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Swiss expat wants answers after 12.5 million baht record collection vanished from his Hua Hin home

Swiss expat wants answers after 12.5 million baht record collection vanished from his Hua Hin home

June 4, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

A bedridden Swiss expat says a former carer stole a ฿12.5 million music collection from his Hua Hin home, wiping out 30 years of rare… Read More ›

British Muay Thai student arrested at busy Phuket training hub after harassing locals two days in a row

British Muay Thai student arrested at busy Phuket training hub after harassing locals two days in a row

June 4, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media:

British Muay Thai student’s Phuket training trip spirals into chaos as police arrest him for a second disturbance in two days. Officers say he resisted… Read More ›

Thailand releases video suggesting Cambodia’s denial of land mines being planted in Chong Bok is a lie

Thailand releases video suggesting Cambodia’s denial of land mines being planted in Chong Bok is a lie

June 4, 2026

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thai military has released a video it says shows Cambodian soldiers planting anti-tank mines at Chong Bok, directly contradicting Phnom Penh’s denial. Bangkok says it… Read More ›

30 out of 100 high risk students at school test positive for narcotics in Surin. Schools are now a magnet

30 out of 100 high risk students at school test positive for narcotics in Surin. Schools are now a magnet

June 4, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Grade 6 children are being drawn into drugs in Surin, with nearly 30 of 100 at-risk students testing positive and almost half of them girls.… Read More ›

Trump aims to be the first living President on a US banknote. Treasury Secretary seeks to change law

Trump aims to be the first living President on a US banknote. Treasury Secretary seeks to change law

June 4, 2026

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Trump could become the first living person to appear on a U.S. banknote in more than a century under plans for a new $250 bill… Read More ›

Colliers boss in Thailand says now is the time to buy into the country’s resilient property market

Colliers boss in Thailand says now is the time to buy into the country’s resilient property market

June 4, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:

Thailand’s property slump may be the buying chance of a generation, says Colliers, as cash-strapped developers seek deals while Bangkok land prices surge. Mega-projects, scarce… Read More ›

PM defends handling of Cambodian border situation saying many online pundits need psychiatric care

PM defends handling of Cambodian border situation saying many online pundits need psychiatric care

June 4, 2026

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says online commentators discussing Thai-Cambodian border tensions belong in a psychiatric hospital as he rejects rumours, defends government strategy, backs frontline… Read More ›

Prime Minister pushes to seal Thailand’s trade deal with the United States as rivals lock in benefits

Prime Minister pushes to seal Thailand’s trade deal with the United States as rivals lock in benefits

June 3, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand is in a race against time to secure a US trade deal as Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul orders urgent tariff talks before a July… Read More ›

Tourist safety again in the spotlight after Bolt driver’s attack and an attempted rape ot Koh Samet hotel

Tourist safety again in the spotlight after Bolt driver’s attack and an attempted rape ot Koh Samet hotel

June 3, 2026

Crime, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s tourism industry faces a safety reckoning after a Japanese businessman was assaulted by a Bolt driver and a Koh Samet intruder confessed he entered… Read More ›

Police move to tighten the foreign ownership net now in Krabi. Luxury villas linked with Spaniards raided

Police move to tighten the foreign ownership net now in Krabi. Luxury villas linked with Spaniards raided

June 3, 2026

Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:

Krabi’s crackdown on foreign nominee businesses intensifies after a raid on a luxury villa linked to two Spaniards. Investigators probe alleged illegal rentals and immigration… Read More ›

Chinese student who flew in from Hong Kong rescued by Thai police in Bangkok after ‘virtual kidnapping’

Chinese student who flew in from Hong Kong rescued by Thai police in Bangkok after ‘virtual kidnapping’

June 3, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Chinese student tricked into staging her own kidnapping as international scam gang demands ฿12.5 million ransom. Family lost ฿5.8 million before Thai police traced the… Read More ›

Highly qualified young woman becomes first Thai Airways female pilot in the hitherto all male cockpit

Highly qualified young woman becomes first Thai Airways female pilot in the hitherto all male cockpit

June 3, 2026

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, PR News, Thailand:

Thai Airways breaks a 66-year cockpit barrier as Pannathorn “Bam” Tangrungruangchai becomes the airline’s first female pilot on a commercial flight, finally bringing the national… Read More ›

Indebted loan app users get Pattaya police to handle calls from collectors causing stationwide chaos

Indebted loan app users get Pattaya police to handle calls from collectors causing stationwide chaos

June 3, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Debt-dodging loan app users have plunged Pattaya Police Station into chaos after diverting more than 200 debt collection calls to its main phone line. Furious… Read More ›

Former Prime Minister Thaksin gains his full freedom after Royal Pardon to celebrate the Queen’s birthday

Former Prime Minister Thaksin gains his full freedom after Royal Pardon to celebrate the Queen’s birthday

June 3, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thaksin Shinawatra wins full freedom after a royal pardon wipes out the final months of his sentence. The former PM ditches his ankle monitor and… Read More ›

Bolt driver faces criminal probe after violent incident last Thursday when he assaulted a Japanese fare

Bolt driver faces criminal probe after violent incident last Thursday when he assaulted a Japanese fare

June 3, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

A Bolt driver allegedly beat a Japanese restaurateur in broad daylight after a row over a Bangkok fare, triggering criminal charges, government intervention and a… Read More ›

Bank of Thailand offers a more cheerful view of the economy for 2026 with GDP growth projection of 2%

Bank of Thailand offers a more cheerful view of the economy for 2026 with GDP growth projection of 2%

June 3, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s economy gets a surprise boost as the Bank of Thailand raises its 2026 growth forecast to 2%, backed by a ฿400 billion stimulus package… Read More ›

Jealous man finally murders long suffering Burmese wife after years of abuse. Admits strangling her

Jealous man finally murders long suffering Burmese wife after years of abuse. Admits strangling her

June 2, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Jealous husband allegedly strangled his wife, hid her body beneath blankets and staged the scene to look like she was sleeping until their son came… Read More ›

Top media expert warns government that Thailand is losing its sovereignty in the digital world of news

Top media expert warns government that Thailand is losing its sovereignty in the digital world of news

June 2, 2026

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand faces a digital sovereignty crisis as foreign tech giants tighten their grip on information, media and data. A top adviser warns Elon Musk’s Starlink… Read More ›

Burma’s deadly civil war crashes into Western Tak province and kills three family members, injuring two

Burma’s deadly civil war crashes into Western Tak province and kills three family members, injuring two

June 2, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Myanmar’s civil war spilled onto Thai soil when a suicide drone crossed the border and exploded in a Tak chilli plantation, killing three family members,… Read More ›

Immigration Bureau officers discover suspected human trafficking ring using Bangkok as a transport hub

Immigration Bureau officers discover suspected human trafficking ring using Bangkok as a transport hub

June 2, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Immigration officers smash human-smuggling exploits after arresting a Sri Lankan man with a forged Canadian passport at Suvarnabhumi Airport. CCTV, phone messages and a second… Read More ›

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