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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 ›
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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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Former top cop Surachate Hakparn, known as Big Joke, strikes back at the National Police Chief, filing a Section 157 lawsuit, presenting corruption and bribery… Read More ›
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Thailand’s Immigration Bureau denied claims it targets Chinese and Russian tourists, saying new checks focus on visa-run abuses and illicit businesses, while assuring genuine visitors… Read More ›
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British woman on Koh Samui charged over running a busy beer bar through Thai nominees. Police traced ฿17.3 million in transfers to her accounts. The… Read More ›
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Swedish fugitive wanted for arson in Sävsjö, Sweden, arrested in Pattaya using forged German ID after overstaying visa. Thai police tracked him across the city,… Read More ›
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Russian–Chinese drug ring exposed on Koh Phangan as police raid a rented house and seize mushrooms, MDMA, ecstasy and LSD. Officers say the Chinese suspect… Read More ›
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Ex-Thai Miss Universe owner Anne or Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip issued an arrest warrant in Bangkok for fraud after fleeing to Mexico, as Miss Universe 2025 faces… Read More ›
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North Dakota man faces seven federal counts over the alleged abuse of Phuket minors, with prosecutors citing repeated trips to Thailand since 2018 and explicit… Read More ›
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Koh Phangan crackdown continues as Thai authorities raid luxury villa projects, seizing records, questioning foreign investors, detaining illegal workers and sending a clear message that… Read More ›
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Big Joke, former deputy police chief Surachate Hakparn, faces an official defamation probe after calling the Royal Thai Police the ‘biggest criminal gang in Thailand’… Read More ›
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Australian journalist Murray Hunter faces a bizarre criminal defamation trial in Thailand over posts on a Malaysian government agency. The case has drawn global attention,… Read More ›
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Chinese women fly home after Bangkok Remand Prison scandal. They were discovered servicing VIP inmates. 20 officials, including the governor, are now implicated as Justice… Read More ›
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Paetongtarn visits her father, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, in prison, saying he is under severe mental stress after a Supreme Court tax ruling and… Read More ›
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South Korean tourist arrested in Pattaya for meth use, hosting escort party and illegal entry as Thai immigration launches tough crackdown on foreigner crime, seizing… Read More ›
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A 70-year-old Thai businesswoman lost ฿11.6 million after a Russian suspect built a fake investment platform that showed fabricated gains, collected cash at her office,… Read More ›
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Chinese mafia inmates live like kings in Bangkok Remand Prison, enjoying imported appliances, superior food, paid Thai attendants, and high-priced models flown from China for… Read More ›
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A 44-year-old British man was arrested in Koh Samui after violently attacking a 23-year-old French tourist he found in a hotel room with his Thai… Read More ›
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Blacklisted Chinese contractor slips across the Mekong to re-enter Thailand for factory work, but Nong Khai officers intercept him and two accomplices in a targeted… Read More ›
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A 69-year-old Canadian tourist tragically died off Koh Phi Phi after a freak wave struck her while swimming at Pha Daeng. She was pulled ashore… Read More ›
Thai military in border war zone discover advanced Cambodian underground tunnels carved into rock 
Police top brass introduce former Big Joke sidekick as a witness in the prosecution of the former cop 
8 foreign women arrested for prostitution in Pattaya. Police fined them and held them for deportation 
Swiss man with Alzheimers who biked 250km from Nong Bua Lamphu to Phetchbun rescued by police 
Accused man in Big Joke bribery case claims police in Surat Thani forced him to sign a false statement 
Lawyer for Thaskin challenges the legality of Attorney General’s decision to appeal lèse-majesté case 
Horror knife attack by three Chinese men in Pattaya leaves three injured security guards, one seriously 
Big Joke fights back, questions the latest case against him as Anti Corruption official files complaint 
Russian nabbed by police as he returns to Thailand after smashing scam investing network in 2023 
Man survives after jumping from Expressway height on Bangkok’s ring road but suffers two broken legs 
Toppled Hindu statue raises alarm for tourism chiefs even as peace holds on the Thai Cambodian border 
Ceasefire signed Saturday sees hostilities wind down for 72 hour monitoring period in wider peace deal 
Conservative Thai Pakdee Party wants ฿500 and ฿1,000 bills scrapped to fight corruption and illegality 
German pays $700 for jars of herbal tonic to regrow hair on bald heads in Pattaya Christmas Eve scam 
Western tourist in Pattaya continued to celebrate Christmas Day even after being floored on the street 
Thai wife drops German husband home to his death in Prachuap Khiri Khan. Police file Murder charges 
Mother of Thai girl sold to a Tokyo brothel is held by human trafficking police at Suvarnabhumi Airport 
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