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Ceasefire signed Saturday sees hostilities wind down for 72 hour monitoring period in wider peace deal

Ceasefire signed Saturday sees hostilities wind down for 72 hour monitoring period in wider peace deal

December 27, 2025

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Thai and Cambodian defence chiefs sign border ceasefire after deadly last day clashes leave three Thai soldiers dead. Guns fall silent under a 72-hour truce as… Read More ›

Transsexual pickpockets arrested by Pattaya Tourist police on Monday after Israeli man challenged them

Transsexual pickpockets arrested by Pattaya Tourist police on Monday after Israeli man challenged them

December 27, 2025

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Pattaya police arrested two Thai trans women Monday night for pickpocketing an Israeli tourist on Walking Street, recovering all stolen cash, while both perpetrators remain… Read More ›

Conservative Thai Pakdee Party wants ฿500 and ฿1,000 bills scrapped to fight corruption and illegality

Conservative Thai Pakdee Party wants ฿500 and ฿1,000 bills scrapped to fight corruption and illegality

December 26, 2025

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Thailand’s conservative Thai Pakdee Party wants to scrap ฿500 and ฿1,000 notes to fight corruption, target illicit cash flows, punish embezzlers with death sentences, and… Read More ›

Thai Airport authority says traffic has surged in December to match 2019 levels despite lower arrivals

Thai Airport authority says traffic has surged in December to match 2019 levels despite lower arrivals

December 26, 2025

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Thai airports report December traffic matching 2019 levels as daily passengers surge despite a 7% fall in arrivals. It comes with strong Chinese travel, holiday… Read More ›

German pays $700 for jars of herbal tonic to regrow hair on bald heads in Pattaya Christmas Eve scam

German pays $700 for jars of herbal tonic to regrow hair on bald heads in Pattaya Christmas Eve scam

December 26, 2025

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German tourist, 57, shells out $700 for “miracle” hair-growth jars in Pattaya Christmas Eve scam after street pitch. Police are now probing a growing tourist… Read More ›

Outline peace deal agreed at border talks but cabinet approval needed before Defence Minister signs

Outline peace deal agreed at border talks but cabinet approval needed before Defence Minister signs

December 26, 2025

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Tentative border peace deal reached as Cambodia bows to Thai terms — but Anutin says no land will be ceded and the pact still needs… Read More ›

Western tourist in Pattaya continued to celebrate Christmas Day even after being floored on the street

Western tourist in Pattaya continued to celebrate Christmas Day even after being floored on the street

December 25, 2025

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Western tourist sparks Christmas Day brawl in Pattaya, is floored by opponent outside bar but keeps dancing and celebrating as medics treat him. Police launch… Read More ›

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

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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

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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

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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 ›

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