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Norway’s Telenor exits True with a huge profit since 2021 merger as Chearavanont family tightens control

Norway’s Telenor exits True with a huge profit since 2021 merger as Chearavanont family tightens control

January 23, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:

Telenor agreed to sell its True Corporation stake for $3.9bn, exiting Thailand as Suphachai Chearavanont’s Arise takes control. Shares slid 14.5% on heavy trade, while… Read More ›

Heartwarming rescue of stranded Brit who lost his wallet and contact with home on Koh Phangan beach

Heartwarming rescue of stranded Brit who lost his wallet and contact with home on Koh Phangan beach

January 23, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Penniless Brit stranded for days on Koh Phangan after losing his wallet was found exhausted on a beach, rescued by tourist police after an embassy… Read More ›

UK man finally found dead in his Bangkok hotel room. Case raised disturbing questions for his family

UK man finally found dead in his Bangkok hotel room. Case raised disturbing questions for his family

January 23, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

British tourist Joshua Sadler, 22, was found dead in a Bangkok hotel after nine days missing. No injuries or forced entry were found. His death… Read More ›

Young German tourist arrested in Phuket for ฿2,000 theft from spa centre on Tuesday trying to give back

Young German tourist arrested in Phuket for ฿2,000 theft from spa centre on Tuesday trying to give back

January 22, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

A 25-year-old German tourist was arrested at a Phuket spa after CCTV footage showed him stealing ฿2,000 from a cash drawer while the cashier was… Read More ›

Big Joke saga runs on as lawyer lodges counter suits against subordinate officers. Political role mooted

Big Joke saga runs on as lawyer lodges counter suits against subordinate officers. Political role mooted

January 22, 2026

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

Big Joke’s legal war widens as courts uphold his sacking, ex-aides allege assault and police probe a multimillion-baht gold bribe. A police civil war is… Read More ›

Search mounted for Scots tourist who disappeared 2 weeks ago after landing in Bangkok on January 5th

Search mounted for Scots tourist who disappeared 2 weeks ago after landing in Bangkok on January 5th

January 22, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Search launched for missing Scots traveller Kenny Robertson, 58, who vanished after landing in Bangkok on January 5. Last contact was a brief email days… Read More ›

Former hotel security manager at Holiday Inn hotel in Phuket bailed as IHG announces rapid expansion

Former hotel security manager at Holiday Inn hotel in Phuket bailed as IHG announces rapid expansion

January 22, 2026

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

Phuket court grants bail to Holiday Inn security boss accused of attempting to break into DJ Mirinda’s hotel room as CCTV is recovered. Ordered to… Read More ›

Former ministers cleared over roles in Department of Special Investigation of 2024 Senate election poll

Former ministers cleared over roles in Department of Special Investigation of 2024 Senate election poll

January 22, 2026

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

Court clears ex-ministers Phumtham and Thawee in Senate probe, but wider 2024 election collusion investigations deepen, targeting 229 people, including 138 senators and senior Bhumjaithai… Read More ›

Killer of sleeping receptionist arrested on Tuesday found sleeping in a bush by police near the scene

Killer of sleeping receptionist arrested on Tuesday found sleeping in a bush by police near the scene

January 21, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Hotel receptionist beaten to death in Hua Hin while asleep at her post. CCTV led police to suspect Rattikorn Yingyod, 36, arrested hiding in bushes… Read More ›

Projected arrivals in Thailand down 18% for January 2026 as foreign tourism gets off to an extremely rocky start

Projected arrivals in Thailand down 18% for January 2026 as foreign tourism gets off to an extremely rocky start

January 21, 2026

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

Thailand’s tourism sector enters 2026 in crisis as January arrivals are forecast to plunge 18%, hit by floods, border conflict, visa crackdowns and a rising… Read More ›

Swedish drug dealer defeated by distinctive tattoos as he tried to claim mistaken identity in Hua Hin

Swedish drug dealer defeated by distinctive tattoos as he tried to claim mistaken identity in Hua Hin

January 21, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Interpol-wanted Swedish drug suspect seized in Hua Hin luxury condo after year on the run, as Thai Immigration Division 3 raid uncovers weapons, visa overstay… Read More ›

Callous and crazed killer arrested on Tuesday in Hua Hin after brutal onslaught on sleeping receptionist

Callous and crazed killer arrested on Tuesday in Hua Hin after brutal onslaught on sleeping receptionist

January 20, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Hotel receptionist killer seized after huge manhunt in Hua Hin as police arrest Rattikorn Yingyod, 36, accused of beating a sleeping female worker 14 times… Read More ›

Thailand invited to be part of Trump’s Board of Peace which diplomats warn cuts across the UN’s role

Thailand invited to be part of Trump’s Board of Peace which diplomats warn cuts across the UN’s role

January 20, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand drawn into Trump’s Gaza peace board in the aftermath of Maduro’s arrest, Greenland tariff threats while a potential UN clash rattles American allies. Bangkok… Read More ›

24 year old Thai woman lives with younger twin brothers as a trio. Nong Fah insists there is no jealousy

24 year old Thai woman lives with younger twin brothers as a trio. Nong Fah insists there is no jealousy

January 20, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Thai woman Nong Fah, 24, sparks nationwide buzz after revealing she lives with 23-year-old twin brothers as partners, saying families approved, money is shared, jealousy… Read More ›

Daughter of Thai grandad Vicha Ratanapakdee killed in San Francisco unhappy with local court’s verdict

Daughter of Thai grandad Vicha Ratanapakdee killed in San Francisco unhappy with local court’s verdict

January 19, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Thai granddad Vicha, 84, was killed on a San Francisco morning walk in a shove caught on video. Jury clears Antoine Watson of murder, convicts… Read More ›

Senator wants to look closely at the cryptocurrency market as upper house seeks answers on rising baht

Senator wants to look closely at the cryptocurrency market as upper house seeks answers on rising baht

January 19, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:

Senator demands probe as Thai baht jumps 9% despite weak economy. Crypto market trades over ฿100bn monthly, raising laundering fears. Agencies and Bitkub summoned to… Read More ›

Phuket security boss at luxury hotel arrested after female DJ recorded break in attempt on Friday night

Phuket security boss at luxury hotel arrested after female DJ recorded break in attempt on Friday night

January 19, 2026

Living, Media, Thailand:

DJ Miranda filmed a man trying her Phuket hotel door after 10 p.m. Friday. Police say the head of security used a master key, deleted… Read More ›

Just another accident or disaster on Saturday as Thailand’s image abroad takes a battering this week

Just another accident or disaster on Saturday as Thailand’s image abroad takes a battering this week

January 18, 2026

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

Engineering disasters: A sinkhole swallows a pickup truck a day after a crane kills two, just a day after a rail inferno claimed 32 lives.… Read More ›

Taiwanese drug trafficking expert arrested at luxury Asoke condo in Bangkok. Weaved heroin into carpet

Taiwanese drug trafficking expert arrested at luxury Asoke condo in Bangkok. Weaved heroin into carpet

January 17, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Taiwan drug kingpin seized in Bangkok condo as Thai police smash heroin ring, finding narcotics stitched into carpets and fake lotion bottles, exposing Laos-to-Taiwan smuggling… Read More ›

Trade expert warns the government on barter deals with China being pursued by the Commerce Ministry

Trade expert warns the government on barter deals with China being pursued by the Commerce Ministry

January 16, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thai expert warns barter deals with China and Russia risk US backlash, hurt rice exports and farmers, and weaken competitiveness as baht surges and a… Read More ›

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