Police on Koh Phangan searching for Mr Spray a political graffiti activist damaging the island’s image

Police on Koh Phangan searching for Mr Spray a political graffiti activist damaging the island’s image

February 4, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Tourist dubbed “Mr. Spray” sparks fury on Koh Phangan after red graffiti appears at 40 sites. Images spread online show slogans on signs, roads and… Read More ›

Tensions between the Election Commission and top political parties in the 2026 General Election deepen

Tensions between the Election Commission and top political parties in the 2026 General Election deepen

February 4, 2026

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

Pheu Thai slams Election Commission over advance voting failures, warning election annulment risks, as EC moves to prosecute 28 candidates, raising tensions, legal threats and… Read More ›

Sting in tail for randy French duo arrested on Monday by Immigration Bureau officers. Ordered deported

Sting in tail for randy French duo arrested on Monday by Immigration Bureau officers. Ordered deported

February 4, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

French couple filmed having sex on a Phuket tuk-tuk, thought a police station fine ended it. Instead, immigration police arrested them, revoked their visas, blacklisted… Read More ›

Hong Kong Chinese fugitive arrested for murder. Lived in Thailand for 32 years with wife and family

Hong Kong Chinese fugitive arrested for murder. Lived in Thailand for 32 years with wife and family

February 3, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Fish porridge fugitive caught: Thai police arrest Hong Kong murder suspect who hid in Bangkok for 32 years as a shop owner. Mui Yiu Keung,… Read More ›

Bombshell audio clip suggesting a conservative plot is genuine says Lawyer Aun, says he has the numbers

Bombshell audio clip suggesting a conservative plot is genuine says Lawyer Aun, says he has the numbers

February 3, 2026

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

Audio bombshell rocks Thai politics as lawyer defends leaked call. Minister cries fake, police probe stalls while election chiefs face mounting pressure. Questions posed over… Read More ›

Russians arrested in Bangkok for murder of comrade in Pattaya over an unpaid debt. Organs found missing

Russians arrested in Bangkok for murder of comrade in Pattaya over an unpaid debt. Organs found missing

February 3, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Pattaya police probe the brutal killing of Russian man Mikhail Emelianov after his dismembered remains were found across multiple sites. Two Russians are held as… Read More ›

People’s Party firebrand ‘ICE’ calls for actions against Election Commission after advance voting errors

People’s Party firebrand ‘ICE’ calls for actions against Election Commission after advance voting errors

February 3, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Firebrand ex-MP Ice Rakchanok attacks the Election Commission over advance voting chaos, missing People’s Party posters and claims voters were misled. She rejected the agency’s… Read More ›

Officials plan to relocate bull elephant that killed a 69 year old camper on Monday. Third human victim

Officials plan to relocate bull elephant that killed a 69 year old camper on Monday. Third human victim

February 3, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

A 69-year-old tourist was killed before dawn by a wild bull elephant while exercising near his tent at a Khao Yai National Park campground. Officials… Read More ›

People’s Party leader and former MPs in court on Monday seeking bail in Gulf Criminal defamation case

People’s Party leader and former MPs in court on Monday seeking bail in Gulf Criminal defamation case

February 2, 2026

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

Election week drama as People’s Party leader Nattapong and two MPs face Criminal Court over energy remarks, posting bail in a defamation case filed by… Read More ›

Minister files police report over audio clip claiming a People’s Party government will spark a coup d’état

Minister files police report over audio clip claiming a People’s Party government will spark a coup d’état

February 2, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Leaked audio allegedly linked to Deputy Interior Minister Sakda Wichiensilp has shaken Thailand’s election days before voting, triggering a police complaint, denial and fierce political… Read More ›

Resigned Big Joke confirms he remains in Bangkok in tennis court media interview after flight rumours

Resigned Big Joke confirms he remains in Bangkok in tennis court media interview after flight rumours

February 2, 2026

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

Big Joke resurfaces at a Bangkok tennis court, denying flight after his police career ended as bribery and abuse cases emerge. NACC probes move toward… Read More ›

Incoherent and drunk Russian tourist denied entry to Thailand on Thursday morning after chaotic flight

Incoherent and drunk Russian tourist denied entry to Thailand on Thursday morning after chaotic flight

February 2, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Naked, intoxicated Russian man caused mid-air chaos on a Vietnam–Bangkok flight, argued with the crew and demanded the door opened. He then failed immigration screening… Read More ›

French tourist pair put on sex show in the back of a red Tuk Tuk on frantic ride through central Phuket

French tourist pair put on sex show in the back of a red Tuk Tuk on frantic ride through central Phuket

February 2, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Two French tourists were fined after a viral video showed them having sex on a moving tuk-tuk in Phuket. Police traced the couple within two… Read More ›

Pattaya Police comb site in Bang Lamung for missing Russian man believed murdered and dismembered

Pattaya Police comb site in Bang Lamung for missing Russian man believed murdered and dismembered

February 1, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Russian man Mikhail Emelianov vanished after debt threats and was later found dismembered and buried in Chonburi. Police believe the killing was revenge over unpaid… Read More ›

Election Commission officers raid Surat Thani house after reports of vote buying activity were received

Election Commission officers raid Surat Thani house after reports of vote buying activity were received

February 1, 2026

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

Grey money fears intensify as Thailand nears polling day, with banks flagging huge withdrawals, a ฿250 million probe opened, police raiding a Surat Thani vote-buying… Read More ›

UN exposes sham basis of Burma’s military junta’s ‘election’ that saw 80% vote for pro military party

UN exposes sham basis of Burma’s military junta’s ‘election’ that saw 80% vote for pro military party

January 31, 2026

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

UN investigators say Myanmar’s military unleashed more than 400 airstrikes during elections, killing at least 170 civilians, as the junta’s proxy party claimed a landslide… Read More ›

Dane broke into Chinese man’s home on Koh Samui. Made off with safe full of deeds and build permits

Dane broke into Chinese man’s home on Koh Samui. Made off with safe full of deeds and build permits

January 31, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Danish tourist arrested after stealing a safe packed with ฿100 million property deeds from a Chinese businessman’s Koh Samui home. Police caught him in Krabi… Read More ›

Two women arrested on Koh Phangan in police take hard line on illicit narcotics at Full Moon Party events

Two women arrested on Koh Phangan in police take hard line on illicit narcotics at Full Moon Party events

January 31, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Two women were arrested in a police crackdown on drug sales to foreign tourists during Koh Phangan’s Full Moon Party, as officers seized methamphetamine and… Read More ›

Sharpest fall in gold in 43 years sees baht fall by 2 per cent against the US dollar and gold shop panic

Sharpest fall in gold in 43 years sees baht fall by 2 per cent against the US dollar and gold shop panic

January 31, 2026

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:

Gold chaos grips Thailand as prices crash 12% after record highs, sparking panic selling, bargain buying and packed pawn shops, while the baht weakens, volatility… Read More ›

Election boss says officials are probing six account holders in 250 million baht linked to vote buying

Election boss says officials are probing six account holders in 250 million baht linked to vote buying

January 31, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Vote-buying fears grip Thailand as election nears, with allegations of intimidation, misuse of state power and a probe into ฿250 million cash withdrawals, prompting intensified… Read More ›

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