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Crackdown on student visa abuse continues
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/08/2025
» The Immigration Bureau has intensified its scrutiny of foreign nationals entering the country on student visas, following the discovery that thousands had obtained visas without studying to earn them.
Justice minister looks to regulate kratom leaf sales
Post Reporters, Published on 21/08/2025
» Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong has acknowledged growing social concerns over the use of kratom, saying he and Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin have discussed a ministerial regulation to control the sale of kratom leaves.
Donors must still beware
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/08/2025
» The Revenue Department's decision to require Buddhist temples to adopt an e-donation system, beginning in January, is a welcome development -- if long overdue.
Betting on the wrong horse
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/08/2025
» In times of economic challenge and amid simmering border tensions with Cambodia, Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, who doubles as interior minister, has quietly overturned a 67-year-old ban on poker, reclassifying it from gambling to a recognised sport. The sudden move, which happened without public consultation, has sparked criticism and fuelled suspicion about the government's true priorities.
Mother demands justice after toddler severely injured by older pupil at school
Online Reporters, Published on 08/08/2025
» CHAIYAPHUM - A mother is pursuing legal action after her 2-year-old daughter was allegedly assaulted by a 6-year-old classmate at a private school, leaving the toddler with extensive injuries across her body.
More mystery than horror?
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 08/08/2025
» After weeks of building hype, especially with a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score before it even opened in cinemas, Weapons arrives with massive expectations. And despite there being only four months left in 2025, many are already calling it the scariest movie of the year.
Korean-Chinese call centre gang busted near Pattaya
Published on 07/08/2025
» CHON BURI - Eight members of a Korean-Chinese call centre gang accused of brutally beating a South Korean man have been arrested during a police raid on a building in Bang Lamung district, just north of Pattaya.
Reform clergy with your wallet
Editorial, Published on 03/08/2025
» The recent sex scandal involving high-ranking monks has shaken public faith to the core. But the responses from the clergy, the state, and the public all miss the point. This crisis in Thai Buddhism is not about monks and sex -- it's about monks and money. Address the problem incorrectly, and the sex scandals and temple corruption will never end.
The ex will do; phone slasher nabbed; Dad's love
News, Mae Moo, Published on 03/08/2025
» Leaving his mark
Thai army rejects Cambodian claims of abuse
Published on 02/08/2025
» The Royal Thai Army has strongly denied Cambodian allegations that Cambodian soldiers detained by Thai authorities were mistreated, saying it followed international law in connection with all aspects of the soldiers’ detention.