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Finance Minister Ekniti outlines the government’s economic plan but behind the buzzwords are risks

Finance Minister Ekniti outlines the government’s economic plan but behind the buzzwords are risks

September 6, 2026

Economy, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand’s economic reset faces an early reality check as Ekniti bets on AI, EVs and clean energy. War drives energy costs higher, Toyota puts fresh… Read More ›

Koh Samui Israeli expat the first to be deported under Prime Minister Anutin’s new deportation regime

Koh Samui Israeli expat the first to be deported under Prime Minister Anutin’s new deportation regime

September 5, 2026

Crime, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

5-year Israeli expat Yaacov Ohayon is ordered deported after a Samui zoo threats conviction. Anutin uses Thailand’s new deportation rules eight days after launch, as… Read More ›

17 year old legal fight for schoolboy who is now a grown man against the Police finally ends in victory and pay day

17 year old legal fight for schoolboy who is now a grown man against the Police finally ends in victory and pay day

September 5, 2026

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

Wrongly arrested at 18, assaulted and pushed to confess, Rittirong Chuenjit wins ฿4.38 million after 17 years. Supreme Court orders police to erase his criminal… Read More ›

US Navy’s Pattaya visit is plain sailing with strong spending breeze. Chonburi governor hails it a success

US Navy’s Pattaya visit is plain sailing with strong spending breeze. Chonburi governor hails it a success

September 5, 2026

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

Pattaya cashes in as thousands of USS Abraham Lincoln sailors swarm ashore after 264 days at sea. Retailers, hotels and restaurants surge while a vast… Read More ›

Turn Grey capital into White capital. Senator calls for 100% foreign owned firms to eliminate corruption

Turn Grey capital into White capital. Senator calls for 100% foreign owned firms to eliminate corruption

September 5, 2026

Economy, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World:

Let foreigners own what they pay for, Senator Prathum Wongsawat demands. She says Thailand’s 49:51 rules fuel nominee firms, hide grey capital and open the… Read More ›

Paying AI users in Thailand had a nightmare week online just as the government waded into the market

Paying AI users in Thailand had a nightmare week online just as the government waded into the market

September 5, 2026

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

Thailand’s AI revolution hits turbulence days after its ฿1.6bn platform launches. Paying businesses faced outages, users reported repeated connection failures while Minister Chaichanok pushed free… Read More ›

Ring of steel protects USS Abraham Lincoln as huge security operation polices US sailors on shore leave

Ring of steel protects USS Abraham Lincoln as huge security operation polices US sailors on shore leave

September 4, 2026

Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Security locks down coastal Chonburi as 5,000 USS Abraham Lincoln sailors and Marines arrive. Around 3,000 are expected in Pattaya, where police patrol nightlife zones… Read More ›

Blunder over Indian visa policy saw Thailand lose tourists in August. Quick volte face to a 30 day visa

Blunder over Indian visa policy saw Thailand lose tourists in August. Quick volte face to a 30 day visa

September 4, 2026

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

Thailand’s Indian tourism boom slams into reverse after visa confusion and fewer flights drive arrivals down 12%. The setback threatens billions in spending and one… Read More ›

Boss heir free to return to Thailand next year unless he gives himself up or is arrested by Interpol abroad

Boss heir free to return to Thailand next year unless he gives himself up or is arrested by Interpol abroad

September 4, 2026

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

The clock is running out on Red Bull heir Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya. He vanished after flying to Singapore in 2017 and has never faced trial… Read More ›

Data centre projects on hold in Bangkok as officials scramble to examine the impact of the industry on resources

Data centre projects on hold in Bangkok as officials scramble to examine the impact of the industry on resources

September 3, 2026

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

Governor Chadchart slams the brakes on Bangkok’s data centre rush amid huge fuel reserves and rising power and water demands. TikTok’s ฿842 billion expansion dominates… Read More ›

Defence Minister halts his cavalcade to assist injured after spotting a road traffic accident in Bangkok

Defence Minister halts his cavalcade to assist injured after spotting a road traffic accident in Bangkok

September 3, 2026

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

A Bangkok road crash stops Defence Minister Adul Bunthamcharoen in his tracks. He leaves his convoy, directs police and rescuers, and refuses to continue his… Read More ›

Cash is the name of game as the US Navy returns to its old Pattaya stomping ground in a 4 day city boost

Cash is the name of game as the US Navy returns to its old Pattaya stomping ground in a 4 day city boost

September 3, 2026

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

Mobile ATMs roll into Pattaya as 5,000 US sailors hit town with months of pay and four days to spend. A ฿100 million bonanza beckons,… Read More ›

Former PM Paetongtarn files police complaint over false social media post linking her with Israeli land

Former PM Paetongtarn files police complaint over false social media post linking her with Israeli land

September 2, 2026

Crime, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Paetongtarn launches a cybercrime case after a Facebook post accused her government of aiding a UN-backed Jewish land grab in Thailand. Pheu Thai brands the… Read More ›

People’s Party firebrand attacks flagship TH AI project launched this week with corruption agency filing of claims

People’s Party firebrand attacks flagship TH AI project launched this week with corruption agency filing of claims

September 2, 2026

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

Thailand’s most prominent opposition MP targets the ฿1.621 billion TH-AI Passport with an anti-graft complaint over tender terms, linked firms and payment plans. Rakchanok demands… Read More ›

Stock market 2026 recovery not built on a sound footing. Depends on foreign capital and one company

Stock market 2026 recovery not built on a sound footing. Depends on foreign capital and one company

September 2, 2026

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

Bangkok’s stock market roared back 26% after three brutal years, but one giant stock drove the charge. Delta towers over the SET as Thai Airways… Read More ›

The boys are back in town. US servicemen return to Pattaya, a town they helped create, for wartime R&R

The boys are back in town. US servicemen return to Pattaya, a town they helped create, for wartime R&R

September 2, 2026

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

The Yanks who helped make Pattaya famous are back as 5,400 sailors arrive after 250 days at sea fighting Iran. Bars and hotels scent a… Read More ›

New visa regime hits Western visitors and expats in Thailand hard with shorter stays and long haul trips

New visa regime hits Western visitors and expats in Thailand hard with shorter stays and long haul trips

September 1, 2026

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

Thailand’s new visa squeeze halves tourist stays to 30 days and shuts Western nomads out of the easy Laos DTV route. Applicants now face police… Read More ›

Thais take to government TH AI project on the first day with ChatGPT reporting outages later on Monday

Thais take to government TH AI project on the first day with ChatGPT reporting outages later on Monday

September 1, 2026

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

More than 1.36 million Thais register for the TH-AI Passport while 101,764 flood in within hours. Anutin guarantees the ฿1.621 billion platform, but a five-hour… Read More ›

Thailand’s stiff restrictions on small foreign investors a significant problem for its daring OECD aspirations

Thailand’s stiff restrictions on small foreign investors a significant problem for its daring OECD aspirations

August 31, 2026

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

Thailand chases OECD membership by 2028 while Anutin’s government targets foreign landholding, smaller firms and restricted jobs. The bloc warns Bangkok’s tangled laws, loopholes and… Read More ›

Anutin begins week with twin economic headaches as car makers and rail consortium threaten to walk

Anutin begins week with twin economic headaches as car makers and rail consortium threaten to walk

August 31, 2026

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

Toyota publicly denies plans to leave Thailand as Indonesia targets its factories and suppliers. Meanwhile, CP moves to abandon the ฿224.5 billion three-airport railway without… Read More ›

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