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Virgin Atlantic service from London to Phuket leads new slots agreed with 87 airlines to boost tourism
Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:
Virgin Atlantic’s dramatic return to Thailand with a new Heathrow-Phuket service leads a global airline rush, with 87 carriers securing new flights and slots as… Read More ›
Police hunt a European man and American woman who abandoned a baby girl to her death in Udon Thani
A newborn girl was found dead beneath a Udon Thani rain tree after being abandoned for over eight hours. Police are hunting an identified Western… Read More ›
Phuket Tuk Tuk driver’s fare from hell arrested. He was poisoned by a free coffee and had his gold stolen
Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:
Patong tuk-tuk driver wakes in hospital with ฿300,000 in gold jewellery and his phone gone after a woman who asked him to taste her coffee… Read More ›
Salt from a rubbish bin served in noodle soup leads to sixteen getting violently sick and four in Intensive Care
Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:
Udon Thani noodle shop poisoning probe deepens after 16 diners fell ill and four landed in ICU when a yellow powder allegedly taken from a… Read More ›
Thai girl rescued from sexual slavery in Nigeria after being trafficked by her own family and assaulted
Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:
Thai teen rescued from a two-month Nigeria prostitution nightmare after alleging her own mother, grandmother, aunt and uncle forced her into sex work over family… Read More ›
Business lobby urges Anutin to improve climate for inward investment by axing old laws and red tape
Economy, Living, Politics, Thailand:
Business leaders urge PM Anutin Charnvirakul to slash red tape and fast-track legal reforms to unlock investment in seven key industries as economic pressures mount… Read More ›
Nigerian drug Kingpin and overlord for international Nigerian mafia arrested in a dramatic night raid in Bangkok
Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:
Nigerian cocaine kingpin Ikenna Patrick Azubuike was arrested after a dramatic Bangkok police showdown as officers uncovered an alleged Dodorima drug empire with ฿380 million… Read More ›
Israeli man arrested on arrival at Koh Samui Airport over nominee firm to buy property for holiday home
Israeli land suspect Eden Alisa was arrested at Samui Airport after returning to Thailand as police widened a Koh Phangan nominee ownership crackdown. The probe… Read More ›
Man with a helmet busy taking out cash at an ATM led police on Monday to uncover a Chinese scam effort
Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:
Teen courier caught with ฿607,000 in cash and four ATM cards during Bangkok ATM stop. The 19-year-old says a Chinese handler paid him just ฿1,000… Read More ›
Simmering tensions on display during Anutin’s two day visit to Hanoi. Mixed messages from Cambodia
Border tensions have erupted as Hun Sen threatens to reclaim disputed land by force, prompting PM Anutin’s warning from Hanoi. Cambodia denies troop mobilisation and… Read More ›
Finnish businessman jailed for 2.5 years by a Lapland court for the abuse of Thai berry pickers in 2022
Finnish berry boss jailed after a court found Thai workers were trafficked into forced labour. Polarica ex-CEO Jukka Kristo was convicted on 78 counts as… Read More ›
Thaksin free after electronic bracelet is removed. Plans to fly to Dubai to see Yingluck at end of June
Culture, Living, Politics, Thailand:
Thaksin Shinawatra’s EM bracelet has been removed after court-backed royal pardon procedures, clearing him for overseas travel. The former PM is set to fly to… Read More ›
Jealous lover mows down girlfriend in road rage fit after she accepted a motorcyclist’s lift in a tiff
Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:
A Surin road crash has exploded into a murder probe after police alleged a furious boyfriend chased down a motorcycle carrying his fleeing girlfriend and… Read More ›
Brit probed by police as CCTV shows him thrashing a rented villa in Phuket. Case now under review
Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:
British tenant Farah Hashi is accused of trashing a luxury Phuket villa and disappearing, leaving more than ฿300,000 in damage. CCTV allegedly captured the destruction,… Read More ›
Old timer driven by jealousy over a 15 year old girl strikes out and then ends his own life in Saraburi
Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:
A jealous 60-year-old gardener allegedly shot a mother and her 15-year-old daughter at a Saraburi rental complex before barricading himself during a police siege. The… Read More ›
Opposition and trade want answers from Minister as controversial Chinese steel firm is cleared to reopen
Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Xin Ke Yuan Steel is back. The Chinese-owned firm linked to the collapsed OAG tower, 7,000 alleged fake tax invoices and hazardous waste stockpiles has… Read More ›
Yakuza scam boss who netted 200 million baht from his Cambodian lair arrested in Suvarnabhumi swoop
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
A suspected yakuza boss was snared at Suvarnabhumi Airport moments before take-off after a Thai-Japanese manhunt. Police say Takafumi Sugawara ran a Cambodia scam empire… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
Opposition and trade want answers from Minister as controversial Chinese steel firm is cleared to reopen
June 9, 2026
Xin Ke Yuan Steel is back. The Chinese-owned firm
Election Commission to decide finally on 2024 Senate allegations after panel moved to clear all involved
June 9, 2026
Thailand’s disturbing Senate election scandal
PM’s visit to Hanoi strikes a new message of closer ties and partnership between Thailand and Vietnam
June 8, 2026
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul arrived in Hanoi
Time running out for the World Cup as Thailand still has no TV deal just days before kick off in Mexico
June 8, 2026
Thailand faces a World Cup blackout just days before
Thailand may miss the AI boat over political brawls as a pioneering project becomes mired in controversy
June 8, 2026
Thailand is sleepwalking into an AI crisis, a leading
Police probe death of German man living in Thailand found at home on Sunday. Note found with the body
June 8, 2026
German programmer Frank Wolk, 59, was found dead in a
Tax and welfare revolution as Thailand moves ahead with Negative Income Tax that expands reporting
June 7, 2026
Thailand is preparing a welfare revolution that could
Killer monkey left 6 year old boy with life threatening injuries on his chest and legs causing his death
June 7, 2026
Grandpa’s pet macaque turned killer in Nakhon Si
Japanese scam kingpin at the heart of a Cambodian scam centre empire arrested while hiding in Bangkok
June 7, 2026
Japanese scam kingpin accused of running a billion-yen
Motorbike suddenly erupts into flames in Pattaya. Lucky rider jumped off just seconds before it exploded
June 7, 2026
A woman made a desperate escape on a busy Pattaya road
Wife of a man convicted on drug charges makes serious allegations against police over seized property from raid
June 6, 2026
Bangkok police face explosive allegations after a
Nong Angun case solved as police arrest two teenage relatives. Sister and uncle involved in her death
June 6, 2026
A week-long mystery that gripped Kanchanaburi ended in
Police chief visits Kanchanaburi where young girl’s death is probed. She may have been killed by a cobra
June 6, 2026
A missing seven-year-old girl found dead beneath a
Big shakeup in Thai foreign tourism as Minister joins the PM’s entourage to Vietnam in the coming days
June 5, 2026
Thailand is preparing one of its biggest tourism
Thailand closes its doors to dodgy foreigners and tourists who abuse their welcome through crime
June 5, 2026
Thailand has slammed the door on nearly 30,000
Trump is back with a new stick to force his American First agenda on Thailand. A Forced Labour tariff
June 5, 2026
Trump’s trade war is widening and Thailand is in
Uttaradit police believe personal matters led to the death of a highly respected councillor on Thursday
June 5, 2026
A respected Uttaradit council chief made a chilling
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