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Italian coach the latest to be arrested in crackdown. Top police meet Israeli security official in Phuket

Italian coach the latest to be arrested in crackdown. Top police meet Israeli security official in Phuket

October 29, 2025

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Italian sports coach arrested on Koh Samui as Thai police intensify a crackdown targeting Israelis, tourists and foreign nationals across Phuket, Koh Phangan, Koh Samui… Read More ›

PM Anutin asks the Chinese to produce intelligence on the scammer gangs threatening the country

PM Anutin asks the Chinese to produce intelligence on the scammer gangs threatening the country

October 28, 2025

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Under mounting pressure, Prime Minister Anutin urges China to provide detailed intelligence on Chinese-controlled Cambodian scam gangs as opposition MP Rangsiman Rome demands Deputy Prime… Read More ›

Boost for long haul tourism as America’s United Airlines opens direct flights to and from Thailand via Hong Kong

Boost for long haul tourism as America’s United Airlines opens direct flights to and from Thailand via Hong Kong

October 28, 2025

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Direct flights between the US and Thailand return as United Airlines launches service via Hong Kong, ending a decade-long gap, boosting tourism, strengthening economic ties… Read More ›

Finance Minister issues warning on year end growth and rising cost of public debt. Danger of the Abyss

Finance Minister issues warning on year end growth and rising cost of public debt. Danger of the Abyss

October 27, 2025

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Finance Minister Ekniti warns Thailand’s economy is “in danger of falling into an abyss,” with year-end growth set to crash to 0.3% and soaring debt… Read More ›

Bangkok police smash evil drug gang by arresting eight African men catering for tourists in the Sukhumvit area

Bangkok police smash evil drug gang by arresting eight African men catering for tourists in the Sukhumvit area

October 27, 2025

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Bangkok police launch a daring pre-dawn raid to smash notorious Nana drug gang, arresting eight African men and one Thai, seizing cocaine and cash, finally… Read More ›

Bombshell as former Police Chief Torsak and 200 senior officers are linked to corruption by board

Bombshell as former Police Chief Torsak and 200 senior officers are linked to corruption by board

October 26, 2025

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Bombshell in Thailand as former Police Chief Torsak Sukwimol and over 200 senior officers are formally linked to corruption, bribery, and illegal activities tied to… Read More ›

Frank guidance from Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) in confronting tourist scam centre fears

Frank guidance from Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) in confronting tourist scam centre fears

October 24, 2025

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Thailand confronts human trafficking fears, but TAT’s open briefings reassure tourists as European and Scandinavian arrivals surge for the 2025 high season, while short-haul Asian… Read More ›

Trump to oversee ground breaking new deal between Thailand and Cambodia on Saturday to map border

Trump to oversee ground breaking new deal between Thailand and Cambodia on Saturday to map border

October 24, 2025

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Trump to oversee historic Thai-Cambodian deal as PMs Anutin and Hun Manet agree to jointly map border with LiDAR, remove heavy weapons, clear mines, and… Read More ›

White Mercedes driven by American tourists burst into flames on the way to Hua Hin. ฿3 million damage

White Mercedes driven by American tourists burst into flames on the way to Hua Hin. ฿3 million damage

October 23, 2025

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Two American tourists narrowly escaped death when their white Mercedes suddenly burst into flames near a Hua Hin gas station. The blaze destroyed the luxury… Read More ›

Cambodian scam centre mess in Thailand threatens to topple interim government sooner rather than later

Cambodian scam centre mess in Thailand threatens to topple interim government sooner rather than later

October 23, 2025

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Cambodian scam centre crisis shakes Thailand as ฿70 million of Ly Yong Phat’s assets are frozen. PM Anutin faces ministerial resignations, Wiroj threatens a no-confidence… Read More ›

Deputy Minister of Finance Woraphak bows out after only 33 days amid furore over scammer centre claims

Deputy Minister of Finance Woraphak bows out after only 33 days amid furore over scammer centre claims

October 23, 2025

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Deputy Finance Minister Woraphak Thanyawong resigns amid an escalating Cambodian scam scandal, denies any wrongdoing and vows legal action. Prime Minister Anutin faces mounting political… Read More ›

Latest tally is two dead in Narathiwat tea shop bomb that went off last Thursday shaking the province

Latest tally is two dead in Narathiwat tea shop bomb that went off last Thursday shaking the province

October 22, 2025

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A deadly tea shop bombing in Narathiwat killed two and injured 17 last Thursday, deliberately targeting morning commuters, prompting police and officials to heighten security,… Read More ›

PM asks top minister for explanation as ex official claims Hun Sen started war to protect his scam centre industry

PM asks top minister for explanation as ex official claims Hun Sen started war to protect his scam centre industry

October 22, 2025

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PM Anutin demands top minister provide a full written explanation over alleged illicit funds links, as a former official claims Hun Sen deliberately triggered the… Read More ›

Western foreigner naked in the red light area of Pattaya cries out to God as locals react with shock on their commute

Western foreigner naked in the red light area of Pattaya cries out to God as locals react with shock on their commute

October 21, 2025

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Naked Western man caused chaos in Pattaya’s red-light area, shouting to God and blocking traffic as shocked locals filmed the bizarre scene. Police restrained and… Read More ›

Horror motorbike crash leaves German wife dead and her husband fighting for life in Khao Lak Phang-nga

Horror motorbike crash leaves German wife dead and her husband fighting for life in Khao Lak Phang-nga

October 21, 2025

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Horror in Khao Lak as a German woman, 63, is killed and her husband critically injured when a speeding pickup strikes their motorbike on Phang-nga’s… Read More ›

Popular expats figure Barry Kenyon killed in Pattaya on Saturday evening last in freak motorbike crash

Popular expats figure Barry Kenyon killed in Pattaya on Saturday evening last in freak motorbike crash

October 20, 2025

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Popular Pattaya expat Barry Kenyon, 84, former British consul, journalist, and community figure, dies in shocking motorbike crash while crossing busy Thappraya Road Saturday night,… Read More ›

Nigerian arrested with 10 other foreigners who tested positive for illicit drugs in dawn Bangkok pub raid

Nigerian arrested with 10 other foreigners who tested positive for illicit drugs in dawn Bangkok pub raid

October 20, 2025

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Bangkok police carried out an intelligence-led raid on a Ratchathewi pub, arresting a Nigerian drug pusher and 10 foreigners who tested positive for illicit drugs,… Read More ›

Thailand and Cambodia face danger from ‘Dragon Head’ the Chinese mafia leader behind the scams

Thailand and Cambodia face danger from ‘Dragon Head’ the Chinese mafia leader behind the scams

October 20, 2025

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Thailand and Cambodia face a major threat from Dragon Head, the Chinese mafia boss, as Chen Zhi faces US charges exposing scams, political links and… Read More ›

Pakistani tourist, reportedly a policeman, brutalised a 25 year old sex worker in Phuket and robbed her

Pakistani tourist, reportedly a policeman, brutalised a 25 year old sex worker in Phuket and robbed her

October 19, 2025

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Pakistani tourist, reportedly a police officer, brutally attacked and robbed a 25-year-old transgender sex worker in Phuket after arranging to meet her online. He was… Read More ›

Raids on foreign owned hotels on Koh Phangan carry on with three Israelis arrested and a fourth sought

Raids on foreign owned hotels on Koh Phangan carry on with three Israelis arrested and a fourth sought

October 19, 2025

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

Immigration police raid Koh Phangan hotels, arrest three Israelis and pursue a fourth, targeting illegal nominee firms controlling resorts. Eight people were detained in total,… Read More ›

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