Category: Thailand

Like almost everything Trumpian, it begins with plenty of pomp and circumstance, excess, and ends with a whimper. The recent Washington summit between Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping could also be characterized in…

arlier last week, Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) announced its long-awaited decision on whether to refer allegations of collusion in the manipulation of the 2024 Senate election to the courts. The referrals were the product of…

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is most known outside Thailand for two things: his 2026 center-right electoral victory and his advocacy for the legalization of marijuana in Thailand. Those two things will always be related, as recently he warned…

Thailand’s government has decided, like Japan and others, that the quality of the tourists it attracts is far more appealing than the quantity. After receiving just 33 million foreign arrivals to the Kingdom this year, far…

Thailand’s economy has suffered a staggering 60 billion baht loss in 2024 due to widespread online fraud, with millions of citizens falling victim to sophisticated telephone and SMS scams. The Royal Thai Police (RTP) reported…

Thailand’s February 8 election stunned some political pundits and defied national polls that predicted that the People’s Party would gain a larger percentage of the vote than the eventual winner, Prime Minister Anutin Charnavirakul’s Bhumjaithai…

It’s one of the oldest marketing gimmicks in the world and it hasn’t lost its appeal. You’ve seen the slogans before: “Enter now for your chance to win!” Companies have expanded their market share by…

In the Deep South provinces of Thailand, violence is commonplace in January. In this month in 2025, two border patrol officers were killed in Narathiwat when their truck hit an explosive device. Around the same time,…

Earlier this month, the prominent American academic Dr. Paul Chambers, a lecturer at Naresuan University in Phitsanulok, Thailand, was arrested on charges of insulting the Thai monarchy (lese-majeste). In addition to causing international headlines and earning a quick…

Charges under Thailand’s strict lese-majeste law used to be rare, both for Thais and foreigners. When foreigners were charged, it made public headlines, and such was the case of a drunken Swiss man, who defaced…