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Cambodia lashes out at Anutin’s call to South Korean President Lee Jae-myung as internal interference

Cambodia lashes out at Anutin’s call to South Korean President Lee Jae-myung as internal interference

October 17, 2025

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Cambodia lashes out at PM Anutin’s call to South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, accusing Thailand of interfering in its internal affairs while pledging to help… Read More ›

Cyber police and Money Laundering agency seek UK and US co-operation targeting Cambodian networks

Cyber police and Money Laundering agency seek UK and US co-operation targeting Cambodian networks

October 17, 2025

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

Thai cyber police and money laundering investigators seek to join forces with US and UK authorities in a sweeping crackdown on a powerful Cambodian scam… Read More ›

Fears grow among foreign business owners after Koh Phangan blitz sees German, French and Israelis held

Fears grow among foreign business owners after Koh Phangan blitz sees German, French and Israelis held

October 17, 2025

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Koh Phangan sees a dramatic crackdown as Thai authorities arrest German, French and Israeli nationals for running unlicensed hotels, restaurants and tours via Thai nominees.… Read More ›

Indian man arrested for using a recently formed firm to bamboozle ฿20 million from victims worldwide

Indian man arrested for using a recently formed firm to bamboozle ฿20 million from victims worldwide

October 16, 2025

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A 29-year-old Indian man and a 41-year-old Thai woman were arrested in Bangkok and Roi Et for scamming a US man. They used a newly… Read More ›

State Railway of Thailand moves against Chidchob family over land plots in Buriram with lawsuit 

State Railway of Thailand moves against Chidchob family over land plots in Buriram with lawsuit 

October 16, 2025

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SRT launched a bold legal fight against the Chidchob family over Buriram lands, demanding immediate revocation of title deeds, removal of structures, repayment of usage… Read More ›

Blind, old German cries out to wife in Chacheongsao as rescue workers find she committed suicide

Blind, old German cries out to wife in Chacheongsao as rescue workers find she committed suicide

October 15, 2025

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A blind 69-year-old German man sat outside his Chachoengsao home for hours calling for his wife, unaware she had hanged herself inside. Rescue workers later… Read More ›

United States, South Korea and United Kingdom act against Cambodian scam industry with Thai tie-ins

United States, South Korea and United Kingdom act against Cambodian scam industry with Thai tie-ins

October 15, 2025

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United States, South Korea and United Kingdom strike Cambodia’s massive scam empire, seizing Chen Zhi’s cryptocurrency assets, freezing London properties, rescuing kidnapped citizens amid claims… Read More ›

Arrogant Lebanese man held on Koh Phangan for illegal bike rental racket after being deported before

Arrogant Lebanese man held on Koh Phangan for illegal bike rental racket after being deported before

October 15, 2025

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

Arrogant Lebanese man, 46, arrested on Koh Phangan for running an illegal motorcycle rental business after sneaking back into Thailand on a tourist visa. He… Read More ›

Thai Airways suffers turbulence in the boardroom as government exercises powers to appoint directors

Thai Airways suffers turbulence in the boardroom as government exercises powers to appoint directors

October 14, 2025

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Thai Airways faces turbulence in the boardroom as the government moves to appoint new directors, risking political control, a bloated board, undermining its post-bankruptcy recovery,… Read More ›

Thailand enters a new wave of Political Ga Ga as the interim government stokes nationalist sentiment to gain power

Thailand enters a new wave of Political Ga Ga as the interim government stokes nationalist sentiment to gain power

October 14, 2025

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Thailand descends into fresh political chaos as Anutin’s interim government fuels nationalism before the 2026 polls, blindsiding rivals with a referendum to scrap Cambodia MOUs… Read More ›

Crackdown on foreign business on Koh Samui using firms with nominees shareholders. Focus on villas

Crackdown on foreign business on Koh Samui using firms with nominees shareholders. Focus on villas

October 13, 2025

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Thailand’s police launch a sweeping crackdown on foreign-controlled villas on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan, targeting nominee companies hiding illegal ownership, exploiting locals, and manipulating… Read More ›

Brit feared held by Burmese scam centre gang found unharmed at Kanchanaburi temple on Saturday evening

Brit feared held by Burmese scam centre gang found unharmed at Kanchanaburi temple on Saturday evening

October 13, 2025

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UK teen Lawrence Stallard Honor, feared kidnapped by Myanmar scam gangs, has been found alive at a Kanchanaburi temple. Disoriented but unharmed, he vanished from… Read More ›

New Bank of Thailand boss pours cold water on sovereign wealth fund talk. Praises external reserves

New Bank of Thailand boss pours cold water on sovereign wealth fund talk. Praises external reserves

October 12, 2025

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Thailand’s new Bank of Thailand governor Vitai Ratanakorn pours cold water on talk of a sovereign wealth fund, stressing $267 billion in robust external reserves… Read More ›

Interim government outlines economic policy. Focus on the baht and finances with 1.4% to 1.8% growth 

Interim government outlines economic policy. Focus on the baht and finances with 1.4% to 1.8% growth 

October 11, 2025

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

Thailand’s interim government vows to boost domestic demand in Q4 2025 while managing the baht, safeguarding public finances, finalising the US trade deal, navigating a… Read More ›

Crazy American under medical observation in Pattaya after his bizarre behaviour at sea near Koh Larn

Crazy American under medical observation in Pattaya after his bizarre behaviour at sea near Koh Larn

October 11, 2025

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

A 36-year-old American tourist caused chaos after leaping from a Pattaya ferry near Koh Larn, repeatedly defying multiple rescuers for nearly an hour before being… Read More ›

Tributes pour in for British expat who died in a horrific bike accident on Thursday in Chiang Mai

Tributes pour in for British expat who died in a horrific bike accident on Thursday in Chiang Mai

October 11, 2025

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Tributes pour in for British expat Craig Davies, who died in a horrific Chiang Mai motorbike crash on Thursday, highlighting the deadly risks faced by… Read More ›

British man dies in horrific big bike accident near an underpass in Chiang Mai early Thursday morning

British man dies in horrific big bike accident near an underpass in Chiang Mai early Thursday morning

October 10, 2025

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British man  Craig Davies, 51, dies in a horrific Chiang Mai crash after losing control of his big bike near the Children’s Court underpass. Thrown… Read More ›

Ben Smith affair & allegations of links to Cambodian scam centres continues to rage in parliament and police agencies

Ben Smith affair & allegations of links to Cambodian scam centres continues to rage in parliament and police agencies

October 10, 2025

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

Ben Smith scandal rages in parliament as SEC and ECSD investigate whether he is the same person as Benjamin Berger, while People’s Party MPs claim… Read More ›

Pheu Thai revitalised as support for the People’s Party falls due to its shock support for Anutin as PM

Pheu Thai revitalised as support for the People’s Party falls due to its shock support for Anutin as PM

October 9, 2025

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Pheu Thai rises as support for the People’s Party falls over its shock backing of Anutin as PM, while Thaksin is jailed, Bhumjaithai rises rapidly,… Read More ›

Year end jolt for the Thai economy as economists predict GDP growth at 2% or more for a difficult 2025

Year end jolt for the Thai economy as economists predict GDP growth at 2% or more for a difficult 2025

October 9, 2025

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

Thailand braces for a year-end economic jolt as economists now target 2% GDP growth for 2025 despite collapsing tourism, Trump tariffs, Cambodia border clash and… Read More ›

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