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Special Branch and cyber police move against the ‘Godd Dam’ Facebook page after PM ‘tea money’ fake

Special Branch and cyber police move against the ‘Godd Dam’ Facebook page after PM ‘tea money’ fake

October 26, 2026

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A Facebook storm as Kasikornbank exposes a fake ฿7 million payment slip naming PM Anutin. Special Branch probes Godd Dam’s monarchy posts, while cybercrime police… Read More ›

Knock on the door coming for 10k visa overstayers now in Thailand as police launch new crackdown

Knock on the door coming for 10k visa overstayers now in Thailand as police launch new crackdown

October 26, 2026

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Thailand launches a nationwide hunt for over 10,000 visa overstayers as police arrest fraud suspects and fugitives. An Israeli is nabbed after 2,095 days illegally… Read More ›

19 year old hothead lands in jail after punching female driver who honked her car horn at him in Bangkok

19 year old hothead lands in jail after punching female driver who honked her car horn at him in Bangkok

October 26, 2026

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Terrifying scenes in Bangkok as a motorcyclist, 19, chases a woman after a horn warning, smashes her windscreen and punches her. Bystanders fail to help.… Read More ›

Israeli woman on Koh Phangan faces deportation after her visa was revoked. Rising diplomatic tensions

Israeli woman on Koh Phangan faces deportation after her visa was revoked. Rising diplomatic tensions

October 24, 2026

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Israeli woman, 33, faces visa cancellation on Koh Phangan over threats and unpaid bills. Police probe suspect land deals and an unlicensed school as anti-Israeli… Read More ›

PM calls police chief and orders preparations to make sure Thailand is not subject to French like rioting

PM calls police chief and orders preparations to make sure Thailand is not subject to French like rioting

October 22, 2026

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Riots in France trigger a security warning from PM Anutin, who orders police chief Samran Nuanma to prepare for similar unrest. With 3,000 shops reportedly… Read More ›

American YouTuber brutally attacked robbed and beaten outside a Pattaya bar by two ‘foreign’ assailants

American YouTuber brutally attacked robbed and beaten outside a Pattaya bar by two ‘foreign’ assailants

October 22, 2026

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American YouTuber Chris Barnes exposes a grim Pattaya attack on CCTV. An old contact invited him outside a bar before another man punched him to… Read More ›

Prime Minister Anutin pushes a hard line on narcotics suppression which will jail even more yaba users

Prime Minister Anutin pushes a hard line on narcotics suppression which will jail even more yaba users

October 22, 2026

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Thailand’s drug crisis sees Anutin act with new bills targeting yaba dealers, extending police detention to seven days and expanding investigations. With 1.5 million yaba… Read More ›

Frenchman arrested by Immigration. Officer spotted him on Interpol wanted list for drug trafficking

Frenchman arrested by Immigration. Officer spotted him on Interpol wanted list for drug trafficking

October 22, 2026

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A Satun immigration officer identifies Frenchman Ibrahim, 40, on an Interpol Red Notice issued at Belgium’s request. The discovery triggers a Patong operation, where Phuket… Read More ›

Drunk woman stripped naked on a Pattaya public street Tuesday night hurling abuse. Arrested by police

Drunk woman stripped naked on a Pattaya public street Tuesday night hurling abuse. Arrested by police

October 21, 2026

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Chaos in central Pattaya as a drunken woman strips naked outside a convenience store and attacks police with a liquor bottle. A terrified 16-year-old girl… Read More ›

12 properties raided, 85 people charged after Pattaya police raids linked to the illegal foreign ownership crackdown

12 properties raided, 85 people charged after Pattaya police raids linked to the illegal foreign ownership crackdown

October 21, 2026

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Police target ฿800 million in Pattaya property across 12 raids, probing suspected foreign nominees and 85 people. Three Chinese men and 100 computers were found… Read More ›

Former top Democrat Party aide and MP met DSI over Bhumjaithai MP’s husband’s links to online gambling

Former top Democrat Party aide and MP met DSI over Bhumjaithai MP’s husband’s links to online gambling

October 21, 2026

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฿118 million in crypto transfers, nearly 10,000 transactions and a political storm. Former Democrat MP Sirichok Sopha challenges Suchada over her husband’s Shuffle.com stake and… Read More ›

Row over handling of two online gambling cases related to MPs. Questions of jurisdiction and fair play

Row over handling of two online gambling cases related to MPs. Questions of jurisdiction and fair play

October 21, 2026

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

฿226 million frozen in one gambling case, questions in another! Rome challenges the treatment of Chonnapat and a Bhumjaithai MP’s husband. Suchada’s shifting share-sale account,… Read More ›

German family members injured in Phuket after app based taxi driver lost control of car looking at GPS

German family members injured in Phuket after app based taxi driver lost control of car looking at GPS

October 20, 2026

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GPS distraction sparks terror on a Phuket street as a white Toyota hits a food vendor and pedestrians. Six people are injured, including German children… Read More ›

Men accused of murdering Russian siblings in July plead guilty to all counts in Pattaya including rape

Men accused of murdering Russian siblings in July plead guilty to all counts in Pattaya including rape

October 20, 2026

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Death penalty looms for two Thai men after guilty pleas over the rape and murder of Russian siblings in Pattaya. The case exposed three earlier… Read More ›

7kg heroin in drink sachets bound for Australia found in a Samut Prakan premises after police tip off

7kg heroin in drink sachets bound for Australia found in a Samut Prakan premises after police tip off

October 19, 2026

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Thai police uncover 7kg of suspected heroin packed into instant drink sachets for Australia. The senders remain unidentified. Meanwhile, officers seize 2.56 million yaba tablets… Read More ›

Chinese and Vietnamese links probed in police open files on nightlife activities in Bangkok and Rayong

Chinese and Vietnamese links probed in police open files on nightlife activities in Bangkok and Rayong

October 19, 2026

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Police storm a karaoke bar at 4 am, arresting 13 Vietnamese and one Thai in a ketamine bust. Meanwhile, four Chinese KTV clubs are closed… Read More ›

Much loved Robocop, a popular figure in Nonthaburi near Bangkok dies in a tragic road traffic accident

Much loved Robocop, a popular figure in Nonthaburi near Bangkok dies in a tragic road traffic accident

October 19, 2026

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Just two hours after his final Facebook post, Nonthaburi’s ‘Robocop’ policeman, 28, was dead. A car turned across double yellow lines into his motorcycle’s path.… Read More ›

Nigerian cocaine gang arrested after strict crackdown orders from the Immigration Bureau chief Big Nop

Nigerian cocaine gang arrested after strict crackdown orders from the Immigration Bureau chief Big Nop

October 18, 2026

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Bangkok cocaine sting leads police from a dealer to a Nigerian supplier mixing drugs with chalk and baking soda. Big Nop’s crackdown nets three arrests,… Read More ›

Midnight raids in Rayong on karaoke clubs fronting for prostitution see local police chief sidelined pending enquiries

Midnight raids in Rayong on karaoke clubs fronting for prostitution see local police chief sidelined pending enquiries

October 17, 2026

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Four unlicensed KTV clubs serving Chinese customers face a midnight crackdown in Rayong. Suspected prostitution, drugs and illegal workers emerge. Claims of ฿10,000–฿30,000 monthly payoffs… Read More ›

Six dead in deadly clashes in Southern Thailand including a policeman killed on National Police Day

Six dead in deadly clashes in Southern Thailand including a policeman killed on National Police Day

October 17, 2026

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Gunfire tears through a Narathiwat hideout as police and soldiers confront armed suspects. A sergeant and three men die, while two rangers are badly wounded.… Read More ›

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