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Minister files police report over audio clip claiming a People’s Party government will spark a coup d’état

Minister files police report over audio clip claiming a People’s Party government will spark a coup d’état

February 2, 2026

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Leaked audio allegedly linked to Deputy Interior Minister Sakda Wichiensilp has shaken Thailand’s election days before voting, triggering a police complaint, denial and fierce political… Read More ›

Resigned Big Joke confirms he remains in Bangkok in tennis court media interview after flight rumours

Resigned Big Joke confirms he remains in Bangkok in tennis court media interview after flight rumours

February 2, 2026

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Big Joke resurfaces at a Bangkok tennis court, denying flight after his police career ended as bribery and abuse cases emerge. NACC probes move toward… Read More ›

Election Commission officers raid Surat Thani house after reports of vote buying activity were received

Election Commission officers raid Surat Thani house after reports of vote buying activity were received

February 1, 2026

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Grey money fears intensify as Thailand nears polling day, with banks flagging huge withdrawals, a ฿250 million probe opened, police raiding a Surat Thani vote-buying… Read More ›

UN exposes sham basis of Burma’s military junta’s ‘election’ that saw 80% vote for pro military party

UN exposes sham basis of Burma’s military junta’s ‘election’ that saw 80% vote for pro military party

January 31, 2026

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UN investigators say Myanmar’s military unleashed more than 400 airstrikes during elections, killing at least 170 civilians, as the junta’s proxy party claimed a landslide… Read More ›

Election boss says officials are probing six account holders in 250 million baht linked to vote buying

Election boss says officials are probing six account holders in 250 million baht linked to vote buying

January 31, 2026

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Vote-buying fears grip Thailand as election nears, with allegations of intimidation, misuse of state power and a probe into ฿250 million cash withdrawals, prompting intensified… Read More ›

Thailand’s success in the United States and sharp rise in exports sees it put on the Treasury’s watchlist

Thailand’s success in the United States and sharp rise in exports sees it put on the Treasury’s watchlist

January 31, 2026

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Thailand has been placed back on the US Treasury currency watchlist as December’s exports to America surge 54.3% and the trade surplus widens. Washington tightens… Read More ›

Pheu Thai tally will decide 2026 election. Party’s PM nominee already a winner with the Thaksin touch

Pheu Thai tally will decide 2026 election. Party’s PM nominee already a winner with the Thaksin touch

January 30, 2026

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Thailand’s election enters its final week as vote-buying claims swirl, billions allegedly circulate and Pheu Thai surges behind Dr Yotsanan Wongsawat, hailed by supporters as… Read More ›

Bank of Thailand boss acts to thwart illicit activity in the banking system which could be vote buying

Bank of Thailand boss acts to thwart illicit activity in the banking system which could be vote buying

January 29, 2026

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Thai poll cash fears. Bank of Thailand flags massive suspicious withdrawals as vote-buying fears surge nationwide ahead of Feb 8 election, with billions of baht,… Read More ›

Top level Thai delegation at Davos came home Friday with 500 billion in economic investment pledges

Top level Thai delegation at Davos came home Friday with 500 billion in economic investment pledges

January 27, 2026

Culture, Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, PR News, Thailand:

Thailand storms Davos as Finance Minister Ekniti returns with momentum on over ฿500bn in pledged investment, locking in tech, AI, industry and data centre deals… Read More ›

Councillor arrested on Sunday for aborted armed gold shop robbery the day before. Second time unlucky

Councillor arrested on Sunday for aborted armed gold shop robbery the day before. Second time unlucky

January 26, 2026

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Thai police arrested a Korat municipal councillor after a failed armed robbery at a gold shop, where the 67-year-old fired a shot and fled empty-handed.… Read More ›

Health ministry increase screening at top airports for the Nipah virus which has broken out in India

Health ministry increase screening at top airports for the Nipah virus which has broken out in India

January 26, 2026

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Thailand tightens airport screening after India’s Nipah outbreak, reviving COVID-era controls. Officials warn the bat-linked virus kills up to 70%, is not airborne, and spreads… Read More ›

Italian Thai breached its contract in not enforcing safety conditions leading to intercity rail disaster

Italian Thai breached its contract in not enforcing safety conditions leading to intercity rail disaster

January 26, 2026

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Transport Ministry moves to terminate Italian-Thai contract after crane collapsed onto express train, killing 30 and injuring 66. Probe finds work carried out during live… Read More ›

New cabinet to decide on Donald Trump’s Peace Board invitation says Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul

New cabinet to decide on Donald Trump’s Peace Board invitation says Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul

January 25, 2026

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Thailand freezes response to Trump’s Peace Board as PM Anutin cites caretaker limits ahead of February election, deferring any decision to the next government while… Read More ›

Matichon poll shows People’s Party and Pheu Thai way ahead of Anutin’s Bhumjaithai yet race is still tight

Matichon poll shows People’s Party and Pheu Thai way ahead of Anutin’s Bhumjaithai yet race is still tight

January 24, 2026

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Thailand election on a knife-edge as Matichon poll shows a three-party race, Pheu Thai surging, People’s Party narrowly ahead, and Bhumjaithai tipped to outperform weak… Read More ›

Big Joke saga runs on as lawyer lodges counter suits against subordinate officers. Political role mooted

Big Joke saga runs on as lawyer lodges counter suits against subordinate officers. Political role mooted

January 22, 2026

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Big Joke’s legal war widens as courts uphold his sacking, ex-aides allege assault and police probe a multimillion-baht gold bribe. A police civil war is… Read More ›

Former ministers cleared over roles in Department of Special Investigation of 2024 Senate election poll

Former ministers cleared over roles in Department of Special Investigation of 2024 Senate election poll

January 22, 2026

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Court clears ex-ministers Phumtham and Thawee in Senate probe, but wider 2024 election collusion investigations deepen, targeting 229 people, including 138 senators and senior Bhumjaithai… Read More ›

Projected arrivals in Thailand down 18% for January 2026 as foreign tourism gets off to an extremely rocky start

Projected arrivals in Thailand down 18% for January 2026 as foreign tourism gets off to an extremely rocky start

January 21, 2026

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Thailand’s tourism sector enters 2026 in crisis as January arrivals are forecast to plunge 18%, hit by floods, border conflict, visa crackdowns and a rising… Read More ›

Thailand invited to be part of Trump’s Board of Peace which diplomats warn cuts across the UN’s role

Thailand invited to be part of Trump’s Board of Peace which diplomats warn cuts across the UN’s role

January 20, 2026

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Thailand drawn into Trump’s Gaza peace board in the aftermath of Maduro’s arrest, Greenland tariff threats while a potential UN clash rattles American allies. Bangkok… Read More ›

Just another accident or disaster on Saturday as Thailand’s image abroad takes a battering this week

Just another accident or disaster on Saturday as Thailand’s image abroad takes a battering this week

January 18, 2026

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Engineering disasters: A sinkhole swallows a pickup truck a day after a crane kills two, just a day after a rail inferno claimed 32 lives.… Read More ›

Trade expert warns the government on barter deals with China being pursued by the Commerce Ministry

Trade expert warns the government on barter deals with China being pursued by the Commerce Ministry

January 16, 2026

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Thai expert warns barter deals with China and Russia risk US backlash, hurt rice exports and farmers, and weaken competitiveness as baht surges and a… Read More ›

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