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MP demands arrest of Colonel Saw Chit Tu, kingpin of Myanmar’s scam centres, as Thai officials tighten security. The crackdown continues amid growing concerns over… Read More ›
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Bangkok police crack down on Nana’s nightlife, arresting 25 streetwalkers, including transgender workers and African nationals, in a bid to curb prostitution and drug dealing… Read More ›
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Ransomware gang busted in Phuket! Four European hackers arrested after netting ฿560M by locking devices worldwide. Thai police, with Swiss and US help, dismantled a… Read More ›
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Russian beauty queen, 23, jailed in Thailand after overstaying visa by 10 days. Facing grim conditions in overcrowded detention, she has no cash for food… Read More ›
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Four Israeli men were deported from Thailand after harassing hospital staff in Pai, Mae Hong Son. A social media outcry and CCTV evidence led to… Read More ›
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Pattaya’s police chief responds to a UK tourist’s scathing claims of mistreatment by officers and an AirBnB host, presenting evidence and a detailed defence against… Read More ›
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High-end consultant’s Bangkok nightmare: Jailed over unpaid debt dispute! A UK aide to the ultra-rich was arrested in Thailand after an unpaid invoice dispute turned… Read More ›
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Disgraced ex-kamnan Praween ‘Kamnan Nok’ Chankhlai gets life for a police officer’s murder at a lavish party. The shocking case exposed deep police corruption, state… Read More ›
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Trump’s immigration crackdown sees alleged Thai child sex predator arrested in Chicago. Sada Sam’s dramatic ICE takedown aired live as Dr. Phil joined the raid.… Read More ›
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The former British husband of Lamduan Armitage, a Thai woman found murdered in North Yorkshire 21 years ago, whas been detained in Thailand by the… Read More ›
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Bangkok civil servant caught red-handed at his desk accepting ฿200k in a sting operation led by police. The bribe, linked to requested building permits, was… Read More ›
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Hot-headed driver kills motorbike delivery man in Sukhumvit road rage. Arrested soon after, he faces murder charges, leaving a grieving family of seven behind. Police… Read More ›
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Bangkok voyeur busted: 28-year-old earned ฿100,000 by filming 3,000 restroom videos. Subscribers paid ฿299 via platform X for access through Telegram and Google Drive. Arrested… Read More ›
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Two foreign tourists, a Canadian and an American, tragically die at Phuket’s Electric Picnic Music Festival. Both lost consciousness and were later confirmed dead. Drug… Read More ›
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Defiant Polish man faces up to 10 years in Thai prison after slapping a woman’s bottom in a Sathorn store, refusing to apologize or comply… Read More ›
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The death of young Irish tourist Robby Kinlan, found dead on Ko Tao, adds to the island’s notorious reputation. Police suggest cardiac arrest, but ongoing… Read More ›
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Ex-Cambodian MP Kim Limfa’s murder linked to pro-regime ties as more details emerge about wanted suspect Kimsrin Pich. Meanwhile, the extradited hitman Ekkalak Paenoy refuses… Read More ›
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Thai Sang Thai leader claims figures in power benefit from transnational crime as Thailand’s tourism image takes a hit. She urges former PM Thaksin to… Read More ›
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UK seeks rapprochement with China amid rising tensions with the US, as Labour’s controversial high-tax budget and Donald Trump’s return stoke political rifts. Chancellor Rachel… Read More ›
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Ex-Thai Navy Sergeant M Extradited After Assassination of Cambodian MP in Bangkok. Sergeant M, aka Ekkalak Paenoy, has confessed to the murder of former opposition… Read More ›
Six Thai police aviation officers killed on Friday in crash off Hua Hin. Posthumous promotions declared for the crew 
Uzbek tourist’s forged dollar holiday in Thailand ends with his arrest by Pattaya police after complaints 
Russian tour guides and travel firms suppressed in Phuket task force operation led by Tourist Police 
Brit on Koh Samui in hot water after a road traffic violation. Found with Cocaine and an expired visa 
Monarch pays a touching tribute to Pope Francis as he is mourned in Rome. King and Queen ‘heartbroken’ 
$1 million or ฿34 million car wiped out instantly on Wednesday morning in Bangkok after hitting pickup 
Two young women robbed at gunpoint on Sunday in South Pattaya. Suspect arrested by police in 48 hours 
Paul Chamber’s brother says academic must be returned to United States before US-Thai trade talks 
Big political moves in the offing. Rumours in Bangkok say the Bhumjaithai may be shown the door 
Sai Scott National Park Ranger to be formally removed from role by Director-general’s order this week 
Pope Francis dead at 88. Reforming Jesuit pope leaves behind a bitterly divided church but inspired many 
Narcotics Czar issues severe warning about killer drug cocktail ‘Labubu’ sold in Bangkok over Songkran 
Road rage act by an ex-politician’s son shows old loyalties and dynastic power is still strong in Thailand 
Ranger Sai resigns but defiantly insists that he was right to teach a Western foreign tourist a lesson 
Thai economy thrown into disarray by Trump’s tariffs. Exports and Tourism may both be far lower in 2025 
Young German couple, the parents of a toddler, blown off the road in Phang-nga at a Zebra crossing point 
Prime Minister orders arrests over the Chatuchak Auditor General building disaster within seven days 
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