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29 year old Russian arrested in Phuket for drug dealer offences and visa overstay. Police widen enquiries

29 year old Russian arrested in Phuket for drug dealer offences and visa overstay. Police widen enquiries

May 18, 2026

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Russian bus passenger arrested at Phuket checkpoint after police found meth, heroin, ecstasy and ketamine hidden in a shoulder bag. Officers said the suspect acted… Read More ›

Pattaya police respond after local crowd spots dead American hanging upside down from hotel balcony

Pattaya police respond after local crowd spots dead American hanging upside down from hotel balcony

May 18, 2026

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

Mystery surrounds the death of a 50-year-old American man found hanging upside down from a sixth-floor Pattaya hotel balcony. Police found no signs of assault… Read More ›

Phuket’s deadly seas claim another life as police man’s body is removed off Naithon Beach early on Sunday

Phuket’s deadly seas claim another life as police man’s body is removed off Naithon Beach early on Sunday

May 18, 2026

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Young police officer ignores Phuket beach red flags and vanishes beneath violent monsoon waves before his body washes ashore after a gruelling two-day search. Lifeguards… Read More ›

Police in Bangkok revealed train driver and linesman in Saturday’s disaster tested positive for drugs

Police in Bangkok revealed train driver and linesman in Saturday’s disaster tested positive for drugs

May 17, 2026

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

Bangkok police probe a deadly train-bus crash that killed 8 after the train driver tested positive for drugs. CCTV showed a barrier worker gave only… Read More ›

Police probe into train bus smash in Bangkok focuses on the train driver as police still find body parts

Police probe into train bus smash in Bangkok focuses on the train driver as police still find body parts

May 17, 2026

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

Eight killed and 30 injured after a freight train smashed into a Bangkok bus before bursting into flames. Police say CCTV shows a red warning… Read More ›

Tributes for Irish filmmaker prodigy who died with his Czech girlfriend on Thailand’s dangerous roads

Tributes for Irish filmmaker prodigy who died with his Czech girlfriend on Thailand’s dangerous roads

May 17, 2026

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Glowing tributes pour in after rising Irish filmmaker Max Hendrickson, 20, and his Czech girlfriend died in a rented scooter crash on Thailand’s deadly roads,… Read More ›

Community tensions rise between locals and Israelis in southern Thailand particularly on Koh Phangan

Community tensions rise between locals and Israelis in southern Thailand particularly on Koh Phangan

May 17, 2026

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

Alarm grows over Koh Phangan’s expanding Israeli community as MPs warn of security risks, illegal businesses and foreign influence, while Phuket authorities tighten enforcement amid… Read More ›

40 year old taxi driver murders his girlfriend in Nonathaburi. Brings body to the police station in cab

40 year old taxi driver murders his girlfriend in Nonathaburi. Brings body to the police station in cab

May 16, 2026

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A taxi driver drove to a Nonthaburi police station with his girlfriend’s body hidden in his car after an alleged jealous rage killing. Detectives say… Read More ›

Chinese arms dealer arrested on Sunday under armed guard at Pattaya hospital amid mystery over mission

Chinese arms dealer arrested on Sunday under armed guard at Pattaya hospital amid mystery over mission

May 15, 2026

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

Chinese suspect linked to C4 bombs, assault rifles and Cambodia scam gangs remains under heavy guard in Pattaya hospital after an apparent overdose, as Thai… Read More ›

Anutin visits Koh Phangan as nominee crackdown shows 68% of firms with foreign ownership links

Anutin visits Koh Phangan as nominee crackdown shows 68% of firms with foreign ownership links

May 14, 2026

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PM Anutin Charnvirakul landed on Koh Phangan as 300 officers raided firms, land plots and businesses in a huge crackdown on suspected foreign nominee networks.… Read More ›

Prime Minister promises the Thai public free access to the 2026 World Cup despite 1.3 billion baht price

Prime Minister promises the Thai public free access to the 2026 World Cup despite 1.3 billion baht price

May 13, 2026

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

Thailand is scrambling to secure 2026 World Cup rights weeks before kickoff as PM Anutin Charnvirakul vows every match will air free despite a reported… Read More ›

Prime Minister signals review of Chinese visa policy after latest criminal case in Pattaya linked to arms

Prime Minister signals review of Chinese visa policy after latest criminal case in Pattaya linked to arms

May 12, 2026

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Pattaya crash probe explodes into a national security scandal as police arrest Navy officers, trace a Glock pistol to Bangkok police and investigate Chinese suspect… Read More ›

Tourism Minister talks of limiting tourist arrivals with screening as kingdom aims for quality visitors

Tourism Minister talks of limiting tourist arrivals with screening as kingdom aims for quality visitors

May 11, 2026

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

Thailand launches sweeping tourism crackdown with shorter visas, tougher screening, higher airport fees and a new ฿300 levy as ministers target foreign crime, nominee networks… Read More ›

Senator condemns mob incident in Bangkok where transgender woman was forced to shave her head

Senator condemns mob incident in Bangkok where transgender woman was forced to shave her head

May 11, 2026

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

Muslim senator Angkhana Neelaphaijit condemned “mob rule” after more than 1,000 Muslims surrounded a transgender livestreamer in Bangkok, forcing a public apology, self-slapping and a… Read More ›

Major arrest in Chonburi of a 31 year old Chinese man with arms and explosives. Strong Embassy reaction

Major arrest in Chonburi of a 31 year old Chinese man with arms and explosives. Strong Embassy reaction

May 11, 2026

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Thai police arrested a 31-year-old Chinese national in Chonburi after seizing advanced weapons, ammunition and C4 explosives. Investigators have not ruled out terrorism or sabotage… Read More ›

Russian tourist wins viral online praise in Phuket after he gave a local vendor a helping hand on Friday

Russian tourist wins viral online praise in Phuket after he gave a local vendor a helping hand on Friday

May 10, 2026

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Russian tourist praised after viral Phuket clip shows him helping elderly vendor push heavy piggy-bank cart uphill at Windmill Viewpoint on the island. Video spreads… Read More ›

Ex PM Thaksin’s release on Monday already celebrated by supporters and redshirts as he is granted parole

Ex PM Thaksin’s release on Monday already celebrated by supporters and redshirts as he is granted parole

May 10, 2026

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

Thailand braces for Thaksin Shinawatra’s much-anticipated prison release Monday as Red Shirts gather, security tightens, and authorities reject last-minute efforts to block parole. The former… Read More ›

Prime Minister Anutin and Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet hold three way meeting at ASEAN summit

Prime Minister Anutin and Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet hold three way meeting at ASEAN summit

May 10, 2026

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

Thailand and Cambodia agreed to restart border talks under UNCLOS after crunch ASEAN summit negotiations in Cebu, as PM Anutin Charnvirakul defended tearing up the… Read More ›

Press posse captures Thailand’s ongoing police crisis as former top cop Big Joke visits CSD headquarters

Press posse captures Thailand’s ongoing police crisis as former top cop Big Joke visits CSD headquarters

May 9, 2026

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

Thailand’s police crisis deepened as “Big Joke” arrived at CSD headquarters carrying evidence in an assault probe while another senior officer faced extortion allegations tied… Read More ›

School student selling grilled pork saves collapsed tourist’s life in Kathu after he fainted on a local road

School student selling grilled pork saves collapsed tourist’s life in Kathu after he fainted on a local road

May 9, 2026

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

Phuket schoolboy Jojo Savel dropped his after-school skewer stall and performed CPR on a bleeding foreign tourist who collapsed unconscious on a Kathu road, with… Read More ›

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