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Nakhon Sawan vocational school teacher suspended after forcing 11 smoking students to drink butt water

Nakhon Sawan vocational school teacher suspended after forcing 11 smoking students to drink butt water

June 2, 2025

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A Nakhon Sawan teacher was suspended after forcing 11 students caught smoking to drink water laced with cigarette butts. The bizarre punishment, caught on video,… Read More ›

56 year old American dies on his motorbike after suffering a heart attack on a notorious Phuket bend

56 year old American dies on his motorbike after suffering a heart attack on a notorious Phuket bend

June 2, 2025

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A 56-year-old American died of a heart attack while riding his motorbike on a notorious Phuket bend. His 16-year-old niece, riding pillion, clung on as… Read More ›

Deranged Chinese criminals cause mayhem in a Pattaya suburb on Saturday. Man shot in the ankle

Deranged Chinese criminals cause mayhem in a Pattaya suburb on Saturday. Man shot in the ankle

June 1, 2025

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Chinese gunman shoots rival in Pattaya street, sparks manhunt, meth stash found in luxury car, gun dumped in pond. Victim linked to rooftop psychosis scare.… Read More ›

Phuket Airport Immigration Chief  rebuts UK tabloid coverage linked with the arrest of a UK tourist

Phuket Airport Immigration Chief  rebuts UK tabloid coverage linked with the arrest of a UK tourist

June 1, 2025

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Phuket Airport Immigration chief slams UK tabloid claims of skulduggery after cocaine was found in Brit tourist’s passport. Says strict CCTV, multi-agency checks and anti-corruption… Read More ›

28-year-old Ukrainian tourist falls to her death from luxury villa pool larking with friends in Phuket

28-year-old Ukrainian tourist falls to her death from luxury villa pool larking with friends in Phuket

May 31, 2025

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A 28-year-old Ukrainian tourist fell to her death from a Phuket villa rooftop pool after drinking with friends. The unguarded edge, lack of safety barriers,… Read More ›

Man murders three elderly relatives in a Suphan Buri village on Friday. Horror shooting shocked police

Man murders three elderly relatives in a Suphan Buri village on Friday. Horror shooting shocked police

May 31, 2025

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Triple murder shocks Suphan Buri as 32-year-old Paiboon “Bas” Jaiboon guns down three elderly relatives and wounds a fourth. He fled the scene armed, sparking… Read More ›

Swiss man Urs Fehr exploited a legal loophole to flee Thailand. No travel order placed on an appeal case

Swiss man Urs Fehr exploited a legal loophole to flee Thailand. No travel order placed on an appeal case

May 31, 2025

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Swiss national Urs Fehr fled Thailand before a one-month jail sentence for assault, exploiting a legal loophole after his acquittal was overturned. Despite a new… Read More ›

Cavalier Chinese pervert arrested by police at Chiang Mai Zoo after sexual assault on a young intern

Cavalier Chinese pervert arrested by police at Chiang Mai Zoo after sexual assault on a young intern

May 30, 2025

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A young Chinese man was arrested at Chiang Mai Zoo after groping a female intern in broad daylight. CCTV captured the assault, and police say… Read More ›

Paul Chambers case officially over following Attorney General’s review. Academic has left Thailand

Paul Chambers case officially over following Attorney General’s review. Academic has left Thailand

May 30, 2025

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US academic Paul Chambers cleared as Thai Attorney General drops lèse-majesté charges after a 54-day ordeal. Despite no prosecution, Chambers lost his job, was jailed… Read More ›

Cautionary tale as lost Danish tourist is found dead. He died in police custody in Bangkok on March 26

Cautionary tale as lost Danish tourist is found dead. He died in police custody in Bangkok on March 26

May 29, 2025

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Danish tourist Jakob Jensen vanished in March and was later found dead in a Bangkok police cell. Months of confusion, missed warnings, and mental health… Read More ›

Higher Education Ministry official says Thai students need not fear new Trump move on college visas

Higher Education Ministry official says Thai students need not fear new Trump move on college visas

May 29, 2025

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Trump freezes new student visa interviews worldwide, sparking concern among Thai students. But ministry says existing US appointments remain valid. Thai students are seen as… Read More ›

Bangkok Bank closing accounts held by foreigners without long-term visas. Russian tourists up in arms

Bangkok Bank closing accounts held by foreigners without long-term visas. Russian tourists up in arms

May 29, 2025

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Bangkok Bank is freezing accounts held by foreigners without long-term visas, triggering outrage from Russian tourists. The crackdown, linked to new SIM ID rules and… Read More ›

Crackdown on foreign hookers walking the streets of Bangkok. Police Chief touts screening to curb trade

Crackdown on foreign hookers walking the streets of Bangkok. Police Chief touts screening to curb trade

May 29, 2025

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Thai police launch sweeping crackdown on foreign sex workers in Bangkok, targeting Vietnamese nationals flooding red-light zones. New tech screens tourists at the border as… Read More ›

Khmer soldier killed in deadly gunfire between Thai and Cambodian armies near Ubon Ratchathani

Khmer soldier killed in deadly gunfire between Thai and Cambodian armies near Ubon Ratchathani

May 28, 2025

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A Cambodian soldier was killed in a dawn gunfight near Thailand’s Ubon Ratchathani as Thai and Khmer troops clashed over trench digging in a disputed… Read More ›

Police crack the whip on Bangkok taxis just 24 hours before showdown meeting over Airport closure threat

Police crack the whip on Bangkok taxis just 24 hours before showdown meeting over Airport closure threat

May 28, 2025

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Bangkok taxi tensions explode as police crackdown ahead of talks. Drivers threaten to blockade Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang over Grab access. Unions vow no special… Read More ›

Smuggler’s portal or ‘Doraemon Gate’ closed up in Kanchanaburi after 25-year-old found with ฿18M cash

Smuggler’s portal or ‘Doraemon Gate’ closed up in Kanchanaburi after 25-year-old found with ฿18M cash

May 28, 2025

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Thai police shut a secret border gate dubbed the ‘Doraemon Door’ after seizing ฿18 million in cash from a 25-year-old man caught smuggling money from… Read More ›

Cannabis regulatory regime expected in June ending pot free for all with medical certification needed to buy the drug

Cannabis regulatory regime expected in June ending pot free for all with medical certification needed to buy the drug

May 28, 2025

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Thailand to end cannabis free-for-all by June with strict new rules requiring medical certs, 30-day limits and licenced supplies. The crackdown comes amid rising smuggling… Read More ›

Golden Triangle drug lords or Wa Reds are Thailand’s enemy and it must tackle them head on, says Thaksin

Golden Triangle drug lords or Wa Reds are Thailand’s enemy and it must tackle them head on, says Thaksin

May 27, 2025

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Thaksin Shinawatra returned to the spotlight with a fiery speech, branding Myanmar’s Wa drug lords as Thailand’s top enemy, slamming ISOC and anti-drug agencies urging… Read More ›

UK mum in denial. Insists 29-year-old son was set up after being arrested in Thailand for cocaine use

UK mum in denial. Insists 29-year-old son was set up after being arrested in Thailand for cocaine use

May 27, 2025

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UK mum insists her son was set up after being caught with cocaine hidden in his passport at Phuket airport. Despite his legal conviction and… Read More ›

3 office workers at Chinese Pattaya property brokerage arrested as interest in the resort city surges

3 office workers at Chinese Pattaya property brokerage arrested as interest in the resort city surges

May 27, 2025

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Three Chinese workers were arrested in a Pattaya real estate raid amid a crackdown on illegal foreign businesses. Following the March 28 earthquake in Bangkok,… Read More ›

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