Politics
Minister visits Koh Samui to talk safety as concerns about the island’s roads grow over motorbike deaths
Crime, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Koh Samui’s safety record is under the spotlight after the death of Australian sprint star Jemma Stapleton, prompting a ministerial intervention, a major police probe… Read More ›
Deputy Governor Krung, in the eye of a political storm receives a hero’s welcome in Nakhon Si Thammarat
Culture, Living, Politics, Thailand:
Deputy Governor Krung gets a hero’s welcome after being swept out of Phuket in a dramatic clean-up. As crowds cheer his return home, Bangkok inspectors… Read More ›
People’s Party piles pressure on Senate President with video and new questions over rigged 2024 election claims
Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Senate election chaos deepens as a leaked video, alleged vote-fixing and Surat Thani money trails pile pressure on Senate President Mongkol Surasajja. With 229 people… Read More ›
High level shakeup in Phuket. Governor and deputies transferred out after a complex power struggle
Crime, Culture, Politics, Thailand:
Phuket’s governor is out and two deputy governors have been moved as PM Anutin Charnvirakul launches a dramatic shake-up amid beach land scandals, alleged mafia-style… Read More ›
Ben Smith’s 600 million baht yacht is being auctioned off after being seized by money laundering agency
Crime, Media, Politics, Thailand:
AMLO is auctioning the 600-million-baht ATLAS superyacht seized in the Ben Smith cybercrime probe as Thailand’s biggest fraud crackdown tops ฿20 billion in frozen assets.… Read More ›
PM Anutin flies to Asean-Russia Summit. Expected to have talks with Putin as Thailand seeks oil supplies
Economy, Media, Politics, Thailand:
PM Anutin heads to Russia for a crucial summit with Vladimir Putin as Thailand pushes for new energy supplies, expanded exports, investment and tourism links.… Read More ›
Tourism bosses in the South ask Minister to improve planned visa regime for Indian arrivals to Thailand
Economy, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Tourism industry battles a new visa crackdown that could make Indian tourists the biggest losers, with operators warning a ฿2,000 fee and shorter stays threaten… Read More ›
Deal breakthrough between Iran and the United States as oil ships cross the Strait of Hormuz and new ‘final’ talks begin
Economy, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Trump unveils a historic US-Iran digital accord as Thailand welcomes a breakthrough in the Middle East crisis. The Strait of Hormuz will reopen, nuclear talks… Read More ›
Thai PM assures the public that the Kingdom is ready to defend itself as Cambodia acquires Chinese tanks
Thailand’s military goes on high alert as China supplies Cambodia with T-59D tanks amid unresolved border tensions, with Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul ordering vigilance, accelerating… Read More ›
Minister and security official prepare to bolster the kingdom’s defences with a new drone warfare centre
Foreigners, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Thailand’s NSC approves a powerful new national drone control centre led by the Royal Thai Air Force as agencies unite to protect critical infrastructure, while… Read More ›
Minister assures Russians Thailand is safe and that they are high value tourists after Moscow’s warning
Crime, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Russia warns citizens to avoid Thailand over US arrest fears as Bangkok fights back, insisting the kingdom remains safe despite a crackdown on foreign criminals.… Read More ›
Government moves to assure Thai nationals in Phuket that long-term foreigners are not going into politics
Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Thailand’s citizenship concerns erupt as Government House denies nationality changes will open politics to foreigners. Phuket fears, social media panic and questions over new citizens’… Read More ›
Prachachart Party keeps nose to the ground pushing for arrest of the mastermind behind gun attack on MP
Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Muslim Prachachart Party presses Narathiwat attack probe as M16 rifle mystery, missing phone evidence and claims of a blocked witness deepen questions over the bid… Read More ›
Powerful video evidence raises the stakes for under fire Election Commission in Senate collusion call
Culture, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
A video released by People’s Party MP Parit Wacharasindhu has intensified Thailand’s Senate collusion case, showing Election Commission officials collecting candidate lists as the watchdog… Read More ›
King and Queen lead first funeral rites for Princess Bajrakitiyabha at Bangkok’s historic Grand Palace on Saturday
Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thailand bids farewell to Princess Bajrakitiyabha as King and Queen lead historic royal funeral rites. The final journey from hospital to Grand Palace featured the… Read More ›
Thailand hoping to regain confidence after Middle East War jolt with rising tourist numbers and exports
Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thailand faces a two-speed economy as the Middle East War fuels inflation, crushes confidence and drives debt fears, while a ฿701 billion tourism boom and… Read More ›
Prachachart Party leader warns public finances face a deep crisis with falling tax income and more debt
Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Thailand faces a fiscal warning as Pol. Col. Thawee Sodsong reveals a ฿138bn revenue gap, ฿754 billion in borrowing and ฿300 billion in unused loans,… Read More ›
15 days of mourning for Princess but entertainment events can proceed with one minutes silence says PM
Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Thailand enters 15 days of mourning for Princess Bajrakitiyabha as PM Anutin confirms life will continue. Concerts and festivals can proceed but must begin with… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
Phuket Muay Thai teacher forced to use martial arts skills in a bloody street fight with a Western foreigner
June 16, 2026
Phuket street dispute became a bloody duel when a
Minister and security official prepare to bolster the kingdom’s defences with a new drone warfare centre
June 16, 2026
Thailand’s NSC approves a powerful new national
Justice served up to evil rapist after horrific ordeal of a Thai woman who refused to obey UK criminals
June 15, 2026
Thai woman’s courage and her mother’s
Government moves to assure Thai nationals in Phuket that long-term foreigners are not going into politics
June 15, 2026
Thailand’s citizenship concerns erupt as Government
Drug dealing exploits linked to forest execution. Mother tells police she was not surprised at son’s fate
June 15, 2026
Handcuffed, shot twice in the chest and dumped in a
Prachachart Party keeps nose to the ground pushing for arrest of the mastermind behind gun attack on MP
June 15, 2026
Muslim Prachachart Party presses Narathiwat attack
Trans woman takes sea jump after smoking cannabis joint at a Walking Street shop. Police rescued her
June 14, 2026
A transgender woman was rescued from the sea behind
Cops arrest Nigerian drug dealers supplying expats and a Thai woman carrying out cross-border missions
June 14, 2026
Bangkok police smashed a Nigerian-linked drug ring
Powerful video evidence raises the stakes for under fire Election Commission in Senate collusion call
June 14, 2026
A video released by People’s Party MP Parit
Russian wanted by Interpol for ฿150 million fraud at home is collared in Phuket Immigration Bureau raid
June 14, 2026
Russian fraud fugitive hunted under an Interpol Red
Police on Koh Samui give briefing on the death of Australian sports star Jemma Stapleton on June 10th
June 13, 2026
Bo Phut Police have revealed new details of the
Mystery heavy set Scout clad killer ambushed teenage school girl in Uthai Thani and fatally stabbed her
June 13, 2026
Uthai Thani police hunt a heavyset suspect in
Dutch auto conglomerate takes 75% stake in Audi Thailand firm after two years of intense negotiations
June 13, 2026
Dutch giant Pon Holdings takes control of Audi
Prachachart Party leader warns public finances face a deep crisis with falling tax income and more debt
June 13, 2026
Thailand faces a fiscal warning as Pol. Col. Thawee
15 days of mourning for Princess but entertainment events can proceed with one minutes silence says PM
June 12, 2026
Thailand enters 15 days of mourning for Princess
Digital Minister tells parliamentary panel he knew the key person linked to 1.62 billion baht AI contract
June 12, 2026
Thai minister admits knowing the winner of ฿1.621
Kasikorn Bank warns about asset quality erosion due to Middle East war. Loan growth has been reined in
June 12, 2026
KBank warns the Middle East war will hit its loans
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