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Swiss man taken up in police net on Christmas Day linked to online romance scam fraud on Thai woman

Swiss man taken up in police net on Christmas Day linked to online romance scam fraud on Thai woman

December 25, 2025

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

Swiss man among 13 arrested in Christmas Day raids across nine provinces over ฿21.4 million online romance scam on Thai woman. Canadian and Cambodian suspects… Read More ›

Thai wife drops German husband home to his death in Prachuap Khiri Khan. Police file Murder charges

Thai wife drops German husband home to his death in Prachuap Khiri Khan. Police file Murder charges

December 25, 2025

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Thai wife accused of luring German husband home to his death in Prachuap Khiri Khan. Police say a trusted employee bludgeoned the 65-year-old with an… Read More ›

UK Drug Kingpin sent down for 14 years despite barrister’s plea after one year at the ‘Bangkok Hilton’ before deportation

UK Drug Kingpin sent down for 14 years despite barrister’s plea after one year at the ‘Bangkok Hilton’ before deportation

December 25, 2025

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UK drug kingpin Ben Ransome, 29, is jailed for 14 years after running a £20m-a-year cocaine empire from Thailand. He was seized at a Phuket… Read More ›

Mother of Thai girl sold to a Tokyo brothel is held by human trafficking police at Suvarnabhumi Airport

Mother of Thai girl sold to a Tokyo brothel is held by human trafficking police at Suvarnabhumi Airport

December 25, 2025

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Thai mother, 29, who sold her 12-year-old daughter to a Tokyo brothel, is arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport after extradition. The girl, who alerted Japanese police,… Read More ›

37 year old Alphard driver nabbed on Koh Chang for murder of young man in hideous road rage act

37 year old Alphard driver nabbed on Koh Chang for murder of young man in hideous road rage act

December 24, 2025

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37-year-old Alphard driver Songkran Phanphu was arrested on Koh Chang after allegedly gunning down 34-year-old Anuwat in a Bangkok motorway road rage attack witnessed by… Read More ›

German man arrested at Chonburi coastal market with Dr Jekyll Mr Hyde personality in legal trouble

German man arrested at Chonburi coastal market with Dr Jekyll Mr Hyde personality in legal trouble

December 24, 2025

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

Drunk German runs wild at Bang Sare market — smashing stalls, bleeding and terrifying shoppers until Thai police drag him away. His visa stands, but… Read More ›

UK dealer nabbed in Phuket police swoop as officers in holiday hotspots tighten security for tourists

UK dealer nabbed in Phuket police swoop as officers in holiday hotspots tighten security for tourists

December 24, 2025

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UK drug dealer busted in Phuket sting as police tighten tourist-season crackdown. British suspect arrested after cocaine buy-and-bust linked to Thai courier. Officers seize cash,… Read More ›

Crisis for Thailand as baht rockets in value putting exports and foreign tourism under further pressure

Crisis for Thailand as baht rockets in value putting exports and foreign tourism under further pressure

December 24, 2025

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

Baht blast hits Thailand as the currency rockets toward ฿30 per US dollar, hammering exports and shrinking tourist spending. Officials scramble to trace gold-fuelled capital… Read More ›

Holiday over for Danish tourist caught in flagrante delicto with Thai woman on  boat off Jomtien Beach

Holiday over for Danish tourist caught in flagrante delicto with Thai woman on  boat off Jomtien Beach

December 24, 2025

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Holiday ends for Danish tourist caught in flagrante delicto with a Thai woman on a floating raft off Jomtien Beach. Both were arrested, charged with… Read More ›

Motorway murder on busy Bangkok expressway. Man gunned down in front of girlfriend while driving home

Motorway murder on busy Bangkok expressway. Man gunned down in front of girlfriend while driving home

December 23, 2025

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Motorway murder shocks Bangkok as a 34-year-old man is gunned down in front of his girlfriend on the Sri Ratch Expressway early Tuesday morning. Suspect… Read More ›

Police corruption war airs in Nakhon Si Thammarat raising further questions about police force integrity

Police corruption war airs in Nakhon Si Thammarat raising further questions about police force integrity

December 23, 2025

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Police corruption war erupts in southern Thailand as an audio clip triggers the removal of Nakhon Si Thammarat’s police chief, sparks an NACC probe, divides… Read More ›

Driver fined, suspended and faces prosecution after losing temper with tourist who rubbished his van

Driver fined, suspended and faces prosecution after losing temper with tourist who rubbished his van

December 23, 2025

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

Phuket van driver fined and banned for six months after striking a foreign tourist with a plastic bottle at the airport during a rubbish dispute.… Read More ›

Ceasefire prospects still there but there is scepticism if a deal can be forged between military chiefs

Ceasefire prospects still there but there is scepticism if a deal can be forged between military chiefs

December 23, 2025

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Ceasefire hopes flicker as ASEAN talks continue, but Thailand doubts Cambodia’s intent. With civilian areas hit, the landmines issue unresolved and military chiefs due to… Read More ›

Welder killed from gas explosion while working and conditioning manhole covers outside a Chonburi mall

Welder killed from gas explosion while working and conditioning manhole covers outside a Chonburi mall

December 22, 2025

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30-year-old welder killed and another seriously injured after a late-night gas explosion during manhole repairs outside a Chonburi shopping mall. The blast shattered concrete, injured… Read More ›

Poll shows a boost for Pheu Thai and popular support for Yotsanan Wongsawat as he begins campaigning

Poll shows a boost for Pheu Thai and popular support for Yotsanan Wongsawat as he begins campaigning

December 22, 2025

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Poll surge reshapes Thai power race as Pheu Thai rebounds and Yotsanan Wongsawat breaks out, outranking PM Anutin and closing on People’s Party leader Nattapong,… Read More ›

Top Commerce Ministry official warns that any US trade deal must wait for new parliament and cabinet

Top Commerce Ministry official warns that any US trade deal must wait for new parliament and cabinet

December 22, 2025

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

The US may raise tariffs if the Thailand-Cambodia peace fails. Caretaker government cannot sign any trade deal until a new parliament and cabinet approve, while… Read More ›

Canadian woman turns violent on children at condo in Phuket. Removed to hospital under armed guard

Canadian woman turns violent on children at condo in Phuket. Removed to hospital under armed guard

December 21, 2025

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Horror in Rawai, Phuket. Canadian woman attacks her two children at an upmarket condo, leaving a bloody trail throughout the unit while self-harming. 13-year-old boy… Read More ›

Asean Summit on Monday and Tuesday seen by United States as pivotal to restoring border peace

Asean Summit on Monday and Tuesday seen by United States as pivotal to restoring border peace

December 21, 2025

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

Summit diplomacy looms as Washington pushes to revive the Thai-Cambodian ceasefire, but border fighting continues, missiles fly, F-16s strike targets, landmines maim troops and Bangkok… Read More ›

Alert police in Krabi arrest a man for electrocuting estranged wife and making it look like an accident

Alert police in Krabi arrest a man for electrocuting estranged wife and making it look like an accident

December 21, 2025

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Krabi police arrest a 32-year-old man accused of electrocuting his estranged wife and staging her death as an accident, after wiring was found in his… Read More ›

Poll shows there’s still a chance for a Pheu Thai People’s Party coalition but it will take a bit of luck

Poll shows there’s still a chance for a Pheu Thai People’s Party coalition but it will take a bit of luck

December 21, 2025

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

Bangkok opinion poll shows a narrow path remains for a Pheu Thai–People’s Party coalition after September’s Anutin gamble. Support has slid, voters are undecided and… Read More ›

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