Bullish Anutin, this week, argued that social problems caused by his campaign to decriminalise marijuana were negligible and even pointed to a provision in the… Read More ›
Emotional Prime Minister, on Wednesday, gave a speech at an army song contest in central Bangkok at which he urged unity in a world full… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:
The latest arrest of a foreign tourist for breaching Thailand’s strict laws on the conservation of natural resources follows a string of incidents since 2017.… Read More ›
Electoral reform bill that was passed by parliament on Monday due to continued failure to make a quorum, is very likely to be reviewed by… Read More ›
Dr Kurt Campbell, the key Biden administration advisor concerning Asia Pacific affairs, over the weekend, confirmed that the United States will conduct drills in waters… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:
57-year-old father used an illegal gas gun to fire two shots at his son in the early hours of Saturday morning after being ambushed by… Read More ›
Changes to the worldwide travel industry since 2020 are more like back to the future. Industry surveys show travellers are looking for tried and trusted… Read More ›
The anticipated floundering of key electoral reform bills by Monday, August 15th is also a matter expected to be ultimately adjudicated by the Constitutional Court… Read More ›
Bank of Thailand’s modest rate rise will not stymie current economic growth and momentum which is moving upwards. The last rate rise still leaves levels… Read More ›
2022 could be the year that Thai Airways returns to operational profitability as the Minister of Finance reveals that state banks will provide any required… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:
Owner of the gutted and soon-to-be demolished entertainment venue in Sattahip, Pattaya promises to make amends to families of those who died and were injured… Read More ›
Crime, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Leading social development expert says that the current discussion about the source of monkeypox infections is leading to both homophobic and xenophobic discourse as the… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:
Top engineer says Thailand does not yet seem to have learned lessons from the Santika nightclub fire in Bangkok in 2009 which killed 66 people… Read More ›
China’s diplomatic efforts are now countered by a larger diplomatic presence in the region on behalf of the United States and Japan as Foreign Minister… Read More ›
Authorities in Phuket this week confirmed that the 25-year-old German man who is believed to have picked up the infection abroad is neither homosexual nor… Read More ›
Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha expressed optimism about the economic situation on Tuesday saying the kingdom’s prospects had not been as good since 2017. However,… Read More ›
The landing of the US House of Representatives Speaker in Taipei has triggered a major crisis between China and the United States in the region… Read More ›
Culture, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Political naiveté on the part of the leading Pheu Thai Party in believing that the coalition government, through the electoral reform process, was going to… Read More ›
Man appears to have killed his mother when tensions over business matters and his consumption of alcohol boiled over on Friday night. It is thought… Read More ›
Crime, Economy, Politics, Thailand:
The decriminalisation of marijuana is turning into a major problem for the government with chaos in ministries and agencies responsible including an anxious request to… Read More ›
British Airways snubs Bangkok in favour of elite travellers to Singapore as Thai Airways load levels rise 
Thai Belgian man’s body found in Chiang Mai river on Sunday after horror water rafting incident 
Mysterious African monkeypox sufferer arrested after illegally crossing the border into Cambodia 
Big Joke briefs reporters on ฿6 million fraud to secure bail for a detained UK man using his name 
Canadian institute identifies Pegasus spyware on phones of 30 people linked to Bangkok protests 
Skeletal remains of a Canadian tourist who arrived on July 6th found on a vacant Pattaya brush site in the city 
Central bank reassurances as ex-minister raises loan quality with China’s economy in trouble 
Roiled US-Chinese tensions in Asia pose Thailand with short-term leverage but a future trial ahead 
Negative reaction and horror at Thailand’s plan to charge foreigners more than locals at hotels 
Anutin: time to halt foreign tourism price deals, Thailand to be the Louis Vuitton of the world travel market 
2008 Pheu Thai minister sentenced to death for premeditated kidnap, murder of judge’s brother 
Norwegian rescued by police and medics after being found stabbed within his Pattaya hotel room 
Senator warns that Paetongtarn Shinawatra or Ung Ing, Thaksin’s daughter, is wrong for the job 
Man dragged 14-year old into a blackmail scheme leading her to take her own life as the only way out 
Top insurgent leader suspected as behind Monday night’s large bomb attack on Pattani district 
World inflation crisis may lead Bank of Thailand to act before August and raise interest rates more sharply 
Boomtime with Thailand Pass gone by July 1st along with 2 am closing and face mask easing in public 
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