Three Chinese nationals rescued by police in Tak province near Burma. Police top brass want answers
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 ›
Halloween horror for Thai TV star who portrayed Michael Jackson in his massive worldwide hit Thriller
Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:
Thriller turns toxic! Thai TV star Jes Jespipat faces a global blackface storm over his Michael Jackson Halloween costume. He deletes the photos and apologises… Read More ›
Prime Minister under fire from MPs in parliament over rumoured cuts to allowances for southern police
Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Southern police face a 44% allowance axe, but PM Anutin insists there are no cuts. Police orders tell another story. A ฿314m shortfall sparks fury,… Read More ›
Upmarket prostitution racket in Singapore procuring sexy Thai women to work in the city state smashed
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
Sex racket busted. Thai and Singaporean police smash Lover’s Fortress, a seven-year network supplying Thai women to elite Singapore clients. Four organisers arrested, 19 sex… Read More ›
Scotsman’s legal nightmare in Thailand began within hours of landing by mistake in March not over yet
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
Phone mix-up nightmare! Scot Rory McColl faces five years in a Thai jail after a tourist accepted his apology. Two police officers reportedly back his… Read More ›
Border locals in Tak seek protection as war in Burma’s Karen State intensifies between rebels and army
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
War spills into Thailand. Burmese troops attack Karen rebels as mortars and bullets strike Tak homes. A woman is wounded, a boy escapes injury and… Read More ›
PM revokes citizenship of Jewish leader in Thailand amid police investigation into Chabad network nationwide
Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Passport bombshell in Thailand. Anutin revokes a prominent rabbi’s citizenship after investigators uncover 16 journeys using US nationality. Chabad-linked businesses face scrutiny, while Phuket braces… Read More ›
Burmese migrant workers, two couples murder construction site overseer over notice period pay dispute
Payday turned deadly in Bangkok when four Burmese workers demanded to quit and clashed with their Chinese boss over unpaid wages. He was beaten to… Read More ›
Bank of Thailand confirms a tale of two economies one booming, another struggling with decline
Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:
Boom for big business, pain for Thai families! The Bank of Thailand raises its growth forecast to 2.4% as AI exports soar. Yet SME loans… Read More ›
Lovesick Ayutthaya man kidnapped four month old infant from mother. Let her fall into river in the dark
Four-month-old baby found dead in the Chao Phraya River after her mother’s lover secretly took her from bed. The 36-year-old claims she slipped into floodwater… Read More ›
French businessman wanted for VAT fraud arrested this Wednesday on Koh Samui after Interpol Notice
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
Interpol fugitive caught on Koh Samui. Frenchman Alexandre Toj, 53, faces a ฿50 million tax fraud investigation involving fake VAT invoices, a €650,000 aircraft purchase… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
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October 27, 2026
Chinese citizenship fraud probe reaches back 27 years
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October 27, 2026
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Special Branch and cyber police move against the ‘Godd Dam’ Facebook page after PM ‘tea money’ fake
October 26, 2026
A Facebook storm as Kasikornbank exposes a fake ฿7
Government spokesman’s rebuke to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Keep out of Thai internal affairs
October 26, 2026
WHO showdown in Bangkok as Anutin’s government
Mystery of Dutch TV star deepens as police confirm he left Thailand and lawyer claims he wants privacy
October 25, 2026
Thailand mystery deepens as Dutch TV personality Emile
Prime Minister in a spot as no confidence debate looks like it’s being stalled or postponed in parliament
October 24, 2026
Political fireworks as Anutin’s no-confidence
PM calls police chief and orders preparations to make sure Thailand is not subject to French like rioting
October 22, 2026
Riots in France trigger a security warning from PM
Pledges on investment are up but Foreign Direct Investment for the first six months is down nearly 5%
October 22, 2026
Foreign investment warning for Thailand: actual FDI
Frenchman arrested by Immigration. Officer spotted him on Interpol wanted list for drug trafficking
October 22, 2026
A Satun immigration officer identifies Frenchman
Drunk woman stripped naked on a Pattaya public street Tuesday night hurling abuse. Arrested by police
October 21, 2026
Chaos in central Pattaya as a drunken woman strips
Former top Democrat Party aide and MP met DSI over Bhumjaithai MP’s husband’s links to online gambling
October 21, 2026
฿118 million in crypto transfers, nearly 10,000
Row over handling of two online gambling cases related to MPs. Questions of jurisdiction and fair play
October 21, 2026
฿226 million frozen in one gambling case, questions
German family members injured in Phuket after app based taxi driver lost control of car looking at GPS
October 20, 2026
GPS distraction sparks terror on a Phuket street as a
Bhumjaithai MP and her husband answer questions of the elite DSI police over links to online gambling
October 20, 2026
DSI investigators question the Australian husband of
Hellish battle with UK Home Office for Brit seeking to bring Burmese fiancée and son home for Christmas
October 20, 2026
British father battles UK visa refusal that threatens
7kg heroin in drink sachets bound for Australia found in a Samut Prakan premises after police tip off
October 19, 2026
Thai police uncover 7kg of suspected heroin packed
Much loved Robocop, a popular figure in Nonthaburi near Bangkok dies in a tragic road traffic accident
October 19, 2026
Just two hours after his final Facebook post,
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