Thai hostess to face the music for her actions as Prime Minister pushes to close drug trafficking gaps

Thai hostess to face the music for her actions as Prime Minister pushes to close drug trafficking gaps

July 2, 2026

Crime, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thai PM orders sweeping airport security crackdown after heroin cases linked to Australia, with investigators increasingly convinced a Thai Airways hostess knowingly joined a trafficking… Read More ›

Questions asked in Bangkok after 11 year old drove a pickup truck into monks in procession killing nine

Questions asked in Bangkok after 11 year old drove a pickup truck into monks in procession killing nine

July 2, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

An 11-year-old boy driving his father’s pickup wiped out a Buddhist pilgrimage in Mukdahan, killing nine monks and injuring 13 others. Parliament is now demanding… Read More ›

Thai Airways bolsters the kingdom’s connection to Europe with daily flight from Bangkok to Amsterdam

Thai Airways bolsters the kingdom’s connection to Europe with daily flight from Bangkok to Amsterdam

July 2, 2026

Economy, Media, Thailand:

Thai Airways has resumed daily Bangkok-Amsterdam flights after 28 years, taking on KLM and EVA Air with fares from ฿30,690 while restoring a key European… Read More ›

Chinese second car concern smashed by police as part of a nationwide crackdown on foreign businesses

Chinese second car concern smashed by police as part of a nationwide crackdown on foreign businesses

July 2, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

Undercover police smashed a suspected Chinese-run illegal used car dealership in Chonburi, seized 19 vehicles and arrested two men now facing three charges before deportation,… Read More ›

Chilling Nonthaburi find linked to a despicable love rivalry murder by a cruel killer still on the run

Chilling Nonthaburi find linked to a despicable love rivalry murder by a cruel killer still on the run

July 2, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

Police have recovered a cement-filled container holding what they believe are the remains of murdered Nonthaburi man Mr Uten after a difficult pond search. Detectives… Read More ›

Fire at unlicensed Pattaya nightclub left one member of staff dead. Police investigation now underway

Fire at unlicensed Pattaya nightclub left one member of staff dead. Police investigation now underway

July 2, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

An employee died after fire tore through an unlicensed Pattaya nightclub with no fire exit, reviving memories of the Mountain B tragedy. Police are investigating… Read More ›

Finnish tax fraudster arrested despite precautions by crafty and determined Immigration Bureau officers

Finnish tax fraudster arrested despite precautions by crafty and determined Immigration Bureau officers

July 2, 2026

Crime, Thailand:

Thai immigration police caught a Finnish Interpol fugitive by disguising an officer as a gardener after weeks of surveillance. The 69-year-old fraud suspect emerged to… Read More ›

Lopburi monkeys escape and counterattack in war between humans and primates for ancient capital

Lopburi monkeys escape and counterattack in war between humans and primates for ancient capital

July 2, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

Monkey mayhem is back in Lopburi as escaped macaques storm a police station, damage homes and reignite Thailand’s extraordinary five-year battle to tame the former… Read More ›

Court throws out one bar code case but more serious challenges to the February 8th poll remain in play

Court throws out one bar code case but more serious challenges to the February 8th poll remain in play

July 1, 2026

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has thrown out one barcode ballot challenge, handing Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul a legal lift in Paris. But the biggest case remains,… Read More ›

Thailand horrified by savage daylight public murder of 61-year-old out walking in southern Trat province

Thailand horrified by savage daylight public murder of 61-year-old out walking in southern Trat province

July 1, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

Graphic CCTV footage has exposed the savage roadside murder of 61-year-old Mr Boonyu Samjai in Trat, showing a suspect allegedly beating him, returning to continue… Read More ›

Trusted airline personnel are not screened for flights the same as passengers, admits Transport Minister

Trusted airline personnel are not screened for flights the same as passengers, admits Transport Minister

July 1, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand will tighten airport security for pilots and cabin crew after a Thai Airways flight attendant’s heroin arrest in Australia. Transport Minister Phiphat denied negligence,… Read More ›

Digital Economy minister presses ahead with AI law even with warnings of adverse investment reaction

Digital Economy minister presses ahead with AI law even with warnings of adverse investment reaction

July 1, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand will finalise its landmark AI Act this fiscal year, introducing rules on AI governance, copyright, labelling and high-risk systems while balancing tougher regulation against… Read More ›

Police in Thailand and Australia hunt to track down network behind the arrest of a Thai Airways hostess

Police in Thailand and Australia hunt to track down network behind the arrest of a Thai Airways hostess

July 1, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Thai police have widened the probe into a Thai Airways flight attendant arrested with heroin in Australia, raiding her home, probing deleted Facebook courier messages… Read More ›

King and Queen join Princess Sirivannavari on a cruise of the Seine in Paris in a busy day on Royal Tour

King and Queen join Princess Sirivannavari on a cruise of the Seine in Paris in a busy day on Royal Tour

July 1, 2026

Culture, Media, Politics:

King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida’s landmark visit to France gathered pace with an Arc de Triomphe tribute, a Seine barge cruise, cultural diplomacy, and… Read More ›

Another woman arrested off a flight from Thailand in late May smuggling dangerous drugs into Australia

Another woman arrested off a flight from Thailand in late May smuggling dangerous drugs into Australia

June 30, 2026

Crime, Culture, Media, Thailand:

Second passenger from Thailand arrested in Australia on alleged drug smuggling after officers found butanediol disguised as shower gel and later recovered steroid tablets. The… Read More ›

State chapter of European Union deal closed in Brussels. Talks targeted for completion by end of 2026

State chapter of European Union deal closed in Brussels. Talks targeted for completion by end of 2026

June 30, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand and the EU have completed a key free trade agreement chapter on state enterprises, taking negotiations to 11 of 24 chapters. Both sides aim… Read More ›

People’s Party MP calls for stronger oversight of Chinese activities and trade investments in Thailand

People’s Party MP calls for stronger oversight of Chinese activities and trade investments in Thailand

June 30, 2026

Crime, Culture, Economy, Politics, Thailand:

People’s Party MP Sahasawat Khumkhong has hit back at Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jianwei’s warning over the term ‘Chinese grey capital’, blaming weak Thai regulation—not Chinese… Read More ›

Police raid and search the home of former Phuket deputy governor in widening corruption investigation

Police raid and search the home of former Phuket deputy governor in widening corruption investigation

June 30, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Politics, Thailand:

Former Phuket deputy governor Mr Rungruang Thimabutr’s arrest has uncovered a money trail linking jobs-for-cash exam bribery to a Phuket land document scam. Police say… Read More ›

Mother of girl who escaped Tokyo brothel jailed by Criminal Court in Bangkok for 7 years and 6 months

Mother of girl who escaped Tokyo brothel jailed by Criminal Court in Bangkok for 7 years and 6 months

June 30, 2026

Crime, Culture, Thailand:

Bangkok’s Criminal Court jailed a mother for 7½ years after convicting her of trafficking her 12-year-old daughter to Japan for prostitution. The girl’s escape exposed… Read More ›

PM orders top aides south from Paris as coordinated attacks torch a petrol station and injure tourists

PM orders top aides south from Paris as coordinated attacks torch a petrol station and injure tourists

June 29, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Southern insurgents launched coordinated attacks across Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat, torching a petrol station and injuring two Malaysian tourists. PM Anutin orders an emergency security… Read More ›

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