Shock death of a 20-year-old budding singer in Udon Thani linked to Thai traditional massage visits

Shock death of a 20-year-old budding singer in Udon Thani linked to Thai traditional massage visits

December 8, 2024

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Shock death of 20-year-old Thai singer linked to Thai massage sessions. Chayada Prao-hom, a rising star, succumbed to infections after visiting a massage shop in… Read More ›

American tourist of Burmese origin dies in Phuket from electrocution after grabbing a faulty lamp pole

American tourist of Burmese origin dies in Phuket from electrocution after grabbing a faulty lamp pole

December 7, 2024

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

American tourist Thua Kyaw, 33, tragically dies in Phuket after grabbing a faulty lamp post during a slip. The lamppost, live with a dangerous high-voltage… Read More ›

2 young Western women pushed home in a handcart by a policeman after over indulging on Ko Phi Phi

2 young Western women pushed home in a handcart by a policeman after over indulging on Ko Phi Phi

December 7, 2024

Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Thai policeman helps two drunk Western women on Ko Phi Phi, pushing them home in a cart after they were found incapacitated. The compassionate act,… Read More ›

Chinese EV players in Thailand may opt out of subsidies as a difficult year ends. But there is optimism for electric cars

Chinese EV players in Thailand may opt out of subsidies as a difficult year ends. But there is optimism for electric cars

December 6, 2024

Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:

Thailand’s EV market faces sharp sales declines in 2024, with Chinese firms struggling with subsidy challenges and unsold stock. Despite global backlash and consumer doubts,… Read More ›

Thieving cheap Charlie who refused to pay for a lady’s company in Pattaya is being sought by city police

Thieving cheap Charlie who refused to pay for a lady’s company in Pattaya is being sought by city police

December 5, 2024

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Italian “cheap Charlie” on the run in Pattaya! Caught on CCTV stealing ฿4,000, he also refused to pay a woman for her time. Police are… Read More ›

Release of former Commerce Minister clears the way for the return in 2025 of ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra

Release of former Commerce Minister clears the way for the return in 2025 of ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra

December 5, 2024

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

The release of ex-Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom has fueled speculation about Yingluck Shinawatra’s return to Thailand in 2025. Boonsong, jailed for his role in the… Read More ›

UK man nabbed by top police agency for sexually abusing girlfriend’s 7 years old daughter in Pattaya after UK tip-off

UK man nabbed by top police agency for sexually abusing girlfriend’s 7 years old daughter in Pattaya after UK tip-off

December 4, 2024

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

UK man arrested in Pattaya after tip-off: suspected of abusing girlfriend’s 7-year-old daughter and posting a clip online. Police raided his home as shocking evidence… Read More ›

People’s Party MP calls for anti-coup d’état laws. Praises South Korean MPs after martial law rescinded

People’s Party MP calls for anti-coup d’état laws. Praises South Korean MPs after martial law rescinded

December 4, 2024

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thai MP Parit Wacharasindhu calls for anti-coup laws in Thailand, inspired by South Korea’s swift reversal of martial law. He praises South Korean MPs and… Read More ›

South Korean President shocks the World by declaring Martial Law. Raises tensions further in Asia Pacific

South Korean President shocks the World by declaring Martial Law. Raises tensions further in Asia Pacific

December 3, 2024

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol declares martial law, heightening tensions with North Korea and the US, impacting the Indo-Pacific region and alarming Thailand. The… Read More ›

Chinese pervert targeting young students and women in Bangkok taken down by crack unit undercover

Chinese pervert targeting young students and women in Bangkok taken down by crack unit undercover

December 3, 2024

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Elite Bangkok police sting busts Chinese predator who raped and blackmailed student. Lured to a hotel by undercover officers using psychological profiling, the suspect was… Read More ›

Hopes for direct US flights with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Category 1 status restoration

Hopes for direct US flights with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Category 1 status restoration

December 2, 2024

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand aims to regain FAA Category 1 status in February 2025, restoring direct US flights lost since 2015 due to safety concerns. With reforms and… Read More ›

German woman needed surgery for leg bite after a suspected shark attack on Friday, at popular Phang-nga beach

German woman needed surgery for leg bite after a suspected shark attack on Friday, at popular Phang-nga beach

December 2, 2024

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

German tourist mauled by suspected hammerhead shark off Phang-nga coast, leaving a 30 cm leg wound. Authorities launch drone patrols, raise warning signs, and ramp… Read More ›

Police corruption probes widening. May embroil a former Deputy Prime Minister and influential political player

Police corruption probes widening. May embroil a former Deputy Prime Minister and influential political player

December 1, 2024

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

Police corruption probes widen, with a former Deputy PM linked to a land encroachment scandal. Ongoing investigations into money laundering, extortion, and high-level political ties… Read More ›

One Thai fisherman dead, 31 held in custody after Burmese Navy opens fire on encroaching fishing fleet

One Thai fisherman dead, 31 held in custody after Burmese Navy opens fire on encroaching fishing fleet

November 30, 2024

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

One Thai fisherman dead, 31 detained after Burmese Navy fired on Thai fishing fleet near Ranong. PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Defence Minister Phumtham seek urgent… Read More ›

Police probe as six more workers die on the ill fated Rama 2 motorway project with 136 prior deaths

Police probe as six more workers die on the ill fated Rama 2 motorway project with 136 prior deaths

November 30, 2024

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Six more workers were killed and 11 injured in Rama 2 motorway collapse, pushing the total death toll to 142 since 2018. Thailand’s police chief… Read More ›

Vindictive, mercurial thief and murderer caged in Nong Bua Lamphu after brutal outrage stunned locals

Vindictive, mercurial thief and murderer caged in Nong Bua Lamphu after brutal outrage stunned locals

November 29, 2024

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Vindictive and mentally unstable thief Mr. Samart, 58, who murdered three people after a ฿10,000 theft from a disabled victim, surrenders to police in Nong… Read More ›

Samart on hunger strike in prison over arrest and subsequent denial of bail. Rejects police charges

Samart on hunger strike in prison over arrest and subsequent denial of bail. Rejects police charges

November 27, 2024

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Former Vice Minister Samart Jenchaijitwanit is on hunger strike after his arrest and bail denial over alleged money laundering tied to Icon Group. His lawyer… Read More ›

Pichai to put best foot forward in Trump’s Washington DC in February as exports surged in October

Pichai to put best foot forward in Trump’s Washington DC in February as exports surged in October

November 27, 2024

Economy, Living, Politics, Thailand:

Pichai set to visit Trump’s Washington in February as Thai exports surged 14.6% in October, smashing forecasts. Despite this, rising imports signal a third year… Read More ›

Landlord’s love triangle ends in violent multiple murder-suicide on Monday night in Samut Prakan

Landlord’s love triangle ends in violent multiple murder-suicide on Monday night in Samut Prakan

November 26, 2024

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Jealous landlord’s love triangle turns deadly: Four killed, young girl critically injured in Samut Prakan massacre. Shooter, enraged by betrayal, ended the killing spree by… Read More ›

Ex Vice Minister and elderly mother brought before the Criminal Court on money laundering charges

Ex Vice Minister and elderly mother brought before the Criminal Court on money laundering charges

November 26, 2024

Crime, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Ex-Vice Minister Samart Jenchaijitwanit and his mother face money laundering charges after being brought to court in Bangkok. Their involvement in a widening investigation reveals… Read More ›

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