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Police focus on negligence at early stage of the Lat Phrao fire investigation set up by National Commissioner
A blocked exit, a missing door handle and possible electrical failures are at the centre of Bangkok’s Lat Phrao Beer Garden fire investigation. Police are… Read More ›
Mystery over shareholding filings solved after police interview the woman at the centre of the storm in the market
Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:
Thailand’s biggest stock market mystery unravels after police discover a woman mistakenly reported more than ฿100bn in blue-chip shareholdings while trying to identify an old… Read More ›
Heartbreak in Bangkok. 27 now confirmed dead in beer hall fire that flared before Midnight on Sunday
Smoke, panic and confusion turned a packed Bangkok beer hall into a death trap, killing at least 27 people and injuring 63. A devastated husband… Read More ›
Opposition and witnesses call for Senate collusion case to go to court as Election Commission decides on huge case
Culture, Living, Politics, Thailand:
Thailand’s Senate election scandal is approaching a defining moment. Investigators are examining 229 politicians, senators and ministers as allegations of collusion and an organised political… Read More ›
Residents seek assistance as buildings are ordered closed as Bangkok engineers race to halt subsidence
Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Emergency crews worked through the night at Wongwian Yai after a leaking Purple Line tunnel triggered ground subsidence, bridge demolition, building closures and a major… Read More ›
Family dog in Sisaket brought home an old Chinese made grenade thinking it a toy. Bomb squad called
A family’s pet dog unknowingly carried a live Chinese hand grenade into their Sisaket home after mistaking it for a toy. Bomb experts later confirmed… Read More ›
Procedural move in parliament may well stall the Sex Workers Act making prostitution in Thailand legal
Crime, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thailand’s bid to legalise and protect sex workers has been thrown into doubt after Parliament voted 17-6 to classify the landmark reform as a financial… Read More ›
New Thai exports. Cali weed, grown in the kingdom by crime gangs. Smuggled to the UK to blight lives
Crime, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
A BBC investigation has exposed Thailand as the main source of cannabis flooding Britain’s black market, with organised crime gangs producing fake “Cali weed” for… Read More ›
Prime Minister Anutin firmly defends Thaksin’s family members right to travel and meet regional leaders
Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
PM Anutin has defended Thaksin Shinawatra’s high-profile meetings with ASEAN leaders, insisting they were private visits between friends, not politics, after the former premier’s Jakarta… Read More ›
Arrested Chinese fraud citizenship ring has links to the infamous China Railway No. 10 (Thailand) Ltd. building collapse
Crime, Culture, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Police uncovered one of Thailand’s biggest fake citizenship scandals after tracing about 500 fraudulent birth registrations to a Chinese network, corrupt officials and hospital staff,… Read More ›
Bangkok engineering crisis as underground tunnel causes subsidence and cracks in buildings and roads
Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Fresh cracks and sinking roads have forced evacuations, road closures and round-the-clock repairs at Bangkok’s Wongwian Yai as engineers battle a leaking Purple Line tunnel,… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
New Thai exports. Cali weed, grown in the kingdom by crime gangs. Smuggled to the UK to blight lives
July 11, 2026
A BBC investigation has exposed Thailand as the main
Police in Thailand and Laos moving to take out heroin trafficking network using Thailand as a gateway
July 11, 2026
Thai police say the heroin network exposed by airline
South African arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport with 17.53 kgs of heroin hidden in coffee and tea bags
July 10, 2026
Thai customs foiled another international heroin
‘Demon toys’ that look playful and harmless present hidden hazards that may be lethal for Thai children
July 10, 2026
Hidden danger behind cute faces. A Democrat MP has
Televised blitz on corruption linked to fraudulent citizenship secured through birth by Chinese actors
July 10, 2026
Police smashed a fake citizenship network after
Man who beat and raped a UK woman arrested last weekend by police after a month long manhunt by police
July 10, 2026
A month-long CCTV manhunt ended with the arrest of a
Anutin thanks Constitutional Court for upholding government’s 400 billion baht borrowing decree
July 9, 2026
An opposition bid to derail the government’s
Tourism levy rejected by airline industry for a second time as not feasible and an impediment to growth
July 9, 2026
A plan to charge foreign tourists up to ฿500 has hit
Canadian goes berserk in Krabi. Steals hospital emergency van and behaves madly when confronted by police
July 9, 2026
Canadian steals a Krabi Hospital emergency van before
Smuggled cannabis exports activity grows rapidly with thousands of tourist cases to the UK intercepted
July 8, 2026
Thailand’s cannabis smuggling crisis deepens as
Civil service exam scandal to deepen as it is feared 5,000 may be corrupt. Ruling party plans new law
July 8, 2026
Thailand’s biggest civil service exam scandal
Thai regulator proposes an online digital platform for licenced radio stations as media sphere sees drastic changes
July 8, 2026
The NBTC is betting less than ฿100 million on
Huge success for Thailand tourism as ‘Tomorrowland’ sells out 150,000 tickets for a money spinning show
July 8, 2026
Thailand is betting billions on Tomorrowland, with the
Bangkok on the up and up as world magnet for high earners and the rich. 50% surge in fat cats by 2030
July 7, 2026
Bangkok has overtaken Jakarta as Southeast
Mukdahan Police await to find out if 11 year old boy who drove pickup killing 10 monks can be questioned
July 7, 2026
How did an 11-year-old drive a pickup truck for more
Commerce Minister Suphajee talks about gold in an economy and world driven by US-China trade rivalry
July 7, 2026
Thailand is betting its future on more than exports,
Cannabis industry on the brink. Anutin threatens to reschedule the drug after huge seizures worldwide
July 6, 2026
Global cannabis smuggling networks, collapsing prices
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