Two Swedes arrested in Bangkok Immigration Bureau police operation on Sunday after they fled Koh Samui
A Swedish fugitive wanted over attempted murder, extortion and arson is seized outside a luxury Bangkok condo. Thai police find his accomplice inside after tracking… Read More ›
Two men arrested after Chinese tourist is abducted, tied up and taken to Mae Sot near the Thai Burmese border
Bound and beaten Chinese tourist jumps from a moving Nissan after four Thai men abduct her in Bangkok! Her escape at a Kamphaeng Phet checkpoint… Read More ›
Security services smash an arms smuggling racket transporting war arms to Thailand from Cambodia
A secret sea handover from Cambodia ends in a dramatic Thai Navy raid at Direk Pier. Officers seize two AK-47 rifles, 102 magazines and 24,405… Read More ›
Bangkok buzz of an unlikely Traffic Lights coalition which may emerge from a rising political corruption crisis
Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:
An unlikely green-red-orange coalition grips Bangkok gossip as scandals threaten Anutin’s government. Pheu Thai holds the balance of power behind Government House smiles and public… Read More ›
Scammer who worked for Cambodian gang in Poipet arrested by Bangkok police on Friday over Phuket case
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
Bangkok police arrest Surasak, 33, after a bogus Phuket police investigation stripped ฿35,984.65 from a victim. He claims a Poipet gang forced him into a… Read More ›
New Bank of Thailand regulatory plan may impinge on foreigners’ dealings with tougher, intrusive actions
Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:
Foreigners face a tougher banking climate as the Bank of Thailand launches its biggest regulatory overhaul in 27 years. Overseas pensions, property payments and business… Read More ›
Bangkok underworld figure charged with attempted murder after attacking a police officer Friday night
Wild birthday brawl ends with an off-duty 191 officer stabbed twice and underworld figure Dam Bangkapi behind bars. He admits using a knife but claims… Read More ›
Deputy Prime Minister Yotsanan Wongsawat leads flood recovery efforts in Nan as PM flies to province
Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Nan floods leave two dead as Deputy Prime Minister Yotsanan Wongsawat deploys above 700 soldiers to clear mud, reopen roads and inspect damaged homes. Prime… Read More ›
Well known Thai snooker player killed after being struck by a truck in Bangkok motorcycling home after calling wife
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
Snooker great Worawit “Tek Hua Hin” Suriyasriwan, 59, dies after a truck slams into his motorcycle and drags him up to half a kilometre through… Read More ›
Man murders friend at a Bangkok park over bizarre and out of control behaviour. Victim found in a pool
A Bangkok park drowning is a murder case after CCTV showed a man assaulted and thrown unconscious into a pond. Thavisak “Tom” Phanngam claims his… Read More ›
Young American driven by meth slashes Bangkok police officer’s neck. Charged with attempted murder
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
Knife terror in Bangkok as American thief slashes police officer across the neck after a store theft. Alexander Troy Lopez, 29, is captured following a… Read More ›
US Child kidnapping that began in Oregon at the end of 2024 ends in a Bangkok hostel with mom’s arrest
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
American mother Candace Lawson is seized in a Bangkok hostel after nearly two years on the run. FBI intelligence leads Thai police to her missing… Read More ›
People’s Party MP warns of a fiscal crisis by 2028. Demands spending cuts and action on corruption
Economy, Living, Politics, Thailand:
Thailand’s finances race towards a 2028 reckoning as fixed costs swallow revenue and debt nears 70%. People’s Party MP Anusorn Thamjai warns the ฿3.788 trillion… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
Raids in Pattaya on Friday led by two ministers targeting Israeli business networks and legal advisors
August 22, 2026
Pattaya raids expose an Israeli-linked nominee network
Ex prisons boss calls for reform of rules governing pardons and early release for serious offenders imprisoned by courts
August 21, 2026
Fury as drug kingpin Laota Saenli leaves prison after
Political pressure building up in advance of expected August 31st decision on the controversial Senate collusion case
August 21, 2026
Secret meetings, offline vote calculations, ฿500m
Ex PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra calls on Pheu Thai MPs and ministers to aid Northern flooding victims
August 20, 2026
Northern floods surge across five provinces as
Police smash huge Mekong River 350 million baht meths shipment. Suspects fled leaving 10 million pills
August 20, 2026
Mekong drug run smashed as Thai forces seize 10
Prime Minister Anutin plants a Magnolia tree at a Thai temple in Canberra on historic Australian visit
August 20, 2026
Canberra visit puts Thai-Australian ties into high
Drug suspect dies in Chiang Mai police operation after menacing officers with a grenade which exploded
August 19, 2026
Chiang Rai drug raid turns deadly as an armed suspect
Civil servants linked with irregular exam scores still in place as Interior Ministry only issues guidance to local authorities
August 19, 2026
Exam scandal leaves 5,925 people linked to irregular
Local government examination fraud probe rolls on. Anti corruption commission and police pursue cases
August 19, 2026
Thailand’s ฿4bn exam scandal deepens with nearly
Vast deposits and annual income earned by the Office of the Judiciary questioned in parliament on Monday
August 19, 2026
Veteran economic journalist and budget committee
Thailand recalibrates policy as data shows Chinese EVS gaining with many not made in the kingdom
August 18, 2026
Car tax battle looms as Ekniti moves to raise taxes on
European Embassy tip leads to visa consultancy office in Bangkok being raided. Evidence of forgery found
August 18, 2026
Visa fraud dragnet hits Bangkok after a European
Expanding probe into foreign property ownership looking at company ownership of condos in 16 provinces
August 18, 2026
Foreign property crackdown grips Thailand as 36,277
Police officer finds 2 year old boy hanging to the back of truck in Sakon Nakhon after travelling 10 km
August 18, 2026
Toddler terror in Sakon Nakhon as a two-year-old hangs
Cryptocurrency pair commit suicide by arson at Nonthaburi estate. 2nd floor fire also killed 30 pet cats
August 17, 2026
Deadly mystery at a luxury Nonthaburi home as a
Frenchman’s Koh Samui business empire enmeshed in knotty police probe of nominee firms and pot farm
August 17, 2026
French businessman Stephane Thierry Bastok, 74, is hit
Democrat Party deputy leader renews attacks on the TH-AI passport project as the minister pushes ahead
August 17, 2026
Democrat deputy Karndee turns up the heat on
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