Articles by: Carla Boonkong & Pranee O' Connor
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Woman rescued after 32 hours with laboured breath and bleeding gums following a deadly krait bite as Hat Yai’s ‘Water of Death’ swells, blocking rescuers,… Read More ›
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Second Thai woman found dead in Poipet within five days, heightening alarm over young Thais seeking work across the border. Mint, 28, left for an… Read More ›
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A British-Thai woman’s dream holiday turned to horror when she suffered a stroke in Turkey and woke up speaking with a Thai accent. Cathy Warren,… Read More ›
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Bright spot in Bangkok as Thailand’s 30th National Book Fair draws over 1 million visitors with 2 million books, 900 booths, six zones, celebrity talks,… Read More ›
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Thailand’s interim government vows to boost domestic demand in Q4 2025 while managing the baht, safeguarding public finances, finalising the US trade deal, navigating a… Read More ›
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Mariah Carey lands in Bangkok to screaming fans ahead of her one-night-only concert at Muang Thong Thani, celebrating 20 years of The Emancipation of Mimi.… Read More ›
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Thailand Post suspends all U.S. parcel deliveries as the de minimis exemption ends, joining China, Hong Kong and other global carriers scrambling to comply with… Read More ›
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Trouble in paradise for Thai–farang marriages as 75-year-old Australian prepares to return home after wife seeks divorce, while Pattaya faces repeated domestic abuse cases involving… Read More ›
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A British man on holiday in Chiang Mai fell to his death from a 10th-floor condo after a heated row with his fiancée. The couple… Read More ›
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Newborn girl dumped in backpack on a bridge survives stormy night alone. CCTV shows a woman riding off after abandoning the infant. Baby found alive… Read More ›
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A young UK family is selling almost everything and moving to Thailand for a fresh start. Facing soaring costs, rising crime and a failing school… Read More ›
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Desperate plea from 38-year-old Aussie man searching for his Thai mother lost since age 8. Taken to Australia after his parents split in Phuket, Jeffrey… Read More ›
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Police raid a Khon Kaen weed shop-turned-teen drug den ignites national uproar, exposing why Thailand will recriminalize cannabis. New laws ban high-THC weed by Nov… Read More ›
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Bangkok braces for chaos as Yellow Shirts march against PM Paetongtarn. Leaked audio scandal, coalition cracks, and rising conservative fury fuel a protest that could… Read More ›
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“I was a ghost,” said 46-year-old Piya after walking 700km to kick a decades-long cannabis addiction. Greeted with support in Chiang Mai, he now plans… Read More ›
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A 14-year-old boy has died of hunger in Nonthaburi after months without food. His parents, found barely alive, survived only on tap water. The tragedy… Read More ›
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Thailand revs up for F1! Cabinet approves ฿40bn plan to host Grand Prix from 2028, with Bangkok likely as the venue. Design work is already… Read More ›
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Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt unveils AI-powered smart traffic lights at 72 intersections, cutting delays by 10-41%. The system uses cameras and real-time data to improve… Read More ›
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Health Minister Somsak to attend a rare Medical Council meeting this week to defend his veto on punishing doctors who treated former PM Thaksin Shinawatra.… Read More ›
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French tourist busted in Pattaya for raping a vulnerable young teenager in Nong Khai. Cops say he paid to abuse her, then fled. Arrested outside… Read More ›
Stinging attack on Prime Minister Anutin from former top cop Gen Surachate Hakparn over Hat Yai deaths 
Man last seen starving in Hat Yai found dead on Sunday by rescuers, another fatality from the disaster 
French burglar on Koh Samui caught red-handed with a house full of stolen loot when a victim walked in 
Miss Universe world owners past and present on the run in Mexico after highly controversial Thai pageant 
Former prison boss Manop on Friday denied being the one responsible for Bangkok Prison hooker scandal 
Former top cop General Surachate Hakparn or Big Joke strikes back against the National Police Chief 
Busy beer bar run by British woman on Koh Samui probed with owner charged and facing a criminal case 
Swedish national arrested by Pattaya police after being wanted at home for an arson attack in Sävsjö 
Ex-Thai Miss Universe owner subject to an arrest warrant in Bangkok, where show was held last week 
Rising ‘Water of Death’ sees Songkhla and Hat Yai facing worst flooding in 300 years say some observers 
65-year-old woman wakes up just moments before her cremation in a coffin. Not dead, just low sugar 
Koh Phangan crackdown continues as Thai officials send a message. Illegal investors are not wanted 
Temptation faces Prime Minister Anutin to play the nationalist card as a General Election looms in 2026 
Big Joke in crosshairs of police probe for defamation of the Royal Thai Police after robust TV comments 
Israeli father dies heroically off Koh Phangan after saving his son from the sea which turned dangerous 
UK couple’s honeymoon holiday to Thailand halted by Immigration officials over smudged visa stamp 
Crackdown on foreign misbehaviour as South Korean who hosted hooker party is nabbed for solicitation 
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