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฿12 million mystery cash part of an influence peddling campaign linked to an unpopular Songkhla plant

฿12 million mystery cash part of an influence peddling campaign linked to an unpopular Songkhla plant

June 13, 2025

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

฿12 million in cash found dumped at a Bangkok condo is now tied to a secretive influence campaign by a major firm backing the unpopular… Read More ›

Elusive China Railway Company Kingpin arrested in Bangkok over March 28 Chatuchak building collapse

Elusive China Railway Company Kingpin arrested in Bangkok over March 28 Chatuchak building collapse

June 12, 2025

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

Chinese kingpin Binling Wu surrenders in Bangkok over Chatuchak building collapse that killed 94. Police previously arrested scores of executives linked to the disaster amid… Read More ›

UK man fights for his life in Chonburi after vanishing mysteriously in Bangkok night out on June 3rd

UK man fights for his life in Chonburi after vanishing mysteriously in Bangkok night out on June 3rd

June 12, 2025

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

Brit tourist Ashton Jones, 29, vanished from a Bangkok nightclub and was later found in a Chonburi hospital on life support after emergency brain surgery.… Read More ›

Police doctor jailed after she did not seek bail. Details emerge of her tight prescription drug network

Police doctor jailed after she did not seek bail. Details emerge of her tight prescription drug network

June 12, 2025

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

Police doctor Dr. Air jailed after refusing bail charged in a massive prescription drug racket. Her tightly run trafficking network funnelled ฿400 million through fake… Read More ›

Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai fault lines are now clearly visible. PM and Anutin in strained Surin province visit

Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai fault lines are now clearly visible. PM and Anutin in strained Surin province visit

June 12, 2025

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

Coalition fault lines deepen as PM Paetongtarn and Anutin share tense Surin trip amid Thai-Cambodia border fears, missed cabinet briefings and reshuffle rumours. Thaksin’s court… Read More ›

Egyptian tourist’s harrowing ordeal after losing his wife on Karon Beach on Tuesday hours after arrival

Egyptian tourist’s harrowing ordeal after losing his wife on Karon Beach on Tuesday hours after arrival

June 11, 2025

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

Egyptian tourist’s dream holiday turns nightmare when wife drowns at Karon Beach just hours after arrival in Phuket. Despite lifeguards’ rescue efforts, 41-year-old Albanian woman… Read More ›

Economic engine sputtering as chronic, intractable problems stall growth and reduce purchasing power

Economic engine sputtering as chronic, intractable problems stall growth and reduce purchasing power

June 11, 2025

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

Thailand’s economy faces a perfect storm of political deadlock, soaring debt, weak exports and rising deflation risks. With growth projected at just 1.4–1.8% in 2025… Read More ›

Chinese mafia links as police doctor is busted for Bangkok prescription drug racket driven by the dead

Chinese mafia links as police doctor is busted for Bangkok prescription drug racket driven by the dead

June 11, 2025

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

Thai police doctor “Dr. Air” arrested for a ฿400M drug scam using dead patients’ IDs. Fake clinics sold illegal sedatives. Investigation reveals links to Chinese… Read More ›

Pattaya and Udon Thani police investigate separate attacks on foreign nationals. Drug addict arrested

Pattaya and Udon Thani police investigate separate attacks on foreign nationals. Drug addict arrested

June 11, 2025

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

Pattaya police arrest two drug-addicted men for brutal attack on Russian tourist, days after Polish woman escapes armed robbery in Udon Thani. Rising drug abuse… Read More ›

Another UK tourist couple arrested with a £1 million haul of cannabis after their holiday in Thailand. Pot crackdown plan

Another UK tourist couple arrested with a £1 million haul of cannabis after their holiday in Thailand. Pot crackdown plan

June 11, 2025

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

UK couple from Salford arrested at Heathrow with £1 million cannabis haul after Thailand trip. This case highlights a growing trend of British tourists caught… Read More ›

Tensions at cabinet level on Tuesday as Bhumjaithai ministers arrived late and Energy Minister not at all

Tensions at cabinet level on Tuesday as Bhumjaithai ministers arrived late and Energy Minister not at all

June 10, 2025

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

Tensions rise as Bhumjaithai ministers arrive late and energy minister skips meeting amid Thai cabinet turmoil. Prime Minister Paetongtarn faces pressure over reshuffle and border… Read More ›

Public Health Minister Somsak to brave the Lion’s Den and attend crucial Medical Council meeting this week

Public Health Minister Somsak to brave the Lion’s Den and attend crucial Medical Council meeting this week

June 10, 2025

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

Health Minister Somsak to attend a rare Medical Council meeting this week to defend his veto on punishing doctors who treated former PM Thaksin Shinawatra.… Read More ›

Russian man savagely beaten with a wooden club in Pattaya by a man riding on a motorbike with a sidecar 

Russian man savagely beaten with a wooden club in Pattaya by a man riding on a motorbike with a sidecar 

June 10, 2025

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

Russian tourist brutally beaten with a wooden club in broad daylight by Thai man riding sidecar motorbike—attack witnessed by attacker’s young daughter. Victim left unconscious,… Read More ›

Cambodian FM appeals to Thailand’s Foreign Minister to let the border dispute be decided in The Hague

Cambodian FM appeals to Thailand’s Foreign Minister to let the border dispute be decided in The Hague

June 10, 2025

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

Cambodian FM urges Thailand to settle border dispute at The Hague’s ICJ in advance of June 14th Joint Border Commission (JBC) meeting. Thailand refuses to… Read More ›

Pattaya police arrest 44 year old French tourist accused of sex abuse of a minor in Nong Khai on Provincial Court order

Pattaya police arrest 44 year old French tourist accused of sex abuse of a minor in Nong Khai on Provincial Court order

June 10, 2025

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

French tourist busted in Pattaya for raping a vulnerable young teenager in Nong Khai. Cops say he paid to abuse her, then fled. Arrested outside… Read More ›

Thai-Cambodian border tensions left unresolved. Conflict is still on the table as visa periods for nationals are cut

Thai-Cambodian border tensions left unresolved. Conflict is still on the table as visa periods for nationals are cut

June 9, 2025

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

Border standoff still poses danger. Thai troops hold firm on border controls despite Cambodian pullback near Chong Bok. Visas slashed to 7 days amid crackdown… Read More ›

Last Thai hostage in Gaza confirmed as murdered by Islamist splinter group. PM expresses deep sorrow

Last Thai hostage in Gaza confirmed as murdered by Islamist splinter group. PM expresses deep sorrow

June 9, 2025

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

Last Thai hostage in Gaza, Nattapong Pinta, confirmed murdered by Islamist Mujahideen Brigades allied with Hamas. PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra expressed deep sorrow as the total… Read More ›

Innovative Russian drug dealer and top DJ arrested on Koh Phangan peddling drugs to foreign tourists online

Innovative Russian drug dealer and top DJ arrested on Koh Phangan peddling drugs to foreign tourists online

June 9, 2025

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

Russian DJ Vigen Atoyan arrested on Koh Phangan for running an AI-powered drug ring using Telegram bots to sell cocaine, ketamine and MDMA to foreign… Read More ›

Cash in a plastic box millions: lawyer claiming money is husband of top anti-corruption agency official

Cash in a plastic box millions: lawyer claiming money is husband of top anti-corruption agency official

June 8, 2025

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

Lawyer Thaweewat Sengkaew claims ownership of ฿12 million cash found in a plastic box dumped as trash in a condo. His wife is a top… Read More ›

Cambodian troops withdraw from near Chong Bok but questions still remain over this week’s border crisis

Cambodian troops withdraw from near Chong Bok but questions still remain over this week’s border crisis

June 8, 2025

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

Cambodian troops pull back from the tense Chong Bok border, easing the crisis—but Thai PM’s image has taken a hit. Martial law, threatened power and… Read More ›

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