Articles by: James Morris and Son Nguyen
Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Race to save Bangkok’s Monday commute after MRT fire cripples Tao Poon. Engineers work through the night repairing 750V power, rail and signalling systems as… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Durian dispute turns deadly as Thanyathorn Songserm reportedly targets four members of her former partner’s family. His mother is killed, his brother seriously wounded and… Read More ›
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Australian murder accused Simon Peter Carman stays behind bars after denying killing 17-year-old “Cake” in Pattaya. CCTV, DNA and an autopsy form the prosecution case… Read More ›
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Bomb and gun ambush leaves two Volunteer Defence Corps men dead and 16 wounded in Narathiwat. A huge gas-cylinder device flips their truck before concealed… Read More ›
Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Lisa conquers another US milestone as “SaWaDiKa” hits Billboard No. 69, smashes 100 million YouTube views and carries Bangkok nightlife, tuk-tuks and Muay Thai onto… Read More ›
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Good Samaritan Sarasin Pramoonpong, 17, offers to help a stranded foreigner in Pattaya but ends up injured. Police took the aggressive, shirtless man away after… Read More ›
Crime, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Woraphak Thanyawong faces a US sanctions investigation after two powerful congressional chairmen name him among 28 scam-network targets. The former Anutin minister denies all links.… Read More ›
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Skeleton found beneath a mosquito net stuns a Chiang Mai homebuyer after a foreclosed house is sold at auction. Police suspect missing owner Sriwan Sae… Read More ›
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Phattharawarin “Pim” Piadok, 24, was found naked and strangled with an electrical cable inside her Udon Thani room. Police found signs she was dragged from… Read More ›
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Tommy Boulanger, 15, dies from catastrophic brain injuries after a Chinese driver reverses into his path in Pattaya. Nearly seven months later, Wang Xian remains… Read More ›
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Knife-wielding motorcycle robbers slash and beat British man Anand Kumar in Jomtien but fail to steal his phone. Minutes later, a Russian tourist is held… Read More ›
Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
American fugitive Brad is arrested outside his Phuket home over a Texas family strangulation charge dating from 2022. His passport and Thai stay were revoked… Read More ›
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Sitthichot blows the Senate scandal open, revealing a 5–2 EC split over clearing Anutin and other political heavyweights. He cites voting lists, phone records, money… Read More ›
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Thailand and Cambodia face off in Singapore over 26,000 sq km of Gulf waters and a potential $300 billion energy prize. Sihasak rejects Cambodia’s 1972… Read More ›
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British and Israeli visa overstayers are among four bodies removed from an unlicensed Chachoengsao Jewish cemetery. Officials trace three Israeli deaths registered in Chonburi as… Read More ›
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King and Queen begin historic Hanoi State Visit as Thailand and Vietnam mark 50 years of ties. Anutin joins the royal entourage as two economic… Read More ›
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Fugitive Zhu Zhishan spent 36 years living as Thai citizen Suchart Surachai while building a Pattaya business empire. Now police are probing a ฿50,000 Thai… Read More ›
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Bangkok police swoop on 17 venues in Wang Thonglang’s little-known nightlife belt. Two karaoke bars face prosecution as officers hunt prostitution, trafficking, drugs, firearms and… Read More ›
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Pattaya woman Beam Mukassara claims a Chinese man trapped her in a condo for three hours, forced her to undress and tried to sexually assault… Read More ›
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Sex, cash and gold engulf a royal Ayutthaya temple as ex-abbot Atichot and Ae are jailed without bail. Police trace ฿92 million in losses, ฿138… Read More ›
UK man urgently sought by family after vanishing in Thailand over a week ago just before his flight home 
Tax grab targeted at outbound passengers is opposed by travel industry as ministry pushes a new agenda 
Upmarket Thai prostitution racket smashed by Hong Kong police. 16 people arrested in separate swoops 
Air force monitors Chinese base operation in Laos as Beijing strengthens military ties with neighbours 
Tourist police reach out to Russian Embassy to inform tourists visiting Thailand about laws and customs 
Police chief says Bangkok is ready for World Bank and IMF meetings with over 18,000 delegates visiting 
Indian YouTube on tour of Thailand with no money hits a snag at Udon Thani temple and is asked to leave 
Chiang Rai river basin findings ramp up the pressure on Thailand to act over poison flowing from Burma 
Horrorific work incident saw woman (49) decapitated by a lift on Saturday. Police investigation underway 
Counterfeiting racket selling on TikTok and Lazada busted in Samut Sakhon. Six foreigners arrested on site 
PM says he can explain. Denies power over impartial agencies as a no confidence motion is filed in House 
Murder in Trang over meth tablet dealing. Two men arrested after burned remains found near reservoir 
Commerce Minister says that a November signing of a US Thai trade deal is in sight as exporters stand by 
Armed police action in Nonthaburi as man wanted for attempted murder sought to evade an arrest warrant 
Thailand struggles economically even with revised World Bank GDP growth for 2026 coming in at 2% for 2026 
New taxes simply for going in and out of Thailand in addition to higher airport tax already implemented 
Thaksin comes to Tax Court in Bangkok seeking temporary injunction to halt Revenue Department’s enforcement 
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