Articles by: James Morris and Son Nguyen

Special Branch and cyber police move against the ‘Godd Dam’ Facebook page after PM ‘tea money’ fake

Special Branch and cyber police move against the ‘Godd Dam’ Facebook page after PM ‘tea money’ fake

October 26, 2026

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

A Facebook storm as Kasikornbank exposes a fake ฿7 million payment slip naming PM Anutin. Special Branch probes Godd Dam’s monarchy posts, while cybercrime police… Read More ›

Knock on the door coming for 10k visa overstayers now in Thailand as police launch new crackdown

Knock on the door coming for 10k visa overstayers now in Thailand as police launch new crackdown

October 26, 2026

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

Thailand launches a nationwide hunt for over 10,000 visa overstayers as police arrest fraud suspects and fugitives. An Israeli is nabbed after 2,095 days illegally… Read More ›

19 year old hothead lands in jail after punching female driver who honked her car horn at him in Bangkok

19 year old hothead lands in jail after punching female driver who honked her car horn at him in Bangkok

October 26, 2026

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

Terrifying scenes in Bangkok as a motorcyclist, 19, chases a woman after a horn warning, smashes her windscreen and punches her. Bystanders fail to help.… Read More ›

Mystery of Dutch TV star deepens as police confirm he left Thailand and lawyer claims he wants privacy

Mystery of Dutch TV star deepens as police confirm he left Thailand and lawyer claims he wants privacy

October 25, 2026

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

Thailand mystery deepens as Dutch TV personality Emile Ratelband, 77, is traced to Laos. His Brazilian companion took a separate flight to the Middle East.… Read More ›

PM calls police chief and orders preparations to make sure Thailand is not subject to French like rioting

PM calls police chief and orders preparations to make sure Thailand is not subject to French like rioting

October 22, 2026

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

Riots in France trigger a security warning from PM Anutin, who orders police chief Samran Nuanma to prepare for similar unrest. With 3,000 shops reportedly… Read More ›

American YouTuber brutally attacked robbed and beaten outside a Pattaya bar by two ‘foreign’ assailants

American YouTuber brutally attacked robbed and beaten outside a Pattaya bar by two ‘foreign’ assailants

October 22, 2026

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

American YouTuber Chris Barnes exposes a grim Pattaya attack on CCTV. An old contact invited him outside a bar before another man punched him to… Read More ›

Frenchman arrested by Immigration. Officer spotted him on Interpol wanted list for drug trafficking

Frenchman arrested by Immigration. Officer spotted him on Interpol wanted list for drug trafficking

October 22, 2026

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

A Satun immigration officer identifies Frenchman Ibrahim, 40, on an Interpol Red Notice issued at Belgium’s request. The discovery triggers a Patong operation, where Phuket… Read More ›

Drunk woman stripped naked on a Pattaya public street Tuesday night hurling abuse. Arrested by police

Drunk woman stripped naked on a Pattaya public street Tuesday night hurling abuse. Arrested by police

October 21, 2026

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

Chaos in central Pattaya as a drunken woman strips naked outside a convenience store and attacks police with a liquor bottle. A terrified 16-year-old girl… Read More ›

Queen Suthida meets the Emperor and Empress of Japan on a visit promoting international women’s ice hockey

Queen Suthida meets the Emperor and Empress of Japan on a visit promoting international women’s ice hockey

October 21, 2026

Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Queen Suthida meets Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako after a remarkable fortnight. The 48-year-old Queen flew a Gripen fighter jet solo, piloted herself to… Read More ›

German family members injured in Phuket after app based taxi driver lost control of car looking at GPS

German family members injured in Phuket after app based taxi driver lost control of car looking at GPS

October 20, 2026

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

GPS distraction sparks terror on a Phuket street as a white Toyota hits a food vendor and pedestrians. Six people are injured, including German children… Read More ›

Men accused of murdering Russian siblings in July plead guilty to all counts in Pattaya including rape

Men accused of murdering Russian siblings in July plead guilty to all counts in Pattaya including rape

October 20, 2026

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

Death penalty looms for two Thai men after guilty pleas over the rape and murder of Russian siblings in Pattaya. The case exposed three earlier… Read More ›

Hellish battle with UK Home Office for Brit seeking to bring Burmese fiancée and son home for Christmas

Hellish battle with UK Home Office for Brit seeking to bring Burmese fiancée and son home for Christmas

October 20, 2026

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

British father battles UK visa refusal that threatens his baby’s first Christmas in Lancashire. His Burmese fiancée is barred from visiting despite their Koh Tao… Read More ›

7kg heroin in drink sachets bound for Australia found in a Samut Prakan premises after police tip off

7kg heroin in drink sachets bound for Australia found in a Samut Prakan premises after police tip off

October 19, 2026

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

Thai police uncover 7kg of suspected heroin packed into instant drink sachets for Australia. The senders remain unidentified. Meanwhile, officers seize 2.56 million yaba tablets… Read More ›

Chinese and Vietnamese links probed in police open files on nightlife activities in Bangkok and Rayong

Chinese and Vietnamese links probed in police open files on nightlife activities in Bangkok and Rayong

October 19, 2026

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

Police storm a karaoke bar at 4 am, arresting 13 Vietnamese and one Thai in a ketamine bust. Meanwhile, four Chinese KTV clubs are closed… Read More ›

Much loved Robocop, a popular figure in Nonthaburi near Bangkok dies in a tragic road traffic accident

Much loved Robocop, a popular figure in Nonthaburi near Bangkok dies in a tragic road traffic accident

October 19, 2026

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

Just two hours after his final Facebook post, Nonthaburi’s ‘Robocop’ policeman, 28, was dead. A car turned across double yellow lines into his motorcycle’s path.… Read More ›

Nigerian cocaine gang arrested after strict crackdown orders from the Immigration Bureau chief Big Nop

Nigerian cocaine gang arrested after strict crackdown orders from the Immigration Bureau chief Big Nop

October 18, 2026

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

Bangkok cocaine sting leads police from a dealer to a Nigerian supplier mixing drugs with chalk and baking soda. Big Nop’s crackdown nets three arrests,… Read More ›

Thai star Nene Royal faces trademark headaches in Thailand and South Korea as she secures her fortune

Thai star Nene Royal faces trademark headaches in Thailand and South Korea as she secures her fortune

October 18, 2026

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

Nene Royal, 16, conquers America’s Got Talent, meets Thailand’s King and rocks with Avenged Sevenfold. But a Chiang Mai woman filed for her stage name… Read More ›

Midnight raids in Rayong on karaoke clubs fronting for prostitution see local police chief sidelined pending enquiries

Midnight raids in Rayong on karaoke clubs fronting for prostitution see local police chief sidelined pending enquiries

October 17, 2026

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

Four unlicensed KTV clubs serving Chinese customers face a midnight crackdown in Rayong. Suspected prostitution, drugs and illegal workers emerge. Claims of ฿10,000–฿30,000 monthly payoffs… Read More ›

Six dead in deadly clashes in Southern Thailand including a policeman killed on National Police Day

Six dead in deadly clashes in Southern Thailand including a policeman killed on National Police Day

October 17, 2026

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

Gunfire tears through a Narathiwat hideout as police and soldiers confront armed suspects. A sergeant and three men die, while two rangers are badly wounded.… Read More ›

American company director arrested in Bangkok Thursday for failing to over a million baht in wages

American company director arrested in Bangkok Thursday for failing to over a million baht in wages

October 17, 2026

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Nearly four months after a court issued its first warrant, immigration police arrest an American businessman in Sukhumvit. Workers claim over ฿1 million in unpaid… Read More ›

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