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Rangsiman Rome sued for ฿100M by Deputy Prime Minister Thamanat Prompow for defamation

Rangsiman Rome sued for ฿100M by Deputy Prime Minister Thamanat Prompow for defamation

December 6, 2025

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Deputy PM Thamanat hits MP Rangsiman Rome with a ฿100M defamation suit as a widening scandal over criminal infiltration, grey capital, Cambodian scam networks and… Read More ›

Higher return fares to Thailand after 53% Airport Tax rise ok’d by panel chaired by Transport Minister

Higher return fares to Thailand after 53% Airport Tax rise ok’d by panel chaired by Transport Minister

December 5, 2025

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Thailand trips to cost more as a minister-chaired panel approves a 53% airport tax hike, pushing up return fares for foreign travellers. The sharp increase,… Read More ›

10 property buyers in Phuket complain about scam villa development after paying out over ฿100 million

10 property buyers in Phuket complain about scam villa development after paying out over ฿100 million

December 5, 2025

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Phuket buyers say they lost over ฿100m in a luxury villa scam, finding only crude shells, no land proof and a vanished agent. They claim… Read More ›

Afternoon drinking ban gone on a test basis for 6 months as foreign tourism sector asks for later hours

Afternoon drinking ban gone on a test basis for 6 months as foreign tourism sector asks for later hours

December 4, 2025

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Thailand scraps its 53-year afternoon alcohol ban for a 6-month trial as tourism pushes for longer hours, but midnight cutoffs and stiff fines remain, leaving… Read More ›

Nightmare of Brit husband as loving 75-year-old wife is killed suddenly in motorway crash on Wednesday

Nightmare of Brit husband as loving 75-year-old wife is killed suddenly in motorway crash on Wednesday

December 4, 2025

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Nightmare for British husband as 75-year-old wife Suzanne is killed instantly crossing a motorway in Nonthaburi. Driver charged with reckless driving,  the victim’s husband forgives… Read More ›

Shock in Bangkok as photos of the Prime Minister and Finance Minister with Ben Smith published online

Shock in Bangkok as photos of the Prime Minister and Finance Minister with Ben Smith published online

December 4, 2025

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Shock grips Bangkok as photos of PM Anutin Charnvirakul and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas with controversial financier Ben Smith emerge online, sparking calls from the… Read More ›

Defiant and indefatigable top cop Big Joke meets criminal defamation case head-on in Bangkok

Defiant and indefatigable top cop Big Joke meets criminal defamation case head-on in Bangkok

December 3, 2025

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Defiant top cop Big Joke faces criminal defamation case in Bangkok, stands by TV claims police are a ‘criminal organisation,’ and vows to release detailed… Read More ›

Money Laundering Office seizes assets with money trail linked to South African financier Ben Smith

Money Laundering Office seizes assets with money trail linked to South African financier Ben Smith

December 3, 2025

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AMLO seizes hundreds of assets tied to South African financier Ben Smith, Cambodian tycoons Chen Zhi and Kok An, uncovering transnational fraud, cryptocurrency laundering, investment… Read More ›

84-year-old German tourist dies at hotel near Kamala in Phuket. Autopsy ordered and Embassy notified

84-year-old German tourist dies at hotel near Kamala in Phuket. Autopsy ordered and Embassy notified

December 2, 2025

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An 84-year-old German tourist was found dead in his hotel room near Kamala Beach in Phuket on Sunday. Police ordered an autopsy and notified the… Read More ›

Big Joke repeats his startling claims about the true scale of deaths in the Hat Yai flooding disaster

Big Joke repeats his startling claims about the true scale of deaths in the Hat Yai flooding disaster

December 2, 2025

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Big Joke repeats shocking claims that the true Hat Yai flood death toll is far higher than official 140. The ex top cop warns deaths… Read More ›

Queen runs half marathon in early morning Bangkok run on Sunday with Kenyan legend Eliud Kipchoge

Queen runs half marathon in early morning Bangkok run on Sunday with Kenyan legend Eliud Kipchoge

December 1, 2025

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Queen Suthida ran the half-marathon in Bangkok with Eliud Kipchoge as 50,000 runners participated, completing 21.1 kilometres in 2 hours 13 minutes and 40 seconds,… Read More ›

Stinging attack on Prime Minister Anutin from former top cop Gen Surachate Hakparn over Hat Yai deaths

Stinging attack on Prime Minister Anutin from former top cop Gen Surachate Hakparn over Hat Yai deaths

November 30, 2025

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Former top cop General Surachate Hakparn lashes out at Prime Minister Anutin over Hat Yai floods, leaked chat shows alleged mockery of deaths, demands resignation,… Read More ›

Man last seen starving in Hat Yai found dead on Sunday by rescuers, another fatality from the disaster

Man last seen starving in Hat Yai found dead on Sunday by rescuers, another fatality from the disaster

November 30, 2025

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A frail 77-year-old man, last seen starving, is found dead in Hat Yai as floodwaters recede, adding to southern Thailand’s death toll, highlighting ongoing fears… Read More ›

French burglar on Koh Samui caught red-handed with a house full of stolen loot when a victim walked in

French burglar on Koh Samui caught red-handed with a house full of stolen loot when a victim walked in

November 30, 2025

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French burglar on Koh Samui caught red-handed after police raided his home, recovering 13 stolen items including laptops, jewellery, designer watches, perfumes, a diamond ring,… Read More ›

Miss Universe world owners past and present on the run in Mexico after highly controversial Thai pageant

Miss Universe world owners past and present on the run in Mexico after highly controversial Thai pageant

November 29, 2025

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Miss Universe plunged into scandal as its Mexican and former Thai owners go on the run in Mexico after the chaotic Bangkok pageant, with drug,… Read More ›

Former prison boss Manop on Friday denied being the one responsible for Bangkok Prison hooker scandal

Former prison boss Manop on Friday denied being the one responsible for Bangkok Prison hooker scandal

November 28, 2025

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Former Bangkok Remand Prison governor Manop Chomchuen denies involvement in the scandal where Chinese prostitutes were brought into the prison on Sundays. 20 officers face… Read More ›

Former top cop General Surachate Hakparn or Big Joke strikes back against the National Police Chief

Former top cop General Surachate Hakparn or Big Joke strikes back against the National Police Chief

November 27, 2025

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Former top cop Surachate Hakparn, known as Big Joke, strikes back at the National Police Chief, filing a Section 157 lawsuit, presenting corruption and bribery… Read More ›

Busy beer bar run by British woman on Koh Samui probed with owner charged and facing a criminal case

Busy beer bar run by British woman on Koh Samui probed with owner charged and facing a criminal case

November 27, 2025

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British woman on Koh Samui charged over running a busy beer bar through Thai nominees. Police traced ฿17.3 million in transfers to her accounts. The… Read More ›

Swedish national arrested by Pattaya police after being wanted at home for an arson attack in Sävsjö

Swedish national arrested by Pattaya police after being wanted at home for an arson attack in Sävsjö

November 26, 2025

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Swedish fugitive wanted for arson in Sävsjö, Sweden, arrested in Pattaya using forged German ID after overstaying visa. Thai police tracked him across the city,… Read More ›

Russian-Chinese Koh Phangan alliance to sell drugs to foreigners. Accused entered Thailand illegally

Russian-Chinese Koh Phangan alliance to sell drugs to foreigners. Accused entered Thailand illegally

November 26, 2025

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Russian–Chinese drug ring exposed on Koh Phangan as police raid a rented house and seize mushrooms, MDMA, ecstasy and LSD. Officers say the Chinese suspect… Read More ›

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