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Brainy 16 year old swats his maths teacher leaving her with a black eye in act which has stunned Thailand

Brainy 16 year old swats his maths teacher leaving her with a black eye in act which has stunned Thailand

August 13, 2025

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

A top Thai student shocked the nation by punching his math teacher after receiving a lower-than-expected grade. The 16-year-old, known for high achievement, left her… Read More ›

Arrest in Phang-nga linked to grisly murder found at a local pier. Body dumped in chains and dumbbells

Arrest in Phang-nga linked to grisly murder found at a local pier. Body dumped in chains and dumbbells

August 13, 2025

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Phang Nga police arrest a 21-year-old in the grisly murder of a 51-year-old woman found chained and weighted with dumbbells near Ban Tha Yai pier.… Read More ›

Expert warns foreign tourism has become Thailand’s curse, fueling inertia and a widespread malaise

Expert warns foreign tourism has become Thailand’s curse, fueling inertia and a widespread malaise

August 12, 2025

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

Thailand’s reliance on foreign tourism is now a curse, warns a Hong Kong bond analyst. It fuels corruption, instability and stagnation. Arrivals are down 6.56%,… Read More ›

Early morning Pattaya madness dumps UK biker in hot water after obstructing an ambulance rescue

Early morning Pattaya madness dumps UK biker in hot water after obstructing an ambulance rescue

August 12, 2025

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British motorcyclist Paul Dennis Holloway fined after recklessly cutting off an ambulance rushing a drowning victim in Pattaya. Ignoring sirens and flashing lights, he made… Read More ›

Flailing Hun Sen wages new war on his own nationals in Thailand by threatening them if they don’t return

Flailing Hun Sen wages new war on his own nationals in Thailand by threatening them if they don’t return

August 11, 2025

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

Hun Sen’s regime threatens Cambodian workers in Thailand with loss of citizenship and property if they don’t return. After losing 3,000 soldiers in fierce clashes… Read More ›

Conservatives behind plan to bring back General Prayut. Pheu Thai on Sunday insisted politics will hold

Conservatives behind plan to bring back General Prayut. Pheu Thai on Sunday insisted politics will hold

August 11, 2025

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

Conservatives push to bring back General Prayut as incumbent Prime Minister Paetongtarn faces a court ruling and her father Thaksin battles legal troubles. Political tensions… Read More ›

Finance Ministry & central bank move to boost credit by shifting non-performing debt into asset firms

Finance Ministry & central bank move to boost credit by shifting non-performing debt into asset firms

August 10, 2025

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

Thailand’s Finance Ministry and Bank of Thailand join forces to tackle rising private debt and non-performing loans. With US tariffs, tourism decline and Chinese dumping,… Read More ›

Soldier loses foot and 2 others injured by Cambodian PMN-2 landmine in Sisaket while on border patrol 

Soldier loses foot and 2 others injured by Cambodian PMN-2 landmine in Sisaket while on border patrol 

August 10, 2025

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A Thai soldier lost his left foot and two others were injured by Cambodian PMN-2 landmines while patrolling Sisaket’s tense border. Cambodia denies new mines… Read More ›

10 year old Canadian tourist just arrived in Thailand lost her life on Thursday off Phuket’s Kata Beach

10 year old Canadian tourist just arrived in Thailand lost her life on Thursday off Phuket’s Kata Beach

August 9, 2025

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A 10-year-old Canadian girl drowned at Phuket’s Kata Beach just one day after arriving for a family holiday. Despite rough surf and strong currents, no… Read More ›

Mentally unhinged man attacks 2 Malaysian tourists and set them on fire in Bangkok. Random attack

Mentally unhinged man attacks 2 Malaysian tourists and set them on fire in Bangkok. Random attack

August 9, 2025

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

A mentally unstable man randomly attacked two Malaysian tourists in Bangkok, dousing them with thinner and setting them on fire. A brave bystander saved them.… Read More ›

Live sex streaming TV operation run by Chinese crew closed down in Pattaya. Police raid high-end villa

Live sex streaming TV operation run by Chinese crew closed down in Pattaya. Police raid high-end villa

August 8, 2025

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

Thai police raided a luxury Pattaya villa, shutting down a Chinese-run illegal live sex streaming operation. Viewers paid to control shows in real time. Multiple… Read More ›

Buriram people come out in force to resist Ministry of the Interior’s move to revoke their land title deeds

Buriram people come out in force to resist Ministry of the Interior’s move to revoke their land title deeds

August 8, 2025

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

Buriram erupts as nearly 1,000 families fight the Ministry of the Interior’s move to revoke 5,083 rai of land titles, including disputed football and race… Read More ›

13 point ceasefire deal inked between Cambodia and Thailand. Some think it may still be a phoney peace

13 point ceasefire deal inked between Cambodia and Thailand. Some think it may still be a phoney peace

August 7, 2025

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

Thailand and Cambodia ink a 13-point ceasefire deal after deadly border clashes. Thailand holds key positions and vows to end scam hubs in Cambodia. Despite… Read More ›

No more surprises or shocks. Thai foreign tourism players warn of a bad year with arrivals down 6.56%

No more surprises or shocks. Thai foreign tourism players warn of a bad year with arrivals down 6.56%

August 7, 2025

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

Thailand’s tourism is reeling in 2025 with arrivals down 6.56% after border clashes with Cambodia, widespread travel warnings and a March earthquake. Trade disruptions and… Read More ›

Charged situation – Defence chiefs from Thailand and Cambodia meet in Kuala Lumpur. ASEAN damaged

Charged situation – Defence chiefs from Thailand and Cambodia meet in Kuala Lumpur. ASEAN damaged

August 7, 2025

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Tense border talks kick off in Kuala Lumpur as Thai and Cambodian defence chiefs face off amid a tense ceasefire, outcry over civilian deaths, electricity… Read More ›

A new and purely profit-focused Thai Airways soars high after its return to the stock market in Bangkok

A new and purely profit-focused Thai Airways soars high after its return to the stock market in Bangkok

August 6, 2025

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

Thai Airways soars with a 200% stock surge since returning from bankruptcy, shifting focus to profitable business travellers. With no political pressure on Boeing deals,… Read More ›

Labour Minister reveals scandal over Social Security Office (SSO) Headquarters purchase in Bangkok

Labour Minister reveals scandal over Social Security Office (SSO) Headquarters purchase in Bangkok

August 6, 2025

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

Thailand’s new Labour Minister, Pongkawin, faces a major scandal over the ฿7 billion Social Security Office HQ purchase, allegedly nearly double the market value. Senior… Read More ›

Well-known French expat dies in Lampang after suffering a diabetic episode while driving near home

Well-known French expat dies in Lampang after suffering a diabetic episode while driving near home

August 5, 2025

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

A well-known 60-year-old French expat was found dead in his car after a suspected diabetic shock in Lampang. Locals saw the vehicle the night before,… Read More ›

Prime Minister Paetongtarn lodges defence and will not resign before the Constitutional Court judgement

Prime Minister Paetongtarn lodges defence and will not resign before the Constitutional Court judgement

August 5, 2025

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

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has submitted her defence to the Constitutional Court by the August 4 deadline, denying resignation rumours. She acted to protect national… Read More ›

Nightly patrols, a ban on drones and the arrest of spies. Thai border provinces are still very much in war mode

Nightly patrols, a ban on drones and the arrest of spies. Thai border provinces are still very much in war mode

August 4, 2025

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

Thai border provinces remain on edge with nightly patrols, a nationwide drone ban and spy arrests after Cambodian attacks displaced over 100,000. Cambodia continues troop… Read More ›

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