Personal

Crackdown on foreign hookers walking the streets of Bangkok. Police Chief touts screening to curb trade

Crackdown on foreign hookers walking the streets of Bangkok. Police Chief touts screening to curb trade

May 29, 2025

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

Thai police launch sweeping crackdown on foreign sex workers in Bangkok, targeting Vietnamese nationals flooding red-light zones. New tech screens tourists at the border as… Read More ›

Police crack the whip on Bangkok taxis just 24 hours before showdown meeting over Airport closure threat

Police crack the whip on Bangkok taxis just 24 hours before showdown meeting over Airport closure threat

May 28, 2025

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

Bangkok taxi tensions explode as police crackdown ahead of talks. Drivers threaten to blockade Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang over Grab access. Unions vow no special… Read More ›

Cannabis regulatory regime expected in June ending pot free for all with medical certification needed to buy the drug

Cannabis regulatory regime expected in June ending pot free for all with medical certification needed to buy the drug

May 28, 2025

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

Thailand to end cannabis free-for-all by June with strict new rules requiring medical certs, 30-day limits and licenced supplies. The crackdown comes amid rising smuggling… Read More ›

UK mum in denial. Insists 29-year-old son was set up after being arrested in Thailand for cocaine use

UK mum in denial. Insists 29-year-old son was set up after being arrested in Thailand for cocaine use

May 27, 2025

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

UK mum insists her son was set up after being caught with cocaine hidden in his passport at Phuket airport. Despite his legal conviction and… Read More ›

Thaksin to address state board on drug suppression despite howls of protest from human rights groups

Thaksin to address state board on drug suppression despite howls of protest from human rights groups

May 27, 2025

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

Thaksin to address Thailand’s drug control board despite protests over his 2003 crackdown that caused thousands of deaths. Critics warn his violent legacy risks politicising… Read More ›

Bangkok sees Red as Liverpool fans take to the streets to celebrate the club’s 2024/2025 Premiership win

Bangkok sees Red as Liverpool fans take to the streets to celebrate the club’s 2024/2025 Premiership win

May 26, 2025

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

Liverpool fans in Bangkok took to the streets a day early to celebrate the club’s 2024/25 Premier League title. Led by legend John Arne Riise,… Read More ›

Top Thai economist sees a weaker US dollar ahead in trade and warns the government must act decisively

Top Thai economist sees a weaker US dollar ahead in trade and warns the government must act decisively

May 26, 2025

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

Top Thai economist Dr. Anusorn warns the US dollar is set to weaken under Trump’s new trade war, pushing the baht up. He urges swift… Read More ›

Thailand not yet in a political crisis but the signs are that one is emerging for the present leadership

Thailand not yet in a political crisis but the signs are that one is emerging for the present leadership

May 25, 2025

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

Thailand edges closer to crisis as former rivals unite against Prime Minister Paetongtarn amid looming export tariffs, a surging baht and a deepening political scandal… Read More ›

3 Police airmen die in another air accident in Prachuap Khiri Khan. 1973 Helicopter fell from the sky

3 Police airmen die in another air accident in Prachuap Khiri Khan. 1973 Helicopter fell from the sky

May 25, 2025

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

3 police officers died when a 1973 Bell 212 helicopter malfunctioned mid-air and crashed in Prachuap Khiri Khan—Thailand’s second fatal police air accident in a… Read More ›

Thai man arrested and charged after joke about ‘bomb in the bag’ as Air Asia flight prepared for take-off

Thai man arrested and charged after joke about ‘bomb in the bag’ as Air Asia flight prepared for take-off

May 24, 2025

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

Thai man’s bomb joke sparks airport panic, delays AirAsia flight at Phuket. 200 evacuated, full bomb search clears plane. Man arrested, charged with causing public… Read More ›

Jailed Human Rights lawyer Arnon Nampa received international award from Irish activist NGO in Dublin

Jailed Human Rights lawyer Arnon Nampa received international award from Irish activist NGO in Dublin

May 24, 2025

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

Jailed Thai human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa received the 2025 Front Line Defenders Award in Dublin for his courageous fight for democracy and free speech… Read More ›

River Kok in Chiang Rai poisoned with arsenic from Wa state-controlled gold mining across the border

River Kok in Chiang Rai poisoned with arsenic from Wa state-controlled gold mining across the border

May 23, 2025

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

Arsenic from Wa State gold mining poisons Chiang Rai’s Kok River, threatening thousands of families and businesses. Thai ministers will meet on May 27 to… Read More ›

Murderer arrested in Koh Samui. Found nearby at a local papaya salad shop. 36-year-old nurse strangled

Murderer arrested in Koh Samui. Found nearby at a local papaya salad shop. 36-year-old nurse strangled

May 23, 2025

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

Koh Samui cops nab murder suspect working at papaya salad shop after 36-year-old nurse found strangled in her dorm. Victim’s car stolen, signs of sexual… Read More ›

Still hope for Yingluck after Supreme Court sets ฿10 billion civil liability. Lawyer cites new evidence

Still hope for Yingluck after Supreme Court sets ฿10 billion civil liability. Lawyer cites new evidence

May 22, 2025

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

Thailand’s Supreme Court slaps Yingluck with ฿10bn debt over rice scheme. She calls it hopeless, but her lawyer vows to fight on, citing fresh evidence… Read More ›

Second UK woman is jailed in a Third World hell hole after smuggling cannabis-based drugs from Bangkok

Second UK woman is jailed in a Third World hell hole after smuggling cannabis-based drugs from Bangkok

May 22, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

A second British woman is jailed in Sri Lanka after smuggling £1.2m of Kush from Bangkok. Charlotte May Lee, 21, wept in court as she… Read More ›

Health Minister Somsak launches regulatory blitz to outlaw non-medical cannabis use within 40 days

Health Minister Somsak launches regulatory blitz to outlaw non-medical cannabis use within 40 days

May 21, 2025

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

Health Minister Somsak launches a 40-day blitz to ban non-medical cannabis use and stop smuggling. This follows the arrests of two young British women linked… Read More ›

Bhumjaithai comes out fighting. Says it will sue reserve Senator for defamation over explosive election rigging claims

Bhumjaithai comes out fighting. Says it will sue reserve Senator for defamation over explosive election rigging claims

May 21, 2025

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

Bhumjaithai vows legal war after explosive Senate rigging claims. Party slams reserve senator’s call for its dissolution as slander. Threatens defamation suits. Allegations include audio,… Read More ›

People’s Party Sirikanya attacks GDP growth claims by Minister. Points to rising Chinese transshipments

People’s Party Sirikanya attacks GDP growth claims by Minister. Points to rising Chinese transshipments

May 20, 2025

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

Sirikanya slams government minister’s 3-quarter GDP streak claims as misleading, citing weak industry and Chinese transshipments. Warns of looming recession, fading tourism, and budget gimmicks.… Read More ›

Sleep-deprived trailer truck ploughed into stationery passenger car at traffic lights. Driver was asleep

Sleep-deprived trailer truck ploughed into stationery passenger car at traffic lights. Driver was asleep

May 20, 2025

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

Sleep-deprived trucker slammed into a car at a red light in Phang Nga, killing one and injuring three. Victims were trapped in wreckage after trailer… Read More ›

Anutin laughs off Senate probe and effort to link Bhumjaithai to an alleged plot to rig the upper house 

Anutin laughs off Senate probe and effort to link Bhumjaithai to an alleged plot to rig the upper house 

May 20, 2025

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

Anutin laughs off explosive claims linking Bhumjaithai to a Senate-rigging plot as the EC and DSI ramp up investigations, summoning over 140 people. Coup fears… Read More ›

Thailand's News for Foreigners