Vagrant who threw cement rocks at Bangkok drivers out of frustration charged with attempted murder
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A 45-year-old vagrant has been charged with attempted murder after hurling cement blocks at motorists in Bangkok, just days after an unrelated fatality caused by… Read More ›
Arrivals with smartphones can still register before Immigration checks. Anutin calls for new Department
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Travellers urged to use smartphones to submit TDAC forms on arrival as the Immigration Bureau offers help at airports. Meanwhile, Interior Minister Anutin pushes for… Read More ›
US academic faces deportation from Thailand after being fired from his job and therefore losing his visa
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US academic Paul Chambers faces deportation from Thailand after losing his job and visa despite charges being dropped. The respected professor, who has lived in… Read More ›
Thai Public Health officials deny a further death in Mukdahan from anthrax. One person has died so far
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Thai officials deny rumours of more anthrax deaths in Mukdahan after confirming first fatal case in 30 years. One patient remains under watch as authorities… Read More ›
Polish and Australian men drinking with their wives fall to their deaths in Patpong just 48 hours apart
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Two tourists fall to their deaths in Patong just 48 hours apart, one from a fifth-floor condo balcony and the other from a hotel stairwell,… Read More ›
Army chief calls for fighting back after a day of terror in the South which saw 4 civilians murdered in Narathiwat
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Army chief orders top alert and urges unified fightback after insurgents kill four civilians in Narathiwat, including a 76-year-old woman and a 9-year-old girl, in… Read More ›
More long-haul tourists in April as Thai hotels hold tight on room rates in hard pursuit of higher revenue
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Thailand is shifting to high-cost tourism, with hotel rates soaring and long-haul arrivals rising. European and North American visitors surge, while budget travel declines. Hoteliers… Read More ›
Industry Ministry task force hunts Chinese controlled recycling operations linked to collapsed tower
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Minister targets Chinese recycling firms linked to deadly tower collapse and toxic red dust racket. Officials probe overpayments, customs fraud and junta-era loopholes. Crackdown widens… Read More ›
Israeli in Phuket nabbed by police for motorbike theft at his hotel in Thalang. Faces up to 3 years in prison
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Israeli tourist Yoad Cohen, 32, was arrested in Phuket after stealing a motorbike from a hospital car park. Caught at a Thalang hotel with the… Read More ›
UN ‘Happiness Index’ questioned as IPSOS poll says Thailand is the 7th happiest country in the World
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Thailand has been named the 7th happiest country in the world by Ipsos, with 79% of Thais saying they feel happy or very happy. The… Read More ›
2025 Growth could be just 0.7% warns Krungthai Bank as PM grills Tourism officials on falling numbers
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Thailand faces an economic crisis as PM Paetongtarn grills tourism chiefs over plunging visitor numbers. Krungthai warns GDP may slump to 0.7% if US tariffs… Read More ›
Mad Mustafa from Belgium created chaos at a Pattaya 7/11 on Tuesday morning destroying bottles of wine
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Mad Mustafa, 25, went berserk at a Pattaya Seven-Eleven at 4 a.m., pouring soda on himself and smashing at least 10 wine bottles. The viral… Read More ›
7-year-old girl’s life saved by quick-acting Mom as she is bitten by one of Thailand’s deadliest snakes
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A Thai mother’s lightning-fast response saved her 7-year-old daughter after a deadly snake bite during a game of hide-and-seek. With no antivenom nearby, she raced… Read More ›
TM6 goes off well but officials and Tourism Minister warn of industry in ‘crisis.’ Blame foreign media
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TM6 rollout hailed a success as 90% of arrivals use the new online form, but top officials warn Thailand’s tourism is in crisis. Minister Surawong… Read More ›
Phitsanulok Attorney General decides to drop charges against US academic Paul Chambers in case review
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Thai prosecutors move to drop charges against US academic Paul Chambers after key review, as Deputy PM warns Washington is pushing wider trade demands. Ex-envoy… Read More ›
Brit leaves hospital in Phuket. Family confronted with £10k a day hospital bill to treat him after crash
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British chef Ricky Eury, 39, was left for dead after a horror crash in Phuket. With his travel insurance expired, his family faced a £10k-a-day… Read More ›
Hungarian man in Pattaya mauled by transwoman bar worker after failing to pay after smartphone glitch
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Hungarian tourist Imre Vig was attacked by a Thai transwoman and her friend in Pattaya after allegedly failing to pay a ฿1,570 bar bill due… Read More ›
Horror smash as carefully driven Chinese car at traffic lights hit by a truck at speed. Lorry driver absconds
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Three Chinese tourists killed and one critically injured after a trailer truck smashed into a stationary car at a red light in Rayong. Vehicle dragged… Read More ›
Officials defend government. Moody’s downgrades Thailand’s outlook from stable to negative in new note
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Thai officials slam Moody’s ‘negative’ outlook as premature, pin hopes on May trade talks with US. Ministers dismiss outlook downgrade as premature, tout baht strength… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
Arrivals with smartphones can still register before Immigration checks. Anutin calls for new Department
May 4, 2025
Travellers urged to use smartphones to submit TDAC
Thai Public Health officials deny a further death in Mukdahan from anthrax. One person has died so far
May 4, 2025
Thai officials deny rumours of more anthrax deaths in
Army chief calls for fighting back after a day of terror in the South which saw 4 civilians murdered in Narathiwat
May 4, 2025
Army chief orders top alert and urges unified
Industry Ministry task force hunts Chinese controlled recycling operations linked to collapsed tower
May 3, 2025
Minister targets Chinese recycling firms linked to
UN ‘Happiness Index’ questioned as IPSOS poll says Thailand is the 7th happiest country in the World
May 3, 2025
Thailand has been named the 7th happiest country in
Mad Mustafa from Belgium created chaos at a Pattaya 7/11 on Tuesday morning destroying bottles of wine
May 2, 2025
Mad Mustafa, 25, went berserk at a Pattaya
TM6 goes off well but officials and Tourism Minister warn of industry in ‘crisis.’ Blame foreign media
May 2, 2025
TM6 rollout hailed a success as 90% of arrivals use
Brit leaves hospital in Phuket. Family confronted with £10k a day hospital bill to treat him after crash
May 1, 2025
British chef Ricky Eury, 39, was left for dead after a
Horror smash as carefully driven Chinese car at traffic lights hit by a truck at speed. Lorry driver absconds
May 1, 2025
Three Chinese tourists killed and one critically
Defence Minister: Attorney General expediting a ‘thorough’ review of the Paul Chambers case at all levels
April 30, 2025
Thai officials are expediting a thorough review of Dr
Prime Minister struggles to explain what is happening with US-Thai trade talks raising an ‘ASEAN’ plan
April 30, 2025
Confusion grows as PM Paetongtarn avoids key questions
Prime Minister Paetongtarn wilts and turns sick at cabinet meeting in Nakhon Phanom discussing drugs
April 29, 2025
PM Paetongtarn faints during a cabinet meeting in
Third Army defends its role in the prosecution of American Professor Paul Chambers in Phitsanulok
April 29, 2025
Third Army defends its role in prosecuting US academic
Thailand online TM 6 goes live for new arrivals after Thursday. Now paper TM6 forms will also be allowed
April 28, 2025
Thailand’s new online TM6 form goes live on
Russian in Pattaya seriously injured in stabbing by fellow Russian after chatting with old girlfriend
April 27, 2025
A jealous Russian boyfriend brutally stabbed his
Ice-cold beer and cigarettes hit the spot for young Russian tourists off scenic Koh Phi Phi Leh in Krabi on Wednesday
April 27, 2025
Young Russian tourists drinking beer and smoking at
Irish man viciously attacked with a folding knife in Pattaya early on Saturday morning near his condo
April 26, 2025
Irishman viciously attacked with knife outside Pattaya
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