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Ex special branch cop lashes out after Bangkok arrest. Warns police top brass and politicians of chaos

Ex special branch cop lashes out after Bangkok arrest. Warns police top brass and politicians of chaos

November 14, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Ex-special branch cop Santhana Prayoonrat lashes out after Bangkok hotel arrest, warning top police and politicians of chaos, claiming knowledge of those with ties to… Read More ›

Cowardly bandit tops himself as shop owner responds with lethal force in cash hold up in Udon Thani

Cowardly bandit tops himself as shop owner responds with lethal force in cash hold up in Udon Thani

November 13, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Cowardly bandit in Udon Thani pulls a 9mm on a gold shop owner demanding ฿200,000, is shot in the shoulder, trapped inside and then shoots… Read More ›

Australian mum passes away on Thai holiday of a lifetime besides German lover after night of passion

Australian mum passes away on Thai holiday of a lifetime besides German lover after night of passion

November 13, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Australian mum Karla Drescher, 47, was found dead beside her German lover in a Phuket resort after a night of drinking and sex. The pair… Read More ›

PM promises clarity on alcohol law but business sector says it’s not enough after this latest debacle

PM promises clarity on alcohol law but business sector says it’s not enough after this latest debacle

November 12, 2025

Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

PM promises clarity on alcohol law as Thailand’s tourism and hospitality sectors reel in chaos. Businesses demand repeal or non-enforcement after new rules spark confusion,… Read More ›

Crackdown on expats working illegally deepens. Italian on Koh Phangan is arrested for woodwork

Crackdown on expats working illegally deepens. Italian on Koh Phangan is arrested for woodwork

November 12, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Italian expat, 36, arrested on Koh Phangan for illegally working as a woodcarver, part of widening Thai crackdown on western foreigners in protected trades, with… Read More ›

Fear of renewed hostilities. Thailand scraps Trump’s peace deal with Cambodia. ‘Peace is over’ says PM

Fear of renewed hostilities. Thailand scraps Trump’s peace deal with Cambodia. ‘Peace is over’ says PM

November 12, 2025

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand has scrapped the Trump-brokered peace deal with Cambodia after a landmine maimed a soldier. PM Anutin declared “peace is over” atop Phu Makhuea as… Read More ›

Ex Finance Minister castigates Thai governance over the last 20 years. Praises Malaysia and British law

Ex Finance Minister castigates Thai governance over the last 20 years. Praises Malaysia and British law

November 11, 2025

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Ex-Finance Minister Sommai Phasee blasts 20 years of Thai governance, citing corruption and grey capital, while praising Malaysia’s rapid economic growth, British-style legal system, efficient… Read More ›

Indian stepfather arrested in Chaam for horrifically brutal murder of an 8 year old girl found on Sunday

Indian stepfather arrested in Chaam for horrifically brutal murder of an 8 year old girl found on Sunday

November 11, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Indian stepfather arrested in Cha-am for brutal murder of an 8-year-old Thai girl found dead at home, he denies all charges while police gather evidence… Read More ›

Alcohol law debacle continues to decimate not only tourism industry but also wider grassroots economy

Alcohol law debacle continues to decimate not only tourism industry but also wider grassroots economy

November 11, 2025

Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s alcohol law backfires, emptying bars and restaurants, confusing tourists and slashing revenue nationwide as hefty fines, unclear enforcement rules, and missing provincial committees cripple… Read More ›

German criminal thug detected by the public on Koh Phangan for offensive behaviour. Wanted by Interpol

German criminal thug detected by the public on Koh Phangan for offensive behaviour. Wanted by Interpol

November 11, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

German fugitive from justice riding recklessly on Koh Phangan is caught by the police. Wanted by Interpol for armed extortion in Germany, the case raises… Read More ›

Trump brokered peace pact between Thailand and Cambodia suspended after landmine attack this week

Trump brokered peace pact between Thailand and Cambodia suspended after landmine attack this week

November 11, 2025

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

A landmine blast injures four Thai soldiers, costing one his leg, forcing Prime Minister Anutin to suspend the Trump-brokered Thailand-Cambodia peace deal signed in Kuala… Read More ›

Foreign tourists seriously injured as passenger tour bus slides out of control and overturns on highway

Foreign tourists seriously injured as passenger tour bus slides out of control and overturns on highway

November 10, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

A tour bus carrying 38 foreign tourists overturned on an oil slicked mountain bend in Lampang, injuring 14 people, two critically. The crash blocked the… Read More ›

Crafty French man arrested in capital for stealth theft spree at Don Mueang Airport preying on passengers

Crafty French man arrested in capital for stealth theft spree at Don Mueang Airport preying on passengers

November 10, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

A 35-year-old French man was arrested in Bangkok after a stealth theft spree at Don Mueang Airport, repeatedly targeting passengers’ belongings, selling stolen items at… Read More ›

Superb policing leads to a bad day at the office on Sunday for gold shop robbing thug in Samut Sakhon

Superb policing leads to a bad day at the office on Sunday for gold shop robbing thug in Samut Sakhon

November 10, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

A gold shop robbery in Samut Sakhon ended within minutes when Police Sergeant Major Sukit Kla Songkhram tackled a 28-year-old armed suspect. The thief, caught… Read More ›

Alcohol law shoots foreign tourism in foot for High Season with stiff fines for visitors drinking up at watering holes

Alcohol law shoots foreign tourism in foot for High Season with stiff fines for visitors drinking up at watering holes

November 10, 2025

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s new alcohol law backfires during high season as steep fines, unclear enforcement and embassy warnings scare foreign tourists, leaving hotels, bars, and restaurants struggling… Read More ›

Sex, drugs, business and work abuses linked to expats targeted this week by police raids on Koh Phangan

Sex, drugs, business and work abuses linked to expats targeted this week by police raids on Koh Phangan

November 10, 2025

Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:

Sex, drugs, illegal work and visa overstays. Police raid foreign-run villas, tantric yoga classes and construction sites across Koh Phangan, arresting multiple nationals and seizing… Read More ›

British Chamber of Commerce calls for more urgency on free trade talks to boost trade and investment

British Chamber of Commerce calls for more urgency on free trade talks to boost trade and investment

November 9, 2025

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

British Chamber urges Thailand to fast-track a UK free trade deal as EU and US agreements advance, warning delays could disadvantage exporters and investors and… Read More ›

Scam centre volunteer fleeing Burma arrested in Mae Sot. Previously deported he had returned in August 

Scam centre volunteer fleeing Burma arrested in Mae Sot. Previously deported he had returned in August 

November 9, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Scam centre volunteer fleeing Burma arrested at Mae Sot Airport. Previously deported Kenyan Mbuvi Maxwell returned illegally in August to resume work with cross-border scammers.… Read More ›

UK man ends up behind bars in Ireland after being duped by Thai drug traffickers into smuggling pot 

UK man ends up behind bars in Ireland after being duped by Thai drug traffickers into smuggling pot 

November 9, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

A 23-year-old man from Coventry has been jailed in Dublin for three and a half years after smuggling nearly 25kg of cannabis from Thailand. James… Read More ›

Tense rescue of Russians from a jagged shoreline off a private island near Phuket carried out by Navy 

Tense rescue of Russians from a jagged shoreline off a private island near Phuket carried out by Navy 

November 9, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Royal Thai Navy conducts tense night rescue of four Russian tourists stranded on jagged cliffs of Maiton Island after their speedboat runs aground, bringing them… Read More ›

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