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Three Chinese nationals rescued by police in Tak province near Burma. Police top brass want answers

Three Chinese nationals rescued by police in Tak province near Burma. Police top brass want answers

October 31, 2026

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Border kidnapping bust. Police stop a fleeing Toyota in Tak and find three Chinese men tied up and blindfolded. Four Thais face charges, while a… Read More ›

Prime Minister under fire from MPs in parliament over rumoured cuts to allowances for southern police

Prime Minister under fire from MPs in parliament over rumoured cuts to allowances for southern police

October 30, 2026

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Southern police face a 44% allowance axe, but PM Anutin insists there are no cuts. Police orders tell another story. A ฿314m shortfall sparks fury,… Read More ›

Upmarket prostitution racket in Singapore procuring sexy Thai women to work in the city state smashed

Upmarket prostitution racket in Singapore procuring sexy Thai women to work in the city state smashed

October 30, 2026

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Sex racket busted. Thai and Singaporean police smash Lover’s Fortress, a seven-year network supplying Thai women to elite Singapore clients. Four organisers arrested, 19 sex… Read More ›

Border locals in Tak seek protection as war in Burma’s Karen State intensifies between rebels and army

Border locals in Tak seek protection as war in Burma’s Karen State intensifies between rebels and army

October 29, 2026

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War spills into Thailand. Burmese troops attack Karen rebels as mortars and bullets strike Tak homes. A woman is wounded, a boy escapes injury and… Read More ›

PM revokes citizenship of Jewish leader in Thailand amid police investigation into Chabad network nationwide

PM revokes citizenship of Jewish leader in Thailand amid police investigation into Chabad network nationwide

October 29, 2026

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Passport bombshell in Thailand. Anutin revokes a prominent rabbi’s citizenship after investigators uncover 16 journeys using US nationality. Chabad-linked businesses face scrutiny, while Phuket braces… Read More ›

Tourism chiefs furious as another Chinese abduction and a spat with the Embassy threaten bookings

Tourism chiefs furious as another Chinese abduction and a spat with the Embassy threaten bookings

October 29, 2026

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

Lured to Thailand by an online acquaintance, a Chinese woman jumps from her captors’ moving car. Police arrest two Thai men and hunt a Chinese… Read More ›

Bank of Thailand confirms a tale of two economies one booming, another struggling with decline

Bank of Thailand confirms a tale of two economies one booming, another struggling with decline

October 28, 2026

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

Boom for big business, pain for Thai families! The Bank of Thailand raises its growth forecast to 2.4% as AI exports soar. Yet SME loans… Read More ›

French businessman wanted for VAT fraud arrested this Wednesday on Koh Samui after Interpol Notice

French businessman wanted for VAT fraud arrested this Wednesday on Koh Samui after Interpol Notice

October 28, 2026

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Interpol fugitive caught on Koh Samui. Frenchman Alexandre Toj, 53, faces a ฿50 million tax fraud investigation involving fake VAT invoices, a €650,000 aircraft purchase… Read More ›

Thailand’s GDP may get a bump up from the 3rd quarter after recent economic agency talks with PM Anutin

Thailand’s GDP may get a bump up from the 3rd quarter after recent economic agency talks with PM Anutin

October 28, 2026

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

Thailand’s GDP figures face a dramatic shake-up after Anutin questions weak GDP growth. Investigators uncover ฿800 billion in missing factory output. Analysts predict a possible… Read More ›

Thousands of fake Thai citizens of Chinese origin identified in one case going back over two decades

Thousands of fake Thai citizens of Chinese origin identified in one case going back over two decades

October 27, 2026

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Chinese citizenship fraud probe reaches back 27 years as Thai police flag 1,483 suspect birth registrations. A medical student, programmer and engineer are caught up… Read More ›

New police chief wants officers who show their faces to the public and issue warnings instead of fines

New police chief wants officers who show their faces to the public and issue warnings instead of fines

October 27, 2026

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Thailand cracks down on masked traffic police eight years after the ‘ninja police’ controversy. Officers must reveal their faces, warn minor offenders before issuing fines… Read More ›

Special Branch and cyber police move against the ‘Godd Dam’ Facebook page after PM ‘tea money’ fake

Special Branch and cyber police move against the ‘Godd Dam’ Facebook page after PM ‘tea money’ fake

October 26, 2026

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A Facebook storm as Kasikornbank exposes a fake ฿7 million payment slip naming PM Anutin. Special Branch probes Godd Dam’s monarchy posts, while cybercrime police… Read More ›

Government spokesman’s rebuke to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Keep out of Thai internal affairs

Government spokesman’s rebuke to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Keep out of Thai internal affairs

October 26, 2026

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

WHO showdown in Bangkok as Anutin’s government moves to control billions in alcohol and tobacco taxes. ThaiHealth and three other bodies face budget uncertainty, while… Read More ›

Mystery of Dutch TV star deepens as police confirm he left Thailand and lawyer claims he wants privacy

Mystery of Dutch TV star deepens as police confirm he left Thailand and lawyer claims he wants privacy

October 25, 2026

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Thailand mystery deepens as Dutch TV personality Emile Ratelband, 77, is traced to Laos. His Brazilian companion took a separate flight to the Middle East.… Read More ›

Prime Minister in a spot as no confidence debate looks like it’s being stalled or postponed in parliament

Prime Minister in a spot as no confidence debate looks like it’s being stalled or postponed in parliament

October 24, 2026

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Political fireworks as Anutin’s no-confidence debate is delayed by bitter row over speaking time. Opposition MPs demand five days to grill 18 ministers, while the… Read More ›

PM calls police chief and orders preparations to make sure Thailand is not subject to French like rioting

PM calls police chief and orders preparations to make sure Thailand is not subject to French like rioting

October 22, 2026

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Riots in France trigger a security warning from PM Anutin, who orders police chief Samran Nuanma to prepare for similar unrest. With 3,000 shops reportedly… Read More ›

Pledges on investment are up but Foreign Direct Investment for the first six months is down nearly 5%

Pledges on investment are up but Foreign Direct Investment for the first six months is down nearly 5%

October 22, 2026

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

Foreign investment warning for Thailand: actual FDI slumps 24.6% in Q2 despite ฿271 billion in commitments. DBD chief Kittiwat Patchimnan reports rising approvals as Prime… Read More ›

Frenchman arrested by Immigration. Officer spotted him on Interpol wanted list for drug trafficking

Frenchman arrested by Immigration. Officer spotted him on Interpol wanted list for drug trafficking

October 22, 2026

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A Satun immigration officer identifies Frenchman Ibrahim, 40, on an Interpol Red Notice issued at Belgium’s request. The discovery triggers a Patong operation, where Phuket… Read More ›

Drunk woman stripped naked on a Pattaya public street Tuesday night hurling abuse. Arrested by police

Drunk woman stripped naked on a Pattaya public street Tuesday night hurling abuse. Arrested by police

October 21, 2026

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Chaos in central Pattaya as a drunken woman strips naked outside a convenience store and attacks police with a liquor bottle. A terrified 16-year-old girl… Read More ›

Former top Democrat Party aide and MP met DSI over Bhumjaithai MP’s husband’s links to online gambling

Former top Democrat Party aide and MP met DSI over Bhumjaithai MP’s husband’s links to online gambling

October 21, 2026

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

฿118 million in crypto transfers, nearly 10,000 transactions and a political storm. Former Democrat MP Sirichok Sopha challenges Suchada over her husband’s Shuffle.com stake and… Read More ›

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