Crime

Phuket daylight robbery by thugs using a pickup as weapon to ram an American off the road for his watch

Phuket daylight robbery by thugs using a pickup as weapon to ram an American off the road for his watch

September 19, 2025

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American tourist rammed off Phuket road by foreign thugs in shocking $72K watch heist. Masked attackers used an SUV as a weapon, held the victim… Read More ›

Near arrest claim by BBC presenter rebuffed by top official who explained what happened on Soi Cowboy

Near arrest claim by BBC presenter rebuffed by top official who explained what happened on Soi Cowboy

September 19, 2025

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Top Thai official refutes BBC’s near-arrest claims, revealing crew breached filming rules on Sukhumvit’s Soi Cowboy. Police intervened, no arrests were made or footage seized.… Read More ›

Drug addict arrested in early morning police raid after flying into a rage over  missing marijuana bong

Drug addict arrested in early morning police raid after flying into a rage over  missing marijuana bong

September 17, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

A 32-year-old man who escaped from a drug rehabilitation hospital sparked terror in his Udon Thani village, threatening his mother over a missing bong, before… Read More ›

2 month old baby girl mauled to death by pitbull after her mother visited a house for second hand goods

2 month old baby girl mauled to death by pitbull after her mother visited a house for second hand goods

September 17, 2025

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A two-month-old baby girl was mauled to death by a pitbull in Uthai Thani while her mother collected secondhand goods at the home, following a… Read More ›

Anarchy and online fraud nightmare spreading within Thailand’s digital banking system for ordinary people

Anarchy and online fraud nightmare spreading within Thailand’s digital banking system for ordinary people

September 17, 2025

Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand’s digital banking system is in chaos as online scammers use AI and fake identities to steal funds, leaving victims frozen, threatened with prosecution, and… Read More ›

Ministry officials hit back at rising public disquiet over new online fraud bank powers causing chaos

Ministry officials hit back at rising public disquiet over new online fraud bank powers causing chaos

September 16, 2025

Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Public outrage erupts in Thailand as authorities’ crackdown on online fraud freezes thousands of bank accounts, crippling small businesses, daily traders, and merchants, while officials… Read More ›

PM vows action on rising gold exports to Cambodia and the runaway Thai baht against the US dollar this year

PM vows action on rising gold exports to Cambodia and the runaway Thai baht against the US dollar this year

September 16, 2025

Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

PM Anutin vows urgent action as Thai baht surges 7% and gold exports to Cambodia spike sharply, pledging extended border closure, strict monitoring, taxation measures,… Read More ›

Elderly Bangkok lady shoos away police at her gate to talk with her fake one online. ฿5 million lost to fraud

Elderly Bangkok lady shoos away police at her gate to talk with her fake one online. ฿5 million lost to fraud

September 16, 2025

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An 83-year-old Bangkok woman chased real police from her gate while talking to a fake officer on the phone, then transferred money to the scammer.… Read More ›

Drunken driver shows sorrow and remorse on Sunday morning after 3 people were left seriously injured

Drunken driver shows sorrow and remorse on Sunday morning after 3 people were left seriously injured

September 15, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Drunken driver weeps and vows to quit drinking for life after a violent Ayutthaya crash early Sunday leaves three people seriously injured, including a woman… Read More ›

Evil money lenders arrested on Sunday. A trader victim was left impoverished by a penal rate of 720%

Evil money lenders arrested on Sunday. A trader victim was left impoverished by a penal rate of 720%

September 15, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Evil loan sharks smashed! Thai police arrested five suspects running illegal lending rings charging up to 720% interest, leaving borrowers like traders penniless, harassed, and… Read More ›

Financial system chaos for traders and honest people as top security agencies pursue new banking powers

Financial system chaos for traders and honest people as top security agencies pursue new banking powers

September 15, 2025

Crime, Culture, Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Financial chaos erupts in Thailand as security and bank authorities freeze thousands of accounts, halting businesses, trapping innocent citizens and sparking public outrage. At the… Read More ›

Banking crisis as security overreach limits large numbers of personal and business bank accounts

Banking crisis as security overreach limits large numbers of personal and business bank accounts

September 14, 2025

Crime, Culture, Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

A banking crisis erupts in Thailand as authorities freeze thousands of personal and small business accounts in a sweeping crackdown on scam-linked mule accounts, sparking… Read More ›

BBC gets a Red Light from viewers & fans of Thailand over the distorted docu-series aired last week

BBC gets a Red Light from viewers & fans of Thailand over the distorted docu-series aired last week

September 14, 2025

Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

BBC faces worldwide backlash as viewers condemn Thailand documentary for exaggerating nightlife, crime, and sex tourism, misrepresenting the country’s culture, safety, and daily life, with… Read More ›

Student in death jump at mall spills the beans on an illicit online voyeurism crime ring at university

Student in death jump at mall spills the beans on an illicit online voyeurism crime ring at university

September 13, 2025

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A 21-year-old university student dies after leaping from a Nonthaburi mall when caught upskirting, confessing to his mother that he was pressured by a secret… Read More ›

Older Brit tourist’s early morning trans sex worker ordeal at his condo in Pattaya leaves him hospitalised with head cuts

Older Brit tourist’s early morning trans sex worker ordeal at his condo in Pattaya leaves him hospitalised with head cuts

September 13, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

British tourist brutally attacked in Pattaya condo early Friday morning when four transgender women demanded ฿10,000 each. A knife used in the savage assault left… Read More ›

Angry Lion who pounced on keeper last Wednesday was named Trump. Family has received first payment

Angry Lion who pounced on keeper last Wednesday was named Trump. Family has received first payment

September 13, 2025

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Dominant lion named Trump mauled veteran zookeeper to death in a 20-minute rampage as tourists watched in horror. Family receives initial ฿31,500 payout amid autopsy… Read More ›

Udon Thani man steals gold ring to relax in prison and get away from the humdrum struggles with real life

Udon Thani man steals gold ring to relax in prison and get away from the humdrum struggles with real life

September 12, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

A desperate man in Udon Thani tried to steal a gold ring to get arrested and escape life, tested positive for meth, shocking police and… Read More ›

Police surprise insurgency group hiding in Songkhla rubber plantation. Firefight injures at least one

Police surprise insurgency group hiding in Songkhla rubber plantation. Firefight injures at least one

September 12, 2025

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Police stormed a rubber plantation in Songkhla, targeting insurgents behind deadly attacks on civilians, monks and officers. A fierce gunfight erupted, injuring at least one.… Read More ›

2024 Senate election enquiries into collusion are a problem for new Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul

2024 Senate election enquiries into collusion are a problem for new Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul

September 12, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul races to finalise his cabinet as a massive Senate collusion scandal unfolds. EC and DSI probe 229 officials, including Bhumjaithai executives… Read More ›

Sex tourism from the United Kingdom to Thailand spotlighted in BBC documentary series just aired

Sex tourism from the United Kingdom to Thailand spotlighted in BBC documentary series just aired

September 11, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

BBC’s new documentary exposes Thailand’s thriving sex trade as young British men flock for cheap sex and fantasy relationships, seeking escape from UK pressures, while… Read More ›

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