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Drug use suspected in deaths of two revellers at Phuket’s Electric Daisy Music festival on Saturday

Drug use suspected in deaths of two revellers at Phuket’s Electric Daisy Music festival on Saturday

January 19, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Two foreign tourists, a Canadian and an American, tragically die at Phuket’s Electric Picnic Music Festival. Both lost consciousness and were later confirmed dead. Drug… Read More ›

Swiss Thai couple’s In Car War leads to both of them being locked up by local police in Chumphon Province

Swiss Thai couple’s In Car War leads to both of them being locked up by local police in Chumphon Province

January 19, 2025

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Swiss-Thai Couple’s Highway Meltdown Ends in Arrest. High-speed chaos in Chumphon: Swiss man’s erratic driving, wife’s escape attempts, and a child aboard spark viral video… Read More ›

PM Paetongtarn to speak Chinese with AI to address security fears in China as foreign tourism suffers over scam farms

PM Paetongtarn to speak Chinese with AI to address security fears in China as foreign tourism suffers over scam farms

January 17, 2025

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

Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra uses AI to speak Chinese, downplaying security fears as foreign tourism drops. However, illegal operations and human trafficking linked to Myawaddy… Read More ›

Finally, hope dawns for jailed Uyghurs as incoming US Secretary of State Marco Rubio promises support

Finally, hope dawns for jailed Uyghurs as incoming US Secretary of State Marco Rubio promises support

January 17, 2025

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Hope for Bangkok’s Uyghurs as incoming US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pledges intervention to end the 43 detainees’ decade-long ordeal, highlighting China’s repression and… Read More ›

Defiant Pole charged with perpetrating an indecent act on a young Thai woman at a convenience store

Defiant Pole charged with perpetrating an indecent act on a young Thai woman at a convenience store

January 16, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Defiant Polish man faces up to 10 years in Thai prison after slapping a woman’s bottom in a Sathorn store, refusing to apologize or comply… Read More ›

Police chief insists murder of former Cambodian MP Kim Limya was a personal grudge and not political

Police chief insists murder of former Cambodian MP Kim Limya was a personal grudge and not political

January 15, 2025

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

Thai police reveal the mastermind behind the murder of ex-Cambodian MP Kim Limya, insisting it was a personal grudge, not political. Two suspects remain wanted… Read More ›

Death of young Irish diver Robby Kinlan is the latest incident on Ko Tao. Police suggest cardiac failure

Death of young Irish diver Robby Kinlan is the latest incident on Ko Tao. Police suggest cardiac failure

January 15, 2025

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

The death of young Irish tourist Robby Kinlan, found dead on Ko Tao, adds to the island’s notorious reputation. Police suggest cardiac arrest, but ongoing… Read More ›

Murder of  ex-Cambodian MP Kim Limfa linked to regime through second wanted suspect Kimsrin Pich

Murder of  ex-Cambodian MP Kim Limfa linked to regime through second wanted suspect Kimsrin Pich

January 13, 2025

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Ex-Cambodian MP Kim Limfa’s murder linked to pro-regime ties as more details emerge about wanted suspect Kimsrin Pich. Meanwhile, the extradited hitman Ekkalak Paenoy refuses… Read More ›

Thai Sang Thai leader Sudarat suggests people in power in Thailand are linked to transnational gangs

Thai Sang Thai leader Sudarat suggests people in power in Thailand are linked to transnational gangs

January 12, 2025

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

Thai Sang Thai leader claims figures in power benefit from transnational crime as Thailand’s tourism image takes a hit. She urges former PM Thaksin to… Read More ›

American rescues a suicidal young Thai woman in Pattaya. It was her second attempt in two weeks

American rescues a suicidal young Thai woman in Pattaya. It was her second attempt in two weeks

January 12, 2025

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American man saves a suicidal woman in Pattaya, marking her second suicide attempt in two weeks. The 23-year-old was stopped from jumping off a pedestrian… Read More ›

Dial M for Murder in Bangkok. Sergeant M extradited back and tells police he was hired for just ฿60,000 to kill ex MP

Dial M for Murder in Bangkok. Sergeant M extradited back and tells police he was hired for just ฿60,000 to kill ex MP

January 11, 2025

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Ex-Thai Navy Sergeant M Extradited After Assassination of Cambodian MP in Bangkok. Sergeant M, aka Ekkalak Paenoy, has confessed to the murder of former opposition… Read More ›

King Power family to launch biggest fatal accident action in English legal history. Inguest on Monday

King Power family to launch biggest fatal accident action in English legal history. Inguest on Monday

January 11, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

King Power family to launch £2.15 billion lawsuit over 2018 helicopter crash that killed Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. The legal action, believed to be the largest fatal… Read More ›

Visa waiver scheme questioned with another China Crisis for foreign tourism driven by security fears

Visa waiver scheme questioned with another China Crisis for foreign tourism driven by security fears

January 10, 2025

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

Thailand’s visa waiver scheme faces mounting scrutiny as a series of crimes involving Chinese nationals, including abductions and scams, spark a crisis of confidence among… Read More ›

University urged to file a police complaint over Chinese police training. Participants return to China

University urged to file a police complaint over Chinese police training. Participants return to China

January 10, 2025

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

Siam University clarifies reports of a controversial Chinese police training course. The Thai government however urges the university to file a police complaint after unauthorized… Read More ›

฿13 million swindled and robbed in Chinese criminal exploits in central Bangkok on Thursday afternoon

฿13 million swindled and robbed in Chinese criminal exploits in central Bangkok on Thursday afternoon

January 9, 2025

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฿13M stolen in Bangkok crypto scams: Chinese nationals swindled in two cases of fraud and robbery. Police pursue suspects as concerns grow over Thailand’s visa… Read More ›

Rescue of American in Mae Hong Song’s Pai district brings relief but also a warning from Tourist Police

Rescue of American in Mae Hong Song’s Pai district brings relief but also a warning from Tourist Police

January 9, 2025

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

American hiker rescued in Mae Hong Son’s scenic Pai district after getting lost in Doi Thong Forest. Tourist police warn visitors of growing risks as… Read More ›

Hitman who gunned down former Cambodia MP in Bangkok arrested in Cambodia. Taken to Phnom Penh

Hitman who gunned down former Cambodia MP in Bangkok arrested in Cambodia. Taken to Phnom Penh

January 8, 2025

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

Ex-Royal Thai Navy marine arrested in Cambodia after Bangkok assassination of Cambodian-French MP. Ekkalak Paenoy, accused of gunning down opposition figure Lim Kimya, fled to… Read More ›

Former Cambodian French opposition MP and thorn in the side of ruling party gunned down in Bangkok 

Former Cambodian French opposition MP and thorn in the side of ruling party gunned down in Bangkok 

January 7, 2025

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

Cambodian-French opposition MP assassinated in Bangkok: Lim Kim-Ya, 74, was gunned down by a motorbike hitman near Wat Bowon in a suspected political hit. The… Read More ›

22-year-old Spanish tourist gored to death on Ko Yao by an elephant she was bathing on Friday afternoon

22-year-old Spanish tourist gored to death on Ko Yao by an elephant she was bathing on Friday afternoon

January 6, 2025

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Spanish tourist Blanca Ojanguren García, 22, was tragically gored to death by an elephant at a Ko Yao Yai sanctuary, sparking debate on Thailand’s elephant… Read More ›

Former drug addict woke from surgery delirious. Shot dead by Surin police while grasping a large red axe

Former drug addict woke from surgery delirious. Shot dead by Surin police while grasping a large red axe

January 5, 2025

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

Former drug addict, 26, shot dead by Thai police in chaotic hospital scene after waking from surgery delirious. Armed with a large red axe, he… Read More ›

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