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34 year old arrested in Udon Thani for wanton destruction of family home to pay for his chronic drug habit

34 year old arrested in Udon Thani for wanton destruction of family home to pay for his chronic drug habit

June 23, 2026

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A drug-addicted son allegedly demolished his parents’ million-baht Udon Thani home with a sledgehammer, selling roofing, steel and valuables for scrap. Terrified parents fled death… Read More ›

PM rejects any suggestion of a smear campaign against the People’s Party as key figures face enquiries

PM rejects any suggestion of a smear campaign against the People’s Party as key figures face enquiries

June 23, 2026

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Prime Minister Anutin has rejected claims of a smear campaign against the People’s Party as prosecutors step back from the Boonrit case and a ฿6… Read More ›

Screws are being fitted and are soon to be turned on Thailand’s cannabis industry which must be reined in

Screws are being fitted and are soon to be turned on Thailand’s cannabis industry which must be reined in

June 23, 2026

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Thailand’s cannabis dream is being rolled back as ministers weigh new laws, inspectors raid shops and businesses face closure. Four years after decriminalisation spawned 11,000… Read More ›

Dog hunt using a thermal imagery drone underway in Nakhon Ratchasima for pitbull who escaped on Friday

Dog hunt using a thermal imagery drone underway in Nakhon Ratchasima for pitbull who escaped on Friday

June 22, 2026

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A 75kg pit bull missing since escaping a durian orchard on Friday has sparked a dramatic four-day hunt in Nakhon Ratchasima. Thap Lan National Park… Read More ›

South Korean linked with live sex show on Facebook in May arrested in Pattaya at luxury condo with drugs

South Korean linked with live sex show on Facebook in May arrested in Pattaya at luxury condo with drugs

June 22, 2026

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South Korean suspect accused of Thailand’s notorious Facebook sex stream arrested in Pattaya as police uncover meth, ketamine and ecstasy, transforming a scandal that sparked… Read More ›

Democrat Party deputy leader warns online gambling sites target day to day enterprises to launder funds

Democrat Party deputy leader warns online gambling sites target day to day enterprises to launder funds

June 22, 2026

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Democrat MP Chaichana Dechdecho has linked the Winnie the Pooh168 gambling network to Forex operations, scammer groups, restaurants and a TikTok account. He claims gambling-linked… Read More ›

People’s Party figures urge caution after prosecutors declined to pursue case against former candidate

People’s Party figures urge caution after prosecutors declined to pursue case against former candidate

June 22, 2026

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People’s Party candidate Boonrit Raorungroj was jailed, stripped of his election bid and accused in a ฿20 billion money laundering case. Now prosecutors have dropped… Read More ›

Mystery body over 500 years old with coins unearthed in Kamphaeng Phet by farmer working on rice field

Mystery body over 500 years old with coins unearthed in Kamphaeng Phet by farmer working on rice field

June 22, 2026

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A farmer digging a ditch in Kamphaeng Phet uncovered a human skeleton believed to be 500 years old alongside ancient coins and metal artefacts. Police,… Read More ›

Another EV car fire erupted in the northern province of Phichit as three homes went up in flames nearby

Another EV car fire erupted in the northern province of Phichit as three homes went up in flames nearby

June 21, 2026

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Another EV fire has rocked Thailand after a Bangkok-registered electric car exploded into flames in Phichit, just 90 minutes after a blaze destroyed three homes… Read More ›

French online fraudster who conned investors out of 8 billion baht arrested at his luxury Cha-am villa

French online fraudster who conned investors out of 8 billion baht arrested at his luxury Cha-am villa

June 21, 2026

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French fugitive Mr Dogan, 38, wanted by Interpol and two countries over an alleged ฿8 billion Ponzi scheme, was arrested at a luxury Cha-am villa.… Read More ›

Nominee shareholding crackdown is impacting the property market in Phuket and small foreign investors

Nominee shareholding crackdown is impacting the property market in Phuket and small foreign investors

June 21, 2026

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Thailand’s sweeping crackdown on foreign nominee ownership networks is rattling the property market, with buyers delaying villa purchases, thousands of firms under scrutiny and police… Read More ›

Child saves police officers lives in Narathiwat by raising the alarm as a bomb was fitted to their truck

Child saves police officers lives in Narathiwat by raising the alarm as a bomb was fitted to their truck

June 21, 2026

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A child foiled a deadly bomb plot in Narathiwat after spotting a suspect beside a police vehicle outside a mosque. Minutes later, the device exploded.… Read More ›

Phuket Governor pushes a tripling of the island’s hotel tax rate to boost foreign tourist arrival numbers

Phuket Governor pushes a tripling of the island’s hotel tax rate to boost foreign tourist arrival numbers

June 21, 2026

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Phuket is considering tripling hotel taxes to 3% in a move that could raise up to ฿1.5 billion a year. Officials are also targeting thousands… Read More ›

American DJ in Chiang Mai arrested while performing and charged with working without a visa. Faces jail

American DJ in Chiang Mai arrested while performing and charged with working without a visa. Faces jail

June 20, 2026

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American DJ Rick Alberto was arrested during a midnight Chiang Mai raid after police found him allegedly working without a permit. The case comes as… Read More ›

Pre dawn chaos in Pattaya’s Nong Prue as an unruly street brawl sees locals fight foreigners with punches

Pre dawn chaos in Pattaya’s Nong Prue as an unruly street brawl sees locals fight foreigners with punches

June 20, 2026

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Pattaya’s latest foreigner-versus-local street brawl left one man injured and reignited scrutiny of the resort’s growing punch-up problem, with police probing a chase through city… Read More ›

One dead and another injured in building partial collapse in historic quarter of Bangkok on Saturday

One dead and another injured in building partial collapse in historic quarter of Bangkok on Saturday

June 20, 2026

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A deadly balcony collapse in Bangkok’s Talat Noi crushed one man and injured another as tonnes of concrete crashed onto Charoen Krung Road. Investigators are… Read More ›

Crackdown in southern provinces against nominee and foreign owned enterprises intensifies. 48 arrested

Crackdown in southern provinces against nominee and foreign owned enterprises intensifies. 48 arrested

June 20, 2026

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More than 500 police officers launched dawn raids across Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi, arresting 48 suspects and seizing ฿1.05 billion in assets as investigators… Read More ›

17th floor HORROR as a mentally ill younger sister stabs her sibling 50 times. Room drenched in blood

17th floor HORROR as a mentally ill younger sister stabs her sibling 50 times. Room drenched in blood

June 20, 2026

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A mentally ill woman, 21, stabbed her older sister more than 50 times in a blood-soaked 17th-floor Bangkok condo horror. Police say she planned the… Read More ›

People’s Party MP says DSI claims are not right and vows to co-operate despite parliamentary immunity

People’s Party MP says DSI claims are not right and vows to co-operate despite parliamentary immunity

June 20, 2026

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People’s Party MP Pawut Pongwitayaphanu denies links to a ฿6 billion forex fraud probe after DSI traced ฿28 million to an account associated with him.… Read More ›

DSI looks at Lawyer Tum’s file alleging corruption in airport procurement linked to a former deputy PM

DSI looks at Lawyer Tum’s file alleging corruption in airport procurement linked to a former deputy PM

June 20, 2026

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DSI investigators have opened a probe into an alleged ฿74.9 million Suvarnabhumi Airport contract scandal after claims linked a former deputy PM and a major… Read More ›

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