German retiree views Phitsanulok temple as spiritual home. Works for free and wants ashes kept there

German retiree views Phitsanulok temple as spiritual home. Works for free and wants ashes kept there

November 3, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

From IT boss to temple cleaner. German retiree Clemens Kraut, 67, rides to Wat Ratchaburana to sweep and scrub without pay. After touring almost every… Read More ›

58 year old jealous lover murders rival, cuts off his penis in front of former partner in Chacheongsao

58 year old jealous lover murders rival, cuts off his penis in front of former partner in Chacheongsao

November 3, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

Jealousy killing horror in Chachoengsao. A Thai man, 58, allegedly ambushed his ex and beat her new lover, 55, to death before severing his penis.… Read More ›

Bhumjaithai House Speaker moves to curb the powers of committees after Rangsiman Rome’s recent moves

Bhumjaithai House Speaker moves to curb the powers of committees after Rangsiman Rome’s recent moves

November 3, 2026

Media, Politics, Thailand:

House power struggle. Speaker Sophon Saram tightens rules for 35 committees after Bhumjaithai MPs clash with Rangsiman Rome over Shuffle.com. Seven government-aligned MPs storm out.… Read More ›

Thai celebrity faces a maelstrom of suspicion and legal peril as police signal decisive action imminent

Thai celebrity faces a maelstrom of suspicion and legal peril as police signal decisive action imminent

November 3, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Beauty queen Boom Panadda is at the centre of a widening probe into charity funds involving up to ฿1bn in transactions. Police examine ฿45m paid… Read More ›

Burmese protest leader beaten near United Nations Headquarters in Bangkok in Royalist counter demo

Burmese protest leader beaten near United Nations Headquarters in Bangkok in Royalist counter demo

November 2, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Bangkok UN protest turns violent. Conservatives punch and kick Burmese migrant leader Weera Saengthong, striking him with a helmet. Police step in. Royalist leaders demand… Read More ›

Popular Krabi kamnan leads 1,000 car protest against Prime Minister Anutin’s government on Thursday

Popular Krabi kamnan leads 1,000 car protest against Prime Minister Anutin’s government on Thursday

November 2, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Anutin faces a southern backlash. Over 500 vehicles have signed up for a planned 1,000-vehicle march on Government House. Nationalist Sondhi Limthongkul pledges ฿100,000 as… Read More ›

Questions as 15 year old golfer dies in lightning strike in Chachoengsao while playing in a tournament

Questions as 15 year old golfer dies in lightning strike in Chachoengsao while playing in a tournament

November 2, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Lightning horror at junior golf tournament. Ayawarin Pradabyat, 15, dies after a strike near the 11th hole. Family says play continued despite prior lightning and… Read More ›

Bangkok preps for renewed war between Iran and the United States in coming weeks. Key meeting this week

Bangkok preps for renewed war between Iran and the United States in coming weeks. Key meeting this week

November 2, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand on war alert. US-Iran tensions threaten half its crude imports as oil tops $113. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul orders energy and cyber preparations, while… Read More ›

Pheu Thai leader Julapun denies deal reports to support ex-Prime Minister Thaksin’s amnesty request

Pheu Thai leader Julapun denies deal reports to support ex-Prime Minister Thaksin’s amnesty request

November 2, 2026

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thaksin amnesty deal storm. Pheu Thai denies trading 74 MP votes for his legal relief. Democrat leader Abhisit threatens a probe. Corruption exclusions threaten the… Read More ›

Thai woman arrested for refusing to return money mistakenly lodged into her bank account in February

Thai woman arrested for refusing to return money mistakenly lodged into her bank account in February

November 2, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Bank transfer blunder ends in arrest. A Thai woman, 47, faces embezzlement proceedings over ฿45,800 sent by mistake. The Chinese sender chased his money for… Read More ›

Cops raid Bangkok cannabis shop after Chanthaburi family hospitalised from eating laced jelly sweets

Cops raid Bangkok cannabis shop after Chanthaburi family hospitalised from eating laced jelly sweets

November 2, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Cannabis sweets horror. Two parents suffer violent convulsions and lose consciousness as their toddler falls ill. Police raid a Bangkok shop, arrest a 26-year-old woman… Read More ›

Democrat Party spokesman wants answers from the government over long promised but stalled rail link

Democrat Party spokesman wants answers from the government over long promised but stalled rail link

November 1, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Three-airport rail deal on the brink. CP-linked operator seeks exit from ฿224.5bn project after seven bleak years. Banks refuse fresh loans, ฿10bn in rail fees… Read More ›

Female security officer at Suvarnabhumi Airport suspended after altercation with social media star

Female security officer at Suvarnabhumi Airport suspended after altercation with social media star

November 1, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Water bottle fury at Suvarnabhumi. Influencer Gamgy accuses a security officer of threatening her after a family insult. Her employer defends her, but airport bosses… Read More ›

Thai Gold market in Thailand shaken by huge Binance cryptocurrency theft linked to North Korean actors

Thai Gold market in Thailand shaken by huge Binance cryptocurrency theft linked to North Korean actors

November 1, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:

Gold price bloodbath. Thai bullion crashes ฿2,200 to a one-year low as bargain hunters flood shops. A $6.3bn Binance hack and US Fed rate decision… Read More ›

Seven Vietnamese sex workers arrested on Friday night are part of a growing street sex for sale racket

Seven Vietnamese sex workers arrested on Friday night are part of a growing street sex for sale racket

November 1, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Sukhumvit vice crackdown. Police seize seven Vietnamese street prostitutes after complaints of harassment. All face deportation and blacklisting. Five operations have recorded 32 Vietnamese arrests,… Read More ›

Thai citizens in Poland warned to stay clear of political crisis and protests over judicial appointments

Thai citizens in Poland warned to stay clear of political crisis and protests over judicial appointments

October 31, 2026

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Poland in turmoil. Thailand’s Warsaw embassy warns 664 Thai residents to avoid protests as riot police move in. Three detained, two senior judges suspended and… Read More ›

Halloween security operation in central Bangkok and the Khaosan Road undertaken by Tourism Police

Halloween security operation in central Bangkok and the Khaosan Road undertaken by Tourism Police

October 31, 2026

Crime, Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:

Halloween police blitz. A 95-strong force hits Khao San Road as 60,000 revellers are expected and ฿200m in spending is forecast. Police warn of scams… Read More ›

Amnesty boss says Cambodian state or officials complicit in the country’s still existing scam industry

Amnesty boss says Cambodian state or officials complicit in the country’s still existing scam industry

October 31, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Scam empire exposed. Amnesty links five security firms and more than 20 Cambodian officers to compounds rife with rape, torture and forced fraud. Chief Agnès… Read More ›

Minister holds high level talks after venue licencing clampdown turned Khaosan Road dark after midnight

Minister holds high level talks after venue licencing clampdown turned Khaosan Road dark after midnight

October 31, 2026

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:

Bangkok’s party strip faces a midnight shutdown! Khao San traders reel from a police corruption scandal as just four of 30-plus venues hold proper licences.… Read More ›

Three Chinese nationals rescued by police in Tak province near Burma. Police top brass want answers

Three Chinese nationals rescued by police in Tak province near Burma. Police top brass want answers

October 31, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Border kidnapping bust. Police stop a fleeing Toyota in Tak and find three Chinese men tied up and blindfolded. Four Thais face charges, while a… Read More ›

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