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Actress Boom faces arrest on Friday, questioning and later prison if a court refuses her bail if charged

Actress Boom faces arrest on Friday, questioning and later prison if a court refuses her bail if charged

November 5, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Actress Boom Panadda faces a Friday dawn arrest as police probe nearly ฿1bn in charity funds! Seventeen accounts holding ฿60m are frozen. Her husband also… Read More ›

Suvarnabhumi Airport arrests revealed as citizenship fraud linked to Chinese criminals has taken off

Suvarnabhumi Airport arrests revealed as citizenship fraud linked to Chinese criminals has taken off

November 5, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Chinese fugitives, fake Thai fathers and forged birth certificates fuel a widening Thai nationality scandal. Police trace one suspect to a ฿2.5bn fraud probe, identify… Read More ›

Chinese warning to its nationals stays as Bangkok embassy reveals it receives up to ten panic calls a day

Chinese warning to its nationals stays as Bangkok embassy reveals it receives up to ten panic calls a day

November 5, 2026

Crime, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand and China clash over kidnapping warnings as Foreign Minister Sihasak challenges Wang Yi in Beijing. No concession follows. Ambassador Zhang defends the alerts, citing… Read More ›

Police freeze Boom Pannada’s bank accounts as they probe her foundation which received a billion baht

Police freeze Boom Pannada’s bank accounts as they probe her foundation which received a billion baht

November 5, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Police close in on Boom Panadda charity finances. Seventeen accounts holding ฿60m are frozen, while ฿100m in assets face scrutiny. Detectives trace ฿45m in villa… Read More ›

There more businessmen to lose Thai citizenship as probes into Israeli linked business networks ramp up

There more businessmen to lose Thai citizenship as probes into Israeli linked business networks ramp up

November 4, 2026

Crime, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Citizenship crackdown widens in Thailand. Rabbi Yosef Chaim Kantor loses Thai nationality and must sell three Bangkok condos. Meanwhile, ten agencies probe 19 linked companies,… Read More ›

Executive dies in collision between two EVs in Kalasin province on Tuesday. Reported dead at the scene

Executive dies in collision between two EVs in Kalasin province on Tuesday. Reported dead at the scene

November 4, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

Fatal crash on a slippery Kalasin road. Two electric cars collide, killing Roi Et loan company owner Chaiwat Serirat, 58. Rescuers cut open his mangled… Read More ›

58 year old jealous lover murders rival, cuts off his penis in front of former partner in Chacheongsao

58 year old jealous lover murders rival, cuts off his penis in front of former partner in Chacheongsao

November 3, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

Jealousy killing horror in Chachoengsao. A Thai man, 58, allegedly ambushed his ex and beat her new lover, 55, to death before severing his penis.… Read More ›

Thai celebrity faces a maelstrom of suspicion and legal peril as police signal decisive action imminent

Thai celebrity faces a maelstrom of suspicion and legal peril as police signal decisive action imminent

November 3, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Beauty queen Boom Panadda is at the centre of a widening probe into charity funds involving up to ฿1bn in transactions. Police examine ฿45m paid… Read More ›

Burmese protest leader beaten near United Nations Headquarters in Bangkok in Royalist counter demo

Burmese protest leader beaten near United Nations Headquarters in Bangkok in Royalist counter demo

November 2, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Bangkok UN protest turns violent. Conservatives punch and kick Burmese migrant leader Weera Saengthong, striking him with a helmet. Police step in. Royalist leaders demand… Read More ›

Questions as 15 year old golfer dies in lightning strike in Chachoengsao while playing in a tournament

Questions as 15 year old golfer dies in lightning strike in Chachoengsao while playing in a tournament

November 2, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Lightning horror at junior golf tournament. Ayawarin Pradabyat, 15, dies after a strike near the 11th hole. Family says play continued despite prior lightning and… Read More ›

Thai woman arrested for refusing to return money mistakenly lodged into her bank account in February

Thai woman arrested for refusing to return money mistakenly lodged into her bank account in February

November 2, 2026

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

Bank transfer blunder ends in arrest. A Thai woman, 47, faces embezzlement proceedings over ฿45,800 sent by mistake. The Chinese sender chased his money for… Read More ›

Cops raid Bangkok cannabis shop after Chanthaburi family hospitalised from eating laced jelly sweets

Cops raid Bangkok cannabis shop after Chanthaburi family hospitalised from eating laced jelly sweets

November 2, 2026

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

Cannabis sweets horror. Two parents suffer violent convulsions and lose consciousness as their toddler falls ill. Police raid a Bangkok shop, arrest a 26-year-old woman… Read More ›

Female security officer at Suvarnabhumi Airport suspended after altercation with social media star

Female security officer at Suvarnabhumi Airport suspended after altercation with social media star

November 1, 2026

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

Water bottle fury at Suvarnabhumi. Influencer Gamgy accuses a security officer of threatening her after a family insult. Her employer defends her, but airport bosses… Read More ›

Seven Vietnamese sex workers arrested on Friday night are part of a growing street sex for sale racket

Seven Vietnamese sex workers arrested on Friday night are part of a growing street sex for sale racket

November 1, 2026

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

Sukhumvit vice crackdown. Police seize seven Vietnamese street prostitutes after complaints of harassment. All face deportation and blacklisting. Five operations have recorded 32 Vietnamese arrests,… Read More ›

Halloween security operation in central Bangkok and the Khaosan Road undertaken by Tourism Police

Halloween security operation in central Bangkok and the Khaosan Road undertaken by Tourism Police

October 31, 2026

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

Halloween police blitz. A 95-strong force hits Khao San Road as 60,000 revellers are expected and ฿200m in spending is forecast. Police warn of scams… Read More ›

Amnesty boss says Cambodian state or officials complicit in the country’s still existing scam industry

Amnesty boss says Cambodian state or officials complicit in the country’s still existing scam industry

October 31, 2026

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

Scam empire exposed. Amnesty links five security firms and more than 20 Cambodian officers to compounds rife with rape, torture and forced fraud. Chief Agnès… Read More ›

Three Chinese nationals rescued by police in Tak province near Burma. Police top brass want answers

Three Chinese nationals rescued by police in Tak province near Burma. Police top brass want answers

October 31, 2026

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

Border kidnapping bust. Police stop a fleeing Toyota in Tak and find three Chinese men tied up and blindfolded. Four Thais face charges, while a… Read More ›

55 year old monk who killed newlywed young woman in hit and run speeding crash arrested after manhunt

55 year old monk who killed newlywed young woman in hit and run speeding crash arrested after manhunt

October 30, 2026

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

Monk’s deadly drive. A 21-year-old bride dies collecting rice in Buriram, just 26 days after marrying. The driver flees, kills a buffalo and abandons his… Read More ›

Upmarket prostitution racket in Singapore procuring sexy Thai women to work in the city state smashed

Upmarket prostitution racket in Singapore procuring sexy Thai women to work in the city state smashed

October 30, 2026

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

Sex racket busted. Thai and Singaporean police smash Lover’s Fortress, a seven-year network supplying Thai women to elite Singapore clients. Four organisers arrested, 19 sex… Read More ›

Scotsman’s legal nightmare in Thailand began within hours of landing by mistake in March not over yet

Scotsman’s legal nightmare in Thailand began within hours of landing by mistake in March not over yet

October 30, 2026

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

Phone mix-up nightmare! Scot Rory McColl faces five years in a Thai jail after a tourist accepted his apology. Two police officers reportedly back his… Read More ›

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