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Doctor injured in hit and run with motorbike driven by a Brit without a licence on Koh Phangan has died

Doctor injured in hit and run with motorbike driven by a Brit without a licence on Koh Phangan has died

June 7, 2026

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

A top Thai doctor has died after a Koh Phangan hit-and-run allegedly caused by a British biker with cocaine in his bloodstream and no licence.… Read More ›

Economy in deep trouble going forward due to lack of babies, shrinking workforce and elderly population

Economy in deep trouble going forward due to lack of babies, shrinking workforce and elderly population

June 7, 2026

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

Thailand’s economic miracle is running out of people. A leading bank warns that a collapsing birth rate, a shrinking workforce and a rapidly ageing population… Read More ›

Thailand to knock harder on the door of UN climate change fund seeking funding for nationwide action

Thailand to knock harder on the door of UN climate change fund seeking funding for nationwide action

June 7, 2026

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

Thailand is racing to tap a 23.8 billion baht UN climate fund after Minister Suchart Chomklin secured Cabinet approval for a new climate agency and… Read More ›

Huai Khwang raid shows nominee shareholdings being used by Chinese infiltrating the economy

Huai Khwang raid shows nominee shareholdings being used by Chinese infiltrating the economy

June 6, 2026

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

Chinese-linked firms are in Thailand’s crosshairs as PM Anutin’s nominee crackdown widens from tourist hotspots to the wider economy. Raids in Bangkok uncovered 53 high-risk… Read More ›

Thaksin faces his latest legal and financial hurdle with Revenue threat to bankrupt him over tax debt

Thaksin faces his latest legal and financial hurdle with Revenue threat to bankrupt him over tax debt

June 6, 2026

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

Thaksin’s freedom may be restored but a 17.6 billion baht tax battle is far from over. Thailand’s Revenue Department is hunting assets at home and… Read More ›

OECD membership now at the heart of Thailand’s new plan to progress economically with higher standards

OECD membership now at the heart of Thailand’s new plan to progress economically with higher standards

June 6, 2026

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

Thailand is betting its future on a dramatic OECD-driven economic overhaul. In Paris, Sihasak unveiled plans to boost skills, innovation and competitiveness as Bangkok seeks… Read More ›

Volvo to face state agency lawsuit over car that exploded into flames. Push to bolster consumer rights

Volvo to face state agency lawsuit over car that exploded into flames. Push to bolster consumer rights

June 6, 2026

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

Volvo is in the dock as Thailand’s consumer watchdog sues over a Volvo EX30 battery fire. The high-profile case comes amid a wider crackdown that… Read More ›

3 crazed Chinese men who claim they fled a Burmese scammer camp wreak havoc in Western Tak province

3 crazed Chinese men who claim they fled a Burmese scammer camp wreak havoc in Western Tak province

June 5, 2026

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

Three Chinese men who claimed they fled a Myanmar scam operation allegedly unleashed a crime spree in Tak, attacking motorists, stealing a motorcycle and smashing… Read More ›

Saudi tourist busted for ketamine after Phuket airport staff noticed a bag concealed in his underwear

Saudi tourist busted for ketamine after Phuket airport staff noticed a bag concealed in his underwear

June 5, 2026

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

Saudi traveller’s Phuket escape plan unravelled at the last checkpoint when a body scanner allegedly exposed 63 ketamine capsules hidden in his underwear. The 28-year-old… Read More ›

Shock withdrawal of support for charter move shows the new coalition government is already under strain

Shock withdrawal of support for charter move shows the new coalition government is already under strain

June 5, 2026

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

Coalition cracks burst into the open as Bhumjaithai torpedoes Pheu Thai’s constitution rewrite just hours before Parliament. The shock move stalls an 189-MP bid, fuels… Read More ›

Prachachart Party leader urges parliament to deepen enquiries into attempted assassination of sitting MP

Prachachart Party leader urges parliament to deepen enquiries into attempted assassination of sitting MP

June 5, 2026

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

Navy gun mystery rocks MP assassination probe as forensic tests reveal a weapon declared damaged and destroyed was fully operational. Lawmakers now question military disposal… Read More ›

Swiss expat wants answers after 12.5 million baht record collection vanished from his Hua Hin home

Swiss expat wants answers after 12.5 million baht record collection vanished from his Hua Hin home

June 4, 2026

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

A bedridden Swiss expat says a former carer stole a ฿12.5 million music collection from his Hua Hin home, wiping out 30 years of rare… Read More ›

Thailand releases video suggesting Cambodia’s denial of land mines being planted in Chong Bok is a lie

Thailand releases video suggesting Cambodia’s denial of land mines being planted in Chong Bok is a lie

June 4, 2026

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

Thai military has released a video it says shows Cambodian soldiers planting anti-tank mines at Chong Bok, directly contradicting Phnom Penh’s denial. Bangkok says it… Read More ›

Trump aims to be the first living President on a US banknote. Treasury Secretary seeks to change law

Trump aims to be the first living President on a US banknote. Treasury Secretary seeks to change law

June 4, 2026

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

Trump could become the first living person to appear on a U.S. banknote in more than a century under plans for a new $250 bill… Read More ›

PM defends handling of Cambodian border situation saying many online pundits need psychiatric care

PM defends handling of Cambodian border situation saying many online pundits need psychiatric care

June 4, 2026

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

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says online commentators discussing Thai-Cambodian border tensions belong in a psychiatric hospital as he rejects rumours, defends government strategy, backs frontline… Read More ›

Tourist safety again in the spotlight after Bolt driver’s attack and an attempted rape ot Koh Samet hotel

Tourist safety again in the spotlight after Bolt driver’s attack and an attempted rape ot Koh Samet hotel

June 3, 2026

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

Thailand’s tourism industry faces a safety reckoning after a Japanese businessman was assaulted by a Bolt driver and a Koh Samet intruder confessed he entered… Read More ›

Chinese student who flew in from Hong Kong rescued by Thai police in Bangkok after ‘virtual kidnapping’

Chinese student who flew in from Hong Kong rescued by Thai police in Bangkok after ‘virtual kidnapping’

June 3, 2026

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

Chinese student tricked into staging her own kidnapping as international scam gang demands ฿12.5 million ransom. Family lost ฿5.8 million before Thai police traced the… Read More ›

Indebted loan app users get Pattaya police to handle calls from collectors causing stationwide chaos

Indebted loan app users get Pattaya police to handle calls from collectors causing stationwide chaos

June 3, 2026

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

Debt-dodging loan app users have plunged Pattaya Police Station into chaos after diverting more than 200 debt collection calls to its main phone line. Furious… Read More ›

Bolt driver faces criminal probe after violent incident last Thursday when he assaulted a Japanese fare

Bolt driver faces criminal probe after violent incident last Thursday when he assaulted a Japanese fare

June 3, 2026

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

A Bolt driver allegedly beat a Japanese restaurateur in broad daylight after a row over a Bangkok fare, triggering criminal charges, government intervention and a… Read More ›

Jealous man finally murders long suffering Burmese wife after years of abuse. Admits strangling her

Jealous man finally murders long suffering Burmese wife after years of abuse. Admits strangling her

June 2, 2026

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

Jealous husband allegedly strangled his wife, hid her body beneath blankets and staged the scene to look like she was sleeping until their son came… Read More ›

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