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Talks with the United States to begin but Thailand is hopeful of an extension to the July 8th deadline

Talks with the United States to begin but Thailand is hopeful of an extension to the July 8th deadline

June 16, 2025

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

Thailand begins talks with the US on tariffs as exports dip in June. The government seeks an extension to the July 8 deadline while cracking… Read More ›

Chinese tourist falls to his death from 21st floor Pattaya hotel room on Sunday. Foul play ruled out in police probe

Chinese tourist falls to his death from 21st floor Pattaya hotel room on Sunday. Foul play ruled out in police probe

June 16, 2025

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

A 22-year-old Chinese tourist fell to his death from the 21st floor of a Pattaya hotel early Sunday morning. Police found no signs of foul… Read More ›

Anutin rules out Interior Ministry move. No one has broached cabinet reshuffle yet. Ready for opposition

Anutin rules out Interior Ministry move. No one has broached cabinet reshuffle yet. Ready for opposition

June 15, 2025

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

Deputy PM Anutin denies talks of losing Interior Ministry or a cabinet reshuffle. He vows to keep his post or lead Bhumjaithai into opposition. Amid… Read More ›

Austrian nearly dies carrying 1k methamphetamine pills in his stomach. Police raid Kalasin homes Friday

Austrian nearly dies carrying 1k methamphetamine pills in his stomach. Police raid Kalasin homes Friday

June 15, 2025

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

Austrian man who collapsed at Don Mueang Airport with over 1,000 meth pills in his stomach. Police link smuggling plot to his Thai wife in… Read More ›

Cambodia outflanks Thailand again even as talks took place in Phnom Penh. Insists on ICJ court ruling

Cambodia outflanks Thailand again even as talks took place in Phnom Penh. Insists on ICJ court ruling

June 14, 2025

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

Cambodia stuns Thailand by sidelining border talks and pushing for an International Court of Justice (ICJ) case on disputed land. Troops mass near Sisaket, cultural… Read More ›

Briton’s body found on Phuket island after vanishing enjoying a secret late night swim off family yacht

Briton’s body found on Phuket island after vanishing enjoying a secret late night swim off family yacht

June 14, 2025

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

British tourist’s body found on Koh Raet near Phuket after vanishing during a secret night swim from family yacht. After five days of searching, rescue… Read More ›

฿12 million mystery cash part of an influence peddling campaign linked to an unpopular Songkhla plant

฿12 million mystery cash part of an influence peddling campaign linked to an unpopular Songkhla plant

June 13, 2025

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

฿12 million in cash found dumped at a Bangkok condo is now tied to a secretive influence campaign by a major firm backing the unpopular… Read More ›

Rome wants electricity and internet cut off to areas of Cambodia along Thailand’s border to show strength

Rome wants electricity and internet cut off to areas of Cambodia along Thailand’s border to show strength

June 13, 2025

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

Rome wants Thailand to cut electricity and internet to Cambodian border zones to hit illegal networks and show strength ahead of the June 14 JBC… Read More ›

Transport Minister unveils plan to open direct flights to the United States with a full visa clearance support service

Transport Minister unveils plan to open direct flights to the United States with a full visa clearance support service

June 12, 2025

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

Thailand greenlights direct flights to the US with full government backing. Minister Suriya leads efforts to boost tourism, trade and investment. Talks with US agencies… Read More ›

Police doctor jailed after she did not seek bail. Details emerge of her tight prescription drug network

Police doctor jailed after she did not seek bail. Details emerge of her tight prescription drug network

June 12, 2025

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

Police doctor Dr. Air jailed after refusing bail charged in a massive prescription drug racket. Her tightly run trafficking network funnelled ฿400 million through fake… Read More ›

Egyptian tourist’s harrowing ordeal after losing his wife on Karon Beach on Tuesday hours after arrival

Egyptian tourist’s harrowing ordeal after losing his wife on Karon Beach on Tuesday hours after arrival

June 11, 2025

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

Egyptian tourist’s dream holiday turns nightmare when wife drowns at Karon Beach just hours after arrival in Phuket. Despite lifeguards’ rescue efforts, 41-year-old Albanian woman… Read More ›

Chinese mafia links as police doctor is busted for Bangkok prescription drug racket driven by the dead

Chinese mafia links as police doctor is busted for Bangkok prescription drug racket driven by the dead

June 11, 2025

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

Thai police doctor “Dr. Air” arrested for a ฿400M drug scam using dead patients’ IDs. Fake clinics sold illegal sedatives. Investigation reveals links to Chinese… Read More ›

Another UK tourist couple arrested with a £1 million haul of cannabis after their holiday in Thailand. Pot crackdown plan

Another UK tourist couple arrested with a £1 million haul of cannabis after their holiday in Thailand. Pot crackdown plan

June 11, 2025

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

UK couple from Salford arrested at Heathrow with £1 million cannabis haul after Thailand trip. This case highlights a growing trend of British tourists caught… Read More ›

Public Health Minister Somsak to brave the Lion’s Den and attend crucial Medical Council meeting this week

Public Health Minister Somsak to brave the Lion’s Den and attend crucial Medical Council meeting this week

June 10, 2025

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

Health Minister Somsak to attend a rare Medical Council meeting this week to defend his veto on punishing doctors who treated former PM Thaksin Shinawatra.… Read More ›

Cambodian FM appeals to Thailand’s Foreign Minister to let the border dispute be decided in The Hague

Cambodian FM appeals to Thailand’s Foreign Minister to let the border dispute be decided in The Hague

June 10, 2025

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

Cambodian FM urges Thailand to settle border dispute at The Hague’s ICJ in advance of June 14th Joint Border Commission (JBC) meeting. Thailand refuses to… Read More ›

Thai-Cambodian border tensions left unresolved. Conflict is still on the table as visa periods for nationals are cut

Thai-Cambodian border tensions left unresolved. Conflict is still on the table as visa periods for nationals are cut

June 9, 2025

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

Border standoff still poses danger. Thai troops hold firm on border controls despite Cambodian pullback near Chong Bok. Visas slashed to 7 days amid crackdown… Read More ›

Innovative Russian drug dealer and top DJ arrested on Koh Phangan peddling drugs to foreign tourists online

Innovative Russian drug dealer and top DJ arrested on Koh Phangan peddling drugs to foreign tourists online

June 9, 2025

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

Russian DJ Vigen Atoyan arrested on Koh Phangan for running an AI-powered drug ring using Telegram bots to sell cocaine, ketamine and MDMA to foreign… Read More ›

Cambodian troops withdraw from near Chong Bok but questions still remain over this week’s border crisis

Cambodian troops withdraw from near Chong Bok but questions still remain over this week’s border crisis

June 8, 2025

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

Cambodian troops pull back from the tense Chong Bok border, easing the crisis—but Thai PM’s image has taken a hit. Martial law, threatened power and… Read More ›

Top lawyer steps up to claim ฿12 million thrown out in trash. Says he kept it at his condo for safety reasons

Top lawyer steps up to claim ฿12 million thrown out in trash. Says he kept it at his condo for safety reasons

June 7, 2025

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

A lawyer claims the ฿12 million found in a condo trash bin on Thursday in Muang Thong Thani just outside Bangkok is his, saying he… Read More ›

Martial law declared in border areas with Cambodia as military takes command of Thailand’s tense standoff

Martial law declared in border areas with Cambodia as military takes command of Thailand’s tense standoff

June 7, 2025

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

Martial law declared as Thai troops seize control of key Cambodian border zones after deadly May 28 clash. Crossings shut, tourists discouraged and military crackdown… Read More ›

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