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Anarchy and online fraud nightmare spreading within Thailand’s digital banking system for ordinary people

Anarchy and online fraud nightmare spreading within Thailand’s digital banking system for ordinary people

September 17, 2025

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Thailand’s digital banking system is in chaos as online scammers use AI and fake identities to steal funds, leaving victims frozen, threatened with prosecution, and… Read More ›

Government to be finalised with cabinet ready to take office next week and policy statement delivered to parliament

Government to be finalised with cabinet ready to take office next week and policy statement delivered to parliament

September 16, 2025

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Prime Minister Anutin is set to finalise his Cabinet this week, submit it for royal endorsement, and launch the new government next week, with the… Read More ›

Ministry officials hit back at rising public disquiet over new online fraud bank powers causing chaos

Ministry officials hit back at rising public disquiet over new online fraud bank powers causing chaos

September 16, 2025

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Public outrage erupts in Thailand as authorities’ crackdown on online fraud freezes thousands of bank accounts, crippling small businesses, daily traders, and merchants, while officials… Read More ›

Pheu Thai on the way back as Thaksin serves out his sentence as an ordinary Khlong Prem Prison inmate

Pheu Thai on the way back as Thaksin serves out his sentence as an ordinary Khlong Prem Prison inmate

September 16, 2025

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Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra begins prison sentence at Khlong Prem ‘Bangkok Hilton’ as Pheu Thai claims landslide in Chiang Rai, his shocking return igniting Redshirt… Read More ›

PM vows action on rising gold exports to Cambodia and the runaway Thai baht against the US dollar this year

PM vows action on rising gold exports to Cambodia and the runaway Thai baht against the US dollar this year

September 16, 2025

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PM Anutin vows urgent action as Thai baht surges 7% and gold exports to Cambodia spike sharply, pledging extended border closure, strict monitoring, taxation measures,… Read More ›

Top economist warns of a stronger baht as the US economy weakens. Tourism and exports face a severe hit

Top economist warns of a stronger baht as the US economy weakens. Tourism and exports face a severe hit

September 15, 2025

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Top economist warns Thailand’s fragile economy faces severe pressure as a stronger baht, fueled by capital inflows, US economic weakness, and 19% tariffs, threatens exports,… Read More ›

Financial system chaos for traders and honest people as top security agencies pursue new banking powers

Financial system chaos for traders and honest people as top security agencies pursue new banking powers

September 15, 2025

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Financial chaos erupts in Thailand as security and bank authorities freeze thousands of accounts, halting businesses, trapping innocent citizens and sparking public outrage. At the… Read More ›

Pheu Thai tastes poll success with a landslide victory in its Chiang Rai heartland. Party is not quite over yet

Pheu Thai tastes poll success with a landslide victory in its Chiang Rai heartland. Party is not quite over yet

September 14, 2025

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Pheu Thai storms back with a landslide win in Chiang Rai as Songa Prommuang doubles his rival’s votes, cementing the Shinawatra brand. The victory energises… Read More ›

Anutin planning eight-month economic programme as his PM tenure will extend to the next government

Anutin planning eight-month economic programme as his PM tenure will extend to the next government

September 14, 2025

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Anutin keeps the Justice Minister secret while preparing an eight-month economic programme, facing sharp criticism over an incoming minister linked to the ‘SKYY9’ building probe,… Read More ›

Banking crisis as security overreach limits large numbers of personal and business bank accounts

Banking crisis as security overreach limits large numbers of personal and business bank accounts

September 14, 2025

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A banking crisis erupts in Thailand as authorities freeze thousands of personal and small business accounts in a sweeping crackdown on scam-linked mule accounts, sparking… Read More ›

BBC gets a Red Light from viewers & fans of Thailand over the distorted docu-series aired last week

BBC gets a Red Light from viewers & fans of Thailand over the distorted docu-series aired last week

September 14, 2025

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BBC faces worldwide backlash as viewers condemn Thailand documentary for exaggerating nightlife, crime, and sex tourism, misrepresenting the country’s culture, safety, and daily life, with… Read More ›

Incoming minister Chaichanok Chidchob’s strong line on Cambodian border with crossings to be kept shut

Incoming minister Chaichanok Chidchob’s strong line on Cambodian border with crossings to be kept shut

September 13, 2025

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Incoming minister Chaichanok Chidchob slams claims of reopening Thailand’s border with Cambodia, as military warns of risks, citing weapons withdrawal, mine clearance, and crackdown on… Read More ›

Police surprise insurgency group hiding in Songkhla rubber plantation. Firefight injures at least one

Police surprise insurgency group hiding in Songkhla rubber plantation. Firefight injures at least one

September 12, 2025

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Police stormed a rubber plantation in Songkhla, targeting insurgents behind deadly attacks on civilians, monks and officers. A fierce gunfight erupted, injuring at least one.… Read More ›

2024 Senate election enquiries into collusion are a problem for new Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul

2024 Senate election enquiries into collusion are a problem for new Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul

September 12, 2025

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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul races to finalise his cabinet as a massive Senate collusion scandal unfolds. EC and DSI probe 229 officials, including Bhumjaithai executives… Read More ›

Ex PM Thaksin reportedly has behaved as a model prisoner at Bangkok’s notorious Khlong Prem Prison

Ex PM Thaksin reportedly has behaved as a model prisoner at Bangkok’s notorious Khlong Prem Prison

September 11, 2025

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Ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra is reportedly adjusting well at Bangkok’s notorious Klong Prem Prison, behaving as a model inmate, following all rules, eating all meals and… Read More ›

Court throws Anutin a curve ball even before new government is sworn in as People’s Party stays silent

Court throws Anutin a curve ball even before new government is sworn in as People’s Party stays silent

September 11, 2025

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Constitutional Court ruling blocks citizens from electing a constituent assembly, throwing PM Anutin’s new government into turmoil as the People’s Party stays silent, raising fears… Read More ›

Big Joke brings a new complaint to the Supreme Court claiming an ethics breach by a judge of the bench

Big Joke brings a new complaint to the Supreme Court claiming an ethics breach by a judge of the bench

September 10, 2025

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Big Joke Strikes Back! Thailand’s ousted top cop Surachate Hakparn accuses Supreme Court judge of ethics breach, claiming ties to a police rival behind his… Read More ›

Suspended prison sentences and fines for owners and driver of school bus that killed 23 people in inferno

Suspended prison sentences and fines for owners and driver of school bus that killed 23 people in inferno

September 10, 2025

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

Thanyaburi court handed down suspended sentences and fines to bus owners and driver after deadly October 2024 Pathum Thani school bus explosion killed 23, exposing… Read More ›

Former PM Thaksin transferred within hours to the notorious Khlong Prem Prison or the ‘Bangkok Hilton’

Former PM Thaksin transferred within hours to the notorious Khlong Prem Prison or the ‘Bangkok Hilton’

September 9, 2025

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Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra was abruptly transferred to Thailand’s notorious Khlong Prem Prison just hours after returning to Bangkok Remand. Smiling behind bars and giving… Read More ›

Former Premier Thaksin returns to Bangkok Remand Prison just over 2 years since he was first sent there

Former Premier Thaksin returns to Bangkok Remand Prison just over 2 years since he was first sent there

September 9, 2025

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

Ex PM Thaksin Shinawatra returns to prison. Supreme Court ruled he played the system when first jailed. Tuesday’s drama follows over a week of political… Read More ›

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