Articles by: Carla Boonkong & Pranee O' Connor

Batty killer made a ritual offering as he buried his bank manager employer at the back of his Nonthaburi home 

Batty killer made a ritual offering as he buried his bank manager employer at the back of his Nonthaburi home 

April 22, 2023

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

The 20-year-old nephew of the victim, Mr Prakob Phansawang was accosted by the killer as he made his way past him with a backpack when… Read More ›

Far-out café in Nakhon Sawan making lurid dog tick cake fancies can’t keep up as the orders soar

Far-out café in Nakhon Sawan making lurid dog tick cake fancies can’t keep up as the orders soar

April 20, 2023

Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

A Thai café in northern Nakhon Sawan province has stumbled upon a winning formula for drumming up business by offering its customers confectionery that gives… Read More ›

Thai Chinese criminal matriarch has built a safe empire and legitimate fortune for her three Thai children

Thai Chinese criminal matriarch has built a safe empire and legitimate fortune for her three Thai children

April 19, 2023

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

Deputy National Police Chief raises a red flag as he advises that unless the flow of Chinese criminality into Thailand which has been ongoing for… Read More ›

61-year-old man dead with his dog in a freak swimming pool electricity accident in Udon Thani

61-year-old man dead with his dog in a freak swimming pool electricity accident in Udon Thani

April 17, 2023

Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Wife was shocked after she returned from Songkran celebrations in the late evening before nightfall to find her husband floating face down in the pool.… Read More ›

PM Prayut gets back to his youth on Friday in water gun battles on Bangkok’s Khao San Road

PM Prayut gets back to his youth on Friday in water gun battles on Bangkok’s Khao San Road

April 15, 2023

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

It wasn’t all fun and frolics on Friday as the PM held talks just before the walkabout on the Khao San Road which has led… Read More ›

Songkran in full swing as Thailand prepares to welcome back long-haul visitors in large numbers

Songkran in full swing as Thailand prepares to welcome back long-haul visitors in large numbers

April 14, 2023

Culture, Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand is set to welcome over 1.5 million Russian visitors this year as the Ukraine war, in one respect at least, has proved a boon… Read More ›

UN official slams ‘Distorted’ international response to Myanmar after Horrific junta atrocity 

UN official slams ‘Distorted’ international response to Myanmar after Horrific junta atrocity 

April 12, 2023

Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Scenes of unimaginable horror on Tuesday morning in northwestern Myanmar when a crowd of men, women and children were bombed from the air at the… Read More ›

Nightmare for Chinese Christian asylum seekers ends after they are flown into the United States

Nightmare for Chinese Christian asylum seekers ends after they are flown into the United States

April 10, 2023

Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Happy ending: Chinese Christians arrived in Dallas Texas on Friday to a warm welcome but the US State Department was playing down their arrival and… Read More ›

Srettha eyes top job and defends ฿10k spending wallet for over 16s just unveiled as a Pheu Thai policy

Srettha eyes top job and defends ฿10k spending wallet for over 16s just unveiled as a Pheu Thai policy

April 8, 2023

Economy, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

On Monday 14th, the day of the General Election, Pheu Thai’s national executive will meet to select its primary nominee to be put before parliament… Read More ›

Arrest warrants for three Chinese killers, one a spurned lover, who were assisted by a Thai woman

Arrest warrants for three Chinese killers, one a spurned lover, who were assisted by a Thai woman

April 4, 2023

Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

The National Police Commissioner General Damrongsak Kittiprapas on Monday advised that visa-on-arrival facilities from China be looked at as they may be attracting spurious criminal… Read More ›

Ex-minister rejects claim new prison regulations were designed to aid Thaksin’s return to Thailand

Ex-minister rejects claim new prison regulations were designed to aid Thaksin’s return to Thailand

April 1, 2023

Culture, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

The prospect of the return of Thaksin Shinawatra to serve his prison sentence in Thailand has been widely greeted by Thai observers and establishment politicians… Read More ›

Polls show advantage still with the opposition and that Pheu Thai is on course for government reins

Polls show advantage still with the opposition and that Pheu Thai is on course for government reins

March 27, 2023

Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Two polls by two reputable polling organisations show the Pheu Thai Party and Move Forward Party still consolidating their position while the Bhumjaithai Party and… Read More ›

Swiss man on the run abroad after underage sex ring and bar in Phuket is shut down in police raid

Swiss man on the run abroad after underage sex ring and bar in Phuket is shut down in police raid

March 18, 2023

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

The Royal Thai Police has, quite rightly, in recent years, prioritised the fight against underage prostitution linked with the human trafficking industry. On Saturday, Deputy… Read More ›

Crazed man sets wife ablaze in front of onlookers and knifed her to death afterwards in a Samut Prakan ravine

Crazed man sets wife ablaze in front of onlookers and knifed her to death afterwards in a Samut Prakan ravine

March 8, 2023

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

Harrowing circumstances of the murder of 45-year-old Nathanan Joomfong bring home the cruelty and violence against women seen in Thailand on an almost daily basis.… Read More ›

PM hospitalised with chronic arthritic condition which impacts 3% of people aged over 60 years old

PM hospitalised with chronic arthritic condition which impacts 3% of people aged over 60 years old

March 4, 2023

Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

The prime minister, Prayut Chan ocha, on Saturday, issued a statement emphasising that his mental and physical health was still robust and that he was… Read More ›

25-year-old criminal mastermind of drug empire changed his identity from Thai to South Korean

25-year-old criminal mastermind of drug empire changed his identity from Thai to South Korean

February 27, 2023

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

Metropolitan Police Bureau Investigation Chief Police Major General Theeradet Thammasuthee promised to pursue enquiries into the international links and support afforded to 25-year-old Saharat Sawangjaeng… Read More ›

Thai man extols the value of life with a toy doll partner and calls for them to be declared legal and accessible

Thai man extols the value of life with a toy doll partner and calls for them to be declared legal and accessible

February 22, 2023

Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Adult toys and dolls are illegal in Thailand with strong opposition to any proposed relaxation of the law coming from the country’s Ministry of Culture… Read More ›

Thai woman faces federal charges for fleeing the United States after Michigan hit and run death

Thai woman faces federal charges for fleeing the United States after Michigan hit and run death

February 16, 2023

Crime, Culture, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

The reaction of the shocked Thai woman after hitting the young college student with her BMW car in dark conditions, on a quiet country road… Read More ›

Hunger striker ordered released from prison as court intervenes due to real threat to the young woman’s life

Hunger striker ordered released from prison as court intervenes due to real threat to the young woman’s life

February 7, 2023

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

Two young women have led a remarkable campaign in recent weeks highlighting free speech rights in Thailand starting by asking to have their bail revoked… Read More ›

Debate on legalising e-cigs in Thailand as danger to foreign tourists is made very plain this week

Debate on legalising e-cigs in Thailand as danger to foreign tourists is made very plain this week

February 3, 2023

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

Recent assurance from Minister of Tourism and Sports Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn that foreign tourists cannot be arrested for using vaping devices is at odds with what… Read More ›