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Border Patrol volunteer shot in Yala while on leave at a relatives home as insurgency unrest continues
Crime, Living, Politics, Thailand:
Security forces have launched an urgent manhunt after Border Patrol volunteer Rueangwit Chukaew was shot while on leave in Yala. Investigators sealed the scene, increased… Read More ›
Suspect wanted for exchange robbery in Phuket looks like a foreigner. Police say it may be an elaborate disguise
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
Police are probing possible insider knowledge after a thief who appeared to be a foreigner opened a Phuket mall exchange shop’s safe using the correct… Read More ›
ThaiBev looks at selling its 500 KFC restaurants in the kingdom in what could be a record breaking deal
ThaiBev is weighing the sale of Thailand’s biggest KFC franchise, with more than 500 restaurants potentially changing hands in one of the country’s largest fast-food… Read More ›
Thai customs save government further blushes with 1.6 tonnes cannabis seizure destined for Holland’s drug market
Crime, Living, Politics, Thailand:
Thailand’s cannabis experiment is nearing a reckoning. Customs seized 1.6 tonnes bound for the Netherlands as worldwide interceptions of Thai cannabis surge, piling pressure on… Read More ›
Foreign Minister confirms new ‘2+2’ dialogue between Thailand and China saying it will counter scammers
Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Thailand pressed China to crack down on scam syndicates and illegal Chinese-linked businesses as both countries agreed a landmark “2+2” security dialogue with intelligence sharing,… Read More ›
Big Ran, the top police officer in nominee shareholder operations tipped as 16th National Police Chief
Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:
The race for Thailand’s top police job appears all but over, with Big Ran heavily favoured ahead of Tuesday’s vote. At just 51, he is… Read More ›
People’s Party leader launches scathing attack on Prime Minister Anutin and government on corruption
People’s Party declares political war on the Bhumjaithai-led government, admitting it was wrong to back PM Anutin as it seizes on the Senate collusion scandal,… Read More ›
Husband says farewell to wife killed in Lat Phrao fire as 34th victim, a 20 year old woman, passes away
Death toll climbs to 34 after another Lat Phrao brewery fire victim dies in intensive care. Police press on with a widening probe as grieving… Read More ›
Female foreign tourist killed in Phuket hit and run in early hours of Monday morning. Police seek driver
Hit-and-run horror in Phuket as a foreign tourist is killed and the driver escapes into the darkness. Police are analysing CCTV, forensic evidence and the… Read More ›
A kingdom suffering from a rising mental health crisis linked to drugs and depression suffers mayhem
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Three shocking incidents in just 24 hours have exposed Thailand’s worsening mental health crisis. A brutal murder, suspected drug-fuelled arson and a motorway hanging have… Read More ›
Self taught Thai hacker learned the trade to access police data systems and wipe his own arrest warrants
Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
A Grade 6-educated fugitive used AI chatbots to learn hacking and break into Royal Thai Police systems to delete five arrest warrants. Police arrested him… Read More ›
Public concern as police officer is linked to horrific Kamphaeng Phet road crash in which a young mother died
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Police lieutenant admits driving pickup that killed a mother and left her two young sons critically injured. Witnesses insist they smelled alcohol, but the officer… Read More ›
First the job was pulled. Now 5,924 run the gauntlet of possible criminal prosecution as police move up
Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
PM orders full crackdown as police prepare criminal cases against 5,924 civil service exam candidates. Multi-agency investigators are widening Thailand’s biggest recruitment fraud probe to… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
A kingdom suffering from a rising mental health crisis linked to drugs and depression suffers mayhem
July 20, 2026
Three shocking incidents in just 24 hours have exposed
Public concern as police officer is linked to horrific Kamphaeng Phet road crash in which a young mother died
July 19, 2026
Police lieutenant admits driving pickup that killed a
First the job was pulled. Now 5,924 run the gauntlet of possible criminal prosecution as police move up
July 19, 2026
PM orders full crackdown as police prepare criminal
Secret Day turned Night drug pub in Bangkok raided by police. Venue was disguised as a gaming centre
July 19, 2026
A hidden Bangkok ‘secret pub’ disguised as
Thailand urged not to cave to China’s extradition request for on the run journalist Bai Zhaodong
July 18, 2026
Beijing’s demand for Thailand to hand over
Karate kid drug dealer gets drop kick from police bringing career as a drug trafficker to an abrupt halt
July 18, 2026
A 20km pursuit ended with a stalled getaway car and
Scam networks reorganising on Thailand’s borders and targeting its banking network for laundering
July 18, 2026
Thai police have exposed how transnational scam gangs
Middle East War having more severe impact on tourism than previously feared especially in South
July 18, 2026
Nearly 40% of Thai hotels suffered a
Massive Russian nominee property empire smashed by police in Chonburi. 775 homes worth 5 billion baht
July 17, 2026
Russian-run nominee network controlling more than 775
Racist reel draws Philippines to make a diplomatic protest to China as both countries lock horns at sea
July 17, 2026
The Philippines has lodged a diplomatic protest after
3 popular Bangkok pubs already closed in citywide crackdown ordered by Governor Chadchart Sittipunt
July 17, 2026
The Lat Phrao pub tragedy has triggered a sweeping
Black smoke filled with carbon monoxide and cyanide smothered Lat Phrao revellers in minutes say police
July 17, 2026
Autopsies found carbon monoxide and cyanide killed
Broker jailed after being refused bail in arrest linked to DSI Forex case involving People’s Party MP Pawut
July 16, 2026
Bangkok’s Criminal Court refused bail to a QRS
Thailand ramps up space ambitions with a bold new partnership with China to be signed during PM’s visit
July 16, 2026
Deputy PM Yotsanan will sign five landmark China
Report handed to Prime Minister reveals 5,814 suspect civil servant appointments that are still in place despite the scandal
July 15, 2026
Anutin says 5,814 suspect civil service appointments
2 Masterminds behind the civil service exam scandal jailed in Bangkok as scale of the corruption emerges
July 15, 2026
Thailand’s civil service exam scandal deepened
Brit’s Thai wife and lawyer force Chiang Mai karaoke bar to cough up 150 thousand baht after scam trap
July 15, 2026
A British tourist’s ฿150,000 karaoke bar bill
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