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Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra a no-show at cabinet and an appointment with Pheu Thai MPs

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra a no-show at cabinet and an appointment with Pheu Thai MPs

August 20, 2025

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

PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra skips cabinet and MP birthday meeting, shocking Pheu Thai. Thaksin shows up as multiple court rulings loom. Party denies backing Prayut, stresses… Read More ›

Elderly Australian arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport with 4.26kg of crystal meth concealed in soap bars

Elderly Australian arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport with 4.26kg of crystal meth concealed in soap bars

August 19, 2025

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Elderly Australian arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport trying to smuggle 4.26kg of crystal meth hidden in soap bars worth up to AUD 1.65 million, authorities say,… Read More ›

Economy still holding its own with growth of 2.3% targeted. Faltering tourism and bad debts are threats

Economy still holding its own with growth of 2.3% targeted. Faltering tourism and bad debts are threats

August 19, 2025

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

Thailand’s economy posts tentative recovery with a 2.3% growth target, fueled by export surge, but faltering tourism, rising bad loans, high household debt and structural… Read More ›

Tourist chiefs forge a key partnership with Poland and Polish LOT Airways to boost foreign tourism arrivals

Tourist chiefs forge a key partnership with Poland and Polish LOT Airways to boost foreign tourism arrivals

August 18, 2025

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

Thailand targets Polish tourists with LOT Airlines partnership, aiming to boost high-spending European visitors. Bangkok seeks to become Southeast Asia’s key hub, while TAT drives… Read More ›

Thumbs up from economic gurus for 2027 Negative Income Tax plan. It’s a game-changer for progress

Thumbs up from economic gurus for 2027 Negative Income Tax plan. It’s a game-changer for progress

August 18, 2025

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

Thailand’s 2027 negative income tax plan, backed by experts, aims to cut poverty, tackle inequality, modernise welfare, integrate the informal economy and give millions of… Read More ›

Drugs den popular with Chinese tourists raided and shuttered in Bangkok after midnight raid by police

Drugs den popular with Chinese tourists raided and shuttered in Bangkok after midnight raid by police

August 17, 2025

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

Bangkok police raided and shut a drug-filled nightclub popular with Chinese tourists, detaining 328 people and uncovering meth, ketamine and ecstasy in VIP rooms. Six… Read More ›

Budget bill passed by House in win for government. Chief whip now calls for police probe of ฿10M bribes

Budget bill passed by House in win for government. Chief whip now calls for police probe of ฿10M bribes

August 17, 2025

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

Pheu Thai-led government wins passage of 2026 Budget Bill as Chief Whip calls for police probe into explosive claim that People’s Party MPs were offered… Read More ›

Elderly Thai man with dementia in the United States died as he rushed to meet an AI chatbot in New York

Elderly Thai man with dementia in the United States died as he rushed to meet an AI chatbot in New York

August 16, 2025

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

A 76-year-old Thai man with dementia dies after rushing to meet a Meta AI chatbot in New York, believing it was a real woman, prompting… Read More ›

Huge economic change as Reverse Tax plan is being pushed by the Pheu Thai government as it battles on

Huge economic change as Reverse Tax plan is being pushed by the Pheu Thai government as it battles on

August 16, 2025

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

Pheu Thai pushes a bold reverse tax plan as 60.8M residents and 600K businesses must file returns, allowing low-income households to receive payments, aiming to… Read More ›

Cambodians recoil at Thai concertina wire makeshift barriers just erected along the contentious border

Cambodians recoil at Thai concertina wire makeshift barriers just erected along the contentious border

August 15, 2025

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

Tensions on the boil at the Thai-Cambodian border as Thailand erects tyre and wire barricades, Cambodia stages tearful protests for foreign observers, and over 100… Read More ›

Prime Minister Paetongtarn to call five expert witness on August 21st to support her Hun Sen audio clip defence

Prime Minister Paetongtarn to call five expert witness on August 21st to support her Hun Sen audio clip defence

August 15, 2025

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

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will call five expert witnesses on August 21 to support her defence over a leaked audio with Cambodian leader Hun Sen,… Read More ›

Uncle Phol carted off to prison for murdering niece, Nong Chompoo in May 2020 but may still be bailed

Uncle Phol carted off to prison for murdering niece, Nong Chompoo in May 2020 but may still be bailed

August 14, 2025

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

Uncle Phol, 49-year-old Chaiphon Wipha, jailed for murdering his 3-year-old niece Nong Chompoo in May 2020, remains behind bars in Mukdahan but may still be… Read More ›

Thailand heading into another Constitutional crisis as August 29th date set for deciding the PM’s fate

Thailand heading into another Constitutional crisis as August 29th date set for deciding the PM’s fate

August 14, 2025

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

Thailand heads into a fresh constitutional crisis as the August 29 court date looms for PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra, with three high-stakes family-related court battles set… Read More ›

Cambodia is using lethal Russian PMN2 landmines to subvert the Thai military’s composure on the border

Cambodia is using lethal Russian PMN2 landmines to subvert the Thai military’s composure on the border

August 13, 2025

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

Cambodia is planting fresh Russian-made PMN-2 landmines on the Thai border, causing serious injuries and escalating tensions. Thailand vows strong defence while Cambodia denies claims,… Read More ›

Pheu Thai MP publicly asks the Constitutional Court to defer decision on the PM’s fate, fearing a crisis 

Pheu Thai MP publicly asks the Constitutional Court to defer decision on the PM’s fate, fearing a crisis 

August 13, 2025

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

Pheu Thai MP urges Constitutional Court to delay ruling on PM Paetongtarn amid political crisis. Border clashes with Cambodia escalate, creating a power vacuum and… Read More ›

Two die in an SUV crash in Prachuap Khiri Khan at notorious black spot. Three rescued including child

Two die in an SUV crash in Prachuap Khiri Khan at notorious black spot. Three rescued including child

August 12, 2025

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

Two die in a horrific SUV crash at the notorious Ang Thong Curve in Prachuap Khiri Khan. Three others, including a 7-year-old child, were seriously… Read More ›

Rate cut anticipated as outgoing Bank of Thailand governor attends last Monetary Policy Committee

Rate cut anticipated as outgoing Bank of Thailand governor attends last Monetary Policy Committee

August 12, 2025

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

Outgoing Bank of Thailand governor’s final MPC meeting on August 13 may cut rates by 25bps to support the economy amid rising US tariffs, weaker… Read More ›

Morning surprise for 29-year-old Indian Bon Vivant who paid a large restaurant bill with a forged slip

Morning surprise for 29-year-old Indian Bon Vivant who paid a large restaurant bill with a forged slip

August 11, 2025

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

Indian tourist arrested in Pattaya after running up a ฿90,000 restaurant bill and trying to pay with a forged bank transfer slip. Police caught him… Read More ›

Blind man dies chained to pole inside burning home in Kanchanaburi. Police launch full investigation

Blind man dies chained to pole inside burning home in Kanchanaburi. Police launch full investigation

August 11, 2025

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

A 66-year-old blind man was found chained to a pole and burned alive in his Kanchanaburi home. His wife admitted they had argued 10 days… Read More ›

Bangkok police arrest three Laotian hookers for advertising sex online and posting misleading profiles

Bangkok police arrest three Laotian hookers for advertising sex online and posting misleading profiles

August 10, 2025

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

Bangkok police arrest three Laotian women for advertising fake escort services online. Clients complained photos didn’t match reality, sparking a raid at a resort. Authorities… Read More ›

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