Articles by: James Morris and Son Nguyen

Russian man accused of extortion of a car dealer is arrested by the pool at a luxury resort on Koh Samui

Russian man accused of extortion of a car dealer is arrested by the pool at a luxury resort on Koh Samui

January 10, 2026

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

Thai police arrested Russian fugitive Sibgatullin Airat at a luxury resort in Koh Samui using biometric tracking. He faces extradition to Russia for extorting ฿390,000… Read More ›

Pheu Thai candidate calls on Election Commission to act. ฿1 billion for vote buying in Ubon Ratchathani

Pheu Thai candidate calls on Election Commission to act. ฿1 billion for vote buying in Ubon Ratchathani

January 9, 2026

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

Vote-buying fears rock Thailand’s election as a Pheu Thai candidate warns that up to ฿1 billion is flooding Ubon Ratchathani, urges urgent EC action, flags… Read More ›

Big Joke power saga goes to Supreme Court, Senate and Anti Corruption Commission all in three days

Big Joke power saga goes to Supreme Court, Senate and Anti Corruption Commission all in three days

January 8, 2026

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

Big Joke on the brink: Former deputy police chief Surachate faces a decisive Supreme Court ruling as explosive claims of a ฿10m gold bribe drag… Read More ›

Scam operator arrested by CIB police on Tuesday in Prachin Buri. California Thai woman lost ฿200 million

Scam operator arrested by CIB police on Tuesday in Prachin Buri. California Thai woman lost ฿200 million

January 8, 2026

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

A 29-year-old Thai man has been arrested for allegedly posing as a police officer to trick a Thai woman in California into transferring nearly ฿200… Read More ›

Police arrest tourist pervert after public obscene act reported Sunday morning last in Phuket’s Patong

Police arrest tourist pervert after public obscene act reported Sunday morning last in Phuket’s Patong

January 8, 2026

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

Foreign tourist arrested in Phuket after viral video shows indecent act in Patong. Investigators file obscenity charges and alert the Immigration Bureau, with visa revocation… Read More ›

Riverside police officers in Bangkok reunite American man with his lost cash on Tuesday within two hours

Riverside police officers in Bangkok reunite American man with his lost cash on Tuesday within two hours

January 7, 2026

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

American tourist reunited with ฿11,170 after two Thai teens handed the cash to Bangkok police. CCTV at Asiatique riverside mall helps track him down the… Read More ›

Police officers stay mum while pursuing enquiries into the shocking murder of a bullfighter on Sunday

Police officers stay mum while pursuing enquiries into the shocking murder of a bullfighter on Sunday

January 6, 2026

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

Bullfighter Nirun, 46, was fatally shot in front of his wife outside their home in Cha-uat, Nakhon Si Thammarat. Police are investigating multiple motives, reviewing… Read More ›

Koh Samui waterfall takes fifth life as French man falls to his death. Girlfriend saved by tree branch

Koh Samui waterfall takes fifth life as French man falls to his death. Girlfriend saved by tree branch

January 6, 2026

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

French tourist Alexis Virgos, 22, dies at Koh Samui’s Na Muang 2 Waterfall after slipping from the fifth tier while taking photos. Girlfriend survives as… Read More ›

Big Joke faces key hurdles over the coming days as evidence is made public and Supreme Court decides

Big Joke faces key hurdles over the coming days as evidence is made public and Supreme Court decides

January 6, 2026

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

Big Joke showdown: ex–deputy police chief Surachate faces a bombshell bribery probe over gold bars as court ruling nears that could make or break his… Read More ›

Tak scandal over released Burmese murder suspects grows as murdered woman’s family demands justice

Tak scandal over released Burmese murder suspects grows as murdered woman’s family demands justice

January 5, 2026

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

Two Myanmar nationals accused of murdering and raping a 57-year-old Thai woman remain at large after deportation, sparking outrage, public scrutiny and an urgent investigation… Read More ›

Indian in Pattaya the latest victim of street fraudsters. Paid ฿43,400 for 2 branded bottles of coconut oil

Indian in Pattaya the latest victim of street fraudsters. Paid ฿43,400 for 2 branded bottles of coconut oil

January 5, 2026

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

Indian tourist pays ฿43,400 for bogus coconut-oil cure in Pattaya after street approach by four foreign men. Police probe growing herbal scam wave, which also… Read More ›

Japanese tourist with bag of expensive tech goodies robbed in Patong Phuket in motorbike snatch theft

Japanese tourist with bag of expensive tech goodies robbed in Patong Phuket in motorbike snatch theft

January 5, 2026

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

Japanese tourist Sato Yuki reports a New Year robbery in Patong after two men on a black motorbike snatch his bag containing electronics worth ฿52,000.… Read More ›

Horror in Northeast Thailand. 42 year old son beheads mother with a machete and carries it to a field

Horror in Northeast Thailand. 42 year old son beheads mother with a machete and carries it to a field

January 4, 2026

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

Blood-soaked horror in Amnat Charoen as a 42-year-old man with drug problems beheaded his mother, then carried her head to a rice field and walked… Read More ›

Udon Thani woman shocked after finding boyfriend dead at their apartment hours after romantic call

Udon Thani woman shocked after finding boyfriend dead at their apartment hours after romantic call

January 4, 2026

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

Heartbroken Thai woman discovers her 23-year-old boyfriend dead inside their Udon Thani apartment just hours after exchanging “I love you” texts on New Year’s, as… Read More ›

Human trafficker nabbed after flight from cargo van driven into forest with 25 illegal Burmese migrants

Human trafficker nabbed after flight from cargo van driven into forest with 25 illegal Burmese migrants

January 4, 2026

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

Highway police arrested a Thai driver who fled with 25 Myanmar migrants in a closed pickup, uncovering illegal transport, broker fees and potential trafficking networks… Read More ›

Bungled detention sees murder and rape suspect deported back to Burma despite investigators’ request

Bungled detention sees murder and rape suspect deported back to Burma despite investigators’ request

January 3, 2026

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

Immigration scandal erupts in Tak as a Burmese worker, later wanted for murder and rape, is found to have been deported before an arrest warrant… Read More ›

Fortune teller on New Year’s Day turns out to be a blackmailer and a thief. Arrested by Pattaya police

Fortune teller on New Year’s Day turns out to be a blackmailer and a thief. Arrested by Pattaya police

January 2, 2026

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

Fortune teller in Pattaya arrested after allegedly stealing a teenage girl’s iPhone 13 Pro worth ฿20,000 following a New Year’s Day reading. Victim spotted the… Read More ›

Thai military in border war zone discover advanced Cambodian underground tunnels carved into rock

Thai military in border war zone discover advanced Cambodian underground tunnels carved into rock

January 2, 2026

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

Thai troops uncover a secret tunnel network at a Cambodian base near the disputed border — packed with ammo stores, bunk areas and reinforced shelters… Read More ›

Norwegian man terrifies locals including a teenager in Udon Thani with his naked antics for New Years

Norwegian man terrifies locals including a teenager in Udon Thani with his naked antics for New Years

January 1, 2026

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

Naked and drunk on New Year’s morning, a 28-year-old Norwegian tourist was arrested in Udon Thani after terrifying locals — including a 13-year-old girl —… Read More ›

Police top brass introduce former Big Joke sidekick as a witness in the prosecution of the former cop

Police top brass introduce former Big Joke sidekick as a witness in the prosecution of the former cop

December 31, 2025

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

Big Joke bombshell: Anti-Corruption cops say they’ve nailed ex-deputy police chief Surachate with a gold-bar bribery trail worth over ฿10m, backed by CCTV, audio, photos… Read More ›

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