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Thailand’s southern insurgency has turned deadlier as militants kill six people in 24 hours, executing a Yala road foreman hours after six insurgents openly rode… Read More ›
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Five Phuket hotel managers arrested as Deputy Interior Minister Polpeera raids illegal resorts. Probe widens into suspected Russian and Chinese nominee ownership, finances and business… Read More ›
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Thailand’s Deep South erupts again as militants kill five rangers in a brazen checkpoint assault only hours after a 70kg car bomb devastated a Narathiwat… Read More ›
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Former DJ disappears after decomposing body is found inside his Nakhon Si Thammarat home. Detectives probe missing CCTV evidence, bizarre shrine clues and the discovery… Read More ›
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Mother rescues New Zealand teenager Loukas Rainger from a Thai prison after days in solitary confinement, losing 10kg and having his head shaved. He is… Read More ›
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Thailand’s suspected cyanide serial killer “Am Cyanide” cleared in a second murder trial after judges ruled prosecutors failed to prove poisoning. Yet Sararat still has… Read More ›
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Security forces have launched an urgent manhunt after Border Patrol volunteer Rueangwit Chukaew was shot while on leave in Yala. Investigators sealed the scene, increased… Read More ›
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Police are probing possible insider knowledge after a thief who appeared to be a foreigner opened a Phuket mall exchange shop’s safe using the correct… Read More ›
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Celebrity lawyer Saiyut Pengboonchu has gone to police after a nightclub host wore a barrister’s gown, igniting a legal battle over Thailand’s Computer Crime Act… Read More ›
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Thailand’s cannabis experiment is nearing a reckoning. Customs seized 1.6 tonnes bound for the Netherlands as worldwide interceptions of Thai cannabis surge, piling pressure on… Read More ›
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Eleven people found at a Bang Bua Thong house in June, where nearly all wore local government uniforms, are set to face police summonses over… Read More ›
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Suspect denies murdering Mr Tong despite police finding his severed head in a paint can near the mutilated body. DNA confirms the remains as detectives… Read More ›
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The race for Thailand’s top police job appears all but over, with Big Ran heavily favoured ahead of Tuesday’s vote. At just 51, he is… Read More ›
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Death toll climbs to 34 after another Lat Phrao brewery fire victim dies in intensive care. Police press on with a widening probe as grieving… Read More ›
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Hit-and-run horror in Phuket as a foreign tourist is killed and the driver escapes into the darkness. Police are analysing CCTV, forensic evidence and the… Read More ›
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A Grade 6-educated fugitive used AI chatbots to learn hacking and break into Royal Thai Police systems to delete five arrest warrants. Police arrested him… Read More ›
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Police lieutenant admits driving pickup that killed a mother and left her two young sons critically injured. Witnesses insist they smelled alcohol, but the officer… Read More ›
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PM orders full crackdown as police prepare criminal cases against 5,924 civil service exam candidates. Multi-agency investigators are widening Thailand’s biggest recruitment fraud probe to… Read More ›
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A routine courier job turned into an international drug bust after crystal meth worth millions was found hidden in tamarind jars. Thai police are hunting… Read More ›
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A hidden Bangkok ‘secret pub’ disguised as a game shop has been exposed as a major drug den after police arrested 11 suspects, seized large… Read More ›
Thailand pushes on to attract more than 2 million Russian tourists in 2026 despite the Pattaya murders 
Hat Yai school closed for 2 days as police assess online threats posted by fired South African teacher abroad 
Official denies wrongdoing by PM Anutin in removal of Burapha University as exam contractor in 2024 
PM Anutin apologises for clashes on Thursday at Interior Ministry. Planned meeting ended in protest 
Anutin blames stress at the scene of Friday’s school massacre. Told reporters no crime was committed 
Ex Ugandan footballer on an expired visa arrested by Immigration Bureau officers for prostitution racket 
15 year old killer hit back after being bullied at school say police investigating Friday’s horrific act of Evil 
9 people dead after schoolboy’s morning of gunfire in Nonthaburi just outside Bangkok. 2 crime scenes 
Isolated Myanmar military leader visits Bangkok against a storm of opposition from democracy groups 
Disaster area declared in Khon Kaen rural area as large, expanding sinkholes appear on village lands 
Man who caused a disruption at Nonthaburi hospital claiming a device was planted in his head committed 
Western foreigner in Pattaya wanted for the alleged theft of a woman’s smartphone at a busy coffee shop 
Hlun Solo’s remains due back on Thursday as his family are set to pursue a second autopsy in Thailand 
Looking for ‘Finger’ as pressure grows to find killer’s police handler. Retired detective denies it’s him 
Chinese refugee Zhang Xinyan makes it to Canada on second flight after receiving a senior police escort 
Swedish woman wanted for sixty million baht fraud at home arrested by Phuket Immigration Bureau police 
Minister plans to inject loan decree cash into boosting Thailand’s dwindling tourism prospects in 2026 
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