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Heartwarming rescue of stranded Brit who lost his wallet and contact with home on Koh Phangan beach

Heartwarming rescue of stranded Brit who lost his wallet and contact with home on Koh Phangan beach

January 23, 2026

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Penniless Brit stranded for days on Koh Phangan after losing his wallet was found exhausted on a beach, rescued by tourist police after an embassy… Read More ›

Young German tourist arrested in Phuket for ฿2,000 theft from spa centre on Tuesday trying to give back

Young German tourist arrested in Phuket for ฿2,000 theft from spa centre on Tuesday trying to give back

January 22, 2026

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A 25-year-old German tourist was arrested at a Phuket spa after CCTV footage showed him stealing ฿2,000 from a cash drawer while the cashier was… Read More ›

Search mounted for Scots tourist who disappeared 2 weeks ago after landing in Bangkok on January 5th

Search mounted for Scots tourist who disappeared 2 weeks ago after landing in Bangkok on January 5th

January 22, 2026

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Search launched for missing Scots traveller Kenny Robertson, 58, who vanished after landing in Bangkok on January 5. Last contact was a brief email days… Read More ›

Former ministers cleared over roles in Department of Special Investigation of 2024 Senate election poll

Former ministers cleared over roles in Department of Special Investigation of 2024 Senate election poll

January 22, 2026

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

Court clears ex-ministers Phumtham and Thawee in Senate probe, but wider 2024 election collusion investigations deepen, targeting 229 people, including 138 senators and senior Bhumjaithai… Read More ›

Projected arrivals in Thailand down 18% for January 2026 as foreign tourism gets off to an extremely rocky start

Projected arrivals in Thailand down 18% for January 2026 as foreign tourism gets off to an extremely rocky start

January 21, 2026

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

Thailand’s tourism sector enters 2026 in crisis as January arrivals are forecast to plunge 18%, hit by floods, border conflict, visa crackdowns and a rising… Read More ›

Callous and crazed killer arrested on Tuesday in Hua Hin after brutal onslaught on sleeping receptionist

Callous and crazed killer arrested on Tuesday in Hua Hin after brutal onslaught on sleeping receptionist

January 20, 2026

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Hotel receptionist killer seized after huge manhunt in Hua Hin as police arrest Rattikorn Yingyod, 36, accused of beating a sleeping female worker 14 times… Read More ›

24 year old Thai woman lives with younger twin brothers as a trio. Nong Fah insists there is no jealousy

24 year old Thai woman lives with younger twin brothers as a trio. Nong Fah insists there is no jealousy

January 20, 2026

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Thai woman Nong Fah, 24, sparks nationwide buzz after revealing she lives with 23-year-old twin brothers as partners, saying families approved, money is shared, jealousy… Read More ›

Senator wants to look closely at the cryptocurrency market as upper house seeks answers on rising baht

Senator wants to look closely at the cryptocurrency market as upper house seeks answers on rising baht

January 19, 2026

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

Senator demands probe as Thai baht jumps 9% despite weak economy. Crypto market trades over ฿100bn monthly, raising laundering fears. Agencies and Bitkub summoned to… Read More ›

Just another accident or disaster on Saturday as Thailand’s image abroad takes a battering this week

Just another accident or disaster on Saturday as Thailand’s image abroad takes a battering this week

January 18, 2026

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

Engineering disasters: A sinkhole swallows a pickup truck a day after a crane kills two, just a day after a rail inferno claimed 32 lives.… Read More ›

Trade expert warns the government on barter deals with China being pursued by the Commerce Ministry

Trade expert warns the government on barter deals with China being pursued by the Commerce Ministry

January 16, 2026

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

Thai expert warns barter deals with China and Russia risk US backlash, hurt rice exports and farmers, and weaken competitiveness as baht surges and a… Read More ›

Another foreign tourist reunited with cash in hours in the heart Bangkok through diligent police work

Another foreign tourist reunited with cash in hours in the heart Bangkok through diligent police work

January 16, 2026

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

Bangkok riverside police return lost tourist cash in hours as Samsen and Wat Phraya Krai stations use CCTV and public help to recover ฿28,000 and… Read More ›

Prime Minister calls for contractors on high speed line to be blacklisted after 32 die in express rail disaster

Prime Minister calls for contractors on high speed line to be blacklisted after 32 die in express rail disaster

January 14, 2026

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

PM Anutin rushed to Nakhon Ratchasima after a crane smashed into a speeding train, killing 32. He blasted high-speed line contractors, slammed low compensation, raised… Read More ›

Brit arrested after weekend of high jinks on Phuket. Charges include public indecency and drug driving

Brit arrested after weekend of high jinks on Phuket. Charges include public indecency and drug driving

January 14, 2026

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

British tourist, 24, was arrested in Phuket after a viral video showed him driving a yellow Jeep on a traffic island during heavy congestion, urinating… Read More ›

Drug party arrests on Koh Phangan lead to dealer’s capture. Four Israelis detained in police swoops

Drug party arrests on Koh Phangan lead to dealer’s capture. Four Israelis detained in police swoops

January 14, 2026

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

Thai police raided a Koh Phangan villa party, arresting three Israeli tourists and seizing cocaine, ketamine and ecstasy. A follow-up operation led to the arrest… Read More ›

Drug crazed man goes on rampage at Ayutthaya dorm killing two elderly people and wounding brother

Drug crazed man goes on rampage at Ayutthaya dorm killing two elderly people and wounding brother

January 12, 2026

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A 19-year-old man went on a knife rampage in an Ayutthaya dormitory, killing two elderly women and seriously injuring his brother. Police found blood-filled corridors,… Read More ›

Young Russian tourist dies after speed boat overturns in Andaman Sea on Sunday after trawler collision

Young Russian tourist dies after speed boat overturns in Andaman Sea on Sunday after trawler collision

January 12, 2026

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

A tour speedboat carrying foreign tourists crashed into a fishing trawler off Phi Phi, capsizing and sinking in busy Andaman Sea waters, killing an 18-year-old… Read More ›

Southern insurgency sends clear message to Bangkok amid the General Election. 11 petrols stations bombed

Southern insurgency sends clear message to Bangkok amid the General Election. 11 petrols stations bombed

January 11, 2026

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

Bombs and arson struck 11 PTT petrol stations across Thailand’s southern border provinces after midnight Sunday, injuring four people including police, triggering a Narathiwat curfew,… Read More ›

Russian man accused of extortion of a car dealer is arrested by the pool at a luxury resort on Koh Samui

Russian man accused of extortion of a car dealer is arrested by the pool at a luxury resort on Koh Samui

January 10, 2026

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

Thai police arrested Russian fugitive Sibgatullin Airat at a luxury resort in Koh Samui using biometric tracking. He faces extradition to Russia for extorting ฿390,000… Read More ›

Repeat of 2023. People’s Party begins to surge in top nationwide poll with 41.36% support. Pheu Thai 2nd

Repeat of 2023. People’s Party begins to surge in top nationwide poll with 41.36% support. Pheu Thai 2nd

January 10, 2026

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

People’s Party storms ahead in major online media poll with 41.36% support as Feb 8 election nears, Nattapong leads PM race, rivals trail badly, but… Read More ›

Pheu Thai candidate calls on Election Commission to act. ฿1 billion for vote buying in Ubon Ratchathani

Pheu Thai candidate calls on Election Commission to act. ฿1 billion for vote buying in Ubon Ratchathani

January 9, 2026

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

Vote-buying fears rock Thailand’s election as a Pheu Thai candidate warns that up to ฿1 billion is flooding Ubon Ratchathani, urges urgent EC action, flags… Read More ›

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