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Living in Thailand's age of impunity
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 17/01/2026
» There's no place like Thailand. Joyscrolling TikTok and Reels reveals dozens of clips made by international visitors lamenting having to leave our lovely country and return to dreary Europe or joyless America. "Nobody talks about how hard it is to go from this" -- insert a cut of a wonderful beach in Krabi -- "to this"--cut to a drab, damp suburban street somewhere in the West. Add a crying-face emoji. "I want to move here!" the traveller announces. True, everybody loves Thailand.
SAO dodges blame
News, Editorial, Published on 29/12/2025
» The State Audit Office (SAO)'s latest statement on the collapse of its 30-storey headquarters is deeply disappointing. It dwells on technical detail while sidestepping the most fundamental question of all: who must be held responsible?
Twin disasters mark year
News, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 25/12/2025
» Twin disasters mark year
Thai crackdown on fake goods nets results
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 18/12/2025
» The Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) has intensified a nationwide crackdown on intellectual property (IP) infringement, seizing more than 3.3 million counterfeit and pirated items with damages exceeding 1.14 billion baht during the first 11 months of this year.
Minister clarifies steel release decision
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/10/2025
» Industry Minister Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana yesterday clarified the release of steel products from Sin Ke Yuan Steel Co, stating the released products were unrelated to the State Audit Office building collapse.
Police seize thousands of substandard hair salon items
News, Online Reporters, Published on 22/10/2025
» Police seized over 13,000 substandard hair salon items after raiding nine locations in several provinces on Tuesday. The raid followed the death of a 10-year-old girl electrocuted by a hairdryer in northeastern Thailand.
SAO award whitewash
News, Editorial, Published on 23/08/2025
» The annual Integrity and Transparency Assessment (ITA) -- known as the ITA awards by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) -- has raised millions of eyebrows this year.
Watchdog says transparency study not a corruption gauge
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/08/2025
» Amid criticism, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has explained that results from its Integrity and Transparency Assessment (ITA) are not a measure of corruption within agencies.
Cops target distributors of illegal and dangerous goods
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/08/2025
» Authorities have seized more than 690,000 illegal and substandard products in a series of high-profile raids in Bangkok, targeting major warehouse networks and retail outlets in an intensified crackdown on unsafe goods.
Govt will help exporters weather tariffs
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 04/08/2025
» The Ministry of Commerce will work closely with financial institutions to help Thai exporters weather the impact of the new tariffs imposed on Thai goods bound for the United States.