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Police Hospital released findings on wound suffered by Formula One star Mika Salo on Bangkok night out

Police Hospital released findings on wound suffered by Formula One star Mika Salo on Bangkok night out

May 28, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Formula One star Mika Salo was not slashed in Bangkok, Thai police say. Forensic doctors found his 28-stitch leg wound was likely caused by a… Read More ›

Health Minister is on hand at Suvarnabhumi Airport as Ebola quarantine, screening measures go live

Health Minister is on hand at Suvarnabhumi Airport as Ebola quarantine, screening measures go live

May 28, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand has activated emergency Ebola controls at Suvarnabhumi Airport, ordering quarantine, isolation, and strict screening for arrivals from Congo and Uganda after WHO warned that… Read More ›

Ko Samui taxi war erupts leaving one taxi man dead, one arrested and police seeking seven more suspects

Ko Samui taxi war erupts leaving one taxi man dead, one arrested and police seeking seven more suspects

May 28, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Koh Samui’s brutal taxi turf war exploded into murder when a gang allegedly ambushed a cab carrying foreign tourists and shot driver Mr. Firth dead… Read More ›

Minister cites 13 million arrivals as tourism efforts bank on Middle East boost despite flight losses

Minister cites 13 million arrivals as tourism efforts bank on Middle East boost despite flight losses

May 27, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s vital tourism industry is under threat as Chinese arrivals weaken, Gulf airlines slash flights and Middle East tensions hit bookings. Despite 13.4 million visitors… Read More ›

Lumpini police officer left fighting for his life after early morning shooting at his apartment in Bangkok

Lumpini police officer left fighting for his life after early morning shooting at his apartment in Bangkok

May 27, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Bangkok shock as a police lieutenant is found critically wounded in a gunshot blast inside his Lumpini police housing apartment, sparking a major probe. His… Read More ›

Hard working and under pressure Prime Minister Anutin returns from France to a packed schedule and issues at home

Hard working and under pressure Prime Minister Anutin returns from France to a packed schedule and issues at home

May 27, 2026

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

Anutin lands in Bangkok at 5:51 am after French trip, as posts show him working 4 hours on the VIP flight while others slept. His… Read More ›

Angry mob, tense scenes in Nong Bua Lamphu after horrific murder of 13 year old girl by her stepfather

Angry mob, tense scenes in Nong Bua Lamphu after horrific murder of 13 year old girl by her stepfather

May 27, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Pornchai “Jack” escorted by over 50 police for a murder reenactment in Nong Bua Lamphu as mob tried to lynch him. Girl found dead, mother… Read More ›

Prime Minister briefs French President Macron on the Cambodian border issue during Élysée Palace visit in Paris

Prime Minister briefs French President Macron on the Cambodian border issue during Élysée Palace visit in Paris

May 27, 2026

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

Anutin Charnvirakul heads home after tense Paris talks with Emmanuel Macron, defending Thailand’s stance on the Cambodia border with photo evidence as a UNESCO inspection… Read More ›

Former Democrat Party spokesman, top aide arrested in Bangkok over 100 million baht in bounced cheques

Former Democrat Party spokesman, top aide arrested in Bangkok over 100 million baht in bounced cheques

May 27, 2026

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

Chavanond Intarakomalyasut, a former Democrat Party spokesman, was arrested in Bangkok over alleged 100 million baht dud cheques as police uncovered multiple warrants, bounced repayment… Read More ›

Ebola emergency controls and 21 day quarantine declared for visitors from Congo and Uganda after WHO move

Ebola emergency controls and 21 day quarantine declared for visitors from Congo and Uganda after WHO move

May 27, 2026

Living, Media, Thailand:

Thailand orders mandatory 21-day Ebola quarantine for travellers linked to Congo and Uganda after deadly outbreak kills more than 200 people. Authorities tighten airport screening,… Read More ›

British man arrested over hit and run motorbike smash that left top doctor seriously injured is named

British man arrested over hit and run motorbike smash that left top doctor seriously injured is named

May 26, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

British boat operator Duncan Wilcock was arrested after a Ko Pha-ngan hit-and-run left top Thai doctor Dr. Thirasak Kaew-Amatawong critically injured. Police tracked the suspect… Read More ›

Finnish Formula One star Mika Salo quells reports of bike blade attack in Bangkok. It was an ‘accident’

Finnish Formula One star Mika Salo quells reports of bike blade attack in Bangkok. It was an ‘accident’

May 26, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Former F1 star Mika Salo denies he was slashed in a Bangkok attack after suffering a 28-stitch leg wound near Nana intersection. Thai police now… Read More ›

Thailand progresses 175 billion baht borrowing despite decree review by Constitutional Court

Thailand progresses 175 billion baht borrowing despite decree review by Constitutional Court

May 26, 2026

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

Thailand presses ahead with ฿175 billion stimulus borrowing as economy slows under global pressure. Meanwhile, 133 MPs challenge a ฿400 billion Emergency Decree at the… Read More ›

Tussle between People’s Party leader and Senate band as Nattapong Ruangpanyawut refuses to apologise

Tussle between People’s Party leader and Senate band as Nattapong Ruangpanyawut refuses to apologise

May 26, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Opposition leader Nattapong Ruangpanyawut refuses apology over “blue regime” claim as senators demand retraction. They have even threatened legal action within three days. 89 senators… Read More ›

Doctor flown from Koh Phangan to Bangkok after UK man’s motorbike strike. Brit’s positive cocaine test

Doctor flown from Koh Phangan to Bangkok after UK man’s motorbike strike. Brit’s positive cocaine test

May 26, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Thai doctor flown to Bangkok for emergency brain surgery after Koh Phangan motorbike crash. Arrested British national later admitted hitting a pedestrian and tested positive… Read More ›

Police top brass push back on claims by Cambodia’s Hun Sen that scammers enter through Thailand

Police top brass push back on claims by Cambodia’s Hun Sen that scammers enter through Thailand

May 25, 2026

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

Thai police reject Hun Sen’s claim that Thailand is a scam transit route, insist Cambodia hosts bases. Border fraud, trafficking and Chinese-linked syndicates surge as… Read More ›

Police officer’s wife killed in troubled Pattani province on Monday holding her baby by hajib gunmen

Police officer’s wife killed in troubled Pattani province on Monday holding her baby by hajib gunmen

May 25, 2026

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

Gunmen disguised in hijabs ambushed a police officer’s family outside a Pattani school, killing teacher Fatimoh Ya-ngoh as she held her infant child inside the… Read More ›

Widening Sa Kaeo police extortion scandal has badly damaged Chinese tourist market for Thailand

Widening Sa Kaeo police extortion scandal has badly damaged Chinese tourist market for Thailand

May 25, 2026

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

Thailand faces a tourism and policing crisis as six cops are charged over the extortion of five Chinese nationals in Sa Kaeo, triggering warnings from… Read More ›

Digital Minister threatens crackdown on social media platforms with tighter regulation over sex stream

Digital Minister threatens crackdown on social media platforms with tighter regulation over sex stream

May 25, 2026

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

Thailand threatens a sweeping crackdown on Facebook and Meta Platforms after explicit live sex streams watched by tens of thousands stayed online for hours, triggering… Read More ›

Drug trafficking player killed in northern Sukhothai province after police chase with 2 million pills

Drug trafficking player killed in northern Sukhothai province after police chase with 2 million pills

May 25, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Fatal checkpoint chase in Sukhothai ends in a deadly crash as a grey sedan hits a pole, killing one and injuring a teen. Police then… Read More ›

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