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German tourist, 57, shells out $700 for “miracle” hair-growth jars in Pattaya Christmas Eve scam after street pitch. Police are now probing a growing tourist… Read More ›
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Western tourist sparks Christmas Day brawl in Pattaya, is floored by opponent outside bar but keeps dancing and celebrating as medics treat him. Police launch… Read More ›
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Swiss man among 13 arrested in Christmas Day raids across nine provinces over ฿21.4 million online romance scam on Thai woman. Canadian and Cambodian suspects… Read More ›
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Thai wife accused of luring German husband home to his death in Prachuap Khiri Khan. Police say a trusted employee bludgeoned the 65-year-old with an… Read More ›
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UK drug kingpin Ben Ransome, 29, is jailed for 14 years after running a £20m-a-year cocaine empire from Thailand. He was seized at a Phuket… Read More ›
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Thai mother, 29, who sold her 12-year-old daughter to a Tokyo brothel, is arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport after extradition. The girl, who alerted Japanese police,… Read More ›
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37-year-old Alphard driver Songkran Phanphu was arrested on Koh Chang after allegedly gunning down 34-year-old Anuwat in a Bangkok motorway road rage attack witnessed by… Read More ›
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Drunk German runs wild at Bang Sare market — smashing stalls, bleeding and terrifying shoppers until Thai police drag him away. His visa stands, but… Read More ›
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UK drug dealer busted in Phuket sting as police tighten tourist-season crackdown. British suspect arrested after cocaine buy-and-bust linked to Thai courier. Officers seize cash,… Read More ›
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Holiday ends for Danish tourist caught in flagrante delicto with a Thai woman on a floating raft off Jomtien Beach. Both were arrested, charged with… Read More ›
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Motorway murder shocks Bangkok as a 34-year-old man is gunned down in front of his girlfriend on the Sri Ratch Expressway early Tuesday morning. Suspect… Read More ›
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Police corruption war erupts in southern Thailand as an audio clip triggers the removal of Nakhon Si Thammarat’s police chief, sparks an NACC probe, divides… Read More ›
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Phuket van driver fined and banned for six months after striking a foreign tourist with a plastic bottle at the airport during a rubbish dispute.… Read More ›
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30-year-old welder killed and another seriously injured after a late-night gas explosion during manhole repairs outside a Chonburi shopping mall. The blast shattered concrete, injured… Read More ›
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The US may raise tariffs if the Thailand-Cambodia peace fails. Caretaker government cannot sign any trade deal until a new parliament and cabinet approve, while… Read More ›
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Horror in Rawai, Phuket. Canadian woman attacks her two children at an upmarket condo, leaving a bloody trail throughout the unit while self-harming. 13-year-old boy… Read More ›
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Krabi police arrest a 32-year-old man accused of electrocuting his estranged wife and staging her death as an accident, after wiring was found in his… Read More ›
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Newly married man, 37, arrested after brutally beating his new 45-year-old wife to death following an argument over her cooking. He slept beside her overnight… Read More ›
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British online tour operator arrested in Bangkok after police say he ran illegal national park tours for over a decade. Officers estimate he cost Thailand… Read More ›
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British tourist, 28, found dead at Koh Samui luxury hotel after collapse amid missing £1,500, drugs and late-night visitors as Bo Phut police probe morphine,… Read More ›
Just another accident or disaster on Saturday as Thailand’s image abroad takes a battering this week 
Trade expert warns the government on barter deals with China being pursued by the Commerce Ministry 
Another foreign tourist reunited with cash in hours in the heart Bangkok through diligent police work 
Prime Minister calls for contractors on high speed line to be blacklisted after 32 die in express rail disaster 
Brit arrested after weekend of high jinks on Phuket. Charges include public indecency and drug driving 
Drug party arrests on Koh Phangan lead to dealer’s capture. Four Israelis detained in police swoops 
Drug crazed man goes on rampage at Ayutthaya dorm killing two elderly people and wounding brother 
Young Russian tourist dies after speed boat overturns in Andaman Sea on Sunday after trawler collision 
Southern insurgency sends clear message to Bangkok amid the General Election. 11 petrols stations bombed 
Russian man accused of extortion of a car dealer is arrested by the pool at a luxury resort on Koh Samui 
Repeat of 2023. People’s Party begins to surge in top nationwide poll with 41.36% support. Pheu Thai 2nd 
Pheu Thai candidate calls on Election Commission to act. ฿1 billion for vote buying in Ubon Ratchathani 
Warning for incoming government that it may face a clash between the United States and China in Asia 
Police arrest tourist pervert after public obscene act reported Sunday morning last in Phuket’s Patong 
Business chiefs warn of worst year for the economy in 30 years. Vietnam on track to overtake Thailand 
Police officers stay mum while pursuing enquiries into the shocking murder of a bullfighter on Sunday 
Big Joke faces key hurdles over the coming days as evidence is made public and Supreme Court decides 
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