On Friday, a former minister and four codefendants pleaded not guilty while one of those charged owned up before the law to the appalling crime.… Read More ›
As Thai Airways readies itself to file for bankruptcy with mandarins at the Ministry of Transport now firmly in control, many questions remain. Not least,… Read More ›
Tests on mice showed a high level of antibodies as the modern vaccine prototype developed by Thai scientists and medical experts moves forward to be… Read More ›
State airline is to use the bankruptcy procedures as part of a rehabilitation plan being considered by the Thai government. The cabinet made the critical… Read More ›
Thailand’s Redshirt protests in 2010 will be in focus this week as the Progressive Movement launch their documentary ‘The Look of Silence’ from Indonesia. Academics… Read More ›
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Progressive Movement led by ex Future Forward leaders unveiled as the orchestrator behind Sunday’s political messages laser projected onto buildings in Bangkok raising the spectre… Read More ›
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Life in Thailand reopens to a ‘new normal’ existence with the effects of the virus expected to be with the kingdom for 6 to 9… Read More ›
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The extension of Thailand’s emergency decree and a ban on all inbound passenger flights does not mean that lockdown restrictions may not be eased selectively… Read More ›
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Suicides and deaths driven by people suffering economic hardship have just begun to spike in Thailand as the government and PM Prayuth Chan ocha carefully… Read More ›
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Hard-pressed households looking forward to electricity price reductions instead this week were confronted with startling increases in bills well beyond the seasonal rise in demand… Read More ›
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Government officials deny that invitations to Thailand’s top 20 tycoons to play their part in effecting the country’s economic recovery is a ‘begging’ exercise. They… Read More ›
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On Friday night, the Thai Prime Minister appeared to face up to the huge economic challenge confronting the kingdom as it takes its first steps… Read More ›
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Trump’s WHO call will present Thai authorities with another problem as they still face the virus challenge and tricky efforts to restart and preserve the… Read More ›
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PM says the government may consider easing lockdown measures in the last week of April as two more deaths, a Chiang Mai woman and a… Read More ›
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Putting Thailand back on track economically after the Covid 19 virus emergency may be a far more difficult job than overcoming the health threat. Even… Read More ›
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Today’s meeting between the PM and American Ambassador say Thai sources could lead to a more ‘proactive’ trading relationship. General Prayuth revealed that he had… Read More ›
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World Health Organisation has consistently described reports of airborne transmission of the virus as ‘fake news’ but recent research in the US and a letter… Read More ›
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BANGKOK: Thailand announced 2 more deaths on Wednesday bringing the total to 12 with 120 new infections. There are currently, however, 1,771 confirmed cases with… Read More ›
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BANGKOK: As well as creating a huge technical problem for the Ministry of Finance website with over 10 times the load or public demand on… Read More ›
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BANGKOK: The figures for infections are expected to skyrocket between now and April 15th even in the best-case scenario but the government is hoping to… Read More ›
Political conflict beamed back into public focus as the kingdom struggles to find its economic legs during crisis 
Tourism minister pushes end of year levy to include Covid 19 health insurance for visitors to Thailand 
Police arrest French bar owner, staff and punters on Ko Samui in shock Sunday night raid on lounge party 
3 foreigners in Pattaya arrested for brazen flouting of the law on Saturday by swimming at a beach 
Top bank sees rise in money on deposit in reaction to the virus emergency and rattled markets 
Australian hotel manager in Phang Nga province becomes Thailand’s 55th casualty from the Covid 19 virus 
3 western men arrested by Pattaya police at the ‘Pussycat Club’ on Saturday night and locked up 
Bank predicts Thai exports to the US to be down by 9.2% in 2020 as the country picks up the economic pieces 
Booze is back on the shelves in Thailand from Sunday, May 3rd to the relief of many thirsty foreigners 
Brit from Northern Ireland brutally murdered a Pattaya sex worker early on Thursday morning at his home 
‘Insane’ UK man David Mitchell found praying after tossing his wife over a balcony in Rayong province 
US man and 12-year-old Thai son face life on the streets in India if they cannot return to Thailand right now 
92% of suicides due to the virus are among the self-employed according to expert research group in academia 
Australian man’s heartbreak cut off from his Thai wife – begs to be included on repatriation flights 
UK Embassy in Bangkok makes contingency plans to help stranded British nationals get flights home 
American jailed for 4 years after being caught with forged Canadian passport last year in Mukdahan 
US throws sunlight on the weakness of the virus and why Thailand may have had such good outcomes so far 
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