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Koh Phangan crackdown hits foreigners hard as police raid luxury villas, offices, and a consultancy linked to 89 companies, summoning tourists and caretakers, exposing complex… Read More ›
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Belarusian model Vera Kravtsova travelled through Thailand before being murdered in Myanmar, her organs sold by a Chinese-led scam gang. Thai police confirm she passed… Read More ›
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Naked Western man caused chaos in Pattaya’s red-light area, shouting to God and blocking traffic as shocked locals filmed the bizarre scene. Police restrained and… Read More ›
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Thai police intensify an unprecedented crackdown on illegal foreign land ownership and business on Koh Phangan and Koh Samui, ending nominee arrangements, enforcing strict compliance… Read More ›
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Horror in Khao Lak as a German woman, 63, is killed and her husband critically injured when a speeding pickup strikes their motorbike on Phang-nga’s… Read More ›
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PM Anutin chairs a secret Government House meeting, orders crackdown on Thai networks linked to Cambodian scams, vows to revoke citizenship of dual nationals involved,… Read More ›
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Thai police are urgently probing claims that Belarusian model Vera Kravchova was lured to Thailand, trafficked into Myanmar, enslaved in a scam compound and died,… Read More ›
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Bangkok police carried out an intelligence-led raid on a Ratchathewi pub, arresting a Nigerian drug pusher and 10 foreigners who tested positive for illicit drugs,… Read More ›
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Thailand and Cambodia face a major threat from Dragon Head, the Chinese mafia boss, as Chen Zhi faces US charges exposing scams, political links and… Read More ›
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Chaos erupted in Phuket as a drunken former Danish boxer climbed rooftops in Kata, shouting and risking his life. Police worked carefully to calm him,… Read More ›
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Pakistani tourist, reportedly a police officer, brutally attacked and robbed a 25-year-old transgender sex worker in Phuket after arranging to meet her online. He was… Read More ›
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Belarusian model Vera Kravchova, 26, vanished after a Bangkok job offer. She was trafficked to a Myanmar scam camp, enslaved, and reportedly killed. Her family… Read More ›
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Immigration police raid Koh Phangan hotels, arrest three Israelis and pursue a fourth, targeting illegal nominee firms controlling resorts. Eight people were detained in total,… Read More ›
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Israeli tourist in Pattaya demanded a refund after a Thai massage, then seized a temple donation envelope. Locals and motorcycle taxi drivers chased him down.… Read More ›
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Ruthless Thai romance scammers in the Northeast are fleecing lonely middle-aged women, taking tens of thousands of baht for fake foreign husbands, leaving victims blocked… Read More ›
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Kla Tham Party MP Pai Lik defends Deputy PM Thamanat Prompow against unverified Cambodian Scam Centre scam claims. He calls the accusations baseless and challenges… Read More ›
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Koh Phangan sees a dramatic crackdown as Thai authorities arrest German, French and Israeli nationals for running unlicensed hotels, restaurants and tours via Thai nominees.… Read More ›
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People’s Party warns Prime Minister Anutin with a no-confidence motion over alleged Thai cabinet links to Cambodia’s vast scam networks, as the US and South… Read More ›
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A 29-year-old Indian man and a 41-year-old Thai woman were arrested in Bangkok and Roi Et for scamming a US man. They used a newly… Read More ›
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Four Israeli soldiers on leave were arrested on Koh Phangan after a drug-fueled party celebrating a Gaza cease-fire. Police found cocaine and meth on site.… Read More ›
Thailand shocked as United States shelves trade talks after Prime Minister’s call with Trump on Friday 
Malaysian PM trying to hold together Thai Cambodian peace pact repudiated this week by Anutin in Sisaket 
Police groups seek to sue General Surachate Hakparn or Big Joke for defamation despite damning evidence 
Some relief for foreign tourists and hospitality sector but Thai nightlife to remain stunted by new law 
Cowardly bandit tops himself as shop owner responds with lethal force in cash hold up in Udon Thani 
PM promises clarity on alcohol law but business sector says it’s not enough after this latest debacle 
Fear of renewed hostilities. Thailand scraps Trump’s peace deal with Cambodia. ‘Peace is over’ says PM 
Indian stepfather arrested in Chaam for horrifically brutal murder of an 8 year old girl found on Sunday 
German criminal thug detected by the public on Koh Phangan for offensive behaviour. Wanted by Interpol 
Foreign tourists seriously injured as passenger tour bus slides out of control and overturns on highway 
Superb policing leads to a bad day at the office on Sunday for gold shop robbing thug in Samut Sakhon 
Sex, drugs, business and work abuses linked to expats targeted this week by police raids on Koh Phangan 
Scam centre volunteer fleeing Burma arrested in Mae Sot. Previously deported he had returned in August 
Tense rescue of Russians from a jagged shoreline off a private island near Phuket carried out by Navy 
Thais and a Nigerian arrested in ฿114 million romance scam online fraud ring in Chonburi and Bangkok 
Eye popping appointment of Ben Smith’s ex lawyer as an official at the Prime Minister’s Office defended 
Prime Minister Anutin recommits to deal with the People’s Party to bring about Constitutional change 
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