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Police end hostage terror at Hat Yai school after drug crazed man attacked and took Principal hostage

Police end hostage terror at Hat Yai school after drug crazed man attacked and took Principal hostage

February 11, 2026

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Axe-wielding druggie steals police gun and storms Hat Yai school, principal shot and students hurt in hostage siege; tactical units seal campus and arrest 19-year-old… Read More ›

Drunk and incoherent US man causes a disturbance in Pattaya at two points on Monday, 500 metres apart

Drunk and incoherent US man causes a disturbance in Pattaya at two points on Monday, 500 metres apart

February 11, 2026

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Bleeding American, 57, collapses outside Pattaya condo after two rescue calls in one night. Found injured 500m apart and highly intoxicated, Matthew Blain Plymale was… Read More ›

Three die in crash between public health van and Highway Patrol truck in Nakhon Sawan. Five injured

Three die in crash between public health van and Highway Patrol truck in Nakhon Sawan. Five injured

February 10, 2026

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Hospital van slams into a highway patrol truck on Highway 1 in Nakhon Sawan, killing three medical staff and injuring seven others. Police probe the… Read More ›

People’s Party MP candidate seeks urgent probe into Monday’s Bang Phli dome collapse which injured 4

People’s Party MP candidate seeks urgent probe into Monday’s Bang Phli dome collapse which injured 4

February 10, 2026

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Four workers were injured, one seriously, after a billion-baht Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) dome collapsed near Suvarnabhumi Airport. The site was sealed as engineers probed… Read More ›

Congolese woman arrested in Immigration operation to crack down on illegal foreign workers in Bangkok

Congolese woman arrested in Immigration operation to crack down on illegal foreign workers in Bangkok

February 10, 2026

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Bangkok salon raid nets unlicensed Congolese hairdresser as police launch nationwide crackdown on illegal work after top-level meeting orders tougher immigration and labour enforcement. Immigration… Read More ›

Big Joke’s wife wins 8 million baht award in a civil defamation claim against another policeman’s wife

Big Joke’s wife wins 8 million baht award in a civil defamation claim against another policeman’s wife

February 9, 2026

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TV feud ends in court defeat as Jae Ning is ordered to pay 8 million baht for defaming Big Joke’s wife, after judges rule her… Read More ›

Outpouring of love for UK man fighting for life after horrific Koh Samui motorbike smash last Sunday

Outpouring of love for UK man fighting for life after horrific Koh Samui motorbike smash last Sunday

February 9, 2026

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British backpacker Tiger Duggan, 23, lies in a Bangkok coma after a Koh Samui motorbike crash as a £150k fundraiser smashes its target in days,… Read More ›

Colombian guns down 24 year old Iraqi man in a poised attack in Phuket’s Patong area on Saturday

Colombian guns down 24 year old Iraqi man in a poised attack in Phuket’s Patong area on Saturday

February 8, 2026

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Helmeted gunman shot dead a 24-year-old Iraqi tourist in a daylight attack on busy Patong hotel street as police launched a manhunt and arrested the… Read More ›

Bungling French drug dealer arrested at Phuket Airport after cocaine sachets found on concourse

Bungling French drug dealer arrested at Phuket Airport after cocaine sachets found on concourse

February 8, 2026

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French tourist arrested at Phuket airport after cocaine sachets fell from his trousers before screening, with CCTV leading police to more drugs, including ecstasy, seized… Read More ›

36 year old Russian tourist dies trying to descend 20 metre cliff at scenic viewing point on Koh Samui

36 year old Russian tourist dies trying to descend 20 metre cliff at scenic viewing point on Koh Samui

February 7, 2026

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Russian tourist Iliar Bichurin, 36, died after falling about 20 metres from a Koh Samui cliff viewpoint. Police say he climbed past a safety fence,… Read More ›

24 year old American tourist wanted for Murder in Augusta Georgia arrested in Bangkok by Immigration

24 year old American tourist wanted for Murder in Augusta Georgia arrested in Bangkok by Immigration

February 7, 2026

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American murder suspect Cedric Peters was arrested in Bangkok after fleeing the US as a tourist, Thai immigration police said. Wanted in Georgia for a… Read More ›

Taxi driver tells police he doesn’t know what got into him after admitting the rape and theft of student

Taxi driver tells police he doesn’t know what got into him after admitting the rape and theft of student

February 7, 2026

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Bangkok police arrest a 51-year-old taxi driver accused of raping an unconscious university student after a late-night ride. The suspect allegedly took her to a… Read More ›

Incoherent and hallucinating Western man carjacks SUV on Koh Samui highway before police intervene

Incoherent and hallucinating Western man carjacks SUV on Koh Samui highway before police intervene

February 6, 2026

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Foreign man carjacks airport SUV on Koh Samui, drags driver from seat and flees as victim clings on for 3.5km. Police chase and stop the… Read More ›

Mr Spray identified as 57 year old Tom Heine. Remains in police custody, faces criminal charges and ban

Mr Spray identified as 57 year old Tom Heine. Remains in police custody, faces criminal charges and ban

February 6, 2026

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‘Mr Spray’ unmasked: German graffiti suspect arrested in Bangkok after Koh Phangan vandal spree, faces charges, deportation and lifetime Thailand ban as island cleans up… Read More ›

Swedish national arrested in Patong, Phuket for the rape of a compatriot woman at his hotel last Sunday

Swedish national arrested in Patong, Phuket for the rape of a compatriot woman at his hotel last Sunday

February 6, 2026

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Phuket police arrested a 32-year-old Swedish tourist at a Patong hotel on a rape warrant after a fellow Swedish woman reported being assaulted in his… Read More ›

Setback for Thamanat’s Kla Tham Party in Southern Nakhon Si Thammarat as top court ousts former MP

Setback for Thamanat’s Kla Tham Party in Southern Nakhon Si Thammarat as top court ousts former MP

February 5, 2026

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Supreme Court axes Kla Tham candidate “Big O” over 1999 theft conviction, voiding advance voting and casting doubt on his 2025 by-election win as the… Read More ›

Vote buying operation detected in Khon Kaen in viral video clip. Report lodged with Election Commission

Vote buying operation detected in Khon Kaen in viral video clip. Report lodged with Election Commission

February 5, 2026

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Vote-buying scandal engulfs Thai election as videos show cash payments to voters. Complaints spread across provinces. Police and Election Commission open probes after the Bank… Read More ›

Mr Spray arrested in Bangkok. Fled Koh Phangan. Angry German protesting against Israeli tourists

Mr Spray arrested in Bangkok. Fled Koh Phangan. Angry German protesting against Israeli tourists

February 5, 2026

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German tourist dubbed “Mr Spray” was arrested after defacing more than 40 sites on Koh Phangan with political graffiti. Detained in Bangkok, he faces criminal… Read More ›

German national saved by complaint withdrawal after his arrest for destroying People’s Party posters

German national saved by complaint withdrawal after his arrest for destroying People’s Party posters

February 4, 2026

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German jogger, 61, arrested in Nonthaburi after tearing down eight People’s Party election signs over two days. CCTV led police to the suspect, who apologised,… Read More ›

Police on Koh Phangan searching for Mr Spray a political graffiti activist damaging the island’s image

Police on Koh Phangan searching for Mr Spray a political graffiti activist damaging the island’s image

February 4, 2026

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Tourist dubbed “Mr. Spray” sparks fury on Koh Phangan after red graffiti appears at 40 sites. Images spread online show slogans on signs, roads and… Read More ›

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