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Former PM Paetongtarn heads to Sisaket to battle for Pheu Thai in a contest with new PMs Bhumjaithai 

Former PM Paetongtarn heads to Sisaket to battle for Pheu Thai in a contest with new PMs Bhumjaithai 

September 24, 2025

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Former PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra heads to Sisaket to battle the Bhumjaithai Party in a high-stakes by-election, confronting fallout from the Hun Sen audio scandal, recent… Read More ›

Thailand’s once mighty tourism industry is failing but now faces further damage from overvalued baht

Thailand’s once mighty tourism industry is failing but now faces further damage from overvalued baht

September 23, 2025

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Thailand’s tourism industry is collapsing as the surging baht, safety concerns, and rising competition from Vietnam and Malaysia are driving visitors away, threatening the kingdom’s… Read More ›

Anutin making all the power moves to consolidate his position as Prime Minister as opposition looks on

Anutin making all the power moves to consolidate his position as Prime Minister as opposition looks on

September 23, 2025

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Anutin is aggressively consolidating power as Thailand’s Prime Minister courts MPs and military allies, expands Bhumjaithai, defies critics while building a Buriram network that now… Read More ›

Redshirt show of support for Thaksin as he is due to see a specialist on Monday over a chronic neck condition

Redshirt show of support for Thaksin as he is due to see a specialist on Monday over a chronic neck condition

September 22, 2025

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Redshirts hold a large vigil outside Khlong Prem Prison as former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra prepares to see a specialist on Monday for a degenerative… Read More ›

Political trust between the parties at an all-time low as the country finds itself in deepening and confusing crisis

Political trust between the parties at an all-time low as the country finds itself in deepening and confusing crisis

September 22, 2025

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Political strife and confusion grip Thailand as trust collapses between parties, Anutin campaigns hard, Bhumjaithai manoeuvres behind a 120-day government, while alliances are tested and… Read More ›

Husband of Thaksin’s daughter Pintongta tipped as Pheu Thai Prime Ministerial nominee in political reset

Husband of Thaksin’s daughter Pintongta tipped as Pheu Thai Prime Ministerial nominee in political reset

September 21, 2025

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Thailand braces as Thaksin’s son-in-law, Natthaphong Kunakornwong, is tipped as potential Pheu Thai PM while the new Anutin government faces scrutiny and the opposition prepares… Read More ›

Top Thai banker launches blistering attack on present state of the economy calling for more inclusion

Top Thai banker launches blistering attack on present state of the economy calling for more inclusion

September 21, 2025

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Top Thai banker launches blistering attack on the economy, warning growth lags, 48% of GDP is hidden in the black economy, and urgent reforms are… Read More ›

Top Immigration officer refutes Reuters report saying Thai officials are complicit in scammer abductions

Top Immigration officer refutes Reuters report saying Thai officials are complicit in scammer abductions

September 21, 2025

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Thai immigration chief strongly rejects Reuters claims that officers aided traffickers at Bangkok airport, calling the report sensationalist and unverified, urging all media to submit… Read More ›

New cabinet to be sworn in at Dusit Palace in Bangkok on Wednesday September 24th before the King

New cabinet to be sworn in at Dusit Palace in Bangkok on Wednesday September 24th before the King

September 20, 2025

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Thailand’s new 36-member cabinet has secured royal approval and will be sworn in on Wednesday at Dusit Palace, after previous uncertainty over key appointments, political… Read More ›

Army to install electronic fence and shut border crossings indefinitely after the latest clashes in Sa Kaeo province

Army to install electronic fence and shut border crossings indefinitely after the latest clashes in Sa Kaeo province

September 20, 2025

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Thai army shuts all Cambodian border crossings indefinitely and begins installing a high-tech electronic fence after deadly Sa Kaeo clashes, while Phnom Penh urgently seeks… Read More ›

Thaksin visited again on Thursday by daughters as they report he is struggling with his health inside

Thaksin visited again on Thursday by daughters as they report he is struggling with his health inside

September 19, 2025

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Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is struggling with high blood pressure, stress, hair loss, and fatigue at Bangkok’s Klong Prem Prison as his daughters visit… Read More ›

Violence on the Sa Kaeo border with Cambodia as soldiers clash with civilians. Phnom Penh is angry

Violence on the Sa Kaeo border with Cambodia as soldiers clash with civilians. Phnom Penh is angry

September 18, 2025

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Violence erupts on the Sa Kaeo border as Thai soldiers clash with Cambodian civilians. Phnom Penh reacts angrily as tensions soar over cross-border disputes and… Read More ›

Crisis: Anutin’s cabinet picks are reportedly in difficulty after an initial review by the Privy Council

Crisis: Anutin’s cabinet picks are reportedly in difficulty after an initial review by the Privy Council

September 18, 2025

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Crisis erupts as Prime Minister Anutin’s cabinet faces intense Privy Council scrutiny over ethics and qualifications. The cabinet, coming from political deals, forcing possible resubmission,… Read More ›

Former conservative senator warns Prime Minister Anutin’s new cabinet will land him in legal hot water

Former conservative senator warns Prime Minister Anutin’s new cabinet will land him in legal hot water

September 17, 2025

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Former conservative senator warns Prime Minister Anutin’s new cabinet could face legal battles, early Constitutional Court review, and possible House of Representatives dissolution amid coalition… Read More ›

Outgoing Bank of Thailand boss warns of a possible credit downgrade. Tourism engine has not recovered

Outgoing Bank of Thailand boss warns of a possible credit downgrade. Tourism engine has not recovered

September 17, 2025

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Outgoing Bank of Thailand governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput warns Thailand risks a credit downgrade as tourism falters, government spending rises, income lags and the economy remains… Read More ›

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 ›

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