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2 tourists from Brazil arrested with over ฿22 million in cocaine in secret compartment of their luggage

2 tourists from Brazil arrested with over ฿22 million in cocaine in secret compartment of their luggage

May 7, 2025

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Two Brazilian tourists were arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport with ฿22 million worth of cocaine hidden in secret luggage compartments. The pair arrived via Paris from… Read More ›

Russian tourists hospitalised in Surat Thani after eating mildly poisonous fruit in a Temple Park visit

Russian tourists hospitalised in Surat Thani after eating mildly poisonous fruit in a Temple Park visit

May 7, 2025

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Seven Russian tourists were hospitalised after eating wild fruit at a Surat Thani park. The mildly poisonous “Three Friends Fruit” caused vomiting, chest pain, and… Read More ›

Homeless elderly German dumped in Pattaya by his Thai wife sparks debate over Thai Foreigner marriage

Homeless elderly German dumped in Pattaya by his Thai wife sparks debate over Thai Foreigner marriage

May 7, 2025

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Homeless German man dumped by his Thai wife in Pattaya reignites fierce debate on Thai-foreigner marriages, age gaps and rising cross-cultural unions as officials step… Read More ›

Prime Minister calls for less inflamed rhetoric but promises to hunt down insurgency killers in the South

Prime Minister calls for less inflamed rhetoric but promises to hunt down insurgency killers in the South

May 6, 2025

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

PM Paetongtarn urges calm over Southern unrest but vows to track insurgents after 4 civilians—including a child and blind woman—were gunned down and a police… Read More ›

CP boss says Thailand must engage US and become Southeast Asia’s top data centre with cheap energy 

CP boss says Thailand must engage US and become Southeast Asia’s top data centre with cheap energy 

May 6, 2025

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

CP chief Suphachai Chearavanont calls for deeper US ties, small nuclear reactors, and legal casinos. He wants to see Thailand become Southeast Asia’s top data… Read More ›

Controversy over special police investigators as the Senate Election case threatens explosive findings

Controversy over special police investigators as the Senate Election case threatens explosive findings

May 6, 2025

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

DSI probe into 2024 Senate election sparks firestorm as explosive claims, forced confessions and political fallout rock government. Ministers face a court challenge while investigators… Read More ›

Australian tourist flying in from Bali handcuffed after he came through Immigration for armed robbery

Australian tourist flying in from Bali handcuffed after he came through Immigration for armed robbery

May 6, 2025

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Australian tourist flying from Bali to Phuket arrested at Bangkok airport over armed robbery warrant issued just a day earlier. Thai biometric alert system flagged… Read More ›

Pattaya homeowner reports to police after UK tenant absconded leaving unpaid bills, filth and damage

Pattaya homeowner reports to police after UK tenant absconded leaving unpaid bills, filth and damage

May 6, 2025

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

A British tenant fled a luxury Pattaya home leaving behind wreckage, unpaid bills, and a strong marijuana smell. The Thai landlord found the property in… Read More ›

Area of Laos opposite the Thai border in Chiang Rai erupts into armed conflict – 5 Lao soldiers dead in fierce fighting

Area of Laos opposite the Thai border in Chiang Rai erupts into armed conflict – 5 Lao soldiers dead in fierce fighting

May 5, 2025

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Rebel militias storm Lao army outposts opposite Chiang Rai, killing five soldiers and isolating villages. Thai forces step up patrols after stray bullets hit homes.… Read More ›

Thailand’s obscure negotiation strategy with United States an outlier as PM promises a ‘secret deal’

Thailand’s obscure negotiation strategy with United States an outlier as PM promises a ‘secret deal’

May 5, 2025

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

Thailand under fire as PM Paetongtarn teases ‘secret deal’ with US amid stalled talks, rising tariffs, and growing pressure from rivals. As China warns against… Read More ›

Out of control foreign driver in Phuket hunted down for arrest by police after Sunday motoring terror

Out of control foreign driver in Phuket hunted down for arrest by police after Sunday motoring terror

May 5, 2025

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Phuket police are hunting a white foreign driver who went on a road rage rampage, slapping a motorist, ramming a van then fleeing both scenes.… Read More ›

Vagrant who threw cement rocks at Bangkok drivers out of frustration charged with attempted murder

Vagrant who threw cement rocks at Bangkok drivers out of frustration charged with attempted murder

May 5, 2025

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A 45-year-old vagrant has been charged with attempted murder after hurling cement blocks at motorists in Bangkok, just days after an unrelated fatality caused by… Read More ›

Arrivals with smartphones can still register before Immigration checks. Anutin calls for new Department

Arrivals with smartphones can still register before Immigration checks. Anutin calls for new Department

May 4, 2025

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Travellers urged to use smartphones to submit TDAC forms on arrival as the Immigration Bureau offers help at airports. Meanwhile, Interior Minister Anutin pushes for… Read More ›

US academic faces deportation from Thailand after being fired from his job and therefore losing his visa

US academic faces deportation from Thailand after being fired from his job and therefore losing his visa

May 4, 2025

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US academic Paul Chambers faces deportation from Thailand after losing his job and visa despite charges being dropped. The respected professor, who has lived in… Read More ›

Thai Public Health officials deny a further death in Mukdahan from anthrax. One person has died so far

Thai Public Health officials deny a further death in Mukdahan from anthrax. One person has died so far

May 4, 2025

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Thai officials deny rumours of more anthrax deaths in Mukdahan after confirming first fatal case in 30 years. One patient remains under watch as authorities… Read More ›

Polish and Australian men drinking with their wives fall to their deaths in Patpong just 48 hours apart

Polish and Australian men drinking with their wives fall to their deaths in Patpong just 48 hours apart

May 4, 2025

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Two tourists fall to their deaths in Patong just 48 hours apart, one from a fifth-floor condo balcony and the other from a hotel stairwell,… Read More ›

Army chief calls for fighting back after a day of terror in the South which saw 4 civilians murdered in Narathiwat

Army chief calls for fighting back after a day of terror in the South which saw 4 civilians murdered in Narathiwat

May 4, 2025

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

Army chief orders top alert and urges unified fightback after insurgents kill four civilians in Narathiwat, including a 76-year-old woman and a 9-year-old girl, in… Read More ›

More long-haul tourists in April as Thai hotels hold tight on room rates in hard pursuit of higher revenue

More long-haul tourists in April as Thai hotels hold tight on room rates in hard pursuit of higher revenue

May 3, 2025

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

Thailand is shifting to high-cost tourism, with hotel rates soaring and long-haul arrivals rising. European and North American visitors surge, while budget travel declines. Hoteliers… Read More ›

Industry Ministry task force hunts Chinese controlled recycling operations linked to collapsed tower

Industry Ministry task force hunts Chinese controlled recycling operations linked to collapsed tower

May 3, 2025

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

Minister targets Chinese recycling firms linked to deadly tower collapse and toxic red dust racket. Officials probe overpayments, customs fraud and junta-era loopholes. Crackdown widens… Read More ›

Israeli in Phuket nabbed by police for motorbike theft at his hotel in Thalang. Faces up to 3 years in prison

Israeli in Phuket nabbed by police for motorbike theft at his hotel in Thalang. Faces up to 3 years in prison

May 3, 2025

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

Israeli tourist Yoad Cohen, 32, was arrested in Phuket after stealing a motorbike from a hospital car park. Caught at a Thalang hotel with the… Read More ›

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