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 ›
Thai News for Foreigners
Russian man barrels his way into a Pattaya Seven-Eleven store smashing the glass door to pieces
January 16, 2023
A Russian man went wild in the heart of Pattaya on
Fraud suspect nabbed by police in Phuket linked to $100 million fraud centred on Jersey, US deli shop
January 14, 2023
The search for the third accused in the New Jersey
Thai economy up against it in 2023 despite the hype and hoopla over Chinese tourists returning
January 13, 2023
Thailand is an export-led economy operating in an
Police promise full charges to be filed against reckless Bentley driver over multicar expressway smash-up
January 10, 2023
Driver, with a woman in tow, fled the scene in a taxi.
Covid chaos descends again on Thailand’s foreign tourism sector amid cancellations and complaints
January 8, 2023
Travel agents in France have been forced to cancel
Pattaya police hunt down the killer of a UK man who had just returned to Thailand from Britain the day before
January 6, 2023
UK expat and murder victim was on his way home after
Prayut to make his move for a third term but is the battle for power already lost to Pheu Thai?
January 4, 2023
There are signs that a seismic change is about to
Economic chiefs promise a brighter 2023 for Thai people despite the more gloomy world outlook for the year
January 2, 2023
The foreign tourism industry will be the key driver of
Fears for Aung San Suu Kyi who faces 33 years in a Myanmar prison held under primitive conditions
December 31, 2022
The latest conviction of the popular Burmese
PM orders ‘full force’ help for Thai nationals and families linked to the Poipet casino disaster in Cambodia
December 29, 2022
Fire which destroyed the Grand Diamond casino in the
PM and Ung Ing to do battle in 2023 for the top job with public debt and the economy as key issues
December 27, 2022
Public debt and the management of the economy will be
Police officer, wife of Du Hao kingpin and niece of former police chief arrested and grilled by prosecutors
December 25, 2022
The scale and depth of this corruption scandal keeps
Australian travelling with family arrested for illegal gun possession boarding a Ko Samui flight
December 23, 2022
Police in Ko Samui said on Wednesday that they did
22 still missing as naval chiefs plan refloat of the Sukhothai which capsized and sunk on Sunday
December 21, 2022
35-year-old, US-built vessel lying capsized at a depth
Chinese gangs approaching expectant Thai fathers in private hospitals seeking identity transfers
December 19, 2022
The Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) moved last
King and Queen visit Princess Bajrakitiyabha at a Bangkok hospital after she took ill on Wednesday
December 16, 2022
Well wishes have come from around the country as
Chinese mafia case taken over by police chief with top officers assigned to different key roles on the probe
December 14, 2022
Last week, the chief whistleblower, in this case,
