Thai police issue warning as Bangkok is left red faced after massive exported cannabis seizures abroad
Police in Thailand warn travellers they could face life imprisonment or even the death penalty after 4.5 tonnes of cannabis linked to Thailand were seized… Read More ›
NIDA opinion poll puts ‘Teng’ on top in choice for PM and the People’s Party way ahead of Bhumjaithai
Culture, Living, Politics, Thailand:
New NIDA poll delivers a political shock as Nattapong Ruangpanyawut overtakes Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and the People’s Party opens a commanding national lead, despite… Read More ›
Queen Suthida presented Queen’s Cup trophy on Sunday as the King watched the closing stages of the contest
Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:
Elite coaching, advanced swing analysis and the next generation of Thai golfers shared the spotlight with the Queen’s Cup champion as the King and Queen… Read More ›
64 year old dies after being stung by wasps Saturday while picking wild mushrooms in Nakhon Phanom
Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:
A mushroom-picking trip turned deadly after a Nakhon Phanom man was stung about 10 times by a swarm of wasps, suffered a fatal collapse and… Read More ›
Delivery rider dumped by his partner for another man executed the woman at her Bangkok home on Sunday
Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:
A shattered relationship ended in bloodshed after a delivery rider calmly entered his former partner’s Bangkok home, collected belongings, then opened fire before turning the… Read More ›
Top Bhumjaithai Party figure defends the party’s position on cannabis. Only supported medical use
Culture, Living, Politics, Thailand:
Under mounting pressure over cannabis, Bhumjaithai insists it backed medicine, not recreational use, and says a failed cannabis law left illegal shops, regulatory gaps and… Read More ›
Married couple from Loei remanded in prison until July 15 as DSI police pursue drug trafficking case against them
The heroin investigation has widened dramatically after the DSI took control of the case, securing the continued detention of a married couple while officers pursue… Read More ›
Death in the car after sexual activity. Bangkok police look into shocking discovery of dead young couple
Witnesses watched an LPG-powered Honda idle for hours before two occupants were found dead inside. Police seized condoms, supplements and medication, while CCTV, toxicology and… Read More ›
Unhappy ending for South Korean online gambling tycoon at Pattaya massage parlour on Saturday
Interpol fugitive Mr Kim was arrested outside a Pattaya massage parlour after Thai immigration police tracked the South Korean suspect to his hideout. Officers seized… Read More ›
Breakthrough in Thai Airways drug trafficking case. Courier arrested and confessed to supplying drugs
Inspector Jae arrested courier Mr Ithai, blowing open the Thai Airways heroin case. Police say his confession has exposed a Thailand-Australia trafficking network, identified a… Read More ›
Pattaya police continue to quiz wife of UK business man stabbed to death at home on Thursday morning
British cannabis entrepreneur Thomas David, 34, found stabbed to death in a luxury Pattaya home as police question his 21-year-old British wife. Detectives challenge her… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
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British man found dead on Thursday morning in Pattaya may have been murdered, according to police
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British cannabis businessman found stabbed to death in
Questions asked in Bangkok after 11 year old drove a pickup truck into monks in procession killing nine
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An 11-year-old boy driving his father’s pickup
Chinese second car concern smashed by police as part of a nationwide crackdown on foreign businesses
July 2, 2026
Undercover police smashed a suspected Chinese-run
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Monkey mayhem is back in Lopburi as escaped macaques
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Graphic CCTV footage has exposed the savage roadside
Digital Economy minister presses ahead with AI law even with warnings of adverse investment reaction
July 1, 2026
Thailand will finalise its landmark AI Act this fiscal
King and Queen join Princess Sirivannavari on a cruise of the Seine in Paris in a busy day on Royal Tour
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King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida’s
State chapter of European Union deal closed in Brussels. Talks targeted for completion by end of 2026
June 30, 2026
Thailand and the EU have completed a key free trade
Police raid and search the home of former Phuket deputy governor in widening corruption investigation
June 30, 2026
Former Phuket deputy governor Mr Rungruang
PM orders top aides south from Paris as coordinated attacks torch a petrol station and injure tourists
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Southern insurgents launched coordinated attacks
Thai Airways air hostess held in an Australian prison on heroin trafficking charges. Thai police seek details
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Thai Airways flight attendant arrested after
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