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Two more Brazilian drug mules arrested at Koh Samui Airport with ฿20 million worth of hidden cocaine

Two more Brazilian drug mules arrested at Koh Samui Airport with ฿20 million worth of hidden cocaine

July 21, 2025

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Brazilian couple busted at Koh Samui Airport with 6.93kg of cocaine worth ฿20 million, just weeks after another pair was caught at Suvarnabhumi with a… Read More ›

Australian cop loses life savings after trusting his instincts with a Phuket based German crypto whiz

Australian cop loses life savings after trusting his instincts with a Phuket based German crypto whiz

July 21, 2025

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

Retired Australian cop loses over ฿40 million in Phuket crypto scam by a German conman. Trusting his instincts, he invested life savings in a fake… Read More ›

Private runway probed by DSI linked to golf course owned by Anutin’s family in Nakhon Ratchasima

Private runway probed by DSI linked to golf course owned by Anutin’s family in Nakhon Ratchasima

July 21, 2025

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DSI is investigating a private runway at Rancho Charnvee Resort, owned by former Deputy PM Anutin’s family, amid claims a public road was absorbed into… Read More ›

Pattaya punters preyed upon by transgender sex workers in a rash of hotel robberies while showering

Pattaya punters preyed upon by transgender sex workers in a rash of hotel robberies while showering

July 20, 2025

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

Transgender sex workers are being linked to a wave of hotel robberies in Pattaya, where tourists are being targeted while showering. Victims include a Chinese… Read More ›

Horror in Thailand as young Brit throws himself from a condo building in Chiang Mai after Friday Night lover’s tiff

Horror in Thailand as young Brit throws himself from a condo building in Chiang Mai after Friday Night lover’s tiff

July 20, 2025

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A British man on holiday in Chiang Mai fell to his death from a 10th-floor condo after a heated row with his fiancée. The couple… Read More ›

Thaksin lifts morale of followers as US deal is in the works with a final rate close to that of Vietnam

Thaksin lifts morale of followers as US deal is in the works with a final rate close to that of Vietnam

July 20, 2025

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

Former PM Thaksin boosts morale at Korat ceremony as US trade deal nears. Final tariff rate likely close to Vietnam’s 20%, says Finance Minister Pichai.… Read More ›

Military blasts Cambodia for breaching international law by planting mines which injured 3 soldiers

Military blasts Cambodia for breaching international law by planting mines which injured 3 soldiers

July 20, 2025

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The Thai military accuses Cambodia of planting new Russian-made landmines that injured 3 soldiers near the border. Over 100 mines are believed to have been… Read More ›

Sex worker reported to police by Indian tourists for refusing to leave their hotel bedroom over dispute

Sex worker reported to police by Indian tourists for refusing to leave their hotel bedroom over dispute

July 19, 2025

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

Indian tourists in Pattaya called police on a sex worker who refused to leave their hotel room after they rejected her body shape and refused… Read More ›

Tourism minister visits Pattaya. Promises new safer environment for foreign tourists with security tech

Tourism minister visits Pattaya. Promises new safer environment for foreign tourists with security tech

July 19, 2025

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

Tourism minister visits Pattaya, pledges crackdown on crime and new security tech after safety fears shake the city. With tourism down 5%, officials vow a… Read More ›

Infant girl dumped by hard hearted mother at a bridge in Samut Prakan found healthy after stormy night

Infant girl dumped by hard hearted mother at a bridge in Samut Prakan found healthy after stormy night

July 19, 2025

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

Newborn girl dumped in backpack on a bridge survives stormy night alone. CCTV shows a woman riding off after abandoning the infant. Baby found alive… Read More ›

Election Commission moves forward steadily with Election Collusion case linked to Bhumjaithai Party

Election Commission moves forward steadily with Election Collusion case linked to Bhumjaithai Party

July 19, 2025

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The Bhumjaithai Party and 138 senators face mounting pressure as Thailand’s Election Commission advances a major probe into alleged collusion in the Senate election, amid… Read More ›

60 year old disabled Brit robbed by three ladies of the night at his Pattaya hotel after taking a shower beforehand

60 year old disabled Brit robbed by three ladies of the night at his Pattaya hotel after taking a shower beforehand

July 18, 2025

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

Wheelchair-bound Brit, 60, robbed of £290 by three ‘ladies of the night’ at Pattaya hotel after taking a shower. Shirtless and furious, he wheeled to… Read More ›

3rd western tourist arrested smuggling heroin out of Thailand. This time, an American at Phuket Airport

3rd western tourist arrested smuggling heroin out of Thailand. This time, an American at Phuket Airport

July 18, 2025

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A 60-year-old American man was arrested at Phuket Airport trying to smuggle 6.6kg of heroin to France. It marks the third heroin bust involving a… Read More ›

Senate Committee Chair tells government to send Trump’s men packing and accept the 36% tariff rate

Senate Committee Chair tells government to send Trump’s men packing and accept the 36% tariff rate

July 18, 2025

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

Thai Senate chair urges government to accept Trump’s 36% tariff now, then cut tariffs slowly to protect SMEs amid tense US trade talks. Balancing risks,… Read More ›

Pattaya police ‘suspicious’ after 2 Westerners’ bodies found in the same condo building within 2 hours

Pattaya police ‘suspicious’ after 2 Westerners’ bodies found in the same condo building within 2 hours

July 18, 2025

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Pattaya police investigate the suspicious deaths of two Western men found dead in the same condo just hours apart. A short-haired woman seen on CCTV… Read More ›

Army private who lost foot promoted to Sergeant as probe into the origin of the Russian mine is opened

Army private who lost foot promoted to Sergeant as probe into the origin of the Russian mine is opened

July 18, 2025

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

Thai soldier loses foot in blast near Cambodia, promoted to Sergeant with ฿1M payout. Army probes if the Russian mine was newly planted. Officials warn… Read More ›

Monk mistress thought the money was never-ending. Went through ฿385 million. Blew ฿3 million in one day

Monk mistress thought the money was never-ending. Went through ฿385 million. Blew ฿3 million in one day

July 17, 2025

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

Mistress to monks Wilawan Emsawat blew ฿385 million, including ฿3 million in one day. She admitted to a steady cash flow from senior monks and… Read More ›

Ex-PM Thaksin’s lèse-majesté trial hearings close in Bangkok. Court sets August 22nd as Judgement Day

Ex-PM Thaksin’s lèse-majesté trial hearings close in Bangkok. Court sets August 22nd as Judgement Day

July 17, 2025

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

Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra’s lese-majeste trial wraps up in Bangkok. Verdict set for August 22, marking 2 years since his return from exile. With key… Read More ›

Thai soldier loses leg stepping on landmine on patrol at the Thai Cambodian border in Ubon Ratchathani

Thai soldier loses leg stepping on landmine on patrol at the Thai Cambodian border in Ubon Ratchathani

July 17, 2025

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

Thai soldier loses leg after stepping on a landmine during routine patrol near the Thai-Cambodian border in Ubon Ratchathani. The blast was at a former… Read More ›

Thai woman flees punter’s Pattaya apartment after adverse reaction to taking weed and cannabis jelly

Thai woman flees punter’s Pattaya apartment after adverse reaction to taking weed and cannabis jelly

July 17, 2025

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

Thai woman suffers violent reaction after eating cannabis jelly given by a Korean man in Pattaya. She fled his apartment, seeking help from passersby. Police… Read More ›

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