Thailand

Dispirited Prayut exits stage left after Chuwit addressed him by megaphone on new liberal cannabis policy

Dispirited Prayut exits stage left after Chuwit addressed him by megaphone on new liberal cannabis policy

April 22, 2023

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Afterwards, General Prayut said he was not angry because of Mr Chuwit’s presence and attributed his frown to the hot weather. He told the press… Read More ›

Financial markets debt sell-off sending a signal to Thailand before the May 14th General Election

Financial markets debt sell-off sending a signal to Thailand before the May 14th General Election

April 20, 2023

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Thailand’s industrial base has suffered with reduced export demand in the last six months caused by a range of factors including higher borrowing costs in… Read More ›

Far-out café in Nakhon Sawan making lurid dog tick cake fancies can’t keep up as the orders soar

Far-out café in Nakhon Sawan making lurid dog tick cake fancies can’t keep up as the orders soar

April 20, 2023

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A Thai café in northern Nakhon Sawan province has stumbled upon a winning formula for drumming up business by offering its customers confectionery that gives… Read More ›

Disabled beachfront mat renter brutally murdered in Pattaya in a petty squabble over a ฿500 loan

Disabled beachfront mat renter brutally murdered in Pattaya in a petty squabble over a ฿500 loan

April 20, 2023

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Victim was repeatedly kicked in the face and fatally stabbed on the idyllic beach on Pattaya’s seafront after his killer went berserk in what appeared… Read More ›

Thai Chinese criminal matriarch has built a safe empire and legitimate fortune for her three Thai children

Thai Chinese criminal matriarch has built a safe empire and legitimate fortune for her three Thai children

April 19, 2023

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Deputy National Police Chief raises a red flag as he advises that unless the flow of Chinese criminality into Thailand which has been ongoing for… Read More ›

Anutin may give up politics if the latest opinion poll giving Bhumjaithai Party 3% proves correct

Anutin may give up politics if the latest opinion poll giving Bhumjaithai Party 3% proves correct

April 18, 2023

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The discrepancy between different opinion polls, studies and reputable political punditry that has talked up Bhumjaithai’s prospects of becoming Thailand’s second-largest party while a major… Read More ›

Rising Anger at Myanmar’s regime is leading to scrutiny of its clandestine business links with Thailand

Rising Anger at Myanmar’s regime is leading to scrutiny of its clandestine business links with Thailand

April 18, 2023

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Rising clamour from countries in the ASEAN community may soon grow too loud for Thailand to ignore along with the potential fallout from a criminal… Read More ›

PM warns giveaway policies of some parties may be ‘bad karma’ for the country in the longer run

PM warns giveaway policies of some parties may be ‘bad karma’ for the country in the longer run

April 18, 2023

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Comments from the PM come as the Pheu Thai Party makes a further submission to the Election Commission which is continuing to probe the funding… Read More ›

Chinese kidnapping victim held by Immigration police and facing extradition over fraud case

Chinese kidnapping victim held by Immigration police and facing extradition over fraud case

April 18, 2023

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The bizarre story of how a spurned Thai girlfriend, who up to 3 months ago was paid a stipend by a Chinese fraud suspect on… Read More ›

61-year-old man dead with his dog in a freak swimming pool electricity accident in Udon Thani

61-year-old man dead with his dog in a freak swimming pool electricity accident in Udon Thani

April 17, 2023

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Wife was shocked after she returned from Songkran celebrations in the late evening before nightfall to find her husband floating face down in the pool.… Read More ›

Woman’s gold led to her brutal murder as police in Samut Prakan nab the killer within 48 hours

Woman’s gold led to her brutal murder as police in Samut Prakan nab the killer within 48 hours

April 17, 2023

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On Saturday afternoon last, police brought the man back to an overgrown area near a fish pond in a nearby village where he had discarded… Read More ›

Economic recovery shaky despite strong foreign tourism as global economic outlook deteriorates

Economic recovery shaky despite strong foreign tourism as global economic outlook deteriorates

April 16, 2023

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Rising bank deposits and lower borrowing activity are bad signs for the economic environment as a sharp deterioration in global economic outlook impinges on the… Read More ›

Sub call due soon but closer ties between Chinese and Thai navies signalled by top-level visit

Sub call due soon but closer ties between Chinese and Thai navies signalled by top-level visit

April 16, 2023

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A decision on the $400 million S26 Yuan class submarine was in the background to this high-profile visit by the Thai naval commander to China… Read More ›

Pattaya Motosai in fracas with Hong Kongers over ฿160 fare, refunds money after police are called

Pattaya Motosai in fracas with Hong Kongers over ฿160 fare, refunds money after police are called

April 15, 2023

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Police resolved the situation to the satisfaction of both the Hong Kong tourists and the elderly motosai driver on Friday but a Chilean tourist was… Read More ›

Dirty tricks feared by Pheu Thai, the Election Commission urged to probe Maha Sarakham vote-buying reports

Dirty tricks feared by Pheu Thai, the Election Commission urged to probe Maha Sarakham vote-buying reports

April 15, 2023

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Key Pheu Thai leader insists that those behind the subterfuge to illegally harvest votes from locals in Region 6 in Maha Sarakham should not only… Read More ›

PM Prayut gets back to his youth on Friday in water gun battles on Bangkok’s Khao San Road

PM Prayut gets back to his youth on Friday in water gun battles on Bangkok’s Khao San Road

April 15, 2023

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It wasn’t all fun and frolics on Friday as the PM held talks just before the walkabout on the Khao San Road which has led… Read More ›

6 dead in violent family feud involving a serving policeman including his wife, son and brother

6 dead in violent family feud involving a serving policeman including his wife, son and brother

April 14, 2023

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Reports including a plea for understanding from the rogue officer’s first wife this week suggest that the origins of the feud may have been a… Read More ›

Songkran in full swing as Thailand prepares to welcome back long-haul visitors in large numbers

Songkran in full swing as Thailand prepares to welcome back long-haul visitors in large numbers

April 14, 2023

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Thailand is set to welcome over 1.5 million Russian visitors this year as the Ukraine war, in one respect at least, has proved a boon… Read More ›

Police chief says no special favours for army NCO held in military prison and facing 5 years jail if convicted

Police chief says no special favours for army NCO held in military prison and facing 5 years jail if convicted

April 14, 2023

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Army sergeant major who works for the transport department of the military has not received bail and is being held in a military prison as… Read More ›

Rome calls for clarity on handling of Myanmar rebels reportedly handed back to the military junta

Rome calls for clarity on handling of Myanmar rebels reportedly handed back to the military junta

April 13, 2023

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Mystery still hangs over the fate of two Myanmar rebels who were handed over by Thai authorities on April 4th to Myanmar border guards and… Read More ›