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Thai Airways bolsters the kingdom’s connection to Europe with daily flight from Bangkok to Amsterdam

Thai Airways bolsters the kingdom’s connection to Europe with daily flight from Bangkok to Amsterdam

July 2, 2026

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Thai Airways has resumed daily Bangkok-Amsterdam flights after 28 years, taking on KLM and EVA Air with fares from ฿30,690 while restoring a key European… Read More ›

Chilling Nonthaburi find linked to a despicable love rivalry murder by a cruel killer still on the run

Chilling Nonthaburi find linked to a despicable love rivalry murder by a cruel killer still on the run

July 2, 2026

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Police have recovered a cement-filled container holding what they believe are the remains of murdered Nonthaburi man Mr Uten after a difficult pond search. Detectives… Read More ›

Finnish tax fraudster arrested despite precautions by crafty and determined Immigration Bureau officers

Finnish tax fraudster arrested despite precautions by crafty and determined Immigration Bureau officers

July 2, 2026

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Thai immigration police caught a Finnish Interpol fugitive by disguising an officer as a gardener after weeks of surveillance. The 69-year-old fraud suspect emerged to… Read More ›

Court throws out one bar code case but more serious challenges to the February 8th poll remain in play

Court throws out one bar code case but more serious challenges to the February 8th poll remain in play

July 1, 2026

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Thailand’s Constitutional Court has thrown out one barcode ballot challenge, handing Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul a legal lift in Paris. But the biggest case remains,… Read More ›

Trusted airline personnel are not screened for flights the same as passengers, admits Transport Minister

Trusted airline personnel are not screened for flights the same as passengers, admits Transport Minister

July 1, 2026

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Thailand will tighten airport security for pilots and cabin crew after a Thai Airways flight attendant’s heroin arrest in Australia. Transport Minister Phiphat denied negligence,… Read More ›

Police in Thailand and Australia hunt to track down network behind the arrest of a Thai Airways hostess

Police in Thailand and Australia hunt to track down network behind the arrest of a Thai Airways hostess

July 1, 2026

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Thai police have widened the probe into a Thai Airways flight attendant arrested with heroin in Australia, raiding her home, probing deleted Facebook courier messages… Read More ›

Another woman arrested off a flight from Thailand in late May smuggling dangerous drugs into Australia

Another woman arrested off a flight from Thailand in late May smuggling dangerous drugs into Australia

June 30, 2026

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Second passenger from Thailand arrested in Australia on alleged drug smuggling after officers found butanediol disguised as shower gel and later recovered steroid tablets. The… Read More ›

People’s Party MP calls for stronger oversight of Chinese activities and trade investments in Thailand

People’s Party MP calls for stronger oversight of Chinese activities and trade investments in Thailand

June 30, 2026

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People’s Party MP Sahasawat Khumkhong has hit back at Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jianwei’s warning over the term ‘Chinese grey capital’, blaming weak Thai regulation—not Chinese… Read More ›

Mother of girl who escaped Tokyo brothel jailed by Criminal Court in Bangkok for 7 years and 6 months

Mother of girl who escaped Tokyo brothel jailed by Criminal Court in Bangkok for 7 years and 6 months

June 30, 2026

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Bangkok’s Criminal Court jailed a mother for 7½ years after convicting her of trafficking her 12-year-old daughter to Japan for prostitution. The girl’s escape exposed… Read More ›

First state visit to France by a Thai Monarch in six decades begins in Paris as King and Queen land

First state visit to France by a Thai Monarch in six decades begins in Paris as King and Queen land

June 29, 2026

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King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida have begun a landmark state visit to France, receiving the nation’s highest honours as President Emmanuel Macron hosts only… Read More ›

Senior police officer arrested in Loei for working with a drug network and passing on classified intelligence

Senior police officer arrested in Loei for working with a drug network and passing on classified intelligence

June 29, 2026

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Police arrested a Loei lieutenant colonel accused of leaking classified intelligence to a drug gang, helping traffickers evade arrest and hiding meth pills in his… Read More ›

Bank of Thailand pushes a baht backed stablecoin but warns against Forex trading and payment gateways

Bank of Thailand pushes a baht backed stablecoin but warns against Forex trading and payment gateways

June 29, 2026

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Bank of Thailand will launch a baht-backed stablecoin while cracking down on speculative forex trading and foreign currency payments, as Governor Vitai Ratanakorn declares blockchain… Read More ›

Chinese woman linked to huge 20 billion baht fraud arrested in Chiang Mai by Immigration Bureau cops

Chinese woman linked to huge 20 billion baht fraud arrested in Chiang Mai by Immigration Bureau cops

June 29, 2026

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Chinese fugitive “Madame Zheng” has been arrested in Chiang Mai after an international manhunt over an alleged ฿20 billion cloud investment scam. Police say more… Read More ›

Vietnamese woman slashed in Bangkok by obese man who told reporters he doesn’t like overweight people

Vietnamese woman slashed in Bangkok by obese man who told reporters he doesn’t like overweight people

June 28, 2026

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Homeless man slashes Vietnamese office worker with a box cutter in Bangkok’s Silom district before police hunt him down using CCTV. Officers say he admitted… Read More ›

Parliamentary delegation inspects new Thai border fence with Cambodia in Chanthaburi. 45% complete

Parliamentary delegation inspects new Thai border fence with Cambodia in Chanthaburi. 45% complete

June 28, 2026

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Thailand’s new 8.3km border fence in Chanthaburi is 45% complete as a parliamentary delegation led by Monthian Songpracha inspects the project. Military chiefs say security… Read More ›

Tourism Minister to forge a stronger consultation process between the private sector and top officials

Tourism Minister to forge a stronger consultation process between the private sector and top officials

June 28, 2026

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Tourism Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul has unveiled Thailand’s biggest tourism policy overhaul in years, proposing a new public-private decision system, a ฿3 billion stimulus, India visa… Read More ›

Commerce Minister Suphajee visits Brussels to push a badly needed Thai European Union trade pact

Commerce Minister Suphajee visits Brussels to push a badly needed Thai European Union trade pact

June 28, 2026

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Thailand has sent Deputy Prime Minister Suphajee Suthumpun to Brussels in a high-stakes bid to seal a landmark EU free trade pact after 13 years… Read More ›

Aussie Simon Peter Carman charged with murder of teenager in Pattaya after being nabbed at the airport

Aussie Simon Peter Carman charged with murder of teenager in Pattaya after being nabbed at the airport

June 27, 2026

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Australian Simon Peter Carman, 46, has been charged with murdering a 17-year-old Pattaya sex worker after police say CCTV exposed him hiding her body in… Read More ›

Miss Thailand Phuket runner up star accuses wealthy pageant sponsor of attempted rape at a Rayong hotel

Miss Thailand Phuket runner up star accuses wealthy pageant sponsor of attempted rape at a Rayong hotel

June 27, 2026

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Miss Thailand Phuket 2026 runner-up says a powerful pageant sponsor entered her hotel bathroom while she was naked in the shower and attempted to rape… Read More ›

New evidence of a vast conspiracy behind the 2024 Senate election as former officials file police report

New evidence of a vast conspiracy behind the 2024 Senate election as former officials file police report

June 27, 2026

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Thailand’s Senate election scandal is reaching its climax as the Election Commission weighs sending 229 suspects to the Constitutional Court amid explosive new evidence, secret… Read More ›

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