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Teenager reports to Udon Thani police after running away from home. Reports sexual abuse by her father

Teenager reports to Udon Thani police after running away from home. Reports sexual abuse by her father

December 13, 2025

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14-year-old girl flees home in Udon Thani, reports seven years of sexual abuse by her father and alleged involvement of his friends. Authorities are also… Read More ›

Australian tourist goes berserk and runs into glass partition at Phuket restaurant leading to his death

Australian tourist goes berserk and runs into glass partition at Phuket restaurant leading to his death

December 13, 2025

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Australian tourist goes berserk at a Phuket restaurant, suddenly runs into a glass divider, suffers deep, fatal leg wounds, collapses amid blood and shattered glass… Read More ›

Ambitious QR code drug delivery network run by Russian duo smashed by crack police unit in Bangkok

Ambitious QR code drug delivery network run by Russian duo smashed by crack police unit in Bangkok

December 12, 2025

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Bangkok police dismantle Russian-led AI and QR code drug network in coordinated raids, arresting two men in their 30s for cannabis trafficking, seizing cash, vehicles,… Read More ›

Call from tourism sector for more coherence and guidance for visitors entering Thailand after refusals

Call from tourism sector for more coherence and guidance for visitors entering Thailand after refusals

December 12, 2025

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Thailand’s foreign tourism is in crisis as arrivals fall 9.8%. Confusion over entry rules, arbitrary refusals and stricter screening spark anxiety. Industry leaders demand clear… Read More ›

Nigerian drug dealer arrested in  Inthamara area of Bangkok in sting operation with cocaine and ecstasy 

Nigerian drug dealer arrested in  Inthamara area of Bangkok in sting operation with cocaine and ecstasy 

December 12, 2025

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Nigerian drug dealer busted in Bangkok’s Inthamara area after undercover WhatsApp sting. Police seized cocaine and ecstasy worth over ฿100,000. Officers say the arrest is… Read More ›

Police in Phuket probe death of tourist who checked into a hotel room and hours later fell off a balcony

Police in Phuket probe death of tourist who checked into a hotel room and hours later fell off a balcony

December 10, 2025

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Mexican-Canadian tourist falls from ninth-floor balcony at Patong hotel in Phuket just hours after checking in, as authorities investigate latest high-rise tourist death amid series… Read More ›

Woman denied entry to Thailand on proof of funds criteria. Rule brought back in May to tighten security

Woman denied entry to Thailand on proof of funds criteria. Rule brought back in May to tighten security

December 9, 2025

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Woman denied entry at Thailand’s Don Mueang Airport for failing to meet proof of funds rule, reinstated in May as authorities tighten security against scammers.… Read More ›

Thai women human trafficked into sex slavery in Myanmar rescued from hell by Paweena Foundation

Thai women human trafficked into sex slavery in Myanmar rescued from hell by Paweena Foundation

December 9, 2025

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Two Thai women trafficked into prostitution in Myanmar were rescued from a Chinese-run brothel after brutal beatings and electric shocks, thanks to the Paweena Foundation… Read More ›

Thai man & Norwegian girlfriend arrested by Phuket police on Sunday for drug dealing. Both were high 

Thai man & Norwegian girlfriend arrested by Phuket police on Sunday for drug dealing. Both were high 

December 9, 2025

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Thai man and Norwegian girlfriend arrested in Phuket villa raid as police seize heroin, meth, cash and drug gear. Both test positive and face trafficking… Read More ›

Eighteen passengers injured including six seriously in train crash at Kanchanaburi station on Saturday

Eighteen passengers injured including six seriously in train crash at Kanchanaburi station on Saturday

December 8, 2025

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Eighteen passengers were injured, including six seriously, when a State Railway of Thailand locomotive slammed into six stationary carriages at Kanchanaburi station during a routine… Read More ›

Norwegian man sent to hospital after he went berserk in Bangkok on Friday and tried to steal a Tuk Tuk

Norwegian man sent to hospital after he went berserk in Bangkok on Friday and tried to steal a Tuk Tuk

December 7, 2025

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Norwegian man goes berserk in Bangkok, attacking a tuk-tuk driver and a woman on a bicycle before fleeing through Sukhumvit. Police arrested him near a… Read More ›

35-year-old Frenchman arrested on Koh Phangan on Sunday for rape as island-wide swoop nets 6 suspects

35-year-old Frenchman arrested on Koh Phangan on Sunday for rape as island-wide swoop nets 6 suspects

December 7, 2025

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Frenchman, 35, seized on Koh Phangan for rape as police launch island-wide sweep that netted five more suspects, including foreigners running illegal hotels and a… Read More ›

Mounting concern as police investigate death of top Channel 8 news reporter after high cyanide levels

Mounting concern as police investigate death of top Channel 8 news reporter after high cyanide levels

December 6, 2025

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Mounting concern as police investigate the death of Channel 8 reporter Nattawut Ponglangka, 35, found dead at his Nonthaburi home. Post-mortem revealed lethal cyanide. Authorities… Read More ›

Second UK man in three days lost while swimming at the beach. 91 year old on Koh Lanta lost on Tuesday

Second UK man in three days lost while swimming at the beach. 91 year old on Koh Lanta lost on Tuesday

December 6, 2025

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Second British holidaymaker drowns in Thailand in three days as 91-year-old dies on Koh Lanta while 37-year-old Jason Lambert perishes at Phuket beach amid strong… Read More ›

Rangsiman Rome sued for ฿100M by Deputy Prime Minister Thamanat Prompow for defamation

Rangsiman Rome sued for ฿100M by Deputy Prime Minister Thamanat Prompow for defamation

December 6, 2025

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Deputy PM Thamanat hits MP Rangsiman Rome with a ฿100M defamation suit as a widening scandal over criminal infiltration, grey capital, Cambodian scam networks and… Read More ›

Young wife in harrowing scene in Chacheongsao as he tries to revive her young husband after bike crash

Young wife in harrowing scene in Chacheongsao as he tries to revive her young husband after bike crash

December 5, 2025

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Young wife collapses in agony as her 25-year-old husband dies instantly after being hurled into an electric pole in a Chachoengsao crash, with bystanders watching… Read More ›

34-year-old Brit in hospital after vicious attack on Wednesday at Maya Bay nightlife venue in Phuket

34-year-old Brit in hospital after vicious attack on Wednesday at Maya Bay nightlife venue in Phuket

December 5, 2025

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34-year-old Brit Louis Johe Jarvie is critically injured in a vicious early-morning stabbing at Maya Bay Phuket bar. The large European-looking attacker fled, but police… Read More ›

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 ›

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