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French tourist arrested at Phuket airport after cocaine sachets fell from his trousers before screening, with CCTV leading police to more drugs, including ecstasy, seized… Read More ›
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American murder suspect Cedric Peters was arrested in Bangkok after fleeing the US as a tourist, Thai immigration police said. Wanted in Georgia for a… Read More ›
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Thailand launches a nationwide QR crackdown on taxis after strike threats and airport boycott fears earlie this year. All cabs face real-time tracking, ID checks… Read More ›
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Foreign man carjacks airport SUV on Koh Samui, drags driver from seat and flees as victim clings on for 3.5km. Police chase and stop the… Read More ›
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Phuket police arrested a 32-year-old Swedish tourist at a Patong hotel on a rape warrant after a fellow Swedish woman reported being assaulted in his… Read More ›
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Vote-buying scandal engulfs Thai election as videos show cash payments to voters. Complaints spread across provinces. Police and Election Commission open probes after the Bank… Read More ›
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German tourist dubbed “Mr Spray” was arrested after defacing more than 40 sites on Koh Phangan with political graffiti. Detained in Bangkok, he faces criminal… Read More ›
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German jogger, 61, arrested in Nonthaburi after tearing down eight People’s Party election signs over two days. CCTV led police to the suspect, who apologised,… Read More ›
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Tourist dubbed “Mr. Spray” sparks fury on Koh Phangan after red graffiti appears at 40 sites. Images spread online show slogans on signs, roads and… Read More ›
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French couple filmed having sex on a Phuket tuk-tuk, thought a police station fine ended it. Instead, immigration police arrested them, revoked their visas, blacklisted… Read More ›
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Audio bombshell rocks Thai politics as lawyer defends leaked call. Minister cries fake, police probe stalls while election chiefs face mounting pressure. Questions posed over… Read More ›
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Firebrand ex-MP Ice Rakchanok attacks the Election Commission over advance voting chaos, missing People’s Party posters and claims voters were misled. She rejected the agency’s… Read More ›
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Election week drama as People’s Party leader Nattapong and two MPs face Criminal Court over energy remarks, posting bail in a defamation case filed by… Read More ›
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Big Joke resurfaces at a Bangkok tennis court, denying flight after his police career ended as bribery and abuse cases emerge. NACC probes move toward… Read More ›
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Two French tourists were fined after a viral video showed them having sex on a moving tuk-tuk in Phuket. Police traced the couple within two… Read More ›
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Grey money fears intensify as Thailand nears polling day, with banks flagging huge withdrawals, a ฿250 million probe opened, police raiding a Surat Thani vote-buying… Read More ›
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Danish tourist arrested after stealing a safe packed with ฿100 million property deeds from a Chinese businessman’s Koh Samui home. Police caught him in Krabi… Read More ›
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Gold chaos grips Thailand as prices crash 12% after record highs, sparking panic selling, bargain buying and packed pawn shops, while the baht weakens, volatility… Read More ›
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Thailand has been placed back on the US Treasury currency watchlist as December’s exports to America surge 54.3% and the trade surplus widens. Washington tightens… Read More ›
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Taxi driver, 58, was found burned to death inside his Toyota taxi on a rural Buriram road after midnight. Police found no struggle or foul… Read More ›
Bungling French drug dealer arrested at Phuket Airport after cocaine sachets found on concourse 
24 year old American tourist wanted for Murder in Augusta Georgia arrested in Bangkok by Immigration 
Major upgrade to taxi services in Thailand and strict enforcement of quality standards with new QR code 
Incoherent and hallucinating Western man carjacks SUV on Koh Samui highway before police intervene 
Swedish national arrested in Patong, Phuket for the rape of a compatriot woman at his hotel last Sunday 
Vote buying operation detected in Khon Kaen in viral video clip. Report lodged with Election Commission 
Mr Spray arrested in Bangkok. Fled Koh Phangan. Angry German protesting against Israeli tourists 
German national saved by complaint withdrawal after his arrest for destroying People’s Party posters 
Police on Koh Phangan searching for Mr Spray a political graffiti activist damaging the island’s image 
Sting in tail for randy French duo arrested on Monday by Immigration Bureau officers. Ordered deported 
Bombshell audio clip suggesting a conservative plot is genuine says Lawyer Aun, says he has the numbers 
People’s Party firebrand ‘ICE’ calls for actions against Election Commission after advance voting errors 
People’s Party leader and former MPs in court on Monday seeking bail in Gulf Criminal defamation case 
Resigned Big Joke confirms he remains in Bangkok in tennis court media interview after flight rumours 
French tourist pair put on sex show in the back of a red Tuk Tuk on frantic ride through central Phuket 
Election Commission officers raid Surat Thani house after reports of vote buying activity were received 
Dane broke into Chinese man’s home on Koh Samui. Made off with safe full of deeds and build permits 
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