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Thailand moves to election mode after King approves dissolution of parliament decree request by Anutin

Thailand moves to election mode after King approves dissolution of parliament decree request by Anutin

December 12, 2025

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Thailand moves to election mode after the King approves parliament’s dissolution, requested by PM Anutin. The Bhumjaithai Party broke ranks over Senate powers, and a… Read More ›

Call from tourism sector for more coherence and guidance for visitors entering Thailand after refusals

Call from tourism sector for more coherence and guidance for visitors entering Thailand after refusals

December 12, 2025

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Thailand’s foreign tourism is in crisis as arrivals fall 9.8%. Confusion over entry rules, arbitrary refusals and stricter screening spark anxiety. Industry leaders demand clear… Read More ›

Constitutional crisis again as Bhumjaithai MPs vote to uphold the veto power of the Senate over reform

Constitutional crisis again as Bhumjaithai MPs vote to uphold the veto power of the Senate over reform

December 11, 2025

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Bhumjaithai blasts Thai politics into turmoil after backing the Senate’s veto power, breaking its pact with the People’s Party and triggering a fresh constitutional crisis… Read More ›

Police in Phuket probe death of tourist who checked into a hotel room and hours later fell off a balcony

Police in Phuket probe death of tourist who checked into a hotel room and hours later fell off a balcony

December 10, 2025

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Mexican-Canadian tourist falls from ninth-floor balcony at Patong hotel in Phuket just hours after checking in, as authorities investigate latest high-rise tourist death amid series… Read More ›

Thailand’s foreign tourism sector in crisis as visitor decline accelerates. 9.8% fewer arrivals than 2024

Thailand’s foreign tourism sector in crisis as visitor decline accelerates. 9.8% fewer arrivals than 2024

December 10, 2025

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Thailand’s tourism crisis deepens as arrivals plunge 9.8% amid crime shocks, flooding, border clashes and a surging baht. Confidence is collapsing, Vietnam is racing ahead,… Read More ›

Woman denied entry to Thailand on proof of funds criteria. Rule brought back in May to tighten security

Woman denied entry to Thailand on proof of funds criteria. Rule brought back in May to tighten security

December 9, 2025

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Woman denied entry at Thailand’s Don Mueang Airport for failing to meet proof of funds rule, reinstated in May as authorities tighten security against scammers.… Read More ›

Minister of Defence comes out to assure the public that Thai armed forces were acting within the law

Minister of Defence comes out to assure the public that Thai armed forces were acting within the law

December 9, 2025

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Thai forces respond after deadly Cambodian attacks on the border. 1 soldier killed, 18 wounded, nearly 400,000 civilians evacuated as fighting spreads across seven provinces,… Read More ›

Fears for US Thai trade deal as hostilities flared on Monday with Thai sources ruling out intervention

Fears for US Thai trade deal as hostilities flared on Monday with Thai sources ruling out intervention

December 8, 2025

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Thai–Cambodian clashes explode as Thai jets strike and troops fall, sparking fears the US–Thai trade deal is doomed, and officials openly doubt any future talks… Read More ›

Norwegian man sent to hospital after he went berserk in Bangkok on Friday and tried to steal a Tuk Tuk

Norwegian man sent to hospital after he went berserk in Bangkok on Friday and tried to steal a Tuk Tuk

December 7, 2025

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Norwegian man goes berserk in Bangkok, attacking a tuk-tuk driver and a woman on a bicycle before fleeing through Sukhumvit. Police arrested him near a… Read More ›

Thai nationals ordered evacuated from conflict zones in 4 provinces near Cambodia as conflict threatens

Thai nationals ordered evacuated from conflict zones in 4 provinces near Cambodia as conflict threatens

December 7, 2025

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Thai panic as border firefight erupts — Police Chief orders mass evacuations in four provinces after Cambodian troops open fire, soldiers wounded, landmine fears surge,… Read More ›

Second UK man in three days lost while swimming at the beach. 91 year old on Koh Lanta lost on Tuesday

Second UK man in three days lost while swimming at the beach. 91 year old on Koh Lanta lost on Tuesday

December 6, 2025

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Second British holidaymaker drowns in Thailand in three days as 91-year-old dies on Koh Lanta while 37-year-old Jason Lambert perishes at Phuket beach amid strong… Read More ›

Rangsiman Rome sued for ฿100M by Deputy Prime Minister Thamanat Prompow for defamation

Rangsiman Rome sued for ฿100M by Deputy Prime Minister Thamanat Prompow for defamation

December 6, 2025

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Deputy PM Thamanat hits MP Rangsiman Rome with a ฿100M defamation suit as a widening scandal over criminal infiltration, grey capital, Cambodian scam networks and… Read More ›

Higher return fares to Thailand after 53% Airport Tax rise ok’d by panel chaired by Transport Minister

Higher return fares to Thailand after 53% Airport Tax rise ok’d by panel chaired by Transport Minister

December 5, 2025

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Thailand trips to cost more as a minister-chaired panel approves a 53% airport tax hike, pushing up return fares for foreign travellers. The sharp increase,… Read More ›

10 property buyers in Phuket complain about scam villa development after paying out over ฿100 million

10 property buyers in Phuket complain about scam villa development after paying out over ฿100 million

December 5, 2025

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Phuket buyers say they lost over ฿100m in a luxury villa scam, finding only crude shells, no land proof and a vanished agent. They claim… Read More ›

Afternoon drinking ban gone on a test basis for 6 months as foreign tourism sector asks for later hours

Afternoon drinking ban gone on a test basis for 6 months as foreign tourism sector asks for later hours

December 4, 2025

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Thailand scraps its 53-year afternoon alcohol ban for a 6-month trial as tourism pushes for longer hours, but midnight cutoffs and stiff fines remain, leaving… Read More ›

Nightmare of Brit husband as loving 75-year-old wife is killed suddenly in motorway crash on Wednesday

Nightmare of Brit husband as loving 75-year-old wife is killed suddenly in motorway crash on Wednesday

December 4, 2025

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Nightmare for British husband as 75-year-old wife Suzanne is killed instantly crossing a motorway in Nonthaburi. Driver charged with reckless driving,  the victim’s husband forgives… Read More ›

Shock in Bangkok as photos of the Prime Minister and Finance Minister with Ben Smith published online

Shock in Bangkok as photos of the Prime Minister and Finance Minister with Ben Smith published online

December 4, 2025

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Shock grips Bangkok as photos of PM Anutin Charnvirakul and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas with controversial financier Ben Smith emerge online, sparking calls from the… Read More ›

Defiant and indefatigable top cop Big Joke meets criminal defamation case head-on in Bangkok

Defiant and indefatigable top cop Big Joke meets criminal defamation case head-on in Bangkok

December 3, 2025

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Defiant top cop Big Joke faces criminal defamation case in Bangkok, stands by TV claims police are a ‘criminal organisation,’ and vows to release detailed… Read More ›

Money Laundering Office seizes assets with money trail linked to South African financier Ben Smith

Money Laundering Office seizes assets with money trail linked to South African financier Ben Smith

December 3, 2025

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AMLO seizes hundreds of assets tied to South African financier Ben Smith, Cambodian tycoons Chen Zhi and Kok An, uncovering transnational fraud, cryptocurrency laundering, investment… Read More ›

84-year-old German tourist dies at hotel near Kamala in Phuket. Autopsy ordered and Embassy notified

84-year-old German tourist dies at hotel near Kamala in Phuket. Autopsy ordered and Embassy notified

December 2, 2025

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An 84-year-old German tourist was found dead in his hotel room near Kamala Beach in Phuket on Sunday. Police ordered an autopsy and notified the… Read More ›

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