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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 ›

Man haunted by online messages breaks in next door and kills old-timer he suspected was behind them

Man haunted by online messages breaks in next door and kills old-timer he suspected was behind them

June 20, 2026

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Neighbour haunted by mystery messages he blamed on a 65-year-old man climbed a fence and beat him to death inside his Ang Thong home. The… Read More ›

Herbal jars scam shop raided by police. Six Pakistani men arrested who were working on tourist visas

Herbal jars scam shop raided by police. Six Pakistani men arrested who were working on tourist visas

June 19, 2026

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Six Pakistani men were arrested in a midnight Pattaya sting after police uncovered a suspected miracle-cure scam that allegedly fleeced tourists of tens of thousands… Read More ›

Rapid deportation order from PM means scrapping the rule that prisoners must pay for their flights home in advance

Rapid deportation order from PM means scrapping the rule that prisoners must pay for their flights home in advance

June 19, 2026

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Deputy Prime Minister Pakorn Nilprapunt is preparing reforms to speed deportations, end lengthy detention for foreign offenders and cut state costs. Backed by PM Anutin,… Read More ›

Forex trading network scam smashed by DSI police. Billions of baht in losses as People’s Party MP denies culpability

Forex trading network scam smashed by DSI police. Billions of baht in losses as People’s Party MP denies culpability

June 19, 2026

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DSI raids at 24 locations have uncovered an alleged forex fraud network tied to luxury assets, crypto wallets and money flows linked to a People’s… Read More ›

Hitman wanted by police for murder live streamed arrest scene and washed his teeth as officers waited outside

Hitman wanted by police for murder live streamed arrest scene and washed his teeth as officers waited outside

June 18, 2026

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A suspected shotgun killer accused of executing a Buriram lottery vendor stunned police by brushing his teeth on a livestream as officers surrounded his Sa… Read More ›

Scots fighter dies after Tuk Tuk fall in Phuket on Sunday. Driver charged by police over the incident

Scots fighter dies after Tuk Tuk fall in Phuket on Sunday. Driver charged by police over the incident

June 18, 2026

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Scottish boxing champion Colin Cairney, 22, has died after a horror fall from a moving Phuket tuk-tuk. Police charged the driver after he admitted to… Read More ›

Minister visits Koh Samui to talk safety as concerns about the island’s roads grow over motorbike deaths

Minister visits Koh Samui to talk safety as concerns about the island’s roads grow over motorbike deaths

June 18, 2026

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Koh Samui’s safety record is under the spotlight after the death of Australian sprint star Jemma Stapleton, prompting a ministerial intervention, a major police probe… Read More ›

Smiling killer shocked reporters with remarks as a court jailed him and two others for Bangkok murder

Smiling killer shocked reporters with remarks as a court jailed him and two others for Bangkok murder

June 18, 2026

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Three men are jailed after a Bangkok court denied bail over the killing of a cannabis dealer whose body was stuffed into a plastic container… Read More ›

EV bosses fear as the cars come under the spotlight with two fires in as many days sparking enquiries

EV bosses fear as the cars come under the spotlight with two fires in as many days sparking enquiries

June 17, 2026

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Thailand’s EV industry faces mounting scrutiny after two fires in three days destroyed a family home in Khon Kaen and a Volvo SUV in Bangkok.… Read More ›

High level shakeup in Phuket. Governor and deputies transferred out after a complex power struggle

High level shakeup in Phuket. Governor and deputies transferred out after a complex power struggle

June 17, 2026

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Phuket’s governor is out and two deputy governors have been moved as PM Anutin Charnvirakul launches a dramatic shake-up amid beach land scandals, alleged mafia-style… Read More ›

Three men arrested in Don Mueang area of Bangkok after a man was killed over the ownership of a watch

Three men arrested in Don Mueang area of Bangkok after a man was killed over the ownership of a watch

June 17, 2026

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Watch row turns deadly as Bangkok cannabis dealer is stabbed, stuffed into a plastic container and buried in a planter box. Three men are arrested,… Read More ›

Ben Smith’s 600 million baht yacht is being auctioned off after being seized by money laundering agency

Ben Smith’s 600 million baht yacht is being auctioned off after being seized by money laundering agency

June 17, 2026

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AMLO is auctioning the 600-million-baht ATLAS superyacht seized in the Ben Smith cybercrime probe as Thailand’s biggest fraud crackdown tops ฿20 billion in frozen assets.… Read More ›

Khon Kaen Police probing a pre dawn blaze caused by a charging EV that burned down a family home

Khon Kaen Police probing a pre dawn blaze caused by a charging EV that burned down a family home

June 17, 2026

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Five residents narrowly escaped death in Khon Kaen when a charging BYD Dolphin EV erupted into flames, triggering a devastating pre-dawn inferno that destroyed the… Read More ›

UK tourist who saved for dream trip to Thailand ends up jailed in Bangkok hell holes for a year and half

UK tourist who saved for dream trip to Thailand ends up jailed in Bangkok hell holes for a year and half

June 16, 2026

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British tourist Oliver Hardy’s dream Thailand stay became a 16-month prison nightmare after a visa scam, fake immigration stamps and a conviction. The Croydon man… Read More ›

Phuket Muay Thai teacher forced to use martial arts skills in a bloody street fight with a Western foreigner

Phuket Muay Thai teacher forced to use martial arts skills in a bloody street fight with a Western foreigner

June 16, 2026

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Phuket street dispute became a bloody duel when a foreign tourist armed with a metal pipe fought Muay Thai instructor Mr Waikun, who used a… Read More ›

33 year old policeman charged with killing 2 mototaxi riders in Bangkok gets bail from Criminal Court

33 year old policeman charged with killing 2 mototaxi riders in Bangkok gets bail from Criminal Court

June 16, 2026

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Border Patrol policeman wins bail after Bangkok taxi stand bloodshed killed two riders and left a third injured. The officer apologised, admitted he started the… Read More ›

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