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Underworld gambling den boss jailed for 14 years and 9 months after warning police he will die in prison

Underworld gambling den boss jailed for 14 years and 9 months after warning police he will die in prison

September 2, 2025

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Bangkok underworld boss Amnuay Kiatdonmuang, known as Pa Nui, jailed for 14 years and 9 months after fleeing eight warrants, warning police he may die… Read More ›

Commercial arms smuggler from Malaysia arrested in Songkhla with two American M4 rifles in his Kia car

Commercial arms smuggler from Malaysia arrested in Songkhla with two American M4 rifles in his Kia car

September 1, 2025

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A Malaysian arms smuggler was arrested in Songkhla with two M4 rifles and more than 400 rounds hidden in his Kia. Police say he is… Read More ›

Joy turns to terror and then to death in the blink of an eye on Thailand’s killer roads. Husband dies instantly

Joy turns to terror and then to death in the blink of an eye on Thailand’s killer roads. Husband dies instantly

August 31, 2025

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Joy turned to terror on Thailand’s deadly roads as a 65-year-old man died in a high-speed crash while rushing to celebrate his wife’s birthday, highlighting… Read More ›

Royal Thai Army moves to halt free for all illegality that has long plagued the Thai-Cambodian border

Royal Thai Army moves to halt free for all illegality that has long plagued the Thai-Cambodian border

August 31, 2025

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The Royal Thai Army is set to build a 10km wall along the Thai-Cambodian border to halt illegal crossings, block scam networks and smugglers and… Read More ›

Phuket Mayor calls for jail time for Kuwaiti tourists who launched a frenzied attack on two lifeguards 

Phuket Mayor calls for jail time for Kuwaiti tourists who launched a frenzied attack on two lifeguards 

August 30, 2025

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Phuket mayor demands jail for Kuwaiti tourists who violently attacked lifeguards at Nai Harn Beach, ignoring warnings, chasing, punching and spitting on them, prompting outrage… Read More ›

American teacher arrested in Suphan Buri for sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl, a pupil in his class

American teacher arrested in Suphan Buri for sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl, a pupil in his class

August 30, 2025

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American teacher arrested in Thailand for allegedly assaulting a 13-year-old student in his classroom. Visa revoked, police confirm CCTV evidence, suspect denies charges, investigation expands… Read More ›

UK family’s fears for elderly Scotsman with mental health issues found injured in Pattaya last Saturday

UK family’s fears for elderly Scotsman with mental health issues found injured in Pattaya last Saturday

August 28, 2025

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UK family fears for Scottish retiree James Murphy, 64, found injured in Pattaya after an apparent self-harm act. Struggling with mental health and without a… Read More ›

Lifeguards end up fighting for their own on Nai Harn Beach this Monday after Kuwaiti tourists saw red

Lifeguards end up fighting for their own on Nai Harn Beach this Monday after Kuwaiti tourists saw red

August 28, 2025

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Lifeguards were violently attacked at Nai Harn Beach by Kuwaiti tourists who ignored red flags, chasing, beating and spitting on them, sparking nationwide outrage, an… Read More ›

Buddhism in Thailand in crisis as Education Minister orders revered monk removed from school books

Buddhism in Thailand in crisis as Education Minister orders revered monk removed from school books

August 28, 2025

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Buddhism in crisis as revered monk Phra Alongkot is jailed. Education Minister removes him from textbooks. Billions lost in Lopburi temple fraud and embezzlement shock… Read More ›

Soft UK judge sends wrong signal to UK drug trafficking tourists to Thailand. 22 year old walks free

Soft UK judge sends wrong signal to UK drug trafficking tourists to Thailand. 22 year old walks free

August 27, 2025

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Soft UK judge lets 22-year-old drug mule walk free after sob story, sparking fears of rising cannabis trafficking tourism from Britain to Thailand as young… Read More ›

Jail sentence for TV actress star who defied police in checkpoint standoff for an hour with doors closed

Jail sentence for TV actress star who defied police in checkpoint standoff for an hour with doors closed

August 27, 2025

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TV actress Marie Broenner sentenced after an hour-long Porsche standoff, defying Bangkok police at a checkpoint, refusing a breath test, while her boyfriend obstructed officers,… Read More ›

AIDS/HIV temple at the centre of massive fraud and embezzlement as top monk disrobes and confesses

AIDS/HIV temple at the centre of massive fraud and embezzlement as top monk disrobes and confesses

August 27, 2025

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AIDS temple scandal explodes as famed monk Phra Alongkot disrobes and admits decades of massive fraud and embezzlement, siphoning billions in donations, shocking Thailand’s Buddhist… Read More ›

Brazilian rooftop madman held by police at Patong Hospital, sedated and under guard after outbursts

Brazilian rooftop madman held by police at Patong Hospital, sedated and under guard after outbursts

August 26, 2025

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A Brazilian tourist caused chaos in Patong after climbing a massage parlour roof, then broke free at Patong Hospital, forcing an emergency before a British… Read More ›

Bolt driver in Phuket arrested for sexually assaulting young South African teacher, a female passenger

Bolt driver in Phuket arrested for sexually assaulting young South African teacher, a female passenger

August 26, 2025

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A Bolt driver in Phuket has been arrested for sexually assaulting a 28-year-old South African teacher during a late-night ride, raising urgent questions about ride-hailing… Read More ›

Ex Lebanese army duo ran restaurant as a front for drugs supermarket and alternative health treatments

Ex Lebanese army duo ran restaurant as a front for drugs supermarket and alternative health treatments

August 25, 2025

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Ex-Lebanese army duo ran Koh Samui eatery as a front for a narcotics supermarket and illegal health clinic. Thai police raided ‘Buffalo Jungle’, seizing five… Read More ›

Actress refused to lower windows of Porsche Carrera and exit car for nearly an hour at drink driving stop

Actress refused to lower windows of Porsche Carrera and exit car for nearly an hour at drink driving stop

August 25, 2025

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Bangkok actress Marie Broenner refused to exit her green Porsche at a Sunday drink-driving checkpoint for nearly an hour, defied the breathalyser test, while her… Read More ›

Korean Goldfinger’s warm welcome by Technology and Crime Suppression police at Suvarnabhumi 

Korean Goldfinger’s warm welcome by Technology and Crime Suppression police at Suvarnabhumi 

August 24, 2025

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A 33-year-old South Korean “Goldfinger” arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport for laundering cryptocurrency into gold bars for a call centre gang, generating ฿1.65 billion. Police deliver… Read More ›

Insurgency erupts again in South with bold and brazen attacks on security forces shielded by border

Insurgency erupts again in South with bold and brazen attacks on security forces shielded by border

August 24, 2025

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Southern Thailand erupts in violence as militants launch brazen, coordinated attacks on security forces in Narathiwat, Yala, and Pattani, exploiting the Thai-Malaysian border to strike… Read More ›

Tragedy, heartache and real pain off Phuket’s idyllic beaches as more die and the Blue Dragon threatens

Tragedy, heartache and real pain off Phuket’s idyllic beaches as more die and the Blue Dragon threatens

August 24, 2025

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Phuket’s beaches erupt in tragedy as four tourists die in a week. Strong monsoon currents, absent lifeguards and the venomous Blue Dragon sea slug heighten… Read More ›

Plucky Thai woman outwits Chinese kidnapper and Pattaya vile invaders in attack targeting her boyfriend 

Plucky Thai woman outwits Chinese kidnapper and Pattaya vile invaders in attack targeting her boyfriend 

August 23, 2025

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Plucky Thai woman outwits two Chinese kidnappers in South Pattaya villa, escapes tied up and barefoot, sparks violent police chase, while authorities hunt the armed… Read More ›

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