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Thaksin replies to bombshell Ministry of the Interior news on Thursday. No big deal says the former PM
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Thaksin downplays land dispute over Alpine Golf Club, calling it “no big deal” as controversy heats up. Meanwhile, Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai parties clash over… Read More ›
PM Paetongtarn to speak Chinese with AI to address security fears in China as foreign tourism suffers over scam farms
Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra uses AI to speak Chinese, downplaying security fears as foreign tourism drops. However, illegal operations and human trafficking linked to Myawaddy… Read More ›
Finally, hope dawns for jailed Uyghurs as incoming US Secretary of State Marco Rubio promises support
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Hope for Bangkok’s Uyghurs as incoming US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pledges intervention to end the 43 detainees’ decade-long ordeal, highlighting China’s repression and… Read More ›
Defiant Pole charged with perpetrating an indecent act on a young Thai woman at a convenience store
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Defiant Polish man faces up to 10 years in Thai prison after slapping a woman’s bottom in a Sathorn store, refusing to apologize or comply… Read More ›
Bangkok-born US Senator Tammy Duckworth schools Trump’s pick for Defence Secretary in Washington
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Bangkok-born U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth exposes Trump’s defence nominee Pete Hegseth’s foreign policy gaps during a Senate hearing, challenging his lack of knowledge on ASEAN… Read More ›
Police chief insists murder of former Cambodian MP Kim Limya was a personal grudge and not political
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Thai police reveal the mastermind behind the murder of ex-Cambodian MP Kim Limya, insisting it was a personal grudge, not political. Two suspects remain wanted… Read More ›
UK granny, high on cheap booze, left wandering in a Bangkok Hotel stark naked after going to bed
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UK granny’s Bangkok nightmare. 61-year-old Janet West woke to learn her hallucinatory dream of wandering stark naked in a hotel was shockingly real. Fueled by… Read More ›
Death of young Irish diver Robby Kinlan is the latest incident on Ko Tao. Police suggest cardiac failure
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The death of young Irish tourist Robby Kinlan, found dead on Ko Tao, adds to the island’s notorious reputation. Police suggest cardiac arrest, but ongoing… Read More ›
Murder of ex-Cambodian MP Kim Limfa linked to regime through second wanted suspect Kimsrin Pich
Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Ex-Cambodian MP Kim Limfa’s murder linked to pro-regime ties as more details emerge about wanted suspect Kimsrin Pich. Meanwhile, the extradited hitman Ekkalak Paenoy refuses… Read More ›
Thai Sang Thai leader Sudarat suggests people in power in Thailand are linked to transnational gangs
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Thai Sang Thai leader claims figures in power benefit from transnational crime as Thailand’s tourism image takes a hit. She urges former PM Thaksin to… Read More ›
Britain seeks rapprochement with China as a massive rifts open up between Labour’s UK and Trump’s USA
Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
UK seeks rapprochement with China amid rising tensions with the US, as Labour’s controversial high-tax budget and Donald Trump’s return stoke political rifts. Chancellor Rachel… Read More ›
American rescues a suicidal young Thai woman in Pattaya. It was her second attempt in two weeks
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American man saves a suicidal woman in Pattaya, marking her second suicide attempt in two weeks. The 23-year-old was stopped from jumping off a pedestrian… Read More ›
Dial M for Murder in Bangkok. Sergeant M extradited back and tells police he was hired for just ฿60,000 to kill ex MP
Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Ex-Thai Navy Sergeant M Extradited After Assassination of Cambodian MP in Bangkok. Sergeant M, aka Ekkalak Paenoy, has confessed to the murder of former opposition… Read More ›
King Power family to launch biggest fatal accident action in English legal history. Inguest on Monday
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King Power family to launch £2.15 billion lawsuit over 2018 helicopter crash that killed Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. The legal action, believed to be the largest fatal… Read More ›
Visa waiver scheme questioned with another China Crisis for foreign tourism driven by security fears
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Thailand’s visa waiver scheme faces mounting scrutiny as a series of crimes involving Chinese nationals, including abductions and scams, spark a crisis of confidence among… Read More ›
University urged to file a police complaint over Chinese police training. Participants return to China
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Siam University clarifies reports of a controversial Chinese police training course. The Thai government however urges the university to file a police complaint after unauthorized… Read More ›
฿13 million swindled and robbed in Chinese criminal exploits in central Bangkok on Thursday afternoon
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฿13M stolen in Bangkok crypto scams: Chinese nationals swindled in two cases of fraud and robbery. Police pursue suspects as concerns grow over Thailand’s visa… Read More ›
Rescue of American in Mae Hong Song’s Pai district brings relief but also a warning from Tourist Police
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American hiker rescued in Mae Hong Son’s scenic Pai district after getting lost in Doi Thong Forest. Tourist police warn visitors of growing risks as… Read More ›
Hitman who gunned down former Cambodia MP in Bangkok arrested in Cambodia. Taken to Phnom Penh
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Ex-Royal Thai Navy marine arrested in Cambodia after Bangkok assassination of Cambodian-French MP. Ekkalak Paenoy, accused of gunning down opposition figure Lim Kimya, fled to… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
Ice-cold beer and cigarettes hit the spot for young Russian tourists off scenic Koh Phi Phi Leh in Krabi on Wednesday
April 27, 2025
Young Russian tourists drinking beer and smoking at
Irish man viciously attacked with a folding knife in Pattaya early on Saturday morning near his condo
April 26, 2025
Irishman viciously attacked with knife outside Pattaya
Six Thai police aviation officers killed on Friday in crash off Hua Hin. Posthumous promotions declared for the crew
April 26, 2025
Six Thai police officers died when a light aircraft
Uzbek tourist’s forged dollar holiday in Thailand ends with his arrest by Pattaya police after complaints
April 25, 2025
An Uzbek tourist was arrested in Pattaya after funding
Russian tour guides and travel firms suppressed in Phuket task force operation led by Tourist Police
April 25, 2025
Tourist Police in Phuket arrest two Russians for
Brit on Koh Samui in hot water after a road traffic violation. Found with Cocaine and an expired visa
April 25, 2025
British man, 28, busted on Koh Samui after fleeing
Monarch pays a touching tribute to Pope Francis as he is mourned in Rome. King and Queen ‘heartbroken’
April 24, 2025
The Thai King and Queen say they are ‘heartbroken’
$1 million or ฿34 million car wiped out instantly on Wednesday morning in Bangkok after hitting pickup
April 23, 2025
฿34 million Ferrari bursts into flames in Bangkok.
Two young women robbed at gunpoint on Sunday in South Pattaya. Suspect arrested by police in 48 hours
April 23, 2025
A Thai man disguised as a motorcycle taxi driver
Paul Chamber’s brother says academic must be returned to United States before US-Thai trade talks
April 22, 2025
US–Thai trade talks stall again as PM urges caution
Big political moves in the offing. Rumours in Bangkok say the Bhumjaithai may be shown the door
April 22, 2025
Rumours swirl of a major cabinet shake-up as PM
Sai Scott National Park Ranger to be formally removed from role by Director-general’s order this week
April 21, 2025
Controversial National Park ranger Sai Scott is to be
Pope Francis dead at 88. Reforming Jesuit pope leaves behind a bitterly divided church but inspired many
April 21, 2025
Pope Francis has died aged 88, ending a 12-year papacy
Narcotics Czar issues severe warning about killer drug cocktail ‘Labubu’ sold in Bangkok over Songkran
April 21, 2025
Deadly ‘Labubu’ party pills sold during Songkran
Road rage act by an ex-politician’s son shows old loyalties and dynastic power is still strong in Thailand
April 20, 2025
BMW road rage incident involving ex-mayor’s son
Ranger Sai resigns but defiantly insists that he was right to teach a Western foreign tourist a lesson
April 20, 2025
Defiant Thai-Scots ranger “Sai Scott” resigns
Thai economy thrown into disarray by Trump’s tariffs. Exports and Tourism may both be far lower in 2025
April 19, 2025
Trump’s tariffs create economic turmoil for
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