Irish students avoid jail in Thailand over visa overstay
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PM orders full crackdown as police prepare criminal
Secret Day turned Night drug pub in Bangkok raided by police. Venue was disguised as a gaming centre
July 19, 2026
A hidden Bangkok ‘secret pub’ disguised as
Thailand urged not to cave to China’s extradition request for on the run journalist Bai Zhaodong
July 18, 2026
Beijing’s demand for Thailand to hand over
Karate kid drug dealer gets drop kick from police bringing career as a drug trafficker to an abrupt halt
July 18, 2026
A 20km pursuit ended with a stalled getaway car and
Scam networks reorganising on Thailand’s borders and targeting its banking network for laundering
July 18, 2026
Thai police have exposed how transnational scam gangs
Middle East War having more severe impact on tourism than previously feared especially in South
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Nearly 40% of Thai hotels suffered a
Massive Russian nominee property empire smashed by police in Chonburi. 775 homes worth 5 billion baht
July 17, 2026
Russian-run nominee network controlling more than 775
Racist reel draws Philippines to make a diplomatic protest to China as both countries lock horns at sea
July 17, 2026
The Philippines has lodged a diplomatic protest after
3 popular Bangkok pubs already closed in citywide crackdown ordered by Governor Chadchart Sittipunt
July 17, 2026
The Lat Phrao pub tragedy has triggered a sweeping
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July 17, 2026
Autopsies found carbon monoxide and cyanide killed
Broker jailed after being refused bail in arrest linked to DSI Forex case involving People’s Party MP Pawut
July 16, 2026
Bangkok’s Criminal Court refused bail to a QRS
Thailand ramps up space ambitions with a bold new partnership with China to be signed during PM’s visit
July 16, 2026
Deputy PM Yotsanan will sign five landmark China
Report handed to Prime Minister reveals 5,814 suspect civil servant appointments that are still in place despite the scandal
July 15, 2026
Anutin says 5,814 suspect civil service appointments
2 Masterminds behind the civil service exam scandal jailed in Bangkok as scale of the corruption emerges
July 15, 2026
Thailand’s civil service exam scandal deepened
Brit’s Thai wife and lawyer force Chiang Mai karaoke bar to cough up 150 thousand baht after scam trap
July 15, 2026
A British tourist’s ฿150,000 karaoke bar bill
Setback for government as 40 baht meal deal pulled from cabinet amid a barrage of hostile feedback to the scheme
July 15, 2026
Anutin’s flagship ฿40 Rice and Curry Project
Death toll in Lat Phrao brewery pub fire rises to 31 as Prime Minister confirms it will never re-open as a public venue
July 15, 2026
Bangkok’s brewery fire death toll has risen to
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