Articles by: Carla Boonkong & Pranee O' Connor
Trouble in paradise for marriages between foreigner and Thais as Australian gets ready to return home
Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
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 ›
Horror in Thailand as young Brit throws himself from a condo building in Chiang Mai after Friday Night lover’s tiff
Crime, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
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 ›
Infant girl dumped by hard hearted mother at a bridge in Samut Prakan found healthy after stormy night
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
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 ›
Young UK family prepare to take the plunge by selling up and moving to live in sunny Thailand for good
Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
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 ›
Help me find my long-lost Thai mother. Desperate plea from 38-year-old Aussie searching for 20 years for a parent’s love
Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
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 ›
Police raid on a Den of Iniquity weed shop shows just why Thailand has moved to again outlaw the drug
Crime, Culture, Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
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 ›
Crucial test for Prime Minister Paetongtarn on Saturday as the Yellow Shirts take to Bangkok’s streets
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
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 ›
Cannabis ghost back to life after finishing quest to Chiang Mai. Piya reclaimed his life from the drug
Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
“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 ›
Teenager dies of hunger in Nonthaburi, near Bangkok. Responding rescue workers find a starving family
Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
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 ›
Cabinet gives green light for a Thai Formula One Grand Prix starting in 2028. Design and plans in gear
Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
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 ›
Bangkok governor uses AI and a new smart traffic light system to cut traffic wait times by 10 to 41%
Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
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 ›
Public Health Minister Somsak to brave the Lion’s Den and attend crucial Medical Council meeting this week
Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
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 ›
Pattaya police arrest 44 year old French tourist accused of sex abuse of a minor in Nong Khai on Provincial Court order
Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
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 ›
Last Thai hostage in Gaza confirmed as murdered by Islamist splinter group. PM expresses deep sorrow
Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Last Thai hostage in Gaza, Nattapong Pinta, confirmed murdered by Islamist Mujahideen Brigades allied with Hamas. PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra expressed deep sorrow as the total… Read More ›
Taiwanese Scam Kingpins arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport with 19 smartphones found in their luggage
Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Busted at the Border: Three Taiwanese scam kingpins busted at Suvarnabhumi with 19 hidden phones tied to Thai fraud rings. Phones linked to fake sales… Read More ›
Nakhon Sawan vocational school teacher suspended after forcing 11 smoking students to drink butt water
Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
A Nakhon Sawan teacher was suspended after forcing 11 students caught smoking to drink water laced with cigarette butts. The bizarre punishment, caught on video,… Read More ›
Kingdom celebrates some rare good news. Beautiful yet gritty young Thai woman crowned Miss World
Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Opal Suchata Chuangsri, 21, makes history as Thailand’s first Miss World, overcoming a teenage health scare and pageant controversy to triumph in India—offering rare hope… Read More ›
Cavalier Chinese pervert arrested by police at Chiang Mai Zoo after sexual assault on a young intern
Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
A young Chinese man was arrested at Chiang Mai Zoo after groping a female intern in broad daylight. CCTV captured the assault, and police say… Read More ›
Police aircraft fleet grounded for full safety checks, a review of all aircraft and maintenance protocols at division level
Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Thailand’s entire police air fleet has been grounded after two deadly crashes in one month killed nine officers. On Saturday, a 1973 helicopter exploded mid-air,… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
Brutal murder of beautiful young nurse by her malevolent uncle leads to death penalty calls in Trang
August 18, 2025
Brutal murder shocks Trang as 44-year-old uncle beats
Chinese cyber theft car drivers with mobile network transmitters touring Bangkok arrested by police
August 17, 2025
Thai police arrest two men driving Bangkok streets
American lobbyist streams from the Thai Cambodian border as top Bangkok officials brief World’s media
August 17, 2025
American lobbyist Michael Alfaro livestreamed from the
Brit on electric motorbike attacked by angry Pattaya mob after causing serious injury to an innocent Thai woman
August 16, 2025
British tourist’s reckless wheelie stunt in Pattaya
Quiet, disciplined soldier dies in Surin after opening fire on two locals partying into the night loudly
August 16, 2025
Quiet Thai soldier at Surin border opened fire on two
Russian firearms dealer arrested while keeping his visa status legal in Thailand at Phuket Immigration
August 15, 2025
Russian firearms dealer arrested at Phuket Immigration
People’s Party MPs claim they were offered ฿10 million to vote for casino bill before it was withdrawn
August 15, 2025
People’s Party MPs reveal they were offered ฿10
Trouble in paradise for marriages between foreigner and Thais as Australian gets ready to return home
August 14, 2025
Trouble in paradise for Thai–farang marriages as
Tensions are still rising on Thai Cambodian border as 2nd Army commander reveals defensive tactics
August 14, 2025
Thai-Cambodian border tensions escalate as 2nd Army
Brainy 16 year old swats his maths teacher leaving her with a black eye in act which has stunned Thailand
August 13, 2025
A top Thai student shocked the nation by punching his
Arrest in Phang-nga linked to grisly murder found at a local pier. Body dumped in chains and dumbbells
August 13, 2025
Phang Nga police arrest a 21-year-old in the grisly
Expert warns foreign tourism has become Thailand’s curse, fueling inertia and a widespread malaise
August 12, 2025
Thailand’s reliance on foreign tourism is now a
Early morning Pattaya madness dumps UK biker in hot water after obstructing an ambulance rescue
August 12, 2025
British motorcyclist Paul Dennis Holloway fined after
Flailing Hun Sen wages new war on his own nationals in Thailand by threatening them if they don’t return
August 11, 2025
Hun Sen’s regime threatens Cambodian workers in
Conservatives behind plan to bring back General Prayut. Pheu Thai on Sunday insisted politics will hold
August 11, 2025
Conservatives push to bring back General Prayut as
Finance Ministry & central bank move to boost credit by shifting non-performing debt into asset firms
August 10, 2025
Thailand’s Finance Ministry and Bank of Thailand
Soldier loses foot and 2 others injured by Cambodian PMN-2 landmine in Sisaket while on border patrol
August 10, 2025
A Thai soldier lost his left foot and two others were
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