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King Power family to launch biggest fatal accident action in English legal history. Inguest on Monday

King Power family to launch biggest fatal accident action in English legal history. Inguest on Monday

January 11, 2025

Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

King Power family to launch £2.15 billion lawsuit over 2018 helicopter crash that killed Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. The legal action, believed to be the largest fatal… Read More ›

University urged to file a police complaint over Chinese police training. Participants return to China

University urged to file a police complaint over Chinese police training. Participants return to China

January 10, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Siam University clarifies reports of a controversial Chinese police training course. The Thai government however urges the university to file a police complaint after unauthorized… Read More ›

Hitman who gunned down former Cambodia MP in Bangkok arrested in Cambodia. Taken to Phnom Penh

Hitman who gunned down former Cambodia MP in Bangkok arrested in Cambodia. Taken to Phnom Penh

January 8, 2025

Crime, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Ex-Royal Thai Navy marine arrested in Cambodia after Bangkok assassination of Cambodian-French MP. Ekkalak Paenoy, accused of gunning down opposition figure Lim Kimya, fled to… Read More ›

Former Cambodian French opposition MP and thorn in the side of ruling party gunned down in Bangkok 

Former Cambodian French opposition MP and thorn in the side of ruling party gunned down in Bangkok 

January 7, 2025

Crime, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Cambodian-French opposition MP assassinated in Bangkok: Lim Kim-Ya, 74, was gunned down by a motorbike hitman near Wat Bowon in a suspected political hit. The… Read More ›

Former drug addict woke from surgery delirious. Shot dead by Surin police while grasping a large red axe

Former drug addict woke from surgery delirious. Shot dead by Surin police while grasping a large red axe

January 5, 2025

Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Former drug addict, 26, shot dead by Thai police in chaotic hospital scene after waking from surgery delirious. Armed with a large red axe, he… Read More ›

Questions as a Thai university course is offered to Chinese students on policing and crime reporting

Questions as a Thai university course is offered to Chinese students on policing and crime reporting

January 2, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Thai university sparks outcry with controversial police volunteer training course for Chinese students, including firearms instruction, certificates and police ID cards, as Bangkok police launch… Read More ›

Tragic death of Brazilian doctor just a week after getting engaged in Bangkok hotel fire investigated

Tragic death of Brazilian doctor just a week after getting engaged in Bangkok hotel fire investigated

December 31, 2024

Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Brazilian doctor Carolina Pimentel Canales de Albuquerque dies in Bangkok hotel fire just a week after engagement. Thai officials investigate the tragedy that claimed three… Read More ›

African women make up half the beachside sex workers hauled in by Pattaya Police in morning swoop

African women make up half the beachside sex workers hauled in by Pattaya Police in morning swoop

December 30, 2024

Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Pattaya police crackdown on beachside sex trade, detaining 20 foreign women, half from Africa, in a morning swoop. Visa revocations and deportations follow as authorities… Read More ›

International drug ring smashed on Ko Phangan supplying illicit narcotics to partying foreign tourists

International drug ring smashed on Ko Phangan supplying illicit narcotics to partying foreign tourists

December 28, 2024

Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

International drug ring smashed on Ko Phangan as police uncover ฿71M money laundering scheme linked to music festivals. A Russian dealer used a fake cleaning… Read More ›

80-year-old Belgian man robbed and left with severe head injuries in Christmas Day attack in Pattaya

80-year-old Belgian man robbed and left with severe head injuries in Christmas Day attack in Pattaya

December 26, 2024

Crime, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

80-year-old Belgian man brutally attacked and robbed by a teenage gang in Pattaya on Christmas Day, left with severe head injuries. Police launch an urgent… Read More ›

UK tourist faces prison term after being charged with eating a Pattaya traffic ticket before police

UK tourist faces prison term after being charged with eating a Pattaya traffic ticket before police

December 24, 2024

Crime, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

A cocky UK tourist in Pattaya faces up to three years in prison after eating a traffic ticket issued by police. The 34-year-old man, who… Read More ›

Northern Ireland man questioned by Pattaya police after former sex worker found dead in guest house

Northern Ireland man questioned by Pattaya police after former sex worker found dead in guest house

December 24, 2024

Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Northern Ireland man, 71, questioned after ex-sex worker’s decomposing body found in Pattaya guesthouse. Police probe grim discovery, with CCTV showing the pair days earlier.… Read More ›

Austrian tourist arrested on Ko Phi Phi. Charged with reckless acts causing the death of a Russian man

Austrian tourist arrested on Ko Phi Phi. Charged with reckless acts causing the death of a Russian man

December 22, 2024

Crime, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Austrian tourist, 25, arrested on Ko Phi Phi for reckless jet ski collision killing Russian man, 58. Police say he fled the scene after mowing… Read More ›

Death sentences for the gruesome Pattaya murder of German property mogul Mr Ralter Mack in July 2023

Death sentences for the gruesome Pattaya murder of German property mogul Mr Ralter Mack in July 2023

December 20, 2024

Crime, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Three sentenced to death for the brutal 2023 murder of German businessman Hans Peter Ralter Mack in Pattaya. His body was found dismembered in a… Read More ›

Swiss man badly beaten by Pattaya teenagers after trying to stop them vandalising his car on Sunday

Swiss man badly beaten by Pattaya teenagers after trying to stop them vandalising his car on Sunday

December 17, 2024

Crime, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

A 66-year-old Swiss man was badly beaten by teenagers in Pattaya after trying to stop them from vandalizing his Toyota SUV with bricks. Police have… Read More ›

Myanmar court in Kawthaung jails Thai seamen arrested by its Navy. PM assures reporters of a New Year pardon 

Myanmar court in Kawthaung jails Thai seamen arrested by its Navy. PM assures reporters of a New Year pardon 

December 16, 2024

Crime, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Myanmar court jails Thai crew for illegal entry and fishing; PM Paetongtarn assures pardon is likely. Junta’s loss of control amid civil war complicates relations,… Read More ›

Myanmar grenade thrown by Karen ethnic militia member kills three and seriously injures six in Tak

Myanmar grenade thrown by Karen ethnic militia member kills three and seriously injures six in Tak

December 14, 2024

Crime, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

A deadly grenade attack at a Tak fair by teens linked to Myanmar’s Karen militias killed three and injured 48, with six in critical condition.… Read More ›

Former cabinet minister and local government chief jailed in Prachin Buri linked to a political murder

Former cabinet minister and local government chief jailed in Prachin Buri linked to a political murder

December 13, 2024

Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Ex-deputy minister and PAO chief jailed in Prachin Buri after protégé’s brutal murder. Police uncover audio of heated argument, armed guards confess to shooting. The… Read More ›

Crazed Belarusian roars and charges at arresting police like a beast in the early hours of the morning

Crazed Belarusian roars and charges at arresting police like a beast in the early hours of the morning

December 11, 2024

Crime, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

A drunken Belarusian, Siarhei Asychuk, went berserk at a Phuket hotel, charging at police like an animal. The 39-year-old caused chaos, disturbing children, and assaulting… Read More ›

Drug addict attacker who murdered two people gets rough justice in outrageous Prachin Buri attack

Drug addict attacker who murdered two people gets rough justice in outrageous Prachin Buri attack

December 10, 2024

Crime, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

A 38-year-old drug addict who murdered two people and injured three others in Prachin Buri was executed by outraged locals before police arrived. The brutal… Read More ›

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