Articles by: Carla Boonkong & Pranee O' Connor
Crime, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
In the course of last week’s intensive investigation which saw up to 20 police teams in Phuket led by the National Police Commissioner General Suwat… Read More ›
Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
The 63-year-old man had sold his business in Germany before moving to Thailand. Interviewed by police on Monday, his Thai wife revealed his current occupation… Read More ›
Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
This important step is part of a wider programme to attract more foreigners to Thailand to live. However, the government is also determined that these… Read More ›
Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
A senior police officer, on Saturday, Police Colonel Somkiart Chomchai, told reporters that locals close to the situation said that the 22-year-old attacker, with a… Read More ›
Crime, Economy, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
In the last week, Mr Chutchawan Kong-u-dom has highlighted the economic imperative of liberalising Thailand’s gambling laws dominated by the 1935 Gambling Act to allow… Read More ›
Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Opinion poll shows the public still supports strict public health regulation and screening of incoming foreign tourists. It comes as the Ministry of Public Health… Read More ›
Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
The speed at which Omicron is spreading as well as its more benign clinical outcomes could be the game-changer that brings an end to this… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
The ‘Test and Go’ entry regime was not even given a hearing this week as senior public health officials simply dismissed the prospect of reviewing… Read More ›
Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
The 29-year-old tested negative for COVID-19 consistently at Samui Hospital last week despite conflicting reports from Bangkok that he tested positive first for the Delta… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Public health officials are currently scrambling to control an emerging cluster in Kalasin caused by a returned couple from Belgium who travelled extensively in Kalasin… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
29-year-old Ohan Baruch picked up a taxi last Saturday and paid ฿2,500 to be taken to Pattaya where he failed to check into a hotel… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Shock development will upend the recovery of the foreign tourism sector which only this week saw some life being breathed into foreign tourist hotspots such… Read More ›
Crime, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
A lawyer for Ms Jirajariyawetch said his client was left traumatised by the incident which occurred in the early hours of November 22nd last and… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Activists are calling for more gender equality within the force pointing to criminal cases involving the sexual abuse and exploitation of women which are a… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Officials are emphasising the need for no panic as Omicron has landed. Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha, over the weekend, reached out to the nightlife… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
A senior Thai public health official, on Monday, Dr Chawetsan Namwat, said his department had noted the mild symptoms being reported from the new Omicron… Read More ›
Economy, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is annoyed at reports of bars serving foreigners being open in central Bangkok as the door is shut on reopening… Read More ›
Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
As Thailand’s reopening numbers are reassessed, a massive 94% of our readers see the kingdom’s tourism industry as synonymous with nightlife while figures from November… Read More ›
Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thai World:
A UK man with a wife who was seeking to visit her terminally ill mother found the Thailand Pass application extremely stressful this week as… Read More ›
Crime, Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Thailand’s rate of suicide is 450% of that seen in the Philippines and 272% of that in Cambodia. The growing toll of domestic abuse cases,… Read More ›
Thailand unveils Digital asset payment facility for tourists in test mode with big plans for the future of the system 
Pheu Thai increasingly confident that PM Paetongtarn can survive her Constitutional Court survival test 
Cambodians and scammers risk all to get back into Thailand across a closed and dangerous border 
Brutal murder of beautiful young nurse by her malevolent uncle leads to death penalty calls in Trang 
Chinese cyber theft car drivers with mobile network transmitters touring Bangkok arrested by police 
American lobbyist streams from the Thai Cambodian border as top Bangkok officials brief World’s media 
Brit on electric motorbike attacked by angry Pattaya mob after causing serious injury to an innocent Thai woman 
Quiet, disciplined soldier dies in Surin after opening fire on two locals partying into the night loudly 
Russian firearms dealer arrested while keeping his visa status legal in Thailand at Phuket Immigration 
People’s Party MPs claim they were offered ฿10 million to vote for casino bill before it was withdrawn 
Trouble in paradise for marriages between foreigner and Thais as Australian gets ready to return home 
Tensions are still rising on Thai Cambodian border as 2nd Army commander reveals defensive tactics 
Brainy 16 year old swats his maths teacher leaving her with a black eye in act which has stunned Thailand 
Arrest in Phang-nga linked to grisly murder found at a local pier. Body dumped in chains and dumbbells 
Expert warns foreign tourism has become Thailand’s curse, fueling inertia and a widespread malaise 
Early morning Pattaya madness dumps UK biker in hot water after obstructing an ambulance rescue 
Flailing Hun Sen wages new war on his own nationals in Thailand by threatening them if they don’t return 
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