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PM Anutin asks the Chinese to produce intelligence on the scammer gangs threatening the country

PM Anutin asks the Chinese to produce intelligence on the scammer gangs threatening the country

October 28, 2025

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Under mounting pressure, Prime Minister Anutin urges China to provide detailed intelligence on Chinese-controlled Cambodian scam gangs as opposition MP Rangsiman Rome demands Deputy Prime… Read More ›

Pointless death of young French tourist who jumped from his hotel in Pattaya after girlfriend trouble

Pointless death of young French tourist who jumped from his hotel in Pattaya after girlfriend trouble

October 28, 2025

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Tragedy in Pattaya as 24-year-old French tourist Kurtis Claramunt plunges to his death after a heated phone argument with his girlfriend. Hotel guards tried in… Read More ›

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s government faces new claims of alleged Cambodian scam links

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s government faces new claims of alleged Cambodian scam links

October 28, 2025

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Thailand’s interim government in hot water as it faces Cambodian scam allegations, former cop ‘Big Joke’ implicates minister “Ch,” a deputy finance minister resigned, while… Read More ›

Crackdown aimed at upending foreign business trade moves from Koh Phangan to Phuket. Four arrested

Crackdown aimed at upending foreign business trade moves from Koh Phangan to Phuket. Four arrested

October 27, 2025

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Thailand’s nationwide crackdown on illegal foreign businesses has hit Phuket hard. Police raided five Israeli-linked firms — including restaurants and a tour outlet — arresting… Read More ›

Bangkok police smash evil drug gang by arresting eight African men catering for tourists in the Sukhumvit area

Bangkok police smash evil drug gang by arresting eight African men catering for tourists in the Sukhumvit area

October 27, 2025

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Bangkok police launch a daring pre-dawn raid to smash notorious Nana drug gang, arresting eight African men and one Thai, seizing cocaine and cash, finally… Read More ›

Bombshell as former Police Chief Torsak and 200 senior officers are linked to corruption by board

Bombshell as former Police Chief Torsak and 200 senior officers are linked to corruption by board

October 26, 2025

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Bombshell in Thailand as former Police Chief Torsak Sukwimol and over 200 senior officers are formally linked to corruption, bribery, and illegal activities tied to… Read More ›

Frank guidance from Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) in confronting tourist scam centre fears

Frank guidance from Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) in confronting tourist scam centre fears

October 24, 2025

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Thailand confronts human trafficking fears, but TAT’s open briefings reassure tourists as European and Scandinavian arrivals surge for the 2025 high season, while short-haul Asian… Read More ›

29 year old Samut Prakan man died on the phone to Grandma after a bite from cobra that entered home

29 year old Samut Prakan man died on the phone to Grandma after a bite from cobra that entered home

October 24, 2025

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39-year-old man in Samut Prakan dies on the phone to his 74-year-old grandmother after a cobra bites him in his apartment, leaving him fatally poisoned… Read More ›

White Mercedes driven by American tourists burst into flames on the way to Hua Hin. ฿3 million damage

White Mercedes driven by American tourists burst into flames on the way to Hua Hin. ฿3 million damage

October 23, 2025

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Two American tourists narrowly escaped death when their white Mercedes suddenly burst into flames near a Hua Hin gas station. The blaze destroyed the luxury… Read More ›

Pheu Thai moves beyond Paetongtarn era as bitter party leadership showdown looms on October 31st

Pheu Thai moves beyond Paetongtarn era as bitter party leadership showdown looms on October 31st

October 23, 2025

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Pheu Thai faces a high-stakes leadership showdown on October 31 as Chaturon Chaisaeng and Julapun Amornvivat battle for the top post, while veteran Suriya Jungrungruangkit… Read More ›

Russian arrested at a motorbike rental business and for retailing illicit substances on Koh Phangan 

Russian arrested at a motorbike rental business and for retailing illicit substances on Koh Phangan 

October 23, 2025

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Russian arrested on Koh Phangan for illegal motorcycle and car rentals, seizing tourists’ passports, and selling psilocybin mushrooms and cannabis vapes, prompting authorities to launch… Read More ›

Deputy Minister of Finance Woraphak bows out after only 33 days amid furore over scammer centre claims

Deputy Minister of Finance Woraphak bows out after only 33 days amid furore over scammer centre claims

October 23, 2025

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Deputy Finance Minister Woraphak Thanyawong resigns amid an escalating Cambodian scam scandal, denies any wrongdoing and vows legal action. Prime Minister Anutin faces mounting political… Read More ›

UK Coke dealer arrested as police moved in just as he intercepted package from Europe at condo complex

UK Coke dealer arrested as police moved in just as he intercepted package from Europe at condo complex

October 22, 2025

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UK cocaine dealer nabbed in a dramatic Bangkok condo raid as police swooped while he tried to claim a parcel from Europe. Officers seized 1.1kg… Read More ›

Latest tally is two dead in Narathiwat tea shop bomb that went off last Thursday shaking the province

Latest tally is two dead in Narathiwat tea shop bomb that went off last Thursday shaking the province

October 22, 2025

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A deadly tea shop bombing in Narathiwat killed two and injured 17 last Thursday, deliberately targeting morning commuters, prompting police and officials to heighten security,… Read More ›

No respite for Koh Phangan foreign business owners with new raids on Tuesday targeting high end villas

No respite for Koh Phangan foreign business owners with new raids on Tuesday targeting high end villas

October 22, 2025

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Koh Phangan crackdown hits foreigners hard as police raid luxury villas, offices, and a consultancy linked to 89 companies, summoning tourists and caretakers, exposing complex… Read More ›

PM asks top minister for explanation as ex official claims Hun Sen started war to protect his scam centre industry

PM asks top minister for explanation as ex official claims Hun Sen started war to protect his scam centre industry

October 22, 2025

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PM Anutin demands top minister provide a full written explanation over alleged illicit funds links, as a former official claims Hun Sen deliberately triggered the… Read More ›

Immigration Bureau confirms Belarusian national travelled through Thailand at Suvarnabhumi Airport

Immigration Bureau confirms Belarusian national travelled through Thailand at Suvarnabhumi Airport

October 21, 2025

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Belarusian model Vera Kravtsova travelled through Thailand before being murdered in Myanmar, her organs sold by a Chinese-led scam gang. Thai police confirm she passed… Read More ›

Western foreigner naked in the red light area of Pattaya cries out to God as locals react with shock on their commute

Western foreigner naked in the red light area of Pattaya cries out to God as locals react with shock on their commute

October 21, 2025

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Naked Western man caused chaos in Pattaya’s red-light area, shouting to God and blocking traffic as shocked locals filmed the bizarre scene. Police restrained and… Read More ›

Crackdown to wipe out foreign business abuses and ownership on Koh Phangan & Koh Samui intensifies

Crackdown to wipe out foreign business abuses and ownership on Koh Phangan & Koh Samui intensifies

October 21, 2025

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Thai police intensify an unprecedented crackdown on illegal foreign land ownership and business on Koh Phangan and Koh Samui, ending nominee arrangements, enforcing strict compliance… Read More ›

Horror motorbike crash leaves German wife dead and her husband fighting for life in Khao Lak Phang-nga

Horror motorbike crash leaves German wife dead and her husband fighting for life in Khao Lak Phang-nga

October 21, 2025

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Horror in Khao Lak as a German woman, 63, is killed and her husband critically injured when a speeding pickup strikes their motorbike on Phang-nga’s… Read More ›

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