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Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Brit tourist Ashton Jones, 29, vanished from a Bangkok nightclub and was later found in a Chonburi hospital on life support after emergency brain surgery.… Read More ›
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Police doctor Dr. Air jailed after refusing bail charged in a massive prescription drug racket. Her tightly run trafficking network funnelled ฿400 million through fake… Read More ›
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Egyptian tourist’s dream holiday turns nightmare when wife drowns at Karon Beach just hours after arrival in Phuket. Despite lifeguards’ rescue efforts, 41-year-old Albanian woman… Read More ›
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Thai police doctor “Dr. Air” arrested for a ฿400M drug scam using dead patients’ IDs. Fake clinics sold illegal sedatives. Investigation reveals links to Chinese… Read More ›
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Pattaya police arrest two drug-addicted men for brutal attack on Russian tourist, days after Polish woman escapes armed robbery in Udon Thani. Rising drug abuse… Read More ›
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UK couple from Salford arrested at Heathrow with £1 million cannabis haul after Thailand trip. This case highlights a growing trend of British tourists caught… Read More ›
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Russian tourist brutally beaten with a wooden club in broad daylight by Thai man riding sidecar motorbike—attack witnessed by attacker’s young daughter. Victim left unconscious,… Read More ›
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Russian DJ Vigen Atoyan arrested on Koh Phangan for running an AI-powered drug ring using Telegram bots to sell cocaine, ketamine and MDMA to foreign… Read More ›
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Lawyer Thaweewat Sengkaew claims ownership of ฿12 million cash found in a plastic box dumped as trash in a condo. His wife is a top… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
A lawyer claims the ฿12 million found in a condo trash bin on Thursday in Muang Thong Thani just outside Bangkok is his, saying he… Read More ›
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A British man’s car ploughed through a concrete wall in Udon Thani, missing an 8-year-old girl by seconds. The child had just left her bamboo… Read More ›
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฿12M TRASH SHOCK: ฿12M in crisp banknotes found stuffed in a plastic box beside a condo trash bin in Nonthaburi. Shocked woman called police. Mystery… Read More ›
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A Danish man feared missing after deleting Facebook and vanishing in Thailand was found living happily with a new girlfriend. Family feared foul play, but… Read More ›
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Chinese fraudster Li Jian, 38, recaptured at a Chanthaburi hotel after leaping from a Pattaya City police station window. The fugitive paid ฿4,000 for a… Read More ›
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A British tourist’s wife tragically fell seven meters down a steep, unguarded slope outside their Patong hotel in Phuket. The fatal accident, witnessed by her… Read More ›
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Thailand dumps U.S. fighter jet deal after F-35 snub—opts for Sweden’s Gripen jets in bold defence shift. Air Force chiefs call it a leap toward… Read More ›
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UK woman, 54, found dead without underwear on Koh Phangan beach. Suspected drowning after she was seen swimming alone while intoxicated. She had fallen earlier… Read More ›
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Tourism chief blasts viral scam rumours as outdated and false—no new kidnappings, no deaths. Taiwan confirms victims entered Myanmar last year. Thailand steps up crackdown… Read More ›
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Two Algerian pickpockets targeting tourists at Suvarnabhumi Airport were caught after a Chinese victim used the Tourist Police app to report the theft. Police seized… Read More ›
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A 56-year-old American died of a heart attack while riding his motorbike on a notorious Phuket bend. His 16-year-old niece, riding pillion, clung on as… Read More ›
Former minister and party leader Sudarat warns of ฿20 billion plot by ‘Scambodia’ to take political power 
More mayhem on Friday night and Saturday morning for police in the bustling nightlife resort of Pattaya 
Young man asleep at wheel wakes up just in time to exit Honda Jazz car which exploded into a fireball 
Former Prince Andrew or ‘Randy Andy’ in more hot water over 2006 trip to Thailand and 40 prostitutes 
Fiscal Policy Office projects higher GDP growth as the economy ends the year with a resilient mixed bag 
Ten arrested and two illegal hostels shuttered on Koh Phangan as fierce crackdown continues on the island 
Another blow to the police force as police chief orders decisive action against former Bangkok top cop 
Nigerian Drug kingpin arrested by police in Pattaya after being shopped by a compatriot in his network 
News from Kuala Lumpur of more US economic links and transparency is all very positive for Thailand 
Pointless death of young French tourist who jumped from his hotel in Pattaya after girlfriend trouble 
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s government faces new claims of alleged Cambodian scam links 
Crackdown aimed at upending foreign business trade moves from Koh Phangan to Phuket. Four arrested 
Prime Minister Anutin signs accord with Cambodia witnessed by US President Trump in Kuala Lumpur 
Thailand in mourning for Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother who passed away on Friday at 93 years of age 
UK Thai woman suddenly loses her British accent after stroke in Turkey. Now speaks like Thai mother 
29 year old Samut Prakan man died on the phone to Grandma after a bite from cobra that entered home 
Pheu Thai moves beyond Paetongtarn era as bitter party leadership showdown looms on October 31st 
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