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Australian handed down 18 years prison sentence after pleading guilty to using a dead man’s passport

Australian handed down 18 years prison sentence after pleading guilty to using a dead man’s passport

March 6, 2026

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Australian fugitive Paul Noel Casey, wanted over drug charges in Sydney, hid for years on Koh Phangan using a dead Irishman’s passport while running a… Read More ›

Jealous boyfriend murders woman and turns the gun on himself in Sisaket last Sunday over wedding plans

Jealous boyfriend murders woman and turns the gun on himself in Sisaket last Sunday over wedding plans

March 6, 2026

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

Jealous rage erupts in Sisaket as a 33-year-old man allegedly shoots his 28-year-old girlfriend dead at home before turning the gun on himself. Police found… Read More ›

Naval war in focus Thursday as US Iranian war widens further leaving Thailand’s tourism sector reeling

Naval war in focus Thursday as US Iranian war widens further leaving Thailand’s tourism sector reeling

March 6, 2026

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

Trump hails Iran war as tankers burn, casualties mount and oil choke sparks global shock. Flights halted, markets rocked and Thai tourism reels as the… Read More ›

Mototaxi arrested for tourist handbag snatch incident in Bangkok. Tells police he needs to support 2 wives

Mototaxi arrested for tourist handbag snatch incident in Bangkok. Tells police he needs to support 2 wives

March 5, 2026

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

Bangkok cops arrest Thai rider over Brit tourist bag snatch. Suspect allegedly admits to robbery, says app taxi pay is too low and he needs… Read More ›

Analysts urge the government to prepare for higher oil prices as top bank predicts 33 baht to dollar rate

Analysts urge the government to prepare for higher oil prices as top bank predicts 33 baht to dollar rate

March 5, 2026

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

Baht on brink as Middle East war sends oil soaring. Top Thai bank warns currency could hit 33 per dollar if crude tops $100. Thailand’s… Read More ›

US Ambassador Seán O’ Neill briefed Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul at Government House on War

US Ambassador Seán O’ Neill briefed Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul at Government House on War

March 5, 2026

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

US envoy meets Thai PM as Middle East war escalates. Oil reserve fears erupt over 38-day claim. Tourism hit. US sinks Iranian warship with 100+… Read More ›

Royal Thai Police tightens security for diplomatic missions in Bangkok linked to US Iran war in the Gulf

Royal Thai Police tightens security for diplomatic missions in Bangkok linked to US Iran war in the Gulf

March 4, 2026

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

Police upgrade security for the US, Israeli and Iranian embassies after Operation Epic Fury and raging hostilities in the Gulf. Nationwide alert as fears grow… Read More ›

Elite police agency obtains arrest warrants for Ben Smith and wife as searches get underway in Bangkok

Elite police agency obtains arrest warrants for Ben Smith and wife as searches get underway in Bangkok

March 3, 2026

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

Thai cops now hunt fugitive South African financier “Ben Smith” over ฿1bn fraud as six raids hit Bangkok. Warrants issued, 13 items seized, and ฿13bn… Read More ›

Ugandan ladies on the game in Koh Phangan tell cops they were making big bucks to send home to Africa

Ugandan ladies on the game in Koh Phangan tell cops they were making big bucks to send home to Africa

March 3, 2026

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

Koh Phangan vice shock as two Ugandan women admit earning up to ฿500,000 a month from prostitution after Israeli tourist’s robbery complaint sparks undercover WhatsApp… Read More ›

Musical woman from Buriram marries two Austrian men at the same time after meeting them in Pattaya

Musical woman from Buriram marries two Austrian men at the same time after meeting them in Pattaya

March 3, 2026

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

Thai woman, 37, marries two Austrian police officers in a single Buriram ceremony as each groom pledges ฿1m dowry. Close friends agree to a shared… Read More ›

Tycoon Quentin Griffiths arrested off first class flight. Later convicted in Pattaya of fraud and forgery

Tycoon Quentin Griffiths arrested off first class flight. Later convicted in Pattaya of fraud and forgery

March 3, 2026

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 ASOS co-founder Quentin Griffiths fell to his death from a 17th-floor Pattaya flat weeks after a fraud conviction. The 58-year-old Brit was on bail and… Read More ›

Prime Minister Anutin urges calm as real fears grow over a volatile and dangerous war in the Middle East

Prime Minister Anutin urges calm as real fears grow over a volatile and dangerous war in the Middle East

March 3, 2026

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

Middle East war escalates as the US signals possible ground troops in Iran and Israeli units operate in Tehran. Strait of Hormuz effectively shuts, oil… Read More ›

Visa waivers, discounted hotel stays and 2,000 baht a person per day for stranded tourists announced over Iran war

Visa waivers, discounted hotel stays and 2,000 baht a person per day for stranded tourists announced over Iran war

March 3, 2026

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

WAR SHOCKWAVES HIT THAILAND: Iran–US clash grounds flights at four airports, strands tourists, sparks ฿2,000 daily aid and visa relief as Dubai routes stall and… Read More ›

Money laundering moves in cases linked to Cambodia including cases tied to Ben Smith and Chen Zhi

Money laundering moves in cases linked to Cambodia including cases tied to Ben Smith and Chen Zhi

March 2, 2026

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

Bangkok’s Civil Court freezes ฿13.074bn in four explosive scam and fraud cases, including a massive ฿12.123bn seizure in the Tangthai or Yim Leak file. AMLO… Read More ›

US fighting for regime change in Tehran as the Middle East conflict throws airline industry into chaos

US fighting for regime change in Tehran as the Middle East conflict throws airline industry into chaos

March 2, 2026

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

Middle East war triggers mass airspace closures, flight chaos and 32 cancellations to Suvarnabhumi Airport. Major hubs shut, passengers stranded, casualties reported and governments issue… Read More ›

Thailand faces Middle East instability as Khamanei is killed and US Israeli forces push regime change

Thailand faces Middle East instability as Khamanei is killed and US Israeli forces push regime change

March 1, 2026

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

US-Israel blitz kills Iran’s Supreme Leader, sparks revenge threats and street chaos. Flights axed, gold surges and Thailand scrambles to shield oil and tourist markets… Read More ›

Thai wife who hired two men to murder love rival in a car bomb explosion arrested by police this week

Thai wife who hired two men to murder love rival in a car bomb explosion arrested by police this week

March 1, 2026

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

Wife hires hitmen in Chonburi car bomb plot: four devices rigged under fuel tank, remote blast fails, victim survives. Three suspects arrested after CCTV probe;… Read More ›

Brazen home invasion and robbery of UK Thai couple launched by 4 Brits on Thursday night. All arrested

Brazen home invasion and robbery of UK Thai couple launched by 4 Brits on Thursday night. All arrested

March 1, 2026

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

Four Britons arrested after armed gang storms Pattaya home, holds chef at knifepoint and steals ฿2m safe. CCTV tracks three-car escape as suspects split cash… Read More ›

Quentin Griffith’s wife of 16 years says her children are missing since his death in Pattaya on Feb 9th after fall

Quentin Griffith’s wife of 16 years says her children are missing since his death in Pattaya on Feb 9th after fall

February 28, 2026

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

Thai ex-wife of UK fashion tycoon Quentin Griffiths denies any role in his Pattaya balcony death as police probe suspected suicide. She says her three… Read More ›

PM offers support to 23rd Thai soldier maimed by ananti personnel mine on the Cambodian border

PM offers support to 23rd Thai soldier maimed by ananti personnel mine on the Cambodian border

February 28, 2026

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

Thai soldier loses leg in Surin landmine blast near Cambodian border as tensions simmer. PM Anutin orders full support, cites buried devices after heavy rains,… Read More ›

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