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8 year old girl in Udon Thani had a narrow escape when a UK man’s car crashed through her garden wall

8 year old girl in Udon Thani had a narrow escape when a UK man’s car crashed through her garden wall

June 7, 2025

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A British man’s car ploughed through a concrete wall in Udon Thani, missing an 8-year-old girl by seconds. The child had just left her bamboo… Read More ›

฿12 million in neat cash left out as trash in suburban condo building. Woman sought to use plastic box

฿12 million in neat cash left out as trash in suburban condo building. Woman sought to use plastic box

June 6, 2025

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฿12M TRASH SHOCK: ฿12M in crisp banknotes found stuffed in a plastic box beside a condo trash bin in Nonthaburi. Shocked woman called police. Mystery… Read More ›

Taiwanese Scam Kingpins arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport with 19 smartphones found in their luggage

Taiwanese Scam Kingpins arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport with 19 smartphones found in their luggage

June 6, 2025

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Busted at the Border: Three Taiwanese scam kingpins busted at Suvarnabhumi with 19 hidden phones tied to Thai fraud rings. Phones linked to fake sales… Read More ›

Tourist police track down Danish Romeo who went missing from his family and switched off Facebook 

Tourist police track down Danish Romeo who went missing from his family and switched off Facebook 

June 6, 2025

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

A Danish man feared missing after deleting Facebook and vanishing in Thailand was found living happily with a new girlfriend. Family feared foul play, but… Read More ›

Chinese scam suspect rearrested at budget hotel in Chanthaburi after daring early morning escape

Chinese scam suspect rearrested at budget hotel in Chanthaburi after daring early morning escape

June 6, 2025

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Chinese fraudster Li Jian, 38, recaptured at a Chanthaburi hotel after leaping from a Pattaya City police station window. The fugitive paid ฿4,000 for a… Read More ›

Horror for UK tourist in Phuket who saw his wife fall to her death in front of his eyes early Wednesday

Horror for UK tourist in Phuket who saw his wife fall to her death in front of his eyes early Wednesday

June 5, 2025

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A British tourist’s wife tragically fell seven meters down a steep, unguarded slope outside their Patong hotel in Phuket. The fatal accident, witnessed by her… Read More ›

UK woman found dead on Koh Phangan early Tuesday in underwear on quiet beach. Drowning suspected

UK woman found dead on Koh Phangan early Tuesday in underwear on quiet beach. Drowning suspected

June 4, 2025

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

UK woman, 54, found dead without underwear on Koh Phangan beach. Suspected drowning after she was seen swimming alone while intoxicated. She had fallen earlier… Read More ›

Tourism chief rebuts distorted scam centre reports linked to Taiwanese tourists. Now, a new, safer order

Tourism chief rebuts distorted scam centre reports linked to Taiwanese tourists. Now, a new, safer order

June 3, 2025

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

Tourism chief blasts viral scam rumours as outdated and false—no new kidnappings, no deaths. Taiwan confirms victims entered Myanmar last year. Thailand steps up crackdown… Read More ›

Sunday handcuff surprise for Algerian pickpockets who preyed on tourists at Suvarnabhumi Airport

Sunday handcuff surprise for Algerian pickpockets who preyed on tourists at Suvarnabhumi Airport

June 3, 2025

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

Two Algerian pickpockets targeting tourists at Suvarnabhumi Airport were caught after a Chinese victim used the Tourist Police app to report the theft. Police seized… Read More ›

US academic holidays in Italy with his family before returning to the United States. Speaks of his ordeal 

US academic holidays in Italy with his family before returning to the United States. Speaks of his ordeal 

June 3, 2025

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

US academic Paul Chambers, jailed overnight in Thailand on lèse-majesté charges, is now safe in Italy with family before returning to the US. Despite no… Read More ›

฿500 million drug bust in Loei points us to Thailand’s unbearable problem across its northern border

฿500 million drug bust in Loei points us to Thailand’s unbearable problem across its northern border

June 2, 2025

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A ฿500M meth bust in Loei lays bare Thailand’s deepening border crisis. With drugs flooding in from Myanmar’s Wa State, Thaksin warns it’s time to… Read More ›

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ›

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