Rented room used to hide valuable assets of Thai pyramid scheme CEO
Department officials confiscated 19 luxury watches, amulets, gold necklaces, shoes and brand-name bags from a rented room in Soi Ramintra 9 of Bangkok’s Bang Khen district. Two…
Breaking the silence: Survivors of sexual abuse in Thailand finally speak up
Victims share a harrowing tale of how a Filipino teacher put them through years of abuse at an international school in Samut Prakan.
Thai charter court rejects complaints against Election Commission over Senate election
The Constitutional Court’s nine judges voted unanimously to reject complaints against the Election Commission and its secretary-general over the senatorial election in June, on…
Thai woman in $32m luxury goods scam convicted; prosecution seeking 14 to 15 years’ jail
Ms Pansuk Siriwipa, 30, masterminded a scheme to defraud and cheat 189 victims, in what the prosecution said was one of the largest scams perpetrated against multiple victims in…
Urgent measures needed to combat Thailand’s noncommunicable diseases crisis
Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin said the ministry expects there to be 6.5 million people with diabetes, 14 million with hypertension, 1 million kidney patients, 140,000…
Thai PM Paetongtarn says she’s not worried about Election Commission probe
Thai Election Commission accepts complaints, agrees to look into ex-PM Thaksin’s ‘domination’ over Pheu Thai and its six coalition partners.
More charges, including money-laundering, expected in Thai pyramid scheme case
Additional charges against executives of The iCon Group will be filed by Central Investigation Bureau.
Alleged Thai pyramid group victims emerge in Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Japan
Hundreds of victims of the alleged pyramid-scheme operator iCon Group have emerged in the said countries, while the number of complainants in Thailand passed the 500 mark.
Meeting between ex-PM Thaksin and former ally Newin marks a major political realignment
Once close allies, their relationship was shattered when Newin dumped Thaksin by leading his faction, "Friends of Newin", from the People’s Power Party to join forces with the…
American voters in Thailand cast presidential election ballots at embassy
The US embassy in Bangkok has communicated that US citizens living in Thailand can send their ballots to the embassy either via mail or in person at the embassy until the election…