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July 1st set as date for the Constitutional Court to deal with the case that could see the PM removed

July 1st set as date for the Constitutional Court to deal with the case that could see the PM removed

June 23, 2025

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Constitutional Court will on July 1 examine a petition to remove PM Paetongtarn over leaked Hun Sen call. Meanwhile, the NACC launches a probe, protests… Read More ›

Bhumjaithai Party lays down the gauntlet on weed. Calls for passage of its original 2022 control law

Bhumjaithai Party lays down the gauntlet on weed. Calls for passage of its original 2022 control law

June 23, 2025

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Bhumjaithai Party blasts Pheu Thai for ignoring cannabis chaos and demands urgent passage of their 2022 control law. With pot shops booming and tourists caught… Read More ›

Police investigating strange death of a Dutch man found in Ayutthaya hotel room on Sunday afternoon

Police investigating strange death of a Dutch man found in Ayutthaya hotel room on Sunday afternoon

June 23, 2025

Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Dutchman, 54, found dead in Thai hotel room with wrist wound and knife in bloody tub. Body found beside bed, sparking police probe. Suicide suspected,… Read More ›

Search for a new central bank boss heats up amid a political and economic storm buffeting the kingdom

Search for a new central bank boss heats up amid a political and economic storm buffeting the kingdom

June 23, 2025

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Thailand faces rising turmoil as U.S. tariffs loom, exports slump and political tensions flare. Amid the chaos, six contenders vie to lead the central bank,… Read More ›

PM Paetongtarn reshuffles the deck on the Titanic in a major cabinet shuffle as her government treads water

PM Paetongtarn reshuffles the deck on the Titanic in a major cabinet shuffle as her government treads water

June 23, 2025

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Paetongtarn scrambles to reshuffle cabinet as her government reels from leaked Hun Sen tape, criminal complaints, court threats and growing nationwide protests. With a just… Read More ›

Two drug mules in drug party killed by Thai armed forces on the Myanmar border. 4.8 million pills seized

Two drug mules in drug party killed by Thai armed forces on the Myanmar border. 4.8 million pills seized

June 22, 2025

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Two drug mules killed in a firefight with Thai forces near the Myanmar border. Authorities seized 4.8 million methamphetamine pills in one of the largest… Read More ›

Cunning loan shark racket offering loans secured on iCloud access to iPhone devices smashed in Bangkok

Cunning loan shark racket offering loans secured on iCloud access to iPhone devices smashed in Bangkok

June 22, 2025

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Bangkok police bust a loan shark gang using iCloud access to lock iPhones if borrowers missed payments. The gang charged a brutal 365% yearly interest… Read More ›

Cannabis ghost back to life after finishing quest to Chiang Mai. Piya reclaimed his life from the drug

Cannabis ghost back to life after finishing quest to Chiang Mai. Piya reclaimed his life from the drug

June 22, 2025

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“I was a ghost,” said 46-year-old Piya after walking 700km to kick a decades-long cannabis addiction. Greeted with support in Chiang Mai, he now plans… Read More ›

Senate petitions the Constitutional Court seeking the removal of Prime Minister Paetongtarn from office

Senate petitions the Constitutional Court seeking the removal of Prime Minister Paetongtarn from office

June 21, 2025

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Senate petitions Constitutional Court to remove PM Paetongtarn over leaked audio scandal. Political turmoil grows as the coalition crumbles, protests rise and even allies demand… Read More ›

48-year-old Russian tourist drowns swimming off Karon Beach with red flags raised warning of danger

48-year-old Russian tourist drowns swimming off Karon Beach with red flags raised warning of danger

June 21, 2025

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A 48-year-old Russian tourist drowned off Karon Beach despite red flag warnings. He vanished minutes after entering the water with his son. Lifeguards recovered his… Read More ›

Drunk Swede survives after a car rolled over his head in a Pattaya Car park in the early hours of Friday

Drunk Swede survives after a car rolled over his head in a Pattaya Car park in the early hours of Friday

June 21, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

A drunk Swedish tourist miraculously survived after a car ran over his head in a Pattaya nightclub parking lot. The shocking 3:50 a.m. incident was… Read More ›

Time to face up to the villainous regime on Thailand’s eastern border. Hun Sen’s gangsterism exposed in new audio clip

Time to face up to the villainous regime on Thailand’s eastern border. Hun Sen’s gangsterism exposed in new audio clip

June 21, 2025

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Hun Sen exposed in another shocking audio clip ordering hits on regime opponents in Thailand as Bangkok reels from the political fallout of the first.… Read More ›

PM Paetongtarn’s phone call to Hun Sen has plunged Thailand into a political quagmire that spells coup

PM Paetongtarn’s phone call to Hun Sen has plunged Thailand into a political quagmire that spells coup

June 20, 2025

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A leaked call between PM Paetongtarn and Hun Sen has sparked fury, weakening her coalition and fuelling mass protests. With treason charges looming and the… Read More ›

Online prostitution network operating in Singapore from Thailand is smashed by joint police operation

Online prostitution network operating in Singapore from Thailand is smashed by joint police operation

June 20, 2025

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Thai and Singapore police smashed a transnational online prostitution ring. Key suspects, including two Singaporeans, were arrested in Thailand. Over S$2 million in assets seized.… Read More ›

Teenager dies of hunger in Nonthaburi, near Bangkok. Responding rescue workers find a starving family

Teenager dies of hunger in Nonthaburi, near Bangkok. Responding rescue workers find a starving family

June 20, 2025

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

A 14-year-old boy has died of hunger in Nonthaburi after months without food. His parents, found barely alive, survived only on tap water. The tragedy… Read More ›

Liquidity crisis or shortage of cash on the ground is shrinking Thailand’s economic growth prospects

Liquidity crisis or shortage of cash on the ground is shrinking Thailand’s economic growth prospects

June 19, 2025

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Thailand faces a growing economic crisis as credit dries up, exports rely on Chinese goods and tourism declines. With GDP at risk of falling below… Read More ›

Prime Minister Paetongtarn pulls her government back from the brink with emotional televised apology

Prime Minister Paetongtarn pulls her government back from the brink with emotional televised apology

June 19, 2025

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

Tearful Paetongtarn clings to power after leaked Hun Sen audio sparks outrage. PM issues emotional apology, wins military backing and secures coalition support. Cabinet reshuffle… Read More ›

People’s Party leader and opposition leader Teng calls for dissolution of parliament to prevent a coup

People’s Party leader and opposition leader Teng calls for dissolution of parliament to prevent a coup

June 19, 2025

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Opposition leader Nattapong Ruangpanyawut urges Prime Minister Paethongtarn Shinawatra to dissolve parliament amid a political crisis sparked by a leaked audio clip. He warns of… Read More ›

Government on brink of collapse as Bhumjaithai withdraws from Paetongtarn’s cabinet over clip

Government on brink of collapse as Bhumjaithai withdraws from Paetongtarn’s cabinet over clip

June 19, 2025

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

Thailand in chaos after leaked Paetongtarn audio praising Hun Sen sparks outrage. Bhumjaithai quits coalition, protests erupt, and pressure mounts on PM to resign. Allies… Read More ›

13 Western online bond fraud salesmen appear in court after raid on palatial mansion in Samut Prakan

13 Western online bond fraud salesmen appear in court after raid on palatial mansion in Samut Prakan

June 19, 2025

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Thirteen Western suspects arrested in a raid on a lavish Samut Prakan mansion have appeared in court over an AU$80M bond scam targeting Australians. Thai… Read More ›

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