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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 ›

Questions asked about Pheu Thai’s failure to field candidates in Nakhon Nayok where it won in 2023

Questions asked about Pheu Thai’s failure to field candidates in Nakhon Nayok where it won in 2023

January 3, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Election alarm as senior figures warn of mass vote buying. Claims say up to ฿100bn may fund payments of ฿2,000–฿4,000 per vote, with reports of… Read More ›

Bungled detention sees murder and rape suspect deported back to Burma despite investigators’ request

Bungled detention sees murder and rape suspect deported back to Burma despite investigators’ request

January 3, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Immigration scandal erupts in Tak as a Burmese worker, later wanted for murder and rape, is found to have been deported before an arrest warrant… Read More ›

Large fund inflows and gold purchases to be subject to explanation and documentation in banking sector

Large fund inflows and gold purchases to be subject to explanation and documentation in banking sector

January 3, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Thai business leaders sound the alarm as the baht surges beyond fundamentals, hammering exporters and tourism. Fears grow it could breach ฿30 to the dollar… Read More ›

Fortune teller on New Year’s Day turns out to be a blackmailer and a thief. Arrested by Pattaya police

Fortune teller on New Year’s Day turns out to be a blackmailer and a thief. Arrested by Pattaya police

January 2, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Fortune teller in Pattaya arrested after allegedly stealing a teenage girl’s iPhone 13 Pro worth ฿20,000 following a New Year’s Day reading. Victim spotted the… Read More ›

Thai military in border war zone discover advanced Cambodian underground tunnels carved into rock

Thai military in border war zone discover advanced Cambodian underground tunnels carved into rock

January 2, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thai troops uncover a secret tunnel network at a Cambodian base near the disputed border — packed with ammo stores, bunk areas and reinforced shelters… Read More ›

Norwegian man terrifies locals including a teenager in Udon Thani with his naked antics for New Years

Norwegian man terrifies locals including a teenager in Udon Thani with his naked antics for New Years

January 1, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Naked and drunk on New Year’s morning, a 28-year-old Norwegian tourist was arrested in Udon Thani after terrifying locals — including a 13-year-old girl —… Read More ›

Police top brass introduce former Big Joke sidekick as a witness in the prosecution of the former cop

Police top brass introduce former Big Joke sidekick as a witness in the prosecution of the former cop

December 31, 2025

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

Big Joke bombshell: Anti-Corruption cops say they’ve nailed ex-deputy police chief Surachate with a gold-bar bribery trail worth over ฿10m, backed by CCTV, audio, photos… Read More ›

Boost for border peace as 18 Cambodian prisoners of war are repatriated after 72 hour ceasefire holds

Boost for border peace as 18 Cambodian prisoners of war are repatriated after 72 hour ceasefire holds

December 31, 2025

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand repatriates 18 Cambodian prisoners of war after 155 days, following a 72-hour ceasefire. Full Geneva Convention compliance observed, with Red Cross and ASEAN officials… Read More ›

8 foreign women arrested for prostitution in Pattaya. Police fined them and held them for deportation

8 foreign women arrested for prostitution in Pattaya. Police fined them and held them for deportation

December 31, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Eight foreign women, including five Ugandans, two Uzbeks and one Madagascan, were arrested on Pattaya Beach Road for soliciting sex in public, fined ฿1,000 each,… Read More ›

Maid arrested on live TV sent to prison for New Year after she fails to come up with ฿30,000 bail money

Maid arrested on live TV sent to prison for New Year after she fails to come up with ฿30,000 bail money

December 31, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Maid arrested live on Bangkok TV for allegedly feeding Dettol to an infant is sent to prison after failing to raise ฿30,000 bail, with the… Read More ›

Swiss man with Alzheimers who biked 250km from Nong Bua Lamphu to Phetchbun rescued by police

Swiss man with Alzheimers who biked 250km from Nong Bua Lamphu to Phetchbun rescued by police

December 31, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Swiss man with Alzheimers, missing from his Thai wife since Christmas, travelled 250 km across northeastern Thailand on a Honda motorbike before being rescued by… Read More ›

Devious housemaid who slipped Dettol into child’s feed arrested by police live on national TV on Tuesday

Devious housemaid who slipped Dettol into child’s feed arrested by police live on national TV on Tuesday

December 31, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Devious housemaid Usanee “Ann” arrested live on Thai TV after allegedly slipping Dettol into toddler’s milk. The child is safe as police investigate prior thefts… Read More ›

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