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Foreign tourist arrested in Bangkok for groping a reporter’s bottom at Songkran frolics at Pathumwan event

Foreign tourist arrested in Bangkok for groping a reporter’s bottom at Songkran frolics at Pathumwan event

April 14, 2026

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

Foreign man arrested in Bangkok during Songkran chaos after allegedly grabbing a female reporter’s bottom on Rama IV Road in Pathum Wan. The victim boldly… Read More ›

Army commander in South to provide details of probe into senior officer linked with the ambush of an MP

Army commander in South to provide details of probe into senior officer linked with the ambush of an MP

April 13, 2026

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

Army probe intensifies after MP Kamolsak ambushed with an M16 in Narathiwat. ISOC vehicle link exposes military ties as suspects, including a ‘mastermind’, are hunted.… Read More ›

Budget Bureau warns Finance Minister that Thailand’s economy faces acute crisis with rising public debt

Budget Bureau warns Finance Minister that Thailand’s economy faces acute crisis with rising public debt

April 13, 2026

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

Thailand on edge as the Parliamentary Budget Bureau (PBB) warns of rising debt, weak FDI, and oil shock risks from the US–Iran war. Tourism slumps,… Read More ›

Pattaya police investigate yet another robbery at a hotel linked to a transgender guest hosted by Indian

Pattaya police investigate yet another robbery at a hotel linked to a transgender guest hosted by Indian

April 12, 2026

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

Indian tourist, 59, reports ฿25,000 theft in Pattaya hotel after meeting two individuals on beach. The victim fled the room in a towel as police… Read More ›

Thailand in Songkran party mode as police move to control the roads and reduce the annual loss of life

Thailand in Songkran party mode as police move to control the roads and reduce the annual loss of life

April 12, 2026

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Songkran erupts in Bangkok with huge water fights as millions travel nationwide, roads clog fast, and police crack down hard after 2,617 drunk driving arrests.… Read More ›

German online Bond villain arrested by Immigration police at luxury condo in Bangkok for hacking crimes

German online Bond villain arrested by Immigration police at luxury condo in Bangkok for hacking crimes

April 11, 2026

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

German hacker, 26, arrested in Bangkok luxury condo in Watthana after 74 EU warrants for cyber extortion, ransomware and global DDoS-for-hire attacks, ending a multi-country… Read More ›

Middle aged man violently murders his mother in Sisaket with a machete after refusing his mental health pills

Middle aged man violently murders his mother in Sisaket with a machete after refusing his mental health pills

April 11, 2026

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

Songkran horror in Sisaket Province as a 39-year-old man hacks his 62-year-old mother to death with a machete after stopping medication. Sister narrowly escapes after… Read More ›

Poll shows Thailand supports China while its nearest neighbours are moving towards the United States

Poll shows Thailand supports China while its nearest neighbours are moving towards the United States

April 11, 2026

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

Thailand tilts toward China in ASEAN survey with 55% support versus 45% for the US. Regionally, China leads 52–48 in the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute poll… Read More ›

Online scam tricks continue to rise on Pattaya’s streets as Indian and Chinese tourists file complaints

Online scam tricks continue to rise on Pattaya’s streets as Indian and Chinese tourists file complaints

April 10, 2026

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

Tourists hit in twin Pattaya street scams as foreign suspects strike twice in hours, stealing cash and gold using a wallet trick before vanishing. Police… Read More ›

Elite police unit given green light to investigate missing 60 million litres of oil at Surat Thani depot

Elite police unit given green light to investigate missing 60 million litres of oil at Surat Thani depot

April 10, 2026

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

Thailand launches probe into 60 million litres of missing oil in Surat Thani as energy crisis deepens. DSI targets traders amid supply disruptions, tanker anomalies,… Read More ›

Three Thai seamen were killed aboard the Mayuree Naree when Iran crippled the vessel on March 11th last

Three Thai seamen were killed aboard the Mayuree Naree when Iran crippled the vessel on March 11th last

April 9, 2026

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

Three Thai crew members killed on cargo ship Mayuree Naree after a missile strike in the Strait of Hormuz. A fragile US-Iran ceasefire may now… Read More ›

People’s Party MPs face the chop if Anti-Corruption Commission’s case against them is upheld by court

People’s Party MPs face the chop if Anti-Corruption Commission’s case against them is upheld by court

April 9, 2026

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

NACC hits 44 ex-Move Forward MPs with Supreme Court charges over Article 112 push. Massive case file lands as top People’s Party figures face bans.… Read More ›

Shocking rape of Ukrainian woman in Phuket is a warning for female foreign tourists travelling alone

Shocking rape of Ukrainian woman in Phuket is a warning for female foreign tourists travelling alone

April 8, 2026

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

Phuket horror: Ukrainian tourist, 20, raped by van driver after asking for Wi-Fi. Suspect, 43, arrested within hours and confesses. CCTV crucial as police prepare… Read More ›

PM orders security agency to get to the bottom of disturbing reports linking it to an attack on an MP

PM orders security agency to get to the bottom of disturbing reports linking it to an attack on an MP

April 6, 2026

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

Gun attack on MP Kamolsak sparks widening probe as ISOC-linked pickup, ex-marines and dismantling plot emerge. PM Anutin orders an urgent report into a Narathiwat… Read More ›

Pattaya Police swoop on transgender street workers and bring them in for a warning after city crime spree

Pattaya Police swoop on transgender street workers and bring them in for a warning after city crime spree

April 3, 2026

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

Pattaya police staged a 4:00 AM raid on Walking Street, arresting 31 transgender women after rising thefts, assaults, and street brawls involving tourists, as authorities… Read More ›

Police examine personal motives in what appear to be 2 more terror related attacks in southern Thailand

Police examine personal motives in what appear to be 2 more terror related attacks in southern Thailand

April 1, 2026

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

Gunmen launched two deadly attacks hours apart in Pattani and Narathiwat, killing a village headman, a deputy district chief and a 27-year-old woman. Police are… Read More ›

Owner of prostitution den fronting as Karaoke bar arrested Friday and charged by Chacheongsao Police

Owner of prostitution den fronting as Karaoke bar arrested Friday and charged by Chacheongsao Police

March 30, 2026

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

Late-night raid hits popular Chachoengsao karaoke bar after complaints of illegal hours and foreign workers. Undercover sting confirms prostitution offers. Eight foreign nationals arrested, and… Read More ›

Family of UK tourist who died in Bangkok says police are investigating his death within hours of landing

Family of UK tourist who died in Bangkok says police are investigating his death within hours of landing

March 29, 2026

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

Thai police reopen probe into death of UK tourist Joshua Kershaw, 21, found dead in Bangkok hotel hours after arrival. Family releases photo of mystery… Read More ›

26 year old man arrested and charged with child pornography offences over pay for view LINE group

26 year old man arrested and charged with child pornography offences over pay for view LINE group

March 28, 2026

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

Former petrol station worker, 26, arrested after police infiltrate LINE groups selling explicit clips to members for cash. The investigation tracked a 358-member group and… Read More ›

Oil and energy crisis deepens in Thailand as Prime Minister Anutin shows off new EV car to reporters

Oil and energy crisis deepens in Thailand as Prime Minister Anutin shows off new EV car to reporters

March 26, 2026

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

War shock rattles Thailand as PM Anutin faces falling popularity amid a deepening fuel crisis. US-Iran conflict disrupts oil routes, petrol stations close, queues grow,… Read More ›

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