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Prison door slams for former high-flying politico found guilty of indecent acts against a woman

Prison door slams for former high-flying politico found guilty of indecent acts against a woman

August 25, 2023

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Complete fall from grace of a scion of a political family in Bangkok who has been jailed and is still facing further cases and potentially… Read More ›

20-year-old Nonthaburi man charged with killing father after he slammed a door at home in anger

20-year-old Nonthaburi man charged with killing father after he slammed a door at home in anger

August 24, 2023

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Police found the killer of a 57-year-old family man who was stabbed at home in Nonthaburi 10 times at the end of July. It was… Read More ›

Thaksin helicoptered to Police Hospital at 3am after feeling ill says Department of Corrections

Thaksin helicoptered to Police Hospital at 3am after feeling ill says Department of Corrections

August 23, 2023

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Tuesday marked the end of an era in Thailand as the former premier ended his extended period in exile since 2008 and even before that,… Read More ›

Berlin Police seek to track down a brutal attacker who used a glass bottle to kill a Thai woman

Berlin Police seek to track down a brutal attacker who used a glass bottle to kill a Thai woman

August 20, 2023

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The attack on Ms Siliya Rothert is being treated by police as a murder, probably with a personal motive given its vicious and frenzied nature.… Read More ›

Biggest Sex for Sale website shut down by police unit in early morning raid targeting foreigners

Biggest Sex for Sale website shut down by police unit in early morning raid targeting foreigners

August 18, 2023

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Deputy Immigration Bureau Chief Police Major General Panthana Nuchanart explained that the operation carried out by a special task force was part of a programme… Read More ›

Voting for next PM to go ahead with growing turmoil likely to end with General Prawit as PM

Voting for next PM to go ahead with growing turmoil likely to end with General Prawit as PM

August 16, 2023

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Already this week, the Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul has a problem with a proposal from Pheu Thai and Mr Srettha Thavisin to vary ministries… Read More ›

Thaksin and Pheu Thai have burned their bridges with its national ‘family’ and loyal support base

Thaksin and Pheu Thai have burned their bridges with its national ‘family’ and loyal support base

August 14, 2023

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End of an era of over two decades of political power wielded by the Shinawatra family as Pheu Thai Party manoeuvres have angered the party’s… Read More ›

Loan shark arrested in Nonthaburi for bullying a borrower charged an annual interest rate of 730%

Loan shark arrested in Nonthaburi for bullying a borrower charged an annual interest rate of 730%

August 12, 2023

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2022 survey by the Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research showed that up to 60% of all small businesses resorted to informal lenders for funding… Read More ›

King’s son from America spreads cheer in surprise and some would say significant visit home

King’s son from America spreads cheer in surprise and some would say significant visit home

August 10, 2023

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From visiting an orphanage for children to riding a Tuk Tuk like any normal tourist in Bangkok to discussing Dharma with senior monks, the one-week… Read More ›

Spaniard told police that his Colombian victim was blackmailing him over their homosexual affair

Spaniard told police that his Colombian victim was blackmailing him over their homosexual affair

August 8, 2023

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Daniel Sancho Branchalo admits to the premeditated murder of his 44-year-old gay lover. He claims he made repeated efforts to end the affair but had… Read More ›

Chuwit says General Prawit Wongsuwan will be Thailand’s Prime Minister at the end of August

Chuwit says General Prawit Wongsuwan will be Thailand’s Prime Minister at the end of August

August 6, 2023

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This week sees the Pheu Thai Party beginning the week as a diminished force in Thai politics despite its mission to form a government which… Read More ›

Exposed woman lewdly molested, jailed, charged, extorted for money and then sexually exploited

Exposed woman lewdly molested, jailed, charged, extorted for money and then sexually exploited

August 5, 2023

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Allegations made by the woman about what happened to her, when her car broke down on a road in Saraburi province in October 2022, are… Read More ›

Police officer probing elevated drug trafficking activity in Pattani province gunned down by gang

Police officer probing elevated drug trafficking activity in Pattani province gunned down by gang

August 3, 2023

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The 29-year-old officer with Mayo Police Station suffered four gunshot wounds after the gang opened fire near a bridge they were lurking at before he… Read More ›

Pheu Thai gives Move Forward the boot, promises a new Constitution and another General Election

Pheu Thai gives Move Forward the boot, promises a new Constitution and another General Election

August 2, 2023

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Party leader told reporters that Pheu Thai was taking the initiative to pull Thailand out of a dangerous political crisis. He said the party would… Read More ›

Arrests ordered in Narathiwat fireworks blast, death toll reaches 12 with 300 homes ruined

Arrests ordered in Narathiwat fireworks blast, death toll reaches 12 with 300 homes ruined

July 31, 2023

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Government response to the disaster has been quick and effective but the utter devastation suffered by the local community is sobering and re-building represents a… Read More ›

Massive fireworks blast at a popular trading point in Narathiwat leaves at least nine people dead

Massive fireworks blast at a popular trading point in Narathiwat leaves at least nine people dead

July 29, 2023

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An emergency response was ordered from Bangkok as Prime Minister Prayut Chan Ocha was briefed on the incident and the Minister of the Interior, General… Read More ›

Economy churns buoyant taxes but concern over low-spending short-haul tourists from Malaysia

Economy churns buoyant taxes but concern over low-spending short-haul tourists from Malaysia

July 28, 2023

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Figures for June arrivals show 79% of all foreign tourists to Thailand came from the Asia or Pacific region with 373,922 entering the kingdom, mostly… Read More ›

57-year-old UK paedophile may have offended in Thailand as judge jails him until he is 90 years old

57-year-old UK paedophile may have offended in Thailand as judge jails him until he is 90 years old

July 26, 2023

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Court heard that, over twenty years ago, Paul McKee was a well-known entertainer on Merseyside and across the Northwest of the United Kingdom where as… Read More ›

‘Outlaws’ crushed in Pattaya as police crackdown rolls on with new intelligence coming into play

‘Outlaws’ crushed in Pattaya as police crackdown rolls on with new intelligence coming into play

July 24, 2023

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Deputy National Police Chief General Surachate Hakparn calls for the public to phone in reports on 24-hour hotlines of suspicious activities linked with foreigners nationwide… Read More ›

Pheu Thai meets Anutin as Move Forward’s Pita turns up the pressure on its conflicted leaders

Pheu Thai meets Anutin as Move Forward’s Pita turns up the pressure on its conflicted leaders

July 23, 2023

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An attempt by Pheu Thai to elbow Move Forward out of the coalition may prove more difficult politically than thought but it must be done… Read More ›