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Taxi driver tells police he doesn’t know what got into him after admitting the rape and theft of student

Taxi driver tells police he doesn’t know what got into him after admitting the rape and theft of student

February 7, 2026

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

Bangkok police arrest a 51-year-old taxi driver accused of raping an unconscious university student after a late-night ride. The suspect allegedly took her to a… Read More ›

Former cabinet minister and Pheu Thai highflyer clarifies Ben Smith and luxury Gulfstream jet story

Former cabinet minister and Pheu Thai highflyer clarifies Ben Smith and luxury Gulfstream jet story

February 7, 2026

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

Jet row hits election eve as Pheu Thai’s Suriya confirms 862m baht Gulfstream buy, defends asset filing, denies misuse, and blames political timing as scrutiny… Read More ›

Mr Spray identified as 57 year old Tom Heine. Remains in police custody, faces criminal charges and ban

Mr Spray identified as 57 year old Tom Heine. Remains in police custody, faces criminal charges and ban

February 6, 2026

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

‘Mr Spray’ unmasked: German graffiti suspect arrested in Bangkok after Koh Phangan vandal spree, faces charges, deportation and lifetime Thailand ban as island cleans up… Read More ›

Setback for Thamanat’s Kla Tham Party in Southern Nakhon Si Thammarat as top court ousts former MP

Setback for Thamanat’s Kla Tham Party in Southern Nakhon Si Thammarat as top court ousts former MP

February 5, 2026

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

Supreme Court axes Kla Tham candidate “Big O” over 1999 theft conviction, voiding advance voting and casting doubt on his 2025 by-election win as the… Read More ›

PM Anutin bullish as he campaigned in Sisaket as the Constitutional Court threw out 2 cases against him

PM Anutin bullish as he campaigned in Sisaket as the Constitutional Court threw out 2 cases against him

February 5, 2026

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

Court throws out two petitions against PM Anutin on technical grounds, leaving allegations untouched, as he presses on with a hard-line northeast campaign, backs the… Read More ›

New Alternative Party storms to attention of under fire Election Commission with ‘bonkers’ policies

New Alternative Party storms to attention of under fire Election Commission with ‘bonkers’ policies

February 5, 2026

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

Thailand’s Election Commission faces fresh turmoil days before polling as a minor party pushes plans to buy Manchester United, clone dinosaurs, fix marriages and redraw… Read More ›

Business warns populist economic policies are not what the Thai economy needs to address its problems

Business warns populist economic policies are not what the Thai economy needs to address its problems

February 4, 2026

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

Thai business leaders warn election populism risks a credit downgrade as growth in 2026 is set to slip below 2%. Public debt now nears its… Read More ›

Tensions between the Election Commission and top political parties in the 2026 General Election deepen

Tensions between the Election Commission and top political parties in the 2026 General Election deepen

February 4, 2026

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

Pheu Thai slams Election Commission over advance voting failures, warning election annulment risks, as EC moves to prosecute 28 candidates, raising tensions, legal threats and… Read More ›

Hong Kong Chinese fugitive arrested for murder. Lived in Thailand for 32 years with wife and family

Hong Kong Chinese fugitive arrested for murder. Lived in Thailand for 32 years with wife and family

February 3, 2026

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

Fish porridge fugitive caught: Thai police arrest Hong Kong murder suspect who hid in Bangkok for 32 years as a shop owner. Mui Yiu Keung,… Read More ›

Russians arrested in Bangkok for murder of comrade in Pattaya over an unpaid debt. Organs found missing

Russians arrested in Bangkok for murder of comrade in Pattaya over an unpaid debt. Organs found missing

February 3, 2026

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

Pattaya police probe the brutal killing of Russian man Mikhail Emelianov after his dismembered remains were found across multiple sites. Two Russians are held as… Read More ›

Officials plan to relocate bull elephant that killed a 69 year old camper on Monday. Third human victim

Officials plan to relocate bull elephant that killed a 69 year old camper on Monday. Third human victim

February 3, 2026

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

A 69-year-old tourist was killed before dawn by a wild bull elephant while exercising near his tent at a Khao Yai National Park campground. Officials… Read More ›

Minister files police report over audio clip claiming a People’s Party government will spark a coup d’état

Minister files police report over audio clip claiming a People’s Party government will spark a coup d’état

February 2, 2026

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

Leaked audio allegedly linked to Deputy Interior Minister Sakda Wichiensilp has shaken Thailand’s election days before voting, triggering a police complaint, denial and fierce political… Read More ›

Incoherent and drunk Russian tourist denied entry to Thailand on Thursday morning after chaotic flight

Incoherent and drunk Russian tourist denied entry to Thailand on Thursday morning after chaotic flight

February 2, 2026

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

Naked, intoxicated Russian man caused mid-air chaos on a Vietnam–Bangkok flight, argued with the crew and demanded the door opened. He then failed immigration screening… Read More ›

Pattaya Police comb site in Bang Lamung for missing Russian man believed murdered and dismembered

Pattaya Police comb site in Bang Lamung for missing Russian man believed murdered and dismembered

February 1, 2026

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

Russian man Mikhail Emelianov vanished after debt threats and was later found dismembered and buried in Chonburi. Police believe the killing was revenge over unpaid… Read More ›

UN exposes sham basis of Burma’s military junta’s ‘election’ that saw 80% vote for pro military party

UN exposes sham basis of Burma’s military junta’s ‘election’ that saw 80% vote for pro military party

January 31, 2026

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UN investigators say Myanmar’s military unleashed more than 400 airstrikes during elections, killing at least 170 civilians, as the junta’s proxy party claimed a landslide… Read More ›

Two women arrested on Koh Phangan in police take hard line on illicit narcotics at Full Moon Party events

Two women arrested on Koh Phangan in police take hard line on illicit narcotics at Full Moon Party events

January 31, 2026

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

Two women were arrested in a police crackdown on drug sales to foreign tourists during Koh Phangan’s Full Moon Party, as officers seized methamphetamine and… Read More ›

Election boss says officials are probing six account holders in 250 million baht linked to vote buying

Election boss says officials are probing six account holders in 250 million baht linked to vote buying

January 31, 2026

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

Vote-buying fears grip Thailand as election nears, with allegations of intimidation, misuse of state power and a probe into ฿250 million cash withdrawals, prompting intensified… Read More ›

Pattaya police probe fatal motorbike crash that took the life of an American rider on Wednesday night

Pattaya police probe fatal motorbike crash that took the life of an American rider on Wednesday night

January 30, 2026

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

An American motorcyclist, 55, was killed in a head-on crash with a Bangkok-registered SUV on a Pattaya overpass late Wednesday night. Police say the rider… Read More ›

Mae Sot Police raid and smash internet transmission facilities busy beaming signals into Myawaddy

Mae Sot Police raid and smash internet transmission facilities busy beaming signals into Myawaddy

January 30, 2026

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

Thai police smash cross-border scam links in Mae Sot, uncovering illegal internet transmissions beamed into Myanmar. Raids near the Friendship Bridge expose routers, antennas and… Read More ›

Smiling Brit wife killer may face the death penalty in Thailand although the last occasion was back in 2018

Smiling Brit wife killer may face the death penalty in Thailand although the last occasion was back in 2018

January 29, 2026

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

British man shot dead his Thai wife in Maha Sarakham, sparking a cross-province manhunt. CCTV tracked him to Khon Kaen, where he calmly surrendered at… Read More ›

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