Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Cambodian rockets and shells hit Thai civilians, sparking mass evacuations. Thai F-16s strike two Cambodian bases and destroy a cable car in Sisaket. Fighting spreads… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Pattaya reels from rising violence tied to beachfront and transgender sex workers as tourists clash with locals. Recent assaults and hotel robberies fuel fears, prompting… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thai Airways returns to the Stock Exchange of Thailand on August 4 after a dramatic recovery from bankruptcy. Once grounded by ฿400bn in debt, the… Read More ›
Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
UK expats in Pattaya urged to register with British Embassy Bangkok as consular cases rise sharply. Senior consul warns of ageing retirees needing support, insurance… Read More ›
Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thaksin blames unregulated cannabis and a flawed charter for Thailand’s tourist slump and weak governance. At a high-profile coalition dinner, he called for urgent reform,… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Japanese tourist warns of transgender gang targeting visitors on Pattaya’s Walking Street after failed necklace snatch. The victim says the thief used intimate contact as… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Australian Kevin Correll, prime suspect in a 2001 murder, was found dead in a Phuket hotel. His daughter feels no sympathy, saying justice was denied… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Two small traders died in a deadly Bangkok market shooting over rival second-hand jeans stalls. The 72-year-old shooter later killed himself after his wife confronted… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Retired Australian cop loses over ฿40 million in Phuket crypto scam by a German conman. Trusting his instincts, he invested life savings in a fake… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Transgender sex workers are being linked to a wave of hotel robberies in Pattaya, where tourists are being targeted while showering. Victims include a Chinese… Read More ›
Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Former PM Thaksin boosts morale at Korat ceremony as US trade deal nears. Final tariff rate likely close to Vietnam’s 20%, says Finance Minister Pichai.… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Indian tourists in Pattaya called police on a sex worker who refused to leave their hotel room after they rejected her body shape and refused… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Newborn girl dumped in backpack on a bridge survives stormy night alone. CCTV shows a woman riding off after abandoning the infant. Baby found alive… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Wheelchair-bound Brit, 60, robbed of £290 by three ‘ladies of the night’ at Pattaya hotel after taking a shower. Shirtless and furious, he wheeled to… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thai Senate chair urges government to accept Trump’s 36% tariff now, then cut tariffs slowly to protect SMEs amid tense US trade talks. Balancing risks,… Read More ›
Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thai soldier loses foot in blast near Cambodia, promoted to Sergeant with ฿1M payout. Army probes if the Russian mine was newly planted. Officials warn… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra’s lese-majeste trial wraps up in Bangkok. Verdict set for August 22, marking 2 years since his return from exile. With key… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Thai woman suffers violent reaction after eating cannabis jelly given by a Korean man in Pattaya. She fled his apartment, seeking help from passersby. Police… Read More ›
Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Vitai Ratanakorn, President of Government Savings Bank and advocate for low-cost loans to the less well-off, is tipped to become the next Bank of Thailand… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Trump tariffs expose China’s economic colonisation of Thailand, revealing soaring exports but collapsing factories and rising imports. With US trade talks under pressure and regional… Read More ›
Constitutional crisis again as Bhumjaithai MPs vote to uphold the veto power of the Senate over reform 
Woman denied entry to Thailand on proof of funds criteria. Rule brought back in May to tighten security 
Minister of Defence comes out to assure the public that Thai armed forces were acting within the law 
Fears for US Thai trade deal as hostilities flared on Monday with Thai sources ruling out intervention 
Norwegian man sent to hospital after he went berserk in Bangkok on Friday and tried to steal a Tuk Tuk 
Thai nationals ordered evacuated from conflict zones in 4 provinces near Cambodia as conflict threatens 
Second UK man in three days lost while swimming at the beach. 91 year old on Koh Lanta lost on Tuesday 
Rangsiman Rome sued for ฿100M by Deputy Prime Minister Thamanat Prompow for defamation 
Higher return fares to Thailand after 53% Airport Tax rise ok’d by panel chaired by Transport Minister 
10 property buyers in Phuket complain about scam villa development after paying out over ฿100 million 
Afternoon drinking ban gone on a test basis for 6 months as foreign tourism sector asks for later hours 
Nightmare of Brit husband as loving 75-year-old wife is killed suddenly in motorway crash on Wednesday 
Shock in Bangkok as photos of the Prime Minister and Finance Minister with Ben Smith published online 
Defiant and indefatigable top cop Big Joke meets criminal defamation case head-on in Bangkok 
Money Laundering Office seizes assets with money trail linked to South African financier Ben Smith 
84-year-old German tourist dies at hotel near Kamala in Phuket. Autopsy ordered and Embassy notified 
Big Joke repeats his startling claims about the true scale of deaths in the Hat Yai flooding disaster 
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