Pheu Thai leader Julapun denies deal reports to support ex-Prime Minister Thaksin’s amnesty request
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
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
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 ›
Female security officer at Suvarnabhumi Airport suspended after altercation with social media star
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
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
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
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 ›
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 ›
Thai News for Foreigners
PM revokes citizenship of Jewish leader in Thailand amid police investigation into Chabad network nationwide
October 29, 2026
Passport bombshell in Thailand. Anutin revokes a
Tourism chiefs furious as another Chinese abduction and a spat with the Embassy threaten bookings
October 29, 2026
Lured to Thailand by an online acquaintance, a Chinese
Bank of Thailand confirms a tale of two economies one booming, another struggling with decline
October 28, 2026
Boom for big business, pain for Thai families! The
French businessman wanted for VAT fraud arrested this Wednesday on Koh Samui after Interpol Notice
October 28, 2026
Interpol fugitive caught on Koh Samui. Frenchman
Thailand’s GDP may get a bump up from the 3rd quarter after recent economic agency talks with PM Anutin
October 28, 2026
Thailand’s GDP figures face a dramatic shake-up
Thousands of fake Thai citizens of Chinese origin identified in one case going back over two decades
October 27, 2026
Chinese citizenship fraud probe reaches back 27 years
New police chief wants officers who show their faces to the public and issue warnings instead of fines
October 27, 2026
Thailand cracks down on masked traffic police eight
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
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