From Trump to Thailand: How to Villainize Your Political Opponent
Watching Donald Trump framing his Presidential Election battle against Kamala Harris, one can’t help but notice at least two similarities with Thai politics worth elaborating.
Zero-Dollar Tours Under Scrutiny After Guide Attacks Tourist for Not Buying
A video circulating online shows an incident where a foreign illegal tour guide is arguing with a female Chinese tourist, prompting a police investigation into a suspected zero-dollar tour
Foreign Tourists Asked to Leave Illegal Luxury Villas in Koh Samui
A demolition order for 19 luxury villas from two major projects on Koh Samui has been ignored. Recent inspections have revealed that the operators continue to illegally rent out the villas to tourists on a daily and monthly basis
Python Attack on Woman Was Self-Defense, Expert Says; Offers Survival Tips
Nick Wildlife, a snake expert, points out that the case of a 4-meter-long python constricting a 64-year-old woman on Tuesday night, was not a hunt for prey but an act of self-defense.
Flash Floods Push Thailand to Hasten Warning System Upgrade
While people in the flood-hit areas of Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai Provinces are starting to clean up houses and roads buried under mud, Phayao Province further downstream is facing flash floods that have reached the city
Thaksin’s Shadow Looms as Paetongtarn Gov’t Faces Challenges
The name Thaksin Shinawatra remains a significant and persistent political issue, even though Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's government has completed the political formalities
Hospital Swaps Babies, Thai Father Spots Difference in Eyebrows
A father was shocked when he took his newborn for treatment at Krathum Baen Hospital in Krathum Baen district, Samut Sakhon Province. The baby he received back didn't have eyebrows like his child.
Chiang Rai, Flash Flood, and the Province as an Internal Colony of Bangkok
Seeing the devastating flash flood in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district unfold over the past week, one wonders if something could have been done to significantly mitigate the death and damages.
Worst Floods in 80 Years, Chiang Rai Need Urgent and Long-Term Handling
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra stated on Thursday after an emergency meeting on handling the flood situation in the Northern region that she and her team will travel to the flood-affected areas in Chiang Rai Province
Thai Fish-Based Products Under Scrutiny as US Updates Forced Labor List
"Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor" (TDA Report) released by the US Department of Labor on September 5, 2024, three more Thai products were added to the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act
