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Nakhon Sawan vocational school teacher suspended after forcing 11 smoking students to drink butt water

Nakhon Sawan vocational school teacher suspended after forcing 11 smoking students to drink butt water

June 2, 2025

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A Nakhon Sawan teacher was suspended after forcing 11 students caught smoking to drink water laced with cigarette butts. The bizarre punishment, caught on video,… Read More ›

Kingdom celebrates some rare good news. Beautiful yet gritty young Thai woman crowned Miss World

Kingdom celebrates some rare good news. Beautiful yet gritty young Thai woman crowned Miss World

June 2, 2025

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Opal Suchata Chuangsri, 21, makes history as Thailand’s first Miss World, overcoming a teenage health scare and pageant controversy to triumph in India—offering rare hope… Read More ›

Deranged Chinese criminals cause mayhem in a Pattaya suburb on Saturday. Man shot in the ankle

Deranged Chinese criminals cause mayhem in a Pattaya suburb on Saturday. Man shot in the ankle

June 1, 2025

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Chinese gunman shoots rival in Pattaya street, sparks manhunt, meth stash found in luxury car, gun dumped in pond. Victim linked to rooftop psychosis scare.… Read More ›

Prime Minister asserts her authority. She has heard her father’s advice but for now, there is no change

Prime Minister asserts her authority. She has heard her father’s advice but for now, there is no change

May 31, 2025

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PM Paetongtarn insists she’s in charge after Dad Thaksin demands the Interior Ministry be handed to Pheu Thai. Amid reshuffle rumours and legal heat over… Read More ›

Thaksin stirs up a hornet’s nest as he states that Pheu Thai should control the Ministry of the Interior

Thaksin stirs up a hornet’s nest as he states that Pheu Thai should control the Ministry of the Interior

May 31, 2025

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Thaksin ignites fresh turmoil by urging Pheu Thai to take over the powerful Interior Ministry from Bhumjaithai, downplaying coalition fallout. Paetongtarn dodges reshuffle questions as… Read More ›

Bank of Thailand expert warns that Thailand must be prepared for Trump tariff impacts and uncertainty

Bank of Thailand expert warns that Thailand must be prepared for Trump tariff impacts and uncertainty

May 31, 2025

Culture, Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Trump’s tariffs are back—and Thailand’s running out of time. A Bank of Thailand official warns of serious 2025 risks as talks with Washington stall. With… Read More ›

Cavalier Chinese pervert arrested by police at Chiang Mai Zoo after sexual assault on a young intern

Cavalier Chinese pervert arrested by police at Chiang Mai Zoo after sexual assault on a young intern

May 30, 2025

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A young Chinese man was arrested at Chiang Mai Zoo after groping a female intern in broad daylight. CCTV captured the assault, and police say… Read More ›

Paul Chambers case officially over following Attorney General’s review. Academic has left Thailand

Paul Chambers case officially over following Attorney General’s review. Academic has left Thailand

May 30, 2025

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US academic Paul Chambers cleared as Thai Attorney General drops lèse-majesté charges after a 54-day ordeal. Despite no prosecution, Chambers lost his job, was jailed… Read More ›

Cautionary tale as lost Danish tourist is found dead. He died in police custody in Bangkok on March 26

Cautionary tale as lost Danish tourist is found dead. He died in police custody in Bangkok on March 26

May 29, 2025

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Danish tourist Jakob Jensen vanished in March and was later found dead in a Bangkok police cell. Months of confusion, missed warnings, and mental health… Read More ›

Bangkok Bank closing accounts held by foreigners without long-term visas. Russian tourists up in arms

Bangkok Bank closing accounts held by foreigners without long-term visas. Russian tourists up in arms

May 29, 2025

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Bangkok Bank is freezing accounts held by foreigners without long-term visas, triggering outrage from Russian tourists. The crackdown, linked to new SIM ID rules and… Read More ›

Khmer soldier killed in deadly gunfire between Thai and Cambodian armies near Ubon Ratchathani

Khmer soldier killed in deadly gunfire between Thai and Cambodian armies near Ubon Ratchathani

May 28, 2025

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A Cambodian soldier was killed in a dawn gunfight near Thailand’s Ubon Ratchathani as Thai and Khmer troops clashed over trench digging in a disputed… Read More ›

Smuggler’s portal or ‘Doraemon Gate’ closed up in Kanchanaburi after 25-year-old found with ฿18M cash

Smuggler’s portal or ‘Doraemon Gate’ closed up in Kanchanaburi after 25-year-old found with ฿18M cash

May 28, 2025

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Thai police shut a secret border gate dubbed the ‘Doraemon Door’ after seizing ฿18 million in cash from a 25-year-old man caught smuggling money from… Read More ›

Golden Triangle drug lords or Wa Reds are Thailand’s enemy and it must tackle them head on, says Thaksin

Golden Triangle drug lords or Wa Reds are Thailand’s enemy and it must tackle them head on, says Thaksin

May 27, 2025

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Thaksin Shinawatra returned to the spotlight with a fiery speech, branding Myanmar’s Wa drug lords as Thailand’s top enemy, slamming ISOC and anti-drug agencies urging… Read More ›

3 office workers at Chinese Pattaya property brokerage arrested as interest in the resort city surges

3 office workers at Chinese Pattaya property brokerage arrested as interest in the resort city surges

May 27, 2025

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Three Chinese workers were arrested in a Pattaya real estate raid amid a crackdown on illegal foreign businesses. Following the March 28 earthquake in Bangkok,… Read More ›

Police aircraft fleet grounded for full safety checks, a review of all aircraft and maintenance protocols at division level

Police aircraft fleet grounded for full safety checks, a review of all aircraft and maintenance protocols at division level

May 26, 2025

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Thailand’s entire police air fleet has been grounded after two deadly crashes in one month killed nine officers. On Saturday, a 1973 helicopter exploded mid-air,… Read More ›

Lovesick Romeo’s instant karma at his ex-lover’s house. Blown up by his own grenade as he tried to kill

Lovesick Romeo’s instant karma at his ex-lover’s house. Blown up by his own grenade as he tried to kill

May 26, 2025

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Lovesick man’s attack on ex turns deadly when a grenade he threw fails to explode first time but detonates in his hand on the second… Read More ›

On the run UK fraudster on Ko Samui who ran a hotel and six restaurants under a fake alias is arrested 

On the run UK fraudster on Ko Samui who ran a hotel and six restaurants under a fake alias is arrested 

May 26, 2025

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

UK fraudster Ashton Saunders, posing as a hotel tycoon on Koh Samui, was busted alongside armed robbery suspect Kieran Thornton in a Thai Immigration Bureau… Read More ›

Prime Minister Paetongtarn pushed Grand Prix and Casino ambitions in a high-profile visit to Monte Carlo

Prime Minister Paetongtarn pushed Grand Prix and Casino ambitions in a high-profile visit to Monte Carlo

May 25, 2025

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PM Paetongtarn donned a Coco Chanel cap in Monaco as she pushed Thailand’s bid to host a Formula One Grand Prix by 2027 and pitched… Read More ›

Thailand emerges as a safe world destination for solo female travellers in latest online surveys and guides

Thailand emerges as a safe world destination for solo female travellers in latest online surveys and guides

May 24, 2025

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Thailand has been ranked among the world’s safest destinations for solo female travellers, with praise from top blogs and the New York Post highlighting its… Read More ›

Drug taking hotelier, a Frenchman, arrested by police on Koh Phangan in a major local police operation

Drug taking hotelier, a Frenchman, arrested by police on Koh Phangan in a major local police operation

May 24, 2025

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

French hotelier managing his wife’s Koh Phangan hotel was arrested for drugs, weapons and illegal work. Police also detained a Russian woman selling banned e-cigarettes… Read More ›

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