Thaksin serves his prison term as a teacher to inmates at Khlong Prem without further pardon
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Thaksin Shinawatra has ruled out seeking another royal pardon and is serving his one-year sentence at Klong Prem Prison, teaching fellow inmates, keeping disciplined, maintaining… Read More ›
Thailand and Cambodia face danger from ‘Dragon Head’ the Chinese mafia leader behind the scams
Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thailand and Cambodia face a major threat from Dragon Head, the Chinese mafia boss, as Chen Zhi faces US charges exposing scams, political links and… Read More ›
Crazy foreigner clambers for the roof in Phuket. This time it was an intoxicated Dane, a former professional boxer
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Chaos erupted in Phuket as a drunken former Danish boxer climbed rooftops in Kata, shouting and risking his life. Police worked carefully to calm him,… Read More ›
Pakistani tourist, reportedly a policeman, brutalised a 25 year old sex worker in Phuket and robbed her
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Pakistani tourist, reportedly a police officer, brutally attacked and robbed a 25-year-old transgender sex worker in Phuket after arranging to meet her online. He was… Read More ›
Horror story of Belarusian woman taken in Bangkok by Burmese scam compound gang being investigated
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Belarusian model Vera Kravchova, 26, vanished after a Bangkok job offer. She was trafficked to a Myanmar scam camp, enslaved, and reportedly killed. Her family… Read More ›
Raids on foreign owned hotels on Koh Phangan carry on with three Israelis arrested and a fourth sought
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Immigration police raid Koh Phangan hotels, arrest three Israelis and pursue a fourth, targeting illegal nominee firms controlling resorts. Eight people were detained in total,… Read More ›
Fears the Bhumjaithai Party has ensnared the People’s Party and any hope of real Constitutional reform
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Bhumjaithai Party exploits Senate control to block Pheu Thai and limit People’s Party influence, threatening meaningful constitutional reform, shaping the 2026 election, as ongoing investigations… Read More ›
Israeli who demanded a refund after a massage accused of snatching temple offering at Pattaya massage shop
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Israeli tourist in Pattaya demanded a refund after a Thai massage, then seized a temple donation envelope. Locals and motorcycle taxi drivers chased him down.… Read More ›
Former Pheu Thai leader welcomes return of Ex Democrat Party PM Abhisit back to frontline politics
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Former PM Abhisit Vejjajiva returns as Democrat Party leader, warmly welcomed by ex-Pheu Thai chief Dr. Cholnan Srikaew, promising democratic reform, youth engagement, and renewed… Read More ›
Cambodia lashes out at Anutin’s call to South Korean President Lee Jae-myung as internal interference
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Cambodia lashes out at PM Anutin’s call to South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, accusing Thailand of interfering in its internal affairs while pledging to help… Read More ›
Evil Romance scammers break the hearts of lonely middle-aged women in the Kingdom’s Northeast
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Ruthless Thai romance scammers in the Northeast are fleecing lonely middle-aged women, taking tens of thousands of baht for fake foreign husbands, leaving victims blocked… Read More ›
Cyber police and Money Laundering agency seek UK and US co-operation targeting Cambodian networks
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Thai cyber police and money laundering investigators seek to join forces with US and UK authorities in a sweeping crackdown on a powerful Cambodian scam… Read More ›
Kla Tham MP dismisses unproven scam centre claims about Deputy Prime Minister Thamanat Prompow
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Kla Tham Party MP Pai Lik defends Deputy PM Thamanat Prompow against unverified Cambodian Scam Centre scam claims. He calls the accusations baseless and challenges… Read More ›
Fears grow among foreign business owners after Koh Phangan blitz sees German, French and Israelis held
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Koh Phangan sees a dramatic crackdown as Thai authorities arrest German, French and Israeli nationals for running unlicensed hotels, restaurants and tours via Thai nominees.… Read More ›
People’s Party warns Anutin of a No Confidence move over cabinet links to Cambodian scam networks
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People’s Party warns Prime Minister Anutin with a no-confidence motion over alleged Thai cabinet links to Cambodia’s vast scam networks, as the US and South… Read More ›
Indian man arrested for using a recently formed firm to bamboozle ฿20 million from victims worldwide
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
A 29-year-old Indian man and a 41-year-old Thai woman were arrested in Bangkok and Roi Et for scamming a US man. They used a newly… Read More ›
Euphoric Israeli soldiers on leave arrested for illicit narcotic use on Koh Phangan on Tuesday morning
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Four Israeli soldiers on leave were arrested on Koh Phangan after a drug-fueled party celebrating a Gaza cease-fire. Police found cocaine and meth on site.… Read More ›
State Railway of Thailand moves against Chidchob family over land plots in Buriram with lawsuit
Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
SRT launched a bold legal fight against the Chidchob family over Buriram lands, demanding immediate revocation of title deeds, removal of structures, repayment of usage… Read More ›
Cambodian scam, centre bosses target young Thai nationals seeking better pay due to the poor economy
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Cambodian call centre gangs target young Thai workers seeking better pay. 11 victims were rescued near Aranyaprathet as police vowed a relentless hunt to dismantle… Read More ›
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