Articles by: James Morris and Son Nguyen

Crackdown on foreigners working ramped up as 89 foreign children found at illegal Koh Phangan school

Crackdown on foreigners working ramped up as 89 foreign children found at illegal Koh Phangan school

May 4, 2026

Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand launches nationwide crackdown after Koh Phangan raid finds 89 foreign children and illegal workers at unlicensed school. Arrests made as authorities tighten inspections, enforce… Read More ›

Thaksin’s lawyers and family query ankle bracelet stipulation given his age and underlying health issues

Thaksin’s lawyers and family query ankle bracelet stipulation given his age and underlying health issues

May 3, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thaksin Shinawatra’s May 11 parole is confirmed, but a committee-ordered ankle monitor sparks dispute. Despite age and health concerns, authorities insisted this week on tracking… Read More ›

King and Queen back in Bangkok after formal state visit to Sweden to mark King Carl Gustaf’s birthday

King and Queen back in Bangkok after formal state visit to Sweden to mark King Carl Gustaf’s birthday

May 2, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thai King and Queen return from Sweden after high-profile royal visit, joining global leaders at King Carl Gustaf’s 80th birthday banquet in Stockholm, marking a… Read More ›

Dangerous, merciless serial killer caught in Chiang Mai after 2 men were found murdered on Wednesday

Dangerous, merciless serial killer caught in Chiang Mai after 2 men were found murdered on Wednesday

May 1, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Chiang Mai police arrest a suspected serial killer after three homeless men were murdered across two provinces. Two killed in one day. The suspect confessed… Read More ›

Questions over UK tycoon’s death in Pattaya as hearing told that $4 million in crypto assets is missing

Questions over UK tycoon’s death in Pattaya as hearing told that $4 million in crypto assets is missing

May 1, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

$4 million vanishes from dead ASOS tycoon’s Bitcoin days after Pattaya balcony fall, sparking a police probe. It comes amid a family feud and custody… Read More ›

Swedish Finnish man arrested in Pattaya for online fraud exploit targeting hotel guests with damage bill

Swedish Finnish man arrested in Pattaya for online fraud exploit targeting hotel guests with damage bill

April 30, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Swedish-Finnish IT specialist arrested in Pattaya hotel hack scam. 35+ victims targeted with fake damage claims. Police estimate a 100k baht loss as cyber police… Read More ›

Taxi driver gets comeuppance from traffic cop after repeatedly rejecting fares at Don Mueang Airport

Taxi driver gets comeuppance from traffic cop after repeatedly rejecting fares at Don Mueang Airport

April 30, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Taxi shame caught on camera! Cop busts driver refusing fares near Don Mueang Airport, slaps fines after finding multiple violations and unpaid tickets, as viral… Read More ›

Cambodia remains in the spotlight as United States meets with Thai officials to stamp out the menace

Cambodia remains in the spotlight as United States meets with Thai officials to stamp out the menace

April 29, 2026

Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics:

US crackdown hits ASEAN scam empire as Thai talks expose $6.2 billion fraud ring. Casino tycoon Kok An sanctioned. 10,000 victims found in compounds. UN… Read More ›

Chinese charged after a failed gold shop robbery. A spending spree inspired by Thai girlfriends blamed

Chinese charged after a failed gold shop robbery. A spending spree inspired by Thai girlfriends blamed

April 29, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Chinese tourists confess to 30-second gold heist in Korat after cash runs dry, blaming spending on Thai girlfriends. Police track CCTV trail, arrest the pair… Read More ›

Chaos at Krabi Airport on Sunday as idiot passenger passes careless but devastating bomb remark

Chaos at Krabi Airport on Sunday as idiot passenger passes careless but devastating bomb remark

April 27, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Bomb panic halts Krabi flight as passenger’s “bomb” remark triggers evacuation, security sweep, and arrest. No explosives found, but suspect faces serious charges after admitting… Read More ›

Teenager appears before a London Magistrates court Saturday charged with 2024 murder of a Thai woman

Teenager appears before a London Magistrates court Saturday charged with 2024 murder of a Thai woman

April 27, 2026

Crime, Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:

 sThai woman murdered in London as suspect fled the UK, sparking global manhunt. Now, after two years, the teen was extradited from Dubai and appeared… Read More ›

Trump predicts US victory in war with Iran hours after attack targeting the President and his entourage

Trump predicts US victory in war with Iran hours after attack targeting the President and his entourage

April 26, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Donald Trump says Iran can call to end the war as he predicts US victory, hours after a gunman storms White House dinner. Suspect, revealed… Read More ›

34 year old American woman throws herself to her death in Ekkamai leaving medication drugs note

34 year old American woman throws herself to her death in Ekkamai leaving medication drugs note

April 26, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

US woman, 34, dies after 11th-floor fall in Ekkamai condo. Found on 9th-floor balcony with tape on neck. Boyfriend distraught. Ransacked room, note, pills, and… Read More ›

Rapid response by Immigration Bureau officers as surveillance target moves to the airport from Pattaya

Rapid response by Immigration Bureau officers as surveillance target moves to the airport from Pattaya

April 24, 2026

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

Canadian drug suspect on Interpol Red Notice seized at Suvarnabhumi Airport after Pattaya hideout as Thai police launch sweeping crackdown on foreign criminals and tighten… Read More ›

Return of ring leader in MP assassination plot puts further pressure on Narathiwat police for answers

Return of ring leader in MP assassination plot puts further pressure on Narathiwat police for answers

April 24, 2026

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

All five suspects held in MP Kamolsak assassination plot as gunman Viroj arrested after Myanmar border handover. PM refuses to comment on mastermind as police… Read More ›

Crazed Irish man 50 seen by emergency responders speaking to himself after setting Pattaya condo alight

Crazed Irish man 50 seen by emergency responders speaking to himself after setting Pattaya condo alight

April 23, 2026

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

Irish man allegedly torched Pattaya condo in an early morning scare, trapping wife and child as smoke engulfs the building. Fire crews battle blaze, rescue… Read More ›

New One Year visa for condo owners and high end property renters confirmed in Phuket by Immigration

New One Year visa for condo owners and high end property renters confirmed in Phuket by Immigration

April 21, 2026

Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Phuket launches new property visa for foreign buyers and renters, but faces fierce backlash, political tension and enforcement fears as officials push to revive a… Read More ›

Nine from one family killed in horror pickup road accident last Saturday in northern province of Nan

Nine from one family killed in horror pickup road accident last Saturday in northern province of Nan

April 21, 2026

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

Nine killed, including four children, as an overloaded pickup carrying 22 relatives plunged off Nan’s notorious Huai Yen Curve. Family returning from a fishing trip,… Read More ›

Russian dies in ICU after being found unconscious at the bottom of Phuket condo complex on Monday

Russian dies in ICU after being found unconscious at the bottom of Phuket condo complex on Monday

April 21, 2026

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

22-year-old Russian man dies after falling from a luxury Phuket condominium in Wichit. Police responded at 5.15 pm on Monday, April 20, 2026. Victim found… Read More ›

Dismissed Pattaya police officer in prison after court denied bail due to gravity of the charges filed

Dismissed Pattaya police officer in prison after court denied bail due to gravity of the charges filed

April 21, 2026

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

Sergeant Joe remains jailed as Pattaya court denies 500,000-baht bail in fatal cannabis shop shooting. Former officer faces murder charges after a Walking Street gun… Read More ›

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