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Pheu Thai candidate calls on Election Commission to act. ฿1 billion for vote buying in Ubon Ratchathani

Pheu Thai candidate calls on Election Commission to act. ฿1 billion for vote buying in Ubon Ratchathani

January 9, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Vote-buying fears rock Thailand’s election as a Pheu Thai candidate warns that up to ฿1 billion is flooding Ubon Ratchathani, urges urgent EC action, flags… Read More ›

Big Joke power saga goes to Supreme Court, Senate and Anti Corruption Commission all in three days

Big Joke power saga goes to Supreme Court, Senate and Anti Corruption Commission all in three days

January 8, 2026

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

Big Joke on the brink: Former deputy police chief Surachate faces a decisive Supreme Court ruling as explosive claims of a ฿10m gold bribe drag… Read More ›

Warning for incoming government that it may face a clash between the United States and China in Asia

Warning for incoming government that it may face a clash between the United States and China in Asia

January 8, 2026

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

Thailand faces rising global risks as US-China tensions escalate, with experts warning of possible conflict in Asia, a Chinese move on Taiwan. US actions in… Read More ›

Scam operator arrested by CIB police on Tuesday in Prachin Buri. California Thai woman lost ฿200 million

Scam operator arrested by CIB police on Tuesday in Prachin Buri. California Thai woman lost ฿200 million

January 8, 2026

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

A 29-year-old Thai man has been arrested for allegedly posing as a police officer to trick a Thai woman in California into transferring nearly ฿200… Read More ›

Police arrest tourist pervert after public obscene act reported Sunday morning last in Phuket’s Patong

Police arrest tourist pervert after public obscene act reported Sunday morning last in Phuket’s Patong

January 8, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Foreign tourist arrested in Phuket after viral video shows indecent act in Patong. Investigators file obscenity charges and alert the Immigration Bureau, with visa revocation… Read More ›

Riverside police officers in Bangkok reunite American man with his lost cash on Tuesday within two hours

Riverside police officers in Bangkok reunite American man with his lost cash on Tuesday within two hours

January 7, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

American tourist reunited with ฿11,170 after two Thai teens handed the cash to Bangkok police. CCTV at Asiatique riverside mall helps track him down the… Read More ›

Business chiefs warn of worst year for the economy in 30 years. Vietnam on track to overtake Thailand

Business chiefs warn of worst year for the economy in 30 years. Vietnam on track to overtake Thailand

January 7, 2026

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:

Thailand on the brink: growth set to crash below 2% as debt soars, tourism slumps and the baht surges. Analysts warn 2026 could bring the… Read More ›

Political parties are getting serious about Thailand’s lack of babies problem with new policies unveiled

Political parties are getting serious about Thailand’s lack of babies problem with new policies unveiled

January 6, 2026

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

Thailand faces a population collapse as birth rates fall to 1.46, the workforce shrinks, pensions strain, and GDP growth slows. Ahead of the 2026 election,… Read More ›

Police officers stay mum while pursuing enquiries into the shocking murder of a bullfighter on Sunday

Police officers stay mum while pursuing enquiries into the shocking murder of a bullfighter on Sunday

January 6, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Bullfighter Nirun, 46, was fatally shot in front of his wife outside their home in Cha-uat, Nakhon Si Thammarat. Police are investigating multiple motives, reviewing… Read More ›

Koh Samui waterfall takes fifth life as French man falls to his death. Girlfriend saved by tree branch

Koh Samui waterfall takes fifth life as French man falls to his death. Girlfriend saved by tree branch

January 6, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

French tourist Alexis Virgos, 22, dies at Koh Samui’s Na Muang 2 Waterfall after slipping from the fifth tier while taking photos. Girlfriend survives as… Read More ›

Big Joke faces key hurdles over the coming days as evidence is made public and Supreme Court decides

Big Joke faces key hurdles over the coming days as evidence is made public and Supreme Court decides

January 6, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Big Joke showdown: ex–deputy police chief Surachate faces a bombshell bribery probe over gold bars as court ruling nears that could make or break his… Read More ›

Thailand targets growth of over 10% in 2026 after seeing foreign tourist arrivals fall by 7.23% in 2025

Thailand targets growth of over 10% in 2026 after seeing foreign tourist arrivals fall by 7.23% in 2025

January 6, 2026

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

Thailand tourism slumps 7.23% but hopes for a big comeback — officials target 36.7m visitors in 2026, up 10%. Yet crime fears, border tensions and… Read More ›

Tak scandal over released Burmese murder suspects grows as murdered woman’s family demands justice

Tak scandal over released Burmese murder suspects grows as murdered woman’s family demands justice

January 5, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Two Myanmar nationals accused of murdering and raping a 57-year-old Thai woman remain at large after deportation, sparking outrage, public scrutiny and an urgent investigation… Read More ›

Indian in Pattaya the latest victim of street fraudsters. Paid ฿43,400 for 2 branded bottles of coconut oil

Indian in Pattaya the latest victim of street fraudsters. Paid ฿43,400 for 2 branded bottles of coconut oil

January 5, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Indian tourist pays ฿43,400 for bogus coconut-oil cure in Pattaya after street approach by four foreign men. Police probe growing herbal scam wave, which also… Read More ›

Japanese tourist with bag of expensive tech goodies robbed in Patong Phuket in motorbike snatch theft

Japanese tourist with bag of expensive tech goodies robbed in Patong Phuket in motorbike snatch theft

January 5, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Japanese tourist Sato Yuki reports a New Year robbery in Patong after two men on a black motorbike snatch his bag containing electronics worth ฿52,000.… Read More ›

More determined, aware electorate on a popular basis supports the pro democracy parties for February 8th

More determined, aware electorate on a popular basis supports the pro democracy parties for February 8th

January 5, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

People’s Party surges as Thailand heads for the Feb 8 snap election. New Thai Rath poll puts the pro-democracy bloc at 61% support, with Pheu… Read More ›

Horror in Northeast Thailand. 42 year old son beheads mother with a machete and carries it to a field

Horror in Northeast Thailand. 42 year old son beheads mother with a machete and carries it to a field

January 4, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Blood-soaked horror in Amnat Charoen as a 42-year-old man with drug problems beheaded his mother, then carried her head to a rice field and walked… Read More ›

Udon Thani woman shocked after finding boyfriend dead at their apartment hours after romantic call

Udon Thani woman shocked after finding boyfriend dead at their apartment hours after romantic call

January 4, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Heartbroken Thai woman discovers her 23-year-old boyfriend dead inside their Udon Thani apartment just hours after exchanging “I love you” texts on New Year’s, as… Read More ›

Human trafficker nabbed after flight from cargo van driven into forest with 25 illegal Burmese migrants

Human trafficker nabbed after flight from cargo van driven into forest with 25 illegal Burmese migrants

January 4, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Highway police arrested a Thai driver who fled with 25 Myanmar migrants in a closed pickup, uncovering illegal transport, broker fees and potential trafficking networks… Read More ›

Supreme Court rules in favour of credit card holders on illegal online charges and fraud. Banks to pay

Supreme Court rules in favour of credit card holders on illegal online charges and fraud. Banks to pay

January 3, 2026

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

Thailand’s Supreme Court has ruled that banks, not customers, are liable for fraudulent credit card charges — forcing lenders to prove disputed payments were authorised… Read More ›

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