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Conflicting guidance from PM and officials regarding stockpiling for an emergency amid world tensions

Conflicting guidance from PM and officials regarding stockpiling for an emergency amid world tensions

November 6, 2026

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dismisses emergency fears while his own disaster agency urges 72-hour survival supplies. Britain and the EU warn of disruption as… Read More ›

Panic in Pattaya as High Season bookings slump from last year. Higher airfares and competition blamed

Panic in Pattaya as High Season bookings slump from last year. Higher airfares and competition blamed

November 5, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:

Pattaya’s high season faces a booking crisis as US-Iran war disruption sends airfares up 40%. Chinese group tours slump over 30% amid safety warnings. Tourism… Read More ›

Actress Boom faces arrest on Friday, questioning and later prison if a court refuses her bail if charged

Actress Boom faces arrest on Friday, questioning and later prison if a court refuses her bail if charged

November 5, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Actress Boom Panadda faces a Friday dawn arrest as police probe nearly ฿1bn in charity funds! Seventeen accounts holding ฿60m are frozen. Her husband also… Read More ›

Suvarnabhumi Airport arrests revealed as citizenship fraud linked to Chinese criminals has taken off

Suvarnabhumi Airport arrests revealed as citizenship fraud linked to Chinese criminals has taken off

November 5, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Chinese fugitives, fake Thai fathers and forged birth certificates fuel a widening Thai nationality scandal. Police trace one suspect to a ฿2.5bn fraud probe, identify… Read More ›

Chinese warning to its nationals stays as Bangkok embassy reveals it receives up to ten panic calls a day

Chinese warning to its nationals stays as Bangkok embassy reveals it receives up to ten panic calls a day

November 5, 2026

Crime, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand and China clash over kidnapping warnings as Foreign Minister Sihasak challenges Wang Yi in Beijing. No concession follows. Ambassador Zhang defends the alerts, citing… Read More ›

Police freeze Boom Pannada’s bank accounts as they probe her foundation which received a billion baht

Police freeze Boom Pannada’s bank accounts as they probe her foundation which received a billion baht

November 5, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Police close in on Boom Panadda charity finances. Seventeen accounts holding ฿60m are frozen, while ฿100m in assets face scrutiny. Detectives trace ฿45m in villa… Read More ›

There more businessmen to lose Thai citizenship as probes into Israeli linked business networks ramp up

There more businessmen to lose Thai citizenship as probes into Israeli linked business networks ramp up

November 4, 2026

Crime, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Citizenship crackdown widens in Thailand. Rabbi Yosef Chaim Kantor loses Thai nationality and must sell three Bangkok condos. Meanwhile, ten agencies probe 19 linked companies,… Read More ›

Constitutional crisis as Election Commission to ask court to block Supreme Court on Senate cases

Constitutional crisis as Election Commission to ask court to block Supreme Court on Senate cases

November 4, 2026

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s election watchdog moves to challenge the Supreme Court after three Senate cases are accepted. Niphit Intharasombat warns EC commissioners of legal jeopardy. Separately, 77… Read More ›

Furious House Speaker Sophon says opposition’s ‘lackey’ jibes crossed a line and threatens legal action

Furious House Speaker Sophon says opposition’s ‘lackey’ jibes crossed a line and threatens legal action

November 4, 2026

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Parliament in uproar as Speaker Sophon Saram defies opposition fury over new rules for 35 House committees. He rejects claims of protecting Anutin’s government, dares… Read More ›

Buying frenzy followed by a sales slump predicted in mixed reaction to excise tax on EV car imports from 2027

Buying frenzy followed by a sales slump predicted in mixed reaction to excise tax on EV car imports from 2027

November 4, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s 35% tax on imported EVs sparks a year-end sales scramble. Dealers race to clear stocks before January as prices could jump ฿100,000. Industry chiefs… Read More ›

Transport Minister orders urgent repairs as Emirates superjumbo held up by runway failure Monday night

Transport Minister orders urgent repairs as Emirates superjumbo held up by runway failure Monday night

November 4, 2026

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Airport ground gives way beneath Emirates superjumbo at Suvarnabhumi. A China Airlines jet was trapped five days earlier. Two other incidents are reported but unverified.… Read More ›

Two opposition leaders receive alerts about spyware on their phones as ministers deny involvement

Two opposition leaders receive alerts about spyware on their phones as ministers deny involvement

November 4, 2026

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Apple warns Abhisit and Nattapong of spyware attacks. Government admits past requests to buy Pegasus but denies involvement. With a December censure debate looming, ministers… Read More ›

Executive dies in collision between two EVs in Kalasin province on Tuesday. Reported dead at the scene

Executive dies in collision between two EVs in Kalasin province on Tuesday. Reported dead at the scene

November 4, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

Fatal crash on a slippery Kalasin road. Two electric cars collide, killing Roi Et loan company owner Chaiwat Serirat, 58. Rescuers cut open his mangled… Read More ›

German retiree views Phitsanulok temple as spiritual home. Works for free and wants ashes kept there

German retiree views Phitsanulok temple as spiritual home. Works for free and wants ashes kept there

November 3, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

From IT boss to temple cleaner. German retiree Clemens Kraut, 67, rides to Wat Ratchaburana to sweep and scrub without pay. After touring almost every… Read More ›

58 year old jealous lover murders rival, cuts off his penis in front of former partner in Chacheongsao

58 year old jealous lover murders rival, cuts off his penis in front of former partner in Chacheongsao

November 3, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

Jealousy killing horror in Chachoengsao. A Thai man, 58, allegedly ambushed his ex and beat her new lover, 55, to death before severing his penis.… Read More ›

Bhumjaithai House Speaker moves to curb the powers of committees after Rangsiman Rome’s recent moves

Bhumjaithai House Speaker moves to curb the powers of committees after Rangsiman Rome’s recent moves

November 3, 2026

Media, Politics, Thailand:

House power struggle. Speaker Sophon Saram tightens rules for 35 committees after Bhumjaithai MPs clash with Rangsiman Rome over Shuffle.com. Seven government-aligned MPs storm out.… Read More ›

Thai celebrity faces a maelstrom of suspicion and legal peril as police signal decisive action imminent

Thai celebrity faces a maelstrom of suspicion and legal peril as police signal decisive action imminent

November 3, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Beauty queen Boom Panadda is at the centre of a widening probe into charity funds involving up to ฿1bn in transactions. Police examine ฿45m paid… Read More ›

Burmese protest leader beaten near United Nations Headquarters in Bangkok in Royalist counter demo

Burmese protest leader beaten near United Nations Headquarters in Bangkok in Royalist counter demo

November 2, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Bangkok UN protest turns violent. Conservatives punch and kick Burmese migrant leader Weera Saengthong, striking him with a helmet. Police step in. Royalist leaders demand… Read More ›

Popular Krabi kamnan leads 1,000 car protest against Prime Minister Anutin’s government on Thursday

Popular Krabi kamnan leads 1,000 car protest against Prime Minister Anutin’s government on Thursday

November 2, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Anutin faces a southern backlash. Over 500 vehicles have signed up for a planned 1,000-vehicle march on Government House. Nationalist Sondhi Limthongkul pledges ฿100,000 as… Read More ›

Questions as 15 year old golfer dies in lightning strike in Chachoengsao while playing in a tournament

Questions as 15 year old golfer dies in lightning strike in Chachoengsao while playing in a tournament

November 2, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Lightning horror at junior golf tournament. Ayawarin Pradabyat, 15, dies after a strike near the 11th hole. Family says play continued despite prior lightning and… Read More ›

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