Culture
Extortion of tourists over e-cigarettes sees police teams probing cases in Bangkok and Pattaya
Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:
Crisis in the Royal Thai Police over the extortion of tourists is growing as a new case comes to light in Pattaya while one of… Read More ›
Former ministers rejoin the Palang Pracharat Party but there is no new economics czar Somkid
Culture, Living, Politics, Thailand:
Ruling Palang Pracharat Party unveils the return of founding members and ex-ministers as General Prawit seeks to bolster it in the polls as it loses… Read More ›
Police admit bribe was paid by Taiwanese actress in Bangkok but say she should have been arrested
Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:
Commander of the Metropolitan Police Bureau Police Lieutenant General Thiti Saengsawang issued an apology to the Thai public for the failure of officers to uphold… Read More ›
Swede dies in motorbike crash after 5 days in Thailand seeking to marry his 27-year-old fiancé from Roiet
Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:
Police at Suvarnabhumi Police Station in Roiet are investigating the death of the Swedish man but this is just a matter of routine. It appears… Read More ›
Whip hand with Pheu Thai to secure power in this year’s General Election despite Senate’s waning power
Culture, Living, Politics, Thailand:
A strong political performance is still required from the Pheu Thai Party but if it manages to secure over 200 seats in the next General… Read More ›
Viral Chinese video says VIP arrival with a police escort can be bought when holidaying in Thailand
Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:
This latest scandal comes with a growing web of investigations linked with ‘grey’ Chinese capital and corruption which has seen thousands of Chinese visitors in… Read More ›
Charges brought against Chinese mafia kingpin as Chuwit warns witnesses are put under pressure
Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:
Whistleblower extraordinaire Mr Chuwit Kamolvisit is worried that the Chinese mafia in Thailand may exert its corrupt influence to unravel the complex and massive case… Read More ›
PM hails China and Saudi Arabia as friends of Thailand as he unveils the return of Chinese tour groups
Culture, Economy, Politics, Thai World:
The comments by the prime minister about the closeness of the bond between China and Thailand are reminiscent of his Time magazine interview in 2017… Read More ›
Justice is meted out for ‘pretty’ woman who died in 2019 after a plot to get her drunk went wrong
Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:
Male model must now serve eight years in prison while the host of the party in Nonthaburi and his girlfriend must serve 5 years and… Read More ›
Pheu Thai knocks Palang Pracharat Party coalition talk on the head with more bad news for Prawit
Culture, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Pheu Thai’s presumed candidate for prime minister in this year’s General Election gave short shrift to media rumours and speculation of a Pheu Thai coalition… Read More ›
Bentley case gets murkier with methamphetamine detected in owner’s bloodstream but not drunk
Crime, Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Blood test which according to police was taken within one hour of the incident revealed just 10.73 milligrammes of alcohol, well below the 50 milligrammes… Read More ›
Police promise full charges to be filed against reckless Bentley driver over multicar expressway smash-up
Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Driver, with a woman in tow, fled the scene in a taxi. Onlookers took video clips and photos of the escape which showed a bottle… Read More ›
Covid chaos descends again on Thailand’s foreign tourism sector amid cancellations and complaints
Culture, Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Travel agents in France have been forced to cancel contracts because of the sudden introduction of entry restrictions which have led operators to declare a… Read More ›
UK man’s killer behind bars after shooting him off his motorbike on Thursday at point-blank range
Crime, Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Man accused of murdering UK national, while apologising for his actions after surrendering to police, insisted that he was provoked by the victim during a… Read More ›
Pattaya police hunt down the killer of a UK man who had just returned to Thailand from Britain the day before
Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
UK expat and murder victim was on his way home after picking up groceries at a local shop when he was gunned down by an… Read More ›