Culture
UK granny, high on cheap booze, left wandering in a Bangkok Hotel stark naked after going to bed
Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:
UK granny’s Bangkok nightmare. 61-year-old Janet West woke to learn her hallucinatory dream of wandering stark naked in a hotel was shockingly real. Fueled by… Read More ›
People’s Party leader calls out a lack of opportunity in Thailand for talented innovators to break through
Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
People’s Party deputy leader warns Thailand risks ‘Middle Income Trap’ without bold reforms. Wira Yut Kanchanachuchat urges dismantling privilege, fostering competition and empowering players to… Read More ›
22-year-old Spanish tourist gored to death on Ko Yao by an elephant she was bathing on Friday afternoon
Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Spanish tourist Blanca Ojanguren García, 22, was tragically gored to death by an elephant at a Ko Yao Yai sanctuary, sparking debate on Thailand’s elephant… Read More ›
American breaks down. Begs forgiveness after killing a 58-year-old woman in Chiang Mai with a dirt bike
Crime, Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
American tourist charged with reckless driving after fatally hitting woman with dirt bike in Chiang Mai. Tearfully begs forgiveness from the victim’s family, who show… Read More ›
Questions as a Thai university course is offered to Chinese students on policing and crime reporting
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thai university sparks outcry with controversial police volunteer training course for Chinese students, including firearms instruction, certificates and police ID cards, as Bangkok police launch… Read More ›
Thaksin warns that the media in Thailand has become too sensational and influential as he sues lawyer
Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thaksin Shinawatra warns that Thai media has become too sensational and influential, calling for more factual reporting. Meanwhile, he has filed a criminal defamation complaint… Read More ›
Thai Zoo launches 5 giant rodents in Santa outfits to help tourists celebrate Christmas in the kingdom
Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Thai Zoo debuts capybaras in Santa suits to woo Christmas tourists as the kingdom embraces festive cheer and Western traditions. Giant rodents join Thailand’s unique… Read More ›
Thaksin calls for crypto-based bonds. Notes success and beauty of Isan women who marry foreigners
Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thaksin calls for cryptocurrency-backed bonds to boost liquidity in Thailand’s economy. He highlights the success and beauty of Isan women marrying foreigners, emphasizes the need… Read More ›
Millionaire Thai beggar woman picked up by police in Thursday crackdown in Bangkok’s Sukhumvit area
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Millionaire Thai beggar caught in Bangkok’s Sukhumvit crackdown. A woman found with ฿300K cash and ฿1M bank deposits denies begging, claiming banana sales income. Police,… Read More ›
Former cabinet minister and local government chief jailed in Prachin Buri linked to a political murder
Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Ex-deputy minister and PAO chief jailed in Prachin Buri after protégé’s brutal murder. Police uncover audio of heated argument, armed guards confess to shooting. The… Read More ›
Thaksin’s rapturous welcome in Ubon Ratchathani as he puts in another vintage performance on stage
Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thaksin electrifies Ubon! Ex-PM rallies 4,000 supporters with promises of unity and better days, dismisses coup fears and takes aim at ‘nonsense’ dual citizenship talk.… Read More ›
Anti-coup bill to be withdrawn as opposition grows from conservative parties within the government
Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Controversial anti-coup bill in Thailand faces mounting opposition from conservative parties. Pheu Thai MP Prayut Siripanich to withdraw the bill after backlash over military interference… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
฿13 million swindled and robbed in Chinese criminal exploits in central Bangkok on Thursday afternoon
January 9, 2025
฿13M stolen in Bangkok crypto scams: Chinese
Hitman who gunned down former Cambodia MP in Bangkok arrested in Cambodia. Taken to Phnom Penh
January 8, 2025
Ex-Royal Thai Navy marine arrested in Cambodia after
Former Cambodian French opposition MP and thorn in the side of ruling party gunned down in Bangkok
January 7, 2025
Cambodian-French opposition MP assassinated in
22-year-old Spanish tourist gored to death on Ko Yao by an elephant she was bathing on Friday afternoon
January 6, 2025
Spanish tourist Blanca Ojanguren García, 22, was
Chinese policing programme at a Bangkok university linked by the Interior Ministry to a defence force
January 4, 2025
Thai police and officials investigate Siam
Revenue Department boss calls on tax residents in Thailand to file 2024 returns by March 31st deadline
January 3, 2025
Revenue Department urges tax residents in Thailand to
Thailand a battery or conduit for the world’s largest drug source, the Wa State, says People’s Party MP
January 1, 2025
MP Rangsiman Rome blasts the government for inaction
Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai parties emphasise cabinet unity but the ruling party faces a dissolution threat
December 31, 2024
Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai parties emphasize cabinet
Minister offers support as 179 perish in emergency landing of South Korean flight from Bangkok
December 29, 2024
Thai Deputy PM offers condolences as 179 die in fiery
International drug ring smashed on Ko Phangan supplying illicit narcotics to partying foreign tourists
December 28, 2024
International drug ring smashed on Ko Phangan as
80-year-old Belgian man robbed and left with severe head injuries in Christmas Day attack in Pattaya
December 26, 2024
80-year-old Belgian man brutally attacked and robbed
UK tourist faces prison term after being charged with eating a Pattaya traffic ticket before police
December 24, 2024
A cocky UK tourist in Pattaya faces up to three years
Tourism cryptocurrency sandbox payment plan is bound to face stiff opposition from the central bank
December 23, 2024
Thailand’s plan to introduce a crypto payment
Austrian tourist arrested on Ko Phi Phi. Charged with reckless acts causing the death of a Russian man
December 22, 2024
Austrian tourist, 25, arrested on Ko Phi Phi for
Death sentences for the gruesome Pattaya murder of German property mogul Mr Ralter Mack in July 2023
December 20, 2024
Three sentenced to death for the brutal 2023 murder of
Future Bank of Thailand Chairman Pick warns that the Thai economy faces ‘disaster’ without rate cuts
December 19, 2024
Former Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong, likely
Swiss man badly beaten by Pattaya teenagers after trying to stop them vandalising his car on Sunday
December 17, 2024
A 66-year-old Swiss man was badly beaten by teenagers
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