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Bangkok stinks
Sir Arthur de la Mare's valedictory despatch on the "indolent ... feckless ... vain ... charming ... irritating ... frustrating and endearing" people of…
 • Andrew MacGregor Marshall
Holy harem
The increasingly erratic King Vajiralongkorn is mobilising his squadron of skydiving sex soldiers to spread his doodles sharing Buddhist wisdom…
 • Andrew MacGregor Marshall
Gazelles and butterflies
The valedictory despatch of Sir Anthony Rumbold, after two years as British ambassador in Bangkok, that infuriated the Thais 42 years later
 • Andrew MacGregor Marshall
Disaster porn
Any time there is a catastrophe or crisis in Thailand, politicians and celebrities circle like vultures, hungry to show the kingdom how kind and caring…
 • Andrew MacGregor Marshall
Pretty in pink
Thailand's king has fallen head over heels with a new woman. Again.
 • Andrew MacGregor Marshall
Zombie apocalypse
The story of the remarkable rise of Move Forward to become Thailand's most popular political party, and the deep state's conspiracy to stop Pita…
 • Andrew MacGregor Marshall
ฉากสุดท้ายของไดโนเสาร์
การชนะเลือกตั้งแบบถล่มทลายของพรรคก้าวไกลเปลี่ยนแปลงประเทศไทยไปตลอดกาล แต่ชนชั้นนำจะทำทุกวิถีทางเพื่อไม่ให้พรรคได้ครองอำนาจ
 • Andrew MacGregor Marshall
The last stand of the dinosaurs
The Move Forward party's stunning election victory has changed Thailand forever. The traditional elite will try everything they can to keep them out of…
 • Andrew MacGregor Marshall
Don't believe the palace
Thailand's monarchy has never told the truth when royals face a health crisis. The latest lies about Princess Bajrakitiyabha are part of the same grim…
 • Andrew MacGregor Marshall
Death of a dynasty
The inside story of the sudden and shocking health emergency faced by Princess Bajrakitiyabha, and what it means for the succession crisis facing the…
 • Andrew MacGregor Marshall
Time up for Prayut?
Also in this edition: arch-enemies Palang Pracharat and Pheu Thai team up to scupper electoral rule changes favouring smaller parties
 • Andrew MacGregor Marshall
Koi gone
The story of the rise and fall, and rise again and fall again, of King Vajiralongkorn's "royal noble consort" Sineenat "Koi" Wongvajirabhakdi
 • Andrew MacGregor Marshall
Wounded government survives no-confidence vote but limps towards electoral slaughter
The inside story of the shenanigans surrounding last week's debate in parliament, plus discussion of other interesting stories from the past seven days
 • Andrew MacGregor Marshall
The true curse of the blue diamond
Thailand's relations with Saudi Arabia were blighted for three decades by a fabled missing gemstone that probably never even existed
 • Andrew MacGregor Marshall
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