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Crackdown on foreign business on Koh Samui using firms with nominees shareholders. Focus on villas

Crackdown on foreign business on Koh Samui using firms with nominees shareholders. Focus on villas

October 13, 2025

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Thailand’s police launch a sweeping crackdown on foreign-controlled villas on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan, targeting nominee companies hiding illegal ownership, exploiting locals, and manipulating… Read More ›

Alarm raised by Police over Israelis on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan passing off counterfeit dollar bills

Alarm raised by Police over Israelis on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan passing off counterfeit dollar bills

October 13, 2025

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Police in Southern Thailand have raised the alarm after three Israeli tourists were caught exchanging counterfeit US dollars on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan, exposing… Read More ›

Brit feared held by Burmese scam centre gang found unharmed at Kanchanaburi temple on Saturday evening

Brit feared held by Burmese scam centre gang found unharmed at Kanchanaburi temple on Saturday evening

October 13, 2025

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UK teen Lawrence Stallard Honor, feared kidnapped by Myanmar scam gangs, has been found alive at a Kanchanaburi temple. Disoriented but unharmed, he vanished from… Read More ›

Shocking nighttime attack on elderly German couple as they slept in their bed in Phang-nga province

Shocking nighttime attack on elderly German couple as they slept in their bed in Phang-nga province

October 12, 2025

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Shocking night-time home invasion in Phang-nga leaves an elderly German couple with serious head injuries as a lone intruder breaks through the roof, attacks them… Read More ›

New Bank of Thailand boss pours cold water on sovereign wealth fund talk. Praises external reserves

New Bank of Thailand boss pours cold water on sovereign wealth fund talk. Praises external reserves

October 12, 2025

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Thailand’s new Bank of Thailand governor Vitai Ratanakorn pours cold water on talk of a sovereign wealth fund, stressing $267 billion in robust external reserves… Read More ›

Officials on Koh Phangan launch inquiry after locals complain the island is becoming a second Tel Aviv

Officials on Koh Phangan launch inquiry after locals complain the island is becoming a second Tel Aviv

October 12, 2025

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Thai authorities launch a sweeping probe into Israeli-linked businesses on Koh Phangan as locals complain the island is becoming a “second Tel Aviv,” citing visa… Read More ›

Interim government outlines economic policy. Focus on the baht and finances with 1.4% to 1.8% growth 

Interim government outlines economic policy. Focus on the baht and finances with 1.4% to 1.8% growth 

October 11, 2025

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Thailand’s interim government vows to boost domestic demand in Q4 2025 while managing the baht, safeguarding public finances, finalising the US trade deal, navigating a… Read More ›

Riot police sent to Sa Kaeo border flashpoint area with Cambodia as tension begin to rise sharply there

Riot police sent to Sa Kaeo border flashpoint area with Cambodia as tension begin to rise sharply there

October 11, 2025

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Riot police have been deployed to the Sa Kaeo border as Cambodian nationals face eviction, tensions escalate sharply, crowds form, media swarm and foreign embassies… Read More ›

Crazy American under medical observation in Pattaya after his bizarre behaviour at sea near Koh Larn

Crazy American under medical observation in Pattaya after his bizarre behaviour at sea near Koh Larn

October 11, 2025

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A 36-year-old American tourist caused chaos after leaping from a Pattaya ferry near Koh Larn, repeatedly defying multiple rescuers for nearly an hour before being… Read More ›

Bank of Thailand Governor plans to help 3 million distressed small loan borrowers, rolling out in 2026

Bank of Thailand Governor plans to help 3 million distressed small loan borrowers, rolling out in 2026

October 11, 2025

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Bank of Thailand fast-tracks household debt relief for 3 million borrowers with loans under ฿100,000, easing repayments in 2026. Governor Vitai says monetary policy alone… Read More ›

Tributes pour in for British expat who died in a horrific bike accident on Thursday in Chiang Mai

Tributes pour in for British expat who died in a horrific bike accident on Thursday in Chiang Mai

October 11, 2025

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Tributes pour in for British expat Craig Davies, who died in a horrific Chiang Mai motorbike crash on Thursday, highlighting the deadly risks faced by… Read More ›

Fire at Bangkok city centre hotel put out on Friday. Blaze erupted on 11th floor. No injuries reported as cause is explored

Fire at Bangkok city centre hotel put out on Friday. Blaze erupted on 11th floor. No injuries reported as cause is explored

October 11, 2025

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Fire breaks out on the 11th floor of a Bangkok hotel, sending thick smoke through multiple corridors as guests flee; firefighters contain the blaze quickly,… Read More ›

British man dies in horrific big bike accident near an underpass in Chiang Mai early Thursday morning

British man dies in horrific big bike accident near an underpass in Chiang Mai early Thursday morning

October 10, 2025

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British man  Craig Davies, 51, dies in a horrific Chiang Mai crash after losing control of his big bike near the Children’s Court underpass. Thrown… Read More ›

German man saved from well shaft on Thursday after falling in while attempting to mow neglected ground

German man saved from well shaft on Thursday after falling in while attempting to mow neglected ground

October 10, 2025

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German man, 63, falls into a hidden 20-meter well while mowing overgrown grass in Chonburi. Trapped and floating for 40 minutes, he was rescued after… Read More ›

Ben Smith affair & allegations of links to Cambodian scam centres continues to rage in parliament and police agencies

Ben Smith affair & allegations of links to Cambodian scam centres continues to rage in parliament and police agencies

October 10, 2025

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Ben Smith scandal rages in parliament as SEC and ECSD investigate whether he is the same person as Benjamin Berger, while People’s Party MPs claim… Read More ›

Yemeni conman arrested by police after getting his hands on ฿1.15milion through foreign exhange scam 

Yemeni conman arrested by police after getting his hands on ฿1.15milion through foreign exhange scam 

October 10, 2025

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Yemeni conman Nabil Mohammed Yahya Zaid was arrested after six bold currency exchange scams in seven days, stealing ฿1.15 million, while his Kenyan accomplice Abdalla… Read More ›

Mariah Carey lands at Don Mueang in Bangkok ahead of her Saturday night concert at Muang Thong Thani

Mariah Carey lands at Don Mueang in Bangkok ahead of her Saturday night concert at Muang Thong Thani

October 10, 2025

Culture, Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, PR News, Thailand:

Mariah Carey lands in Bangkok to screaming fans ahead of her one-night-only concert at Muang Thong Thani, celebrating 20 years of The Emancipation of Mimi.… Read More ›

Pheu Thai revitalised as support for the People’s Party falls due to its shock support for Anutin as PM

Pheu Thai revitalised as support for the People’s Party falls due to its shock support for Anutin as PM

October 9, 2025

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Pheu Thai rises as support for the People’s Party falls over its shock backing of Anutin as PM, while Thaksin is jailed, Bhumjaithai rises rapidly,… Read More ›

Gold duo escape 20 years prison. Court shows mercy and suspends jail term after ฿57 million in refunds

Gold duo escape 20 years prison. Court shows mercy and suspends jail term after ฿57 million in refunds

October 9, 2025

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Gold power couple Kornkanok and Kanpon escape 20-year prison as court suspends sentence after ฿57 million in refunds, scandal over misleading gold purity claims, frozen… Read More ›

Year end jolt for the Thai economy as economists predict GDP growth at 2% or more for a difficult 2025

Year end jolt for the Thai economy as economists predict GDP growth at 2% or more for a difficult 2025

October 9, 2025

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand braces for a year-end economic jolt as economists now target 2% GDP growth for 2025 despite collapsing tourism, Trump tariffs, Cambodia border clash and… Read More ›

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