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Police probe into train bus smash in Bangkok focuses on the train driver as police still find body parts

Police probe into train bus smash in Bangkok focuses on the train driver as police still find body parts

May 17, 2026

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Eight killed and 30 injured after a freight train smashed into a Bangkok bus before bursting into flames. Police say CCTV shows a red warning… Read More ›

Tributes for Irish filmmaker prodigy who died with his Czech girlfriend on Thailand’s dangerous roads

Tributes for Irish filmmaker prodigy who died with his Czech girlfriend on Thailand’s dangerous roads

May 17, 2026

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Glowing tributes pour in after rising Irish filmmaker Max Hendrickson, 20, and his Czech girlfriend died in a rented scooter crash on Thailand’s deadly roads,… Read More ›

Community tensions rise between locals and Israelis in southern Thailand particularly on Koh Phangan

Community tensions rise between locals and Israelis in southern Thailand particularly on Koh Phangan

May 17, 2026

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Alarm grows over Koh Phangan’s expanding Israeli community as MPs warn of security risks, illegal businesses and foreign influence, while Phuket authorities tighten enforcement amid… Read More ›

40 year old taxi driver murders his girlfriend in Nonathaburi. Brings body to the police station in cab

40 year old taxi driver murders his girlfriend in Nonathaburi. Brings body to the police station in cab

May 16, 2026

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A taxi driver drove to a Nonthaburi police station with his girlfriend’s body hidden in his car after an alleged jealous rage killing. Detectives say… Read More ›

Rail crash in central Bangkok kills eight. Train struck a bus stuck in traffic. Junction barriers failed to lower

Rail crash in central Bangkok kills eight. Train struck a bus stuck in traffic. Junction barriers failed to lower

May 16, 2026

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Eight people died after a freight train smashed into a packed Bangkok bus, dragging it 50 metres before it burst into flames beside Makkasan station.… Read More ›

Chinese arms dealer arrested on Sunday under armed guard at Pattaya hospital amid mystery over mission

Chinese arms dealer arrested on Sunday under armed guard at Pattaya hospital amid mystery over mission

May 15, 2026

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Chinese suspect linked to C4 bombs, assault rifles and Cambodia scam gangs remains under heavy guard in Pattaya hospital after an apparent overdose, as Thai… Read More ›

Anutin visits Koh Phangan as nominee crackdown shows 68% of firms with foreign ownership links

Anutin visits Koh Phangan as nominee crackdown shows 68% of firms with foreign ownership links

May 14, 2026

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PM Anutin Charnvirakul landed on Koh Phangan as 300 officers raided firms, land plots and businesses in a huge crackdown on suspected foreign nominee networks.… Read More ›

Prime Minister signals review of Chinese visa policy after latest criminal case in Pattaya linked to arms

Prime Minister signals review of Chinese visa policy after latest criminal case in Pattaya linked to arms

May 12, 2026

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Pattaya crash probe explodes into a national security scandal as police arrest Navy officers, trace a Glock pistol to Bangkok police and investigate Chinese suspect… Read More ›

Senator condemns mob incident in Bangkok where transgender woman was forced to shave her head

Senator condemns mob incident in Bangkok where transgender woman was forced to shave her head

May 11, 2026

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Muslim senator Angkhana Neelaphaijit condemned “mob rule” after more than 1,000 Muslims surrounded a transgender livestreamer in Bangkok, forcing a public apology, self-slapping and a… Read More ›

Major arrest in Chonburi of a 31 year old Chinese man with arms and explosives. Strong Embassy reaction

Major arrest in Chonburi of a 31 year old Chinese man with arms and explosives. Strong Embassy reaction

May 11, 2026

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Thai police arrested a 31-year-old Chinese national in Chonburi after seizing advanced weapons, ammunition and C4 explosives. Investigators have not ruled out terrorism or sabotage… Read More ›

Russian tourist wins viral online praise in Phuket after he gave a local vendor a helping hand on Friday

Russian tourist wins viral online praise in Phuket after he gave a local vendor a helping hand on Friday

May 10, 2026

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Russian tourist praised after viral Phuket clip shows him helping elderly vendor push heavy piggy-bank cart uphill at Windmill Viewpoint on the island. Video spreads… Read More ›

Ex PM Thaksin’s release on Monday already celebrated by supporters and redshirts as he is granted parole

Ex PM Thaksin’s release on Monday already celebrated by supporters and redshirts as he is granted parole

May 10, 2026

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Thailand braces for Thaksin Shinawatra’s much-anticipated prison release Monday as Red Shirts gather, security tightens, and authorities reject last-minute efforts to block parole. The former… Read More ›

Press posse captures Thailand’s ongoing police crisis as former top cop Big Joke visits CSD headquarters

Press posse captures Thailand’s ongoing police crisis as former top cop Big Joke visits CSD headquarters

May 9, 2026

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Thailand’s police crisis deepened as “Big Joke” arrived at CSD headquarters carrying evidence in an assault probe while another senior officer faced extortion allegations tied… Read More ›

School student selling grilled pork saves collapsed tourist’s life in Kathu after he fainted on a local road

School student selling grilled pork saves collapsed tourist’s life in Kathu after he fainted on a local road

May 9, 2026

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Phuket schoolboy Jojo Savel dropped his after-school skewer stall and performed CPR on a bleeding foreign tourist who collapsed unconscious on a Kathu road, with… Read More ›

Wave of badly behaved foreign tourists hits Thailand’s already crisis hit industry with numbers down 7%

Wave of badly behaved foreign tourists hits Thailand’s already crisis hit industry with numbers down 7%

May 8, 2026

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Sex romps, fake payment scams, dine-and-dash disputes and a tourist accused of deliberately sneezing on a Phuket food stall have sparked nationwide outrage as PM… Read More ›

Police enquiry widens into attempted murder of MP Kamolsak Leewama. Navy promises full co-operation

Police enquiry widens into attempted murder of MP Kamolsak Leewama. Navy promises full co-operation

May 7, 2026

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Navy vows due process as two officers charged in MP Kamolsak assassination bid. Cash surety bail granted as police probe widens to possible mastermind link.… Read More ›

Corrections Department insists Thaksin’s parole in May 11th is entirely lawful and within regulations

Corrections Department insists Thaksin’s parole in May 11th is entirely lawful and within regulations

May 7, 2026

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Thaksin’s family makes final visit before May 11 parole release as Corrections Dept defends legality. Officials reject unlawful release claims, citing the Corrections Act, 2021… Read More ›

Concerns about cannabis as foreign tourist in Pattaya attacks Thai man complaining about public smoking

Concerns about cannabis as foreign tourist in Pattaya attacks Thai man complaining about public smoking

May 7, 2026

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Tourist fury on Pattaya beach: foreign man ‘attacks Thai diner from behind’ after cannabis warning. Claimed he was a boxer and sparked chaos. The incident… Read More ›

Ayutthaya police investigate foul murder of Pathum Thani based taxi  driver found on Tuesday evening

Ayutthaya police investigate foul murder of Pathum Thani based taxi  driver found on Tuesday evening

May 6, 2026

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Taxi driver, 65, found dead with head wound beside bloodstained cab in remote Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya field near Highway 9 (Bang Pa-In – Bang… Read More ›

Urgent enquiry ordered by Prime Minister’s office Minister after Salmonella detected in bottled water

Urgent enquiry ordered by Prime Minister’s office Minister after Salmonella detected in bottled water

May 6, 2026

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Salmonella scare in Nakhon Ratchasima bottled water sparks urgent probe. Factory linked to tyre site under scrutiny as officials race to assess risk, trace distribution,… Read More ›

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