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Hun Sen’s mask falls. Speech on Friday clearly showed deliberate ill will to collapse Thailand’s democracy

Hun Sen’s mask falls. Speech on Friday clearly showed deliberate ill will to collapse Thailand’s democracy

June 27, 2025

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Hun Sen’s blistering speech attacking Thailand’s leaders sparks fears of foreign meddling and a coup. Thai MPs and cybercrime chief warn his threats and fake… Read More ›

Irish man tapped on the shoulder by Immigration Police in Krabi. Large prosecution file awaits at home

Irish man tapped on the shoulder by Immigration Police in Krabi. Large prosecution file awaits at home

June 27, 2025

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Irish fugitive Mr. Lee arrested in Krabi after 415-day overstay. Caught inside a cannabis shop, he faces extradition to Ireland for charges including assault, cocaine… Read More ›

Police raid on a Den of Iniquity weed shop shows just why Thailand has moved to again outlaw the drug

Police raid on a Den of Iniquity weed shop shows just why Thailand has moved to again outlaw the drug

June 27, 2025

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Police raid a Khon Kaen weed shop-turned-teen drug den ignites national uproar, exposing why Thailand will recriminalize cannabis. New laws ban high-THC weed by Nov… Read More ›

Crazed Hun Sen threatens to expose Thaksin before Bangkok street protests as his evil empire is exposed

Crazed Hun Sen threatens to expose Thaksin before Bangkok street protests as his evil empire is exposed

June 26, 2025

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Crazed Hun Sen vows to expose Thaksin ahead of Bangkok protests as his criminal empire unravels. Cambodia’s strongman fuels Thailand’s border crisis with threats, scams… Read More ›

Crucial test for Prime Minister Paetongtarn on Saturday as the Yellow Shirts take to Bangkok’s streets

Crucial test for Prime Minister Paetongtarn on Saturday as the Yellow Shirts take to Bangkok’s streets

June 26, 2025

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Bangkok braces for chaos as Yellow Shirts march against PM Paetongtarn. Leaked audio scandal, coalition cracks, and rising conservative fury fuel a protest that could… Read More ›

Swede handed a nasty docket in Pattaya as his former life of fraud at home caught up with him Wednesday

Swede handed a nasty docket in Pattaya as his former life of fraud at home caught up with him Wednesday

June 26, 2025

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Swedish fraudster Ludde, 39, was caught in Pattaya after a $106K scam across Europe. Wanted by INTERPOL and Swedish courts for using fake IDs to… Read More ›

Prime Minister Paetongtarn’s casino plan may be the motive for Hun Sen’s betrayal of the Shinawatra clan

Prime Minister Paetongtarn’s casino plan may be the motive for Hun Sen’s betrayal of the Shinawatra clan

June 25, 2025

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Hun Sen’s explosive audio leak may be revenge over Paetongtarn’s casino plans, threatening decades-old family ties and pushing Thailand toward chaos. With protests rising and… Read More ›

Thai Police arrest one of Europe’s most wanted in Hua Hin. Finn wanted in Norway for murder and drugs

Thai Police arrest one of Europe’s most wanted in Hua Hin. Finn wanted in Norway for murder and drugs

June 25, 2025

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Thai police arrest 33-year-old Daniel Reio Karvonen, one of Europe’s most wanted fugitives, in a covert gym sting in Hua Hin. The Finnish national is… Read More ›

Cannabis or marijuana again going underground on November 11 2025 after minister’s order on Monday

Cannabis or marijuana again going underground on November 11 2025 after minister’s order on Monday

June 25, 2025

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Thailand’s cannabis free-for-all is over. Minister Somsak signs a sweeping crackdown, shutting down most of 18,000 weed shops. From Nov 11, 2025, only prescription use… Read More ›

Elderly Latvian arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport trying to smuggle heroin out of Laos to Malaysia

Elderly Latvian arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport trying to smuggle heroin out of Laos to Malaysia

June 24, 2025

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Elderly Latvian man caught at Suvarnabhumi Airport with 3 kg of heroin hidden in stretcher tubes. Travelling from Laos to Malaysia, he tried to evade… Read More ›

iPhone saves woman from a crossbow arrow fired by crazy Norwegian on Thursday morning in Surat Thani

iPhone saves woman from a crossbow arrow fired by crazy Norwegian on Thursday morning in Surat Thani

June 23, 2025

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A drunken Norwegian fired a crossbow at a fellow tourist in Koh Samui, but the arrow struck her iPhone 12 Mini during a 911 call,… Read More ›

Bhumjaithai Party lays down the gauntlet on weed. Calls for passage of its original 2022 control law

Bhumjaithai Party lays down the gauntlet on weed. Calls for passage of its original 2022 control law

June 23, 2025

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Bhumjaithai Party blasts Pheu Thai for ignoring cannabis chaos and demands urgent passage of their 2022 control law. With pot shops booming and tourists caught… Read More ›

Police investigating strange death of a Dutch man found in Ayutthaya hotel room on Sunday afternoon

Police investigating strange death of a Dutch man found in Ayutthaya hotel room on Sunday afternoon

June 23, 2025

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Dutchman, 54, found dead in Thai hotel room with wrist wound and knife in bloody tub. Body found beside bed, sparking police probe. Suicide suspected,… Read More ›

Two drug mules in drug party killed by Thai armed forces on the Myanmar border. 4.8 million pills seized

Two drug mules in drug party killed by Thai armed forces on the Myanmar border. 4.8 million pills seized

June 22, 2025

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Two drug mules killed in a firefight with Thai forces near the Myanmar border. Authorities seized 4.8 million methamphetamine pills in one of the largest… Read More ›

Cunning loan shark racket offering loans secured on iCloud access to iPhone devices smashed in Bangkok

Cunning loan shark racket offering loans secured on iCloud access to iPhone devices smashed in Bangkok

June 22, 2025

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Bangkok police bust a loan shark gang using iCloud access to lock iPhones if borrowers missed payments. The gang charged a brutal 365% yearly interest… Read More ›

Cannabis ghost back to life after finishing quest to Chiang Mai. Piya reclaimed his life from the drug

Cannabis ghost back to life after finishing quest to Chiang Mai. Piya reclaimed his life from the drug

June 22, 2025

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“I was a ghost,” said 46-year-old Piya after walking 700km to kick a decades-long cannabis addiction. Greeted with support in Chiang Mai, he now plans… Read More ›

48-year-old Russian tourist drowns swimming off Karon Beach with red flags raised warning of danger

48-year-old Russian tourist drowns swimming off Karon Beach with red flags raised warning of danger

June 21, 2025

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A 48-year-old Russian tourist drowned off Karon Beach despite red flag warnings. He vanished minutes after entering the water with his son. Lifeguards recovered his… Read More ›

Drunk Swede survives after a car rolled over his head in a Pattaya Car park in the early hours of Friday

Drunk Swede survives after a car rolled over his head in a Pattaya Car park in the early hours of Friday

June 21, 2025

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A drunk Swedish tourist miraculously survived after a car ran over his head in a Pattaya nightclub parking lot. The shocking 3:50 a.m. incident was… Read More ›

Time to face up to the villainous regime on Thailand’s eastern border. Hun Sen’s gangsterism exposed in new audio clip

Time to face up to the villainous regime on Thailand’s eastern border. Hun Sen’s gangsterism exposed in new audio clip

June 21, 2025

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Hun Sen exposed in another shocking audio clip ordering hits on regime opponents in Thailand as Bangkok reels from the political fallout of the first.… Read More ›

Online prostitution network operating in Singapore from Thailand is smashed by joint police operation

Online prostitution network operating in Singapore from Thailand is smashed by joint police operation

June 20, 2025

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Thai and Singapore police smashed a transnational online prostitution ring. Key suspects, including two Singaporeans, were arrested in Thailand. Over S$2 million in assets seized.… Read More ›

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