Bungling French drug dealer arrested at Phuket Airport after cocaine sachets found on concourse

Bungling French drug dealer arrested at Phuket Airport after cocaine sachets found on concourse

February 8, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

French tourist arrested at Phuket airport after cocaine sachets fell from his trousers before screening, with CCTV leading police to more drugs, including ecstasy, seized… Read More ›

36 year old Russian tourist dies trying to descend 20 metre cliff at scenic viewing point on Koh Samui

36 year old Russian tourist dies trying to descend 20 metre cliff at scenic viewing point on Koh Samui

February 7, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Russian tourist Iliar Bichurin, 36, died after falling about 20 metres from a Koh Samui cliff viewpoint. Police say he climbed past a safety fence,… Read More ›

24 year old American tourist wanted for Murder in Augusta Georgia arrested in Bangkok by Immigration

24 year old American tourist wanted for Murder in Augusta Georgia arrested in Bangkok by Immigration

February 7, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

American murder suspect Cedric Peters was arrested in Bangkok after fleeing the US as a tourist, Thai immigration police said. Wanted in Georgia for a… Read More ›

Taxi driver tells police he doesn’t know what got into him after admitting the rape and theft of student

Taxi driver tells police he doesn’t know what got into him after admitting the rape and theft of student

February 7, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Bangkok police arrest a 51-year-old taxi driver accused of raping an unconscious university student after a late-night ride. The suspect allegedly took her to a… Read More ›

Major upgrade to taxi services in Thailand and strict enforcement of quality standards with new QR code

Major upgrade to taxi services in Thailand and strict enforcement of quality standards with new QR code

February 7, 2026

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

Thailand launches a nationwide QR crackdown on taxis after strike threats and airport boycott fears earlie this year. All cabs face real-time tracking, ID checks… Read More ›

Former cabinet minister and Pheu Thai highflyer clarifies Ben Smith and luxury Gulfstream jet story

Former cabinet minister and Pheu Thai highflyer clarifies Ben Smith and luxury Gulfstream jet story

February 7, 2026

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

Jet row hits election eve as Pheu Thai’s Suriya confirms 862m baht Gulfstream buy, defends asset filing, denies misuse, and blames political timing as scrutiny… Read More ›

Incoherent and hallucinating Western man carjacks SUV on Koh Samui highway before police intervene

Incoherent and hallucinating Western man carjacks SUV on Koh Samui highway before police intervene

February 6, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Foreign man carjacks airport SUV on Koh Samui, drags driver from seat and flees as victim clings on for 3.5km. Police chase and stop the… Read More ›

Mr Spray identified as 57 year old Tom Heine. Remains in police custody, faces criminal charges and ban

Mr Spray identified as 57 year old Tom Heine. Remains in police custody, faces criminal charges and ban

February 6, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

‘Mr Spray’ unmasked: German graffiti suspect arrested in Bangkok after Koh Phangan vandal spree, faces charges, deportation and lifetime Thailand ban as island cleans up… Read More ›

Swedish national arrested in Patong, Phuket for the rape of a compatriot woman at his hotel last Sunday

Swedish national arrested in Patong, Phuket for the rape of a compatriot woman at his hotel last Sunday

February 6, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Phuket police arrested a 32-year-old Swedish tourist at a Patong hotel on a rape warrant after a fellow Swedish woman reported being assaulted in his… Read More ›

Setback for Thamanat’s Kla Tham Party in Southern Nakhon Si Thammarat as top court ousts former MP

Setback for Thamanat’s Kla Tham Party in Southern Nakhon Si Thammarat as top court ousts former MP

February 5, 2026

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

Supreme Court axes Kla Tham candidate “Big O” over 1999 theft conviction, voiding advance voting and casting doubt on his 2025 by-election win as the… Read More ›

Vote buying operation detected in Khon Kaen in viral video clip. Report lodged with Election Commission

Vote buying operation detected in Khon Kaen in viral video clip. Report lodged with Election Commission

February 5, 2026

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

Vote-buying scandal engulfs Thai election as videos show cash payments to voters. Complaints spread across provinces. Police and Election Commission open probes after the Bank… Read More ›

PM Anutin bullish as he campaigned in Sisaket as the Constitutional Court threw out 2 cases against him

PM Anutin bullish as he campaigned in Sisaket as the Constitutional Court threw out 2 cases against him

February 5, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Court throws out two petitions against PM Anutin on technical grounds, leaving allegations untouched, as he presses on with a hard-line northeast campaign, backs the… Read More ›

Mr Spray arrested in Bangkok. Fled Koh Phangan. Angry German protesting against Israeli tourists

Mr Spray arrested in Bangkok. Fled Koh Phangan. Angry German protesting against Israeli tourists

February 5, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

German tourist dubbed “Mr Spray” was arrested after defacing more than 40 sites on Koh Phangan with political graffiti. Detained in Bangkok, he faces criminal… Read More ›

New Alternative Party storms to attention of under fire Election Commission with ‘bonkers’ policies

New Alternative Party storms to attention of under fire Election Commission with ‘bonkers’ policies

February 5, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s Election Commission faces fresh turmoil days before polling as a minor party pushes plans to buy Manchester United, clone dinosaurs, fix marriages and redraw… Read More ›

German national saved by complaint withdrawal after his arrest for destroying People’s Party posters

German national saved by complaint withdrawal after his arrest for destroying People’s Party posters

February 4, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

German jogger, 61, arrested in Nonthaburi after tearing down eight People’s Party election signs over two days. CCTV led police to the suspect, who apologised,… Read More ›

Business warns populist economic policies are not what the Thai economy needs to address its problems

Business warns populist economic policies are not what the Thai economy needs to address its problems

February 4, 2026

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

Thai business leaders warn election populism risks a credit downgrade as growth in 2026 is set to slip below 2%. Public debt now nears its… Read More ›

Police on Koh Phangan searching for Mr Spray a political graffiti activist damaging the island’s image

Police on Koh Phangan searching for Mr Spray a political graffiti activist damaging the island’s image

February 4, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Tourist dubbed “Mr. Spray” sparks fury on Koh Phangan after red graffiti appears at 40 sites. Images spread online show slogans on signs, roads and… Read More ›

Tensions between the Election Commission and top political parties in the 2026 General Election deepen

Tensions between the Election Commission and top political parties in the 2026 General Election deepen

February 4, 2026

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

Pheu Thai slams Election Commission over advance voting failures, warning election annulment risks, as EC moves to prosecute 28 candidates, raising tensions, legal threats and… Read More ›

Sting in tail for randy French duo arrested on Monday by Immigration Bureau officers. Ordered deported

Sting in tail for randy French duo arrested on Monday by Immigration Bureau officers. Ordered deported

February 4, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

French couple filmed having sex on a Phuket tuk-tuk, thought a police station fine ended it. Instead, immigration police arrested them, revoked their visas, blacklisted… Read More ›

Hong Kong Chinese fugitive arrested for murder. Lived in Thailand for 32 years with wife and family

Hong Kong Chinese fugitive arrested for murder. Lived in Thailand for 32 years with wife and family

February 3, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Fish porridge fugitive caught: Thai police arrest Hong Kong murder suspect who hid in Bangkok for 32 years as a shop owner. Mui Yiu Keung,… Read More ›

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