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57-year-old Uncle beaten to death with bamboo stick after stopping marijuana party by twenty-somethings

57-year-old Uncle beaten to death with bamboo stick after stopping marijuana party by twenty-somethings

July 9, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

A 57-year-old uncle was savagely beaten to death with a 2-meter bamboo stick in Phayao after breaking up a marijuana party hosted by his nephew.… Read More ›

British dad died in Thailand just days before his young daughter was born back home in poignant tragedy

British dad died in Thailand just days before his young daughter was born back home in poignant tragedy

July 9, 2025

Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

British dad Ryan O’Connor, 30, died suddenly in Thailand just days before his wife gave birth in the UK. The Muay Thai trainee suffered cardiac… Read More ›

DSI cops zero in on senior political official at the Ministry of Labour linked with migrant worker fees

DSI cops zero in on senior political official at the Ministry of Labour linked with migrant worker fees

July 9, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

DSI targets ex-political insider tied to the Ministry of Labour in migrant worker fee scandal. Illegal ฿2,500 fees forced on workers funnelled through Thai-Cambodian networks.… Read More ›

Vietnam becomes the US partner of choice while Thailand is gutted with 36% tariff and left the big loser

Vietnam becomes the US partner of choice while Thailand is gutted with 36% tariff and left the big loser

July 9, 2025

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Vietnam wins big with a 20% U.S. tariff, while Thailand is hammered with a 36% rate, sparking fears of potential investor flight, collapsing U.S. exports,… Read More ›

New Education Minister defends country’s schools and universities. As good as any in the World, she says

New Education Minister defends country’s schools and universities. As good as any in the World, she says

July 8, 2025

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

New Education Minister Narumon defends Thailand’s schools, calling them as good as any worldwide despite years of criticism over poor English skills, outdated methods and… Read More ›

Bully Met addict brutally murdered a 63-year-old bedridden man to prove claims of being an ex SEAL

Bully Met addict brutally murdered a 63-year-old bedridden man to prove claims of being an ex SEAL

July 8, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

A meth-addled man dragged his 63-year-old bedridden neighbour from his home and forced his head into a sewer to “test” if he was really a… Read More ›

Royal Thai Navy takes part in 12-day exercise with US and Canadian navies in the Upper Gulf of Thailand

Royal Thai Navy takes part in 12-day exercise with US and Canadian navies in the Upper Gulf of Thailand

July 8, 2025

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

The Thai, US, and Canadian navies launch 12-day CARAT drills in the Gulf of Thailand amid rising tensions with China. This 31st annual exercise enhances… Read More ›

Scamble for Thailand’s future place in the emerging, divided new world under Trump. Mixed U.S. signals

Scamble for Thailand’s future place in the emerging, divided new world under Trump. Mixed U.S. signals

July 7, 2025

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand scrambles to avoid devastating US tariffs after talks collapse. Mixed signals from Washington add uncertainty as the country offers major concessions. With rivals securing… Read More ›

EV car fire in Songkhla was not self-combustion. Ex Democrat Party MP was targeted with a criminal act

EV car fire in Songkhla was not self-combustion. Ex Democrat Party MP was targeted with a criminal act

July 7, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Ex-Democrat MP Sirichoke’s electric car in Songkhla was deliberately torched, not a spontaneous fire. Police arrested a suspect who confessed. Sirichoke vows not to be… Read More ›

Red Bull family fortune charges ahead for another year, ranking as Thailand’s No.1 and powered by China

Red Bull family fortune charges ahead for another year, ranking as Thailand’s No.1 and powered by China

July 7, 2025

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:

Red Bull’s Yoovidhya family tops Thailand’s billionaire list for the second year with $44.5B, powered by explosive growth in China. Despite economic challenges, Thailand’s richest,… Read More ›

Crackdown on dangerous marijuana infused products after toddler left unconscious in hospital for 24 hours

Crackdown on dangerous marijuana infused products after toddler left unconscious in hospital for 24 hours

July 7, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Toddler hospitalised 24 hours after eating cannabis gummies sparks nationwide crackdown as Public Health Minister vows to curb illegal marijuana edibles slipping into homes, schools… Read More ›

Brit jailed for child sex trafficking after 2023 prostitution crackdown on  Pattaya’s notorious Soi 6

Brit jailed for child sex trafficking after 2023 prostitution crackdown on Pattaya’s notorious Soi 6

July 6, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

British man jailed for 21 years in Thailand for trafficking a 16-year-old girl into prostitution on Pattaya’s notorious Soi 6. William Bilton ran the Flirt… Read More ›

Miracle in Pattaya as woman who hanged herself comes back to life as rescuers put her in a body bag

Miracle in Pattaya as woman who hanged herself comes back to life as rescuers put her in a body bag

July 5, 2025

Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:

Rescue workers in Pattaya were stunned when a 49-year-old woman who hanged herself and showed no pulse suddenly opened her eyes before being placed in… Read More ›

Political courting has begun to decide Thailand’s next Prime Minister if Paetongtarn is removed by judges

Political courting has begun to decide Thailand’s next Prime Minister if Paetongtarn is removed by judges

July 5, 2025

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s next PM likely to be Chaikasem if Paetongtarn is ousted by the court. Meanwhile, Bhumjaithai’s Anutin courts the People’s Party for interim rule amid… Read More ›

28 year old man used a venomous Cobra snake to give himself the kiss of death. Body found in Khon Kaen

28 year old man used a venomous Cobra snake to give himself the kiss of death. Body found in Khon Kaen

July 5, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

A 28-year-old man from Chiang Rai may have live-streamed the prelude to his death by cobra bite in a Khon Kaen hotel room. Police found… Read More ›

70 year old Udon Thani man played like a fiddle by Chinese sex doll scammers, drops police report plan

70 year old Udon Thani man played like a fiddle by Chinese sex doll scammers, drops police report plan

July 5, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Lonely 70-year-old Thai man duped by sex doll scammers after spotting a too-good-to-be-true deal. He paid ฿67K amid threats and fake fees, but no doll… Read More ›

$5 back-alley massage not worth it. Tourist develops painful nightmare infection called folliculitis

$5 back-alley massage not worth it. Tourist develops painful nightmare infection called folliculitis

July 5, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

A $5 back-alley massage in Thailand left a tourist with painful, pus-filled folliculitis caused by bacteria from dirty towels and reused oils. US doctor warns… Read More ›

Thailand strikes out at efforts to clinch a US tariff deal. Finance Minister Pichai now on the way home, not giving up

Thailand strikes out at efforts to clinch a US tariff deal. Finance Minister Pichai now on the way home, not giving up

July 4, 2025

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

Thailand’s trade talks with the US collapse, leaving it sidelined as neighbours secure deals. With a slashed growth forecast and rising tariffs looming, Finance Minister… Read More ›

Cross-border corruption and money laundering between Thai and Cambodian labour officials probed

Cross-border corruption and money laundering between Thai and Cambodian labour officials probed

July 4, 2025

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

DSI busts massive foreign worker extortion ring in Bangkok. Raids over a potential ฿6 billion scam, secret payments to Cambodian officials, and suspected collusion within… Read More ›

Austrian died after falling down Koh Samui stairwell on Wednesday morning. Lost footing while drunk

Austrian died after falling down Koh Samui stairwell on Wednesday morning. Lost footing while drunk

July 4, 2025

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

A 45-year-old Austrian tourist died after falling down a Koh Samui hotel stairwell while heavily intoxicated. Police ruled out foul play. This is the third… Read More ›

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