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Police to move on arrest warrants for 10 politicians including MPs and candidates linked to crime groups

Police to move on arrest warrants for 10 politicians including MPs and candidates linked to crime groups

January 10, 2026

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

Police probe up to 10 politicians over drugs, online gambling and scam links as election funding fears rise. PM Anutin refuses to name suspects, while… Read More ›

Big Joke power saga goes to Supreme Court, Senate and Anti Corruption Commission all in three days

Big Joke power saga goes to Supreme Court, Senate and Anti Corruption Commission all in three days

January 8, 2026

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Big Joke on the brink: Former deputy police chief Surachate faces a decisive Supreme Court ruling as explosive claims of a ฿10m gold bribe drag… Read More ›

Scam operator arrested by CIB police on Tuesday in Prachin Buri. California Thai woman lost ฿200 million

Scam operator arrested by CIB police on Tuesday in Prachin Buri. California Thai woman lost ฿200 million

January 8, 2026

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

A 29-year-old Thai man has been arrested for allegedly posing as a police officer to trick a Thai woman in California into transferring nearly ฿200… Read More ›

Riverside police officers in Bangkok reunite American man with his lost cash on Tuesday within two hours

Riverside police officers in Bangkok reunite American man with his lost cash on Tuesday within two hours

January 7, 2026

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

American tourist reunited with ฿11,170 after two Thai teens handed the cash to Bangkok police. CCTV at Asiatique riverside mall helps track him down the… Read More ›

Political parties are getting serious about Thailand’s lack of babies problem with new policies unveiled

Political parties are getting serious about Thailand’s lack of babies problem with new policies unveiled

January 6, 2026

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

Thailand faces a population collapse as birth rates fall to 1.46, the workforce shrinks, pensions strain, and GDP growth slows. Ahead of the 2026 election,… Read More ›

Koh Samui waterfall takes fifth life as French man falls to his death. Girlfriend saved by tree branch

Koh Samui waterfall takes fifth life as French man falls to his death. Girlfriend saved by tree branch

January 6, 2026

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French tourist Alexis Virgos, 22, dies at Koh Samui’s Na Muang 2 Waterfall after slipping from the fifth tier while taking photos. Girlfriend survives as… Read More ›

Thailand targets growth of over 10% in 2026 after seeing foreign tourist arrivals fall by 7.23% in 2025

Thailand targets growth of over 10% in 2026 after seeing foreign tourist arrivals fall by 7.23% in 2025

January 6, 2026

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

Thailand tourism slumps 7.23% but hopes for a big comeback — officials target 36.7m visitors in 2026, up 10%. Yet crime fears, border tensions and… Read More ›

Indian in Pattaya the latest victim of street fraudsters. Paid ฿43,400 for 2 branded bottles of coconut oil

Indian in Pattaya the latest victim of street fraudsters. Paid ฿43,400 for 2 branded bottles of coconut oil

January 5, 2026

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Indian tourist pays ฿43,400 for bogus coconut-oil cure in Pattaya after street approach by four foreign men. Police probe growing herbal scam wave, which also… Read More ›

More determined, aware electorate on a popular basis supports the pro democracy parties for February 8th

More determined, aware electorate on a popular basis supports the pro democracy parties for February 8th

January 5, 2026

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

People’s Party surges as Thailand heads for the Feb 8 snap election. New Thai Rath poll puts the pro-democracy bloc at 61% support, with Pheu… Read More ›

Udon Thani woman shocked after finding boyfriend dead at their apartment hours after romantic call

Udon Thani woman shocked after finding boyfriend dead at their apartment hours after romantic call

January 4, 2026

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

Heartbroken Thai woman discovers her 23-year-old boyfriend dead inside their Udon Thani apartment just hours after exchanging “I love you” texts on New Year’s, as… Read More ›

Supreme Court rules in favour of credit card holders on illegal online charges and fraud. Banks to pay

Supreme Court rules in favour of credit card holders on illegal online charges and fraud. Banks to pay

January 3, 2026

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Thailand’s Supreme Court has ruled that banks, not customers, are liable for fraudulent credit card charges — forcing lenders to prove disputed payments were authorised… Read More ›

Bungled detention sees murder and rape suspect deported back to Burma despite investigators’ request

Bungled detention sees murder and rape suspect deported back to Burma despite investigators’ request

January 3, 2026

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

Immigration scandal erupts in Tak as a Burmese worker, later wanted for murder and rape, is found to have been deported before an arrest warrant… Read More ›

Fortune teller on New Year’s Day turns out to be a blackmailer and a thief. Arrested by Pattaya police

Fortune teller on New Year’s Day turns out to be a blackmailer and a thief. Arrested by Pattaya police

January 2, 2026

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

Fortune teller in Pattaya arrested after allegedly stealing a teenage girl’s iPhone 13 Pro worth ฿20,000 following a New Year’s Day reading. Victim spotted the… Read More ›

Norwegian man terrifies locals including a teenager in Udon Thani with his naked antics for New Years

Norwegian man terrifies locals including a teenager in Udon Thani with his naked antics for New Years

January 1, 2026

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

Naked and drunk on New Year’s morning, a 28-year-old Norwegian tourist was arrested in Udon Thani after terrifying locals — including a 13-year-old girl —… Read More ›

Boost for border peace as 18 Cambodian prisoners of war are repatriated after 72 hour ceasefire holds

Boost for border peace as 18 Cambodian prisoners of war are repatriated after 72 hour ceasefire holds

December 31, 2025

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Thailand repatriates 18 Cambodian prisoners of war after 155 days, following a 72-hour ceasefire. Full Geneva Convention compliance observed, with Red Cross and ASEAN officials… Read More ›

Maid arrested on live TV sent to prison for New Year after she fails to come up with ฿30,000 bail money

Maid arrested on live TV sent to prison for New Year after she fails to come up with ฿30,000 bail money

December 31, 2025

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Maid arrested live on Bangkok TV for allegedly feeding Dettol to an infant is sent to prison after failing to raise ฿30,000 bail, with the… Read More ›

Devious housemaid who slipped Dettol into child’s feed arrested by police live on national TV on Tuesday

Devious housemaid who slipped Dettol into child’s feed arrested by police live on national TV on Tuesday

December 31, 2025

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

Devious housemaid Usanee “Ann” arrested live on Thai TV after allegedly slipping Dettol into toddler’s milk. The child is safe as police investigate prior thefts… Read More ›

Peace and war being weighed on both sides of Thai Cambodian border as tensions began to rise again

Peace and war being weighed on both sides of Thai Cambodian border as tensions began to rise again

December 30, 2025

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

Peace hangs in the balance on the Thai-Cambodian border as confidence in the fragile ceasefire is tested. Thailand reports night-time drone incursions, Cambodia denies it.… Read More ›

Jealousy drives 28 year old man to murder suicide in Bang Na after his girlfriend found a new boyfriend

Jealousy drives 28 year old man to murder suicide in Bang Na after his girlfriend found a new boyfriend

December 30, 2025

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

A jealous 28-year-old motorbike delivery driver murders his ex-girlfriend in Bang Na after she found a new boyfriend, then shoots himself in a murder-suicide, police… Read More ›

Pattaya lifeguard brings Dutch woman with no pulse back to life after rescuing from the water on Sunday

Pattaya lifeguard brings Dutch woman with no pulse back to life after rescuing from the water on Sunday

December 30, 2025

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

Pattaya lifeguard heroically revives Dutch tourist after she’s dragged from the sea with no pulse. The 60-year-old collapsed from muscle cramps at Jomtien Beach before… Read More ›

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