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Bhumjaithai Party Southern MP facing political strain as questions grow about her husband’s online fortune

Bhumjaithai Party Southern MP facing political strain as questions grow about her husband’s online fortune

October 15, 2026

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Suchada Sangtanasap is left to fight alone as Bhumjaithai refuses lawyers amid an NACC probe into her family’s ฿1.97 billion assets. Her Australian husband’s crypto… Read More ›

Portuguese woman’s 5 year stay in Thailand without a valid visa ends at a Phuket cookery class on Tuesday

Portuguese woman’s 5 year stay in Thailand without a valid visa ends at a Phuket cookery class on Tuesday

October 15, 2026

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

Phuket cooking class ends in arrest for a Portuguese woman after immigration police expose a 1,807-day overstay. She has no original passport, only a phone… Read More ›

Thai police get involved in Hong Kong prostitution ring smashed last weekend which yielded vast returns

Thai police get involved in Hong Kong prostitution ring smashed last weekend which yielded vast returns

October 14, 2026

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

Thai women recruited for lucrative Hong Kong hotel sex bookings as police arrest 16 and seize or freeze ฿77 million. Organisers pocketed 70% of takings,… Read More ›

Police arrest Chinese tourist thief who used Thai flights to snatch credit cards and run up charges on them

Police arrest Chinese tourist thief who used Thai flights to snatch credit cards and run up charges on them

October 14, 2026

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

Police swoop on Chinese tourist, 51, at Don Mueang on Sunday, October 11, over two earlier flight thefts. Cards and cash worth ฿317,662 vanished on… Read More ›

UK man urgently sought by family after vanishing in Thailand over a week ago just before his flight home

UK man urgently sought by family after vanishing in Thailand over a week ago just before his flight home

October 13, 2026

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

Eight days lost in Thailand: Bailey-Harris Singh, 20, vanished after failing to board his UK flight at Bangkok airport. His phone and location services are… Read More ›

Tax grab targeted at outbound passengers is opposed by travel industry as ministry pushes a new agenda

Tax grab targeted at outbound passengers is opposed by travel industry as ministry pushes a new agenda

October 13, 2026

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

Tourism revolt in Thailand. Three industry groups oppose a ฿1,000 airport departure tax, warning of higher airfares and weaker demand. Minister Surasak was unaware that… Read More ›

Upmarket Thai prostitution racket smashed by Hong Kong police. 16 people arrested in separate swoops

Upmarket Thai prostitution racket smashed by Hong Kong police. 16 people arrested in separate swoops

October 13, 2026

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

Hong Kong police uncover a cross-border prostitution operation recruiting Thai women for hotel sex bookings. Sixteen arrested, ฿55 million cash seized. A Thai suspect and… Read More ›

Air force monitors Chinese base operation in Laos as Beijing strengthens military ties with neighbours

Air force monitors Chinese base operation in Laos as Beijing strengthens military ties with neighbours

October 12, 2026

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Thailand’s air force monitors a new Chinese-backed base in Laos, 50km from Vientiane. Satellite images show eight aircraft. Meanwhile, Beijing’s Cambodian naval base, arms deliveries… Read More ›

Tourist police reach out to Russian Embassy to inform tourists visiting Thailand about laws and customs

Tourist police reach out to Russian Embassy to inform tourists visiting Thailand about laws and customs

October 12, 2026

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

Bangkok turns to Russia’s embassy for help explaining Thai laws to visitors. Tourist Police chief Pongsiam Meekanthong raises safety and employment issues. Nearly 1.9 million… Read More ›

Police chief says Bangkok is ready for World Bank and IMF meetings with over 18,000 delegates visiting

Police chief says Bangkok is ready for World Bank and IMF meetings with over 18,000 delegates visiting

October 12, 2026

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

Police Chief Samran Nuanma declares Bangkok ready for 18,000 IMF and World Bank visitors. Intelligence warns of mass protests, six roads face emergency closures and… Read More ›

Indian YouTuber on tour of Thailand with no money hits a snag at Udon Thani temple and is asked to leave

Indian YouTuber on tour of Thailand with no money hits a snag at Udon Thani temple and is asked to leave

October 11, 2026

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

An Indian YouTuber’s no-money travel adventure hits a wall in Udon Thani. Banshi is told to leave a temple, refuses a ฿400 hotel and heads… Read More ›

Chiang Rai river basin findings ramp up the pressure on Thailand to act over poison flowing from Burma

Chiang Rai river basin findings ramp up the pressure on Thailand to act over poison flowing from Burma

October 11, 2026

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

Arsenic in Chiang Rai farmland raises the stakes for Bangkok. Tests find 20% of sampled soils over limits and another 50% requiring checks. Farmers face… Read More ›

Horrorific work incident saw woman (49) decapitated by a lift on Saturday. Police investigation underway

Horrorific work incident saw woman (49) decapitated by a lift on Saturday. Police investigation underway

October 10, 2026

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

Decapitated at work. Alon Aneka, 49, dies as a Bangkok freight elevator drops from the second floor during parcel loading. A colleague, 25, survives with… Read More ›

Counterfeiting racket selling on TikTok and Lazada busted in Samut Sakhon. Six foreigners arrested on site

Counterfeiting racket selling on TikTok and Lazada busted in Samut Sakhon. Six foreigners arrested on site

October 10, 2026

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

Online beauty bargain trap uncovered in Samut Sakhon. Six foreigners arrested after police raid two warehouses storing fake branded cosmetics sold on TikTok, Lazada and… Read More ›

PM says he can explain. Denies power over impartial agencies as a no confidence motion is filed in House

PM says he can explain. Denies power over impartial agencies as a no confidence motion is filed in House

October 10, 2026

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

Anutin’s government faces a 145-MP challenge amid exam fraud, Senate collusion, offshore gambling and floods. Three suspects have been freed after the NACC missed a… Read More ›

Murder in Trang over meth tablet dealing. Two men arrested after burned remains found near reservoir

Murder in Trang over meth tablet dealing. Two men arrested after burned remains found near reservoir

October 9, 2026

Crime, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Botched ฿30,000 drug deal ends in murder. Theerasak, 37, is beaten to death in Trang. His killer reportedly tries to dump the body in a… Read More ›

Commerce Minister says that a November signing of a US Thai trade deal is in sight as exporters stand by

Commerce Minister says that a November signing of a US Thai trade deal is in sight as exporters stand by

October 9, 2026

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

Trump wants a November trade deal with Thailand, but the final agreement remains unfinished. Anutin says talks are nearing completion as Suphajee targets the ASEAN… Read More ›

Armed police action in Nonthaburi as man wanted for attempted murder sought to evade an arrest warrant

Armed police action in Nonthaburi as man wanted for attempted murder sought to evade an arrest warrant

October 9, 2026

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

Chaos hits Nonthaburi as an attempted murder fugitive jumps from a condo parking level and threatens to shoot himself. Armed officers close a major road… Read More ›

Thailand struggles economically even with revised World Bank GDP growth for 2026 coming in at 2% for 2026

Thailand struggles economically even with revised World Bank GDP growth for 2026 coming in at 2% for 2026

October 8, 2026

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

The kingdom’s fiscal 2025 accounts expose a ฿898.8 billion deficit as spending surges and tax collections disappoint. The World Bank lifts 2026 growth to just… Read More ›

New taxes simply for going in and out of Thailand in addition to higher airport tax already implemented

New taxes simply for going in and out of Thailand in addition to higher airport tax already implemented

October 8, 2026

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

Thailand plans another hit on air travel with a ฿1,000 departure tax covering foreigners and Thais. Combined with AOT’s new ฿1,120 airport charge and a… Read More ›

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