Electronics drive export upgrade Economists recently upgraded Thailand's export growth outlook for 2026, projecting shipments of electronic components will continue to expand amid improving global trade, while elevated oil prices will drive imports to grow at a faster rate. Read Full Story read more

Crypto futures, ETFs being prepped for Q3 rollout The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is on course to launch crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and crypto futures in the third quarter of this year as part of the regulator's efforts to modernise the country's capital markets and attract long-term investment flows. Read Full Story read more

Police officer’s wife killed in troubled Pattani province on Monday holding her baby by hajib gunmen Gunmen disguised in hijabs ambushed a police officer’s family outside a Pattani school, killing teacher Fatimoh Ya-ngoh as she held her infant child inside the… Read More › The post Police officer’s wife killed in troubled Pattani province on… read more

Police top brass push back on claims by Cambodia’s Hun Sen that scammers enter through Thailand Thai police reject Hun Sen’s claim that Thailand is a scam transit route, insist Cambodia hosts bases. Border fraud, trafficking and Chinese-linked syndicates surge as… Read More › The post Police top brass push back on claims by Cambodia’s… read more

Doctor flown from Koh Phangan to Bangkok after UK man’s motorbike strike. Brit’s positive cocaine test Thai doctor flown to Bangkok for emergency brain surgery after Koh Phangan motorbike crash. Arrested British national later admitted hitting a pedestrian and tested positive… Read More › The post Doctor flown from Koh Phangan to Bangkok after UK… read more

Tussle between People’s Party leader and Senate band as Nattapong Ruangpanyawut refuses to apologise Opposition leader Nattapong Ruangpanyawut refuses apology over “blue regime” claim as senators demand retraction. They have even threatened legal action within three days. 89 senators… Read More › The post Tussle between People’s Party leader and Senate band as Nattapong Ruangpanyawut… read more

Thailand progresses 175 billion baht borrowing despite decree review by Constitutional Court Thailand presses ahead with ฿175 billion stimulus borrowing as economy slows under global pressure. Meanwhile, 133 MPs challenge a ฿400 billion Emergency Decree at the… Read More › The post Thailand progresses 175 billion baht borrowing despite decree review by Constitutional Court appeared… read more

South Korean Tourist’s Body Found Floating in Pattaya Sea; Police Investigate Cause of Death The Pattaya News -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- PATTAYA, May 25th, 2026 – The body of a man believed to be a South Korean tourist was discovered floating face-down in the sea north of Koh Sak, near Koh Larn, approximately 6 nautical miles off the… read more

Chinese Tourist Flees Thailand After Brutal Assault on Transgender Woman in Pattaya Hotel, Thai Police Expand Investigation The Pattaya News -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Pattaya, Thailand– A 22-year-old Chinese man is wanted by Pattaya police after allegedly savagely beating a 25-year-old transgender woman inside a Pattaya hotel room, leaving her bloodied and requiring nearly 30 stitches before immediately… read more

Thai Police Interview Former F1 Driver Mika Salo in Hunt for Suspected Knife-Wielding Motorcyclist in Bangkok Who Injured the Finnish Racing Superstar The Pattaya News -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Bangkok – Thai Metropolitan Police officers located and interviewed former Formula 1 driver Mika Juhani Salo on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 26th, at his hotel in the Sukhumvit… read more

NESDC to evaluate Land Bridge project The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) is preparing to convene a subcommittee meeting on the Land Bridge project to assess the project's feasibility and possible development model. Read Full Story read more

Middle East seat capacity plummets Monthly seat capacity on routes between the Middle East and Thailand has fallen by 33.7% compared with the period before the Gulf war, prompting the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to diversify its markets to remain resilient. Read Full Story read more