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RCEP deal agreed as India opts out – busy Bangkok ASEAN summit concludes on a low key

RCEP deal agreed as India opts out – busy Bangkok ASEAN summit concludes on a low key

November 5, 2019

Economy, More News from Thailand, Thai World, Thailand:

The decisive move by Indian PM Narendra Modi to withdraw India from the RCEP trade pact now clears the way for it to be signed… Read More ›

American drug gangster escapes from custody in Pattaya with Thai wife in armed prison break

American drug gangster escapes from custody in Pattaya with Thai wife in armed prison break

November 5, 2019

Crime, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

The three shackled prisoners two men and women ran from the prison holding centre armed with a gun to a waiting Izuzu truck with no… Read More ›

UK man arrested on drugs charges by CSD police in Pattaya claims ex Thai wife set him up 

UK man arrested on drugs charges by CSD police in Pattaya claims ex Thai wife set him up 

November 4, 2019

Crime, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

A 36-year-old UK man was arrested on Sunday for supplying drugs to tourists on the island of Ko Pha Ngan. He was stopped by police… Read More ›

Norwegian dies from smoke inhalation after fire erupts at 16th story Pattaya condo building

Norwegian dies from smoke inhalation after fire erupts at 16th story Pattaya condo building

November 2, 2019

Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Firefighters initially had difficulty accessing the building with ladders to fight the fire but later deployed hoses and chemical extinguishers to bring the conflagration control.… Read More ›

US coming to the ASEAN summit to talk business and trade as India threatens historic pact 

US coming to the ASEAN summit to talk business and trade as India threatens historic pact 

October 31, 2019

Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Thailand’s Commerce Minister has been reported as upbeat and hopeful for a historic breakthrough being announced at the summit on the launch of the Regional… Read More ›

Scotsman who died suddenly in Thailand had fled the UK to escape heroin drugs charge

Scotsman who died suddenly in Thailand had fled the UK to escape heroin drugs charge

October 31, 2019

Crime, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

35-year-old Thomas Hagan was subsequently cleared of the serious drugs charge brought against him in 2014 in July last year but the court imposed a… Read More ›

PM readies his team to tackle the US withdrawal of Thailand’s preferred partner status

PM readies his team to tackle the US withdrawal of Thailand’s preferred partner status

October 30, 2019

Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Moves to deal with the new threat to Thailand’s already depressed export performance come as the Chairman of Bangkok Bank expresses concern about the impact… Read More ›

Dutch national identified from CCTV using police biometric system after Ko Tao theft and arrested

Dutch national identified from CCTV using police biometric system after Ko Tao theft and arrested

October 27, 2019

Crime, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Police discovered that Dutchman had travelled back from Ko Tao to his Ko Samui home after the theft on October 4th. On October 8th, the… Read More ›

Two Thai women come back from the dead this month, one just minutes before her cremation

Two Thai women come back from the dead this month, one just minutes before her cremation

October 26, 2019

Culture, More News from Thailand, Personal, Thailand:

82-year-old woman Loen Chunchue told her family she was in an old city with monks and angels and did not want to return home before… Read More ›

GPS policing to be studied for all cars and motorbikes in Thailand to curb road accidents, deaths and carnage

GPS policing to be studied for all cars and motorbikes in Thailand to curb road accidents, deaths and carnage

October 23, 2019

Living, More News from Thailand, Personal, Politics, Thailand:

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has ordered a study into the proposed plan and acknowledges that a law will be required to protect driver’s rights if… Read More ›

German man wanted for fraud denies dumping 77-year-old woman’s body in a Chonburi canal 

German man wanted for fraud denies dumping 77-year-old woman’s body in a Chonburi canal 

October 22, 2019

Crime, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Included in the 12 arrests warrants awaiting the German man in his home country are charges of credit card fraud and financial deception of the… Read More ›

Drunken man killed by his wife in Northern Thailand after a heated row following a party at home

Drunken man killed by his wife in Northern Thailand after a heated row following a party at home

October 20, 2019

Crime, More News from Thailand, Personal, Thailand:

Thai wife told Phrae police that her husband was regularly violent when drunk and had produced the knife to threaten her. She grabbed it off… Read More ›

Death of Pattaya’s police chief from a sudden heart attack on Friday en route to Bangkok for meeting

Death of Pattaya’s police chief from a sudden heart attack on Friday en route to Bangkok for meeting

October 19, 2019

Crime, More News from Thailand, Personal, Thailand:

Colonel Atinan hailed from Lopburi province and had only taken up the post on September 2nd following the removal of the previous chief after a… Read More ›

Westerner arrested for bank exchange robbery in Sukhumvit area of Bangkok on Wednesday

Westerner arrested for bank exchange robbery in Sukhumvit area of Bangkok on Wednesday

October 17, 2019

Crime, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

It is not the first such incident. In  2006, a German man held up the Siam Commercial Bank in Pattaya while in 2013 an American… Read More ›

Bank officer who designed loans so that farmers paid for his lifestyle faces justice 10 years on

Bank officer who designed loans so that farmers paid for his lifestyle faces justice 10 years on

October 16, 2019

Crime, More News from Thailand, Personal, Thailand:

Police surprised the man with the bad news at a car park in the Don Muang area of Bangkok this week and took him into… Read More ›

Udon Thani Thai soldier caught trying to con his girlfriend out of ฿800, faces criminal charges

Udon Thani Thai soldier caught trying to con his girlfriend out of ฿800, faces criminal charges

October 15, 2019

Crime, More News from Thailand, Personal, Thailand:

Nong Khai police began an enquiry after it received a copy of a forged road traffic ticket sent by the man on the LINE social… Read More ›

Widow blames a Thai hospital for failing to diagnose her husband’s fatal heart condition

Widow blames a Thai hospital for failing to diagnose her husband’s fatal heart condition

October 13, 2019

Living, More News from Thailand, Personal, Thailand:

The 45-year-old electrical engineer died from coronary heart disease failure. He attended at his hospital hours earlier but was sent home by doctors who said… Read More ›

Thailand economic prospects are dimming fast even as global agencies talk about its strength

Thailand economic prospects are dimming fast even as global agencies talk about its strength

October 11, 2019

Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thai World, Thailand:

Growth rates slashed again as Thailand looks unlikely to hit 3% growth this year while its neighbouring economies are growing at figures in excess of… Read More ›

ATM robber arrested by police after his break-in attempts left him empty-handed except for cuffs

ATM robber arrested by police after his break-in attempts left him empty-handed except for cuffs

October 11, 2019

Crime, More News from Thailand, Personal, Thailand:

No money was taken from the cash dispenser machines. Police consulted with the banks before pressing attempted burglary charges against the 36-year-old local man arrested… Read More ›

Deputy Public Health Minister leaves expats confused with ‘over 50s’ visa insurance press comments

Deputy Public Health Minister leaves expats confused with ‘over 50s’ visa insurance press comments

October 10, 2019

Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

The minister’s comments suggested that the insurance requirement for non-immigrant visas was being extended now to include all foreigners over 50 whereas previously it was… Read More ›