Sleep-deprived trailer truck ploughed into stationery passenger car at traffic lights. Driver was asleep

Sleep-deprived trailer truck ploughed into stationery passenger car at traffic lights. Driver was asleep

May 20, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Sleep-deprived trucker slammed into a car at a red light in Phang Nga, killing one and injuring three. Victims were trapped in wreckage after trailer… Read More ›

Pattaya police regional chief praises arrest of two burglars targeting pool villas rented to foreigners

Pattaya police regional chief praises arrest of two burglars targeting pool villas rented to foreigners

May 20, 2025

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Two ex-contractors who targeted drunk tourists in Pattaya pool villas have been arrested with over 100 stolen luxury items. Police Chief praised the swift action,… Read More ›

Anutin laughs off Senate probe and effort to link Bhumjaithai to an alleged plot to rig the upper house 

Anutin laughs off Senate probe and effort to link Bhumjaithai to an alleged plot to rig the upper house 

May 20, 2025

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Anutin laughs off explosive claims linking Bhumjaithai to a Senate-rigging plot as the EC and DSI ramp up investigations, summoning over 140 people. Coup fears… Read More ›

Thai Revenue planning new decree making remitted foreign funds within one year tax-free for residents

Thai Revenue planning new decree making remitted foreign funds within one year tax-free for residents

May 19, 2025

Culture, Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand plans new decree to make foreign income tax-free if remitted within one year, easing burdens on residents amid an economic slowdown and revenue shortfall.… Read More ›

Police suspect DJ was abducted and executed by drug dealer after getting too friendly with his moll

Police suspect DJ was abducted and executed by drug dealer after getting too friendly with his moll

May 19, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

DJ Tete, a well-known Kanchanaburi DJ, was found executed in a forest after being abducted. Police suspect a drug dealer’s revenge over a romantic link… Read More ›

Status of Burma’s General Saw Chit Tu in Thailand may be a further issue in future US-Thai talks on security

Status of Burma’s General Saw Chit Tu in Thailand may be a further issue in future US-Thai talks on security

May 19, 2025

Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Warlord Saw Chit Tu’s grip on Myanmar’s scam capital Myawaddy defies Thai crackdown efforts and fuels U.S. concern ahead of key security talks. Despite sanctions… Read More ›

Police undercover agent worked at Wat Rai Khing in Nakhon Pathom for 8 months leading to abbot’s arrest

Police undercover agent worked at Wat Rai Khing in Nakhon Pathom for 8 months leading to abbot’s arrest

May 19, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

An undercover cop posed as a disciple for 8 months to expose Wat Rai Khing’s abbot, now arrested for funnelling ฿300m in temple funds to… Read More ›

Tourism Ministry should hold its nerve and pursue long-haul markets with higher visitor spends strategy

Tourism Ministry should hold its nerve and pursue long-haul markets with higher visitor spends strategy

May 18, 2025

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:

Thailand shifts focus to wealthy European tourists after Chinese arrivals collapse. Officials push long-stay travel and high-end spending, but confusion over visas, safety concerns, and… Read More ›

British man savagely butchered by gang of foreigners and left to die near the Pattaya Provincial Court

British man savagely butchered by gang of foreigners and left to die near the Pattaya Provincial Court

May 18, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

A 36-year-old British man is fighting for his life after being stabbed repeatedly and thrown from a moving car near Pattaya Provincial Court. Witnesses say… Read More ›

Thammasat University legal scholar and 1992 protest leader warns another coup cannot be ruled out

Thammasat University legal scholar and 1992 protest leader warns another coup cannot be ruled out

May 18, 2025

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thai World:

Thammasat University legal scholar and former 1992 protest leader warns Thailand still faces the risk of another coup. Despite decades of progress, political deadlock and… Read More ›

Pattaya Mototaxi sought after early morning assault on a drunk Indian tourist after indiscreet touching

Pattaya Mototaxi sought after early morning assault on a drunk Indian tourist after indiscreet touching

May 17, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Pattaya police are searching for a motorcycle taxi rider who allegedly punched a drunk Indian tourist in the face after claims the rider was groped… Read More ›

Government in peril over the coming weeks with Constitutional Court petition over Senate collusion conspiracy

Government in peril over the coming weeks with Constitutional Court petition over Senate collusion conspiracy

May 17, 2025

Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s fragile government faces collapse as the Senate vote-fixing scandal explodes and Thaksin heads to court. With economic pain mounting and coalition parties at war… Read More ›

Mother of 27-year-old drug addict and husband arrested for his premeditated murder last Monday

Mother of 27-year-old drug addict and husband arrested for his premeditated murder last Monday

May 17, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

A Thai mother and her husband have been arrested for hiring a gunman to murder her violent, drug-addicted son after years of abuse, revealing the… Read More ›

Collapsed building executives and engineers denied bail by the Criminal Court and sent to Bangkok Prison

Collapsed building executives and engineers denied bail by the Criminal Court and sent to Bangkok Prison

May 17, 2025

Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Executives and engineers linked to Bangkok’s collapsed Auditor General building denied bail and remanded to prison. The court cited case severity and risks of evidence… Read More ›

Police officer killed in a Pattani roadside bomb inside which hurled his police vehicle off the highway

Police officer killed in a Pattani roadside bomb inside which hurled his police vehicle off the highway

May 16, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Police lieutenant killed and a sergeant major wounded after a roadside bomb blasted their patrol truck off a rural road in Pattani’s Kapho District. The… Read More ›

Commerce Minister meets US trade boss Jamieson Greer in Korea. Paul Chambers case still dogs talks

Commerce Minister meets US trade boss Jamieson Greer in Korea. Paul Chambers case still dogs talks

May 16, 2025

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thai trade minister meets US negotiator Greer at APEC summit in Korea as July deadline looms. But hopes of a deal remain clouded by ongoing… Read More ›

Israeli and Thai wife arrested. Cannabis shop raided Thursday for selling Magic Mushrooms to tourists

Israeli and Thai wife arrested. Cannabis shop raided Thursday for selling Magic Mushrooms to tourists

May 16, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Israeli man and Thai wife arrested in Koh Samui raid after selling magic mushrooms to tourists from cannabis shop. Police seized drugs and cash in… Read More ›

Bangkok police in an armed standoff with drag crazed man who lost control after fighting with his wife

Bangkok police in an armed standoff with drag crazed man who lost control after fighting with his wife

May 16, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Bangkok police face a tense standoff with a drug-affected man armed with a gun and sword after a violent fight with his wife. Surrounded by… Read More ›

With an economy in the doldrums, the Finance Ministry is still pursuing a higher tax take regime

With an economy in the doldrums, the Finance Ministry is still pursuing a higher tax take regime

May 16, 2025

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand faces a looming tax shortfall as its economy slows and job losses rise. Yet the Finance Ministry is pushing ahead with VAT expansion and… Read More ›

Italian Thai boss and 16 others arrested on Thursday charged with Auditor General building deaths

Italian Thai boss and 16 others arrested on Thursday charged with Auditor General building deaths

May 15, 2025

Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Bangkok police issued arrest warrants for 17 executives, engineers and company representatives linked to the March Auditor General building collapse that killed 100. Charges include… Read More ›

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