Talk of lifting the alcohol ban on Phuket is scrapped as the island faces an escalating COVID-19 outbreak and is pursuing a third booster vaccine… Read More ›
The latest broadside is a court order directing the National Anti-Corruption Commission to disclose a summary of its findings of an investigation into Deputy Prime… Read More ›
The aftermath of last week’s political drama may have only just begun playing out as the removal of the junior minister confirms reports that a… Read More ›
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The Thai Council of State is currently reviewing a draft public health emergency law which will come to parliament in November to replace the Emergency… Read More ›
Deputy Director at the Department of Disease Control says Sinovac will not be ordered when stocks run out after October but said the vaccine, because… Read More ›
After this week’s censure debate in parliament and vote on Saturday, it is clear that the man to watch in Thai politics right now is… Read More ›
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In a fierce censure debate this week, opposition party MPs came forward with revelation after revelation while government MPs and ministers, apart from the Prime… Read More ›
Readers survey has some good news for the government as problems grow for the Phuket Sandbox with a ‘crisis’ now on the island according to… Read More ›
Ferrari Joe is being held at Phitsanulok Prison where according to the prison governor Narong Juisei, on Saturday, he spent a stressful first night in… Read More ›
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High profile and wealthy former Police Colonel Thitisan Utthanaphon is on the run as the police zero in on his wealth after a shocking video… Read More ›
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The baht rallied by 1% on Tuesday along with the stock exchange after it became clear that the Thai government is intent on reopening the… Read More ›
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A Suan Dusit economic opinion poll on Sunday appears to show a more resilient population with 32.31% of people saying they could survive for between… Read More ›
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Signal by the police commissioner of a softer tone on Saturday was accompanied by the removal of a container barricade which has been the focus… Read More ›
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The economy continues to be impacted by extended lockdown measures and trillions of baht lost through the effective closure of the foreign tourism industry. Amid… Read More ›
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Clashes between police riot control squads and young activists well into the evening and past curfew followed an emotional appeal by Sunday’s rally leader, Mr… Read More ›
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Former cabinet minister and redshirt activist, Nattawut Saikuar, says Sunday’s rally in which car horns will blare during the national anthem calling for Prime Minister… Read More ›
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Top brass in the armed forces consider how to assist police operations in Bangkok as protest activity becomes more militant and aggressive. The news comes… Read More ›
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Figures published this week show a strong financial system but a deeply dysfunctional economy plagued by growing inequality. Thailand’s economic problems date back to well… Read More ›
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The Thai government is facing ever more dismal economic prospects as an export sector leader warns of calamity if firms continue to lose hundreds of… Read More ›
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The legal provision approved last week has sparked protests from the media and has damaged further Thailand’s reputation abroad, where the provisions are seen as… Read More ›
‘Ferrari Jo’ arrested by police, accuses the media of slandering him, says it made him feel suicidal on the run 
Officials switch to prioritising economic recovery as CCSA expected to agree a new Covid approach 
Prime Minister calls for unity as he promises the kingdom is set to make a sustainable recovery from the crisis 
Richest man in Thailand says COVID-19 is like a World War, the kingdom could end up a big loser 
Bigger crisis than 1997 as taxis give up and central bank urges up to ฿1 trillion more in public debt 
Thai woman brutally murdered by 18 year old who ambushed her on an Ayutthaya road seeking sex 
Redshirt leader calls for a peaceful rally with car horns blaring for removal of the Prime Minister 
Foreigners in Thailand have nearly ฿600 billion in the bank as inequality and poverty rise alarmingly 
Accused tells press he murdered the Swiss tourist last week in Phuket and stole ฿300 for drugs and orange juice 
Rising prospect of GDP contraction for 2021 may see government breach the legal public debt limit 
Police: truthful reporting not a target as a state official is arrested over false online coup reports in Chachoengsao 
Western nations and Japan come to Thailand’s assistance as the COVID-19 emergency escalates 
A dead mother beside her children and a taxi driver who slept, show us a nation riven by an extended crisis 
Party leader and popular candidate for PM calls for political unity, presents a plan to defeat the virus 
State regulatory process linked with Thailand’s vaccination programme’s chronic delays admits top official 
Death penalty for crazed school director who murdered a 2-year-old boy upheld by court 
Chinese submarine payments deferred again by PM as funding is needed to manage the crisis 
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