Politics
Constitutional crisis again as Bhumjaithai MPs vote to uphold the veto power of the Senate over reform
Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Bhumjaithai blasts Thai politics into turmoil after backing the Senate’s veto power, breaking its pact with the People’s Party and triggering a fresh constitutional crisis… Read More ›
Thai nationals ordered evacuated from conflict zones in 4 provinces near Cambodia as conflict threatens
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Thai panic as border firefight erupts — Police Chief orders mass evacuations in four provinces after Cambodian troops open fire, soldiers wounded, landmine fears surge,… Read More ›
Pheu Thai figures tear into Prime Minister Anutin and his faltering government with scathing attacks
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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
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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
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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
Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, 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
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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
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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
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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
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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%
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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
Crime, Culture, Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, 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 ›
Thai News for Foreigners
Constitutional crisis again as Bhumjaithai MPs vote to uphold the veto power of the Senate over reform
December 11, 2025
Bhumjaithai blasts Thai politics into turmoil after
Norwegian man sent to hospital after he went berserk in Bangkok on Friday and tried to steal a Tuk Tuk
December 7, 2025
Norwegian man goes berserk in Bangkok, attacking a
Thai nationals ordered evacuated from conflict zones in 4 provinces near Cambodia as conflict threatens
December 7, 2025
Thai panic as border firefight erupts — Police Chief
Second UK man in three days lost while swimming at the beach. 91 year old on Koh Lanta lost on Tuesday
December 6, 2025
Second British holidaymaker drowns in Thailand in
Rangsiman Rome sued for ฿100M by Deputy Prime Minister Thamanat Prompow for defamation
December 6, 2025
Deputy PM Thamanat hits MP Rangsiman Rome with a
Higher return fares to Thailand after 53% Airport Tax rise ok’d by panel chaired by Transport Minister
December 5, 2025
Thailand trips to cost more as a minister-chaired
10 property buyers in Phuket complain about scam villa development after paying out over ฿100 million
December 5, 2025
Phuket buyers say they lost over ฿100m in a luxury
Afternoon drinking ban gone on a test basis for 6 months as foreign tourism sector asks for later hours
December 4, 2025
Thailand scraps its 53-year afternoon alcohol ban for
Nightmare of Brit husband as loving 75-year-old wife is killed suddenly in motorway crash on Wednesday
December 4, 2025
Nightmare for British husband as 75-year-old wife
Shock in Bangkok as photos of the Prime Minister and Finance Minister with Ben Smith published online
December 4, 2025
Shock grips Bangkok as photos of PM Anutin
Defiant and indefatigable top cop Big Joke meets criminal defamation case head-on in Bangkok
December 3, 2025
Defiant top cop Big Joke faces criminal defamation
Money Laundering Office seizes assets with money trail linked to South African financier Ben Smith
December 3, 2025
AMLO seizes hundreds of assets tied to South African
84-year-old German tourist dies at hotel near Kamala in Phuket. Autopsy ordered and Embassy notified
December 2, 2025
An 84-year-old German tourist was found dead in his
Big Joke repeats his startling claims about the true scale of deaths in the Hat Yai flooding disaster
December 2, 2025
Big Joke repeats shocking claims that the true Hat Yai
Queen runs half marathon in early morning Bangkok run on Sunday with Kenyan legend Eliud Kipchoge
December 1, 2025
Queen Suthida ran the half-marathon in Bangkok with
Stinging attack on Prime Minister Anutin from former top cop Gen Surachate Hakparn over Hat Yai deaths
November 30, 2025
Former top cop General Surachate Hakparn lashes out at
Man last seen starving in Hat Yai found dead on Sunday by rescuers, another fatality from the disaster
November 30, 2025
A frail 77-year-old man, last seen starving, is found
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