A Thai woman driven to suicide by a Facebook photo
Crime, Media, More News from Thailand, Personal, Thailand:
Tragic story of a 22 year old wife, daughter and sister shows Facebook was a factor in her death when it was used as a… Read More ›
Articles by: James Morris and Son Nguyen
Thai girl dies after taking part in ‘black curse’ ritual in tragic unexplained death – five charged
Crime, Culture, More News from Thailand, Personal:
Former Thai monk detained by police in July claims he administered nothing to a ‘cursed’ girl but ‘holy water’. He has been charged with four… Read More ›
Tham Luang cave was the place where the miracle happened. Now it is going to become a tourist attraction
Culture, Foreigners, Media, Thai World:
Huge event catering for up to 10,000 people to celebrate a Thai miracle that the world has made its own. It’s a good news story… Read More ›
The MG brand is back and again hugely popular in Thailand despite a few hiccups for one Thai woman
A negative post on MG cars by a Thai woman has highlighted a new age of global co-operation in selling the private car dream to… Read More ›
Thai beaches are relatively safe from shark attacks when compared with other coastal regions such as Florida
Foreigners, Living, Thai World, Thailand:
The figures are clear, shark populations in Thailand are actually in decline and they are mostly non-threatening species but high visitor numbers and aberrations have… Read More ›
Capital punishment is back in Thailand. Cold blooded murderers and drug traffickers are in a spot
Crime, Foreigners, Living, Media, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Murder conviction and death-sentence upheld for Spanish national whose callous and cruel crime shocked Thailand in 2016. After a long absence, the death penalty has… Read More ›
Thailand is feeling the heat from its hot tourism industry
Economy, Foreigners, Media, Thai World:
The unabated climb in Thai tourism numbers comes at a price including environmental concerns and a potential drop off in European or western visitors… Read More ›
Drink driving in Thailand can have the severest of consequences
Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Forget the tall tales of easygoing Thai police and backhanders – drink driving in Thailand is a big No, No for all foreigners as Thailand… Read More ›
Double life of a UK man who became a drug dealer in Udon Thani
Crime, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand:
UK man suspected of drug dealing killed in police car chase as he fled a routine police enquiry. The foreigner who was married to a… Read More ›
Movie Predator steps out of the big screen and enters real life in Thailand
Thai police in Mukdahan province stop ‘Predator’ after giving speech to local High School on individual expression and making money out having fun There is… Read More ›
News that the Thai boys were alive started a world media news quake
Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand:
The successful rescue of the Thai ‘wild boars’ soccer team has changed the image of Thailand for the better – it is an inspirational moment… Read More ›
State – owned media company in Thailand announces a shift towards digital media and online activity
Culture, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Innovative Thai state broadcaster moving into the digital age as TV ad revenue plummets as younger audiences move online One of Thailand leading media operators… Read More ›
Thai PM confirms China as Thailand’s ‘No.1 partner’
Economy, Politics, Thai World:
As relations between Thailand and the USA improve, the country promotes ASEAN and friendship with all countries but appears to want to keep its economic… Read More ›
German man who overstayed his visa by nine years arrested by Thai police
Crime, Media, More News from Thailand, Personal, Thailand:
British man found himself detained this year after recovering from a coma following an accident on his way to the airport to leave Thailand This… Read More ›
Australian man jailed for sexually abusing Thai children shows the depravity that authorities must tackle
Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Thailand has been a playground for sex perverts and paedophiles but all that is changing as Thai police work closely with foreign services using big… Read More ›
The scam is up – Nigerian lover boys arrested for taking advantage of Thai women seeking Love online
Crime, Foreigners, Media, Thai World:
One Thai academic posts a video clip of African scammers using black magic to overpower victims into transferring large amounts of cash. As a widespread… Read More ›
Some Thai people lose patience as China sends 1 million tourists per month to visit Thailand
Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
The Chinese tourist boom poses a challenge to Thai travel and tourist interests as well as the Thai public Thailand has become an irresistible magnet… Read More ›
Hero Bangkok taxi driver contacts radio station to give back 270,000 baht left in his taxi
Culture, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Personal:
Hero taxi driver shows true colours of most hard working Bangkok taxi drivers A Bangkok taxi driver has restored confidence in a service that has… Read More ›
Thai Government warns about fake news online as political discourse picks up before elections
Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Tough laws concerning online speech and commentary should be noted by foreigners as Thailand resumes political discourse Thailand’s authorities have warned the public that it… Read More ›
Foreigners snared in sex industry crack down as Thai police promise that wrong doers will be detected
Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
One foreigner (American) arrested in Thailand for human trafficking while another (Swiss) arrested for possession of child pornography as part of sex industry crackdown
Thai News for Foreigners
Skeletal remains of a Canadian tourist who arrived on July 6th found on a vacant Pattaya brush site in the city
July 16, 2022
Girlfriend told Pattaya Police that she had not heard
Central bank reassurances as ex-minister raises loan quality with China’s economy in trouble
July 15, 2022
Top Thai bank official Dr Daranee Saeju this week
Roiled US-Chinese tensions in Asia pose Thailand with short-term leverage but a future trial ahead
July 12, 2022
Thailand’s position has moved strikingly from its
Negative reaction and horror at Thailand’s plan to charge foreigners more than locals at hotels
July 8, 2022
The bombshell announcement this week is bound to
Anutin: time to halt foreign tourism price deals, Thailand to be the Louis Vuitton of the world travel market
July 5, 2022
The comments come as the Thai baht depreciates against
2008 Pheu Thai minister sentenced to death for premeditated kidnap, murder of judge’s brother
July 2, 2022
This is the second death sentence handed down to the
Norwegian rescued by police and medics after being found stabbed within his Pattaya hotel room
June 30, 2022
Reports suggest that the wound was either
Senator warns that Paetongtarn Shinawatra or Ung Ing, Thaksin’s daughter, is wrong for the job
June 28, 2022
Political instability in Thailand, cited by Fitch, the
Man dragged 14-year old into a blackmail scheme leading her to take her own life as the only way out
June 24, 2022
More charges are due to be brought against the
Top insurgent leader suspected as behind Monday night’s large bomb attack on Pattani district
June 21, 2022
Three soldiers were left hospitalised by the bomb
World inflation crisis may lead Bank of Thailand to act before August and raise interest rates more sharply
June 19, 2022
Rapidly changing world financial environment where
Boomtime with Thailand Pass gone by July 1st along with 2 am closing and face mask easing in public
June 17, 2022
Face mask requirement in public is abandoned except
Marijuana revolution and overdoses raise concern with calls for action to outlaw recreational use
June 15, 2022
Cannabis revolution places Thailand in danger: Police
Ferrari Joe could still face death penalty when case outcome is later reviewed by the Court of Appeal
June 13, 2022
The Ferrari Joe case involving the torture and murder
Concern for the Thai baht and liquidity if Thailand does not move swiftly to raise interest rates
June 10, 2022
Some analysts in the United States suggest that
Proposal to scrap Thailand Pass comes as moves to return to normal face a new hurdle: politics
June 7, 2022
Thailand’s economy is facing rising inflation and
Conflicting signals nationwide and in Phuket on face mask mandate with two volte-faces this week
June 4, 2022
Impatience appears to be growing in the nightlife
