Virgin Atlantic service from London to Phuket leads new slots agreed with 87 airlines to boost tourism

Virgin Atlantic service from London to Phuket leads new slots agreed with 87 airlines to boost tourism

June 11, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:

Virgin Atlantic’s dramatic return to Thailand with a new Heathrow-Phuket service leads a global airline rush, with 87 carriers securing new flights and slots as… Read More ›

Police hunt a European man and American woman who abandoned a baby girl to her death in Udon Thani

Police hunt a European man and American woman who abandoned a baby girl to her death in Udon Thani

June 11, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

A newborn girl was found dead beneath a Udon Thani rain tree after being abandoned for over eight hours. Police are hunting an identified Western… Read More ›

Monomax Sports secures rights to 2026 World Cup with a last minute 2.3 billion baht deal for 2030 tournament also

Monomax Sports secures rights to 2026 World Cup with a last minute 2.3 billion baht deal for 2030 tournament also

June 11, 2026

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

JAS pulled off a dramatic last-minute FIFA coup with a ฿2.3 billion deal just hours before the World Cup began in Mexico, securing every match… Read More ›

Phuket Tuk Tuk driver’s fare from hell arrested. He was poisoned by a free coffee and had his gold stolen

Phuket Tuk Tuk driver’s fare from hell arrested. He was poisoned by a free coffee and had his gold stolen

June 11, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

Patong tuk-tuk driver wakes in hospital with ฿300,000 in gold jewellery and his phone gone after a woman who asked him to taste her coffee… Read More ›

Salt from a rubbish bin served in noodle soup leads to sixteen getting violently sick and four in Intensive Care

Salt from a rubbish bin served in noodle soup leads to sixteen getting violently sick and four in Intensive Care

June 11, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

Udon Thani noodle shop poisoning probe deepens after 16 diners fell ill and four landed in ICU when a yellow powder allegedly taken from a… Read More ›

Thai girl rescued from sexual slavery in Nigeria after being trafficked by her own family and assaulted

Thai girl rescued from sexual slavery in Nigeria after being trafficked by her own family and assaulted

June 11, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

Thai teen rescued from a two-month Nigeria prostitution nightmare after alleging her own mother, grandmother, aunt and uncle forced her into sex work over family… Read More ›

Business lobby urges Anutin to improve climate for inward investment by axing old laws and red tape

Business lobby urges Anutin to improve climate for inward investment by axing old laws and red tape

June 11, 2026

Economy, Living, Politics, Thailand:

Business leaders urge PM Anutin Charnvirakul to slash red tape and fast-track legal reforms to unlock investment in seven key industries as economic pressures mount… Read More ›

Tourism levy now planned for the 3rd quarter of 2026 with insurance while World Cup deal remains elusive

Tourism levy now planned for the 3rd quarter of 2026 with insurance while World Cup deal remains elusive

June 11, 2026

Culture, Economy, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand moves towards a foreign tourist levy with a possible July launch and insurance cover, while the ฿1,000 outbound travel charge is shelved. Meanwhile, World… Read More ›

Nigerian drug Kingpin and overlord for international Nigerian mafia arrested in a dramatic night raid in Bangkok

Nigerian drug Kingpin and overlord for international Nigerian mafia arrested in a dramatic night raid in Bangkok

June 10, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

Nigerian cocaine kingpin Ikenna Patrick Azubuike was arrested after a dramatic Bangkok police showdown as officers uncovered an alleged Dodorima drug empire with ฿380 million… Read More ›

Israeli man arrested on arrival at Koh Samui Airport over nominee firm to buy property for holiday home

Israeli man arrested on arrival at Koh Samui Airport over nominee firm to buy property for holiday home

June 10, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

Israeli land suspect Eden Alisa was arrested at Samui Airport after returning to Thailand as police widened a Koh Phangan nominee ownership crackdown. The probe… Read More ›

Civil society groups launch move to push a public amendment option over fears of ‘blue regime’ charter

Civil society groups launch move to push a public amendment option over fears of ‘blue regime’ charter

June 10, 2026

Culture, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s constitutional battle intensifies as activists launch a 50,000-signature campaign against Bhumjaithai-backed reform plans, warning of a “blue regime” and threatening a Vote No revolt… Read More ›

Man with a helmet busy taking out cash at an ATM led police on Monday to uncover a Chinese scam effort

Man with a helmet busy taking out cash at an ATM led police on Monday to uncover a Chinese scam effort

June 10, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

Teen courier caught with ฿607,000 in cash and four ATM cards during Bangkok ATM stop. The 19-year-old says a Chinese handler paid him just ฿1,000… Read More ›

Simmering tensions on display during Anutin’s two day visit to Hanoi. Mixed messages from Cambodia

Simmering tensions on display during Anutin’s two day visit to Hanoi. Mixed messages from Cambodia

June 10, 2026

Living, Politics, Thailand:

Border tensions have erupted as Hun Sen threatens to reclaim disputed land by force, prompting PM Anutin’s warning from Hanoi. Cambodia denies troop mobilisation and… Read More ›

Finnish businessman jailed for 2.5 years by a Lapland court for the abuse of Thai berry pickers in 2022

Finnish businessman jailed for 2.5 years by a Lapland court for the abuse of Thai berry pickers in 2022

June 10, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

Finnish berry boss jailed after a court found Thai workers were trafficked into forced labour. Polarica ex-CEO Jukka Kristo was convicted on 78 counts as… Read More ›

Thaksin free after electronic bracelet is removed. Plans to fly to Dubai to see Yingluck at end of June

Thaksin free after electronic bracelet is removed. Plans to fly to Dubai to see Yingluck at end of June

June 10, 2026

Culture, Living, Politics, Thailand:

Thaksin Shinawatra’s EM bracelet has been removed after court-backed royal pardon procedures, clearing him for overseas travel. The former PM is set to fly to… Read More ›

Jealous lover mows down girlfriend in road rage fit after she accepted a motorcyclist’s lift in a tiff

Jealous lover mows down girlfriend in road rage fit after she accepted a motorcyclist’s lift in a tiff

June 9, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

A Surin road crash has exploded into a murder probe after police alleged a furious boyfriend chased down a motorcycle carrying his fleeing girlfriend and… Read More ›

Brit probed by police as CCTV shows him thrashing a rented villa in Phuket. Case now under review

Brit probed by police as CCTV shows him thrashing a rented villa in Phuket. Case now under review

June 9, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

British tenant Farah Hashi is accused of trashing a luxury Phuket villa and disappearing, leaving more than ฿300,000 in damage. CCTV allegedly captured the destruction,… Read More ›

Facebook parent firm and other tech giants face a landmark lawsuit over online thefts and fraud losses

Facebook parent firm and other tech giants face a landmark lawsuit over online thefts and fraud losses

June 9, 2026

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

Investor loses ฿165 million after a Facebook advert, LINE group and App Store download. Now Meta, Apple, LINE-linked firms and banks face a landmark ฿230… Read More ›

Old timer driven by jealousy over a 15 year old girl strikes out and then ends his own life in Saraburi

Old timer driven by jealousy over a 15 year old girl strikes out and then ends his own life in Saraburi

June 9, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

A jealous 60-year-old gardener allegedly shot a mother and her 15-year-old daughter at a Saraburi rental complex before barricading himself during a police siege. The… Read More ›

Opposition and trade want answers from Minister as controversial Chinese steel firm is cleared to reopen

Opposition and trade want answers from Minister as controversial Chinese steel firm is cleared to reopen

June 9, 2026

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

Xin Ke Yuan Steel is back. The Chinese-owned firm linked to the collapsed OAG tower, 7,000 alleged fake tax invoices and hazardous waste stockpiles has… Read More ›

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