Politics

Pheu Thai figures tear into Prime Minister Anutin and his faltering government with scathing attacks

Pheu Thai figures tear into Prime Minister Anutin and his faltering government with scathing attacks

December 6, 2025

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Pheu Thai savages Prime Minister Anutin as floods, scam failures and leaked Ben Smith photos fuel a spiralling crisis that has shredded his credibility. Both… Read More ›

Rangsiman Rome sued for ฿100M by Deputy Prime Minister Thamanat Prompow for defamation

Rangsiman Rome sued for ฿100M by Deputy Prime Minister Thamanat Prompow for defamation

December 6, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Deputy PM Thamanat hits MP Rangsiman Rome with a ฿100M defamation suit as a widening scandal over criminal infiltration, grey capital, Cambodian scam networks and… Read More ›

Higher return fares to Thailand after 53% Airport Tax rise ok’d by panel chaired by Transport Minister

Higher return fares to Thailand after 53% Airport Tax rise ok’d by panel chaired by Transport Minister

December 5, 2025

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand trips to cost more as a minister-chaired panel approves a 53% airport tax hike, pushing up return fares for foreign travellers. The sharp increase,… Read More ›

Central Bank moves to restrain runaway baht. Plan to raise the transaction limit from $1 to $10 million for accounts 

Central Bank moves to restrain runaway baht. Plan to raise the transaction limit from $1 to $10 million for accounts 

December 5, 2025

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Runaway baht triggers urgent central bank action as officials push rate cuts, tighten gold scrutiny and demand a jump in outflow limits from $1m to… Read More ›

Afternoon drinking ban gone on a test basis for 6 months as foreign tourism sector asks for later hours

Afternoon drinking ban gone on a test basis for 6 months as foreign tourism sector asks for later hours

December 4, 2025

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand scraps its 53-year afternoon alcohol ban for a 6-month trial as tourism pushes for longer hours, but midnight cutoffs and stiff fines remain, leaving… Read More ›

Chinese mafia run bitcoin mining exploit with devices in containers smashed with billions of baht lost

Chinese mafia run bitcoin mining exploit with devices in containers smashed with billions of baht lost

December 4, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thai police smash Chinese mafia bitcoin mining operation with over 3,600 devices seized from shipping containers, water-cooled systems dismantled and stolen electricity losses to the… Read More ›

Shock in Bangkok as photos of the Prime Minister and Finance Minister with Ben Smith published online

Shock in Bangkok as photos of the Prime Minister and Finance Minister with Ben Smith published online

December 4, 2025

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

Shock grips Bangkok as photos of PM Anutin Charnvirakul and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas with controversial financier Ben Smith emerge online, sparking calls from the… Read More ›

Defiant and indefatigable top cop Big Joke meets criminal defamation case head-on in Bangkok

Defiant and indefatigable top cop Big Joke meets criminal defamation case head-on in Bangkok

December 3, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Defiant top cop Big Joke faces criminal defamation case in Bangkok, stands by TV claims police are a ‘criminal organisation,’ and vows to release detailed… Read More ›

Former Justice Minister takes aim at a 70s junta law allowing Thai banks to overcharge customers by 10%

Former Justice Minister takes aim at a 70s junta law allowing Thai banks to overcharge customers by 10%

December 3, 2025

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Former justice minister Thawee Sodsong slams a 1972 junta law he says lets Thai banks charge up to 28% interest—thirteen points above the legal cap—driving… Read More ›

Money Laundering Office seizes assets with money trail linked to South African financier Ben Smith

Money Laundering Office seizes assets with money trail linked to South African financier Ben Smith

December 3, 2025

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

AMLO seizes hundreds of assets tied to South African financier Ben Smith, Cambodian tycoons Chen Zhi and Kok An, uncovering transnational fraud, cryptocurrency laundering, investment… Read More ›

Recovery starts in the South and Hat Yai but calamity has damaged the economy. Death claims rejected

Recovery starts in the South and Hat Yai but calamity has damaged the economy. Death claims rejected

December 3, 2025

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Hat Yai and southern Thailand begin a month-long recovery after record floods that halted trade, devastated industries, slashed GDP from 2% to 1.9%, and confirmed… Read More ›

Collapsed foreign tourist in Phuket raises questions about Thailand’s flourishing cannabis edibles sector

Collapsed foreign tourist in Phuket raises questions about Thailand’s flourishing cannabis edibles sector

December 2, 2025

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

Foreign tourist collapsed in Phuket after consuming cannabis edibles, sparking scrutiny of Thailand’s booming ฿43 billion market and other hospitalisations of tourists and a toddler,… Read More ›

Big Joke repeats his startling claims about the true scale of deaths in the Hat Yai flooding disaster

Big Joke repeats his startling claims about the true scale of deaths in the Hat Yai flooding disaster

December 2, 2025

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

Big Joke repeats shocking claims that the true Hat Yai flood death toll is far higher than official 140. The ex top cop warns deaths… Read More ›

Major setback for PM Anutin as Southern voters turn back to the Democrat Party and Abhisit Vejjajiva

Major setback for PM Anutin as Southern voters turn back to the Democrat Party and Abhisit Vejjajiva

November 30, 2025

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

Major setback for PM Anutin as southern voters abandon Bhumjaithai and flock to Abhisit Vejjajiva and the Democrat Party amid floods, rising corruption, and high… Read More ›

Stinging attack on Prime Minister Anutin from former top cop Gen Surachate Hakparn over Hat Yai deaths

Stinging attack on Prime Minister Anutin from former top cop Gen Surachate Hakparn over Hat Yai deaths

November 30, 2025

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

Former top cop General Surachate Hakparn lashes out at Prime Minister Anutin over Hat Yai floods, leaked chat shows alleged mockery of deaths, demands resignation,… Read More ›

Prime Minister Anutin’s best laid political plans sunk by Hat Yai unfolding disaster as failures emerge

Prime Minister Anutin’s best laid political plans sunk by Hat Yai unfolding disaster as failures emerge

November 30, 2025

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

Hat Yai floods devastate southern Thailand, sinking Prime Minister Anutin’s political plans as government failures emerge, hundreds die, tens of thousands are stranded, public outrage… Read More ›

Man last seen starving in Hat Yai found dead on Sunday by rescuers, another fatality from the disaster

Man last seen starving in Hat Yai found dead on Sunday by rescuers, another fatality from the disaster

November 30, 2025

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

A frail 77-year-old man, last seen starving, is found dead in Hat Yai as floodwaters recede, adding to southern Thailand’s death toll, highlighting ongoing fears… Read More ›

Planned circuit for 2028 Bangkok Formula One Grand Prix unveiled in Bangkok following Pheu Thai push

Planned circuit for 2028 Bangkok Formula One Grand Prix unveiled in Bangkok following Pheu Thai push

November 29, 2025

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

Bangkok has unveiled a bold 5.7 km Formula One street circuit plan after the last Pheu Thai government previously drove a 2028 Grand Prix bid… Read More ›

Ebbing waters in Hat Yai revealed dead bodies as the disaster in the southern city sparks public anger 

Ebbing waters in Hat Yai revealed dead bodies as the disaster in the southern city sparks public anger 

November 28, 2025

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

Ebbing waters in Hat Yai reveal dead bodies as catastrophic floods devastate southern Thailand, triggering widespread public anger at the government. 110 deaths have so… Read More ›

Former prison boss Manop on Friday denied being the one responsible for Bangkok Prison hooker scandal

Former prison boss Manop on Friday denied being the one responsible for Bangkok Prison hooker scandal

November 28, 2025

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

Former Bangkok Remand Prison governor Manop Chomchuen denies involvement in the scandal where Chinese prostitutes were brought into the prison on Sundays. 20 officers face… Read More ›

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