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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 26, 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 26, 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 ›

Top Pheu Thai Minister Suriya rushed to hospital in Udon Thani on Sunday night after taking ill at hotel

Top Pheu Thai Minister Suriya rushed to hospital in Udon Thani on Sunday night after taking ill at hotel

May 25, 2026

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thai Agriculture Minister Suriya Jungrungruangkit rushed to hospital after collapsing at a Udon Thani hotel at 10 pm. The 72-year-old lost consciousness during an official… Read More ›

Austrian national living on Phuket’s streets arrested and deportation ordered after repeated complaints

Austrian national living on Phuket’s streets arrested and deportation ordered after repeated complaints

May 25, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Destitute Austrian  arrested and deported in Phuket after viral Rawai footage showed alleged intoxicated disorder, road chaos and cash demands. The Immigration Bureau revoked his… Read More ›

Thai Royal Princess honoured with Légion d’honneur presented in Paris during the Prime Minister’s visit

Thai Royal Princess honoured with Légion d’honneur presented in Paris during the Prime Minister’s visit

May 25, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, PR News, Thailand:

Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya awarded France’s Grand Officier of the Légion d’honneur in Paris, decree signed by President Emmanuel Macron. Ceremony attended by Prime Minister… Read More ›

Teenagers die swimming in the Chao Phraya River. Rescuers found both holding each other under water

Teenagers die swimming in the Chao Phraya River. Rescuers found both holding each other under water

May 25, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Bangkok tragedy at Chao Phraya River: three teens swim at Phasi Pier, strong current pulls two under during rescue attempt. Divers from Ruamkatanyu recover both… Read More ›

Young woman (21) found dead at railway crossing in Bangkok. Freight train collided with her motorbike

Young woman (21) found dead at railway crossing in Bangkok. Freight train collided with her motorbike

May 24, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

A 21-year-old woman died after a freight train smashed into her motorcycle at an unguarded railway crossing in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district. Police are investigating… Read More ›

Koh Phangan Police to oppose bail for foreign investors. 21 to be charged before the court on Monday

Koh Phangan Police to oppose bail for foreign investors. 21 to be charged before the court on Monday

May 24, 2026

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

Police will oppose bail for 21 foreign suspects arrested in a Koh Phangan nominee business crackdown after raids uncovered 38 land plots worth 200 million… Read More ›

Unprotected sex stream on Facebook overnight stuns Thailand. Government orders robust police action

Unprotected sex stream on Facebook overnight stuns Thailand. Government orders robust police action

May 24, 2026

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

Thailand erupts after an explicit Facebook sex stream goes viral overnight as cyber police launch an urgent probe. Meta faces backlash while users are warned… Read More ›

Nest of Nigerian scammers and drug dealers raided in Nonthaburi days after prolific conman was arrested

Nest of Nigerian scammers and drug dealers raided in Nonthaburi days after prolific conman was arrested

May 24, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Police raided a luxury Nonthaburi condo and arrested six Nigerians linked to cocaine trafficking and AI-powered romance scams targeting older Thai women. Officers seized phones,… Read More ›

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