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Fake doctor who found his credentials online worked for nearly a decade as a real medical practitioner

Fake doctor who found his credentials online worked for nearly a decade as a real medical practitioner

September 6, 2025

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Fake doctor Boonmak Phansila, 74, used stolen credentials to work nearly a decade at clinics in Bangkok, Chachoengsao and Rayong, duping patients and staff, exploiting… Read More ›

Police close in on Chinese murder suspect thinking he may be a serial killer linked to an earlier horror case

Police close in on Chinese murder suspect thinking he may be a serial killer linked to an earlier horror case

September 5, 2025

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Chonburi police are closing in on a Chinese suspect after a woman’s body was found weighted in a suitcase floating in a local reservoir, raising… Read More ›

No fatalities reported as tourist bus from Bangkok to Chiang Mai crashes on dangerous mountainous bend

No fatalities reported as tourist bus from Bangkok to Chiang Mai crashes on dangerous mountainous bend

September 5, 2025

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A tourist van from Bangkok smashed into a trailer truck on a deadly Chiang Mai mountain curve, leaving multiple people injured and one woman with… Read More ›

Rage driven alcoholic murdered much loved Grandma in frenzy after being refused ฿20 credit for drink

Rage driven alcoholic murdered much loved Grandma in frenzy after being refused ฿20 credit for drink

September 4, 2025

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Beloved 73-year-old grandmother stabbed 13 times by raging alcoholic after he was refused ฿20 credit for liquor. The horror reveals the deadly dangers of daily… Read More ›

Brit in Udon Thani heart sore after his beloved tricycle motorbike is stolen by early morning thieves

Brit in Udon Thani heart sore after his beloved tricycle motorbike is stolen by early morning thieves

September 4, 2025

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Heartbroken Brit pensioner, 81, pleads with Udon Thani police to recover his stolen Sky Lab tricycle motorcycle—his daily ride, pride and joy. CCTV shows two… Read More ›

Nigerian and girlfriend who entered Thailand illegally from Laos, set themselves up as cocaine peddlers

Nigerian and girlfriend who entered Thailand illegally from Laos, set themselves up as cocaine peddlers

September 3, 2025

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A Nigerian man and his Thai girlfriend were arrested in Samut Prakan after illegally entering Thailand from Laos to run a major cocaine trafficking operation… Read More ›

Much loved grandma stabbed to death at daughter’s shop for just ฿2,000 in Samut Prakan on Monday morning

Much loved grandma stabbed to death at daughter’s shop for just ฿2,000 in Samut Prakan on Monday morning

September 2, 2025

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Beloved 73-year-old grandmother was brutally stabbed fourteen times inside her Samut Prakan grocery store over just ฿2,000. Police hunt the suspect while shocked local residents… Read More ›

Underworld gambling den boss jailed for 14 years and 9 months after warning police he will die in prison

Underworld gambling den boss jailed for 14 years and 9 months after warning police he will die in prison

September 2, 2025

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Bangkok underworld boss Amnuay Kiatdonmuang, known as Pa Nui, jailed for 14 years and 9 months after fleeing eight warrants, warning police he may die… Read More ›

Commercial arms smuggler from Malaysia arrested in Songkhla with two American M4 rifles in his Kia car

Commercial arms smuggler from Malaysia arrested in Songkhla with two American M4 rifles in his Kia car

September 1, 2025

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A Malaysian arms smuggler was arrested in Songkhla with two M4 rifles and more than 400 rounds hidden in his Kia. Police say he is… Read More ›

Joy turns to terror and then to death in the blink of an eye on Thailand’s killer roads. Husband dies instantly

Joy turns to terror and then to death in the blink of an eye on Thailand’s killer roads. Husband dies instantly

August 31, 2025

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Joy turned to terror on Thailand’s deadly roads as a 65-year-old man died in a high-speed crash while rushing to celebrate his wife’s birthday, highlighting… Read More ›

Royal Thai Army moves to halt free for all illegality that has long plagued the Thai-Cambodian border

Royal Thai Army moves to halt free for all illegality that has long plagued the Thai-Cambodian border

August 31, 2025

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The Royal Thai Army is set to build a 10km wall along the Thai-Cambodian border to halt illegal crossings, block scam networks and smugglers and… Read More ›

Phuket Mayor calls for jail time for Kuwaiti tourists who launched a frenzied attack on two lifeguards 

Phuket Mayor calls for jail time for Kuwaiti tourists who launched a frenzied attack on two lifeguards 

August 30, 2025

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Phuket mayor demands jail for Kuwaiti tourists who violently attacked lifeguards at Nai Harn Beach, ignoring warnings, chasing, punching and spitting on them, prompting outrage… Read More ›

American teacher arrested in Suphan Buri for sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl, a pupil in his class

American teacher arrested in Suphan Buri for sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl, a pupil in his class

August 30, 2025

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American teacher arrested in Thailand for allegedly assaulting a 13-year-old student in his classroom. Visa revoked, police confirm CCTV evidence, suspect denies charges, investigation expands… Read More ›

UK family’s fears for elderly Scotsman with mental health issues found injured in Pattaya last Saturday

UK family’s fears for elderly Scotsman with mental health issues found injured in Pattaya last Saturday

August 28, 2025

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UK family fears for Scottish retiree James Murphy, 64, found injured in Pattaya after an apparent self-harm act. Struggling with mental health and without a… Read More ›

Lifeguards end up fighting for their own on Nai Harn Beach this Monday after Kuwaiti tourists saw red

Lifeguards end up fighting for their own on Nai Harn Beach this Monday after Kuwaiti tourists saw red

August 28, 2025

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Lifeguards were violently attacked at Nai Harn Beach by Kuwaiti tourists who ignored red flags, chasing, beating and spitting on them, sparking nationwide outrage, an… Read More ›

Buddhism in Thailand in crisis as Education Minister orders revered monk removed from school books

Buddhism in Thailand in crisis as Education Minister orders revered monk removed from school books

August 28, 2025

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Buddhism in crisis as revered monk Phra Alongkot is jailed. Education Minister removes him from textbooks. Billions lost in Lopburi temple fraud and embezzlement shock… Read More ›

Soft UK judge sends wrong signal to UK drug trafficking tourists to Thailand. 22 year old walks free

Soft UK judge sends wrong signal to UK drug trafficking tourists to Thailand. 22 year old walks free

August 27, 2025

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Soft UK judge lets 22-year-old drug mule walk free after sob story, sparking fears of rising cannabis trafficking tourism from Britain to Thailand as young… Read More ›

Jail sentence for TV actress star who defied police in checkpoint standoff for an hour with doors closed

Jail sentence for TV actress star who defied police in checkpoint standoff for an hour with doors closed

August 27, 2025

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TV actress Marie Broenner sentenced after an hour-long Porsche standoff, defying Bangkok police at a checkpoint, refusing a breath test, while her boyfriend obstructed officers,… Read More ›

AIDS/HIV temple at the centre of massive fraud and embezzlement as top monk disrobes and confesses

AIDS/HIV temple at the centre of massive fraud and embezzlement as top monk disrobes and confesses

August 27, 2025

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AIDS temple scandal explodes as famed monk Phra Alongkot disrobes and admits decades of massive fraud and embezzlement, siphoning billions in donations, shocking Thailand’s Buddhist… Read More ›

Brazilian rooftop madman held by police at Patong Hospital, sedated and under guard after outbursts

Brazilian rooftop madman held by police at Patong Hospital, sedated and under guard after outbursts

August 26, 2025

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A Brazilian tourist caused chaos in Patong after climbing a massage parlour roof, then broke free at Patong Hospital, forcing an emergency before a British… Read More ›

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