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Phuket’s Biggest Stories From the Past Week: Electric Daisy Carnival Concert...
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: Motorcyclists Slap Indian Tourists...
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...
Top Pattaya News From The Last Week: Human Bones Found in...
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: Thai Prime Minister Visits...
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: Thai Police Save...
Here is a look at the top NATIONAL Thailand stories, chosen by our Pattaya News/TPN National team, from last week, Monday, January 6th, to...
Top Pattaya News From The Last Week: Major Nightclub Raid, Fantastic...
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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TikTok Ban Lifted in U.S. After Trump Intervention, App Restores Service
Washington D.C., USA-
The ban on TikTok which was set to take effect on January 19, 2025, has been reversed, allowing the popular social...
Thai Government Pushes Forward Entertainment Complex Bill Amid Debate on Casinos
National —
On January 18th, 2025, government spokesperson Mr. Jirayu Huangsap announced that the Thai Cabinet approved the principles of the Entertainment Complex Bill.
This...
Thailand Advances Bid to Host Formula One Grand Prix in 2027
National —
On January 19th, 2025, Dr. Kongsak Yodmanee, the Governor of the Sports Authority of Thailand, revealed ongoing studies focusing on potential Formula One...
Thai Prime Minister to Attend Davos for World Economic Forum
PRESS RELEASE:
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is leading Thailand’s delegation at the 55th Annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, where discussions with world...
E-Ticket Policy Falters as Cash Handling Persists at Ko Phi Phi...
Krabi —
On January 17th, 2024, reporters revealed that a special task force from the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) inspected measures to prevent corruption in...
Tourism Authority of Thailand Monitors Chinese Tourism Amid Actors Disappearance Ahead...
National —
On January 15th, 2024, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is assessing the impact of the disappearance of Chinese actor Wang Xing at...
National Thailand News
Phuket’s Biggest Stories From the Past Week: Electric Daisy Carnival Concert...
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: Motorcyclists Slap Indian Tourists...
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...
Bangkok Ranked the World’s Second-Best City in 2025 by Time Out
National —
Bangkok has been ranked as the world's second-best city in 2025 and the top in Asia, according to Time Out's survey of 20,000...
Bangkok PM2.5 Levels Rise Above Safety Threshold
PRESS RELEASE:
Bangkok is experiencing rising levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), with air quality now posing potential health risks. As of 7:00 a.m. today...
Two Foreign Tourists Die at Electric Daisy Carnival in Phuket, Cause...
Phuket –
An American and a Canadian tourist have both been pronounced dead after they reportedly suddenly fell unconscious at the ongoing Electric Daisy Carnival,...
TikTok, Capcut, and More ByteDance Apps Officially Shut Down in the...
National —
TikTok, CapCut, Lemon8, hit mobile game Marvel Snap, and other apps related to China's ByteDance are now inaccessible in the U.S. following a...
Thai Police Locate Missing Japanese Teen, Who Had Gone Missing after...
National —
On January 18th, 2025, Pol. Gen. Thatchai Pitaneelabut, the National Police Inspector-General of Thailand, announced that a missing Japanese teenage boy had been...
Thai Government Pushes Forward Entertainment Complex Bill Amid Debate on Casinos
National —
On January 18th, 2025, government spokesperson Mr. Jirayu Huangsap announced that the Thai Cabinet approved the principles of the Entertainment Complex Bill.
This...
Elephant Panics at Nong Bua Lamphu Fair After Fireworks Set Off,...
Nong Bua Lamphu —
At 8:30 PM on January 18th, 2025, chaos erupted at the Nong Bua Lamphu Red Cross Fair when one of two...
World News
Traffic and Transportation
Swiss Man Detained After Chaotic Road Incident in Chumphon
Chumphon —
A dramatic scene unfolded in Chumphon on January 17th, 2025, when police were alerted to a speeding black pickup truck reportedly carrying a...
Thai Police Seize 100 kg of Crystal Meth at Prachuap Khiri...
Prachuap Khiri Khan —
On January 17th, 2025, police in Prachuap Khiri Khan uncovered a major drug shipment, seizing over 100 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine...
Thai PM Pledges Action After Southern Unrest, Highlights Regional Development Plans
South —
At 10:40 AM on January 15th, 2025, Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra addressed the recent unrest in Thailand’s southern border provinces following a January...
Tourism Authority of Thailand Monitors Chinese Tourism Amid Actors Disappearance Ahead...
National —
On January 15th, 2024, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is assessing the impact of the disappearance of Chinese actor Wang Xing at...
Drivers Flee After Deadly Crash Smuggling 30 Migrants in Kanchanaburi
Kanchanaburi —
Late at night on January 7th, 2025, police in Sangkhla Buri, Kanchanaburi, were alerted to a fatal collision between two pickup trucks on...
250 Thai Workers Report Recruitment Scam at Suvarnabhumi Airport
National —
On January 5th, 2025, Mr. Somchai Morakotsriwan, the Director-General of the Department of Employment, revealed details about a recruitment scam targeting 250 Thai...
Sports
Thai Politics
Donald Trump Officially Sworn In as 47th US President
Washington, D.C. - January 20th, 2025
In a historic return to the White House, Donald J. Trump was officially sworn in as the 47th President...
Thai Government Pushes Forward Entertainment Complex Bill Amid Debate on Casinos
National —
On January 18th, 2025, government spokesperson Mr. Jirayu Huangsap announced that the Thai Cabinet approved the principles of the Entertainment Complex Bill.
This...
Thailand Advances Bid to Host Formula One Grand Prix in 2027
National —
On January 19th, 2025, Dr. Kongsak Yodmanee, the Governor of the Sports Authority of Thailand, revealed ongoing studies focusing on potential Formula One...
Thai Prime Minister to Attend Davos for World Economic Forum
PRESS RELEASE:
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is leading Thailand’s delegation at the 55th Annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, where discussions with world...
Thai PM Pledges Action After Southern Unrest, Highlights Regional Development Plans
South —
At 10:40 AM on January 15th, 2025, Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra addressed the recent unrest in Thailand’s southern border provinces following a January...
Entertainment Complex Bill, Which Would Legalize Casinos in Thailand Under Strict...
National —
On January 13th, 2025, former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra joined the “Chat with Tony: Bull Rally of Thai Capital Market” dinner talk, organized...
Top Politicians Gather for Wedding of Pheu Thai and Peoples Party...
National —
At 6:00 PM on January 10th, 2025, former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra and former Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat attended the wedding...
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra Declares Assets to National Anti-Corruption Commission,...
Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has revealed assets amounting to a staggering 13.8 billion baht, with liabilities standing at 4.4 billion baht, as announced...
Thailand Updates Alcohol Ban For Key Buddhist Holidays But Not Much...
National —
On December 25th, 2024, the Royal Gazette published an announcement from the Office of the Prime Minister on the revised prohibition of alcohol...
Travel and Tourism
