Crime

Russian wanted by Interpol for ฿150 million fraud at home is collared in Phuket Immigration Bureau raid

Russian wanted by Interpol for ฿150 million fraud at home is collared in Phuket Immigration Bureau raid

June 14, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

Russian fraud fugitive hunted under an Interpol Red Notice was seized in a luxury Phuket villa raid after a cross-border police hunt over alleged ฿150… Read More ›

Bangkok police search for head of murder victim as main suspect, arrested in Yangon, to be handed over

Bangkok police search for head of murder victim as main suspect, arrested in Yangon, to be handed over

June 13, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

Burmese cook arrested in Yangon over Bangkok wife murder as police hunt for missing head, trace CCTV suitcase evidence and search drains and septic tanks… Read More ›

Police on Koh Samui give briefing on the death of Australian sports star Jemma Stapleton on June 10th

Police on Koh Samui give briefing on the death of Australian sports star Jemma Stapleton on June 10th

June 13, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Bo Phut Police have revealed new details of the horrific Koh Samui crash that killed Australian sprint star Jemma Stapleton, 25, as CCTV, rain-soaked roads… Read More ›

Mystery heavy set Scout clad killer ambushed teenage school girl in Uthai Thani and fatally stabbed her

Mystery heavy set Scout clad killer ambushed teenage school girl in Uthai Thani and fatally stabbed her

June 13, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

Uthai Thani police hunt a heavyset suspect in scout-style clothing after a 17-year-old schoolgirl was stabbed to death on her morning ride to class. Her… Read More ›

Chonburi crash led police to vast online fraud and crime network linked to Cambodia’s Prince Holdings

Chonburi crash led police to vast online fraud and crime network linked to Cambodia’s Prince Holdings

June 13, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Mingchen Shan’s Chonburi crash exposed a vast transnational crime empire linked to Chen Zhi and the fallen Prince Group. The case involves weapons, fake Thai… Read More ›

Top Australian sportswoman dies in a motorbike accident on Koh Samui just days after her 25th birthday

Top Australian sportswoman dies in a motorbike accident on Koh Samui just days after her 25th birthday

June 12, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Australian sprint star Jemma Stapleton, 25, died in a Koh Samui scooter crash days after her birthday, as Thailand’s notoriously deadly roads for motorbikers claim… Read More ›

Burmese man arrested for murder after police find dismembered body parts at a Bangkok apartment on Friday morning

Burmese man arrested for murder after police find dismembered body parts at a Bangkok apartment on Friday morning

June 12, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

Burmese cook seized after a Bangkok manhunt over the gruesome murder of a 35-year-old woman whose dismembered body was hidden in a plastic box. CCTV… Read More ›

People’s Party MP urges support and public backing for southern insurgency talks planned in Malaysia

People’s Party MP urges support and public backing for southern insurgency talks planned in Malaysia

June 12, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand revives BRN peace talks in Malaysia as a deadly insurgency surge leaves more than 8,000 dead and losses topping ฿500 billion. MPs demand action… Read More ›

Eleven years after a bloody atrocity in Bangkok, two Uyghurs handed death sentences for Erawan bomb

Eleven years after a bloody atrocity in Bangkok, two Uyghurs handed death sentences for Erawan bomb

June 12, 2026

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

After nearly 11 years, Thailand finally delivers justice for the Erawan Shrine massacre as two Chinese Uyghur bombers are sentenced to death over the Bangkok… Read More ›

Police hunt a European man and American woman who abandoned a baby girl to her death in Udon Thani

Police hunt a European man and American woman who abandoned a baby girl to her death in Udon Thani

June 11, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

A newborn girl was found dead beneath a Udon Thani rain tree after being abandoned for over eight hours. Police are hunting an identified Western… Read More ›

Phuket Tuk Tuk driver’s fare from hell arrested. He was poisoned by a free coffee and had his gold stolen

Phuket Tuk Tuk driver’s fare from hell arrested. He was poisoned by a free coffee and had his gold stolen

June 11, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

Patong tuk-tuk driver wakes in hospital with ฿300,000 in gold jewellery and his phone gone after a woman who asked him to taste her coffee… Read More ›

Salt from a rubbish bin served in noodle soup leads to sixteen getting violently sick and four in Intensive Care

Salt from a rubbish bin served in noodle soup leads to sixteen getting violently sick and four in Intensive Care

June 11, 2026

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

Udon Thani noodle shop poisoning probe deepens after 16 diners fell ill and four landed in ICU when a yellow powder allegedly taken from a… Read More ›

Thai girl rescued from sexual slavery in Nigeria after being trafficked by her own family and assaulted

Thai girl rescued from sexual slavery in Nigeria after being trafficked by her own family and assaulted

June 11, 2026

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

Thai teen rescued from a two-month Nigeria prostitution nightmare after alleging her own mother, grandmother, aunt and uncle forced her into sex work over family… Read More ›

Nigerian drug Kingpin and overlord for international Nigerian mafia arrested in a dramatic night raid in Bangkok

Nigerian drug Kingpin and overlord for international Nigerian mafia arrested in a dramatic night raid in Bangkok

June 10, 2026

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

Nigerian cocaine kingpin Ikenna Patrick Azubuike was arrested after a dramatic Bangkok police showdown as officers uncovered an alleged Dodorima drug empire with ฿380 million… Read More ›

Israeli man arrested on arrival at Koh Samui Airport over nominee firm to buy property for holiday home

Israeli man arrested on arrival at Koh Samui Airport over nominee firm to buy property for holiday home

June 10, 2026

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

Israeli land suspect Eden Alisa was arrested at Samui Airport after returning to Thailand as police widened a Koh Phangan nominee ownership crackdown. The probe… Read More ›

Man with a helmet busy taking out cash at an ATM led police on Monday to uncover a Chinese scam effort

Man with a helmet busy taking out cash at an ATM led police on Monday to uncover a Chinese scam effort

June 10, 2026

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

Teen courier caught with ฿607,000 in cash and four ATM cards during Bangkok ATM stop. The 19-year-old says a Chinese handler paid him just ฿1,000… Read More ›

Finnish businessman jailed for 2.5 years by a Lapland court for the abuse of Thai berry pickers in 2022

Finnish businessman jailed for 2.5 years by a Lapland court for the abuse of Thai berry pickers in 2022

June 10, 2026

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

Finnish berry boss jailed after a court found Thai workers were trafficked into forced labour. Polarica ex-CEO Jukka Kristo was convicted on 78 counts as… Read More ›

Jealous lover mows down girlfriend in road rage fit after she accepted a motorcyclist’s lift in a tiff

Jealous lover mows down girlfriend in road rage fit after she accepted a motorcyclist’s lift in a tiff

June 9, 2026

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

A Surin road crash has exploded into a murder probe after police alleged a furious boyfriend chased down a motorcycle carrying his fleeing girlfriend and… Read More ›

Brit probed by police as CCTV shows him thrashing a rented villa in Phuket. Case now under review

Brit probed by police as CCTV shows him thrashing a rented villa in Phuket. Case now under review

June 9, 2026

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

British tenant Farah Hashi is accused of trashing a luxury Phuket villa and disappearing, leaving more than ฿300,000 in damage. CCTV allegedly captured the destruction,… Read More ›

Facebook parent firm and other tech giants face a landmark lawsuit over online thefts and fraud losses

Facebook parent firm and other tech giants face a landmark lawsuit over online thefts and fraud losses

June 9, 2026

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

Investor loses ฿165 million after a Facebook advert, LINE group and App Store download. Now Meta, Apple, LINE-linked firms and banks face a landmark ฿230… Read More ›

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