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Dr Chakriwat, King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s third son, pleads to return home for urgent brain surgery. Two large tumours threaten his life as savings run out,… Read More ›
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Anutin is overseas as legal heavyweights prepare to scrutinise the Election Commission’s Senate ruling. Two dissenting commissioners say evidence justified action over political involvement, while… Read More ›
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Pressure mounts on Anutin over the ฿4.5bn local exam scandal as Rangsiman Rome targets questions around his adviser. Police are tracing 2,000 suspected altered results,… Read More ›
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Thailand produces archival proof after Miss Universe Cambodia used a historic 1906 photo of Thai women in a Cambodian clothing presentation. Culture Minister Sabeeda demands… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Washington adds a fresh condition to Thailand’s US trade deal as Anutin heads for New York. The expected Trump call remains unconfirmed while Senate, ballot… Read More ›
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Vietnam’s tourism boom is closing the gap on Thailand as low prices, easier visas and soaring Western arrivals drive growth. Thailand faces falling visitor numbers,… Read More ›
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Village official Hamdee Jehsoh is gunned down in Yala before attackers strike Highway 410 hours later, burning machinery and a civilian car, smashing CCTV and… Read More ›
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Race to save Bangkok’s Monday commute after MRT fire cripples Tao Poon. Engineers work through the night repairing 750V power, rail and signalling systems as… Read More ›
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Phuket governor sacks an entire Defence Corps checkpoint team after villagers claim they were urine-tested, then asked for up to ฿15,000 to go free. Bangkok… Read More ›
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Thailand turns to South Korea for a ฿16.73 billion missile-packed frigate as the Navy plans eight warships by 2037, shifts up to 30% of construction… Read More ›
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Twenty years after tanks toppled Thaksin, Phumtham warns Thailand still bears the scars. Two coups, dissolved parties, fallen prime ministers and rewritten charters later, over… Read More ›
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Bomb and gun ambush leaves two Volunteer Defence Corps men dead and 16 wounded in Narathiwat. A huge gas-cylinder device flips their truck before concealed… Read More ›
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Thailand’s debt races towards its 70% ceiling as chief economic planner Danucha Pichayanan demands 2–3 years of tight budgets. Debt servicing tops ฿400 billion yearly… Read More ›
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Anutin tells governors to use new deportation powers without hesitation as Thailand targets troublesome foreigners, illegal businesses, nominee firms and landholding while warning: “If you’re… Read More ›
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Thailand slams the brakes on cheap imported EVs with a proposed 30% tax, demanding foreign carmakers build locally as Chinese price wars squeeze its huge… Read More ›
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Woraphak Thanyawong faces a US sanctions investigation after two powerful congressional chairmen name him among 28 scam-network targets. The former Anutin minister denies all links.… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thailand joins the global tax net with a 15% minimum levy on multinational giants, not expatriates. But overseas account sharing is already live as Bangkok… Read More ›
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Thaksin fights to halt Revenue seizures over a ฿17.629 billion Shin Corp tax debt, saying the state already took ฿46.37 billion. Officials are hunting assets… Read More ›
Crime, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thailand races to resolve 11,000 company probes by September 30 as ฿85 billion in land and assets come under scrutiny. Investigators are tracing property transfers,… Read More ›
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Sitthichot blows the Senate scandal open, revealing a 5–2 EC split over clearing Anutin and other political heavyweights. He cites voting lists, phone records, money… Read More ›
Tax grab targeted at outbound passengers is opposed by travel industry as ministry pushes a new agenda 
Upmarket Thai prostitution racket smashed by Hong Kong police. 16 people arrested in separate swoops 
Air force monitors Chinese base operation in Laos as Beijing strengthens military ties with neighbours 
Tourist police reach out to Russian Embassy to inform tourists visiting Thailand about laws and customs 
Police chief says Bangkok is ready for World Bank and IMF meetings with over 18,000 delegates visiting 
Indian YouTube on tour of Thailand with no money hits a snag at Udon Thani temple and is asked to leave 
Chiang Rai river basin findings ramp up the pressure on Thailand to act over poison flowing from Burma 
Horrorific work incident saw woman (49) decapitated by a lift on Saturday. Police investigation underway 
Counterfeiting racket selling on TikTok and Lazada busted in Samut Sakhon. Six foreigners arrested on site 
PM says he can explain. Denies power over impartial agencies as a no confidence motion is filed in House 
Murder in Trang over meth tablet dealing. Two men arrested after burned remains found near reservoir 
Commerce Minister says that a November signing of a US Thai trade deal is in sight as exporters stand by 
Armed police action in Nonthaburi as man wanted for attempted murder sought to evade an arrest warrant 
Thailand struggles economically even with revised World Bank GDP growth for 2026 coming in at 2% for 2026 
New taxes simply for going in and out of Thailand in addition to higher airport tax already implemented 
Thaksin comes to Tax Court in Bangkok seeking temporary injunction to halt Revenue Department’s enforcement 
Senators from the ‘blue’ camp move against dissident Election Commissioner Sitthichot Intrawises 
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