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Chinese and Burmese men arrested for flouting immigration and labour laws selling amulets

Chinese and Burmese men arrested for flouting immigration and labour laws selling amulets

December 14, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Thai immigration police in Nonthaburi arrested three Chinese nationals and one Burmese man for illegally selling Buddhist amulets at a shopping mall. All lacked work… Read More ›

Foreign Minister Sihasak expresses disappointment at Trump’s remarks on border landmine incidents

Foreign Minister Sihasak expresses disappointment at Trump’s remarks on border landmine incidents

December 14, 2025

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak expresses strong disappointment at Trump’s remarks on border landmine incidents, rejects ‘accident’ claim, backs Thai military and PM, stresses ceasefire requires… Read More ›

Police save 75 year old woman from scammers as the scale and scope of the threat still rises in Thailand

Police save 75 year old woman from scammers as the scale and scope of the threat still rises in Thailand

December 14, 2025

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

Police rescue a 75-year-old woman from scammers in Bangkok, intercepting her before she handed over savings, highlighting the alarming scale and sophistication of call center… Read More ›

Bizarre crash involving four UAE bikers in Phang-nga leads to one death and three being hospitalised

Bizarre crash involving four UAE bikers in Phang-nga leads to one death and three being hospitalised

December 14, 2025

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Bizarre Phang Nga motorcycle crash involving four UAE bikers riding together left the youngest rider, 25, dead and three others injured and hospitalised as police… Read More ›

War to continue says PM Anutin. Dismisses President Trump’s ceasefire talk as a ‘misunderstanding’

War to continue says PM Anutin. Dismisses President Trump’s ceasefire talk as a ‘misunderstanding’

December 14, 2025

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

War will continue, Prime Minister Anutin says, rejecting any ceasefire and dismissing President Trump’s claims as a “misunderstanding”, as Thai forces press on by land,… Read More ›

Teenager reports to Udon Thani police after running away from home. Reports sexual abuse by her father

Teenager reports to Udon Thani police after running away from home. Reports sexual abuse by her father

December 13, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

14-year-old girl flees home in Udon Thani, reports seven years of sexual abuse by her father and alleged involvement of his friends. Authorities are also… Read More ›

Australian tourist goes berserk and runs into glass partition at Phuket restaurant leading to his death

Australian tourist goes berserk and runs into glass partition at Phuket restaurant leading to his death

December 13, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Australian tourist goes berserk at a Phuket restaurant, suddenly runs into a glass divider, suffers deep, fatal leg wounds, collapses amid blood and shattered glass… Read More ›

Top tourist body expresses concern about the Thai Cambodian war’s impact on foreign tourism industry

Top tourist body expresses concern about the Thai Cambodian war’s impact on foreign tourism industry

December 13, 2025

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

Top tourism body ATTA warns Thai-Cambodian conflict and caretaker government paralysis are rattling foreign tourist confidence, as visitors question safety in Pattaya and Udon Thani,… Read More ›

Siblings return to Thailand after 50 years seeking to find the gentle man who watched over them in 1975

Siblings return to Thailand after 50 years seeking to find the gentle man who watched over them in 1975

December 13, 2025

Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

After 50 years, three American siblings returned to Thailand to find the tricycle driver who cared for them as children in 1975. Armed with memories… Read More ›

Thailand moves to election mode after King approves dissolution of parliament decree request by Anutin

Thailand moves to election mode after King approves dissolution of parliament decree request by Anutin

December 12, 2025

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand moves to election mode after the King approves parliament’s dissolution, requested by PM Anutin. The Bhumjaithai Party broke ranks over Senate powers, and a… Read More ›

Ambitious QR code drug delivery network run by Russian duo smashed by crack police unit in Bangkok

Ambitious QR code drug delivery network run by Russian duo smashed by crack police unit in Bangkok

December 12, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Bangkok police dismantle Russian-led AI and QR code drug network in coordinated raids, arresting two men in their 30s for cannabis trafficking, seizing cash, vehicles,… Read More ›

Call from tourism sector for more coherence and guidance for visitors entering Thailand after refusals

Call from tourism sector for more coherence and guidance for visitors entering Thailand after refusals

December 12, 2025

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

Thailand’s foreign tourism is in crisis as arrivals fall 9.8%. Confusion over entry rules, arbitrary refusals and stricter screening spark anxiety. Industry leaders demand clear… Read More ›

Nigerian drug dealer arrested in  Inthamara area of Bangkok in sting operation with cocaine and ecstasy 

Nigerian drug dealer arrested in  Inthamara area of Bangkok in sting operation with cocaine and ecstasy 

December 12, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Nigerian drug dealer busted in Bangkok’s Inthamara area after undercover WhatsApp sting. Police seized cocaine and ecstasy worth over ฿100,000. Officers say the arrest is… Read More ›

Constitutional crisis again as Bhumjaithai MPs vote to uphold the veto power of the Senate over reform

Constitutional crisis again as Bhumjaithai MPs vote to uphold the veto power of the Senate over reform

December 11, 2025

Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Bhumjaithai blasts Thai politics into turmoil after backing the Senate’s veto power, breaking its pact with the People’s Party and triggering a fresh constitutional crisis… Read More ›

As pressure from Trump mounts Thailand implores the United States not to link sovereignty with trade

As pressure from Trump mounts Thailand implores the United States not to link sovereignty with trade

December 10, 2025

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

Thailand urges Trump not to link its sovereignty with trade as all-out war with Cambodia escalates, civilians flee border towns, artillery and air strikes continue.… Read More ›

Police in Phuket probe death of tourist who checked into a hotel room and hours later fell off a balcony

Police in Phuket probe death of tourist who checked into a hotel room and hours later fell off a balcony

December 10, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Mexican-Canadian tourist falls from ninth-floor balcony at Patong hotel in Phuket just hours after checking in, as authorities investigate latest high-rise tourist death amid series… Read More ›

Queen Suthida centre stage as Southeast Asian games are opened in Bangkok by King Maha Vajiralongkorn

Queen Suthida centre stage as Southeast Asian games are opened in Bangkok by King Maha Vajiralongkorn

December 10, 2025

Culture, Living, Media, PR News, Thailand:

Queen Suthida took centre stage as Thailand opened the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok, leading the Thai team into a roaring, sell-out Rajamangala National… Read More ›

Thailand’s foreign tourism sector in crisis as visitor decline accelerates. 9.8% fewer arrivals than 2024

Thailand’s foreign tourism sector in crisis as visitor decline accelerates. 9.8% fewer arrivals than 2024

December 10, 2025

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:

Thailand’s tourism crisis deepens as arrivals plunge 9.8% amid crime shocks, flooding, border clashes and a surging baht. Confidence is collapsing, Vietnam is racing ahead,… Read More ›

Thai PM vows to pursue military operations against Cambodia and to deliver a crushing blow to Hun Sen

Thai PM vows to pursue military operations against Cambodia and to deliver a crushing blow to Hun Sen

December 10, 2025

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

Thai PM Anutin vows no ceasefire as Thailand drives a full military push to cripple Cambodia’s forces. He rejected outright false peace claims as fighting… Read More ›

Woman denied entry to Thailand on proof of funds criteria. Rule brought back in May to tighten security

Woman denied entry to Thailand on proof of funds criteria. Rule brought back in May to tighten security

December 9, 2025

Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Woman denied entry at Thailand’s Don Mueang Airport for failing to meet proof of funds rule, reinstated in May as authorities tighten security against scammers.… Read More ›

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