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People’s Party deputy leader warns that public finances appear to be on the verge of a cashflow crisis

People’s Party deputy leader warns that public finances appear to be on the verge of a cashflow crisis

June 26, 2026

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

People’s Party deputy leader Sirikanya Tansakul claimed the government is suffering a cash-flow crisis, using a ฿10.3 billion budget transfer to stay afloat. She said… Read More ›

Quality over Volume tourism strategy questioned by industry insiders as Thailand faces gradual decline

Quality over Volume tourism strategy questioned by industry insiders as Thailand faces gradual decline

June 26, 2026

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

Thailand’s tourism strategy faces its biggest credibility test yet as foreign arrivals fall for a third straight year while Spain and Greece surge ahead. Industry… Read More ›

59 year old man murdered his drinking buddy fearing he was a ‘Phi Pop ghost’ in Khon Kaen on Thursday

59 year old man murdered his drinking buddy fearing he was a ‘Phi Pop ghost’ in Khon Kaen on Thursday

June 26, 2026

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

A Khon Kaen drinking session turned deadly after a 59-year-old man accused his friend of being a feared Phi Pop ghost before striking him about… Read More ›

Fears rising exports are also delivering even bigger trade deficits as Thailand becomes a transit hub

Fears rising exports are also delivering even bigger trade deficits as Thailand becomes a transit hub

June 25, 2026

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

Thailand’s economy is booming on paper but cracking underneath. Record exports and stronger growth forecasts collide with a soaring trade deficit, an 8% baht slump,… Read More ›

Royal State visit to France revealed from June 28th to July 2nd. King and Queen invited by President Macron

Royal State visit to France revealed from June 28th to July 2nd. King and Queen invited by President Macron

June 25, 2026

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

King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida will make a landmark state visit to France as Thailand pushes deeper EU ties, celebrates 170 years of diplomacy… Read More ›

Opposition leader calls for political leaders to answer for exam cheating scandal and a new constitution

Opposition leader calls for political leaders to answer for exam cheating scandal and a new constitution

June 25, 2026

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One of Thailand’s biggest corruption scandals in decades threatens a political firestorm as opposition leader Nattapong demands Prime Minister Anutin investigate politicians over a jobs-for-cash… Read More ›

British man’s quest for his stolen passport ends in handcuffs after he threw acid at a woman in Pattaya

British man’s quest for his stolen passport ends in handcuffs after he threw acid at a woman in Pattaya

June 24, 2026

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

British tourist Richard Langford, 40, was arrested after a Pattaya guesthouse caretaker suffered horrific burns in an acid attack. Police say his frantic search for… Read More ›

Jobs for cash corruption scandal creating shockwaves as Deputy PM promises to uncover the full truth

Jobs for cash corruption scandal creating shockwaves as Deputy PM promises to uncover the full truth

June 24, 2026

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

Thailand’s biggest civil service corruption scandal in decades has exploded after 3,000 answer sheets and 800,000 exam documents were seized. Thousands of appointments are frozen… Read More ›

Drug dealer shot dead after fierce gun battle with armed police who laid siege to his home on Monday

Drug dealer shot dead after fierce gun battle with armed police who laid siege to his home on Monday

June 24, 2026

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

Ratchaburi police came under fire during a narcotics raid, leaving volunteer officer Thanakorn Phaengphon critically wounded. After a tense siege, tactical officers found the suspected… Read More ›

Officials zero in on ownership of expanding Chinese food delivery services operating in the kingdom

Officials zero in on ownership of expanding Chinese food delivery services operating in the kingdom

June 24, 2026

Crime, Economy, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand launches a sweeping probe into three Chinese delivery apps amid fears of nominee shareholdings, foreign control and licensing breaches. Investigators trace ownership, funding and… Read More ›

28 year old gun dealer arrested leading police to an underground firearms network selling guns cheaply

28 year old gun dealer arrested leading police to an underground firearms network selling guns cheaply

June 23, 2026

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Cyber police busted an alleged online gun trader after tracking his Facebook posts to a Pathum Thani home. A shotgun and 245 rounds were seized… Read More ›

Massive civil servant job buying schemed smashed on Tuesday. Senior official booted sideways. PM shocked

Massive civil servant job buying schemed smashed on Tuesday. Senior official booted sideways. PM shocked

June 23, 2026

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

A raid on a Nonthaburi exam-rigging centre exposed a suspected ฿4.5 billion jobs-for-cash racket, with 3,000 answer sheets seized. Prime Minister Anutin said he was… Read More ›

Committee proposes charges against Big Joke and a serving anti corruption commissioner for bribery

Committee proposes charges against Big Joke and a serving anti corruption commissioner for bribery

June 23, 2026

Crime, Culture, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Former police superstar Big Joke faces fresh corruption allegations after investigators moved to file charges in a gold bribery case involving an NACC commissioner. The… Read More ›

PM rejects any suggestion of a smear campaign against the People’s Party as key figures face enquiries

PM rejects any suggestion of a smear campaign against the People’s Party as key figures face enquiries

June 23, 2026

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

Prime Minister Anutin has rejected claims of a smear campaign against the People’s Party as prosecutors step back from the Boonrit case and a ฿6… Read More ›

Dog hunt using a thermal imagery drone underway in Nakhon Ratchasima for pitbull who escaped on Friday

Dog hunt using a thermal imagery drone underway in Nakhon Ratchasima for pitbull who escaped on Friday

June 22, 2026

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A 75kg pit bull missing since escaping a durian orchard on Friday has sparked a dramatic four-day hunt in Nakhon Ratchasima. Thap Lan National Park… Read More ›

South Korean linked with live sex show on Facebook in May arrested in Pattaya at luxury condo with drugs

South Korean linked with live sex show on Facebook in May arrested in Pattaya at luxury condo with drugs

June 22, 2026

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South Korean suspect accused of Thailand’s notorious Facebook sex stream arrested in Pattaya as police uncover meth, ketamine and ecstasy, transforming a scandal that sparked… Read More ›

People’s Party figures urge caution after prosecutors declined to pursue case against former candidate

People’s Party figures urge caution after prosecutors declined to pursue case against former candidate

June 22, 2026

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People’s Party candidate Boonrit Raorungroj was jailed, stripped of his election bid and accused in a ฿20 billion money laundering case. Now prosecutors have dropped… Read More ›

Despite a slump in foreign condo sales, property industry leader touts stricter Chinese type ownership controls

Despite a slump in foreign condo sales, property industry leader touts stricter Chinese type ownership controls

June 22, 2026

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

Thailand’s condo market is heading for a showdown as foreign demand slumps, 350,000 unsold units pile up and ministers consider lifting foreign ownership limits to… Read More ›

Another EV car fire erupted in the northern province of Phichit as three homes went up in flames nearby

Another EV car fire erupted in the northern province of Phichit as three homes went up in flames nearby

June 21, 2026

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Another EV fire has rocked Thailand after a Bangkok-registered electric car exploded into flames in Phichit, just 90 minutes after a blaze destroyed three homes… Read More ›

Nominee shareholding crackdown is impacting the property market in Phuket and small foreign investors

Nominee shareholding crackdown is impacting the property market in Phuket and small foreign investors

June 21, 2026

Crime, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World:

Thailand’s sweeping crackdown on foreign nominee ownership networks is rattling the property market, with buyers delaying villa purchases, thousands of firms under scrutiny and police… Read More ›

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