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Russian nabbed by police as he returns to Thailand after smashing scam investing network in 2023

Russian nabbed by police as he returns to Thailand after smashing scam investing network in 2023

December 28, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Russian romance-scam boss busted at Bangkok airport. Cyber cops nab 31-year-old Gabriel Chilashvili over fake ATFX investments that burned a Thai businessman for more than… Read More ›

Big Joke plunged into new legal trouble as claims of a ฿10 million gold bar bribe are being investigated

Big Joke plunged into new legal trouble as claims of a ฿10 million gold bar bribe are being investigated

December 28, 2025

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

Big Joke plunged into fresh scandal as police probe a filmed ฿10m gold bar bribe allegedly used to sway a corruption case. Raids hit 11… Read More ›

Man survives after jumping from Expressway height on Bangkok’s ring road but suffers two broken legs

Man survives after jumping from Expressway height on Bangkok’s ring road but suffers two broken legs

December 28, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Foreign man survives a leap from Bangkok’s Sirat Expressway near Rama 9 but breaks both legs. Found conscious at the scene, he was rushed to… Read More ›

UK man on the run from horror wife abuse rap at home nabbed in Sisaket in St. Stephen’s Day swoop

UK man on the run from horror wife abuse rap at home nabbed in Sisaket in St. Stephen’s Day swoop

December 28, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

A 26-year-old British man wanted for violent domestic abuse in the United Kingdom has been arrested in Sisaket, Thailand on St. Stephen’s Day after fleeing… Read More ›

Toppled Hindu statue raises alarm for tourism chiefs even as peace holds on the Thai Cambodian border

Toppled Hindu statue raises alarm for tourism chiefs even as peace holds on the Thai Cambodian border

December 28, 2025

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

Toppled Hindu statue at Thai-Cambodian border sparks India boycott calls, Thai officials express regret, Prime Minister stresses soldier safety, while ceasefire holds and tourism industry… Read More ›

Russian woman killed on Christmas Day in Phuket in motorcycle smash with oncoming car on a Karon hill

Russian woman killed on Christmas Day in Phuket in motorcycle smash with oncoming car on a Karon hill

December 27, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Russian tourist killed on Christmas Day in Phuket after motorcycle slams head-on into oncoming car on steep Karon hill. Woman died at the scene. Boyfriend… Read More ›

Ceasefire signed Saturday sees hostilities wind down for 72 hour monitoring period in wider peace deal

Ceasefire signed Saturday sees hostilities wind down for 72 hour monitoring period in wider peace deal

December 27, 2025

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thai and Cambodian defence chiefs sign border ceasefire after deadly last day clashes leave three Thai soldiers dead. Guns fall silent under a 72-hour truce as… Read More ›

Transsexual pickpockets arrested by Pattaya Tourist police on Monday after Israeli man challenged them

Transsexual pickpockets arrested by Pattaya Tourist police on Monday after Israeli man challenged them

December 27, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Pattaya police arrested two Thai trans women Monday night for pickpocketing an Israeli tourist on Walking Street, recovering all stolen cash, while both perpetrators remain… Read More ›

Conservative Thai Pakdee Party wants ฿500 and ฿1,000 bills scrapped to fight corruption and illegality

Conservative Thai Pakdee Party wants ฿500 and ฿1,000 bills scrapped to fight corruption and illegality

December 26, 2025

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

Thailand’s conservative Thai Pakdee Party wants to scrap ฿500 and ฿1,000 notes to fight corruption, target illicit cash flows, punish embezzlers with death sentences, and… Read More ›

Thai Airport authority says traffic has surged in December to match 2019 levels despite lower arrivals

Thai Airport authority says traffic has surged in December to match 2019 levels despite lower arrivals

December 26, 2025

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

Thai airports report December traffic matching 2019 levels as daily passengers surge despite a 7% fall in arrivals. It comes with strong Chinese travel, holiday… Read More ›

German pays $700 for jars of herbal tonic to regrow hair on bald heads in Pattaya Christmas Eve scam

German pays $700 for jars of herbal tonic to regrow hair on bald heads in Pattaya Christmas Eve scam

December 26, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

German tourist, 57, shells out $700 for “miracle” hair-growth jars in Pattaya Christmas Eve scam after street pitch. Police are now probing a growing tourist… Read More ›

Outline peace deal agreed at border talks but cabinet approval needed before Defence Minister signs

Outline peace deal agreed at border talks but cabinet approval needed before Defence Minister signs

December 26, 2025

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

Tentative border peace deal reached as Cambodia bows to Thai terms — but Anutin says no land will be ceded and the pact still needs… Read More ›

Western tourist in Pattaya continued to celebrate Christmas Day even after being floored on the street

Western tourist in Pattaya continued to celebrate Christmas Day even after being floored on the street

December 25, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Western tourist sparks Christmas Day brawl in Pattaya, is floored by opponent outside bar but keeps dancing and celebrating as medics treat him. Police launch… Read More ›

Swiss man taken up in police net on Christmas Day linked to online romance scam fraud on Thai woman

Swiss man taken up in police net on Christmas Day linked to online romance scam fraud on Thai woman

December 25, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Swiss man among 13 arrested in Christmas Day raids across nine provinces over ฿21.4 million online romance scam on Thai woman. Canadian and Cambodian suspects… Read More ›

Thai wife drops German husband home to his death in Prachuap Khiri Khan. Police file Murder charges

Thai wife drops German husband home to his death in Prachuap Khiri Khan. Police file Murder charges

December 25, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Thai wife accused of luring German husband home to his death in Prachuap Khiri Khan. Police say a trusted employee bludgeoned the 65-year-old with an… Read More ›

UK Drug Kingpin sent down for 14 years despite barrister’s plea after one year at the ‘Bangkok Hilton’ before deportation

UK Drug Kingpin sent down for 14 years despite barrister’s plea after one year at the ‘Bangkok Hilton’ before deportation

December 25, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

UK drug kingpin Ben Ransome, 29, is jailed for 14 years after running a £20m-a-year cocaine empire from Thailand. He was seized at a Phuket… Read More ›

Mother of Thai girl sold to a Tokyo brothel is held by human trafficking police at Suvarnabhumi Airport

Mother of Thai girl sold to a Tokyo brothel is held by human trafficking police at Suvarnabhumi Airport

December 25, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Thai mother, 29, who sold her 12-year-old daughter to a Tokyo brothel, is arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport after extradition. The girl, who alerted Japanese police,… Read More ›

37 year old Alphard driver nabbed on Koh Chang for murder of young man in hideous road rage act

37 year old Alphard driver nabbed on Koh Chang for murder of young man in hideous road rage act

December 24, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

37-year-old Alphard driver Songkran Phanphu was arrested on Koh Chang after allegedly gunning down 34-year-old Anuwat in a Bangkok motorway road rage attack witnessed by… Read More ›

Cambodia formally requests ceasefire at General Border Committee (GBC) as talks in Chanathaburi begin

Cambodia formally requests ceasefire at General Border Committee (GBC) as talks in Chanathaburi begin

December 24, 2025

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Cambodia formally requests a ceasefire as Thailand-Cambodia GBC talks open in Chanathaburi amid border clashes, rising casualties and diplomatic pressure. Four-day talks aim to resolve… Read More ›

German man arrested at Chonburi coastal market with Dr Jekyll Mr Hyde personality in legal trouble

German man arrested at Chonburi coastal market with Dr Jekyll Mr Hyde personality in legal trouble

December 24, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Drunk German runs wild at Bang Sare market — smashing stalls, bleeding and terrifying shoppers until Thai police drag him away. His visa stands, but… Read More ›

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