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57-year-old Uncle beaten to death with bamboo stick after stopping marijuana party by twenty-somethings

57-year-old Uncle beaten to death with bamboo stick after stopping marijuana party by twenty-somethings

July 9, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

A 57-year-old uncle was savagely beaten to death with a 2-meter bamboo stick in Phayao after breaking up a marijuana party hosted by his nephew.… Read More ›

DSI cops zero in on senior political official at the Ministry of Labour linked with migrant worker fees

DSI cops zero in on senior political official at the Ministry of Labour linked with migrant worker fees

July 9, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

DSI targets ex-political insider tied to the Ministry of Labour in migrant worker fee scandal. Illegal ฿2,500 fees forced on workers funnelled through Thai-Cambodian networks.… Read More ›

Bully Met addict brutally murdered a 63-year-old bedridden man to prove claims of being an ex SEAL

Bully Met addict brutally murdered a 63-year-old bedridden man to prove claims of being an ex SEAL

July 8, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

A meth-addled man dragged his 63-year-old bedridden neighbour from his home and forced his head into a sewer to “test” if he was really a… Read More ›

EV car fire in Songkhla was not self-combustion. Ex Democrat Party MP was targeted with a criminal act

EV car fire in Songkhla was not self-combustion. Ex Democrat Party MP was targeted with a criminal act

July 7, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Ex-Democrat MP Sirichoke’s electric car in Songkhla was deliberately torched, not a spontaneous fire. Police arrested a suspect who confessed. Sirichoke vows not to be… Read More ›

Crackdown on dangerous marijuana infused products after toddler left unconscious in hospital for 24 hours

Crackdown on dangerous marijuana infused products after toddler left unconscious in hospital for 24 hours

July 7, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Toddler hospitalised 24 hours after eating cannabis gummies sparks nationwide crackdown as Public Health Minister vows to curb illegal marijuana edibles slipping into homes, schools… Read More ›

Brit jailed for child sex trafficking after 2023 prostitution crackdown on  Pattaya’s notorious Soi 6

Brit jailed for child sex trafficking after 2023 prostitution crackdown on Pattaya’s notorious Soi 6

July 6, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

British man jailed for 21 years in Thailand for trafficking a 16-year-old girl into prostitution on Pattaya’s notorious Soi 6. William Bilton ran the Flirt… Read More ›

Ex Songkhla Democrat Party MP & Prime Ministerial advisor warns about the particular danger of EV cars

Ex Songkhla Democrat Party MP & Prime Ministerial advisor warns about the particular danger of EV cars

July 6, 2025

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

Former Democrat MP Sirichoke Sopha warns of hidden EV dangers after his parked, unplugged PHEV burst into flames at 3 am. The explosion destroyed the… Read More ›

Miracle in Pattaya as woman who hanged herself comes back to life as rescuers put her in a body bag

Miracle in Pattaya as woman who hanged herself comes back to life as rescuers put her in a body bag

July 5, 2025

Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:

Rescue workers in Pattaya were stunned when a 49-year-old woman who hanged herself and showed no pulse suddenly opened her eyes before being placed in… Read More ›

28 year old man used a venomous Cobra snake to give himself the kiss of death. Body found in Khon Kaen

28 year old man used a venomous Cobra snake to give himself the kiss of death. Body found in Khon Kaen

July 5, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

A 28-year-old man from Chiang Rai may have live-streamed the prelude to his death by cobra bite in a Khon Kaen hotel room. Police found… Read More ›

70 year old Udon Thani man played like a fiddle by Chinese sex doll scammers, drops police report plan

70 year old Udon Thani man played like a fiddle by Chinese sex doll scammers, drops police report plan

July 5, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Lonely 70-year-old Thai man duped by sex doll scammers after spotting a too-good-to-be-true deal. He paid ฿67K amid threats and fake fees, but no doll… Read More ›

$5 back-alley massage not worth it. Tourist develops painful nightmare infection called folliculitis

$5 back-alley massage not worth it. Tourist develops painful nightmare infection called folliculitis

July 5, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

A $5 back-alley massage in Thailand left a tourist with painful, pus-filled folliculitis caused by bacteria from dirty towels and reused oils. US doctor warns… Read More ›

Cross-border corruption and money laundering between Thai and Cambodian labour officials probed

Cross-border corruption and money laundering between Thai and Cambodian labour officials probed

July 4, 2025

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

DSI busts massive foreign worker extortion ring in Bangkok. Raids over a potential ฿6 billion scam, secret payments to Cambodian officials, and suspected collusion within… Read More ›

Austrian died after falling down Koh Samui stairwell on Wednesday morning. Lost footing while drunk

Austrian died after falling down Koh Samui stairwell on Wednesday morning. Lost footing while drunk

July 4, 2025

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A 45-year-old Austrian tourist died after falling down a Koh Samui hotel stairwell while heavily intoxicated. Police ruled out foul play. This is the third… Read More ›

Bella May Culley tries to lie her way out of her Georgian hellhole prison by blaming Thai border guards

Bella May Culley tries to lie her way out of her Georgian hellhole prison by blaming Thai border guards

July 3, 2025

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

Brit teen Bella May Culley claims Thai cops forced her to smuggle drugs—but CCTV shows her calmly walking through Bangkok airport. Now jailed in Georgia,… Read More ›

Thaksin appears before Criminal Court in lèse-majesté case. Lawyer afterwards expresses optimism

Thaksin appears before Criminal Court in lèse-majesté case. Lawyer afterwards expresses optimism

July 2, 2025

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

Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra faced lese-majeste charge as his daughter was suspended as PM. Thaksin arrived cheered on the street by supporters, and played his… Read More ›

Welsh family need help as 29-year-old Ashton Jones, father of two, still battles for his life in a Pattaya hospital

Welsh family need help as 29-year-old Ashton Jones, father of two, still battles for his life in a Pattaya hospital

July 2, 2025

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Ashton Jones meanwhile remains on a ventilator in critical condition after vanishing from friends in Bangkok on June 3rd. His father has flown in to… Read More ›

Canadian nabbed at Suvarnabhumi Airport trying to smuggle 3kg of heroin hidden in women’s handbags 

Canadian nabbed at Suvarnabhumi Airport trying to smuggle 3kg of heroin hidden in women’s handbags 

July 2, 2025

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

Busted in Bangkok: Canadian man caught smuggling 3.2 kg of heroin hidden in women’s handbags at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport. Arrested before boarding a flight to… Read More ›

Army security agency confirms bomb spree targeting tourist hotspots near Phuket linked to insurgency

Army security agency confirms bomb spree targeting tourist hotspots near Phuket linked to insurgency

July 1, 2025

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

Thailand’s security forces arrest 5 suspects linked to BRN insurgents behind a coordinated bomb plot targeting Phuket and southern tourist hotspots. Fifteen devices meant to… Read More ›

Third loved one and tourist downed off Karon Beach in dangerous rip tides in just 18 days on Saturday

Third loved one and tourist downed off Karon Beach in dangerous rip tides in just 18 days on Saturday

June 30, 2025

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Third tourist drowns at Phuket’s Karon Beach in just 18 days amid deadly rip currents. Despite clear red-flag warnings, swimmers ignored the danger and drowned.… Read More ›

Death traps: Laotian mother killed carrying her baby across the road at a Pathum Thani Zebra crossing

Death traps: Laotian mother killed carrying her baby across the road at a Pathum Thani Zebra crossing

June 30, 2025

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

A Laotian mother was killed crossing a Pathum Thani zebra crossing while carrying her baby. The taxi driver fled but was caught. This follows recent… Read More ›

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