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10 property buyers in Phuket complain about scam villa development after paying out over ฿100 million

10 property buyers in Phuket complain about scam villa development after paying out over ฿100 million

December 5, 2025

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Phuket buyers say they lost over ฿100m in a luxury villa scam, finding only crude shells, no land proof and a vanished agent. They claim… Read More ›

Ten foreign Poker players arrested in a police swoop on a rented house in Koh Phangan on Tuesday night

Ten foreign Poker players arrested in a police swoop on a rented house in Koh Phangan on Tuesday night

December 4, 2025

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Ten foreign poker players were busted in a covert late-night raid on Koh Phangan as armed police stormed a rented house known as Golden Moon,… Read More ›

Nightmare of Brit husband as loving 75-year-old wife is killed suddenly in motorway crash on Wednesday

Nightmare of Brit husband as loving 75-year-old wife is killed suddenly in motorway crash on Wednesday

December 4, 2025

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Nightmare for British husband as 75-year-old wife Suzanne is killed instantly crossing a motorway in Nonthaburi. Driver charged with reckless driving,  the victim’s husband forgives… Read More ›

Chinese mafia run bitcoin mining exploit with devices in containers smashed with billions of baht lost

Chinese mafia run bitcoin mining exploit with devices in containers smashed with billions of baht lost

December 4, 2025

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Thai police smash Chinese mafia bitcoin mining operation with over 3,600 devices seized from shipping containers, water-cooled systems dismantled and stolen electricity losses to the… Read More ›

Shock in Bangkok as photos of the Prime Minister and Finance Minister with Ben Smith published online

Shock in Bangkok as photos of the Prime Minister and Finance Minister with Ben Smith published online

December 4, 2025

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Shock grips Bangkok as photos of PM Anutin Charnvirakul and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas with controversial financier Ben Smith emerge online, sparking calls from the… Read More ›

American man found dead in a Pattaya hotel room in Jomtien handcuffed with a black bag over his head

American man found dead in a Pattaya hotel room in Jomtien handcuffed with a black bag over his head

December 3, 2025

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American John Michael Walsh, 69, was found dead in a Pattaya hotel bathroom with his hands handcuffed behind his back and a black plastic bag… Read More ›

Defiant and indefatigable top cop Big Joke meets criminal defamation case head-on in Bangkok

Defiant and indefatigable top cop Big Joke meets criminal defamation case head-on in Bangkok

December 3, 2025

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Defiant top cop Big Joke faces criminal defamation case in Bangkok, stands by TV claims police are a ‘criminal organisation,’ and vows to release detailed… Read More ›

Money Laundering Office seizes assets with money trail linked to South African financier Ben Smith

Money Laundering Office seizes assets with money trail linked to South African financier Ben Smith

December 3, 2025

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AMLO seizes hundreds of assets tied to South African financier Ben Smith, Cambodian tycoons Chen Zhi and Kok An, uncovering transnational fraud, cryptocurrency laundering, investment… Read More ›

84-year-old German tourist dies at hotel near Kamala in Phuket. Autopsy ordered and Embassy notified

84-year-old German tourist dies at hotel near Kamala in Phuket. Autopsy ordered and Embassy notified

December 2, 2025

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An 84-year-old German tourist was found dead in his hotel room near Kamala Beach in Phuket on Sunday. Police ordered an autopsy and notified the… Read More ›

Collapsed foreign tourist in Phuket raises questions about Thailand’s flourishing cannabis edibles sector

Collapsed foreign tourist in Phuket raises questions about Thailand’s flourishing cannabis edibles sector

December 2, 2025

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Foreign tourist collapsed in Phuket after consuming cannabis edibles, sparking scrutiny of Thailand’s booming ฿43 billion market and other hospitalisations of tourists and a toddler,… Read More ›

Big Joke repeats his startling claims about the true scale of deaths in the Hat Yai flooding disaster

Big Joke repeats his startling claims about the true scale of deaths in the Hat Yai flooding disaster

December 2, 2025

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Big Joke repeats shocking claims that the true Hat Yai flood death toll is far higher than official 140. The ex top cop warns deaths… Read More ›

Top lawyer wings motorcyclist in arm after road rage incident unfolded in Nonthaburi on Monday morning

Top lawyer wings motorcyclist in arm after road rage incident unfolded in Nonthaburi on Monday morning

December 2, 2025

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Top lawyer and president of a provincial lawyers’ association shot a motorcyclist in the arm during a road rage incident in Nonthaburi on Monday morning.… Read More ›

Stinging attack on Prime Minister Anutin from former top cop Gen Surachate Hakparn over Hat Yai deaths

Stinging attack on Prime Minister Anutin from former top cop Gen Surachate Hakparn over Hat Yai deaths

November 30, 2025

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Former top cop General Surachate Hakparn lashes out at Prime Minister Anutin over Hat Yai floods, leaked chat shows alleged mockery of deaths, demands resignation,… Read More ›

Man last seen starving in Hat Yai found dead on Sunday by rescuers, another fatality from the disaster

Man last seen starving in Hat Yai found dead on Sunday by rescuers, another fatality from the disaster

November 30, 2025

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A frail 77-year-old man, last seen starving, is found dead in Hat Yai as floodwaters recede, adding to southern Thailand’s death toll, highlighting ongoing fears… Read More ›

Southern islands see more foreign tourists lose lives to sea including a UK man on Saturday in Phuket

Southern islands see more foreign tourists lose lives to sea including a UK man on Saturday in Phuket

November 30, 2025

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Four tourists died in southern Thailand within 24 hours, including a British man at Freedom Beach in Phuket, a Russian man in Patong, and two… Read More ›

French burglar on Koh Samui caught red-handed with a house full of stolen loot when a victim walked in

French burglar on Koh Samui caught red-handed with a house full of stolen loot when a victim walked in

November 30, 2025

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French burglar on Koh Samui caught red-handed after police raided his home, recovering 13 stolen items including laptops, jewellery, designer watches, perfumes, a diamond ring,… Read More ›

Miss Universe world owners past and present on the run in Mexico after highly controversial Thai pageant

Miss Universe world owners past and present on the run in Mexico after highly controversial Thai pageant

November 29, 2025

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Miss Universe plunged into scandal as its Mexican and former Thai owners go on the run in Mexico after the chaotic Bangkok pageant, with drug,… Read More ›

Ebbing waters in Hat Yai revealed dead bodies as the disaster in the southern city sparks public anger 

Ebbing waters in Hat Yai revealed dead bodies as the disaster in the southern city sparks public anger 

November 28, 2025

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Ebbing waters in Hat Yai reveal dead bodies as catastrophic floods devastate southern Thailand, triggering widespread public anger at the government. 110 deaths have so… Read More ›

Former prison boss Manop on Friday denied being the one responsible for Bangkok Prison hooker scandal

Former prison boss Manop on Friday denied being the one responsible for Bangkok Prison hooker scandal

November 28, 2025

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Former Bangkok Remand Prison governor Manop Chomchuen denies involvement in the scandal where Chinese prostitutes were brought into the prison on Sundays. 20 officers face… Read More ›

Woman with laboured breath rescued from Hat Yai deluge 32 hrs after suffering deadly Krait snake bite 

Woman with laboured breath rescued from Hat Yai deluge 32 hrs after suffering deadly Krait snake bite 

November 27, 2025

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Woman rescued after 32 hours with laboured breath and bleeding gums following a deadly krait bite as Hat Yai’s ‘Water of Death’ swells, blocking rescuers,… Read More ›

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