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Immigration Bureau hit back at false reports that Chinese and Russian visitors are being targeted

Immigration Bureau hit back at false reports that Chinese and Russian visitors are being targeted

November 27, 2025

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

Thailand’s Immigration Bureau denied claims it targets Chinese and Russian tourists, saying new checks focus on visa-run abuses and illicit businesses, while assuring genuine visitors… Read More ›

Busy beer bar run by British woman on Koh Samui probed with owner charged and facing a criminal case

Busy beer bar run by British woman on Koh Samui probed with owner charged and facing a criminal case

November 27, 2025

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British woman on Koh Samui charged over running a busy beer bar through Thai nominees. Police traced ฿17.3 million in transfers to her accounts. The… Read More ›

Swedish national arrested by Pattaya police after being wanted at home for an arson attack in Sävsjö

Swedish national arrested by Pattaya police after being wanted at home for an arson attack in Sävsjö

November 26, 2025

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

Swedish fugitive wanted for arson in Sävsjö, Sweden, arrested in Pattaya using forged German ID after overstaying visa. Thai police tracked him across the city,… Read More ›

Russian-Chinese Koh Phangan alliance to sell drugs to foreigners. Accused entered Thailand illegally

Russian-Chinese Koh Phangan alliance to sell drugs to foreigners. Accused entered Thailand illegally

November 26, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Russian–Chinese drug ring exposed on Koh Phangan as police raid a rented house and seize mushrooms, MDMA, ecstasy and LSD. Officers say the Chinese suspect… Read More ›

Ex-Thai Miss Universe owner subject to an arrest warrant in Bangkok, where show was held last week

Ex-Thai Miss Universe owner subject to an arrest warrant in Bangkok, where show was held last week

November 26, 2025

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

Ex-Thai Miss Universe owner Anne or Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip issued an arrest warrant in Bangkok for fraud after fleeing to Mexico, as Miss Universe 2025 faces… Read More ›

Exports grew further in October but Thailand posts largest trade deficit since 2023, Baht still strong

Exports grew further in October but Thailand posts largest trade deficit since 2023, Baht still strong

November 26, 2025

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

Exports jump again in October, but Thailand posted its biggest trade deficit since 2023 as the baht stays strong, imports surge, tourism slumps and farm… Read More ›

Rising ‘Water of Death’ sees Songkhla and Hat Yai facing worst flooding in 300 years say some observers

Rising ‘Water of Death’ sees Songkhla and Hat Yai facing worst flooding in 300 years say some observers

November 25, 2025

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

Rising ‘Water of Death’ floods Songkhla and Hat Yai and southern provinces. 1.9 million affected, water up to four metres high, worst in 300 years,… Read More ›

American from North Dakota appears in Federal Court this week charged with abuse of Phuket minors

American from North Dakota appears in Federal Court this week charged with abuse of Phuket minors

November 25, 2025

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

North Dakota man faces seven federal counts over the alleged abuse of Phuket minors, with prosecutors citing repeated trips to Thailand since 2018 and explicit… Read More ›

65-year-old woman wakes up just moments before her cremation in a coffin. Not dead, just low sugar

65-year-old woman wakes up just moments before her cremation in a coffin. Not dead, just low sugar

November 25, 2025

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A 65-year-old Thai woman believed dead wakes up moments before her cremation at a temple in Nonthaburi. Doctors confirm she was not dead, only suffering… Read More ›

Former Pheu Thai Finance Minister calls for a liquidity boost and a cheaper baht to pump the economy

Former Pheu Thai Finance Minister calls for a liquidity boost and a cheaper baht to pump the economy

November 25, 2025

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

Former Deputy PM and Finance Minister Dr Suchart calls for a liquidity injection and a weaker baht to revive Thailand’s economy, boost exports and tourism,… Read More ›

Koh Phangan crackdown continues as Thai officials send a message. Illegal investors are not wanted

Koh Phangan crackdown continues as Thai officials send a message. Illegal investors are not wanted

November 25, 2025

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

Koh Phangan crackdown continues as Thai authorities raid luxury villa projects, seizing records, questioning foreign investors, detaining illegal workers and sending a clear message that… Read More ›

Prime Minister floats the prospect of a Bhumjaithai People’s Party government after the next election

Prime Minister floats the prospect of a Bhumjaithai People’s Party government after the next election

November 24, 2025

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

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul signals a potential Bhumjaithai–People’s Party coalition after a wave of MPs defect, intensifying speculation over the next government, the likely early… Read More ›

Temptation faces Prime Minister Anutin to play the nationalist card as a General Election looms in 2026

Temptation faces Prime Minister Anutin to play the nationalist card as a General Election looms in 2026

November 24, 2025

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

Anutin is squeezed as nationalist protests erupt, US trade talks freeze and the Thai-Cambodian border crisis deepens — triggering economic risk, diplomatic backlash, and a… Read More ›

Big Joke in crosshairs of police probe for defamation of the Royal Thai Police after robust TV comments

Big Joke in crosshairs of police probe for defamation of the Royal Thai Police after robust TV comments

November 23, 2025

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

Big Joke, former deputy police chief Surachate Hakparn, faces an official defamation probe after calling the Royal Thai Police the ‘biggest criminal gang in Thailand’… Read More ›

Australian’s bizarre case draws world attention to archaic and abused Thai criminal defamation law

Australian’s bizarre case draws world attention to archaic and abused Thai criminal defamation law

November 23, 2025

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

Australian journalist Murray Hunter faces a bizarre criminal defamation trial in Thailand over posts on a Malaysian government agency. The case has drawn global attention,… Read More ›

Israeli father dies heroically off Koh Phangan after saving his son from the sea which turned dangerous 

Israeli father dies heroically off Koh Phangan after saving his son from the sea which turned dangerous 

November 23, 2025

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Israeli father, 45, dies a hero on Koh Phangan after rescuing his son from sudden deadly currents, being swept away in furious surf and triggering… Read More ›

Chinese hookers have all now flown home after being found at Bangkok Prison. 20 officers now implicated

Chinese hookers have all now flown home after being found at Bangkok Prison. 20 officers now implicated

November 22, 2025

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

Chinese women fly home after Bangkok Remand Prison scandal. They were discovered servicing VIP inmates. 20 officials, including the governor, are now implicated as Justice… Read More ›

UK couple’s honeymoon holiday to Thailand halted by Immigration officials over smudged visa stamp

UK couple’s honeymoon holiday to Thailand halted by Immigration officials over smudged visa stamp

November 22, 2025

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

UK couple’s dream honeymoon to Thailand is shattered after Etihad blocked them over a smudged 2019 visa stamp, leaving their holiday cancelled, flights lost and… Read More ›

Paetongtarn visits her Dad former Premier Thaksin Shinawatra in prison. Says he’s under mental stress

Paetongtarn visits her Dad former Premier Thaksin Shinawatra in prison. Says he’s under mental stress

November 21, 2025

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

Paetongtarn visits her father, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, in prison, saying he is under severe mental stress after a Supreme Court tax ruling and… Read More ›

Corruption at Bangkok Remand Prison. High-priced hooker flown in from China for an elite mafia inmate

Corruption at Bangkok Remand Prison. High-priced hooker flown in from China for an elite mafia inmate

November 21, 2025

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

Chinese mafia inmates live like kings in Bangkok Remand Prison, enjoying imported appliances, superior food, paid Thai attendants, and high-priced models flown from China for… Read More ›

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