Days before the deadly floods, a vlogger filmed massive Chinese hydropower construction near the Tibet-Nepal border, continuous blasting, no regard fr the fragile Himalayas
China hs built 100s of dams across occupied Tibet. Nw the region is paying the price
#FreeTibet#SaveTibet
A Nepali journalists’ collective has raised serious questions about the August 26 flash floods in Rasuwa, alleging that extensive Chinese construction and hill-cutting along the Tibet–Nepal border may have contributed to the disaster.
The claims remain unverified, but the warning cannot be ignored. Beijing’s unchecked infrastructure expansion, environmental destruction and exploitation of Tibet’s fragile Himalayan ecosystem could have consequences far beyond Tibet’s borders.
When rivers are dammed, mountains carved up and fragile ecosystems disrupted, downstream communities pay the price.
#Tibet #Nepal #Rasuwa #Kyirong #FreeTibet #StandWithTibet #SaveTibet #TibetanEnvironment #China #CCP #EnvironmentalJustice #Himalayas #ClimateCrisis #StopDamming
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has signed new deportation regulations that take effect on August 28.
The rules cover foreign nationals involved in illegal entry, illegal employment or business activities, document forgery and serious criminal offences.
They also establish procedures for transfers to third countries where deportees face risks including torture, inhumane treatment or enforced disappearance.
#Deportation #ForeignNational #LegalViolation #TheNationThailand #TheNation
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Our sovereignty is not for sale! 🇹🇭 Decisive action taken with a major crackdown on the corrupt exploitation of non-citizen records in Chiang Mai. We must protect Thailand’s registries from corrupt officials who betray our nation for profit. Zero tolerance!
#Thailand#ChiangMai #StopCorruption #NationalSecurity #ThaiSovereignty
A joint multi-agency task force launched an operation in Chiang Mai on Wednesday, targeting a massive graft network that illegally issued non-citizen identity cards to over 5,000 foreign nationals, including Chinese citizens who paid up to 100,000 baht each.
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Import Duties Unlikely to Stem Influx of Cheap Chinese Goods
Thailand is expected to import 250 million low-value items worth more than 45 billion baht in 2026, but new import duties are unlikely to significantly curb the influx of cheap goods, according to Krungthai COMPASS.
The projected volume of goods worth less than 1,500 baht each is 5.4 times the 2021 level, with about 80% coming from China. Thailand began collecting import duties and 7% VAT on all imported goods valued from one baht on January 1.
Krungthai COMPASS estimated that the duties could reduce low-value imports by about 3.3 billion baht, or 7%, if sellers pass 70% of the tax burden on through higher prices. Full compliance could generate an additional 8.2 billion baht in government revenue this year.
However, Chinese clothing, footwear and handbags would remain 44–85% cheaper than comparable Thai products even after duties and VAT. The research centre said stricter product standards and measures against unfair trade were needed alongside efforts to improve the quality and competitiveness of Thai businesses.
#Thailand #China #Trade
China and Thailand have kicked off preparatory training for the "Falcon Strike 2026" joint air force exercise at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base.
#ChinaDefense#military
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Another victim of the Ladprao pub fire on the night of July 12 succumbed to her injuries on Wednesday night in the Rajavithi Hospital, according to the Erawan Centre.
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Huge scam centres employing as many as 300,000 workers across Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos have emerged to deploy online schemes to defraud often older individuals in the West, according to IOM.
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#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Thailand’s automotive industry is facing serious disruption as Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) take market share in the country.
Chinese EVs are also making inroads into Thailand’s main export markets, prompting the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) to cut this year’s total vehicle production target to 1.45 million units.
Suwat Supakarndechakul, chairman of the FTI’s Automotive Industry Club, reported worrying figures showing that Thailand produced only 717,212 vehicles in the first half of the year, down 1% from the same period last year.
#TheNationThailand #TheNation #ElectricVehicles #AutomotiveIndustry #ChineseEVs
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While many Thai nationalists have been preoccupied with the vulgar Italian kids for the past two days and virtually every mainstream news outlet has focused on the issue, the alleged attempt by officials from the Chinese Embassy earlier this week to pressure organisers of the Taiwan Film Festival in Bangkok to remove the logo of Taiwan's Ministry of Culture from promotional materials has been met with near silence from majority of Thailand's mainstream media. (Perhaps the Chinese carrots were too sweet and plentiful. )
It was nevertheless encouraging to see Sorasak Samookraisorakitl, an MP from the People's Party and a former Thai Foreign Ministry official, write a piece yesterday warning against such conduct.
However, he stopped short of naming the Chinese Embassy directly, even though what it allegedly did — and this was not the first time — runs contrary to accepted diplomatic norms.
I did told a senior diplomat at the Chinese Embassy in Bangkok during a face-to-face meeting last year that if they are unhappy about anything, such as an art exhibition at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre last year, they should go through a proper channel by contacting the Thai Foreign Ministry and not take the matter into their own hands but sending Chinese officials to interfere.
I thank MP Sorasak, but I also call on the People's Party to adopt a clear position in the party's name. If Thailand is ever truly required to defend its de facto sovereignty, the public deserves to know which political parties are prepared to defend it consistently, regardless of where external pressure comes from -- China or USA.
#PeoplesParty #Thailand #China #ThailandChina #Taiwan #OrangeCamp
Another illegal operation smashed! 🔨🇹🇭
38 illegal workers (Chinese, Myanmar, Cambodian) were arrested at a Chinese-owned construction site in Rayong. Foreign capital must respect Thai law or face the consequences. Our jobs and sovereignty are NOT for sale! ✊🇹🇭
#Rayong #ThailandFirst #NoMoreGrey #JinThao #LaborLaws #AnutinCharnvirakul
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Thai authorities have seized 33 luxury homes worth more than 1,275 million baht in a raid targeting suspected “grey Chinese capital”.
The CIB alleges a Thai mother and daughter were used as nominees, with 33 companies set up to disguise foreign property purchases in Bangkok.
China’s growing influence needs a measured, firm Thai response. 🇹🇭🛡️
We must stop "grey Chinese" crime syndicates and illegal land grabs. 🚫 Our rivers and our sovereignty are NOT for sale.
PM Anutin, put Thailand First! ✊🇹🇭
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Thailand has the unfortunate reputation of openly and willingly facilitating transnational repression. According to Freedom House, the worst country in the world for it.
It's a deep, entirely self-inflicted shame that seriously undermines Thailand's claim of non-alignment.
Chinese embassy accused of seeking to block FCCT documentary screening
The Chinese Embassy in Bangkok has been accused of attempting to stop the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand (FCCT) from screening the documentary Blood Copper, which investigates alleged environmental damage, land seizures and human rights abuses linked to the Chinese-backed Letpadaung copper mine in Myanmar.
Senior journalist Pravit Rojanaphruk said a reliable source confirmed that the embassy asked Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs last month to intervene and halt the June 15 screening. He said the attempt failed, and the documentary was screened at the FCCT as scheduled.
Produced by Myanmar broadcaster Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), Blood Copper examines the Letpadaung copper mine, a joint venture between China's Wanbao Mining and Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited (UMEHL), a conglomerate controlled by Myanmar's military. The film explores the mine's environmental and social impacts and its links to Myanmar's military establishment.
Phil Robertson, director of Asia Human Rights and Labour Advocates (AHRLA), made similar allegations, saying the embassy spent several weeks trying to censor the FCCT event before allegedly making "menacing" calls to media outlets. He also claimed the Foreign Ministry declined to act on the embassy's request, allowing the screening to proceed. Pravit said the incident highlighted ongoing threats to press freedom and freedom of expression in Thailand and reflected an attempt to impose China's media censorship model on the country's media.
#Thailand #China #MediaFreedom
“Please do not interfere with the Thai press.”
China’s growing influence in Thailand raises real concerns, but the response must remain calm, measured and free from prejudice.
Read the full column on why Thailand must remain vigilant while preserving balanced relations with China.