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