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Myanmar junta leader’s family buys B100m Bangkok home
Published on 01/04/2026
» The family of Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing purchased a luxury home worth nearly 100 million baht in Bangkok, bypassing Thai laws prohibiting foreigners from owning land or houses in the country, according to a human rights group.
Thaksin ‘expected to be paroled in May’
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/01/2026
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is expected to be granted parole in May, when he will have served two-thirds of his one-year prison term, according to a source at the Department of Corrections.
Korat police alert for drone-flying Russian mercenary
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/12/2025
» All police stations in Nakhon Ratchasima have been ordered to closely monitor Russian nationals staying in the area, amid concerns they could be mercenaries hired to sabotage military sites and key economic areas of this northeastern province.
Thaksin suffering neck problems in Bangkok prison
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/09/2025
» Convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is suffering from neck bone deterioration in the Klongprem Central Prison in Bangkok and a doctor will examine him there on Monday, according to the Department of Corrections.
Thaksin in good spirits in prison with 15,000 baht for expenses
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/09/2025
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was in good spirits when his daughters visited him and gave him 15,000 baht for his spending at Bangkok's Klongprem Central Prison on Thursday morning.
Taxi passenger complains after being forced to pay expressway fee
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/05/2025
» The issue of the rights of taxi passengers became a hot social media topic after a woman posted a video about her experience with a ride-hailing taxi driver in Bangkok.
Two doctors face suspension in Thaksin hospital case
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/05/2025
» The Medical Council of Thailand has said it plans to suspend two doctors and issue a warning to a third after concluding that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was not critically ill, which had been cited as the reason for him to serve his prison sentence in a hospital.
Court ends 50-year-old rule on student hairstyles
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/03/2025
» The Supreme Administrative Court has revoked a controversial 50-year-old Education Ministry regulation that severely limited the way students could style their hair.
Zoo denies Moo Deng exploitation claim
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/02/2025
» The natural resources minister has rejected claims by foreign animal rights groups that Thailand is unethically exploiting celebrity pygmy hippo Moo Deng for monetary gain.
Hundreds wed as same-sex marriage law takes effect
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/01/2025
» Same-sex couples across Thailand got married at district offices and shopping malls as the long-awaited Marriage Equality Act officially took effect on Thursday.