Articles by: James Morris and Son Nguyen
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Two fake maintenance workers brought Bangkok’s internet to its knees, stealing telecom cabinets in a months-long spree that left hospitals, homes, and offices offline. Police… Read More ›
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Cambodian rockets and shells hit Thai civilians, sparking mass evacuations. Thai F-16s strike two Cambodian bases and destroy a cable car in Sisaket. Fighting spreads… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Pattaya reels from rising violence tied to beachfront and transgender sex workers as tourists clash with locals. Recent assaults and hotel robberies fuel fears, prompting… Read More ›
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Bangkok airport chaos as Qantas flight to Sydney is cancelled. Passengers forced to hand over passports under Thai immigration rules or stay overnight. Hundreds stranded,… Read More ›
Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
UK expats in Pattaya urged to register with British Embassy Bangkok as consular cases rise sharply. Senior consul warns of ageing retirees needing support, insurance… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Japanese tourist warns of transgender gang targeting visitors on Pattaya’s Walking Street after failed necklace snatch. The victim says the thief used intimate contact as… Read More ›
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Thai senator and beauty mogul Kesakamol faces Supreme Court trial after Election Commission accuses her of misleading voters by falsely using the “Professor” title in… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Australian Kevin Correll, prime suspect in a 2001 murder, was found dead in a Phuket hotel. His daughter feels no sympathy, saying justice was denied… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Two small traders died in a deadly Bangkok market shooting over rival second-hand jeans stalls. The 72-year-old shooter later killed himself after his wife confronted… Read More ›
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Brazilian couple busted at Koh Samui Airport with 6.93kg of cocaine worth ฿20 million, just weeks after another pair was caught at Suvarnabhumi with a… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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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 ›
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 ›
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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 ›
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 ›
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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 ›
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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 ›
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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 ›
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 ›
Scam threat again on the rise in Thailand with losses of 70 million baht a day being reported by police 
Anutin’s full term triumph tempered by new Sword of Damocles as Constitutional Court takes barcode case 
Thai economy feels the stress as US Israeli War on Iran continues with 2 key Iranian leaders just killed 
Navy and Foreign Affairs personnel working on a rescue mission for 3 stranded on stricken Thai vessel 
Extended Middle East War may see crisis security measures from government further lowering arrivals 
Irishman’s madness on a Phuket highway sparks a viral video and online outrage over Free Visa access 
Immigration Bureau chief explains that there are fewer than 100k Israelis in Thailand at any one time 
MBK mecca for pirated goods raided by elite DSI police after citation in US intellectual property report 
Thailand summons Iran’s top envoy in Bangkok over cargo ship attack. 3 engine room crew still missing 
Gulf War on the verge of severely harming Thailand’s economy. Petrol stations’ early 10pm closure planned 
Thai vessel evacuated in the Strait of Hormuz after coming under fire and suffering engine room damage 
Delivery driver interaction leads to arrest of 31 year old relative for rape and strangulation of beauty 
Fears Thailand may lose 600k visitors from Europe and the Middle East as Iran war decimates tourism 
Thailand advises all 77k nationals in the Middle East to evacuate the region as the US Iran war ratchets up 
Neutralising the Iranian regime is the US goal as Thailand evacuates citizens and secures its reserves 
Australian drug kingpin who sneaked into Thailand arrested in Bangkok’s Din Daeng. Held for deportation 
Anutin urged to press ahead with new government as US Iran war throws up new challenges for Thailand 
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