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Chinese tourists arrested on kidnapping and extortion charges insist they are innocent 

Chinese tourists arrested on kidnapping and extortion charges insist they are innocent 

March 20, 2023

Crime, Thailand:

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 ›

Police launch a full probe into the death of Finnish national near Pattaya with his throat cut in bed

Police launch a full probe into the death of Finnish national near Pattaya with his throat cut in bed

March 1, 2023

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

Fiery death of 11 in LNG-powered passenger van travelling at speed just before it crashed in flames

January 22, 2023

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

Russian man barrels his way into a Pattaya Seven-Eleven store smashing the glass door to pieces

January 16, 2023

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

Bentley case gets murkier with methamphetamine detected in owner’s bloodstream but not drunk

January 14, 2023

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 

Pattaya police hunt down the killer of a UK man who had just returned to Thailand from Britain the day before 

January 6, 2023

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 

PM orders ‘full force’ help for Thai nationals and families linked to the Poipet casino disaster in Cambodia 

December 29, 2022

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

King and Queen visit Princess Bajrakitiyabha at a Bangkok hospital after she took ill on Wednesday

December 16, 2022

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

Two Polish fiends sought by Pattaya police for a callous, cruel and sadistic attack on a Cambodian woman

December 9, 2022

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 

Police investigate after baby boy found discarded in a plastic bag amid a rubbish heap in Pattaya 

November 27, 2022

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

Narathiwat bomb explosion leaves one senior police officer dead. PM demands tighter security

November 22, 2022

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

Surat Thani governor promises review after body of missing French tourist is found on a mountain

November 18, 2022

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

Prayut’s sadness at Seoul Halloween horror as similar party is to go ahead in Bangkok on Monday

October 30, 2022

Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

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

Policeman on the run after gunning down 32 year old at a music bar in southern Trang province

October 25, 2022

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

Fears for Russian tourist, a top business executive, gone missing from Naithon Beach in Phuket

October 23, 2022

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

Truss resigns as UK Prime Minister, the shortest-lived and most disastrous tenure in office ever

October 20, 2022

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

Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha reinstated by the Thai Constitutional Court in a majority verdict

September 30, 2022

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 

China condemns latest US action as two American naval vessels sail through the Taiwan Strait 

August 28, 2022

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

Prime Minister suspended from duty by the Constitutional Court as it takes up term limit case for hearing

August 24, 2022

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

Norwegian rescued by police and medics after being found stabbed within his Pattaya hotel room

June 30, 2022

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 ›