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Thaksin’s lawyer warns appeal against the ex-PM’s acquittal on Friday must be based on significant points of law

Thaksin’s lawyer warns appeal against the ex-PM’s acquittal on Friday must be based on significant points of law

August 23, 2025

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Thaksin Shinawatra beams after acquittal on lèse-majesté charges. Lawyer warns any appeal must focus on points of law, stressing weak evidence, flawed witnesses and the… Read More ›

Thaksin acquitted of lèse-majesté by the Criminal Court in Bangkok. Outcome expected but still sweet 

Thaksin acquitted of lèse-majesté by the Criminal Court in Bangkok. Outcome expected but still sweet 

August 22, 2025

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Thaksin Shinawatra acquitted by Bangkok court of lèse-majesté and Computer Crimes Act charges from 2016, ending a decade-long legal battle and giving the former prime… Read More ›

Thaksin’s D-Day before Criminal Court on lèse-majesté. Thailand’s top political player faces judgment

Thaksin’s D-Day before Criminal Court on lèse-majesté. Thailand’s top political player faces judgment

August 22, 2025

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

All eyes will be on Thaksin Shinawatra in Bangkok this Friday as he faces a lèse-majesté verdict, risking another prison sentence in a trial that… Read More ›

Cambodia apologises for soldier on Tuesday who was ‘drunk’ when he interfered with ASEAN border visit

Cambodia apologises for soldier on Tuesday who was ‘drunk’ when he interfered with ASEAN border visit

August 21, 2025

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Drunk Cambodian soldier disrupts ASEAN border inspection, harasses Thai troops as shelling, landmine and civilian damage are exposed, forcing military apology while Thailand highlights ongoing… Read More ›

Former Vice Rector at Thammasat University calls online for Thailand to turn its back on full democracy

Former Vice Rector at Thammasat University calls online for Thailand to turn its back on full democracy

August 21, 2025

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Former Thammasat Vice Rector warns PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra faces Constitutional Court defeat over Hun Sen call, calls Thailand’s democracy failing, suggests China-style system as coup… Read More ›

2nd Army chief warns Acting PM Cambodian regime cannot be trusted and that border must stay closed

2nd Army chief warns Acting PM Cambodian regime cannot be trusted and that border must stay closed

August 20, 2025

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Thailand’s 2nd Army chief warns Acting PM that Cambodian regime cannot be trusted, border must remain closed as Khmer troops found planting landmines. Thailand ramps… Read More ›

Cambodia caught red-handed telling lies about PMN-2 mines. Soldiers on video clips planting bomb traps

Cambodia caught red-handed telling lies about PMN-2 mines. Soldiers on video clips planting bomb traps

August 20, 2025

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Cambodia caught red-handed in lies. Shocking video shows soldiers planting deadly PMN-2 landmines along the Thai border, injuring soldiers and violating international law, as mobile… Read More ›

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

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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 ›

Pheu Thai increasingly confident that PM Paetongtarn can survive her Constitutional Court survival test

Pheu Thai increasingly confident that PM Paetongtarn can survive her Constitutional Court survival test

August 19, 2025

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Pheu Thai grows confident Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra can survive the Constitutional Court challenge over her Hun Sen call, insisting it aimed to protect Thais,… 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 ›

Cambodians and scammers risk all to get back into Thailand across a closed and dangerous border

Cambodians and scammers risk all to get back into Thailand across a closed and dangerous border

August 18, 2025

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Desperate Cambodians and trafficked workers risk everything to cross Thailand’s closed border as hunger, poverty, collapsed casinos and illicit scam compounds spark a surge in… 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 ›

American lobbyist streams from the Thai Cambodian border as top Bangkok officials brief World’s media

American lobbyist streams from the Thai Cambodian border as top Bangkok officials brief World’s media

August 17, 2025

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American lobbyist Michael Alfaro livestreamed from the Thai-Cambodian border, claiming Thai aggression, despite evidence of Cambodian landmine attacks and BM-21 Grad rocket attacks on Sisaket.… 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

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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 ›

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

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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 ›

People’s Party MPs claim they were offered ฿10 million to vote for casino bill before it was withdrawn

People’s Party MPs claim they were offered ฿10 million to vote for casino bill before it was withdrawn

August 15, 2025

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People’s Party MPs reveal they were offered ฿10 million to vote for the now-withdrawn Entertainment Complex Bill athe 2026 budget. They rejected the bribes but… 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 ›

Tensions are still rising on Thai Cambodian border as 2nd Army commander reveals defensive tactics

Tensions are still rising on Thai Cambodian border as 2nd Army commander reveals defensive tactics

August 14, 2025

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Thai-Cambodian border tensions escalate as 2nd Army Commander Boonsin visits soldiers maimed by landmines, unveils new defensive tactics using machinery, drones and surveillance. He vows… 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 ›

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