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Bombshell audio clip suggesting a conservative plot is genuine says Lawyer Aun, says he has the numbers

Bombshell audio clip suggesting a conservative plot is genuine says Lawyer Aun, says he has the numbers

February 3, 2026

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

Audio bombshell rocks Thai politics as lawyer defends leaked call. Minister cries fake, police probe stalls while election chiefs face mounting pressure. Questions posed over… Read More ›

Russians arrested in Bangkok for murder of comrade in Pattaya over an unpaid debt. Organs found missing

Russians arrested in Bangkok for murder of comrade in Pattaya over an unpaid debt. Organs found missing

February 3, 2026

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

Pattaya police probe the brutal killing of Russian man Mikhail Emelianov after his dismembered remains were found across multiple sites. Two Russians are held as… Read More ›

People’s Party firebrand ‘ICE’ calls for actions against Election Commission after advance voting errors

People’s Party firebrand ‘ICE’ calls for actions against Election Commission after advance voting errors

February 3, 2026

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

Firebrand ex-MP Ice Rakchanok attacks the Election Commission over advance voting chaos, missing People’s Party posters and claims voters were misled. She rejected the agency’s… Read More ›

Officials plan to relocate bull elephant that killed a 69 year old camper on Monday. Third human victim

Officials plan to relocate bull elephant that killed a 69 year old camper on Monday. Third human victim

February 3, 2026

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

A 69-year-old tourist was killed before dawn by a wild bull elephant while exercising near his tent at a Khao Yai National Park campground. Officials… Read More ›

People’s Party leader and former MPs in court on Monday seeking bail in Gulf Criminal defamation case

People’s Party leader and former MPs in court on Monday seeking bail in Gulf Criminal defamation case

February 2, 2026

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

Election week drama as People’s Party leader Nattapong and two MPs face Criminal Court over energy remarks, posting bail in a defamation case filed by… Read More ›

Minister files police report over audio clip claiming a People’s Party government will spark a coup d’état

Minister files police report over audio clip claiming a People’s Party government will spark a coup d’état

February 2, 2026

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

Leaked audio allegedly linked to Deputy Interior Minister Sakda Wichiensilp has shaken Thailand’s election days before voting, triggering a police complaint, denial and fierce political… Read More ›

Resigned Big Joke confirms he remains in Bangkok in tennis court media interview after flight rumours

Resigned Big Joke confirms he remains in Bangkok in tennis court media interview after flight rumours

February 2, 2026

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

Big Joke resurfaces at a Bangkok tennis court, denying flight after his police career ended as bribery and abuse cases emerge. NACC probes move toward… Read More ›

Incoherent and drunk Russian tourist denied entry to Thailand on Thursday morning after chaotic flight

Incoherent and drunk Russian tourist denied entry to Thailand on Thursday morning after chaotic flight

February 2, 2026

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

Naked, intoxicated Russian man caused mid-air chaos on a Vietnam–Bangkok flight, argued with the crew and demanded the door opened. He then failed immigration screening… Read More ›

French tourist pair put on sex show in the back of a red Tuk Tuk on frantic ride through central Phuket

French tourist pair put on sex show in the back of a red Tuk Tuk on frantic ride through central Phuket

February 2, 2026

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

Two French tourists were fined after a viral video showed them having sex on a moving tuk-tuk in Phuket. Police traced the couple within two… Read More ›

Pattaya Police comb site in Bang Lamung for missing Russian man believed murdered and dismembered

Pattaya Police comb site in Bang Lamung for missing Russian man believed murdered and dismembered

February 1, 2026

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

Russian man Mikhail Emelianov vanished after debt threats and was later found dismembered and buried in Chonburi. Police believe the killing was revenge over unpaid… Read More ›

Election Commission officers raid Surat Thani house after reports of vote buying activity were received

Election Commission officers raid Surat Thani house after reports of vote buying activity were received

February 1, 2026

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

Grey money fears intensify as Thailand nears polling day, with banks flagging huge withdrawals, a ฿250 million probe opened, police raiding a Surat Thani vote-buying… Read More ›

Dane broke into Chinese man’s home on Koh Samui. Made off with safe full of deeds and build permits

Dane broke into Chinese man’s home on Koh Samui. Made off with safe full of deeds and build permits

January 31, 2026

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

Danish tourist arrested after stealing a safe packed with ฿100 million property deeds from a Chinese businessman’s Koh Samui home. Police caught him in Krabi… Read More ›

Two women arrested on Koh Phangan in police take hard line on illicit narcotics at Full Moon Party events

Two women arrested on Koh Phangan in police take hard line on illicit narcotics at Full Moon Party events

January 31, 2026

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

Two women were arrested in a police crackdown on drug sales to foreign tourists during Koh Phangan’s Full Moon Party, as officers seized methamphetamine and… Read More ›

Sharpest fall in gold in 43 years sees baht fall by 2 per cent against the US dollar and gold shop panic

Sharpest fall in gold in 43 years sees baht fall by 2 per cent against the US dollar and gold shop panic

January 31, 2026

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

Gold chaos grips Thailand as prices crash 12% after record highs, sparking panic selling, bargain buying and packed pawn shops, while the baht weakens, volatility… Read More ›

Election boss says officials are probing six account holders in 250 million baht linked to vote buying

Election boss says officials are probing six account holders in 250 million baht linked to vote buying

January 31, 2026

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

Vote-buying fears grip Thailand as election nears, with allegations of intimidation, misuse of state power and a probe into ฿250 million cash withdrawals, prompting intensified… Read More ›

Pattaya police probe fatal motorbike crash that took the life of an American rider on Wednesday night

Pattaya police probe fatal motorbike crash that took the life of an American rider on Wednesday night

January 30, 2026

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

An American motorcyclist, 55, was killed in a head-on crash with a Bangkok-registered SUV on a Pattaya overpass late Wednesday night. Police say the rider… Read More ›

Fears quick fix to taxi driver’s car in Buriram while away from Bangkok may have caused deadly inferno

Fears quick fix to taxi driver’s car in Buriram while away from Bangkok may have caused deadly inferno

January 30, 2026

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

Taxi driver, 58, was found burned to death inside his Toyota taxi on a rural Buriram road after midnight. Police found no struggle or foul… Read More ›

Mae Sot Police raid and smash internet transmission facilities busy beaming signals into Myawaddy

Mae Sot Police raid and smash internet transmission facilities busy beaming signals into Myawaddy

January 30, 2026

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

Thai police smash cross-border scam links in Mae Sot, uncovering illegal internet transmissions beamed into Myanmar. Raids near the Friendship Bridge expose routers, antennas and… Read More ›

Pheu Thai tally will decide 2026 election. Party’s PM nominee already a winner with the Thaksin touch

Pheu Thai tally will decide 2026 election. Party’s PM nominee already a winner with the Thaksin touch

January 30, 2026

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

Thailand’s election enters its final week as vote-buying claims swirl, billions allegedly circulate and Pheu Thai surges behind Dr Yotsanan Wongsawat, hailed by supporters as… Read More ›

Smiling Brit wife killer may face the death penalty in Thailand although the last occasion was back in 2018

Smiling Brit wife killer may face the death penalty in Thailand although the last occasion was back in 2018

January 29, 2026

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

British man shot dead his Thai wife in Maha Sarakham, sparking a cross-province manhunt. CCTV tracked him to Khon Kaen, where he calmly surrendered at… Read More ›

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