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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

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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 ›

People’s Party candidate in Bangkok arrested on Monday over links to money laundering network

People’s Party candidate in Bangkok arrested on Monday over links to money laundering network

December 29, 2025

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

People’s Party candidate in Bangkok arrested Monday over ties to ฿20 billion money laundering network linked to drugs. Party leader Nattapong Ruangpanyawut apologises and rushes… Read More ›

Big Joke plunged into new legal trouble as claims of a ฿10 million gold bar bribe are being investigated

Big Joke plunged into new legal trouble as claims of a ฿10 million gold bar bribe are being investigated

December 28, 2025

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Big Joke plunged into fresh scandal as police probe a filmed ฿10m gold bar bribe allegedly used to sway a corruption case. Raids hit 11… Read More ›

UK man on the run from horror wife abuse rap at home nabbed in Sisaket in St. Stephen’s Day swoop

UK man on the run from horror wife abuse rap at home nabbed in Sisaket in St. Stephen’s Day swoop

December 28, 2025

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

A 26-year-old British man wanted for violent domestic abuse in the United Kingdom has been arrested in Sisaket, Thailand on St. Stephen’s Day after fleeing… Read More ›

Russian woman killed on Christmas Day in Phuket in motorcycle smash with oncoming car on a Karon hill

Russian woman killed on Christmas Day in Phuket in motorcycle smash with oncoming car on a Karon hill

December 27, 2025

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

Russian tourist killed on Christmas Day in Phuket after motorcycle slams head-on into oncoming car on steep Karon hill. Woman died at the scene. Boyfriend… Read More ›

Transsexual pickpockets arrested by Pattaya Tourist police on Monday after Israeli man challenged them

Transsexual pickpockets arrested by Pattaya Tourist police on Monday after Israeli man challenged them

December 27, 2025

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

Pattaya police arrested two Thai trans women Monday night for pickpocketing an Israeli tourist on Walking Street, recovering all stolen cash, while both perpetrators remain… Read More ›

Thai Airport authority says traffic has surged in December to match 2019 levels despite lower arrivals

Thai Airport authority says traffic has surged in December to match 2019 levels despite lower arrivals

December 26, 2025

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Thai airports report December traffic matching 2019 levels as daily passengers surge despite a 7% fall in arrivals. It comes with strong Chinese travel, holiday… Read More ›

Outline peace deal agreed at border talks but cabinet approval needed before Defence Minister signs

Outline peace deal agreed at border talks but cabinet approval needed before Defence Minister signs

December 26, 2025

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

Tentative border peace deal reached as Cambodia bows to Thai terms — but Anutin says no land will be ceded and the pact still needs… Read More ›

Swiss man taken up in police net on Christmas Day linked to online romance scam fraud on Thai woman

Swiss man taken up in police net on Christmas Day linked to online romance scam fraud on Thai woman

December 25, 2025

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

Swiss man among 13 arrested in Christmas Day raids across nine provinces over ฿21.4 million online romance scam on Thai woman. Canadian and Cambodian suspects… Read More ›

UK Drug Kingpin sent down for 14 years despite barrister’s plea after one year at the ‘Bangkok Hilton’ before deportation

UK Drug Kingpin sent down for 14 years despite barrister’s plea after one year at the ‘Bangkok Hilton’ before deportation

December 25, 2025

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UK drug kingpin Ben Ransome, 29, is jailed for 14 years after running a £20m-a-year cocaine empire from Thailand. He was seized at a Phuket… Read More ›

37 year old Alphard driver nabbed on Koh Chang for murder of young man in hideous road rage act

37 year old Alphard driver nabbed on Koh Chang for murder of young man in hideous road rage act

December 24, 2025

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37-year-old Alphard driver Songkran Phanphu was arrested on Koh Chang after allegedly gunning down 34-year-old Anuwat in a Bangkok motorway road rage attack witnessed by… Read More ›

German man arrested at Chonburi coastal market with Dr Jekyll Mr Hyde personality in legal trouble

German man arrested at Chonburi coastal market with Dr Jekyll Mr Hyde personality in legal trouble

December 24, 2025

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

Drunk German runs wild at Bang Sare market — smashing stalls, bleeding and terrifying shoppers until Thai police drag him away. His visa stands, but… Read More ›

Crisis for Thailand as baht rockets in value putting exports and foreign tourism under further pressure

Crisis for Thailand as baht rockets in value putting exports and foreign tourism under further pressure

December 24, 2025

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

Baht blast hits Thailand as the currency rockets toward ฿30 per US dollar, hammering exports and shrinking tourist spending. Officials scramble to trace gold-fuelled capital… Read More ›

Motorway murder on busy Bangkok expressway. Man gunned down in front of girlfriend while driving home

Motorway murder on busy Bangkok expressway. Man gunned down in front of girlfriend while driving home

December 23, 2025

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Motorway murder shocks Bangkok as a 34-year-old man is gunned down in front of his girlfriend on the Sri Ratch Expressway early Tuesday morning. Suspect… Read More ›

Driver fined, suspended and faces prosecution after losing temper with tourist who rubbished his van

Driver fined, suspended and faces prosecution after losing temper with tourist who rubbished his van

December 23, 2025

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Phuket van driver fined and banned for six months after striking a foreign tourist with a plastic bottle at the airport during a rubbish dispute.… Read More ›

Welder killed from gas explosion while working and conditioning manhole covers outside a Chonburi mall

Welder killed from gas explosion while working and conditioning manhole covers outside a Chonburi mall

December 22, 2025

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30-year-old welder killed and another seriously injured after a late-night gas explosion during manhole repairs outside a Chonburi shopping mall. The blast shattered concrete, injured… Read More ›

Top Commerce Ministry official warns that any US trade deal must wait for new parliament and cabinet

Top Commerce Ministry official warns that any US trade deal must wait for new parliament and cabinet

December 22, 2025

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

The US may raise tariffs if the Thailand-Cambodia peace fails. Caretaker government cannot sign any trade deal until a new parliament and cabinet approve, while… Read More ›

Asean Summit on Monday and Tuesday seen by United States as pivotal to restoring border peace

Asean Summit on Monday and Tuesday seen by United States as pivotal to restoring border peace

December 21, 2025

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

Summit diplomacy looms as Washington pushes to revive the Thai-Cambodian ceasefire, but border fighting continues, missiles fly, F-16s strike targets, landmines maim troops and Bangkok… Read More ›

Poll shows there’s still a chance for a Pheu Thai People’s Party coalition but it will take a bit of luck

Poll shows there’s still a chance for a Pheu Thai People’s Party coalition but it will take a bit of luck

December 21, 2025

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

Bangkok opinion poll shows a narrow path remains for a Pheu Thai–People’s Party coalition after September’s Anutin gamble. Support has slid, voters are undecided and… Read More ›

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