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French tourist pair put on sex show in the back of a red Tuk Tuk on frantic ride through central Phuket

French tourist pair put on sex show in the back of a red Tuk Tuk on frantic ride through central Phuket

February 2, 2026

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Two French tourists were fined after a viral video showed them having sex on a moving tuk-tuk in Phuket. Police traced the couple within two… Read More ›

Election Commission officers raid Surat Thani house after reports of vote buying activity were received

Election Commission officers raid Surat Thani house after reports of vote buying activity were received

February 1, 2026

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

Grey money fears intensify as Thailand nears polling day, with banks flagging huge withdrawals, a ฿250 million probe opened, police raiding a Surat Thani vote-buying… Read More ›

Dane broke into Chinese man’s home on Koh Samui. Made off with safe full of deeds and build permits

Dane broke into Chinese man’s home on Koh Samui. Made off with safe full of deeds and build permits

January 31, 2026

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Danish tourist arrested after stealing a safe packed with ฿100 million property deeds from a Chinese businessman’s Koh Samui home. Police caught him in Krabi… Read More ›

Sharpest fall in gold in 43 years sees baht fall by 2 per cent against the US dollar and gold shop panic

Sharpest fall in gold in 43 years sees baht fall by 2 per cent against the US dollar and gold shop panic

January 31, 2026

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Gold chaos grips Thailand as prices crash 12% after record highs, sparking panic selling, bargain buying and packed pawn shops, while the baht weakens, volatility… Read More ›

Thailand’s success in the United States and sharp rise in exports sees it put on the Treasury’s watchlist

Thailand’s success in the United States and sharp rise in exports sees it put on the Treasury’s watchlist

January 31, 2026

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

Thailand has been placed back on the US Treasury currency watchlist as December’s exports to America surge 54.3% and the trade surplus widens. Washington tightens… Read More ›

Fears quick fix to taxi driver’s car in Buriram while away from Bangkok may have caused deadly inferno

Fears quick fix to taxi driver’s car in Buriram while away from Bangkok may have caused deadly inferno

January 30, 2026

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Taxi driver, 58, was found burned to death inside his Toyota taxi on a rural Buriram road after midnight. Police found no struggle or foul… Read More ›

Pheu Thai tally will decide 2026 election. Party’s PM nominee already a winner with the Thaksin touch

Pheu Thai tally will decide 2026 election. Party’s PM nominee already a winner with the Thaksin touch

January 30, 2026

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

Thailand’s election enters its final week as vote-buying claims swirl, billions allegedly circulate and Pheu Thai surges behind Dr Yotsanan Wongsawat, hailed by supporters as… Read More ›

Bank of Thailand boss acts to thwart illicit activity in the banking system which could be vote buying

Bank of Thailand boss acts to thwart illicit activity in the banking system which could be vote buying

January 29, 2026

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

Thai poll cash fears. Bank of Thailand flags massive suspicious withdrawals as vote-buying fears surge nationwide ahead of Feb 8 election, with billions of baht,… Read More ›

Manhunt intensifies for 37 year old escaped prison inmate in Chiang Mai discovered missing on Monday

Manhunt intensifies for 37 year old escaped prison inmate in Chiang Mai discovered missing on Monday

January 28, 2026

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

Drug convict Tanuphat Chakka escaped from Doi Hang Prison in Chiang Rai during an evening roll call, sparking an all-out manhunt. Police have sealed routes… Read More ›

58 year old Brit arrested in Maha Sarakham for murdering his Thai wife. Single bullet to the head

58 year old Brit arrested in Maha Sarakham for murdering his Thai wife. Single bullet to the head

January 28, 2026

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British man, 58, arrested after Thai wife, 44, was shot dead at Maha Sarakham homestay. Police say he fled with a gun before a multi-province… Read More ›

Top level Thai delegation at Davos came home Friday with 500 billion in economic investment pledges

Top level Thai delegation at Davos came home Friday with 500 billion in economic investment pledges

January 27, 2026

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

Thailand storms Davos as Finance Minister Ekniti returns with momentum on over ฿500bn in pledged investment, locking in tech, AI, industry and data centre deals… Read More ›

Secrets of a sprawling international scam empire revealed on Thai Cambodian border in Surin province

Secrets of a sprawling international scam empire revealed on Thai Cambodian border in Surin province

January 27, 2026

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Thai troops and police raided a Surin border compound, uncovering fake police stations and offices used in a long-running transnational scam hub. Authorities say the… Read More ›

Health ministry increase screening at top airports for the Nipah virus which has broken out in India

Health ministry increase screening at top airports for the Nipah virus which has broken out in India

January 26, 2026

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

Thailand tightens airport screening after India’s Nipah outbreak, reviving COVID-era controls. Officials warn the bat-linked virus kills up to 70%, is not airborne, and spreads… Read More ›

Massive raid by Immigration on Muang Thong Thani romance scam centre sees 13 Africans arrested

Massive raid by Immigration on Muang Thong Thani romance scam centre sees 13 Africans arrested

January 25, 2026

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Bangkok police smashed a condo-based romance scam hub after a Thai woman lost ฿2m, arresting 13 foreign suspects. Raids exposed Telegram-run fraud, fake profiles, illegal… Read More ›

UK man who died mysteriously in Bangkok reported to have been taken to hospital hours before he died

UK man who died mysteriously in Bangkok reported to have been taken to hospital hours before he died

January 24, 2026

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British tourist Joshua Kershaw was found dead in a Bangkok hotel after a night out, a bar collapse, ambulance treatment and a return to his… Read More ›

Matichon poll shows People’s Party and Pheu Thai way ahead of Anutin’s Bhumjaithai yet race is still tight

Matichon poll shows People’s Party and Pheu Thai way ahead of Anutin’s Bhumjaithai yet race is still tight

January 24, 2026

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

Thailand election on a knife-edge as Matichon poll shows a three-party race, Pheu Thai surging, People’s Party narrowly ahead, and Bhumjaithai tipped to outperform weak… Read More ›

Norway’s Telenor exits True with a huge profit since 2021 merger as Chearavanont family tightens control

Norway’s Telenor exits True with a huge profit since 2021 merger as Chearavanont family tightens control

January 23, 2026

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

Telenor agreed to sell its True Corporation stake for $3.9bn, exiting Thailand as Suphachai Chearavanont’s Arise takes control. Shares slid 14.5% on heavy trade, while… Read More ›

Heartwarming rescue of stranded Brit who lost his wallet and contact with home on Koh Phangan beach

Heartwarming rescue of stranded Brit who lost his wallet and contact with home on Koh Phangan beach

January 23, 2026

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

Penniless Brit stranded for days on Koh Phangan after losing his wallet was found exhausted on a beach, rescued by tourist police after an embassy… Read More ›

Young German tourist arrested in Phuket for ฿2,000 theft from spa centre on Tuesday trying to give back

Young German tourist arrested in Phuket for ฿2,000 theft from spa centre on Tuesday trying to give back

January 22, 2026

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

A 25-year-old German tourist was arrested at a Phuket spa after CCTV footage showed him stealing ฿2,000 from a cash drawer while the cashier was… Read More ›

Search mounted for Scots tourist who disappeared 2 weeks ago after landing in Bangkok on January 5th

Search mounted for Scots tourist who disappeared 2 weeks ago after landing in Bangkok on January 5th

January 22, 2026

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

Search launched for missing Scots traveller Kenny Robertson, 58, who vanished after landing in Bangkok on January 5. Last contact was a brief email days… Read More ›

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