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PM Paetongtarn suspended from duties while Deputy Prime Minister Suriya Jungrungruangkit takes power

PM Paetongtarn suspended from duties while Deputy Prime Minister Suriya Jungrungruangkit takes power

July 1, 2025

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PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra was suspended by the Constitutional Court amid a phone call scandal. Deputy PM Suriya Jungrungruangkit takes over as acting PM with full… Read More ›

Army security agency confirms bomb spree targeting tourist hotspots near Phuket linked to insurgency

Army security agency confirms bomb spree targeting tourist hotspots near Phuket linked to insurgency

July 1, 2025

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Thailand’s security forces arrest 5 suspects linked to BRN insurgents behind a coordinated bomb plot targeting Phuket and southern tourist hotspots. Fifteen devices meant to… Read More ›

Third loved one and tourist downed off Karon Beach in dangerous rip tides in just 18 days on Saturday

Third loved one and tourist downed off Karon Beach in dangerous rip tides in just 18 days on Saturday

June 30, 2025

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Third tourist drowns at Phuket’s Karon Beach in just 18 days amid deadly rip currents. Despite clear red-flag warnings, swimmers ignored the danger and drowned.… Read More ›

Death traps: Laotian mother killed carrying her baby across the road at a Pathum Thani Zebra crossing

Death traps: Laotian mother killed carrying her baby across the road at a Pathum Thani Zebra crossing

June 30, 2025

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A Laotian mother was killed crossing a Pathum Thani zebra crossing while carrying her baby. The taxi driver fled but was caught. This follows recent… Read More ›

82-year-old grandmother calls police to arrest pot crazed son who attacked her grandson with a sword

82-year-old grandmother calls police to arrest pot crazed son who attacked her grandson with a sword

June 29, 2025

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Pot-crazed Thai man slashes nephew’s arm with a sword in an unprovoked attack. His 82-year-old mother, boiling noodles nearby, watched in horror and called police.… Read More ›

Chinese man who procured a young Thai woman for sex and drugs arrested after finally coming from Laos

Chinese man who procured a young Thai woman for sex and drugs arrested after finally coming from Laos

June 29, 2025

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Chinese man arrested after Thai escort, 22, found dead in Bangkok hotel. Cops say he fled to Laos after forcing her to take drugs. Family… Read More ›

New York police arrest man who mugged and robbed a 26-year-old Thai woman at a city subway station

New York police arrest man who mugged and robbed a 26-year-old Thai woman at a city subway station

June 28, 2025

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Slashed, robbed and ignored—Thai model Zine Raksasutee, 26, was brutally attacked in a Brooklyn subway as Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) staff failed to help. Her… Read More ›

PM Paetongtarn names herself Culture Minister also in new cabinet ahead of Constitutional Court ruling

PM Paetongtarn names herself Culture Minister also in new cabinet ahead of Constitutional Court ruling

June 28, 2025

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PM Paetongtarn names herself Culture Minister in bold cabinet reshuffle ahead of a crucial July 1 Constitutional Court ruling over a leaked call with Hun… Read More ›

Minister dismisses reports of an 18% tariff deal with the United States on exports. Talks still in play

Minister dismisses reports of an 18% tariff deal with the United States on exports. Talks still in play

June 27, 2025

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Finance Minister shoots down 18% tariff deal with U.S., says talks still ongoing. Thailand pushes to keep 10% rate as July 9 deadline looms. UTCC… Read More ›

Police raid on a Den of Iniquity weed shop shows just why Thailand has moved to again outlaw the drug

Police raid on a Den of Iniquity weed shop shows just why Thailand has moved to again outlaw the drug

June 27, 2025

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

Police raid a Khon Kaen weed shop-turned-teen drug den ignites national uproar, exposing why Thailand will recriminalize cannabis. New laws ban high-THC weed by Nov… Read More ›

PM Paetongtarn hoping to get a fillip from US-Thai trade talks as she battles for political survival against arch foes

PM Paetongtarn hoping to get a fillip from US-Thai trade talks as she battles for political survival against arch foes

June 26, 2025

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Under fire at home, PM Paetongtarn looks to US trade talks for a vital economic and political lifeline. As growth slows and dissent brews, her… Read More ›

Swede handed a nasty docket in Pattaya as his former life of fraud at home caught up with him Wednesday

Swede handed a nasty docket in Pattaya as his former life of fraud at home caught up with him Wednesday

June 26, 2025

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Swedish fraudster Ludde, 39, was caught in Pattaya after a $106K scam across Europe. Wanted by INTERPOL and Swedish courts for using fake IDs to… Read More ›

Finance Minister is banking on a U.S. extension of the reciprocal tariff suspension expiring on July 9

Finance Minister is banking on a U.S. extension of the reciprocal tariff suspension expiring on July 9

June 25, 2025

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

Thailand reels from political turmoil and a 4.24% tourism drop as US tariffs on exports threaten to soar from 10% to 36% on July 9.… Read More ›

Cannabis or marijuana again going underground on November 11 2025 after minister’s order on Monday

Cannabis or marijuana again going underground on November 11 2025 after minister’s order on Monday

June 25, 2025

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Thailand’s cannabis free-for-all is over. Minister Somsak signs a sweeping crackdown, shutting down most of 18,000 weed shops. From Nov 11, 2025, only prescription use… Read More ›

Elderly Latvian arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport trying to smuggle heroin out of Laos to Malaysia

Elderly Latvian arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport trying to smuggle heroin out of Laos to Malaysia

June 24, 2025

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Elderly Latvian man caught at Suvarnabhumi Airport with 3 kg of heroin hidden in stretcher tubes. Travelling from Laos to Malaysia, he tried to evade… Read More ›

iPhone saves woman from a crossbow arrow fired by crazy Norwegian on Thursday morning in Surat Thani

iPhone saves woman from a crossbow arrow fired by crazy Norwegian on Thursday morning in Surat Thani

June 23, 2025

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A drunken Norwegian fired a crossbow at a fellow tourist in Koh Samui, but the arrow struck her iPhone 12 Mini during a 911 call,… Read More ›

Bhumjaithai Party lays down the gauntlet on weed. Calls for passage of its original 2022 control law

Bhumjaithai Party lays down the gauntlet on weed. Calls for passage of its original 2022 control law

June 23, 2025

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Bhumjaithai Party blasts Pheu Thai for ignoring cannabis chaos and demands urgent passage of their 2022 control law. With pot shops booming and tourists caught… Read More ›

Search for a new central bank boss heats up amid a political and economic storm buffeting the kingdom

Search for a new central bank boss heats up amid a political and economic storm buffeting the kingdom

June 23, 2025

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

Thailand faces rising turmoil as U.S. tariffs loom, exports slump and political tensions flare. Amid the chaos, six contenders vie to lead the central bank,… Read More ›

Two drug mules in drug party killed by Thai armed forces on the Myanmar border. 4.8 million pills seized

Two drug mules in drug party killed by Thai armed forces on the Myanmar border. 4.8 million pills seized

June 22, 2025

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Two drug mules killed in a firefight with Thai forces near the Myanmar border. Authorities seized 4.8 million methamphetamine pills in one of the largest… Read More ›

Cannabis ghost back to life after finishing quest to Chiang Mai. Piya reclaimed his life from the drug

Cannabis ghost back to life after finishing quest to Chiang Mai. Piya reclaimed his life from the drug

June 22, 2025

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“I was a ghost,” said 46-year-old Piya after walking 700km to kick a decades-long cannabis addiction. Greeted with support in Chiang Mai, he now plans… Read More ›

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