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Halloween horror for Thai TV star who portrayed Michael Jackson in his massive worldwide hit Thriller

Halloween horror for Thai TV star who portrayed Michael Jackson in his massive worldwide hit Thriller

October 30, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Thriller turns toxic! Thai TV star Jes Jespipat faces a global blackface storm over his Michael Jackson Halloween costume. He deletes the photos and apologises… Read More ›

55 year old monk who killed newlywed young woman in hit and run speeding crash arrested after manhunt

55 year old monk who killed newlywed young woman in hit and run speeding crash arrested after manhunt

October 30, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Monk’s deadly drive. A 21-year-old bride dies collecting rice in Buriram, just 26 days after marrying. The driver flees, kills a buffalo and abandons his… Read More ›

Scotsman’s legal nightmare in Thailand began within hours of landing by mistake in March not over yet

Scotsman’s legal nightmare in Thailand began within hours of landing by mistake in March not over yet

October 30, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Phone mix-up nightmare! Scot Rory McColl faces five years in a Thai jail after a tourist accepted his apology. Two police officers reportedly back his… Read More ›

Flights delayed and passengers deboarded after subsidence under China Airlines jet at Suvarnabhumi

Flights delayed and passengers deboarded after subsidence under China Airlines jet at Suvarnabhumi

October 29, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Airport nightmare in Bangkok. A China Airlines Boeing 737-800 gets stuck in sinking pavement for nearly four hours. Five flights are hit, 116 passengers evacuated… Read More ›

Cyber Police still quiz Facebook page operative who denies ownership over fake payment slip linked to PM

Cyber Police still quiz Facebook page operative who denies ownership over fake payment slip linked to PM

October 29, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Fake ฿7m ‘tea money’ slip sparks a political storm! Police arrest former Move Forward member Chaiyarat Rekhawat over Godd Dam. He denies running the page… Read More ›

Burmese migrant workers, two couples murder construction site overseer over notice period pay dispute

Burmese migrant workers, two couples murder construction site overseer over notice period pay dispute

October 29, 2026

Crime, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Payday turned deadly in Bangkok when four Burmese workers demanded to quit and clashed with their Chinese boss over unpaid wages. He was beaten to… Read More ›

Lovesick Ayutthaya man kidnapped four month old infant from mother. Let her fall into river in the dark

Lovesick Ayutthaya man kidnapped four month old infant from mother. Let her fall into river in the dark

October 28, 2026

Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Four-month-old baby found dead in the Chao Phraya River after her mother’s lover secretly took her from bed. The 36-year-old claims she slipped into floodwater… Read More ›

Fresh arrest warrant application to be made for ‘Godd Dam’ page boss on Thursday as police expand case

Fresh arrest warrant application to be made for ‘Godd Dam’ page boss on Thursday as police expand case

October 28, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Who runs Godd Dam? Thai cyber police seek another arrest warrant after their first application is withdrawn. A forged ฿7 million ‘tea money’ slip targets… Read More ›

Minister scrambles to offer 15 day visa on arrival to smaller markets with reports of losses to Vietnam

Minister scrambles to offer 15 day visa on arrival to smaller markets with reports of losses to Vietnam

October 28, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand’s visa shake-up backfires ahead of high season! Emirates flags missed flights by Mexican tourists, while Uzbek agents send bookings to Vietnam. Minister Surasak seeks… Read More ›

Restaurant YouTube reviewer is a fraudster with an arrest warrant. Police complaint filed in Nonthaburi

Restaurant YouTube reviewer is a fraudster with an arrest warrant. Police complaint filed in Nonthaburi

October 27, 2026

Crime, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

A food influencer’s demand for prawns, drinks or ฿25,000 backfires in Nonthaburi. The restaurant owner calls police after threats of a one-star review. Officers discover… Read More ›

Israeli arrested on drug and sex charges threatens police and well known detective Inspector Jae

Israeli arrested on drug and sex charges threatens police and well known detective Inspector Jae

October 27, 2026

Crime, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

A Bangkok sex-and-drugs raid nets Israeli Tomer Kahiri, 54, and a Thai woman. Police find crystal meth, a suspected drug-laced cake and secret sex videos.… Read More ›

Knock on the door coming for 10k visa overstayers now in Thailand as police launch new crackdown

Knock on the door coming for 10k visa overstayers now in Thailand as police launch new crackdown

October 26, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand launches a nationwide hunt for over 10,000 visa overstayers as police arrest fraud suspects and fugitives. An Israeli is nabbed after 2,095 days illegally… Read More ›

19 year old hothead lands in jail after punching female driver who honked her car horn at him in Bangkok

19 year old hothead lands in jail after punching female driver who honked her car horn at him in Bangkok

October 26, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Terrifying scenes in Bangkok as a motorcyclist, 19, chases a woman after a horn warning, smashes her windscreen and punches her. Bystanders fail to help.… Read More ›

Thailand falls behind Southeast Asian peers in race to build more flight connections as tourism fades

Thailand falls behind Southeast Asian peers in race to build more flight connections as tourism fades

October 24, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

High-season alarm for Thailand as direct international flights to Hat Yai, Krabi and Koh Samui plunge. Foreign arrivals are down 4%, while Kasikorn cuts its… Read More ›

Israeli woman on Koh Phangan faces deportation after her visa was revoked. Rising diplomatic tensions

Israeli woman on Koh Phangan faces deportation after her visa was revoked. Rising diplomatic tensions

October 24, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Israeli woman, 33, faces visa cancellation on Koh Phangan over threats and unpaid bills. Police probe suspect land deals and an unlicensed school as anti-Israeli… Read More ›

American YouTuber brutally attacked robbed and beaten outside a Pattaya bar by two ‘foreign’ assailants

American YouTuber brutally attacked robbed and beaten outside a Pattaya bar by two ‘foreign’ assailants

October 22, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

American YouTuber Chris Barnes exposes a grim Pattaya attack on CCTV. An old contact invited him outside a bar before another man punched him to… Read More ›

Prime Minister Anutin pushes a hard line on narcotics suppression which will jail even more yaba users

Prime Minister Anutin pushes a hard line on narcotics suppression which will jail even more yaba users

October 22, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand’s drug crisis sees Anutin act with new bills targeting yaba dealers, extending police detention to seven days and expanding investigations. With 1.5 million yaba… Read More ›

Departures tax to be axed as Thailand’s hotel sector reels from a debt crisis linked with the Covid era

Departures tax to be axed as Thailand’s hotel sector reels from a debt crisis linked with the Covid era

October 22, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Revolt puts Thailand’s ฿1,000 departure tax in doubt as hotels battle a debt crisis. Over half face liquidity problems, as COVID-era repayment deadlines threaten ownership.… Read More ›

12 properties raided, 85 people charged after Pattaya police raids linked to the illegal foreign ownership crackdown

12 properties raided, 85 people charged after Pattaya police raids linked to the illegal foreign ownership crackdown

October 21, 2026

Crime, Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Police target ฿800 million in Pattaya property across 12 raids, probing suspected foreign nominees and 85 people. Three Chinese men and 100 computers were found… Read More ›

Controversy on two wheels rages in Pattaya as city’s mototaxi drivers switch to blue vests from orange

Controversy on two wheels rages in Pattaya as city’s mototaxi drivers switch to blue vests from orange

October 21, 2026

Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Blue replaces orange for 5,281 Pattaya motorcycle taxi drivers, igniting a row over politics and road safety. Riders say tourists no longer recognise them, business… Read More ›

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