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Blitzkrieg on foreign firms and enterprises on Koh Phangan continues with French owned resort busted

Blitzkrieg on foreign firms and enterprises on Koh Phangan continues with French owned resort busted

December 16, 2025

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Unprecedented crackdown on foreign firms rolls on as police raid a French-run Koh Phangan resort, arrest a 32-year-old French operator and 4 Burmese workers, shut… Read More ›

Advanced anti tank rockets being used against Thai military forces in the raging border with Cambodia

Advanced anti tank rockets being used against Thai military forces in the raging border with Cambodia

December 16, 2025

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Thailand investigates Cambodia’s use of advanced GAM-102 LR anti-tank missiles costing $112,000 per launch and military drones in border clashes, raising urgent questions about funding,… Read More ›

Chuwit described the People’s Party’s leadership as ‘childish’ and says the party was spoilt by voters

Chuwit described the People’s Party’s leadership as ‘childish’ and says the party was spoilt by voters

December 15, 2025

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Chuwit Kamolvisit brands the People’s Party ‘childish’ and says it was spoiled by voters, blasting its September misstep in backing Anutin Charnvirakul as Prime Minister.… Read More ›

Travellers being ‘restricted’ from entering Thailand as security risks linked to the Thai Cambodian war

Travellers being ‘restricted’ from entering Thailand as security risks linked to the Thai Cambodian war

December 15, 2025

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Travellers are being blocked from flights and denied entry to Thailand as immigration tightens security amid the escalating war with Cambodia targeting suspected mercenaries, foreign… Read More ›

Foreign Minister Sihasak expresses disappointment at Trump’s remarks on border landmine incidents

Foreign Minister Sihasak expresses disappointment at Trump’s remarks on border landmine incidents

December 14, 2025

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Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak expresses strong disappointment at Trump’s remarks on border landmine incidents, rejects ‘accident’ claim, backs Thai military and PM, stresses ceasefire requires… Read More ›

Bizarre crash involving four UAE bikers in Phang-nga leads to one death and three being hospitalised

Bizarre crash involving four UAE bikers in Phang-nga leads to one death and three being hospitalised

December 14, 2025

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Bizarre Phang Nga motorcycle crash involving four UAE bikers riding together left the youngest rider, 25, dead and three others injured and hospitalised as police… Read More ›

Teenager reports to Udon Thani police after running away from home. Reports sexual abuse by her father

Teenager reports to Udon Thani police after running away from home. Reports sexual abuse by her father

December 13, 2025

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14-year-old girl flees home in Udon Thani, reports seven years of sexual abuse by her father and alleged involvement of his friends. Authorities are also… Read More ›

Top tourist body expresses concern about the Thai Cambodian war’s impact on foreign tourism industry

Top tourist body expresses concern about the Thai Cambodian war’s impact on foreign tourism industry

December 13, 2025

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Top tourism body ATTA warns Thai-Cambodian conflict and caretaker government paralysis are rattling foreign tourist confidence, as visitors question safety in Pattaya and Udon Thani,… Read More ›

Confusion after Trump’s 20 minute phone call with PM Anutin. US side claimed a ceasefire was agreed

Confusion after Trump’s 20 minute phone call with PM Anutin. US side claimed a ceasefire was agreed

December 13, 2025

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Uncertainty after Trump’s 20-minute call with Thai PM Anutin, as the US claims a ceasefire, Thailand denies. Thailand is facing diplomatic turmoil over the border… Read More ›

Ambitious QR code drug delivery network run by Russian duo smashed by crack police unit in Bangkok

Ambitious QR code drug delivery network run by Russian duo smashed by crack police unit in Bangkok

December 12, 2025

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Bangkok police dismantle Russian-led AI and QR code drug network in coordinated raids, arresting two men in their 30s for cannabis trafficking, seizing cash, vehicles,… Read More ›

Nigerian drug dealer arrested in  Inthamara area of Bangkok in sting operation with cocaine and ecstasy 

Nigerian drug dealer arrested in  Inthamara area of Bangkok in sting operation with cocaine and ecstasy 

December 12, 2025

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Nigerian drug dealer busted in Bangkok’s Inthamara area after undercover WhatsApp sting. Police seized cocaine and ecstasy worth over ฿100,000. Officers say the arrest is… Read More ›

As pressure from Trump mounts Thailand implores the United States not to link sovereignty with trade

As pressure from Trump mounts Thailand implores the United States not to link sovereignty with trade

December 10, 2025

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Thailand urges Trump not to link its sovereignty with trade as all-out war with Cambodia escalates, civilians flee border towns, artillery and air strikes continue.… Read More ›

Queen Suthida centre stage as Southeast Asian games are opened in Bangkok by King Maha Vajiralongkorn

Queen Suthida centre stage as Southeast Asian games are opened in Bangkok by King Maha Vajiralongkorn

December 10, 2025

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Queen Suthida took centre stage as Thailand opened the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok, leading the Thai team into a roaring, sell-out Rajamangala National… Read More ›

Thai PM vows to pursue military operations against Cambodia and to deliver a crushing blow to Hun Sen

Thai PM vows to pursue military operations against Cambodia and to deliver a crushing blow to Hun Sen

December 10, 2025

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Thai PM Anutin vows no ceasefire as Thailand drives a full military push to cripple Cambodia’s forces. He rejected outright false peace claims as fighting… Read More ›

Thai women human trafficked into sex slavery in Myanmar rescued from hell by Paweena Foundation

Thai women human trafficked into sex slavery in Myanmar rescued from hell by Paweena Foundation

December 9, 2025

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Two Thai women trafficked into prostitution in Myanmar were rescued from a Chinese-run brothel after brutal beatings and electric shocks, thanks to the Paweena Foundation… Read More ›

Thai man & Norwegian girlfriend arrested by Phuket police on Sunday for drug dealing. Both were high 

Thai man & Norwegian girlfriend arrested by Phuket police on Sunday for drug dealing. Both were high 

December 9, 2025

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Thai man and Norwegian girlfriend arrested in Phuket villa raid as police seize heroin, meth, cash and drug gear. Both test positive and face trafficking… Read More ›

Eighteen passengers injured including six seriously in train crash at Kanchanaburi station on Saturday

Eighteen passengers injured including six seriously in train crash at Kanchanaburi station on Saturday

December 8, 2025

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Eighteen passengers were injured, including six seriously, when a State Railway of Thailand locomotive slammed into six stationary carriages at Kanchanaburi station during a routine… Read More ›

35-year-old Frenchman arrested on Koh Phangan on Sunday for rape as island-wide swoop nets 6 suspects

35-year-old Frenchman arrested on Koh Phangan on Sunday for rape as island-wide swoop nets 6 suspects

December 7, 2025

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Frenchman, 35, seized on Koh Phangan for rape as police launch island-wide sweep that netted five more suspects, including foreigners running illegal hotels and a… Read More ›

Mounting concern as police investigate death of top Channel 8 news reporter after high cyanide levels

Mounting concern as police investigate death of top Channel 8 news reporter after high cyanide levels

December 6, 2025

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Mounting concern as police investigate the death of Channel 8 reporter Nattawut Ponglangka, 35, found dead at his Nonthaburi home. Post-mortem revealed lethal cyanide. Authorities… Read More ›

Pheu Thai figures tear into Prime Minister Anutin and his faltering government with scathing attacks

Pheu Thai figures tear into Prime Minister Anutin and his faltering government with scathing attacks

December 6, 2025

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

Pheu Thai savages Prime Minister Anutin as floods, scam failures and leaked Ben Smith photos fuel a spiralling crisis that has shredded his credibility. Both… Read More ›

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