Articles by: James Morris and Son Nguyen

Australian cop loses life savings after trusting his instincts with a Phuket based German crypto whiz

Australian cop loses life savings after trusting his instincts with a Phuket based German crypto whiz

July 21, 2025

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

Retired Australian cop loses over ฿40 million in Phuket crypto scam by a German conman. Trusting his instincts, he invested life savings in a fake… Read More ›

Pattaya punters preyed upon by transgender sex workers in a rash of hotel robberies while showering

Pattaya punters preyed upon by transgender sex workers in a rash of hotel robberies while showering

July 20, 2025

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

Transgender sex workers are being linked to a wave of hotel robberies in Pattaya, where tourists are being targeted while showering. Victims include a Chinese… Read More ›

Military blasts Cambodia for breaching international law by planting mines which injured 3 soldiers

Military blasts Cambodia for breaching international law by planting mines which injured 3 soldiers

July 20, 2025

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

The Thai military accuses Cambodia of planting new Russian-made landmines that injured 3 soldiers near the border. Over 100 mines are believed to have been… Read More ›

Sex worker reported to police by Indian tourists for refusing to leave their hotel bedroom over dispute

Sex worker reported to police by Indian tourists for refusing to leave their hotel bedroom over dispute

July 19, 2025

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

Indian tourists in Pattaya called police on a sex worker who refused to leave their hotel room after they rejected her body shape and refused… Read More ›

Tourism minister visits Pattaya. Promises new safer environment for foreign tourists with security tech

Tourism minister visits Pattaya. Promises new safer environment for foreign tourists with security tech

July 19, 2025

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

Tourism minister visits Pattaya, pledges crackdown on crime and new security tech after safety fears shake the city. With tourism down 5%, officials vow a… Read More ›

60 year old disabled Brit robbed by three ladies of the night at his Pattaya hotel after taking a shower beforehand

60 year old disabled Brit robbed by three ladies of the night at his Pattaya hotel after taking a shower beforehand

July 18, 2025

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

Wheelchair-bound Brit, 60, robbed of £290 by three ‘ladies of the night’ at Pattaya hotel after taking a shower. Shirtless and furious, he wheeled to… Read More ›

3rd western tourist arrested smuggling heroin out of Thailand. This time, an American at Phuket Airport

3rd western tourist arrested smuggling heroin out of Thailand. This time, an American at Phuket Airport

July 18, 2025

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

A 60-year-old American man was arrested at Phuket Airport trying to smuggle 6.6kg of heroin to France. It marks the third heroin bust involving a… Read More ›

Pattaya police ‘suspicious’ after 2 Westerners’ bodies found in the same condo building within 2 hours

Pattaya police ‘suspicious’ after 2 Westerners’ bodies found in the same condo building within 2 hours

July 18, 2025

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

Pattaya police investigate the suspicious deaths of two Western men found dead in the same condo just hours apart. A short-haired woman seen on CCTV… Read More ›

Army private who lost foot promoted to Sergeant as probe into the origin of the Russian mine is opened

Army private who lost foot promoted to Sergeant as probe into the origin of the Russian mine is opened

July 18, 2025

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

Thai soldier loses foot in blast near Cambodia, promoted to Sergeant with ฿1M payout. Army probes if the Russian mine was newly planted. Officials warn… Read More ›

Monk mistress thought the money was never-ending. Went through ฿385 million. Blew ฿3 million in one day

Monk mistress thought the money was never-ending. Went through ฿385 million. Blew ฿3 million in one day

July 17, 2025

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

Mistress to monks Wilawan Emsawat blew ฿385 million, including ฿3 million in one day. She admitted to a steady cash flow from senior monks and… Read More ›

Thai soldier loses leg stepping on landmine on patrol at the Thai Cambodian border in Ubon Ratchathani

Thai soldier loses leg stepping on landmine on patrol at the Thai Cambodian border in Ubon Ratchathani

July 17, 2025

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

Thai soldier loses leg after stepping on a landmine during routine patrol near the Thai-Cambodian border in Ubon Ratchathani. The blast was at a former… Read More ›

Thai woman flees punter’s Pattaya apartment after adverse reaction to taking weed and cannabis jelly

Thai woman flees punter’s Pattaya apartment after adverse reaction to taking weed and cannabis jelly

July 17, 2025

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

Thai woman suffers violent reaction after eating cannabis jelly given by a Korean man in Pattaya. She fled his apartment, seeking help from passersby. Police… Read More ›

Seductress arrested at high-end Nonthaburi housing estate for receiving embezzled money from top monk

Seductress arrested at high-end Nonthaburi housing estate for receiving embezzled money from top monk

July 16, 2025

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

Seductress Wilawan “Golf” Emsawat arrested at luxury Nonthaburi estate for laundering millions from top monks amid Thailand’s biggest Buddhist scandal. Linked to embezzlement, extortion and… Read More ›

Irish tourist tried to palm off hard working taxi driver with pot stash in part payment after Pattaya trip

Irish tourist tried to palm off hard working taxi driver with pot stash in part payment after Pattaya trip

July 16, 2025

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

Irish tourist in Pattaya tried to pay a taxi driver ฿950 plus a packet of cannabis instead of the full ฿2,000 fare. Driver refused and… Read More ›

Acting PM and Navy deny plans for a US naval base in Phang-nga after claims by protest leader Sondhi

Acting PM and Navy deny plans for a US naval base in Phang-nga after claims by protest leader Sondhi

July 15, 2025

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

Acting PM and Royal Thai Navy firmly deny plans to allow a US naval base in Phang-nga after protest leader Sondhi claims a secret deal… Read More ›

Jack the American who wants to live like a sewer rat rescued from drains outside Bangkok condo complex

Jack the American who wants to live like a sewer rat rescued from drains outside Bangkok condo complex

July 15, 2025

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

Naked American “Jack” trapped in a Bangkok sewer defies rescuers, biting a worker and crawling deeper to escape. Emergency teams spent over an hour extracting… Read More ›

Official vows action against Pattaya ice factory at the centre of repeated scares after Sunday night leak

Official vows action against Pattaya ice factory at the centre of repeated scares after Sunday night leak

July 14, 2025

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

Pattaya ice factory sparks outrage after ammonia leak forces mass evacuation. Local official vows zero tolerance for repeated safety breaches threatening residents’ lives. Authorities launch… Read More ›

Busy Pattaya garage repair shop reduced to ruins by freak fire caused by syphoning diesel from Alphard

Busy Pattaya garage repair shop reduced to ruins by freak fire caused by syphoning diesel from Alphard

July 14, 2025

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

Freak fire destroys busy Pattaya garage after diesel mistakenly pumped into luxury Toyota Alphard. Sparks ignited fumes during syphoning, triggering a blaze that gutted the… Read More ›

Burmese refugees and defeated forces flood into Tak as junta suffers another military setback in Karen

Burmese refugees and defeated forces flood into Tak as junta suffers another military setback in Karen

July 13, 2025

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

Chaos erupts as Burmese troops flee into Thailand after KNLA base assault; over 100 soldiers surrender, hundreds of civilians displaced, and at least 30 killed… Read More ›

Phuket lifeguards strike back this week against the terrible beauty of the seas, saving two young lives

Phuket lifeguards strike back this week against the terrible beauty of the seas, saving two young lives

July 13, 2025

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

Phuket lifeguards saved two French children from deadly rip currents after three drownings at Kata Beach. A new ฿700,000 rescue boat boosts their efforts as… Read More ›

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