1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1062+ words) A wife has won ฿2 million after an unfamiliar smell on her husband’s underwear exposed his adultery. A provincial court in central Thailand delivered the verdict on September 1. The court also dissolved their marriage, granting both demands in her lawsuit. Crucially,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1457+ words) Thailand’s campaign to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development faces a direct conflict over foreign investment. The previous Pheu Thai-led government launched the membership drive. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has retained it as a core objective. Yet his…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (1589+ words) The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is managing the wreckage left by Friday night’s Khlong Thom Centre fire. The blaze destroyed a major electrical and automotive trading hub in central Bangkok. Hundreds of stalls, storage areas and small businesses were burned out....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1652+ words) Therefore, Muay was two years below Thailand’s legal drinking and entertainment-venue age. She was also under 21 when the venue admitted and served her. Nevertheless, staff supplied drinks throughout the night before demanding payment. The case now combines an unpaid bill,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1383+ words) Surat Thani immigration police arrested six foreign diving instructors working illegally on DTV visas during raids across Koh Tao. The group comprised one British national and five Spanish nationals. All six taught diving without work permits. Yet each held a…...

3+ week, 16+ hour ago   (1532+ words) Even so, the central bank’s organisational structure still largely reflects the market of 1999. Consumers no longer depend exclusively upon commercial banks for credit or payments. Yet some non-bank operators remain under more limited supervision. That imbalance has created a widening…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1543+ words) Thailand’s crackdown on foreign-controlled businesses is widening into a national examination of property ownership. Officials are scrutinising 36,277 foreign-linked legal entities holding land across the country. Notably, almost all are concentrated in 16 major tourist, commercial and surrounding provinces. Condominium ownership is…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1568+ words) Thailand’s crackdown on foreign-controlled businesses and property is widening sharply across Koh Samui and Koh Phangan. Investigators are no longer concentrating only on nominee shareholders. They are now examining land holdings, rental businesses, overseas payments and long-term leases. In particular,…...