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Pirate TV streaming legal and illegal content smashed in Chiang Mai by cross border police operation
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Thailand–Malaysia smash MYIPTV4K piracy ring in cross-border raid. Chiang Mai and Selangor busts saw police seize devices, identify cash trails and data in an INTERPOL-linked… Read More ›
Vietnam’s President visits King and Queen at Dusit Palace in Bangkok. Five decades of ties celebrated
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Thai King and Queen received Vietnamese leader To Lam at Dusit Palace, Bangkok, at 5:12 PM. The royal audience was the centrepiece of the official… Read More ›
Top anti-corruption official denies culpability for horror crash. Insists he was not driving the pickup
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
NACC senior official Jarong Kroemoh denies driving in the fatal Nonthaburi pickup crash that killed delivery rider Sornarin Nakongsi, despite police filing three charges, including… Read More ›
Top Finance Ministry official says Thailand needs technology, investment and a leap in productivity
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Thai finance official warns of simultaneous “economic waves” as output falls 0.36% in April, war-driven costs rise, and Thailand’s competitiveness weakens, while rising high-tech foreign… Read More ›
Just an old man reporting on parole. Ex Premier in Mercedes Maybach reports to local Probation Office in Bangkok
Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thaksin Shinawatra returned to the public spotlight on Thursday as cameras swarmed Bangkok Probation Office 1 during his first parole reporting session, arriving in a… Read More ›
Corruption activist Atchariya faces a new defamation trial over cyber police bribery claims on National TV
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Thailand’s Criminal Court accepted a defamation lawsuit against activist Achariya Ruangrattanapong over explosive claims that a senior cyber police commander took gambling bribes, as the… Read More ›
Thailand stunned as top anti corruption official mows down delivery driver while four times over drink driving limit
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Witnesses claimed an attempt was made to switch drivers after a drunken crash killed a delivery rider in Nonthaburi. Senior anti-corruption chief Jarong Kroamoh faces… Read More ›
Police deny any Koh Samui taxi mafia but confirm 8 suspects are now being sought over cabbie’s murder
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Koh Samui’s bloody taxi war deepened Thursday as police linked eight suspects to the murder of driver Sikharin Phromcharoen. One man is in custody, and… Read More ›
Alcohol and property disputes were key factors in stepmother’s murder. Suspect confesses to police before charges
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Surin police reenact a fatal domestic shooting as the 40-year-old suspect, Mr Mana is taken through the crime scene, hideout and gun dump after confessing… Read More ›
People’s Party leader doubles down on ‘blue regime’ remarks but stresses it refers to political groups
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Nattapong Ruangpanyawut refuses to apologise over “blue regime” claims as Senate threats and legal warnings escalate. Prime Minister Anutin dismissed the allegations as just political… Read More ›
56 year old woman arrested in Nakhon Sawan over a 2019 fraud case linked to finding places in the army
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Fugitive woman, 56, arrested after 4-year Thai Army job scam. Police say Ms. Prakaiwan took 200k baht as a deposit for fake military placements, then… Read More ›
Parliament to decide on DSI request to quiz Songhla MP Chonnapat who police link to organised crime
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Thai parliament faces explosive vote on MP Chonnapat Naksua as DSI seeks summons over alleged billion-baht gambling network. Organised crime claims, immunity rules and a… Read More ›
Police Hospital released findings on wound suffered by Formula One star Mika Salo on Bangkok night out
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Formula One star Mika Salo was not slashed in Bangkok, Thai police say. Forensic doctors found his 28-stitch leg wound was likely caused by a… Read More ›
Health Minister is on hand at Suvarnabhumi Airport as Ebola quarantine, screening measures go live
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Thailand has activated emergency Ebola controls at Suvarnabhumi Airport, ordering quarantine, isolation, and strict screening for arrivals from Congo and Uganda after WHO warned that… Read More ›
Ko Samui taxi war erupts leaving one taxi man dead, one arrested and police seeking seven more suspects
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Koh Samui’s brutal taxi turf war exploded into murder when a gang allegedly ambushed a cab carrying foreign tourists and shot driver Mr. Firth dead… Read More ›
Minister cites 13 million arrivals as tourism efforts bank on Middle East boost despite flight losses
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Thailand’s vital tourism industry is under threat as Chinese arrivals weaken, Gulf airlines slash flights and Middle East tensions hit bookings. Despite 13.4 million visitors… Read More ›
Lumpini police officer left fighting for his life after early morning shooting at his apartment in Bangkok
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Bangkok shock as a police lieutenant is found critically wounded in a gunshot blast inside his Lumpini police housing apartment, sparking a major probe. His… Read More ›
Hard working and under pressure Prime Minister Anutin returns from France to a packed schedule and issues at home
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Anutin lands in Bangkok at 5:51 am after French trip, as posts show him working 4 hours on the VIP flight while others slept. His… Read More ›
Angry mob, tense scenes in Nong Bua Lamphu after horrific murder of 13 year old girl by her stepfather
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Pornchai “Jack” escorted by over 50 police for a murder reenactment in Nong Bua Lamphu as mob tried to lynch him. Girl found dead, mother… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
Vietnam’s President visits King and Queen at Dusit Palace in Bangkok. Five decades of ties celebrated
May 29, 2026
Thai King and Queen received Vietnamese leader To Lam
Top Finance Ministry official says Thailand needs technology, investment and a leap in productivity
May 29, 2026
Thai finance official warns of simultaneous
Corruption activist Atchariya faces a new defamation trial over cyber police bribery claims on National TV
May 29, 2026
Thailand’s Criminal Court accepted a defamation
Police deny any Koh Samui taxi mafia but confirm 8 suspects are now being sought over cabbie’s murder
May 28, 2026
Koh Samui’s bloody taxi war deepened Thursday as
People’s Party leader doubles down on ‘blue regime’ remarks but stresses it refers to political groups
May 28, 2026
Nattapong Ruangpanyawut refuses to apologise over
Parliament to decide on DSI request to quiz Songhla MP Chonnapat who police link to organised crime
May 28, 2026
Thai parliament faces explosive vote on MP Chonnapat
Health Minister is on hand at Suvarnabhumi Airport as Ebola quarantine, screening measures go live
May 28, 2026
Thailand has activated emergency Ebola controls at
Minister cites 13 million arrivals as tourism efforts bank on Middle East boost despite flight losses
May 27, 2026
Thailand’s vital tourism industry is under threat as
Hard working and under pressure Prime Minister Anutin returns from France to a packed schedule and issues at home
May 27, 2026
Anutin lands in Bangkok at 5:51 am after French trip,
Prime Minister briefs French President Macron on the Cambodian border issue during Élysée Palace visit in Paris
May 27, 2026
Anutin Charnvirakul heads home after tense Paris talks
Ebola emergency controls and 21 day quarantine declared for visitors from Congo and Uganda after WHO move
May 27, 2026
Thailand orders mandatory 21-day Ebola quarantine for
Finnish Formula One star Mika Salo quells reports of bike blade attack in Bangkok. It was an ‘accident’
May 26, 2026
Former F1 star Mika Salo denies he was slashed in a
Tussle between People’s Party leader and Senate band as Nattapong Ruangpanyawut refuses to apologise
May 26, 2026
Opposition leader Nattapong Ruangpanyawut refuses
Police top brass push back on claims by Cambodia’s Hun Sen that scammers enter through Thailand
May 25, 2026
Thai police reject Hun Sen’s claim that Thailand
Widening Sa Kaeo police extortion scandal has badly damaged Chinese tourist market for Thailand
May 25, 2026
Thailand faces a tourism and policing crisis as six
Drug trafficking player killed in northern Sukhothai province after police chase with 2 million pills
May 25, 2026
Fatal checkpoint chase in Sukhothai ends in a deadly
Austrian national living on Phuket’s streets arrested and deportation ordered after repeated complaints
May 25, 2026
Destitute Austrian arrested and deported in Phuket
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