Articles by: James Morris and Son Nguyen

Forex trading network scam smashed by DSI police. Billions of baht in losses as MP denies culpability

Forex trading network scam smashed by DSI police. Billions of baht in losses as MP denies culpability

June 19, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

DSI raids at 24 locations have uncovered an alleged forex fraud network tied to luxury assets, crypto wallets and money flows linked to a People’s… Read More ›

Minister proposes levy for tourists travelling to Koh Samui to fund better infrastructure and support

Minister proposes levy for tourists travelling to Koh Samui to fund better infrastructure and support

June 19, 2026

Culture, Economy, Politics, Thailand:

Koh Samui faces a tourism shake-up as Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul backs a visitor levy to fund roads and safety, while PM Anutin Charnvirakul orders a… Read More ›

Hitman wanted by police for murder live streamed arrest scene and washed his teeth as officers waited outside

Hitman wanted by police for murder live streamed arrest scene and washed his teeth as officers waited outside

June 18, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

A suspected shotgun killer accused of executing a Buriram lottery vendor stunned police by brushing his teeth on a livestream as officers surrounded his Sa… Read More ›

Scots fighter dies after Tuk Tuk fall in Phuket on Sunday. Driver charged by police over the incident

Scots fighter dies after Tuk Tuk fall in Phuket on Sunday. Driver charged by police over the incident

June 18, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Scottish boxing champion Colin Cairney, 22, has died after a horror fall from a moving Phuket tuk-tuk. Police charged the driver after he admitted to… Read More ›

Minister visits Koh Samui to talk safety as concerns about the island’s roads grow over motorbike deaths

Minister visits Koh Samui to talk safety as concerns about the island’s roads grow over motorbike deaths

June 18, 2026

Crime, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Koh Samui’s safety record is under the spotlight after the death of Australian sprint star Jemma Stapleton, prompting a ministerial intervention, a major police probe… Read More ›

Bangkok engineers scrambled to repair another large sinkhole in the busy Bang Kapi area of the capital

Bangkok engineers scrambled to repair another large sinkhole in the busy Bang Kapi area of the capital

June 18, 2026

Living, Media, Thailand:

Bangkok’s sinkhole scare strikes again as a major road near Lotus Bang Kapi collapses, forcing an overnight emergency operation. Engineers reopened the route before dawn,… Read More ›

Smiling killer shocked reporters with remarks as a court jailed him and two others for Bangkok murder

Smiling killer shocked reporters with remarks as a court jailed him and two others for Bangkok murder

June 18, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

Three men are jailed after a Bangkok court denied bail over the killing of a cannabis dealer whose body was stuffed into a plastic container… Read More ›

High level shakeup in Phuket. Governor and deputies transferred out after a complex power struggle

High level shakeup in Phuket. Governor and deputies transferred out after a complex power struggle

June 17, 2026

Crime, Culture, Politics, Thailand:

Phuket’s governor is out and two deputy governors have been moved as PM Anutin Charnvirakul launches a dramatic shake-up amid beach land scandals, alleged mafia-style… Read More ›

Three men arrested in Don Mueang area of Bangkok after a man was killed over the ownership of a watch

Three men arrested in Don Mueang area of Bangkok after a man was killed over the ownership of a watch

June 17, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

Watch row turns deadly as Bangkok cannabis dealer is stabbed, stuffed into a plastic container and buried in a planter box. Three men are arrested,… Read More ›

Ben Smith’s 600 million baht yacht is being auctioned off after being seized by money laundering agency

Ben Smith’s 600 million baht yacht is being auctioned off after being seized by money laundering agency

June 17, 2026

Crime, Media, Politics, Thailand:

AMLO is auctioning the 600-million-baht ATLAS superyacht seized in the Ben Smith cybercrime probe as Thailand’s biggest fraud crackdown tops ฿20 billion in frozen assets.… Read More ›

Khon Kaen Police probing a pre dawn blaze caused by a charging EV that burned down a family home

Khon Kaen Police probing a pre dawn blaze caused by a charging EV that burned down a family home

June 17, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Five residents narrowly escaped death in Khon Kaen when a charging BYD Dolphin EV erupted into flames, triggering a devastating pre-dawn inferno that destroyed the… Read More ›

UK tourist who saved for dream trip to Thailand ends up jailed in Bangkok hell holes for a year and half

UK tourist who saved for dream trip to Thailand ends up jailed in Bangkok hell holes for a year and half

June 16, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

British tourist Oliver Hardy’s dream Thailand stay became a 16-month prison nightmare after a visa scam, fake immigration stamps and a conviction. The Croydon man… Read More ›

Deal breakthrough between Iran and the United States as oil ships cross the Strait of Hormuz and new ‘final’ talks begin

Deal breakthrough between Iran and the United States as oil ships cross the Strait of Hormuz and new ‘final’ talks begin

June 16, 2026

Economy, Foreigners, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Trump unveils a historic US-Iran digital accord as Thailand welcomes a breakthrough in the Middle East crisis. The Strait of Hormuz will reopen, nuclear talks… Read More ›

Phuket Muay Thai teacher forced to use martial arts skills in a bloody street fight with a Western foreigner

Phuket Muay Thai teacher forced to use martial arts skills in a bloody street fight with a Western foreigner

June 16, 2026

Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Phuket street dispute became a bloody duel when a foreign tourist armed with a metal pipe fought Muay Thai instructor Mr Waikun, who used a… Read More ›

33 year old policeman charged with killing 2 mototaxi riders in Bangkok gets bail from Criminal Court

33 year old policeman charged with killing 2 mototaxi riders in Bangkok gets bail from Criminal Court

June 16, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Border Patrol policeman wins bail after Bangkok taxi stand bloodshed killed two riders and left a third injured. The officer apologised, admitted he started the… Read More ›

British boxer fights for life in Phuket after suffering head trauma after falling from a moving Tuk Tuk

British boxer fights for life in Phuket after suffering head trauma after falling from a moving Tuk Tuk

June 15, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

British boxer Colin Cairney, 29, lies in a Phuket coma after a horrifying fall from a moving tuk-tuk outside his hotel. CCTV revealed a fare… Read More ›

Underage prostitution ring run from a Kanchanaburi hotel busted by elite anti trafficking police on Sunday

Underage prostitution ring run from a Kanchanaburi hotel busted by elite anti trafficking police on Sunday

June 15, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Elite Royal Thai Police expose a hidden child trafficking network in Kanchanaburi as a major anti-human trafficking operation uncovers the sexual exploitation of children under… Read More ›

Drug dealing exploits linked to forest execution. Mother tells police she was not surprised at son’s fate

Drug dealing exploits linked to forest execution. Mother tells police she was not surprised at son’s fate

June 15, 2026

Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Handcuffed, shot twice in the chest and dumped in a Saraburi forest, dragon-tattooed ex-con Mr. Lek Rodsuwan, 40, was identified as police hunted his killers.… Read More ›

Vaping and E-Cigarettes sharply increase the chances of erectile dysfunction say Thai health experts

Vaping and E-Cigarettes sharply increase the chances of erectile dysfunction say Thai health experts

June 15, 2026

Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Thai health research has revealed that regular e-cigarette users face twice the risk of erectile dysfunction, even without existing illness. The findings deepen fears over… Read More ›

Prachachart Party keeps nose to the ground pushing for arrest of the mastermind behind gun attack on MP

Prachachart Party keeps nose to the ground pushing for arrest of the mastermind behind gun attack on MP

June 15, 2026

Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Muslim Prachachart Party presses Narathiwat attack probe as M16 rifle mystery, missing phone evidence and claims of a blocked witness deepen questions over the bid… Read More ›

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