14+ hour, 39+ min ago   (643+ words) Japanese motor maker Nidec is to close its only factory in Cambodia and shift the work to Thailand, blaming continued disruption along the two countries’ border. Nidec Die-casting (Cambodia) will stop production at its plant in Poipet, Banteay Meanchey province,…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (267+ words) Two men have been arrested in Bangkok after undercover police posed as buyers to intercept a protected rhinoceros hornbill and a gibbon being sold as part of an alleged international wildlife trafficking operation. The suspects, a 35 year old Cambodian national…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (296+ words) Thailand’s Prime Minister, Anutin Charnviralkul, owned a popular amulet produced by a senior monk, who was embroiled in a fraud and sex scandal, and previously praised the item as Thailand’s soft power. The former abbot of Phuthaisawan Temple, 66 year old…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (525+ words) Thaiger...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1276+ words) If you moved to Thailand around 2021 and decided health insurance was not worth the money, most likely, you made that choice based on healthcare costs, visa rules and whatever your health record looked like at the time. That does not…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (721+ words) Bangkok is offering plenty of reasons to do more than just browse this weekend. Artists will race against the clock in front of a live audience, creative technology will take over Cloud 11, and a riverside festival will mix handmade art…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (415+ words) A Thai man was arrested in Pattaya yesterday, September 8, for posing as a police officer before detaining and extorting masseuses. Officers from Mueang Pattaya Police Station surrounded a rented room in Pattaya last night to arrest the wanted suspect, 40 year…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (405+ words) Thailand’s Health Service Support Department (HSS) inspected a clinic in the Pathum Wan area of Bangkok after a British-Nigerian influencer died following a penile filler procedure, with the clinic saying he had signed consent forms before each procedure. The influencer…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (492+ words) Bangkok’s plan to replace its ageing cream-and-red buses with 1,520 electric vehicles has lost one of its two planned Chinese suppliers, although the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) says the project remains on schedule for 2027. Foton, which was originally due to…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (324+ words) Chon Buri tourism figure said US Navy personnel who came ashore in Pattaya this month spent more money on shopping and dining than on nightlife. Around 5,000 personnel arrived at Laem Chabang Port in Chon Buri with USS Abraham Lincoln on…...