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Thai News website for foreigners in Thailand and international fans of Thailand - Online Thai News, Daily Thai News or Breaking Thai News – Honest, Balanced online newspaper and News from Thailand.

Episode Date
PM and Ung Ing to do battle in 2023 for the top job with public debt and the economy as key issues
Dec 27, 2022
Heat turned up over the Sukhothai naval tragedy with 19 thought to have perished and 10 missing
Dec 26, 2022
Police officer, wife of Du Hao kingpin and niece of former police chief arrested and questioned
Dec 26, 2022
Pheu Thai, Palang Pracharat coalition now a distinct possibility after the next General Election
Dec 24, 2022
Australian travelling with family arrested for illegal gun possession boarding a Ko Samui flight
Dec 23, 2022
‘The Serpent’ serial killer who terrorised Bangkok released by Nepal on human rights grounds
Dec 22, 2022
22 still missing as naval chiefs plan refloat of the Sukhothai which capsized and sunk on Sunday
Dec 21, 2022
Family in effort to repatriate young Irishman who died while kayaking in Surat Thani last weekend
Dec 20, 2022
Chinese gangs approaching expectant Thai fathers in private hospitals seeking identity transfers
Dec 19, 2022
PM upholds status quo as he seeks a path back to power with the help of the Bhumjaithai Party
Dec 18, 2022
King and Queen visit Princess Bajrakitiyabha at a Bangkok hospital after she took ill on Wednesday
Dec 16, 2022
Pheu Thai to knock back skyrocketing electricity costs hitting business with a 21% rise in 2023
Dec 15, 2022
Chinese mafia case taken over by police chief with top officers assigned to different key roles
Dec 14, 2022
3 out 4 believe that Pheu Thai will take power in 2023 with a third Shinawatra taking the reins
Dec 13, 2022
Top Immigration Bureau officers investigated by high-level panel over Chinese corruption claims
Dec 11, 2022
Two Polish fiends sought by Pattaya police for a callous and cruel attack on a Cambodian woman
Dec 09, 2022
War erupts over Pheu Thai’s ฿600 minimum wage plan with the economy as the key election issue
Dec 09, 2022
UK man arrested on a Sisaket road for 75-day visa overstay faces Bangkok jail and deportation
Dec 07, 2022
Luxury hotel in Samut Prakan is legit says woman linked with Du Hao’s sprawling business empire
Dec 07, 2022
Plan to knock rabies out in Thailand with an army of 8,600 ‘livestock volunteers’ across the kingdom
Dec 05, 2022
New Air Canada link from Vancouver to Bangkok an aviation first, will boost American arrivals
Dec 05, 2022
Chinese-controlled Thai language schools used by criminal network to obtain visas for associates
Dec 03, 2022
Even as the baht surges, Thailand faces economic recession in mid-2023 with lower earnings
Dec 01, 2022
Court decision on electoral law is a big boost for Pheu Thai Party as Prayut remains tight-lipped
Nov 30, 2022
Offenders tagged for up to 10 years after release as young girls are 31% of females abused annually
Nov 29, 2022
Foreign tourism is Thailand’s only hope in 2023 as exports dim with hard times seen in key markets
Nov 28, 2022
Police investigate after baby boy found discarded in a plastic bag amid a rubbish heap in Pattaya
Nov 28, 2022
Police and drug control agency act to seize assets of Chinese drug kingpin ‘Du Hao’ and his wife
Nov 26, 2022
Constitutional Court voting decision a watershed moment for Thai politics says top Pheu Thai MP and whip
Nov 26, 2022
Arrest and detention of alleged Chinese crime boss puts political pressure on Palang Pracharat Party
Nov 26, 2022
Cannabis revolution targeted as MPs and public confront the Bhumjaithai Party’s populist gambit on pot
Nov 26, 2022
Narathiwat bomb explosion leaves one senior police officer dead. PM demands tighter security
Nov 22, 2022
Chuvit claims Chinese gangster billionaire may be still at large in Thailand as is his executive jet
Nov 21, 2022
Central bank boss worried about General Election political promises and rising geopolitical threats
Nov 20, 2022
Thailand looking at new modular US nuclear reactors as a future sustainable power source
Nov 19, 2022
Surat Thani governor promises review after body of missing French tourist is found on a mountain
Nov 18, 2022
President Xi Jinping touches down in Bangkok for APEC Summit hosted by Thailand, PM at airport
Nov 17, 2022
Pattani bombs put Thai security agencies on alert as they gear up for APEC Summit in Bangkok
Nov 16, 2022
Bank of Thailand moves against cash and the US dollar in a plan to reduce cash in half by 2026
Nov 15, 2022
Net set to widen on Chinese money gangs, top police officer warns of powerful financial interests
Nov 14, 2022
PM supports stronger ASEAN-US partnership to tackle emerging crises in the region and globally
Nov 13, 2022
Soaring baht as the Thai economic spirit rises with one of the world’s lowest levels of inflation
Nov 12, 2022
Election laws to be decided by court on November 30th after Prayut plays his best political hand
Nov 11, 2022
Chinese businessman in the heart of Bangkok with a fake Chinese Embassy car and police escort
Nov 10, 2022
World Cup all set to be available on free-to-air TV in a vital boost to the foreign tourism industry
Nov 09, 2022
Thais in Malaysia face charges in joint police force action against cross-border human trafficking
Nov 08, 2022
Land for foreign high flyers plan to be axed by cabinet as new 10-year visa draws mild response
Nov 07, 2022
Warning to all dog owners in Thailand after a recent pit bull attack and other serious incidents
Nov 06, 2022
Emergency Room admissions for cannabis up 566% as parties call for it to again be criminalised
Nov 05, 2022
4 am Nightlife closing time pushed again by minister as TAT unveils deal to boost US tourists
Nov 04, 2022
Police unearth huge new threat from Chinese drugs cartels with ฿300 million seized in Bangkok
Nov 03, 2022
Flight connectivity dogs tourism recovery as Immigration Bureau warns travellers of delays
Nov 02, 2022
Anger grows over land for foreigners plan as ex-MP says Thais may face a ban in upmarket areas
Nov 01, 2022
Uncertain politics ahead as PM reported to be planning to dissolve the House of Representatives
Oct 31, 2022
Prayut’s sadness at Seoul Halloween horror as similar party is to go ahead in Bangkok on Monday
Oct 30, 2022
Probe at the Commerce Ministry’s Department of Trade into official’s collusion with scam operators
Oct 30, 2022
Pheu Thai opposes land for foreigners as industry leader warns of abuse from Chinese speculators
Oct 29, 2022
Political quake brewing over nightclub Chinese donor which could see ruling party dissolved
Oct 28, 2022
Full steam ahead: Thailand’s economy on course for steady GDP growth in 2023 despite headwinds
Oct 28, 2022
Minister received body of Russian tourist recovered at sea on Wednesday off Phuket
Oct 27, 2022
Chinese links to nightlife underworld and police collusion being investigated in drugs crackdown
Oct 27, 2022
Deputy Prime Minister Jurin reports higher than expected exports in September but a trade deficit
Oct 26, 2022
Cabinet approves land rights for rich foreigners as Thailand ramps up inward investment in 2022
Oct 26, 2022
Finance Ministry unveils green bonds as it seeks ฿900 billion for investment over four years
Oct 25, 2022
Policeman on the run after gunning down 32 year old at a music bar in southern Trang province
Oct 25, 2022
Political activist and tycoon Thanathorn attacked by crazed man at National Book Fair in Bangkok
Oct 24, 2022
Thailand feels the pinch of lower tourism earnings as second ex-minister queries economic data
Oct 24, 2022
Prayut hails economic progress by his government but his path to reelection next summer is unclear
Oct 23, 2022
Fears for Russian tourist, a top business executive, gone missing from Naithon Beach in Phuket
Oct 23, 2022
Campaign to save Thailand’s last gorilla at high-rise zoo enclosure knocked on the head by owners
Oct 22, 2022
MP seeks probe into Thursday’s NBTC decision not to block the $7.5 billion DTAC True merger
Oct 22, 2022
Police chief vows swift action against Provincial Police chief suspected of assisting drug gangs
Oct 21, 2022
Passengers to finally get refunds from high-flying Thai Airways still facing financial turbulence
Oct 21, 2022
New Zealand Drug lord arrested and whisked out of Thailand to face racketeering charges in the US
Oct 20, 2022
Travel to Thailand rebounding despite inflation and higher fares, now nearly 2 million a month
Oct 20, 2022
Amazon becomes a key investor in Thailand as cloud computer firm AWS sets up shop in Bangkok
Oct 19, 2022
Manhunt: Renegade drug dealing soldier has broken out of a military prison in Lampang
Oct 19, 2022
Bad news from Beijing with Xi’s rise, the prospect of war and a divided world have greatly grown
Oct 18, 2022
French tourists held in Ko Samui cells after vicious assault left Thai man needing brain surgery
Oct 18, 2022
Somkid: scrap submarines budget and spend less on flagship projects to boost grassroots economy
Oct 17, 2022
Drugs showdown in the works bound to prompt memories of decisive 2003 crackdown by Thaksin
Oct 17, 2022
Police probe cause of death of Russian whose skeletal body was found in a forest on Ko Phangan
Oct 16, 2022
Pheu Thai looking at property developer tycoon Srettha for PM role after next General Election
Oct 15, 2022
Mother of murdered woman at the hands of a suspected serial killer calls for the death penalty
Oct 14, 2022
Chinese President Xi Jinping may be the star attraction at Thailand’s APEC summit next month
Oct 14, 2022
Former minister questions export growth data as Bank of Thailand plans to rein in consumer loans
Oct 12, 2022
CNN reporters leave Thailand after being cleared of trespass but fined for working on a tourist visa
Oct 10, 2022
Possible Pheu Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra promises a new society where everyone is secure
Oct 09, 2022
King and Queen support bereaved families of victims of the country’s worst mass murder
Oct 08, 2022
Slaughter of innocents by ex policeman driven by drugs in Nong Bua Lamphu shocks Thailand
Oct 07, 2022
Warning to central bank to preserve Thai foreign exchange reserves for a 2023 economic storm
Oct 06, 2022
Radio very much alive in Thailand says Prime Minister’s Office as Prayut calls for transistor sets
Oct 05, 2022
China moves to censor top western banks as its economy tanks before Communist Party summit
Oct 04, 2022
35-year-old man murdered and dismembered his lover after she wanted out of their secret liaison
Oct 04, 2022
New police chief is installed to lead the kingdom’s battle against crime, begins with illegal guns
Oct 01, 2022
Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha reinstated by the Thai Constitutional Court in a majority verdict
Sep 30, 2022
Intimidated Russian couple ask Royal Thai police to join Thailand’s Witness Protection Programme
Sep 29, 2022
Baht slide continues as Bank of Thailand sticks to its dovish and soft approach to interest rates
Sep 28, 2022
Russian mafia gang extort young Russian couple out of $50k at a local coffee shop on Ko Samui
Sep 27, 2022
Choppy waters for the economy as central bank tries to cling to its benign interest rate policy
Sep 26, 2022
Opposition parties lose majority support since June although Paetongtarn Shinawatra still leads
Sep 25, 2022
Shock police probe into drug dealing and money laundering linked with Myanmar to strain ties
Sep 23, 2022
Thailand to scrap all emergency provisions as it seeks to boost a very fragile economic recovery
Sep 22, 2022
Prawit stuns the cabinet demanding a ฿35 to the dollar rate and action from the Finance Minister
Sep 21, 2022
Thailand turns to Russia as foreign tourist revenue is projected to be only 21% of 2019 record figures
Sep 20, 2022
Freak death of Kyrgyz woman in Pattaya linked to Chinese gang who forced her into prostitution
Sep 19, 2022
Drugs to be an election issue as Anutin digs in insisting that attitudes must change on cannabis
Sep 18, 2022
Former PM Thaksin slams modest minimum wage hike of 5%, calls for ฿800 a day rate over 2 terms
Sep 16, 2022
Democrat MPs challenge cannabis free for all linking it with a highly damaging drug culture
Sep 14, 2022
Murder and rape suspected in Rayong after body of a 19-year-old woman was found in a local pond
Sep 13, 2022
Myanmar’s junta crumbles along with Russia’s war in Ukraine as US progresses in the Indo Pacific
Sep 12, 2022
Krabi residents urge General Prawit to crack down on drugs as national poll gives him a thumbs down
Sep 11, 2022
Airline boss pleads with government to delay the Thailand Tourism Fee (TTF) due later this year
Sep 10, 2022
King Charles III to be acclaimed as the World comes to terms with the loss of Queen Elizabeth II
Sep 09, 2022
Property market collapse in China and a Chinese economic recession is the key threat to Thailand
Sep 08, 2022
Black-hearted road rage act wiped out 3 young lives in Krabi on Tuesday morning in seconds
Sep 06, 2022
Police reviewing complaint against German man Moritz Pfoh after royalist figure filed a statement
Sep 06, 2022
Woman arrested for the theft of ฿15.7 million from dead man’s bank account after he passed away
Sep 04, 2022
10 year visa a magnet for global citizens setting up in Thailand with zero tax on offshore income
Sep 03, 2022
German claims he was warned off by police from pursuing his political protests against acting PM
Sep 02, 2022
Brothers of acting PM and senator to be quizzed by panel probing scandal over abusive policewoman
Sep 01, 2022
Thailand’s once mighty foreign tourism industry lastingly damaged with lower spends and numbers
Aug 31, 2022
Grandson of former minister denied bail by court in Bangkok on drug rape charges filed by actress
Aug 30, 2022
Insurgent Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) behind firebomb spree in the South raises the stakes
Aug 29, 2022
China condemns latest US action as two American naval vessels sail through the Taiwan Strait
Aug 28, 2022
Low spending tourists and slowing export growth but ‘intact’ economic recovery stays on track
Aug 27, 2022
Investigation into police woman’s maid abuse scandal raising serious questions about corruption
Aug 25, 2022
Prime Minister suspended from duty by the Constitutional Court as it takes up term limit case
Aug 24, 2022
Drug kingpin linked with South African woman’s drug conviction ‘fighting for love’ in Ukraine
Aug 23, 2022
Kingdom engulfed in crisis with over 93% of the public saying Prayut must relinquish power now
Aug 22, 2022
Police woman who kept 30-year-old soldier as a slave rocks Thailand, exposing a dark culture
Aug 21, 2022
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Aug 20, 2022
Recreational cannabis use can be legalised under the current law being passed through parliament
Aug 19, 2022
PM’s Office adamant there will be no dissolution as opposition petitions the Constitutional Court
Aug 18, 2022
Dutch tourist arrested and facing jail time after killing endangered fish on an island excursion
Aug 17, 2022
Election law finalised in parliament but the basis for the next General Election is still uncertain
Aug 15, 2022
US party flies into Taiwan further inflaming already raised tensions with China over the island
Aug 14, 2022
Father forced to kill his 37-year-old son in self-defence in yet another drug-related tragedy
Aug 13, 2022
Nightlife until 4 am as poll shows plans to move foreign tourism upmarket a ‘recipe for disaster’
Aug 12, 2022
Country faces a ‘constitutional crisis’ says Move Forward Party MP in parliament over PM’s status
Aug 11, 2022
Bank of Thailand tailors rate rise of 0.25% to avoid killing off badly needed economic growth this year
Aug 10, 2022
Thai Airways flies high as numbers skyrocket as it flies tourists into the kingdom from Europe
Aug 09, 2022
Wife defends venue boss as Pattaya court grants him bail on charges including negligent homicide
Aug 08, 2022
First monkeypox case in a woman as fears grow that its stigma may be its most dangerous aspect
Aug 07, 2022
No circuit breaker at death trap nightlife spot in Sattahip, Chonburi as 15 people die in blaze
Aug 06, 2022
China asserts sovereignty over Taiwan with fears of an attack by 2024 and a blockade of the island
Aug 05, 2022
Girlfriend of German tourist infected with monkeypox tests negative in Phuket for the virus
Aug 04, 2022
Big Joke briefs reporters on ฿6 million fraud to secure bail for a detained UK man using his name
Aug 03, 2022
Thai economy in an upswing with over 1 million foreign tourists in July powering higher GDP gains
Aug 03, 2022
Pelosi defies Communist China’s concerted campaign of intimidation and visits Taiwan
Aug 02, 2022
Prayut retains all the cards as Thailand may be pivoting back to a one-ballot election process
Aug 01, 2022
Possible crisis brewing over electoral reform bills as Minister says July 6th change cannot work in practice
Jul 31, 2022
41-year-old son appears in court after shooting his mother to death on Friday in central Bangkok
Jul 31, 2022
Thai Belgian man’s body found in Chiang Mai river on Sunday after horror water rafting incident
Jul 30, 2022
Recreational use of pot to be recriminalised as Minister warns abuses are undermining his plan
Jul 30, 2022
Second case of monkeypox in Bangkok identified in a 47-year-old who had sex with foreign men
Jul 28, 2022
Mysterious African monkeypox sufferer arrested after illegally crossing the border into Cambodia
Jul 28, 2022
British Airways snubs Bangkok in favour of elite travellers to Singapore as Thai Airways rises
Jul 27, 2022
Desperate Myanmar junta executes 4 including a former MP and pro-democracy activist by hanging
Jul 26, 2022
Tourist levy hits further turbulence with fears it could harm airline’s effort to boost flight numbers
Jul 19, 2022
Skeletal remains of a Canadian tourist who arrived on July 6th found on a vacant Pattaya brush site in the city
Jul 19, 2022
Central bank reassurances as ex-minister raises loan quality with China’s economy in trouble
Jul 16, 2022
Young mother who pimped her child arrested, 2 men linked with the case already facing charges
Jul 16, 2022
Roiled US-Chinese tensions in Asia pose Thailand with short-term leverage but a future trial ahead
Jul 15, 2022
Abe’s legacy will be his efforts to awaken Japan and build a defensive alliance against China
Jul 12, 2022
Negative reaction and horror at Thailand’s plan to charge foreigners more than locals at hotels
Jul 12, 2022
Thailand with a falling baht caught in stagflation spiral with high inflation and low GDP growth
Jul 07, 2022
Anutin: time to halt foreign tourism price deals, Thailand to be the Louis Vuitton of the world travel market
Jul 07, 2022
Intensive clashes in Myanmar near Tak ease leaving locals near the border rattled and on guard
Jul 04, 2022
2008 Pheu Thai minister sentenced to death for premeditated kidnap, murder of judge’s brother
Jul 02, 2022
Police probe the state of mind of Australian teenager who fell to his death from a Phuket Hotel
Jul 01, 2022
Norwegian rescued by police and medics after being found stabbed within his Pattaya hotel room
Jul 01, 2022
Good news from airports as arrivals help offset damage from inflation and supply chain blocks caused by war
Jul 01, 2022
Senator warns that Paetongtarn Shinawatra or Ung Ing, Thaksin’s daughter, is wrong for the job
Jul 01, 2022
Top insurgent leader suspected as behind Monday night’s large bomb attack on Pattani district
Jul 01, 2022
Warnings as fears grow over recreational cannabis use as Thai man is left impotent by self-harm act
Jul 01, 2022
Sexual jealousy and love rivalry behind horrific murder-suicide act of senior Bangkok policeman
Jun 27, 2022
Fears for the baht as it hits a 15-year low and Thai economic performance in the medium term
Jun 27, 2022
Pevert sucked 14-year old into a blackmail scheme leading her to take her own life as the only way out
Jun 25, 2022
World inflation crisis may lead Bank of Thailand to act before August and raise interest rates more sharply
Jun 25, 2022
Harrowing scene as Canadian cries for his dead wife at early morning accident in Kanchanaburi
Jun 24, 2022
Boomtime with Thailand Pass gone by July 1st along with 2 am closing and face mask easing in public
Jun 20, 2022
US Defence Chief asserts Thailand’s position as a key military ally in a tense Indo-Pacific region
Jun 18, 2022
Marijuana revolution and overdoses raise concern with calls for action to outlaw recreational use
Jun 18, 2022
Police still probing ‘booze fest’ party at which Russian woman died in Phuket – 3 to be charged
Jun 18, 2022
Ferrari Joe could still face death penalty when case outcome is later reviewed by the Court of Appeal
Jun 14, 2022
Visa free for all put forward by industry meeting hosted by Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)
Jun 13, 2022
Concern for the Thai baht and liquidity if Thailand does not move swiftly to raise interest rates
Jun 12, 2022
Police warn foreign fugitives Thailand is no longer a safe haven after Pattaya arrest of UK paedophile
Jun 10, 2022
Proposal to scrap Thailand Pass comes as moves to return to normal face a new hurdle: politics
Jun 08, 2022
Rohingyas found on an Andaman Sea island to face illegal entry charges and return to Bangladesh
Jun 07, 2022
Conflicting signals nationwide and in Phuket on face mask mandate with two volte-faces this week
Jun 07, 2022
Arrested foreigners uncooperative with Phuket police after Russian woman dies in balcony fall
Jun 04, 2022
8 years for Brit who murdered Nana sex worker, dismembered her body and threw it in a Kanchanaburi river
Jun 03, 2022
Face masks back on as cabinet votes down end of mandate in June. Nightlife trade slams reopening
Jun 02, 2022
Monkeypox case in Thailand confirmed in transit passenger at Suvarnabhumi Airport last week
Jun 02, 2022
Man guns down three after being asked for a beer as a 16-year-old is found dead in Pathum Thani
May 31, 2022
June and July set to see fireworks in Thai politics with Thamanat poised to lead Setthakij Thai Party
May 30, 2022
Confusing traffic lights and reckless driving may have caused death of French tourist in Ayutthaya
May 30, 2022
Thailand Pass to be used in Monkeypox screening at airports with new RT-PCR test for the disease
May 26, 2022
Mask mandate to be scrapped in Thailand from mid June in a boost for the foreign tourism sector
May 26, 2022
Former Pheu Thai finance minister expresses unease about US regional moves to counter China’s rise
May 24, 2022
Sunday’s Bangkok poll may mean the end for PM after the Palang Pracharat Party’s dismal showing
May 24, 2022
Thailand Pass app retained for foreign tourists but Thai nationals are to be exempted after June 1st
May 21, 2022
Thai man arrested for brutal attack on Russian woman jogging in Nong Prue area near Pattaya
May 20, 2022
Sex drugs found in hotel room of Australian man who died from balcony fall on Tuesday in Phuket
May 20, 2022
Thailand moves to defend its solar energy sector from a US probe into Chinese linked firms here
May 20, 2022
26 year old murders her grandmother after being confronted with bank theft charges by her relative
May 17, 2022
Deadly Ko Samui waterfall claims another life on Saturday as Romanian woman falls to her death
May 16, 2022
Prayut unveils 3 ‘R’ strategy for a deeper and broader partnership with the US on the economy
May 15, 2022
Thai bond yields spike 20% as kingdom adopts a confident, pro growth pose amid capital flight
May 14, 2022
Face masks to be still needed in Thailand even after the emergency said Minster Anutin this week
May 14, 2022
US to unveil new economic relations framework for Asia at ASEAN Summit as China warns of war
May 12, 2022
PM is running out of time and confidence as opposition plots heave against him in June or July
May 12, 2022
Southeast Asia’s biggest online retailer Lazada landed in hot water in Thailand over video ad
May 10, 2022
Bank props up a slipping baht while Thai unions strongly pursue ฿492 minimum daily wage claim
May 08, 2022
Murder-suicide plot as couple die, one injured in Bangkok shooting involving two French nationals
May 07, 2022
Thailand Pass linked to Emergency Decree as Anutin wants priority for Thais ahead of foreign tourists
May 07, 2022
Phuket murder hit suspect dies in Canadian plane crash days after being declared ‘most wanted’ by police
May 07, 2022
Thailand and Japan announce defence pact on visit by Japanese PM to Bangkok ahead of US summit
May 03, 2022
Shark attack leaves 8-year-old with leg wound in Phuket but beaches declared safe by marine expert
May 02, 2022
Cash is still king in Thailand with a cashless society not on the cards anytime soon says study
May 01, 2022
Thai wife’s plot to kill 63-year-old Dane bicyclist on April 21st uncovered by Nakhon Sawan police
Apr 30, 2022
Both sides of the political divide agree a General Election will be called before the end of 2022
Apr 29, 2022
Proposal to scrap Thailand Pass from June 1st as Thailand seeks tourism-driven economic growth
Apr 29, 2022
Proposal to scrap Thailand Pass from June 1st as Thailand seeks tourism-driven economic growth
Apr 29, 2022
Anutin may agree to abolish Thailand Pass but wants all foreign tourists to have booster shots
Apr 27, 2022
Thailand Pass stalling visitors who wish to travel after May 1st as industry wants the app scrapped
Apr 26, 2022
Policeman jailed, sacked from the force over death of young doctor at a zebra crossing in Bangkok
Apr 25, 2022
Pheu Thai calls for a landslide win but a crisis is a rising prospect if new voting laws flounder in parliament
Apr 25, 2022
Good economic news, test now is how to emerge from stagflation with large price shock looming
Apr 24, 2022
Test and Go scrapped, a giant step by officials that removes testing for incoming air passengers
Apr 22, 2022
Elite Thai police units arrest Ukrainian tax evaders living in Phuket after raiding their luxury villa
Apr 21, 2022
US ASEAN summit as ‘dangerous directions’ now emerging in Asia as China’s regional power rises
Apr 20, 2022
Decision time on plans to ease further restrictions on foreign tourists with strong conflicting views at this time
Apr 20, 2022
Former Democrat boss gets bail on three charges including one of rape before a court in Bangkok
Apr 17, 2022
Thai Me too moment as top party leader to face sex charges as women come forward with reports
Apr 16, 2022
Rapper charged for his part in a ping pong bomb attack on the Bangkok home of the PM last Sunday
Apr 15, 2022
Minister proposes that vaccinated tourists fly in without notice from May 1st to boost the economy
Apr 14, 2022
Even with high infection levels, top officials are saying that incoming tourism will see a takeoff
Apr 14, 2022
Defiant Thanathorn vows to prove his innocence after being charged with Lèse-majesté offence in Bangkok
Apr 14, 2022
US sanctions on Russia part of a ‘profound’ geopolitical shift to Asia as US firms leave China
Apr 11, 2022
Teenage love plot sees 53-year-old woman knifed to death near Bangkok by her daughter’s lover
Apr 09, 2022
Fears growing that Covid may yet derail plans to reopen fully to foreign tourism from July 1st next
Apr 08, 2022
Stalled Chinese submarine shines light on Rolls Royce firm supplying engines to China’s military
Apr 07, 2022
Corrupt policeman refused arrest insisting that he was innocent of abduction and extortion claims
Apr 05, 2022
Poll supports retention of the one ballot election process which would torpedo Pheu Thai hopes
Apr 04, 2022
High flying American nabbed by police days before ฿3 million swindle complaint was due to lapse
Apr 03, 2022
Prolonged Ukraine war to see Thai inflation at 6.3%, a stalled economy and a possible downgrade
Apr 02, 2022
Channel 5 TV rumpus shows Thailand feels the heat in an altered world after the Ukrainian war
Mar 31, 2022
Thai planners prepare to let the baht ‘swing’ in a move to boost growth via tourism and exports
Mar 29, 2022
Legal pot does not appear to be working for Anutin’s Bhumjaithai Party in latest opinion poll
Mar 28, 2022
Minister says Thailand Pass could be gone by June 1st, but suggests the retention of a test on arrival
Mar 26, 2022
Banks downgraded as the Thai economy faces a liquidity crisis caused by war and tourism barriers
Mar 24, 2022
Travel sector calls for endemic status, scrapping of Thailand Pass and full normality on entry
Mar 23, 2022
New Shinawatra may lead the next quest for power as Pheu Thai Party aims for 14 million members
Mar 22, 2022
Advertising income from foreign internet firms boosts Thailand’s coffers as oil prices recede
Mar 20, 2022
Thai and Cambodian police reveal that young woman’s ‘organ harvesting’ claims were a lie
Mar 19, 2022
General Election could be called by the PM before the end of May according to political insiders
Mar 19, 2022
Family of Swiss woman murdered in Phuket thank officials after 28-year-old killer gets life in prison
Mar 19, 2022
A second war raging in Myanmar unlike anything seen since World War Two with over 12,000 dead
Mar 16, 2022
Ex boyfriend kills Thai woman’s son in rampage accusing her of seeking a new or foreign lover in his place
Mar 16, 2022
Police charges against top cop’s Porsche driving son at the centre of fatal Bangkok car accident
Mar 14, 2022
Thai woman’s claims that she was targeted for organ harvesting being probed in Cambodia by police
Mar 13, 2022
Thai tourism emphasises its neutrality in the Ukraine war, calls for a review of payment systems
Mar 11, 2022
Oil still boss as Thailand’s economy faces a return to 1970s stagflation over the ongoing Ukraine war
Mar 11, 2022
Rights activist’s concern as the trial of Ferrari Joe begins in Bangkok for killing of a drugs suspect
Mar 08, 2022
Australian sporting hero died from natural causes on the first day of his luxury holiday on Ko Samui
Mar 08, 2022
Russia warns Thais planning fight for Ukraine they will not be treated as enemy combatants
Mar 07, 2022
‘Call the police’ says Big Joke after meeting 64-year-old Khon Kaen widow, a loan sharks victim
Mar 06, 2022
Fears for Thailand’s economy over Ukraine war with rising inflation rates and loss of confidence
Mar 04, 2022
Thailand votes on the right side of history in UN deploring Russian military action in Ukraine
Mar 04, 2022
Canadian hitmen ‘suicidal’ as cops open murder conspiracy case after Thai police tour de force
Mar 02, 2022
Frenchman’s rescue in Chiang Mai highlights Thailand as a caring alternative to nursing homes
Mar 02, 2022
World lives in fear – UK Minister says Putin may not be in his ‘right mind’ as invasion goes awry
Feb 27, 2022
Thailand should move more towards a circular economy as the country faces intractable hurdles
Feb 25, 2022
Thailand moving to scrap all tourist restrictions this year once the Covid virus is declared endemic
Feb 25, 2022
Minister signals a move to resurrect a national internet gateway and stronger online controls
Feb 23, 2022
South Korean hotelier found dead in Kanchanaburi complained of adverse reaction to vaccine dose
Feb 22, 2022
Doctor and military officer the subject of arrest warrants in an underage sex ring in Surat Thani
Feb 19, 2022
Thai woman’s attacker appears before New York court charged with robbery and assault last year
Feb 17, 2022
Opposition targets Test and Go for spreading the virus as government insists on endemic status
Feb 16, 2022
Death penalty may be a problem as two hitmen in Sandhu case are named by police seeking arrests
Feb 14, 2022
Bank of Thailand intervenes with PayPal snared in yet another regulatory tangle in the kingdom
Feb 13, 2022
German TV star asked police not to publicise her ordeal as she took flight hours after the attack
Feb 11, 2022
Government is in its death throes as divisions multiply with July likely to be a decisive month
Feb 10, 2022
Police probe death of a German man after an inferno at his Kanchanaburi home on Monday
Feb 08, 2022
Phuket tourist murder on Friday night was an international gangland hit on a known drug player
Feb 07, 2022
Inflation forces expected to recede in 2022 with a final annual figure projected at under 2.5%
Feb 05, 2022
Police rule out murder or serious crime after US owner of buried BMW is located safe and well
Feb 04, 2022
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Feb 04, 2022
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Feb 04, 2022
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Feb 04, 2022
Wealthy foreigners to own small landholdings associated with homes here agreed in principle
Feb 01, 2022
Wealthy foreigners to own small landholdings associated with homes here agreed in principle
Feb 01, 2022