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Top National Thailand Stories From the Past Week: Five Thai Hostages...

Here is a look at the top NATIONAL Thailand stories, chosen by our Pattaya News/TPN National team, from last week, Monday, February 3rd, to...

Phuket’s Biggest Stories From the Past Week: ฺBlack Water Flows at...

The following is our weekly feature in which we highlight the top local stories in our area of Phuket from the past week. The...

Top Pattaya News From The Last Week: Pet Lion Causes Night...

Greetings to all our readers and supporters! We have gathered together here our top LOCAL stories that happened in our areas, Pattaya and Chonburi, in...

Phuket’s Biggest Stories From the Past Week: Karon Bus Crash, and...

The following is our weekly feature in which we highlight the top local stories in our area of Phuket from the past week. The...

Top National Thailand Stories From the Past Week: Thailand Welcomes the...

Here is a look at the top NATIONAL Thailand stories, chosen by our Pattaya News/TPN National team, from last week, Monday, January 27th, to...

Top Pattaya News From The Last Week: Russian Couple Hit by...

Greetings to all our readers and supporters! We have gathered together here our top LOCAL stories that happened in our areas, Pattaya and Chonburi, in...

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Thai PM Orders Review of Alcohol Sale Restrictions, Including Afternoon Alcohol...

At 11:50 AM on February 11th, 2025, Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra announced after a Cabinet meeting that the government will review legal restrictions on...

Foreign Investors Drive Average Land Prices Up 30 Percent in Chonburi...

Chonburi, February 8th, 2025 – Chonburi Real Estate Association President Wattanapol Phonchiwin revealed that Trump's 2.0 policies and the ongoing trade war have triggered...

Thai Finance Ministry Prepares for Possible U.S. Tariff Impact on Global...

BANGKOK, February 3rd, 2025 – Deputy Finance Minister Paopoom Rojanasakul addressed concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to impose new tariffs on Chinese,...

Thailands Foreign Arrivals Surge 26.27 Percent in 2024, Generating 1.67 Trillion...

National — On January 31st, 2025, Mr. Poonpong Nainapakorn, the director of the Commerce Ministry’s Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO) reported that Thailand welcomed...

Billions of Baht in TikTok and AI Cloud Projects Greenlit as...

National — On January 29th, 2025, the Board of Investment (BOI) approved three major projects worth over 170 billion baht in its first meeting of...

Thai Aviation Industry Sees Strong Growth and Prepares for Future Expansion

National — On January 27th, 2025, Mr. Suttipong Kongpool, the Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT), reported 2024's performance results, highlighting 140...

National Thailand News

Bodies of Missing Thai Family, Including Young Boy, Found in Kamphaeng...

Kamphaeng Phet, February 13th, 2025 – Police in Kamphaeng Phet’s Khlong Khlung district discovered three decomposed bodies in a covered pickup truck parked outside...

French Traveler Stranded After Koh Tao-Becomes-Doi Tao in Mix-Up, Thai Police...

Thailand, February 13th, 2025 – A French tourist’s first trip to Thailand took an unexpected turn after a language mix-up allegedly sent him to...

Thailand Imposes One-Year Ban on Gun Carry Permits Amid Rising Violence

Thailand, February 13th, 2025 – Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul signed an order temporarily banning the issuance of gun carry...

Fire at Thai Temple in New York Kills Two People, Injures...

A fire broke out at Buddhayaram Temple in the Bronx, New York, at 6:00 AM on February 12th, 2025, killing a Thai monk and...

Thailand Receives 260 Foreigners Rescued from Scam Gangs in Myanmar

Thailand, February 12th, 2025 – Myanmar authorities handed over 260 foreign nationals, believed to be victims of human trafficking and online scam operations in...

Over 100 Illegal Migrants Caught in Thailand Crackdown by Police

Thailand, February 11th, 2025 –Thai police stopped a long-distance bus at a permanent checkpoint in Sam Roi Yot, Prachuap Khiri Khan, discovering 22 illegal...

Thailands Summer 2025 to Start in Late February

Thailand, February 12th, 2025 – The Thai Meteorological Department forecasted that Thailand’s summer will begin later than usual, around late February—two weeks behind schedule—and...

Thai Tourism Authority Targets High-Spending LGBTQ+ Travelers with Exclusive Experiences

Thailand, February 11th, 2025 – Siripakorn Cheawsamoot, Deputy Governor for Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, and Africa at the Tourism Authority of Thailand...

Top National Thailand Stories From the Past Week: Five Thai Hostages...

Here is a look at the top NATIONAL Thailand stories, chosen by our Pattaya News/TPN National team, from last week, Monday, February 3rd, to...

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Traffic and Transportation

French Traveler Stranded After Koh Tao-Becomes-Doi Tao in Mix-Up, Thai Police...

Thailand, February 13th, 2025 – A French tourist’s first trip to Thailand took an unexpected turn after a language mix-up allegedly sent him to...

Over 100 Illegal Migrants Caught in Thailand Crackdown by Police

Thailand, February 11th, 2025 –Thai police stopped a long-distance bus at a permanent checkpoint in Sam Roi Yot, Prachuap Khiri Khan, discovering 22 illegal...

Bangkok Bus Left Hanging Midair After Skidding on Oil Slick

At 12:20 AM on February 11th, 2025, a Route 167 air-conditioned buses driver reportedly lost control and crashed into a high-voltage power pole’s support...

Fatal Bus Crash in Tak Kills 2, Injures 35, Including Foreign...

TAK, February 4th, 2025 – A Bangkok-bound intercity bus from Chiang Mai crashed into a large tree in the median strip of Phahonyothin Road...

Nine People, Including Chinese Tourists, Injured after Tour Bus Crash in...

Karon, Phuket - On Saturday afternoon, February 1st, a tour bus carrying passengers, including foreign Chinese tourists, veered off a main road in Karon,...

Welsh Man Paralysed After Motorbike Accident in Thailand Credits Helmet For...

A WELSH man who was left paralysed after a motorbike crash in Thailand a year ago that we covered here says he is "lucky...

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Thai Politics

Thai PM Orders Review of Alcohol Sale Restrictions, Including Afternoon Alcohol...

At 11:50 AM on February 11th, 2025, Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra announced after a Cabinet meeting that the government will review legal restrictions on...

Thailand, China to Form Joint Task Force Against Scam Networks

Thailand, February 8th, 2025 – Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra discussed efforts to combat call center gangs during her recent visit to China. She stated...

Thailand and China Expand Cooperation in AI, Trade, and Space Exploration

BEIJING, February 6th, 2025 – Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Chinese Premier Li Qiang presided over the signing of 14 key agreements at the...

Thai PM Paetongtarn Meets Xi Jinping, Strengthens Thailand-China Strategic Ties

CHINA, February 6th, 2025 –Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing during her official visit, marking 50 years of...

Thai Authorities Boost Border Patrols After Electricity Shutdown

KANCHANABURI, February 5th, 2025 – The National Security Council (NSC) ordered the shutdown of electricity, internet, and fuel supply to five locations in Myanmar,...

Myanmar Border Residents Affected as Thailand Halts Power Supply

NATIONAL, February 5th, 2025 – Thailand cut electricity, internet, and fuel supplies to five border areas in Myanmar as part of efforts to combat...

Trade Concerns Rise as Thailand Halts Power, Fuel Exports to Myanmar...

NATIONAL, February 4, 2025 – Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Phumtham Wechayachai chaired a meeting today on suspending electricity and fuel exports...

Karen Forces Capture Key Myanmar Military Base in Mon State

MYANMAR, February 4th, 2025 – The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and allies launched a joint assault on Myanmar’s strategic Mapali base in Bilin,...

Thai Finance Ministry Prepares for Possible U.S. Tariff Impact on Global...

BANGKOK, February 3rd, 2025 – Deputy Finance Minister Paopoom Rojanasakul addressed concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to impose new tariffs on Chinese,...

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