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Pheu Thai candidate calls on Election Commission to act. ฿1 billion for vote buying in Ubon Ratchathani
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Vote-buying fears rock Thailand’s election as a Pheu Thai candidate warns that up to ฿1 billion is flooding Ubon Ratchathani, urges urgent EC action, flags… Read More ›
Big Joke power saga goes to Supreme Court, Senate and Anti Corruption Commission all in three days
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Big Joke on the brink: Former deputy police chief Surachate faces a decisive Supreme Court ruling as explosive claims of a ฿10m gold bribe drag… Read More ›
Warning for incoming government that it may face a clash between the United States and China in Asia
Culture, Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Thailand faces rising global risks as US-China tensions escalate, with experts warning of possible conflict in Asia, a Chinese move on Taiwan. US actions in… Read More ›
Scam operator arrested by CIB police on Tuesday in Prachin Buri. California Thai woman lost ฿200 million
Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
A 29-year-old Thai man has been arrested for allegedly posing as a police officer to trick a Thai woman in California into transferring nearly ฿200… Read More ›
Police arrest tourist pervert after public obscene act reported Sunday morning last in Phuket’s Patong
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Foreign tourist arrested in Phuket after viral video shows indecent act in Patong. Investigators file obscenity charges and alert the Immigration Bureau, with visa revocation… Read More ›
Riverside police officers in Bangkok reunite American man with his lost cash on Tuesday within two hours
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
American tourist reunited with ฿11,170 after two Thai teens handed the cash to Bangkok police. CCTV at Asiatique riverside mall helps track him down the… Read More ›
Business chiefs warn of worst year for the economy in 30 years. Vietnam on track to overtake Thailand
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Thailand on the brink: growth set to crash below 2% as debt soars, tourism slumps and the baht surges. Analysts warn 2026 could bring the… Read More ›
Political parties are getting serious about Thailand’s lack of babies problem with new policies unveiled
Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thailand faces a population collapse as birth rates fall to 1.46, the workforce shrinks, pensions strain, and GDP growth slows. Ahead of the 2026 election,… Read More ›
Police officers stay mum while pursuing enquiries into the shocking murder of a bullfighter on Sunday
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Bullfighter Nirun, 46, was fatally shot in front of his wife outside their home in Cha-uat, Nakhon Si Thammarat. Police are investigating multiple motives, reviewing… Read More ›
Koh Samui waterfall takes fifth life as French man falls to his death. Girlfriend saved by tree branch
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
French tourist Alexis Virgos, 22, dies at Koh Samui’s Na Muang 2 Waterfall after slipping from the fifth tier while taking photos. Girlfriend survives as… Read More ›
Big Joke faces key hurdles over the coming days as evidence is made public and Supreme Court decides
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Big Joke showdown: ex–deputy police chief Surachate faces a bombshell bribery probe over gold bars as court ruling nears that could make or break his… Read More ›
Thailand targets growth of over 10% in 2026 after seeing foreign tourist arrivals fall by 7.23% in 2025
Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thailand tourism slumps 7.23% but hopes for a big comeback — officials target 36.7m visitors in 2026, up 10%. Yet crime fears, border tensions and… Read More ›
Tak scandal over released Burmese murder suspects grows as murdered woman’s family demands justice
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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
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, 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
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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
Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, 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
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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
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, 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
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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 ›
Thai News for Foreigners
Pheu Thai candidate calls on Election Commission to act. ฿1 billion for vote buying in Ubon Ratchathani
January 9, 2026
Vote-buying fears rock Thailand’s election as a Pheu
Warning for incoming government that it may face a clash between the United States and China in Asia
January 8, 2026
Thailand faces rising global risks as US-China
Police arrest tourist pervert after public obscene act reported Sunday morning last in Phuket’s Patong
January 8, 2026
Foreign tourist arrested in Phuket after viral video
Business chiefs warn of worst year for the economy in 30 years. Vietnam on track to overtake Thailand
January 7, 2026
Thailand on the brink: growth set to crash below 2% as
Police officers stay mum while pursuing enquiries into the shocking murder of a bullfighter on Sunday
January 6, 2026
Bullfighter Nirun, 46, was fatally shot in front of
Big Joke faces key hurdles over the coming days as evidence is made public and Supreme Court decides
January 6, 2026
Big Joke showdown: ex–deputy police chief Surachate
Tak scandal over released Burmese murder suspects grows as murdered woman’s family demands justice
January 5, 2026
Two Myanmar nationals accused of murdering and raping
Japanese tourist with bag of expensive tech goodies robbed in Patong Phuket in motorbike snatch theft
January 5, 2026
Japanese tourist Sato Yuki reports a New Year robbery
Horror in Northeast Thailand. 42 year old son beheads mother with a machete and carries it to a field
January 4, 2026
Blood-soaked horror in Amnat Charoen as a 42-year-old
Human trafficker nabbed after flight from cargo van driven into forest with 25 illegal Burmese migrants
January 4, 2026
Highway police arrested a Thai driver who fled with 25
Questions asked about Pheu Thai’s failure to field candidates in Nakhon Nayok where it won in 2023
January 3, 2026
Election alarm as senior figures warn of mass vote
Large fund inflows and gold purchases to be subject to explanation and documentation in banking sector
January 3, 2026
Thai business leaders sound the alarm as the baht
Thai military in border war zone discover advanced Cambodian underground tunnels carved into rock
January 2, 2026
Thai troops uncover a secret tunnel network at a
Police top brass introduce former Big Joke sidekick as a witness in the prosecution of the former cop
December 31, 2025
Big Joke bombshell: Anti-Corruption cops say they’ve
8 foreign women arrested for prostitution in Pattaya. Police fined them and held them for deportation
December 31, 2025
Eight foreign women, including five Ugandans, two
Swiss man with Alzheimers who biked 250km from Nong Bua Lamphu to Phetchbun rescued by police
December 31, 2025
Swiss man with Alzheimers, missing from his Thai wife
Accused man in Big Joke bribery case claims police in Surat Thani forced him to sign a false statement
December 31, 2025
Former top cop “Big Joke” tied to alleged ฿10m
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