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Police arrest motosai driver in Pattaya for the brutal assault of a tourist asking about a local fare

Police arrest motosai driver in Pattaya for the brutal assault of a tourist asking about a local fare

February 27, 2021

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

The 24-year-old Chilean man, Salvatore Andres Castromedina, was emotional and in tears, in the early hours of Thursday morning, as he gave evidence to Pattaya… Read More ›

Jailed Thai cabinet ministers are already removed from office says Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu

Jailed Thai cabinet ministers are already removed from office says Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu

February 25, 2021

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

The vacancies at the pinnacle of government, with two senior cabinet roles to fill, now sparks a race for promotion among junior ministers and MPs… Read More ›

Official rejects reported claims by a Danish expert that Covid-19 may have originated in Thailand

Official rejects reported claims by a Danish expert that Covid-19 may have originated in Thailand

February 25, 2021

Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

A report in the respected Danish newspaper Politiken claimed that WHO expert, Dr Thea Kølsen Fischer, is studying closely the links between the virus, which… Read More ›

Three cabinet ministers get jail for insurrection over PDRC protests in Criminal Court shocker

Three cabinet ministers get jail for insurrection over PDRC protests in Criminal Court shocker

February 24, 2021

Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Two senior cabinet ministers, Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan sentenced to 7 years and 4 months while Digital Economy and Society Minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta received a… Read More ›

Clubhouse a new headache for Thai authorities as it becomes a home to the Progressive Movement

Clubhouse a new headache for Thai authorities as it becomes a home to the Progressive Movement

February 24, 2021

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

Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, deposed by the 2006 military coup, will soon appear on the network after he told a Bangkok seminar on Valentine’s… Read More ›

Thailand to reopen to ‘big fish’ tourists as a cryptocurrency friendly haven says promotion agency boss

Thailand to reopen to ‘big fish’ tourists as a cryptocurrency friendly haven says promotion agency boss

February 21, 2021

Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Tourism Authority of Thailand Governor, Yuthasak Supasorn, was speaking after a meeting with a technology association promoting closer ties between the kingdom and Japan. He… Read More ›

Policeman at the centre of second wife scandal now facing disciplinary enquiry and living alone

Policeman at the centre of second wife scandal now facing disciplinary enquiry and living alone

February 20, 2021

Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

It created a social media sensation on Thursday and Friday across Thailand. The video of a hurt and angry Thai wife losing control and beating… Read More ›

Plan to extend quarantine to 21 days for African travellers to deal with the new, resistant South African strain

Plan to extend quarantine to 21 days for African travellers to deal with the new, resistant South African strain

February 17, 2021

Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Public health officials are determined to keep the South African variant of Covid-19 out. Reports from the UK say researchers and scientists working with the… Read More ›

Tragic death of a beauty queen and two others in a road accident near Khon Kaen University is a loss

Tragic death of a beauty queen and two others in a road accident near Khon Kaen University is a loss

February 16, 2021

Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Ms Monchanit was runner up as Miss Thailand in 2019 and was in her final year as a science student at Khon Kaen University. The… Read More ›

Dutchman arrested as he tried to board a plane to the Netherlands while under ฿100 million probe

Dutchman arrested as he tried to board a plane to the Netherlands while under ฿100 million probe

February 16, 2021

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

Details of the case were outlined by Police Major General Charin Kopata of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau Division 5 on Monday. The Dutchman was… Read More ›

Door closing on quick foreign tourism return as economic recovery is delayed to the end of 2022

Door closing on quick foreign tourism return as economic recovery is delayed to the end of 2022

February 15, 2021

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

Thai economic planners are still hoping for mass foreign tourism to return in the last quarter of 2021 but the projected numbers for visitors are… Read More ›

Police Chief defends officers after Saturday’s riots in Bangkok saying all will face charges in court

Police Chief defends officers after Saturday’s riots in Bangkok saying all will face charges in court

February 15, 2021

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

Violence and mayhem seen in the heart of Bangkok. Events on Saturday clearly shows a more aggressive approach from the student-led protest movement which vowed… Read More ›

Drugs party raided at a private poolside venue in Pattaya as the city’s bars and venues are deserted

Drugs party raided at a private poolside venue in Pattaya as the city’s bars and venues are deserted

February 14, 2021

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

As beleaguered bar owners and venue operators in Pattaya struggle to keep the doors open in a ghost town that was once the world’s party… Read More ›

Phuket’s plan to self vaccinate on hold as Interior Ministry orders private sector out of vaccine deals

Phuket’s plan to self vaccinate on hold as Interior Ministry orders private sector out of vaccine deals

February 11, 2021

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

On Tuesday, the Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul made it clear that no vaccine firm will deal with either local authorities or business interests… Read More ›

Rayong gambling boss is arrested as fact-finding panel finds police and officials acted corruptly

Rayong gambling boss is arrested as fact-finding panel finds police and officials acted corruptly

February 11, 2021

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Panel headed by former permanent secretary at the Ministry of Justice, Chanchao Chaiyanukit, also suggests that there may be 200 illegal gambling dens in Thailand… Read More ›

Coup boss writes to Prayut for support as UK man with Chinese partner flees troubled Myanmar 

Coup boss writes to Prayut for support as UK man with Chinese partner flees troubled Myanmar 

February 10, 2021

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

UK teacher Ian Richmond emerged from Myanmar on Tuesday after a 5-day incommunicado journey from Tachileik in Shan State culminating in a 20-minute crossing by… Read More ›

No Valentine’s Day marriages in Bangkok and other restrictions for those tying the knot for now

No Valentine’s Day marriages in Bangkok and other restrictions for those tying the knot for now

February 8, 2021

Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Thai authorities are carefully watching any potential source of infection in Bangkok at this time as the second virus wave recedes. The proximity of the… Read More ›

Refloat of foreign tourism in the 2nd half of 2021 with vaccines pushed by minister and industry for the sector

Refloat of foreign tourism in the 2nd half of 2021 with vaccines pushed by minister and industry for the sector

February 7, 2021

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

Determined plan being pushed by the Phuket Tourist Association on the holiday island to vaccinate 70% of the population itself using the Sinovac vaccine from… Read More ›

US and UK show a way to end vaccine nightmare says top doctor urging vaccination for ‘herd immunity’

US and UK show a way to end vaccine nightmare says top doctor urging vaccination for ‘herd immunity’

February 3, 2021

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

Thailand now appears ready to go all-in on a vaccine programme while the AstraZeneca vaccine still remains the only approved jab. This week, the Chairman… Read More ›

Rogue bank manager in Pattaya fleeces foreign customers at a top bank branch in the resort city

Rogue bank manager in Pattaya fleeces foreign customers at a top bank branch in the resort city

February 3, 2021

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Many of those who spoke with Police Colonel Phisit Phoolsap recalled being told their bank account books and documents were out of date by bank… Read More ›