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Massive cannabis seizure from Thailand by Polish and German officials piles further pressure on Bangkok

Massive cannabis seizure from Thailand by Polish and German officials piles further pressure on Bangkok

July 3, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand faces mounting global pressure after a record 1.2-tonne marijuana seizure in Poland linked to shipments from the kingdom, as PM Anutin orders a security… Read More ›

Former Deputy PM and Pheu Thai stalwart calls for closer ties with China for the economy and security

Former Deputy PM and Pheu Thai stalwart calls for closer ties with China for the economy and security

July 3, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Phumtham Wechayachai has called for Thailand to deepen strategic ties with China in AI, digital infrastructure, clean energy and technology as senior politicians gathered in… Read More ›

Two speed economy’s conflicting signals. Everyday Thais pinched tighter despite stronger GDP growth

Two speed economy’s conflicting signals. Everyday Thais pinched tighter despite stronger GDP growth

July 3, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s economy is growing faster than expected, but millions of households are falling further behind as weak spending, record debt, tight bank lending and shrinking… Read More ›

Son in Law from Hell arrested in Pattaya. Taken to Nakhon Sawan as police find three buried bodies in a plantation

Son in Law from Hell arrested in Pattaya. Taken to Nakhon Sawan as police find three buried bodies in a plantation

July 3, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

Son-in-law from hell confesses to murdering his estranged wife and her elderly parents after police say they caught him burglarising their home for a third… Read More ›

British man found dead on Thursday morning in Pattaya may have been murdered, according to police

British man found dead on Thursday morning in Pattaya may have been murdered, according to police

July 3, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

British cannabis businessman found stabbed to death in his luxury Chonburi home as police reject his wife’s suicide claim. A blood trail, washed knife, CCTV… Read More ›

Questions asked in Bangkok after 11 year old drove a pickup truck into monks in procession killing nine

Questions asked in Bangkok after 11 year old drove a pickup truck into monks in procession killing nine

July 2, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

An 11-year-old boy driving his father’s pickup wiped out a Buddhist pilgrimage in Mukdahan, killing nine monks and injuring 13 others. Parliament is now demanding… Read More ›

Chinese second car concern smashed by police as part of a nationwide crackdown on foreign businesses

Chinese second car concern smashed by police as part of a nationwide crackdown on foreign businesses

July 2, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

Undercover police smashed a suspected Chinese-run illegal used car dealership in Chonburi, seized 19 vehicles and arrested two men now facing three charges before deportation,… Read More ›

Chilling Nonthaburi find linked to a despicable love rivalry murder by a cruel killer still on the run

Chilling Nonthaburi find linked to a despicable love rivalry murder by a cruel killer still on the run

July 2, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

Police have recovered a cement-filled container holding what they believe are the remains of murdered Nonthaburi man Mr Uten after a difficult pond search. Detectives… Read More ›

Fire at unlicensed Pattaya nightclub left one member of staff dead. Police investigation now underway

Fire at unlicensed Pattaya nightclub left one member of staff dead. Police investigation now underway

July 2, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

An employee died after fire tore through an unlicensed Pattaya nightclub with no fire exit, reviving memories of the Mountain B tragedy. Police are investigating… Read More ›

Lopburi monkeys escape and counterattack in war between humans and primates for ancient capital

Lopburi monkeys escape and counterattack in war between humans and primates for ancient capital

July 2, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

Monkey mayhem is back in Lopburi as escaped macaques storm a police station, damage homes and reignite Thailand’s extraordinary five-year battle to tame the former… Read More ›

Court throws out one bar code case but more serious challenges to the February 8th poll remain in play

Court throws out one bar code case but more serious challenges to the February 8th poll remain in play

July 1, 2026

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has thrown out one barcode ballot challenge, handing Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul a legal lift in Paris. But the biggest case remains,… Read More ›

Thailand horrified by savage daylight public murder of 61-year-old out walking in southern Trat province

Thailand horrified by savage daylight public murder of 61-year-old out walking in southern Trat province

July 1, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

Graphic CCTV footage has exposed the savage roadside murder of 61-year-old Mr Boonyu Samjai in Trat, showing a suspect allegedly beating him, returning to continue… Read More ›

Trusted airline personnel are not screened for flights the same as passengers, admits Transport Minister

Trusted airline personnel are not screened for flights the same as passengers, admits Transport Minister

July 1, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand will tighten airport security for pilots and cabin crew after a Thai Airways flight attendant’s heroin arrest in Australia. Transport Minister Phiphat denied negligence,… Read More ›

Digital Economy minister presses ahead with AI law even with warnings of adverse investment reaction

Digital Economy minister presses ahead with AI law even with warnings of adverse investment reaction

July 1, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand will finalise its landmark AI Act this fiscal year, introducing rules on AI governance, copyright, labelling and high-risk systems while balancing tougher regulation against… Read More ›

Police in Thailand and Australia hunt to track down network behind the arrest of a Thai Airways hostess

Police in Thailand and Australia hunt to track down network behind the arrest of a Thai Airways hostess

July 1, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Thai police have widened the probe into a Thai Airways flight attendant arrested with heroin in Australia, raiding her home, probing deleted Facebook courier messages… Read More ›

State chapter of European Union deal closed in Brussels. Talks targeted for completion by end of 2026

State chapter of European Union deal closed in Brussels. Talks targeted for completion by end of 2026

June 30, 2026

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

Thailand and the EU have completed a key free trade agreement chapter on state enterprises, taking negotiations to 11 of 24 chapters. Both sides aim… Read More ›

Police raid and search the home of former Phuket deputy governor in widening corruption investigation

Police raid and search the home of former Phuket deputy governor in widening corruption investigation

June 30, 2026

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

Former Phuket deputy governor Mr Rungruang Thimabutr’s arrest has uncovered a money trail linking jobs-for-cash exam bribery to a Phuket land document scam. Police say… Read More ›

PM orders top aides south from Paris as coordinated attacks torch a petrol station and injure tourists

PM orders top aides south from Paris as coordinated attacks torch a petrol station and injure tourists

June 29, 2026

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

Southern insurgents launched coordinated attacks across Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat, torching a petrol station and injuring two Malaysian tourists. PM Anutin orders an emergency security… Read More ›

First state visit to France by a Thai Monarch in six decades begins in Paris as King and Queen land

First state visit to France by a Thai Monarch in six decades begins in Paris as King and Queen land

June 29, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida have begun a landmark state visit to France, receiving the nation’s highest honours as President Emmanuel Macron hosts only… Read More ›

Senior police officer arrested in Loei for working with a drug network and passing on classified intelligence

Senior police officer arrested in Loei for working with a drug network and passing on classified intelligence

June 29, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Police arrested a Loei lieutenant colonel accused of leaking classified intelligence to a drug gang, helping traffickers evade arrest and hiding meth pills in his… Read More ›

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