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Political crisis brewing. ‘Blue’ line senators called upon the acknowledge collusion charges in Bangkok

Political crisis brewing. ‘Blue’ line senators called upon the acknowledge collusion charges in Bangkok

May 9, 2025

Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Political firestorm erupts as six Bangkok senators are summoned over alleged 2024 Senate election collusion. DSI and EC escalate probe amid denials, with links to… Read More ›

Historic day as the United States gets its first Pope. Chicago-born Robert Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV

Historic day as the United States gets its first Pope. Chicago-born Robert Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV

May 9, 2025

Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

America has its first pope. Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago becomes Pope Leo XIV, marking a historic shift in the Catholic Church. A known reformer… Read More ›

Australian wheelchair user cheated by Thai woman he met on Pattaya’s beachfront on Thursday morning

Australian wheelchair user cheated by Thai woman he met on Pattaya’s beachfront on Thursday morning

May 8, 2025

Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Australian wheelchair tourist Keith Williams, 65, was robbed of over ฿15,000 by a Thai woman he met on Pattaya Beach and invited to his hotel.… Read More ›

Night owl Bernard Trink, a legend who helped spawn Bangkok’s infamous nightlife of the 1960s into a World hit

Night owl Bernard Trink, a legend who helped spawn Bangkok’s infamous nightlife of the 1960s into a World hit

May 8, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Bernard Trink, the brash, unforgettable “Night Owl”, spent decades chronicling Bangkok’s seedy red-light boom. His fearless column shaped the city’s global image, scandalised critics, thrilled… Read More ›

More arrests due over collapsed Auditor General building including an engineer. Up to 100 people may have died

More arrests due over collapsed Auditor General building including an engineer. Up to 100 people may have died

May 8, 2025

Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

More arrests are expected over the collapse of the Auditor General’s building, including an engineer. The death toll may reach 100, with investigators uncovering issues… Read More ›

Anutin turns the tables on casino issue. Calls for public referendum on the Entertainment Complex bill

Anutin turns the tables on casino issue. Calls for public referendum on the Entertainment Complex bill

May 7, 2025

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Anutin turns the heat up on Paetongtarn’s casino push, calling for a national referendum after a 520-rai Bangkok Port site was revealed for a mega… Read More ›

Russian tourists hospitalised in Surat Thani after eating mildly poisonous fruit in a Temple Park visit

Russian tourists hospitalised in Surat Thani after eating mildly poisonous fruit in a Temple Park visit

May 7, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Seven Russian tourists were hospitalised after eating wild fruit at a Surat Thani park. The mildly poisonous “Three Friends Fruit” caused vomiting, chest pain, and… Read More ›

Prime Minister calls for less inflamed rhetoric but promises to hunt down insurgency killers in the South

Prime Minister calls for less inflamed rhetoric but promises to hunt down insurgency killers in the South

May 6, 2025

Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

PM Paetongtarn urges calm over Southern unrest but vows to track insurgents after 4 civilians—including a child and blind woman—were gunned down and a police… Read More ›

Controversy over special police investigators as the Senate Election case threatens explosive findings

Controversy over special police investigators as the Senate Election case threatens explosive findings

May 6, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

DSI probe into 2024 Senate election sparks firestorm as explosive claims, forced confessions and political fallout rock government. Ministers face a court challenge while investigators… Read More ›

Pattaya homeowner reports to police after UK tenant absconded leaving unpaid bills, filth and damage

Pattaya homeowner reports to police after UK tenant absconded leaving unpaid bills, filth and damage

May 6, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

A British tenant fled a luxury Pattaya home leaving behind wreckage, unpaid bills, and a strong marijuana smell. The Thai landlord found the property in… Read More ›

Thailand’s obscure negotiation strategy with United States an outlier as PM promises a ‘secret deal’

Thailand’s obscure negotiation strategy with United States an outlier as PM promises a ‘secret deal’

May 5, 2025

Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand under fire as PM Paetongtarn teases ‘secret deal’ with US amid stalled talks, rising tariffs, and growing pressure from rivals. As China warns against… Read More ›

Vagrant who threw cement rocks at Bangkok drivers out of frustration charged with attempted murder

Vagrant who threw cement rocks at Bangkok drivers out of frustration charged with attempted murder

May 5, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

A 45-year-old vagrant has been charged with attempted murder after hurling cement blocks at motorists in Bangkok, just days after an unrelated fatality caused by… Read More ›

US academic faces deportation from Thailand after being fired from his job and therefore losing his visa

US academic faces deportation from Thailand after being fired from his job and therefore losing his visa

May 4, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

US academic Paul Chambers faces deportation from Thailand after losing his job and visa despite charges being dropped. The respected professor, who has lived in… Read More ›

Polish and Australian men drinking with their wives fall to their deaths in Patpong just 48 hours apart

Polish and Australian men drinking with their wives fall to their deaths in Patpong just 48 hours apart

May 4, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Two tourists fall to their deaths in Patong just 48 hours apart, one from a fifth-floor condo balcony and the other from a hotel stairwell,… Read More ›

More long-haul tourists in April as Thai hotels hold tight on room rates in hard pursuit of higher revenue

More long-haul tourists in April as Thai hotels hold tight on room rates in hard pursuit of higher revenue

May 3, 2025

Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand is shifting to high-cost tourism, with hotel rates soaring and long-haul arrivals rising. European and North American visitors surge, while budget travel declines. Hoteliers… Read More ›

Israeli in Phuket nabbed by police for motorbike theft at his hotel in Thalang. Faces up to 3 years in prison

Israeli in Phuket nabbed by police for motorbike theft at his hotel in Thalang. Faces up to 3 years in prison

May 3, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Israeli tourist Yoad Cohen, 32, was arrested in Phuket after stealing a motorbike from a hospital car park. Caught at a Thalang hotel with the… Read More ›

2025 Growth could be just 0.7% warns Krungthai Bank as PM grills Tourism officials on falling numbers

2025 Growth could be just 0.7% warns Krungthai Bank as PM grills Tourism officials on falling numbers

May 2, 2025

Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand faces an economic crisis as PM Paetongtarn grills tourism chiefs over plunging visitor numbers. Krungthai warns GDP may slump to 0.7% if US tariffs… Read More ›

7-year-old girl’s life saved by quick-acting Mom as she is bitten by one of Thailand’s deadliest snakes

7-year-old girl’s life saved by quick-acting Mom as she is bitten by one of Thailand’s deadliest snakes

May 2, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

A Thai mother’s lightning-fast response saved her 7-year-old daughter after a deadly snake bite during a game of hide-and-seek. With no antivenom nearby, she raced… Read More ›

Phitsanulok Attorney General decides to drop charges against US academic Paul Chambers in case review 

Phitsanulok Attorney General decides to drop charges against US academic Paul Chambers in case review 

May 1, 2025

Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Thai prosecutors move to drop charges against US academic Paul Chambers after key review, as Deputy PM warns Washington is pushing wider trade demands. Ex-envoy… Read More ›

Hungarian man in Pattaya mauled by transwoman bar worker after failing to pay after smartphone glitch

Hungarian man in Pattaya mauled by transwoman bar worker after failing to pay after smartphone glitch

May 1, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Hungarian tourist Imre Vig was attacked by a Thai transwoman and her friend in Pattaya after allegedly failing to pay a ฿1,570 bar bill due… Read More ›

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