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Police baffled as German arrested in Bangkok with meths had a massive visa overstay of nearly 16 years

Police baffled as German arrested in Bangkok with meths had a massive visa overstay of nearly 16 years

November 7, 2026

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German Hans, 63, is arrested in Bangkok after a staggering 5,732-day visa overstay. Neighbours’ complaints about late-night motorcycle visitors led police to crystal meth. He… Read More ›

Protest caravan heading for Bangkok this weekend with demands on fuel costs and drugs for government

Protest caravan heading for Bangkok this weekend with demands on fuel costs and drugs for government

November 6, 2026

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Krabi protest convoy heads for Bangkok as police ban rallies within 50 metres of Government House. Leader Mano Khrueakaeo demands a ฿10 fuel cut and… Read More ›

Stringent new controls on Thai children under 18 leaving the kingdom enforced by the Immigration Bureau

Stringent new controls on Thai children under 18 leaving the kingdom enforced by the Immigration Bureau

November 6, 2026

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Thailand tightens child exit checks after 32 minors are stopped. Police probe fake Thai fathers, Chinese crime links and human trafficking. Parents face birth certificate… Read More ›

Krabi welcomes more European air links for the 2026 High Season. Flights are still stuck below 2025 levels

Krabi welcomes more European air links for the 2026 High Season. Flights are still stuck below 2025 levels

November 6, 2026

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European jets return to Krabi as Thailand’s tourism fortunes split. The airport lines up 97 winter charters, Polish Dreamliners and Scandinavian flights. Meanwhile, Pattaya struggles… Read More ›

Conflicting guidance from PM and officials regarding stockpiling for an emergency amid world tensions

Conflicting guidance from PM and officials regarding stockpiling for an emergency amid world tensions

November 6, 2026

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Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dismisses emergency fears while his own disaster agency urges 72-hour survival supplies. Britain and the EU warn of disruption as… Read More ›

Actress Boom faces arrest on Friday, questioning and later prison if a court refuses her bail if charged

Actress Boom faces arrest on Friday, questioning and later prison if a court refuses her bail if charged

November 5, 2026

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Actress Boom Panadda faces a Friday dawn arrest as police probe nearly ฿1bn in charity funds! Seventeen accounts holding ฿60m are frozen. Her husband also… Read More ›

Chinese warning to its nationals stays as Bangkok embassy reveals it receives up to ten panic calls a day

Chinese warning to its nationals stays as Bangkok embassy reveals it receives up to ten panic calls a day

November 5, 2026

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Thailand and China clash over kidnapping warnings as Foreign Minister Sihasak challenges Wang Yi in Beijing. No concession follows. Ambassador Zhang defends the alerts, citing… Read More ›

Three more businessmen to lose Thai citizenship as probes into Israeli linked business networks ramp up

Three more businessmen to lose Thai citizenship as probes into Israeli linked business networks ramp up

November 4, 2026

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Citizenship crackdown widens in Thailand. Rabbi Yosef Chaim Kantor loses Thai nationality and must sell three Bangkok condos. Meanwhile, ten agencies probe 19 linked companies,… Read More ›

Furious House Speaker Sophon says opposition’s ‘lackey’ jibes crossed a line and threatens legal action

Furious House Speaker Sophon says opposition’s ‘lackey’ jibes crossed a line and threatens legal action

November 4, 2026

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Parliament in uproar as Speaker Sophon Saram defies opposition fury over new rules for 35 House committees. He rejects claims of protecting Anutin’s government, dares… Read More ›

Transport Minister orders urgent repairs as Emirates superjumbo held up by runway failure Monday night

Transport Minister orders urgent repairs as Emirates superjumbo held up by runway failure Monday night

November 4, 2026

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Airport ground gives way beneath Emirates superjumbo at Suvarnabhumi. A China Airlines jet was trapped five days earlier. Two other incidents are reported but unverified.… Read More ›

Executive dies in collision between two EVs in Kalasin province on Tuesday. Reported dead at the scene

Executive dies in collision between two EVs in Kalasin province on Tuesday. Reported dead at the scene

November 4, 2026

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Fatal crash on a slippery Kalasin road. Two electric cars collide, killing Roi Et loan company owner Chaiwat Serirat, 58. Rescuers cut open his mangled… Read More ›

58 year old jealous lover murders rival, cuts off his penis in front of former partner in Chacheongsao

58 year old jealous lover murders rival, cuts off his penis in front of former partner in Chacheongsao

November 3, 2026

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Jealousy killing horror in Chachoengsao. A Thai man, 58, allegedly ambushed his ex and beat her new lover, 55, to death before severing his penis.… Read More ›

Thai celebrity faces a maelstrom of suspicion and legal peril as police signal decisive action imminent

Thai celebrity faces a maelstrom of suspicion and legal peril as police signal decisive action imminent

November 3, 2026

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Beauty queen Boom Panadda is at the centre of a widening probe into charity funds involving up to ฿1bn in transactions. Police examine ฿45m paid… Read More ›

Popular Krabi kamnan leads 1,000 car protest against Prime Minister Anutin’s government on Thursday

Popular Krabi kamnan leads 1,000 car protest against Prime Minister Anutin’s government on Thursday

November 2, 2026

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Anutin faces a southern backlash. Over 500 vehicles have signed up for a planned 1,000-vehicle march on Government House. Nationalist Sondhi Limthongkul pledges ฿100,000 as… Read More ›

Bangkok preps for renewed war between Iran and the United States in coming weeks. Key meeting this week

Bangkok preps for renewed war between Iran and the United States in coming weeks. Key meeting this week

November 2, 2026

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Thailand on war alert. US-Iran tensions threaten half its crude imports as oil tops $113. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul orders energy and cyber preparations, while… Read More ›

Thai woman arrested for refusing to return money mistakenly lodged into her bank account in February

Thai woman arrested for refusing to return money mistakenly lodged into her bank account in February

November 2, 2026

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Bank transfer blunder ends in arrest. A Thai woman, 47, faces embezzlement proceedings over ฿45,800 sent by mistake. The Chinese sender chased his money for… Read More ›

Democrat Party spokesman wants answers from the government over long promised but stalled rail link

Democrat Party spokesman wants answers from the government over long promised but stalled rail link

November 1, 2026

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

Three-airport rail deal on the brink. CP-linked operator seeks exit from ฿224.5bn project after seven bleak years. Banks refuse fresh loans, ฿10bn in rail fees… Read More ›

Thai Gold market in Thailand shaken by huge Binance cryptocurrency theft linked to North Korean actors

Thai Gold market in Thailand shaken by huge Binance cryptocurrency theft linked to North Korean actors

November 1, 2026

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Gold price bloodbath. Thai bullion crashes ฿2,200 to a one-year low as bargain hunters flood shops. A $6.3bn Binance hack and US Fed rate decision… Read More ›

Thai citizens in Poland warned to stay clear of political crisis and protests over judicial appointments

Thai citizens in Poland warned to stay clear of political crisis and protests over judicial appointments

October 31, 2026

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Poland in turmoil. Thailand’s Warsaw embassy warns 664 Thai residents to avoid protests as riot police move in. Three detained, two senior judges suspended and… Read More ›

Amnesty boss says Cambodian state or officials complicit in the country’s still existing scam industry

Amnesty boss says Cambodian state or officials complicit in the country’s still existing scam industry

October 31, 2026

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Scam empire exposed. Amnesty links five security firms and more than 20 Cambodian officers to compounds rife with rape, torture and forced fraud. Chief Agnès… Read More ›

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