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A child foiled a deadly bomb plot in Narathiwat after spotting a suspect beside a police vehicle outside a mosque. Minutes later, the device exploded.… Read More ›
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Phuket is considering tripling hotel taxes to 3% in a move that could raise up to ฿1.5 billion a year. Officials are also targeting thousands… Read More ›
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Thailand’s broadcasting model is under siege as Netflix, YouTube and TikTok reshape viewing habits, drain advertising revenue and challenge regulation. With TV licences set to… Read More ›
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More than 500 police officers launched dawn raids across Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi, arresting 48 suspects and seizing ฿1.05 billion in assets as investigators… Read More ›
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Dr. Cheng heads to Brussels to plug Thailand into Europe’s €95.5 billion innovation machine as Bangkok targets AI, advanced manufacturing and high-tech growth. Talks with… Read More ›
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People’s Party MP Pawut Pongwitayaphanu denies links to a ฿6 billion forex fraud probe after DSI traced ฿28 million to an account associated with him.… Read More ›
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DSI investigators have opened a probe into an alleged ฿74.9 million Suvarnabhumi Airport contract scandal after claims linked a former deputy PM and a major… Read More ›
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Deputy Prime Minister Pakorn Nilprapunt is preparing reforms to speed deportations, end lengthy detention for foreign offenders and cut state costs. Backed by PM Anutin,… Read More ›
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Thailand and China are deepening ties with a sweeping cultural push covering UNESCO heritage, tourism, film, museums and creative industries. The move follows 50 years… Read More ›
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TAT cuts its 2026 long-haul tourism forecast by one million visitors after Middle East flight disruption, but arrivals are down just 1.6%. Europe and the… Read More ›
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Koh Samui faces a tourism shake-up as Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul backs a visitor levy to fund roads and safety, while PM Anutin Charnvirakul orders a… Read More ›
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Anutin and Foreign Minister Sihasak return from Russia after high-stakes talks on energy, trade and space technology as Moscow targets ASEAN’s 680 million consumers. The… Read More ›
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Thailand is joining a global tax transparency network that will allow Revenue officials to scrutinise multinational profits worldwide from 2027. Backed by a new 15%… Read More ›
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Thailand’s economy is surging ahead on paper as exports rise, growth forecasts improve and global ratings agencies express confidence. Yet new data reveals a harsher… Read More ›
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Koh Samui’s safety record is under the spotlight after the death of Australian sprint star Jemma Stapleton, prompting a ministerial intervention, a major police probe… Read More ›
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Deputy Governor Krung gets a hero’s welcome after being swept out of Phuket in a dramatic clean-up. As crowds cheer his return home, Bangkok inspectors… Read More ›
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Senate election chaos deepens as a leaked video, alleged vote-fixing and Surat Thani money trails pile pressure on Senate President Mongkol Surasajja. With 229 people… Read More ›
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Phuket’s governor is out and two deputy governors have been moved as PM Anutin Charnvirakul launches a dramatic shake-up amid beach land scandals, alleged mafia-style… Read More ›
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AMLO is auctioning the 600-million-baht ATLAS superyacht seized in the Ben Smith cybercrime probe as Thailand’s biggest fraud crackdown tops ฿20 billion in frozen assets.… Read More ›
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PM Anutin heads to Russia for a crucial summit with Vladimir Putin as Thailand pushes for new energy supplies, expanded exports, investment and tourism links.… Read More ›
Arrest and bail for controversial deputy Phuket governor as he is charged with exam corruption offences 
46 year old Aussie arrested at Bangkok’s main airport charged with murdering a 17 year old prostitute in Pattaya 
Love rivalry sees 38 year old man executed, stuffed in barrel of cement and dumped in a Nonthaburi pond 
Beijing unveils ‘security partnership’ with Phnom Penh ahead of a visit in July by Prime Minister Anutin 
Man arrested at Mae Sai border point with 23 million baht in cardboard boxes smuggling it to Burma 
‘Talent Mobility’ protocol launched by Dr Cheng to boost training and give Thailand 22,220 more doctors 
People’s Party MP summoned by DSI. Pawut insists that there is no crime. Justice Minister orders updates 
Defence Minister not concerned with military support for Cambodia from China. Says Thailand is confident 
Job appointments in poisoned exam process goes ahead as the impact of the scandal is still expanding 
Chiang Mai MP raises alarm about government stasis in the face of a chronic arsenic river poisoning crisis 
Government to use loan funds to push EV conversions for old cars in what could be a niche growth industry 
Drug mafia figures on the run from French police arrested on Wednesday in Immigration Bureau raid 
Bank of Thailand leaves interest rates unchanged, raises growth projection with the baht set to go lower 
Tourism Minister passes on concerns of Chinese envoy to Thailand over coverage of ‘grey Chinese’ used in media coverage 
Weakening baht falls below 33 to the US dollar as industry leaders warn borrowing costs will also rise 
Thailand sets out game plan to escape the middle income trap to an advanced economy in 12 years 
Crazed Icelandic man arrested for robbery of a female taxi driver in Phuket. Bizarre but serious incident 
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