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Cash in a plastic box millions: lawyer claiming money is husband of top anti-corruption agency official

Cash in a plastic box millions: lawyer claiming money is husband of top anti-corruption agency official

June 8, 2025

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

Lawyer Thaweewat Sengkaew claims ownership of ฿12 million cash found in a plastic box dumped as trash in a condo. His wife is a top… Read More ›

Cambodian troops withdraw from near Chong Bok but questions still remain over this week’s border crisis

Cambodian troops withdraw from near Chong Bok but questions still remain over this week’s border crisis

June 8, 2025

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

Cambodian troops pull back from the tense Chong Bok border, easing the crisis—but Thai PM’s image has taken a hit. Martial law, threatened power and… Read More ›

Anutin rejects Interior Ministry shift or indeed any Bhumjaithai Party cabinet moves. Cites 2023 deal

Anutin rejects Interior Ministry shift or indeed any Bhumjaithai Party cabinet moves. Cites 2023 deal

June 8, 2025

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

Anutin Charnvirakul rejects any cabinet reshuffle affecting Bhumjaithai’s hold on the powerful Interior Ministry, citing the 2023 deal with Pheu Thai. Warns reshuffle rumours destabilize… Read More ›

Top lawyer steps up to claim ฿12 million thrown out in trash. Says he kept it at his condo for safety reasons

Top lawyer steps up to claim ฿12 million thrown out in trash. Says he kept it at his condo for safety reasons

June 7, 2025

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

A lawyer claims the ฿12 million found in a condo trash bin on Thursday in Muang Thong Thani just outside Bangkok is his, saying he… Read More ›

Tourist boss worried about Cambodian border crisis and rising online speculation about a coup d’état

Tourist boss worried about Cambodian border crisis and rising online speculation about a coup d’état

June 7, 2025

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

Tourism boss sounds the alarm as Thai-Cambodia border tensions escalate and coup rumours swirl online. Fears of martial law, falling tourist numbers and political chaos… Read More ›

Martial law declared in border areas with Cambodia as military takes command of Thailand’s tense standoff

Martial law declared in border areas with Cambodia as military takes command of Thailand’s tense standoff

June 7, 2025

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

Martial law declared as Thai troops seize control of key Cambodian border zones after deadly May 28 clash. Crossings shut, tourists discouraged and military crackdown… Read More ›

8 year old girl in Udon Thani had a narrow escape when a UK man’s car crashed through her garden wall

8 year old girl in Udon Thani had a narrow escape when a UK man’s car crashed through her garden wall

June 7, 2025

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

A British man’s car ploughed through a concrete wall in Udon Thani, missing an 8-year-old girl by seconds. The child had just left her bamboo… Read More ›

Thai Cambodian border tensions worsen as matters threaten to spill over into the kingdom’s politics

Thai Cambodian border tensions worsen as matters threaten to spill over into the kingdom’s politics

June 7, 2025

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

Border tensions erupt as Thai army warns of war over Cambodian buildup. PM urges calm, but conservatives rally, demanding action. With 12,000 enemy troops near… Read More ›

฿12 million in neat cash left out as trash in suburban condo building. Woman sought to use plastic box

฿12 million in neat cash left out as trash in suburban condo building. Woman sought to use plastic box

June 6, 2025

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

฿12M TRASH SHOCK: ฿12M in crisp banknotes found stuffed in a plastic box beside a condo trash bin in Nonthaburi. Shocked woman called police. Mystery… Read More ›

Reshuffle talks occur against a backdrop of external tensions such as the Cambodian border standoff

Reshuffle talks occur against a backdrop of external tensions such as the Cambodian border standoff

June 6, 2025

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

Coalition reshuffle talks intensify amid Thai-Cambodian border tensions and Thaksin’s call for Interior Ministry control. Key parties meet to defend power as nationalist pressure rises.… Read More ›

Taiwanese Scam Kingpins arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport with 19 smartphones found in their luggage

Taiwanese Scam Kingpins arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport with 19 smartphones found in their luggage

June 6, 2025

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

Busted at the Border: Three Taiwanese scam kingpins busted at Suvarnabhumi with 19 hidden phones tied to Thai fraud rings. Phones linked to fake sales… Read More ›

Tourist police track down Danish Romeo who went missing from his family and switched off Facebook 

Tourist police track down Danish Romeo who went missing from his family and switched off Facebook 

June 6, 2025

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

A Danish man feared missing after deleting Facebook and vanishing in Thailand was found living happily with a new girlfriend. Family feared foul play, but… Read More ›

Chinese scam suspect rearrested at budget hotel in Chanthaburi after daring early morning escape

Chinese scam suspect rearrested at budget hotel in Chanthaburi after daring early morning escape

June 6, 2025

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

Chinese fraudster Li Jian, 38, recaptured at a Chanthaburi hotel after leaping from a Pattaya City police station window. The fugitive paid ฿4,000 for a… Read More ›

Dangerous impasse between Thailand and Cambodia as PM rules out International Court of Justice (ICJ)

Dangerous impasse between Thailand and Cambodia as PM rules out International Court of Justice (ICJ)

June 5, 2025

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

Thai PM Paetongtarn rejects ICJ involvement in border dispute with Cambodia, insisting on direct talks. Cambodia pushes for Hague court. Rising tensions near Chong Bok… Read More ›

Horror for UK tourist in Phuket who saw his wife fall to her death in front of his eyes early Wednesday

Horror for UK tourist in Phuket who saw his wife fall to her death in front of his eyes early Wednesday

June 5, 2025

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

A British tourist’s wife tragically fell seven meters down a steep, unguarded slope outside their Patong hotel in Phuket. The fatal accident, witnessed by her… Read More ›

Thai Minsters engage with US trade chief Jamieson Greer in Paris at global OECD ministerial meeting

Thai Minsters engage with US trade chief Jamieson Greer in Paris at global OECD ministerial meeting

June 5, 2025

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

Thai ministers met U.S. trade czar Jamieson Greer in Paris as pressure mounts to avoid a crippling 36% tariff hike on Thai exports by July… Read More ›

Thai air force opts for Swedish Gripen fighter jets in a rebuff to the United States and its F16 jets proposal

Thai air force opts for Swedish Gripen fighter jets in a rebuff to the United States and its F16 jets proposal

June 5, 2025

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

Thailand dumps U.S. fighter jet deal after F-35 snub—opts for Sweden’s Gripen jets in bold defence shift. Air Force chiefs call it a leap toward… Read More ›

Good news for expats and tax residents as Revenue gives update on new law taxing foreign remittances

Good news for expats and tax residents as Revenue gives update on new law taxing foreign remittances

June 4, 2025

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

Thailand’s Revenue Department plans a major tax break for expats: foreign income remitted within two years won’t be taxed. The new rule aims to boost… Read More ›

Rome calls for a wider and more decisive response to Cambodia’s antics on the border after latest clash

Rome calls for a wider and more decisive response to Cambodia’s antics on the border after latest clash

June 4, 2025

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

Rome urges decisive action after a deadly clash with Cambodia at the border. He warns Thailand must prepare for war but focus on cracking down… Read More ›

UK woman found dead on Koh Phangan early Tuesday in underwear on quiet beach. Drowning suspected

UK woman found dead on Koh Phangan early Tuesday in underwear on quiet beach. Drowning suspected

June 4, 2025

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

UK woman, 54, found dead without underwear on Koh Phangan beach. Suspected drowning after she was seen swimming alone while intoxicated. She had fallen earlier… Read More ›

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