Burmese migrant workers, two couples murder construction site overseer over notice period pay dispute
Payday turned deadly in Bangkok when four Burmese workers demanded to quit and clashed with their Chinese boss over unpaid wages. He was beaten to… Read More ›
Bank of Thailand confirms a tale of two economies one booming, another struggling with decline
Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:
Boom for big business, pain for Thai families! The Bank of Thailand raises its growth forecast to 2.4% as AI exports soar. Yet SME loans… Read More ›
Lovesick Ayutthaya man kidnapped four month old infant from mother. Let her fall into river in the dark
Four-month-old baby found dead in the Chao Phraya River after her mother’s lover secretly took her from bed. The 36-year-old claims she slipped into floodwater… Read More ›
French businessman wanted for VAT fraud arrested this Wednesday on Koh Samui after Interpol Notice
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
Interpol fugitive caught on Koh Samui. Frenchman Alexandre Toj, 53, faces a ฿50 million tax fraud investigation involving fake VAT invoices, a €650,000 aircraft purchase… Read More ›
Thousands of fake Thai citizens of Chinese origin identified in one case going back over two decades
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
Chinese citizenship fraud probe reaches back 27 years as Thai police flag 1,483 suspect birth registrations. A medical student, programmer and engineer are caught up… Read More ›
Restaurant YouTube reviewer is a fraudster with an arrest warrant. Police complaint filed in Nonthaburi
A food influencer’s demand for prawns, drinks or ฿25,000 backfires in Nonthaburi. The restaurant owner calls police after threats of a one-star review. Officers discover… Read More ›
New police chief wants officers who show their faces to the public and issue warnings instead of fines
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
Thailand cracks down on masked traffic police eight years after the ‘ninja police’ controversy. Officers must reveal their faces, warn minor offenders before issuing fines… Read More ›
Israeli arrested on drug and sex charges threatens police and well known detective Inspector Jae
A Bangkok sex-and-drugs raid nets Israeli Tomer Kahiri, 54, and a Thai woman. Police find crystal meth, a suspected drug-laced cake and secret sex videos.… Read More ›
Knock on the door coming for 10k visa overstayers now in Thailand as police launch new crackdown
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
Thailand launches a nationwide hunt for over 10,000 visa overstayers as police arrest fraud suspects and fugitives. An Israeli is nabbed after 2,095 days illegally… Read More ›
19 year old hothead lands in jail after punching female driver who honked her car horn at him in Bangkok
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
Terrifying scenes in Bangkok as a motorcyclist, 19, chases a woman after a horn warning, smashes her windscreen and punches her. Bystanders fail to help.… Read More ›
Mystery of Dutch TV star deepens as police confirm he left Thailand and lawyer claims he wants privacy
Thailand mystery deepens as Dutch TV personality Emile Ratelband, 77, is traced to Laos. His Brazilian companion took a separate flight to the Middle East.… Read More ›
Thailand falls behind Southeast Asian peers in race to build more flight connections as tourism fades
Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:
High-season alarm for Thailand as direct international flights to Hat Yai, Krabi and Koh Samui plunge. Foreign arrivals are down 4%, while Kasikorn cuts its… Read More ›
Prime Minister in a spot as no confidence debate looks like it’s being stalled or postponed in parliament
Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Political fireworks as Anutin’s no-confidence debate is delayed by bitter row over speaking time. Opposition MPs demand five days to grill 18 ministers, while the… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
PM calls police chief and orders preparations to make sure Thailand is not subject to French like rioting
October 22, 2026
Riots in France trigger a security warning from PM
Pledges on investment are up but Foreign Direct Investment for the first six months is down nearly 5%
October 22, 2026
Foreign investment warning for Thailand: actual FDI
Frenchman arrested by Immigration. Officer spotted him on Interpol wanted list for drug trafficking
October 22, 2026
A Satun immigration officer identifies Frenchman
Drunk woman stripped naked on a Pattaya public street Tuesday night hurling abuse. Arrested by police
October 21, 2026
Chaos in central Pattaya as a drunken woman strips
Former top Democrat Party aide and MP met DSI over Bhumjaithai MP’s husband’s links to online gambling
October 21, 2026
฿118 million in crypto transfers, nearly 10,000
Row over handling of two online gambling cases related to MPs. Questions of jurisdiction and fair play
October 21, 2026
฿226 million frozen in one gambling case, questions
German family members injured in Phuket after app based taxi driver lost control of car looking at GPS
October 20, 2026
GPS distraction sparks terror on a Phuket street as a
Bhumjaithai MP and her husband answer questions of the elite DSI police over links to online gambling
October 20, 2026
DSI investigators question the Australian husband of
Hellish battle with UK Home Office for Brit seeking to bring Burmese fiancée and son home for Christmas
October 20, 2026
British father battles UK visa refusal that threatens
7kg heroin in drink sachets bound for Australia found in a Samut Prakan premises after police tip off
October 19, 2026
Thai police uncover 7kg of suspected heroin packed
Much loved Robocop, a popular figure in Nonthaburi near Bangkok dies in a tragic road traffic accident
October 19, 2026
Just two hours after his final Facebook post,
Thai star Nene Royal faces trademark headaches in Thailand and South Korea as she secures her fortune
October 18, 2026
Nene Royal, 16, conquers America’s Got Talent, meets
Six dead in deadly clashes in Southern Thailand including a policeman killed on National Police Day
October 17, 2026
Gunfire tears through a Narathiwat hideout as police
Underfire southern MP says Prime Minister Anutin telephoned her and urged her to post a selfie online
October 17, 2026
World leaders applaud Anutin’s saxophone solo as
Prime Minister cock a hoop as IMF World Bank meet ends in Bangkok. Insists Thailand’s standing has risen
October 17, 2026
Anutin predicts an economic leap after Bangkok hosts
Departures tax pushed by the Ministry of Finance is the death kiss for the tourist sector say top execs
October 16, 2026
Thai AirAsia sounds the alarm over a ฿1,000
US Bangkok broadside to the IMF and the World Bank delivered by Scott Bessent who snubbed the meeting
October 16, 2026
Washington turns up the heat at Bangkok’s
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