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Passenger bus overturns on the way from Phuket to Yal. 10 seriously injured. Police saw what happened

Passenger bus overturns on the way from Phuket to Yal. 10 seriously injured. Police saw what happened

February 17, 2026

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

Double-decker horror in Trang as Phuket-bound tour bus carrying 52 overturns near school, injuring over 30. Driver, 52, loses leg after vehicle slides 80 metres… Read More ›

Raging fire ravages Koh Samui’s popular Fisherman’s Quarter. Extensive damage but no casualties reported

Raging fire ravages Koh Samui’s popular Fisherman’s Quarter. Extensive damage but no casualties reported

February 16, 2026

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

Inferno rips through Koh Samui’s Fisherman’s Village, gutting three shops and damaging a restaurant as tourists flee. Fire crews battle narrow lanes and live power… Read More ›

Randy foreign tourist hosed down by Cambodian hotel employee having sex under a spirit house on grounds

Randy foreign tourist hosed down by Cambodian hotel employee having sex under a spirit house on grounds

February 16, 2026

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

Pattaya hotel worker confronts a foreign couple having candlelit sex beside a shrine and is assaulted. Eartlier, two French tourists were deported in Phuket while… Read More ›

Senior Bangkok police officer charged with armed robbery of Pathum Thani cannabis shop this week

Senior Bangkok police officer charged with armed robbery of Pathum Thani cannabis shop this week

February 16, 2026

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

Senior Metropolitan Police officer “Captain Khaek” arrested by his own force over an alleged 800,000 baht marijuana dispensary robbery in Pathum Thani. Dismissed immediately, remanded… Read More ›

Tears of joy as elderly couple are reunited by Tourist Police in Korat after five hour separation ordeal

Tears of joy as elderly couple are reunited by Tourist Police in Korat after five hour separation ordeal

February 15, 2026

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

Tourist police in Korat staged a Valentine’s week reunion after an elderly couple were split for over five hours at Ya Mo Monument. Officers tracked… Read More ›

Minnie’s online gambling case again before court as lawyer claims client was wrongly jailed for 84 days

Minnie’s online gambling case again before court as lawyer claims client was wrongly jailed for 84 days

February 15, 2026

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

Big Joke saga on the radar again, as lawyer sues four cops over revived Minnie gambling case that saw client jailed 84 days despite prior… Read More ›

Chinese bank manager who ran off with 10 million baht arrested in Pattaya. Entered Thailand illegally

Chinese bank manager who ran off with 10 million baht arrested in Pattaya. Entered Thailand illegally

February 14, 2026

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

Fugitive Chinese bank boss accused of stealing over ฿10 million tracked to Pattaya condo and arrested after two-week Immigration sting. Biometric checks showed no legal… Read More ›

Nine foreigners arrested as Phuket police squad smash high stakes Poker game at a luxury Rawai villa

Nine foreigners arrested as Phuket police squad smash high stakes Poker game at a luxury Rawai villa

February 13, 2026

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

Phuket police smash alleged Russian-run poker den in luxury Rawai villa, arrest nine foreigners after Instagram sting. High-stakes games took ฿20,000 entry fees, cash and… Read More ›

Chinese national arrested by anti trafficking police. Wanted in China for prostitution linked to minors

Chinese national arrested by anti trafficking police. Wanted in China for prostitution linked to minors

February 13, 2026

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

A 46-year-old Chinese national wanted on prostitution charges in China was arrested at a luxury Bangkok condominium on Wednesday following an extradition request from Beijing.… Read More ›

Angry Pattaya crowd restrains and arrest Russian man who viciously attacked an innocent Thai woman

Angry Pattaya crowd restrains and arrest Russian man who viciously attacked an innocent Thai woman

February 13, 2026

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

Drunk Russian tourist, 30, arrested after punching Thai woman outside Pattaya mall. Victim’s head hit the pavement as crowds pinned the suspect to the ground.… Read More ›

Deranged School principal killer lodged in psychiatric institution for assessment by Songkhla police on Thursday

Deranged School principal killer lodged in psychiatric institution for assessment by Songkhla police on Thursday

February 13, 2026

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

Hat Yai school gunman, 18, blindfolded and strapped to a stretcher as armed police transferred him to a psychiatric hospital after a local school principal… Read More ›

Family of murdered school boss speak of her sense of duty and responsibility. Sacrificed her own life

Family of murdered school boss speak of her sense of duty and responsibility. Sacrificed her own life

February 12, 2026

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

Hero principal shot dead after offering to replace student hostage in Hat Yai school siege. Teen gunman stole police weapon before storming the school. Funeral… Read More ›

Police end hostage terror at Hat Yai school after drug crazed man attacked and took Principal hostage

Police end hostage terror at Hat Yai school after drug crazed man attacked and took Principal hostage

February 11, 2026

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

Axe-wielding druggie steals police gun and storms Hat Yai school, principal shot and students hurt in hostage siege; tactical units seal campus and arrest 19-year-old… Read More ›

Drunk and incoherent US man causes a disturbance in Pattaya at two points on Monday, 500 metres apart

Drunk and incoherent US man causes a disturbance in Pattaya at two points on Monday, 500 metres apart

February 11, 2026

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

Bleeding American, 57, collapses outside Pattaya condo after two rescue calls in one night. Found injured 500m apart and highly intoxicated, Matthew Blain Plymale was… Read More ›

Three die in crash between public health van and Highway Patrol truck in Nakhon Sawan. Five injured

Three die in crash between public health van and Highway Patrol truck in Nakhon Sawan. Five injured

February 10, 2026

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

Hospital van slams into a highway patrol truck on Highway 1 in Nakhon Sawan, killing three medical staff and injuring seven others. Police probe the… Read More ›

People’s Party MP candidate seeks urgent probe into Monday’s Bang Phli dome collapse which injured 4

People’s Party MP candidate seeks urgent probe into Monday’s Bang Phli dome collapse which injured 4

February 10, 2026

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

Four workers were injured, one seriously, after a billion-baht Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) dome collapsed near Suvarnabhumi Airport. The site was sealed as engineers probed… Read More ›

Congolese woman arrested in Immigration operation to crack down on illegal foreign workers in Bangkok

Congolese woman arrested in Immigration operation to crack down on illegal foreign workers in Bangkok

February 10, 2026

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

Bangkok salon raid nets unlicensed Congolese hairdresser as police launch nationwide crackdown on illegal work after top-level meeting orders tougher immigration and labour enforcement. Immigration… Read More ›

Big Joke’s wife wins 8 million baht award in a civil defamation claim against another policeman’s wife

Big Joke’s wife wins 8 million baht award in a civil defamation claim against another policeman’s wife

February 9, 2026

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

TV feud ends in court defeat as Jae Ning is ordered to pay 8 million baht for defaming Big Joke’s wife, after judges rule her… Read More ›

Colombian guns down 24 year old Iraqi man in a poised attack in Phuket’s Patong area on Saturday

Colombian guns down 24 year old Iraqi man in a poised attack in Phuket’s Patong area on Saturday

February 8, 2026

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

Helmeted gunman shot dead a 24-year-old Iraqi tourist in a daylight attack on busy Patong hotel street as police launched a manhunt and arrested the… Read More ›

Bungling French drug dealer arrested at Phuket Airport after cocaine sachets found on concourse

Bungling French drug dealer arrested at Phuket Airport after cocaine sachets found on concourse

February 8, 2026

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

French tourist arrested at Phuket airport after cocaine sachets fell from his trousers before screening, with CCTV leading police to more drugs, including ecstasy, seized… Read More ›

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