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White Mercedes driven by American tourists burst into flames on the way to Hua Hin. ฿3 million damage

White Mercedes driven by American tourists burst into flames on the way to Hua Hin. ฿3 million damage

October 23, 2025

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

Two American tourists narrowly escaped death when their white Mercedes suddenly burst into flames near a Hua Hin gas station. The blaze destroyed the luxury… Read More ›

Cambodian scam centre mess in Thailand threatens to topple interim government sooner rather than later

Cambodian scam centre mess in Thailand threatens to topple interim government sooner rather than later

October 23, 2025

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

Cambodian scam centre crisis shakes Thailand as ฿70 million of Ly Yong Phat’s assets are frozen. PM Anutin faces ministerial resignations, Wiroj threatens a no-confidence… Read More ›

Deputy Minister of Finance Woraphak bows out after only 33 days amid furore over scammer centre claims

Deputy Minister of Finance Woraphak bows out after only 33 days amid furore over scammer centre claims

October 23, 2025

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

Deputy Finance Minister Woraphak Thanyawong resigns amid an escalating Cambodian scam scandal, denies any wrongdoing and vows legal action. Prime Minister Anutin faces mounting political… Read More ›

Latest tally is two dead in Narathiwat tea shop bomb that went off last Thursday shaking the province

Latest tally is two dead in Narathiwat tea shop bomb that went off last Thursday shaking the province

October 22, 2025

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

A deadly tea shop bombing in Narathiwat killed two and injured 17 last Thursday, deliberately targeting morning commuters, prompting police and officials to heighten security,… Read More ›

PM asks top minister for explanation as ex official claims Hun Sen started war to protect his scam centre industry

PM asks top minister for explanation as ex official claims Hun Sen started war to protect his scam centre industry

October 22, 2025

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

PM Anutin demands top minister provide a full written explanation over alleged illicit funds links, as a former official claims Hun Sen deliberately triggered the… Read More ›

Western foreigner naked in the red light area of Pattaya cries out to God as locals react with shock on their commute

Western foreigner naked in the red light area of Pattaya cries out to God as locals react with shock on their commute

October 21, 2025

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

Naked Western man caused chaos in Pattaya’s red-light area, shouting to God and blocking traffic as shocked locals filmed the bizarre scene. Police restrained and… Read More ›

Horror motorbike crash leaves German wife dead and her husband fighting for life in Khao Lak Phang-nga

Horror motorbike crash leaves German wife dead and her husband fighting for life in Khao Lak Phang-nga

October 21, 2025

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

Horror in Khao Lak as a German woman, 63, is killed and her husband critically injured when a speeding pickup strikes their motorbike on Phang-nga’s… Read More ›

Popular expats figure Barry Kenyon killed in Pattaya on Saturday evening last in freak motorbike crash

Popular expats figure Barry Kenyon killed in Pattaya on Saturday evening last in freak motorbike crash

October 20, 2025

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

Popular Pattaya expat Barry Kenyon, 84, former British consul, journalist, and community figure, dies in shocking motorbike crash while crossing busy Thappraya Road Saturday night,… Read More ›

Nigerian arrested with 10 other foreigners who tested positive for illicit drugs in dawn Bangkok pub raid

Nigerian arrested with 10 other foreigners who tested positive for illicit drugs in dawn Bangkok pub raid

October 20, 2025

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

Bangkok police carried out an intelligence-led raid on a Ratchathewi pub, arresting a Nigerian drug pusher and 10 foreigners who tested positive for illicit drugs,… Read More ›

Thailand and Cambodia face danger from ‘Dragon Head’ the Chinese mafia leader behind the scams

Thailand and Cambodia face danger from ‘Dragon Head’ the Chinese mafia leader behind the scams

October 20, 2025

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

Thailand and Cambodia face a major threat from Dragon Head, the Chinese mafia boss, as Chen Zhi faces US charges exposing scams, political links and… Read More ›

Pakistani tourist, reportedly a policeman, brutalised a 25 year old sex worker in Phuket and robbed her

Pakistani tourist, reportedly a policeman, brutalised a 25 year old sex worker in Phuket and robbed her

October 19, 2025

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

Pakistani tourist, reportedly a police officer, brutally attacked and robbed a 25-year-old transgender sex worker in Phuket after arranging to meet her online. He was… Read More ›

Raids on foreign owned hotels on Koh Phangan carry on with three Israelis arrested and a fourth sought

Raids on foreign owned hotels on Koh Phangan carry on with three Israelis arrested and a fourth sought

October 19, 2025

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

Immigration police raid Koh Phangan hotels, arrest three Israelis and pursue a fourth, targeting illegal nominee firms controlling resorts. Eight people were detained in total,… Read More ›

Israeli who demanded a refund after a massage accused of snatching temple offering at Pattaya massage shop

Israeli who demanded a refund after a massage accused of snatching temple offering at Pattaya massage shop

October 18, 2025

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

Israeli tourist in Pattaya demanded a refund after a Thai massage, then seized a temple donation envelope. Locals and motorcycle taxi drivers chased him down.… Read More ›

Cambodia lashes out at Anutin’s call to South Korean President Lee Jae-myung as internal interference

Cambodia lashes out at Anutin’s call to South Korean President Lee Jae-myung as internal interference

October 17, 2025

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

Cambodia lashes out at PM Anutin’s call to South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, accusing Thailand of interfering in its internal affairs while pledging to help… Read More ›

Cyber police and Money Laundering agency seek UK and US co-operation targeting Cambodian networks

Cyber police and Money Laundering agency seek UK and US co-operation targeting Cambodian networks

October 17, 2025

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

Thai cyber police and money laundering investigators seek to join forces with US and UK authorities in a sweeping crackdown on a powerful Cambodian scam… Read More ›

Fears grow among foreign business owners after Koh Phangan blitz sees German, French and Israelis held

Fears grow among foreign business owners after Koh Phangan blitz sees German, French and Israelis held

October 17, 2025

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

Koh Phangan sees a dramatic crackdown as Thai authorities arrest German, French and Israeli nationals for running unlicensed hotels, restaurants and tours via Thai nominees.… Read More ›

Indian man arrested for using a recently formed firm to bamboozle ฿20 million from victims worldwide

Indian man arrested for using a recently formed firm to bamboozle ฿20 million from victims worldwide

October 16, 2025

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

A 29-year-old Indian man and a 41-year-old Thai woman were arrested in Bangkok and Roi Et for scamming a US man. They used a newly… Read More ›

State Railway of Thailand moves against Chidchob family over land plots in Buriram with lawsuit 

State Railway of Thailand moves against Chidchob family over land plots in Buriram with lawsuit 

October 16, 2025

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

SRT launched a bold legal fight against the Chidchob family over Buriram lands, demanding immediate revocation of title deeds, removal of structures, repayment of usage… Read More ›

Blind, old German cries out to wife in Chacheongsao as rescue workers find she committed suicide

Blind, old German cries out to wife in Chacheongsao as rescue workers find she committed suicide

October 15, 2025

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

A blind 69-year-old German man sat outside his Chachoengsao home for hours calling for his wife, unaware she had hanged herself inside. Rescue workers later… Read More ›

United States, South Korea and United Kingdom act against Cambodian scam industry with Thai tie-ins

United States, South Korea and United Kingdom act against Cambodian scam industry with Thai tie-ins

October 15, 2025

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

United States, South Korea and United Kingdom strike Cambodia’s massive scam empire, seizing Chen Zhi’s cryptocurrency assets, freezing London properties, rescuing kidnapped citizens amid claims… Read More ›

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