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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 ›

PM defends handling of Cambodian border situation saying many online pundits need psychiatric care

PM defends handling of Cambodian border situation saying many online pundits need psychiatric care

June 4, 2026

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

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says online commentators discussing Thai-Cambodian border tensions belong in a psychiatric hospital as he rejects rumours, defends government strategy, backs frontline… Read More ›

Tourist safety again in the spotlight after Bolt driver’s attack and an attempted rape ot Koh Samet hotel

Tourist safety again in the spotlight after Bolt driver’s attack and an attempted rape ot Koh Samet hotel

June 3, 2026

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

Thailand’s tourism industry faces a safety reckoning after a Japanese businessman was assaulted by a Bolt driver and a Koh Samet intruder confessed he entered… Read More ›

Chinese student who flew in from Hong Kong rescued by Thai police in Bangkok after ‘virtual kidnapping’

Chinese student who flew in from Hong Kong rescued by Thai police in Bangkok after ‘virtual kidnapping’

June 3, 2026

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

Chinese student tricked into staging her own kidnapping as international scam gang demands ฿12.5 million ransom. Family lost ฿5.8 million before Thai police traced the… Read More ›

Indebted loan app users get Pattaya police to handle calls from collectors causing stationwide chaos

Indebted loan app users get Pattaya police to handle calls from collectors causing stationwide chaos

June 3, 2026

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

Debt-dodging loan app users have plunged Pattaya Police Station into chaos after diverting more than 200 debt collection calls to its main phone line. Furious… Read More ›

Bolt driver faces criminal probe after violent incident last Thursday when he assaulted a Japanese fare

Bolt driver faces criminal probe after violent incident last Thursday when he assaulted a Japanese fare

June 3, 2026

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

A Bolt driver allegedly beat a Japanese restaurateur in broad daylight after a row over a Bangkok fare, triggering criminal charges, government intervention and a… Read More ›

Jealous man finally murders long suffering Burmese wife after years of abuse. Admits strangling her

Jealous man finally murders long suffering Burmese wife after years of abuse. Admits strangling her

June 2, 2026

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

Jealous husband allegedly strangled his wife, hid her body beneath blankets and staged the scene to look like she was sleeping until their son came… Read More ›

Burma’s deadly civil war crashes into Western Tak province and kills three family members, injuring two

Burma’s deadly civil war crashes into Western Tak province and kills three family members, injuring two

June 2, 2026

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

Myanmar’s civil war spilled onto Thai soil when a suicide drone crossed the border and exploded in a Tak chilli plantation, killing three family members,… Read More ›

Mystery of two car fiery smash after midnight on Bangkok road. One driver gravely injured, one missing

Mystery of two car fiery smash after midnight on Bangkok road. One driver gravely injured, one missing

June 2, 2026

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

Bangkok motorists watched in horror as two cars collided and exploded into flames after midnight, leaving burned-out wrecks, an injured Mercedes driver and a mystery… Read More ›

Police arrest mentally ill man who escaped a facility on Sunday to make a scene at Rayong Police Station

Police arrest mentally ill man who escaped a facility on Sunday to make a scene at Rayong Police Station

June 2, 2026

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

A hospital escapee sparked chaos outside Rayong City Police Station, forcing a tense police standoff before officers regained control. The drama ended without injuries but… Read More ›

Joyous birthday celebrations for Queen Suthida begin in Bangkok, Thailand and among Thais living overseas

Joyous birthday celebrations for Queen Suthida begin in Bangkok, Thailand and among Thais living overseas

June 1, 2026

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

Thailand launches nationwide celebrations for Queen Suthida’s birthday with royal ceremonies, cultural showcases and events worldwide, highlighting her growing international profile, gold-medal sailing success, cultural… Read More ›

68 year old Canadian educator arrested on rape charge after being hired as a tutor for a teenage girl

68 year old Canadian educator arrested on rape charge after being hired as a tutor for a teenage girl

June 1, 2026

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

Canadian educator James Inkster, 68, has been arrested in Prachuap Khiri Khan over a teenage student rape case after police say he was released on… Read More ›

Main suspect in Samui taxi mafia murder arrested in Surat Thani. Two fugitives in gang are still hunted

Main suspect in Samui taxi mafia murder arrested in Surat Thani. Two fugitives in gang are still hunted

June 1, 2026

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

Koh Samui taxi war suspect ‘Bank’ has been arrested after a regional manhunt over the fatal shooting of a taxi driver. Police say 10 suspects… Read More ›

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