CP Chief Dhanin Heads Thailand’s Wealth Rankings with $15 Billion
Dhanin Chearavanont, the senior chairman of the Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group, ranks as Thailand’s wealthiest individual on Forbes magazine’s World’s Billionaires 2025 list, boasting a net worth of $15.2 billion.…
Chinese Tourist Holding Thailand Privilege Card Found Dead on Pattaya Beach
Chinese Tourist Holding Thailand Privilege Card Found Dead on Pattaya Beach On the morning of Saturday, April 5, 2025, a 40-year-old Chinese national, Ronghua Qiu, was found dead on Yinyom…
Chinese Mining in Shan State Linked to Arsenic Contamination in Kok River, Thailand
Chinese Mining in Shan State Linked to Arsenic Contamination in Kok River, Thailand CHIANG MAI, April 5, 2025 — Residents living along the Kok River in Chiang Mai and Chiang…
Bangkok Bus Terminal Unveils 107 New Ticket Counters Ahead of Songkran Travel Surge
Bangkok Bus Terminal Unveils 107 New Ticket Counters Ahead of Songkran Travel Surge BANGKOK, April 4, 2025 — In preparation for the Songkran holiday rush, Thailand’s Transport Company Limited (BorKorSor)…
New Booze Rules Spark Concern Ahead of Songkran Festival
New Booze Rules Spark Concern Ahead of Songkran Festival BANGKOK, April 5, 2025 — Public health advocates and civil society groups are sounding the alarm over the government’s recent moves…
Steel Manufacturer Faces Privilege Revocation After Substandard Materials Linked to Bangkok Quake Collapse
Steel Manufacturer Faces Privilege Revocation After Substandard Materials Linked to Bangkok Quake Collapse BANGKOK, April 4, 2025 — Steel supplier Xin Ke Yuan Steel is at the center of a…
Pichai Raises Concerns Over US Trade Surplus
Photo Credit: Ministry of finance Thailand must urgently reduce its trade surplus with the US by any means necessary, according to Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira. He emphasized the need for…
Weak Baht Insufficient to Boost Tourism
A weak baht alone is insufficient to counteract the negative factors affecting Thailand’s tourism industry, as many Asian currencies are simultaneously experiencing declines following the announcement of US tariff increases,…
Luxury Car Crash in Pattaya: Chinese Tourists Flee the Scene
Luxury Car Crash in Pattaya: Chinese Tourists Flee the Scene PATTAYA, Thailand — A dramatic incident occurred early this morning when a Mercedes-Benz S560e crashed into a streetlight in Na…
Growing Opposition to Thailand’s Casino Bill Ahead of Parliamentary Debate
Growing Opposition to Thailand’s Casino Bill Ahead of Parliamentary Debate BANGKOK, Thailand – As the debate on the controversial casino bill approaches next week in parliament, more Thai citizens and…