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Crime, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
A 33-year-old driver dozed off at the wheel, narrowly escaping death as his Honda Jazz slammed into a Bangkok toll booth, flipped violently, and erupted… Read More ›
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Disgraced Prince Andrew faces a fresh royal scandal over his 2006 Thailand trip after allegations claim he arranged 40 prostitutes and abused taxpayer-funded travel, sparking… Read More ›
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Dawn raid by Bangkok Police 191 captures Chinese crypto scammer Liang Ai-Bing in his luxury hideout after defrauding more than 100 victims of $14 million,… Read More ›
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12 foreigners busted as Thai police stormed illegal hostels on Koh Phangan. Locals furious over noise, parties and unfair competition sparked raids. Two rogue hostels… Read More ›
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Thailand reels as Cambodian scam money scandal erupts: key ministers dodge parliament, seven major listed firms face scrutiny, banks cut ties, regulators race to trace… Read More ›
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Royal Thai Police rocked as a deputy superintendent was dismissed after being implicated in a call centre scam. Meanwhile, a police complaints board is probing… Read More ›
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Nigerian drug kingpin Amarachi Amechi was arrested in Pattaya before naming his supplier Ikenna Nwobodo. Police seized blocks of cocaine and crystal meth in a… Read More ›
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Italian sports coach arrested on Koh Samui as Thai police intensify a crackdown targeting Israelis, tourists and foreign nationals across Phuket, Koh Phangan, Koh Samui… Read More ›
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Tragedy in Pattaya as 24-year-old French tourist Kurtis Claramunt plunges to his death after a heated phone argument with his girlfriend. Hotel guards tried in… Read More ›
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Thailand’s interim government in hot water as it faces Cambodian scam allegations, former cop ‘Big Joke’ implicates minister “Ch,” a deputy finance minister resigned, while… Read More ›
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Thailand’s nationwide crackdown on illegal foreign businesses has hit Phuket hard. Police raided five Israeli-linked firms — including restaurants and a tour outlet — arresting… Read More ›
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Bangkok police launch a daring pre-dawn raid to smash notorious Nana drug gang, arresting eight African men and one Thai, seizing cocaine and cash, finally… Read More ›
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Bombshell in Thailand as former Police Chief Torsak Sukwimol and over 200 senior officers are formally linked to corruption, bribery, and illegal activities tied to… Read More ›
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39-year-old man in Samut Prakan dies on the phone to his 74-year-old grandmother after a cobra bites him in his apartment, leaving him fatally poisoned… Read More ›
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Two American tourists narrowly escaped death when their white Mercedes suddenly burst into flames near a Hua Hin gas station. The blaze destroyed the luxury… Read More ›
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Russian arrested on Koh Phangan for illegal motorcycle and car rentals, seizing tourists’ passports, and selling psilocybin mushrooms and cannabis vapes, prompting authorities to launch… Read More ›
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UK cocaine dealer nabbed in a dramatic Bangkok condo raid as police swooped while he tried to claim a parcel from Europe. Officers seized 1.1kg… Read More ›
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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 ›
UK couple’s honeymoon holiday to Thailand halted by Immigration officials over smudged visa stamp 
Crackdown on foreign misbehaviour as South Korean who hosted hooker party is nabbed for solicitation 
Corruption at Bangkok Remand Prison. High-priced hooker flown in from China for an elite mafia inmate 
British man assaults French lover found in a hotel room with his Thai girlfriend. Denies injuries to the woman 
Elderly Canadian woman dies on speedboat outing to swimming area off Koh Phi Phi. Hit by a freak wave 
Big Joke calls on Prime Minister to suspend National Police Chief over rising force corruption scandals 
Corruption killer submits evidence of criminality within the Thai Police to the National Police Chief 
Speedboat disaster off Krabi averted after quick-thinking captain radioed for help with 39 lives aboard 
Three children of wanted Cambodian senator and Hun Sen associate Kok An held illegal Thai citizenship 
Cambodia factor which came from nowhere in June suddenly threatens both Thai politics and its economy 
End of era ordering cheap stuff online from China as Thailand imposes a 10% duty on low cost imports 
Prime Minister savaged for damaging Thai US links by former Ministry of Foreign Affairs Vice Minister 
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 
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