailand’s digital banking system is in chaos as online scammers use AI and fake identities to steal funds, leaving victims frozen, threatened with prosecution, and… Read More ›

Ministry officials hit back at rising public disquiet over new online fraud bank powers causing chaos

Ministry officials hit back at rising public disquiet over new online fraud bank powers causing chaos

September 16, 2025

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Public outrage erupts in Thailand as authorities’ crackdown on online fraud freezes thousands of bank accounts, crippling small businesses, daily traders, and merchants, while officials… Read More ›

PM vows action on rising gold exports to Cambodia and the runaway Thai baht against the US dollar this year

PM vows action on rising gold exports to Cambodia and the runaway Thai baht against the US dollar this year

September 16, 2025

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PM Anutin vows urgent action as Thai baht surges 7% and gold exports to Cambodia spike sharply, pledging extended border closure, strict monitoring, taxation measures,… Read More ›

Drunken driver shows sorrow and remorse on Sunday morning after 3 people were left seriously injured

Drunken driver shows sorrow and remorse on Sunday morning after 3 people were left seriously injured

September 15, 2025

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Drunken driver weeps and vows to quit drinking for life after a violent Ayutthaya crash early Sunday leaves three people seriously injured, including a woman… Read More ›

Evil money lenders arrested on Sunday. A trader victim was left impoverished by a penal rate of 720%

Evil money lenders arrested on Sunday. A trader victim was left impoverished by a penal rate of 720%

September 15, 2025

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

Evil loan sharks smashed! Thai police arrested five suspects running illegal lending rings charging up to 720% interest, leaving borrowers like traders penniless, harassed, and… Read More ›

Pheu Thai tastes poll success with a landslide victory in its Chiang Rai heartland. Party is not quite over yet

Pheu Thai tastes poll success with a landslide victory in its Chiang Rai heartland. Party is not quite over yet

September 14, 2025

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Pheu Thai storms back with a landslide win in Chiang Rai as Songa Prommuang doubles his rival’s votes, cementing the Shinawatra brand. The victory energises… Read More ›

Anutin planning eight-month economic programme as his PM tenure will extend to the next government

Anutin planning eight-month economic programme as his PM tenure will extend to the next government

September 14, 2025

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Anutin keeps the Justice Minister secret while preparing an eight-month economic programme, facing sharp criticism over an incoming minister linked to the ‘SKYY9’ building probe,… Read More ›

BBC gets a Red Light from viewers & fans of Thailand over the distorted docu-series aired last week

BBC gets a Red Light from viewers & fans of Thailand over the distorted docu-series aired last week

September 14, 2025

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BBC faces worldwide backlash as viewers condemn Thailand documentary for exaggerating nightlife, crime, and sex tourism, misrepresenting the country’s culture, safety, and daily life, with… Read More ›

Emergency declared in Bangkok as rabies cases seen in the Prawet area of the city with 11 control zones 

Emergency declared in Bangkok as rabies cases seen in the Prawet area of the city with 11 control zones 

September 13, 2025

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Emergency declared in Bangkok as rabies spreads: 11 high-risk zones in Prawet and nearby areas after multiple dog bites. Strict 30-day animal movement ban imposed.… Read More ›

Older Brit tourist’s early morning trans sex worker ordeal at his condo in Pattaya leaves him hospitalised with head cuts

Older Brit tourist’s early morning trans sex worker ordeal at his condo in Pattaya leaves him hospitalised with head cuts

September 13, 2025

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British tourist brutally attacked in Pattaya condo early Friday morning when four transgender women demanded ฿10,000 each. A knife used in the savage assault left… Read More ›

Udon Thani man steals gold ring to relax in prison and get away from the humdrum struggles with real life

Udon Thani man steals gold ring to relax in prison and get away from the humdrum struggles with real life

September 12, 2025

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A desperate man in Udon Thani tried to steal a gold ring to get arrested and escape life, tested positive for meth, shocking police and… Read More ›

2024 Senate election enquiries into collusion are a problem for new Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul

2024 Senate election enquiries into collusion are a problem for new Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul

September 12, 2025

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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul races to finalise his cabinet as a massive Senate collusion scandal unfolds. EC and DSI probe 229 officials, including Bhumjaithai executives… Read More ›

Sex tourism from the United Kingdom to Thailand spotlighted in BBC documentary series just aired

Sex tourism from the United Kingdom to Thailand spotlighted in BBC documentary series just aired

September 11, 2025

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BBC’s new documentary exposes Thailand’s thriving sex trade as young British men flock for cheap sex and fantasy relationships, seeking escape from UK pressures, while… Read More ›

Bangkok’s Safari World Zoo closed after keeper is attacked by Lions and mauled to death for 20 minutes before tourists

Bangkok’s Safari World Zoo closed after keeper is attacked by Lions and mauled to death for 20 minutes before tourists

September 11, 2025

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Bangkok’s Safari World Zoo shut after a veteran zookeeper was mauled to death by lions in full view of horrified tourists. Police investigate why he… Read More ›

Suspended prison sentences and fines for owners and driver of school bus that killed 23 people in inferno

Suspended prison sentences and fines for owners and driver of school bus that killed 23 people in inferno

September 10, 2025

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

Thanyaburi court handed down suspended sentences and fines to bus owners and driver after deadly October 2024 Pathum Thani school bus explosion killed 23, exposing… Read More ›

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