Russia’s attempts to pivot to Asia were greeted politely and initially with interest up to this point by nervous Southeast Asian countries anxious for another geopolitical player but things are beginning to look different as it fails in Ukraine and the people of Myanmar make strides in throwing off the yoke of their authoritarian and increasingly despotic government.

https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/09/12/myanmar-junta-failing-despite-russian-aid/

Joseph O' Connor reports from Bangkok and Yangon.

National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) opinion poll on Sunday shows that more than 63% of people are not satisfied with the acting PM’s performance and comes six days after he was pictured, apparently asleep, at a meeting on Monday in Krabi although he has stoutly refuted the claim.

https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/09/12/krabi-urges-prawit-to-crack-down-on-drugs/

Carla Boonkong reports from Krabi and Bangkok.

Key consideration now according to Tony Fernandes is the momentum of growing numbers which generates income for the economy including taxes for the government. Mr Fernandes felt that the fee, at this time, may hinder efforts to attract more visitors and to establish more flight links with Thailand.

https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/09/10/airline-boss-pleads-for-delay-tourism-fee-levy/

James Morris reports from Bangkok.

Change of era: for 90% of the world’s population there has never been any other Queen of England, a key figure in news events and current affairs throughout the past 70 years whose roots were linked to a bygone world that shaped and fashioned the world we live in today. Her loss appears to add to the uncertainty being experienced in these troubled times.

https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/09/09/king-charles-as-world-mourns-queen-elizabeth/

Joseph O' Connor reports from Bangkok, Scotland and London.

Thai economy is currently chugging along in choppy waters as China’s problems grow and the US dices with recession. However, the key worry is, increasingly, the danger of a growing economic downside in China where a property market valued at twice the US national debt has already fallen by 40% threatening to deepen an already existing banking crisis.

https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/09/08/property-collapse-in-china-a-key-threat-thai-economy/

Joseph O' Connor reports from Bangkok.

Horrific murder of three high school students in Krabi at the hands of a man, driven by drugs and road rage, shocks Thailand. On Tuesday morning, distraught parents and relatives of the three eighteen-year-olds shot dead stood around in despair trying to make sense of the latest tragedy on a Thai road.

https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/09/06/act-of-road-rage-wipes-out-3-young-lives-krabi/

James Morris reports from Krabi.

The latest move comes as the Constitutional Court in Bangkok has signalled that it will address the situation regarding Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha’s tenure in office on Thursday next after suspending him on August 24th leading to General Prawit Wongsuwan being appointed as acting PM. The case has raised political tensions in Thailand with an election due to be called in the coming months.

https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/09/06/police-study-charge-against-german-protester-moritz-pfoh/

Carla Boonkong reports from Bangkok, Krabi and Rayong.

Satang Thongramphan, also known as Aoi, claims that she became close to the bank account holder at a local care facility where he had been receiving treatment for cancer. Police raided her home last Thursday but it was only a second raid on Friday that unearthed the bulk of the funds, in cash, taken from the man’s bank account hidden in the accused woman’s car.

https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/09/04/woman-arrested-for-app-theft-of-15-million-baht-dead-bank-official/

James Morris reports from Phitsanulok.

The new 10 year Long Term Visa which became open to applications on Thursday, September 1st, is expected to help generate up to 5% of GDP by 2027 while making the economy more dynamic as the move addresses the need for skilled professionals, entrepreneurs and investment while offering global citizens a new low cost of living lifestyle and lower taxes.

https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/09/03/10-year-long-term-visa-a-tax-free-magnet-for-global-citizens/

Joseph O' Connor reports from Bangkok.

A German man living in Thailand with a Thai wife staged numerous silent protests this week in Rayong but was warned off by police officers on Thursday who visited his home. His case is similar to that of French man Yan Eric Marchal who hit the headlines in 2019 with a viral video targeting Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha. Mr Marchal, despite similar cautions and promises to discontinue his activities, remained controversial with numerous online incidents and outbursts against the government and higher authorities. He was ultimately deported and blacklisted from Thailand.

https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/09/02/police-warn-german-over-political-protests-moritz-pfoh/

James Morris reports from Rayong and Bangkok.