Articles by: James Morris and Son Nguyen
Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
French businessman Stephane Thierry Bastok, 74, is hit by a widening Koh Samui nominee probe. Police trace ฿9.2m in transfers, an unlicensed hotel and five… Read More ›
Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Bloodbath at a Pattaya workers’ camp leaves a Cambodian barely breathing with his skull exposed. Police arrest Reaksa Chheut, 30, eating ice cream hours later.… Read More ›
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Krabi sea drama as a huge wave capsizes a longtail boat carrying 10 Indian tourists, their guide and captain. All 12 are rescued, six suffer… Read More ›
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Birthday horror in Bangkok as Japanese teacher Yuki, 43, is robbed and battered near Makkasan station. Youths hit him three times with a fist-sized rock… Read More ›
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Horror in ancient Ayutthaya as a huge tree crashes onto Spanish tourists, injuring four. A 55-year-old man suffers broken ribs and a double leg fracture,… Read More ›
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French suspect walks free on ฿105,600 bail after an Israeli mother and daughter needed two operations following a Koh Phangan attack. Hours later, another Israeli… Read More ›
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Pattaya bar row lands an Aussie tourist at the police station after a 13-hour session racks up ฿32,540. Staff say he showered women with drinks… Read More ›
Economy, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thailand’s long-delayed tourist tax is back with a higher ฿450 price tag. Air travellers face the levy first from late 2026 or early 2027, but… Read More ›
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Drama off Koh Samui as a French father and his two young sons vanish during a 45-minute jet ski ride. After 17 hours at sea,… Read More ›
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Koh Phangan crackdown puts international hotel booking systems in the firing line as ministers uncover five unlicensed resorts, 104 suspected nominee firms, 124 land plots… Read More ›
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Drama grips Suvarnabhumi Airport as a 23-year-old Russian climbs beyond a terminal fence and shouts from a dangerous position. An air cushion is deployed before… Read More ›
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A Phuket licence check turns into a wild chase as two Emirati tourists race through a checkpoint. A passenger kicks the pursuing officer before their… Read More ›
Crime, Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Koh Samui zoo bars an Israeli family with two young daughters before a confrontation turns physical. The father is apparently headbutted. Meanwhile, the park posts… Read More ›
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Chinese investor Chon Henke’ai, 41, is arrested in a luxury Bangkok condo after fleeing China. He is wanted over a ฿50 million parking investment scheme… Read More ›
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Five years of reported stalking drives actress Chatchaya “Neen” Samroengraj back to police. She says a former officer sent sexual messages, followed her to work… Read More ›
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A lion cub bite sends a scare racing through Chinese social media and triggers police checks at Phuket wildlife cafes. Yet the image driving the… Read More ›
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Alarm spreads through Thai schools after the Debsirin massacre as teenagers praise the shooter and discuss guns. Chiang Mai students talked of a Glock 19… Read More ›
Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Mother-of-one Korawika Wiwek, 35, is shot dead before her young daughter after screaming for help. Suspect Anont Samrit, 27, flees in his pickup before mud… Read More ›
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Massive facial growth leaves Thai man P’Poo, 31, in agony and fearing for his life as sceptics accuse him of AI fakery. Plastic surgeon Dr… Read More ›
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Tragedy at Phuket’s Freedom Beach as German tourist Jannik Jürgen Nobel, 30, is found dead after a two-day search in rough seas. His German companion… Read More ›
Koh Samui Israeli expat the first to be deported under Prime Minister Anutin’s new deportation regime 
US Navy’s Pattaya visit is plain sailing with strong spending breeze. Chonburi governor hails it a success 
Paying AI users in Thailand had a nightmare week online just as the government waded into the market 
Malaysian online gambling boss arrested in Bangkok raid. 48 year old was a UFA network Master agent 
Crazed ex lover rams former girlfriend and her new boyfriend on a motorbike to their death with pickup 
Blunder over Indian visa policy saw Thailand lose tourists in August. Quick volte face to a 30 day visa 
Data centre projects on hold in Bangkok as officials scramble to examine the impact of the industry on resources 
HIV and AIDS still lurk behind the neon signs of Thailand’s sex industry especially as it moves online 
Younger brother kills sibling after finding him drinking as their mother fought for life in hospital 
Former PM Paetongtarn files police complaint over false social media post linking her with Israeli land 
People’s Party firebrand attacks flagship TH AI project launched this week with corruption agency filing of claims 
The boys are back in town. US servicemen return to Pattaya, a town they helped create, for wartime R&R 
Pot shop worker attacks UK man on his motorbike over 29,200 baht fraud on Monday in broad daylight 
Woman in northern Thailand builds thriving concern farming and selling live cockroaches for fishing in nearby rivers 
Pattaya police probe a nightclub shooting on the city’s Southside in the early hours of Monday morning 
Anutin begins week with twin economic headaches as car makers and rail consortium threaten to walk 
American man arrested in Phuket on US state and federal warrants relating to sexual abuse of minors at home 
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