Articles by: James Morris and Son Nguyen
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Ex-special branch cop Santhana Prayoonrat lashes out after Bangkok hotel arrest, warning top police and politicians of chaos, claiming knowledge of those with ties to… Read More ›
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Cowardly bandit in Udon Thani pulls a 9mm on a gold shop owner demanding ฿200,000, is shot in the shoulder, trapped inside and then shoots… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Australian mum Karla Drescher, 47, was found dead beside her German lover in a Phuket resort after a night of drinking and sex. The pair… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Italian expat, 36, arrested on Koh Phangan for illegally working as a woodcarver, part of widening Thai crackdown on western foreigners in protected trades, with… Read More ›
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Indian stepfather arrested in Cha-am for brutal murder of an 8-year-old Thai girl found dead at home, he denies all charges while police gather evidence… Read More ›
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German fugitive from justice riding recklessly on Koh Phangan is caught by the police. Wanted by Interpol for armed extortion in Germany, the case raises… Read More ›
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A tour bus carrying 38 foreign tourists overturned on an oil slicked mountain bend in Lampang, injuring 14 people, two critically. The crash blocked the… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
A 35-year-old French man was arrested in Bangkok after a stealth theft spree at Don Mueang Airport, repeatedly targeting passengers’ belongings, selling stolen items at… Read More ›
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A gold shop robbery in Samut Sakhon ended within minutes when Police Sergeant Major Sukit Kla Songkhram tackled a 28-year-old armed suspect. The thief, caught… Read More ›
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Sex, drugs, illegal work and visa overstays. Police raid foreign-run villas, tantric yoga classes and construction sites across Koh Phangan, arresting multiple nationals and seizing… Read More ›
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Scam centre volunteer fleeing Burma arrested at Mae Sot Airport. Previously deported Kenyan Mbuvi Maxwell returned illegally in August to resume work with cross-border scammers.… Read More ›
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A 23-year-old man from Coventry has been jailed in Dublin for three and a half years after smuggling nearly 25kg of cannabis from Thailand. James… Read More ›
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Royal Thai Navy conducts tense night rescue of four Russian tourists stranded on jagged cliffs of Maiton Island after their speedboat runs aground, bringing them… Read More ›
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Thais and a Nigerian arrested in a ฿114 million online romance scam racket across Bangkok and Chonburi, with money sent to Nigeria. Only ฿2.5 million… Read More ›
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Thailand was shocked as a 12-year-old girl trafficked by her mother to a Tokyo massage parlour in June was rescued by Japanese police. She is… Read More ›
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An Israeli tourist, 26, was arrested at Phuket Airport after security staff found 29 rounds of 5.56mm military-grade ammunition and a loaded magazine in his… Read More ›
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Clash of testimony in Pattaya rape case as Thai woman, 21, accuses three Chinese men of gang rape in Nong Prue. The suspects deny assault,… Read More ›
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Battle erupts inside the Royal Thai Police as Big Joke renews corruption claims and Big Tai dodges parliament. With billions in grey capital, 200 officers… Read More ›
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Heir to the vacant Italian throne, Prince of Venice Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia, visited Bangkok’s Dusit Palace on November 4 to pay his respects to… Read More ›
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Miss Universe in chaos as Bangkok pageant is hit by a police raid over alleged illegal gambling promo, a public clash between a top exec… Read More ›
Major setback for PM Anutin as Southern voters turn back to the Democrat Party and Abhisit Vejjajiva 
Ex-Thai Miss Universe owner subject to an arrest warrant in Bangkok, where show was held last week 
Rising ‘Water of Death’ sees Songkhla and Hat Yai facing worst flooding in 300 years say some observers 
65-year-old woman wakes up just moments before her cremation in a coffin. Not dead, just low sugar 
Koh Phangan crackdown continues as Thai officials send a message. Illegal investors are not wanted 
Temptation faces Prime Minister Anutin to play the nationalist card as a General Election looms in 2026 
Big Joke in crosshairs of police probe for defamation of the Royal Thai Police after robust TV comments 
Israeli father dies heroically off Koh Phangan after saving his son from the sea which turned dangerous 
UK couple’s honeymoon holiday to Thailand halted by Immigration officials over smudged visa stamp 
Crackdown on foreign misbehaviour as South Korean who hosted hooker party is nabbed for solicitation 
Corruption at Bangkok Remand Prison. High-priced hooker flown in from China for an elite mafia inmate 
British man assaults French lover found in a hotel room with his Thai girlfriend. Denies injuries to the woman 
Elderly Canadian woman dies on speedboat outing to swimming area off Koh Phi Phi. Hit by a freak wave 
Big Joke calls on Prime Minister to suspend National Police Chief over rising force corruption scandals 
Corruption killer submits evidence of criminality within the Thai Police to the National Police Chief 
Speedboat disaster off Krabi averted after quick-thinking captain radioed for help with 39 lives aboard 
Three children of wanted Cambodian senator and Hun Sen associate Kok An held illegal Thai citizenship 
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