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100 Phuket firms with revenues of 5 billion using naturalised citizens investigated after police raids

100 Phuket firms with revenues of 5 billion using naturalised citizens investigated after police raids

August 22, 2026

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Foreign ownership crackdown grips Phuket as 361 firms face checks and officials probe naturalised Thai shareholders. More than 100 companies with ฿5 billion in revenue… Read More ›

Raids in Pattaya on Friday led by two ministers targeting Israeli business networks and legal advisors

Raids in Pattaya on Friday led by two ministers targeting Israeli business networks and legal advisors

August 22, 2026

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Pattaya raids expose an Israeli-linked nominee network controlling assets worth hundreds of millions. Two ministers lead searches at a legal office, condominium company and hotel… Read More ›

Ex prisons boss calls for reform of rules governing pardons and early release for serious offenders imprisoned by courts

Ex prisons boss calls for reform of rules governing pardons and early release for serious offenders imprisoned by courts

August 21, 2026

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Fury as drug kingpin Laota Saenli leaves prison after serving under nine years of a life sentence. Six royal pardons, age benefits and “excellent prisoner”… Read More ›

Police smash huge Mekong River 350 million baht meths shipment. Suspects fled leaving 10 million pills

Police smash huge Mekong River 350 million baht meths shipment. Suspects fled leaving 10 million pills

August 20, 2026

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Mekong drug run smashed as Thai forces seize 10 million meth pills worth ฿350m in Chiang Rai. Four to five suspects escape into the darkness,… Read More ›

Drug suspect dies in Chiang Mai police operation after menacing officers with a grenade which exploded

Drug suspect dies in Chiang Mai police operation after menacing officers with a grenade which exploded

August 19, 2026

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Chiang Rai drug raid turns deadly as an armed suspect fires at police and brandishes a live grenade. The device detonates outside the house, killing… Read More ›

Civil servants linked with irregular exam scores still in place as Interior Ministry only issues guidance to local authorities

Civil servants linked with irregular exam scores still in place as Interior Ministry only issues guidance to local authorities

August 19, 2026

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Exam scandal leaves 5,925 people linked to irregular scores effectively still in their positions. Deputy Interior Minister Worasit denies dumping the cases on local authorities… Read More ›

Local government examination fraud probe rolls on. Anti corruption commission and police pursue cases

Local government examination fraud probe rolls on. Anti corruption commission and police pursue cases

August 19, 2026

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Thailand’s ฿4bn exam scandal deepens with nearly 6,000 disputed recruits still in office. CIB chief Pol Lt Gen Natthasak Chaowanasai says the probe will go… Read More ›

Leading animal rights activist warns that feeding alcohol to dogs is unacceptable and may be illegal

Leading animal rights activist warns that feeding alcohol to dogs is unacceptable and may be illegal

August 18, 2026

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Drinking session turns deadly for German Shepherd pup Peter after he is forced to consume a bottle of 40-degree white liquor. TSPCA warns animal cruelty… Read More ›

European Embassy tip leads to visa consultancy office in Bangkok being raided. Evidence of forgery found

European Embassy tip leads to visa consultancy office in Bangkok being raided. Evidence of forgery found

August 18, 2026

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Visa fraud dragnet hits Bangkok after a European embassy flags suspect bank statements. Immigration police raid a Sai Mai consultancy, seize fake stamps and records,… Read More ›

Police officer finds 2 year old boy hanging to the back of truck in Sakon Nakhon after travelling 10 km

Police officer finds 2 year old boy hanging to the back of truck in Sakon Nakhon after travelling 10 km

August 18, 2026

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Toddler terror in Sakon Nakhon as a two-year-old hangs onto an ice truck for over 10km after disappearing from his mother. The driver remains oblivious… Read More ›

Minister acts. Temporarily closes Phuket’s Freedom Beach after deaths by drowning in the last 12 months

Minister acts. Temporarily closes Phuket’s Freedom Beach after deaths by drowning in the last 12 months

August 17, 2026

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Death beach shut in Phuket after German tourist Jannik Knobel, 30, vanishes in savage monsoon seas despite red flags. His body was found near rocks… Read More ›

Cryptocurrency pair commit suicide by arson at Nonthaburi estate. 2nd floor fire also killed 30 pet cats

Cryptocurrency pair commit suicide by arson at Nonthaburi estate. 2nd floor fire also killed 30 pet cats

August 17, 2026

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Deadly mystery at a luxury Nonthaburi home as a crypto-trader couple and about 30 cats perish in flames. Police find petrol stains, a charcoal stove… Read More ›

Frenchman’s Koh Samui business empire enmeshed in knotty police probe of nominee firms and pot farm

Frenchman’s Koh Samui business empire enmeshed in knotty police probe of nominee firms and pot farm

August 17, 2026

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French businessman Stephane Thierry Bastok, 74, is hit by a widening Koh Samui nominee probe. Police trace ฿9.2m in transfers, an unlicensed hotel and five… Read More ›

Brutal assault by Cambodian worker on wrong man over 9,000 baht dispute leaves man needing surgery

Brutal assault by Cambodian worker on wrong man over 9,000 baht dispute leaves man needing surgery

August 17, 2026

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Bloodbath at a Pattaya workers’ camp leaves a Cambodian barely breathing with his skull exposed. Police arrest Reaksa Chheut, 30, eating ice cream hours later.… Read More ›

Rescues in rough sea swells off southern Thailand. Krabi longtail boat capsized with 10 Indian tourists

Rescues in rough sea swells off southern Thailand. Krabi longtail boat capsized with 10 Indian tourists

August 17, 2026

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Krabi sea drama as a huge wave capsizes a longtail boat carrying 10 Indian tourists, their guide and captain. All 12 are rescued, six suffer… Read More ›

Seven juveniles appear before a Bangkok court after a vicious assault on a 43 year old Japanese tourist

Seven juveniles appear before a Bangkok court after a vicious assault on a 43 year old Japanese tourist

August 16, 2026

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Birthday horror in Bangkok as Japanese teacher Yuki, 43, is robbed and battered near Makkasan station. Youths hit him three times with a fist-sized rock… Read More ›

4 Spaniards injured after tree fall at Ayutthaya park. One man suffered broken ribs and leg fractures

4 Spaniards injured after tree fall at Ayutthaya park. One man suffered broken ribs and leg fractures

August 16, 2026

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Horror in ancient Ayutthaya as a huge tree crashes onto Spanish tourists, injuring four. A 55-year-old man suffers broken ribs and a double leg fracture,… Read More ›

Drive against foreign owned property and business on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan now targets leases

Drive against foreign owned property and business on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan now targets leases

August 16, 2026

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Thailand’s island crackdown moves onto 30-year land leases as officials probe foreign control of businesses and property. Around 8,000 Koh Samui firms face scrutiny, 2,579… Read More ›

French man who violently assaulted Israeli tourist on Koh Phangan leaving her in surgery granted bail

French man who violently assaulted Israeli tourist on Koh Phangan leaving her in surgery granted bail

August 16, 2026

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French suspect walks free on ฿105,600 bail after an Israeli mother and daughter needed two operations following a Koh Phangan attack. Hours later, another Israeli… Read More ›

13 hour bender by Australian at Pattaya’s Soi Bua Khao bar ends in dispute over 32,540 baht unpaid bill

13 hour bender by Australian at Pattaya’s Soi Bua Khao bar ends in dispute over 32,540 baht unpaid bill

August 15, 2026

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Pattaya bar row lands an Aussie tourist at the police station after a 13-hour session racks up ฿32,540. Staff say he showered women with drinks… Read More ›

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