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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, Politics, 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, Living, Media, 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, Living, Media, 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, Living, Media, 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 ›

Base pipe bomb attack on Thursday in southern Yala province left five army officers with minor injuries

Base pipe bomb attack on Thursday in southern Yala province left five army officers with minor injuries

October 16, 2026

Crime, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Yala security forces come under bomb attack as assailants throw two pipe bombs towards troop accommodation. Five officers are injured, one by shrapnel. The second… Read More ›

Prime Minister Anutin talks of an economy driven by ‘quality growth’ at the Bangkok IMF World Bank forum

Prime Minister Anutin talks of an economy driven by ‘quality growth’ at the Bangkok IMF World Bank forum

October 15, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Anutin promises advanced industries, richer tourists and better jobs at the IMF–World Bank gathering. Outside, protesters clash with police over inequality. Inside, Thailand’s middle-income trap,… Read More ›

Protests at the IMF World Bank meetings turn violent but Bangkok police deny being heavy handed

Protests at the IMF World Bank meetings turn violent but Bangkok police deny being heavy handed

October 15, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Violence flares near Bangkok’s IMF and World Bank summit as police clash with protesters trying to hang banners from a bridge. Demonstrators are injured, but… Read More ›

Thai Airways now says baggage failure was five times worse than admitted. Board orders compensation

Thai Airways now says baggage failure was five times worse than admitted. Board orders compensation

October 15, 2026

Economy, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thai Airways faces a worldwide reckoning after 25,000 bags were stranded and over 200 flights cancelled. Chairman Lavaron Sangsnit orders baggage deliveries through other airlines… Read More ›

Bhumjaithai Party Southern MP facing political strain as questions grow about her husband’s online fortune

Bhumjaithai Party Southern MP facing political strain as questions grow about her husband’s online fortune

October 15, 2026

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Suchada Sangtanasap is left to fight alone as Bhumjaithai refuses lawyers amid an NACC probe into her family’s ฿1.97 billion assets. Her Australian husband’s crypto… Read More ›

Malaysian couple on honeymoon with 40 litres of petrol spark security crisis at IMF World Bank summit

Malaysian couple on honeymoon with 40 litres of petrol spark security crisis at IMF World Bank summit

October 14, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Bomb squad police search a Malaysian couple’s car near Bangkok’s IMF–World Bank meetings after finding 40 litres of petrol. The honeymooners are cleared. Meanwhile, police… Read More ›

Ekniti clings to AI to buoy the Thai economy and even promises a second life for the ‘sick man of Asia’

Ekniti clings to AI to buoy the Thai economy and even promises a second life for the ‘sick man of Asia’

October 14, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Ekniti pitches an AI-powered revival at the IMF–World Bank summit as Thailand’s debt crisis bites. Public borrowing nears its ceiling, SMEs struggle for loans and… Read More ›

Child trafficked from Burma sold for 30k baht by her mother as top ministers smash vile ring in Bangkok

Child trafficked from Burma sold for 30k baht by her mother as top ministers smash vile ring in Bangkok

October 13, 2026

Crime, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Two arrested and six Burmese children rescued in Bangkok trafficking raids. Children were reportedly forced to sell flowers until 4 am and burned with heated… Read More ›

Tax grab targeted at outbound passengers is opposed by travel industry as ministry pushes a new agenda

Tax grab targeted at outbound passengers is opposed by travel industry as ministry pushes a new agenda

October 13, 2026

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

Tourism revolt in Thailand. Three industry groups oppose a ฿1,000 airport departure tax, warning of higher airfares and weaker demand. Minister Surasak was unaware that… Read More ›

Southern senator warns Thais losing out in Malaysia’s service economy due to an Immigration crackdown

Southern senator warns Thais losing out in Malaysia’s service economy due to an Immigration crackdown

October 13, 2026

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

Malaysia targets undocumented workers in 10,374 immigration operations, arresting 37,313 migrants. Senator Chaiyong says southern Thai families depend on cross-border jobs worth ฿200 billion annually.… Read More ›

Air force monitors Chinese base operation in Laos as Beijing strengthens military ties with neighbours

Air force monitors Chinese base operation in Laos as Beijing strengthens military ties with neighbours

October 12, 2026

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

Thailand’s air force monitors a new Chinese-backed base in Laos, 50km from Vientiane. Satellite images show eight aircraft. Meanwhile, Beijing’s Cambodian naval base, arms deliveries… Read More ›

People’s Party bigwig calls on Pheu Thai to put the country first in the forthcoming no confidence vote

People’s Party bigwig calls on Pheu Thai to put the country first in the forthcoming no confidence vote

October 12, 2026

Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Anutin faces a political showdown as the People’s Party targets 18 Bhumjaithai ministers. Pheu Thai is challenged over Senate collusion and coalition loyalty. Yotsanan backs… Read More ›

Tourist police reach out to Russian Embassy to inform tourists visiting Thailand about laws and customs

Tourist police reach out to Russian Embassy to inform tourists visiting Thailand about laws and customs

October 12, 2026

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

Bangkok turns to Russia’s embassy for help explaining Thai laws to visitors. Tourist Police chief Pongsiam Meekanthong raises safety and employment issues. Nearly 1.9 million… Read More ›

Police chief says Bangkok is ready for World Bank and IMF meetings with over 18,000 delegates visiting

Police chief says Bangkok is ready for World Bank and IMF meetings with over 18,000 delegates visiting

October 12, 2026

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

Police Chief Samran Nuanma declares Bangkok ready for 18,000 IMF and World Bank visitors. Intelligence warns of mass protests, six roads face emergency closures and… Read More ›

Thaksin’s mansion and bulletproof cars on the line as court reserves decision on tax debt injunction to halt collection

Thaksin’s mansion and bulletproof cars on the line as court reserves decision on tax debt injunction to halt collection

October 11, 2026

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

Thaksin battles to stop a ฿17.6 billion tax collection drive as five luxury cars and Chiang Mai land face enforcement. His bulletproof vehicles are at… Read More ›

Chiang Rai river basin findings ramp up the pressure on Thailand to act over poison flowing from Burma

Chiang Rai river basin findings ramp up the pressure on Thailand to act over poison flowing from Burma

October 11, 2026

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

Arsenic in Chiang Rai farmland raises the stakes for Bangkok. Tests find 20% of sampled soils over limits and another 50% requiring checks. Farmers face… Read More ›

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