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Swedish national arrested in Patong, Phuket for the rape of a compatriot woman at his hotel last Sunday

Swedish national arrested in Patong, Phuket for the rape of a compatriot woman at his hotel last Sunday

February 6, 2026

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

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 ›

Vote buying operation detected in Khon Kaen in viral video clip. Report lodged with Election Commission

Vote buying operation detected in Khon Kaen in viral video clip. Report lodged with Election Commission

February 5, 2026

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

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 ›

Mr Spray arrested in Bangkok. Fled Koh Phangan. Angry German protesting against Israeli tourists

Mr Spray arrested in Bangkok. Fled Koh Phangan. Angry German protesting against Israeli tourists

February 5, 2026

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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 ›

German national saved by complaint withdrawal after his arrest for destroying People’s Party posters

German national saved by complaint withdrawal after his arrest for destroying People’s Party posters

February 4, 2026

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

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 ›

Police on Koh Phangan searching for Mr Spray a political graffiti activist damaging the island’s image

Police on Koh Phangan searching for Mr Spray a political graffiti activist damaging the island’s image

February 4, 2026

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

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 ›

Sting in tail for randy French duo arrested on Monday by Immigration Bureau officers. Ordered deported

Sting in tail for randy French duo arrested on Monday by Immigration Bureau officers. Ordered deported

February 4, 2026

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

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 ›

Bombshell audio clip suggesting a conservative plot is genuine says Lawyer Aun, says he has the numbers

Bombshell audio clip suggesting a conservative plot is genuine says Lawyer Aun, says he has the numbers

February 3, 2026

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

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 ›

People’s Party firebrand ‘ICE’ calls for actions against Election Commission after advance voting errors

People’s Party firebrand ‘ICE’ calls for actions against Election Commission after advance voting errors

February 3, 2026

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

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 ›

People’s Party leader and former MPs in court on Monday seeking bail in Gulf Criminal defamation case

People’s Party leader and former MPs in court on Monday seeking bail in Gulf Criminal defamation case

February 2, 2026

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

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 ›

Resigned Big Joke confirms he remains in Bangkok in tennis court media interview after flight rumours

Resigned Big Joke confirms he remains in Bangkok in tennis court media interview after flight rumours

February 2, 2026

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

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 ›

French tourist pair put on sex show in the back of a red Tuk Tuk on frantic ride through central Phuket

French tourist pair put on sex show in the back of a red Tuk Tuk on frantic ride through central Phuket

February 2, 2026

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

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 ›

Election Commission officers raid Surat Thani house after reports of vote buying activity were received

Election Commission officers raid Surat Thani house after reports of vote buying activity were received

February 1, 2026

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

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 ›

Dane broke into Chinese man’s home on Koh Samui. Made off with safe full of deeds and build permits

Dane broke into Chinese man’s home on Koh Samui. Made off with safe full of deeds and build permits

January 31, 2026

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

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 ›

Sharpest fall in gold in 43 years sees baht fall by 2 per cent against the US dollar and gold shop panic

Sharpest fall in gold in 43 years sees baht fall by 2 per cent against the US dollar and gold shop panic

January 31, 2026

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

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 ›

Thailand’s success in the United States and sharp rise in exports sees it put on the Treasury’s watchlist

Thailand’s success in the United States and sharp rise in exports sees it put on the Treasury’s watchlist

January 31, 2026

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

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 ›

Fears quick fix to taxi driver’s car in Buriram while away from Bangkok may have caused deadly inferno

Fears quick fix to taxi driver’s car in Buriram while away from Bangkok may have caused deadly inferno

January 30, 2026

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

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 ›

Pheu Thai tally will decide 2026 election. Party’s PM nominee already a winner with the Thaksin touch

Pheu Thai tally will decide 2026 election. Party’s PM nominee already a winner with the Thaksin touch

January 30, 2026

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

Thailand’s election enters its final week as vote-buying claims swirl, billions allegedly circulate and Pheu Thai surges behind Dr Yotsanan Wongsawat, hailed by supporters as… Read More ›

Bank of Thailand boss acts to thwart illicit activity in the banking system which could be vote buying

Bank of Thailand boss acts to thwart illicit activity in the banking system which could be vote buying

January 29, 2026

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

Thai poll cash fears. Bank of Thailand flags massive suspicious withdrawals as vote-buying fears surge nationwide ahead of Feb 8 election, with billions of baht,… Read More ›

Manhunt intensifies for 37 year old escaped prison inmate in Chiang Mai discovered missing on Monday

Manhunt intensifies for 37 year old escaped prison inmate in Chiang Mai discovered missing on Monday

January 28, 2026

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

Drug convict Tanuphat Chakka escaped from Doi Hang Prison in Chiang Rai during an evening roll call, sparking an all-out manhunt. Police have sealed routes… Read More ›

58 year old Brit arrested in Maha Sarakham for murdering his Thai wife. Single bullet to the head

58 year old Brit arrested in Maha Sarakham for murdering his Thai wife. Single bullet to the head

January 28, 2026

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

British man, 58, arrested after Thai wife, 44, was shot dead at Maha Sarakham homestay. Police say he fled with a gun before a multi-province… Read More ›

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