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Malaysian PM trying to hold together Thai Cambodian peace pact repudiated this week by Anutin in Sisaket

Malaysian PM trying to hold together Thai Cambodian peace pact repudiated this week by Anutin in Sisaket

November 15, 2025

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Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim works through the weekend to salvage the Thailand-Cambodia peace pact, scrapped by Thai PM Anutin after border blast, soldiers’ injuries and… Read More ›

Police groups seek to sue General Surachate Hakparn or Big Joke for defamation despite damning evidence

Police groups seek to sue General Surachate Hakparn or Big Joke for defamation despite damning evidence

November 14, 2025

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Police groups move to sue General Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn for defamation after he exposed police corruption, money trails and links to gambling networks, presenting… Read More ›

Some relief for foreign tourists and hospitality sector but Thai nightlife to remain stunted by new law

Some relief for foreign tourists and hospitality sector but Thai nightlife to remain stunted by new law

November 14, 2025

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Thailand lifts 2 pm–5 pm alcohol ban, giving relief to tourists and hospitality, but nightlife remains stunted as late-night drinking and early-hour openings are still prohibited, with… Read More ›

Cowardly bandit tops himself as shop owner responds with lethal force in cash hold up in Udon Thani

Cowardly bandit tops himself as shop owner responds with lethal force in cash hold up in Udon Thani

November 13, 2025

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Cowardly bandit in Udon Thani pulls a 9mm on a gold shop owner demanding ฿200,000, is shot in the shoulder, trapped inside and then shoots… Read More ›

PM promises clarity on alcohol law but business sector says it’s not enough after this latest debacle

PM promises clarity on alcohol law but business sector says it’s not enough after this latest debacle

November 12, 2025

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PM promises clarity on alcohol law as Thailand’s tourism and hospitality sectors reel in chaos. Businesses demand repeal or non-enforcement after new rules spark confusion,… Read More ›

Fear of renewed hostilities. Thailand scraps Trump’s peace deal with Cambodia. ‘Peace is over’ says PM

Fear of renewed hostilities. Thailand scraps Trump’s peace deal with Cambodia. ‘Peace is over’ says PM

November 12, 2025

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Thailand has scrapped the Trump-brokered peace deal with Cambodia after a landmine maimed a soldier. PM Anutin declared “peace is over” atop Phu Makhuea as… Read More ›

Indian stepfather arrested in Chaam for horrifically brutal murder of an 8 year old girl found on Sunday

Indian stepfather arrested in Chaam for horrifically brutal murder of an 8 year old girl found on Sunday

November 11, 2025

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Indian stepfather arrested in Cha-am for brutal murder of an 8-year-old Thai girl found dead at home, he denies all charges while police gather evidence… Read More ›

German criminal thug detected by the public on Koh Phangan for offensive behaviour. Wanted by Interpol

German criminal thug detected by the public on Koh Phangan for offensive behaviour. Wanted by Interpol

November 11, 2025

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German fugitive from justice riding recklessly on Koh Phangan is caught by the police. Wanted by Interpol for armed extortion in Germany, the case raises… Read More ›

Foreign tourists seriously injured as passenger tour bus slides out of control and overturns on highway

Foreign tourists seriously injured as passenger tour bus slides out of control and overturns on highway

November 10, 2025

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A tour bus carrying 38 foreign tourists overturned on an oil slicked mountain bend in Lampang, injuring 14 people, two critically. The crash blocked the… Read More ›

Superb policing leads to a bad day at the office on Sunday for gold shop robbing thug in Samut Sakhon

Superb policing leads to a bad day at the office on Sunday for gold shop robbing thug in Samut Sakhon

November 10, 2025

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A gold shop robbery in Samut Sakhon ended within minutes when Police Sergeant Major Sukit Kla Songkhram tackled a 28-year-old armed suspect. The thief, caught… Read More ›

Sex, drugs, business and work abuses linked to expats targeted this week by police raids on Koh Phangan

Sex, drugs, business and work abuses linked to expats targeted this week by police raids on Koh Phangan

November 10, 2025

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Sex, drugs, illegal work and visa overstays. Police raid foreign-run villas, tantric yoga classes and construction sites across Koh Phangan, arresting multiple nationals and seizing… Read More ›

Scam centre volunteer fleeing Burma arrested in Mae Sot. Previously deported he had returned in August 

Scam centre volunteer fleeing Burma arrested in Mae Sot. Previously deported he had returned in August 

November 9, 2025

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Scam centre volunteer fleeing Burma arrested at Mae Sot Airport. Previously deported Kenyan Mbuvi Maxwell returned illegally in August to resume work with cross-border scammers.… Read More ›

Tense rescue of Russians from a jagged shoreline off a private island near Phuket carried out by Navy 

Tense rescue of Russians from a jagged shoreline off a private island near Phuket carried out by Navy 

November 9, 2025

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Royal Thai Navy conducts tense night rescue of four Russian tourists stranded on jagged cliffs of Maiton Island after their speedboat runs aground, bringing them… Read More ›

PM Anutin, Bhumjaithai Party and MotoGP event savaged in attack by former Justice Minister Thawee

PM Anutin, Bhumjaithai Party and MotoGP event savaged in attack by former Justice Minister Thawee

November 9, 2025

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Ex Justice Minister Thawee attacks PM Anutin, the Bhumjaithai Party, and Chidchob-linked MotoGP deal, citing ฿4 billion in state funding, rising costs, Buriram poverty, contested… Read More ›

Thais and a Nigerian arrested in ฿114 million romance scam online fraud ring in Chonburi and Bangkok

Thais and a Nigerian arrested in ฿114 million romance scam online fraud ring in Chonburi and Bangkok

November 8, 2025

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Thais and a Nigerian arrested in a ฿114 million online romance scam racket across Bangkok and Chonburi, with money sent to Nigeria. Only ฿2.5 million… Read More ›

Eye popping appointment of Ben Smith’s ex lawyer as an official at the Prime Minister’s Office defended

Eye popping appointment of Ben Smith’s ex lawyer as an official at the Prime Minister’s Office defended

November 8, 2025

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Surprise appointment of Ben Smith’s ex-lawyer to PM’s Office raises speculation about Anutin’s coalition as corruption probes widen. Thamanat ally Thanadol Suwannarit defends his role… Read More ›

Prime Minister Anutin recommits to deal with the People’s Party to bring about Constitutional change

Prime Minister Anutin recommits to deal with the People’s Party to bring about Constitutional change

November 7, 2025

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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul retreats from his hardline stance, reaffirming his pact with the People’s Party to push constitutional reform, hold a national referendum and… Read More ›

Battle with scammers rages within Royal Thai Police as Big Joke continues fight against alleged corruption

Battle with scammers rages within Royal Thai Police as Big Joke continues fight against alleged corruption

November 6, 2025

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Battle erupts inside the Royal Thai Police as Big Joke renews corruption claims and Big Tai dodges parliament. With billions in grey capital, 200 officers… Read More ›

Kla Tham Party and Deputy Prime Minister Thamanat Prompow at the bull’s eye of Thailand’s political storm

Kla Tham Party and Deputy Prime Minister Thamanat Prompow at the bull’s eye of Thailand’s political storm

November 5, 2025

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Kla Tham Party and Deputy Prime Minister Thamanat Prompow are at the centre of Thailand’s intensifying political storm, with rising corruption fears, scam networks, gambling… Read More ›

Heartbreaking reality of young Thai adults forced to seek work in Cambodia as 2nd woman is found dead

Heartbreaking reality of young Thai adults forced to seek work in Cambodia as 2nd woman is found dead

November 5, 2025

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Second Thai woman found dead in Poipet within five days, heightening alarm over young Thais seeking work across the border. Mint, 28, left for an… Read More ›

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