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PM calls police chief and orders preparations to make sure Thailand is not subject to French like rioting

PM calls police chief and orders preparations to make sure Thailand is not subject to French like rioting

October 22, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Riots in France trigger a security warning from PM Anutin, who orders police chief Samran Nuanma to prepare for similar unrest. With 3,000 shops reportedly… Read More ›

Pledges on investment are up but Foreign Direct Investment for the first six months is down nearly 5%

Pledges on investment are up but Foreign Direct Investment for the first six months is down nearly 5%

October 22, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Foreign investment warning for Thailand: actual FDI slumps 24.6% in Q2 despite ฿271 billion in commitments. DBD chief Kittiwat Patchimnan reports rising approvals as Prime… Read More ›

Prime Minister Anutin pushes a hard line on narcotics suppression which will jail even more yaba users

Prime Minister Anutin pushes a hard line on narcotics suppression which will jail even more yaba users

October 22, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s drug crisis sees Anutin act with new bills targeting yaba dealers, extending police detention to seven days and expanding investigations. With 1.5 million yaba… Read More ›

Departures tax to be axed as Thailand’s hotel sector reels from a debt crisis linked with the Covid era

Departures tax to be axed as Thailand’s hotel sector reels from a debt crisis linked with the Covid era

October 22, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Revolt puts Thailand’s ฿1,000 departure tax in doubt as hotels battle a debt crisis. Over half face liquidity problems, as COVID-era repayment deadlines threaten ownership.… Read More ›

12 properties raided, 85 people charged after Pattaya police raids linked to the illegal foreign ownership crackdown

12 properties raided, 85 people charged after Pattaya police raids linked to the illegal foreign ownership crackdown

October 21, 2026

Crime, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Police target ฿800 million in Pattaya property across 12 raids, probing suspected foreign nominees and 85 people. Three Chinese men and 100 computers were found… Read More ›

Former top Democrat Party aide and MP met DSI over Bhumjaithai MP’s husband’s links to online gambling

Former top Democrat Party aide and MP met DSI over Bhumjaithai MP’s husband’s links to online gambling

October 21, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

฿118 million in crypto transfers, nearly 10,000 transactions and a political storm. Former Democrat MP Sirichok Sopha challenges Suchada over her husband’s Shuffle.com stake and… Read More ›

Controversy on two wheels rages in Pattaya as city’s mototaxi drivers switch to blue vests from orange

Controversy on two wheels rages in Pattaya as city’s mototaxi drivers switch to blue vests from orange

October 21, 2026

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Blue replaces orange for 5,281 Pattaya motorcycle taxi drivers, igniting a row over politics and road safety. Riders say tourists no longer recognise them, business… Read More ›

Row over handling of two online gambling cases related to MPs. Questions of jurisdiction and fair play

Row over handling of two online gambling cases related to MPs. Questions of jurisdiction and fair play

October 21, 2026

Crime, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

฿226 million frozen in one gambling case, questions in another! Rome challenges the treatment of Chonnapat and a Bhumjaithai MP’s husband. Suchada’s shifting share-sale account,… Read More ›

Bhumjaithai MP and her husband answer questions of the elite DSI police over links to online gambling

Bhumjaithai MP and her husband answer questions of the elite DSI police over links to online gambling

October 20, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

DSI investigators question the Australian husband of Bhumjaithai MP Suchada over his former stake in Shuffle.com. Separately, ฿1.9 billion in declared wealth faces scrutiny as… Read More ›

Tourism industry shaken by the latest Chinese warning coming from its diplomatic missions in Thailand

Tourism industry shaken by the latest Chinese warning coming from its diplomatic missions in Thailand

October 20, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

China warns its citizens of abductions and trafficking in Thailand as criminal gangs use fake jobs and business deals to trap victims. With arrivals struggling,… Read More ›

PM orders hands off land and property by foreigners as enforcement to be moved ahead by December

PM orders hands off land and property by foreigners as enforcement to be moved ahead by December

October 20, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Anutin puts thousands of suspected foreign land nominees on notice as Thailand probes ฿14.01 billion in property. Governors face a December deadline, illegal holdings risk… Read More ›

Midnight raids in Rayong on karaoke clubs fronting for prostitution see local police chief sidelined pending enquiries

Midnight raids in Rayong on karaoke clubs fronting for prostitution see local police chief sidelined pending enquiries

October 17, 2026

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

Four unlicensed KTV clubs serving Chinese customers face a midnight crackdown in Rayong. Suspected prostitution, drugs and illegal workers emerge. Claims of ฿10,000–฿30,000 monthly payoffs… Read More ›

Six dead in deadly clashes in Southern Thailand including a policeman killed on National Police Day

Six dead in deadly clashes in Southern Thailand including a policeman killed on National Police Day

October 17, 2026

Crime, Foreigners, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Gunfire tears through a Narathiwat hideout as police and soldiers confront armed suspects. A sergeant and three men die, while two rangers are badly wounded.… Read More ›

Underfire southern MP says Prime Minister Anutin telephoned her and urged her to post a selfie online

Underfire southern MP says Prime Minister Anutin telephoned her and urged her to post a selfie online

October 17, 2026

Foreigners, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

World leaders applaud Anutin’s saxophone solo as an MP’s gambling links trouble Bhumjaithai. Suchada insists her husband owns just 1% of an overseas firm. Their… Read More ›

Pheu Thai leadership assures PM of support in the No Conference debate and vote at the end of October

Pheu Thai leadership assures PM of support in the No Conference debate and vote at the end of October

October 17, 2026

Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Pheu Thai chiefs promise Anutin all 71 MPs to defeat a no-confidence motion against 18 Bhumjaithai ministers. But former Defence Minister Sutin refuses to give… Read More ›

Prime Minister cock a hoop as IMF World Bank meet ends in Bangkok. Insists Thailand’s standing has risen

Prime Minister cock a hoop as IMF World Bank meet ends in Bangkok. Insists Thailand’s standing has risen

October 17, 2026

Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Anutin predicts an economic leap after Bangkok hosts the IMF–World Bank summit for 191 nations. US Fed chief Kevin Warsh applauded Thailand’s organisation, OECD chief… Read More ›

Justice Ministry boss reveals ‘Black Research’ aimed at High School students. 3,000 sexual abuse images

Justice Ministry boss reveals ‘Black Research’ aimed at High School students. 3,000 sexual abuse images

October 16, 2026

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

Schoolboys aged 15–17 were tricked into supplying intimate videos for bogus university research, DSI says. Bangkok hotel worker, 26, arrested. DSI investigators seized 5,000 explicit… Read More ›

Departures tax pushed by the Ministry of Finance is the death kiss for the tourist sector say top execs

Departures tax pushed by the Ministry of Finance is the death kiss for the tourist sector say top execs

October 16, 2026

Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Thai AirAsia sounds the alarm over a ฿1,000 departure tax as Thailand’s tourism recovery stalls again and dives. Foreign arrivals reach just 23.94 million, ASEAN… Read More ›

US Bangkok broadside to the IMF and the World Bank delivered by Scott Bessent who snubbed the meeting

US Bangkok broadside to the IMF and the World Bank delivered by Scott Bessent who snubbed the meeting

October 16, 2026

Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Washington turns up the heat at Bangkok’s IMF–World Bank meetings. Absent Treasury chief Scott Bessent demands oil and gas funding, nuclear investment, an end to… Read More ›

Friday protests by anti IMF World Bank activists continue after overnight camp event in central Bangkok

Friday protests by anti IMF World Bank activists continue after overnight camp event in central Bangkok

October 16, 2026

Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Bangkok’s IMF–World Bank summit faces angry street protests as police block a march and demonstrators occupy roads overnight. Campaigners attack corporate influence and public debt,… Read More ›

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