Chinese tourists arrested on kidnapping and extortion charges insist they are innocent
The victim in the case, a 32-year-old Chinese woman who is studying in the kingdom at university filed her complaint with Thong Lor police on… Read More ›
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Police launch a full probe into the death of Finnish national near Pattaya with his throat cut in bed
Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
The 49-year-old wife of 5 years reported that 58-year-old Markku Tapani Karjalainen was beset by troubles at home in Finland. He had returned 9 months… Read More ›
Fiery death of 11 in LNG-powered passenger van travelling at speed just before it crashed in flames
Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Authorities in Nakhon Ratchasima are carrying out autopsies on the remains of 11 people including two children burned to death in a horrific accident on… Read More ›
Russian man barrels his way into a Pattaya Seven-Eleven store smashing the glass door to pieces
Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
A Russian man went wild in the heart of Pattaya on Monday morning when he took over a Seven-Eleven convenience store near Walking Street causing… Read More ›
Bentley case gets murkier with methamphetamine detected in owner’s bloodstream but not drunk
Crime, Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Blood test which according to police was taken within one hour of the incident revealed just 10.73 milligrammes of alcohol, well below the 50 milligrammes… Read More ›
Pattaya police hunt down the killer of a UK man who had just returned to Thailand from Britain the day before
Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
UK expat and murder victim was on his way home after picking up groceries at a local shop when he was gunned down by an… Read More ›
PM orders ‘full force’ help for Thai nationals and families linked to the Poipet casino disaster in Cambodia
Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Fire which destroyed the Grand Diamond casino in the Cambodian city of Poipet has left over 100 people seriously injured and at least 21 dead… Read More ›
King and Queen visit Princess Bajrakitiyabha at a Bangkok hospital after she took ill on Wednesday
Culture, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Well wishes have come from around the country as temples invite the public to pray and leading political figures come forward to pay their respects… Read More ›
Two Polish fiends sought by Pattaya police for a callous, cruel and sadistic attack on a Cambodian woman
Crime, Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Police investigating a horrific attack on a 30-year-old Cambodian woman by two Polish men are looking at whether it may have been a grudge held… Read More ›
Police investigate after baby boy found discarded in a plastic bag amid a rubbish heap in Pattaya
Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Police believe that CCTV footage retrieved from the building from where a 17-year-old girl was rescued while bleeding heavily may link her with the abandoned… Read More ›
Narathiwat bomb explosion leaves one senior police officer dead. PM demands tighter security
Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
The bomb went off at approximately 12.40 pm on Tuesday opposite a local school in the centre of Narathiwat at a police housing complex. The… Read More ›
Surat Thani governor promises review after body of missing French tourist is found on a mountain
Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Rescue officials and police obtained the cooperation of a friend of Mr Tizzlano’s in Krabi who he is believed to have spoken to by mobile… Read More ›
Prayut’s sadness at Seoul Halloween horror as similar party is to go ahead in Bangkok on Monday
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Organisers of the Khao San Road Halloween Party are still going ahead on Monday night with the annual spectacular which in the past year has… Read More ›
Policeman on the run after gunning down 32 year old at a music bar in southern Trang province
Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
The perpetrator, known as ‘Sergeant Bird’ is a member of the Trang Special Operations Unit or SWAT team in Trang and is understood to have… Read More ›
Fears for Russian tourist, a top business executive, gone missing from Naithon Beach in Phuket
Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Police have not ruled out that the woman may have been attacked for her personal belongings but it is also feared she may have had… Read More ›
Truss resigns as UK Prime Minister, the shortest-lived and most disastrous tenure in office ever
Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thai World:
Her replacement is expected to be unveiled in a week. Former chancellor Rishi Sunak is thought to be a key contender as is Penny Mordaunt… Read More ›
Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha reinstated by the Thai Constitutional Court in a majority verdict
Culture, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
The court took the middle course of three options with dates ranging from 2022 to 2027. The verdict means that Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha… Read More ›
China condemns latest US action as two American naval vessels sail through the Taiwan Strait
Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Taiwan is becoming the focus of increased tensions not just between the United States and China but also with other countries across the world where… Read More ›
Prime Minister suspended from duty by the Constitutional Court as it takes up term limit case for hearing
Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan now assumes responsibility for the role of Prime Minister while General Prayut remains as Defence Minister as the cabinet stays… Read More ›
Norwegian rescued by police and medics after being found stabbed within his Pattaya hotel room
Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Reports suggest that the wound was either self-inflicted or an accident. A small packet of dried marijuana leaves and a lighter found by police at… Read More ›
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Minister suspended from duties after top court accepts suit from MPs linking him with business
March 3, 2023
The removal of Minister of Transport Saksayam Chidchob
Police launch a full probe into the death of Finnish national near Pattaya with his throat cut in bed
March 1, 2023
The 49-year-old wife of 5 years reported that
25-year-old criminal mastermind of drug empire changed his identity from Thai to South Korean
February 27, 2023
Metropolitan Police Bureau Investigation Chief Police
Tragic death of Uyghur Muslim in Immigration detention raises case of 50 men seeking asylum from China
February 24, 2023
Human rights groups and NGOs including the UNHCR are
Family and villagers seize body of slain insurgent wanted for a number of bombing attacks in Yala
February 22, 2023
On Tuesday, the Commander of Army Region 4 Lieutenant
PM’s party lashes out at MP Rangsiman Rome’s ‘irresponsible’ revelations in parliament last week
February 21, 2023
Series of sweeping and serious allegations made by the
Credit crunch as firms seek more bank loans with tightened lending criteria and recession fears
February 18, 2023
Current liquidity problem in the industrial and
Top Royal Thai Police officers under scrutiny over links to huge illegal online gambling cash flows
February 15, 2023
Latest revelations by Chuwit Kamolvisit focus on
Senator urges Pheu Thai to drop third Shinawatra as PM and enter a coalition pact after the election
February 12, 2023
It is an indicator of the situation which may emerge
Volatile and expensive baht a problem for the economy, could be subject to speculative trading in the dollar
February 10, 2023
The government’s economic planners are nervously
Stiff opposition to government media regulation bill as industry groups call for its withdrawal in parliament
February 8, 2023
Media bodies in Thailand are wary of the new bill
Russia insists American Boeing aircraft flying to Thailand are safely maintained despite blowout
February 7, 2023
Azur Air flight passengers were given food,
Frenchman held in Bangkok for extorting money from foreigners in Pattaya claiming police links
February 4, 2023
Big Joke or Deputy National Police Chief General
Burmese in Thailand take to the streets in support of the country’s democratic unity government
February 2, 2023
Military junta and its reviled Tatmadaw forces are
Former ministers rejoin the Palang Pracharat Party but there is no new economics czar Somkid
January 31, 2023
Ruling Palang Pracharat Party unveils the return of
Swede dies in motorbike crash after 5 days in Thailand seeking to marry his 27-year-old fiancé from Roiet
January 29, 2023
Police at Suvarnabhumi Police Station in Roiet are
Taxi man adamant Taiwanese star in extortion case was loud and drunk on the night concerned in Bangkok
January 28, 2023
Police continue to investigate the incident as a
