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Brit director re-arrested and sent to Koh Samui Prison after his bail was revoked amid expanded charges

Brit director re-arrested and sent to Koh Samui Prison after his bail was revoked amid expanded charges

June 8, 2026

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

British tour boat boss Duncan Wilcock was jailed after a top Thai doctor died from a Koh Phangan hit-and-run. Police upgraded charges to causing death,… Read More ›

Cannabis smuggling from Thailand to UK and Europe continues. UK Embassy officials meet police top brass

Cannabis smuggling from Thailand to UK and Europe continues. UK Embassy officials meet police top brass

June 8, 2026

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

Thailand and Britain have launched a joint crackdown after 135 cannabis smugglers were caught at Thai airports in five months. Police uncovered repeat offenders, indirect… Read More ›

Couple commit suicide in Hua Hin after exhaustion from dealing with rising informal debt and lenders

Couple commit suicide in Hua Hin after exhaustion from dealing with rising informal debt and lenders

June 8, 2026

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

A debt-ridden husband and wife were found dead side by side at a Hua Hin hotel, exposing Thailand’s hidden ฿2.2 trillion informal debt crisis. Up… Read More ›

Koh Phangan police seek to re-arrest Brit tour boat boss who faces graver charges after doctor’s death

Koh Phangan police seek to re-arrest Brit tour boat boss who faces graver charges after doctor’s death

June 8, 2026

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

British tour boat boss Duncan Wilcock is being hunted after a cocaine-fuelled hit-and-run on Koh Phangan claimed the life of top doctor “Professor Ton”. Police… Read More ›

Vexing questions regarding M16 rifles and 11 phone numbers being raised over attempted murder of MP

Vexing questions regarding M16 rifles and 11 phone numbers being raised over attempted murder of MP

June 7, 2026

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

A Navy rifle officially destroyed in 2020 allegedly resurfaced in a bid to kill an MP. Now Kamolsak Leewamae says hidden phone records, US-supplied weapons… Read More ›

Doctor injured in hit and run with motorbike driven by a Brit without a licence on Koh Phangan has died

Doctor injured in hit and run with motorbike driven by a Brit without a licence on Koh Phangan has died

June 7, 2026

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

A top Thai doctor has died after a Koh Phangan hit-and-run allegedly caused by a British biker with cocaine in his bloodstream and no licence.… Read More ›

Economy in deep trouble going forward due to lack of babies, shrinking workforce and elderly population

Economy in deep trouble going forward due to lack of babies, shrinking workforce and elderly population

June 7, 2026

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

Thailand’s economic miracle is running out of people. A leading bank warns that a collapsing birth rate, a shrinking workforce and a rapidly ageing population… Read More ›

Thailand to knock harder on the door of UN climate change fund seeking funding for nationwide action

Thailand to knock harder on the door of UN climate change fund seeking funding for nationwide action

June 7, 2026

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

Thailand is racing to tap a 23.8 billion baht UN climate fund after Minister Suchart Chomklin secured Cabinet approval for a new climate agency and… Read More ›

Huai Khwang raid shows nominee shareholdings being used by Chinese infiltrating the economy

Huai Khwang raid shows nominee shareholdings being used by Chinese infiltrating the economy

June 6, 2026

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

Chinese-linked firms are in Thailand’s crosshairs as PM Anutin’s nominee crackdown widens from tourist hotspots to the wider economy. Raids in Bangkok uncovered 53 high-risk… Read More ›

Wife of a man convicted on drug charges makes serious allegations against police over seized property from raid

Wife of a man convicted on drug charges makes serious allegations against police over seized property from raid

June 6, 2026

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

Bangkok police face explosive allegations after a woman claimed gold jewellery, cash and luxury watches vanished following a drug raid. She says a different bracelet… Read More ›

Thaksin faces his latest legal and financial hurdle with Revenue threat to bankrupt him over tax debt

Thaksin faces his latest legal and financial hurdle with Revenue threat to bankrupt him over tax debt

June 6, 2026

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

Thaksin’s freedom may be restored but a 17.6 billion baht tax battle is far from over. Thailand’s Revenue Department is hunting assets at home and… Read More ›

OECD membership now at the heart of Thailand’s new plan to progress economically with higher standards

OECD membership now at the heart of Thailand’s new plan to progress economically with higher standards

June 6, 2026

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

Thailand is betting its future on a dramatic OECD-driven economic overhaul. In Paris, Sihasak unveiled plans to boost skills, innovation and competitiveness as Bangkok seeks… Read More ›

Volvo to face state agency lawsuit over car that exploded into flames. Push to bolster consumer rights

Volvo to face state agency lawsuit over car that exploded into flames. Push to bolster consumer rights

June 6, 2026

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

Volvo is in the dock as Thailand’s consumer watchdog sues over a Volvo EX30 battery fire. The high-profile case comes amid a wider crackdown that… Read More ›

3 crazed Chinese men who claim they fled a Burmese scammer camp wreak havoc in Western Tak province

3 crazed Chinese men who claim they fled a Burmese scammer camp wreak havoc in Western Tak province

June 5, 2026

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

Three Chinese men who claimed they fled a Myanmar scam operation allegedly unleashed a crime spree in Tak, attacking motorists, stealing a motorcycle and smashing… Read More ›

Saudi tourist busted for ketamine after Phuket airport staff noticed a bag concealed in his underwear

Saudi tourist busted for ketamine after Phuket airport staff noticed a bag concealed in his underwear

June 5, 2026

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

Saudi traveller’s Phuket escape plan unravelled at the last checkpoint when a body scanner allegedly exposed 63 ketamine capsules hidden in his underwear. The 28-year-old… Read More ›

Shock withdrawal of support for charter move shows the new coalition government is already under strain

Shock withdrawal of support for charter move shows the new coalition government is already under strain

June 5, 2026

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

Coalition cracks burst into the open as Bhumjaithai torpedoes Pheu Thai’s constitution rewrite just hours before Parliament. The shock move stalls an 189-MP bid, fuels… Read More ›

Prachachart Party leader urges parliament to deepen enquiries into attempted assassination of sitting MP

Prachachart Party leader urges parliament to deepen enquiries into attempted assassination of sitting MP

June 5, 2026

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

Navy gun mystery rocks MP assassination probe as forensic tests reveal a weapon declared damaged and destroyed was fully operational. Lawmakers now question military disposal… Read More ›

Swiss expat wants answers after 12.5 million baht record collection vanished from his Hua Hin home

Swiss expat wants answers after 12.5 million baht record collection vanished from his Hua Hin home

June 4, 2026

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

A bedridden Swiss expat says a former carer stole a ฿12.5 million music collection from his Hua Hin home, wiping out 30 years of rare… Read More ›

Thailand releases video suggesting Cambodia’s denial of land mines being planted in Chong Bok is a lie

Thailand releases video suggesting Cambodia’s denial of land mines being planted in Chong Bok is a lie

June 4, 2026

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

Thai military has released a video it says shows Cambodian soldiers planting anti-tank mines at Chong Bok, directly contradicting Phnom Penh’s denial. Bangkok says it… Read More ›

Trump aims to be the first living President on a US banknote. Treasury Secretary seeks to change law

Trump aims to be the first living President on a US banknote. Treasury Secretary seeks to change law

June 4, 2026

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

Trump could become the first living person to appear on a U.S. banknote in more than a century under plans for a new $250 bill… Read More ›

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