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Police racing to verify disturbing reports of Belarusian model alleged to have been taken by scammers

Police racing to verify disturbing reports of Belarusian model alleged to have been taken by scammers

October 20, 2025

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

Thai police are urgently probing claims that Belarusian model Vera Kravchova was lured to Thailand, trafficked into Myanmar, enslaved in a scam compound and died,… Read More ›

Thaksin serves  his prison term as a teacher to inmates at Khlong Prem without further pardon

Thaksin serves his prison term as a teacher to inmates at Khlong Prem without further pardon

October 20, 2025

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

Thaksin Shinawatra has ruled out seeking another royal pardon and is serving his one-year sentence at Klong Prem Prison, teaching fellow inmates, keeping disciplined, maintaining… Read More ›

Crazy foreigner clambers for the roof in Phuket. This time it was an intoxicated Dane, a former professional boxer

Crazy foreigner clambers for the roof in Phuket. This time it was an intoxicated Dane, a former professional boxer

October 19, 2025

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

Chaos erupted in Phuket as a drunken former Danish boxer climbed rooftops in Kata, shouting and risking his life. Police worked carefully to calm him,… Read More ›

Horror story of Belarusian woman taken in Bangkok by Burmese scam compound gang being investigated

Horror story of Belarusian woman taken in Bangkok by Burmese scam compound gang being investigated

October 19, 2025

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

Belarusian model Vera Kravchova, 26, vanished after a Bangkok job offer. She was trafficked to a Myanmar scam camp, enslaved, and reportedly killed. Her family… Read More ›

Fears the Bhumjaithai Party has ensnared the People’s Party and any hope of real Constitutional reform 

Fears the Bhumjaithai Party has ensnared the People’s Party and any hope of real Constitutional reform 

October 18, 2025

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

Bhumjaithai Party exploits Senate control to block Pheu Thai and limit People’s Party influence, threatening meaningful constitutional reform, shaping the 2026 election, as ongoing investigations… Read More ›

Former Pheu Thai leader welcomes return of Ex Democrat Party PM Abhisit back to frontline politics

Former Pheu Thai leader welcomes return of Ex Democrat Party PM Abhisit back to frontline politics

October 18, 2025

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

Former PM Abhisit Vejjajiva returns as Democrat Party leader, warmly welcomed by ex-Pheu Thai chief Dr. Cholnan Srikaew, promising democratic reform, youth engagement, and renewed… Read More ›

Evil Romance scammers break the hearts of lonely middle-aged women in the Kingdom’s Northeast

Evil Romance scammers break the hearts of lonely middle-aged women in the Kingdom’s Northeast

October 17, 2025

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

Ruthless Thai romance scammers in the Northeast are fleecing lonely middle-aged women, taking tens of thousands of baht for fake foreign husbands, leaving victims blocked… Read More ›

Kla Tham MP dismisses unproven scam centre claims about Deputy Prime Minister Thamanat Prompow

Kla Tham MP dismisses unproven scam centre claims about Deputy Prime Minister Thamanat Prompow

October 17, 2025

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

Kla Tham Party MP Pai Lik defends Deputy PM Thamanat Prompow against unverified Cambodian Scam Centre scam claims. He calls the accusations baseless and challenges… Read More ›

People’s Party warns Anutin of a No Confidence move over cabinet links to Cambodian scam networks

People’s Party warns Anutin of a No Confidence move over cabinet links to Cambodian scam networks

October 16, 2025

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

People’s Party warns Prime Minister Anutin with a no-confidence motion over alleged Thai cabinet links to Cambodia’s vast scam networks, as the US and South… Read More ›

Euphoric Israeli soldiers on leave arrested for illicit narcotic use on Koh Phangan on Tuesday morning

Euphoric Israeli soldiers on leave arrested for illicit narcotic use on Koh Phangan on Tuesday morning

October 16, 2025

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

Four Israeli soldiers on leave were arrested on Koh Phangan after a drug-fueled party celebrating a Gaza cease-fire. Police found cocaine and meth on site.… Read More ›

Cambodian scam, centre bosses target young Thai nationals seeking better pay due to the poor economy

Cambodian scam, centre bosses target young Thai nationals seeking better pay due to the poor economy

October 16, 2025

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

Cambodian call centre gangs target young Thai workers seeking better pay. 11 victims were rescued near Aranyaprathet as police vowed a relentless hunt to dismantle… Read More ›

American economic and political power at work as Deputy Prime Minister Ekniti promises to keep faith

American economic and political power at work as Deputy Prime Minister Ekniti promises to keep faith

October 15, 2025

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

Thailand pledges to uphold all previous trade agreements as Deputy Prime Minister Ekniti accelerates US tariff talks, advances a European Union FTA, and coordinates with… Read More ›

Failed Indian company director freaks out in central Bangkok with an imitation firearm after taking pot

Failed Indian company director freaks out in central Bangkok with an imitation firearm after taking pot

October 15, 2025

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

Failed Indian company director sparks chaos in central Bangkok’s Siam Square by waving a fake gun while reportedly high on marijuana, terrifying crowds of shoppers… Read More ›

Thai Cambodian conflict and old 2012 Martial Law order in Trat cause top islands to lose ฿700 million

Thai Cambodian conflict and old 2012 Martial Law order in Trat cause top islands to lose ฿700 million

October 14, 2025

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

The Thai-Cambodian conflict and outdated 2012 martial law in Trat triggered mass cancellations on Koh Chang, Koh Mak, and Koh Kood, forcing UK insurers to… Read More ›

Brazilian woman attacked police at Pattaya traffic stop for not wearing a helmet. Frenzy at the police station

Brazilian woman attacked police at Pattaya traffic stop for not wearing a helmet. Frenzy at the police station

October 14, 2025

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

A Brazilian woman attacked Pattaya police after a helmet stop, causing chaos at the station, while an Indian tourist suffered head injuries in a separate… Read More ›

Bright spot in Bangkok as Thailand’s 30th National Book Fair set to wow well over 1 million visitors

Bright spot in Bangkok as Thailand’s 30th National Book Fair set to wow well over 1 million visitors

October 13, 2025

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

Bright spot in Bangkok as Thailand’s 30th National Book Fair draws over 1 million visitors with 2 million books, 900 booths, six zones, celebrity talks,… Read More ›

Alarm raised by Police over Israelis on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan passing off counterfeit dollar bills

Alarm raised by Police over Israelis on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan passing off counterfeit dollar bills

October 13, 2025

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

Police in Southern Thailand have raised the alarm after three Israeli tourists were caught exchanging counterfeit US dollars on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan, exposing… Read More ›

Shocking nighttime attack on elderly German couple as they slept in their bed in Phang-nga province

Shocking nighttime attack on elderly German couple as they slept in their bed in Phang-nga province

October 12, 2025

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

Shocking night-time home invasion in Phang-nga leaves an elderly German couple with serious head injuries as a lone intruder breaks through the roof, attacks them… Read More ›

Officials on Koh Phangan launch inquiry after locals complain the island is becoming a second Tel Aviv

Officials on Koh Phangan launch inquiry after locals complain the island is becoming a second Tel Aviv

October 12, 2025

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

Thai authorities launch a sweeping probe into Israeli-linked businesses on Koh Phangan as locals complain the island is becoming a “second Tel Aviv,” citing visa… Read More ›

Riot police sent to Sa Kaeo border flashpoint area with Cambodia as tension begin to rise sharply there

Riot police sent to Sa Kaeo border flashpoint area with Cambodia as tension begin to rise sharply there

October 11, 2025

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

Riot police have been deployed to the Sa Kaeo border as Cambodian nationals face eviction, tensions escalate sharply, crowds form, media swarm and foreign embassies… Read More ›

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