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Teenager reports to Udon Thani police after running away from home. Reports sexual abuse by her father

Teenager reports to Udon Thani police after running away from home. Reports sexual abuse by her father

December 13, 2025

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

14-year-old girl flees home in Udon Thani, reports seven years of sexual abuse by her father and alleged involvement of his friends. Authorities are also… Read More ›

Top tourist body expresses concern about the Thai Cambodian war’s impact on foreign tourism industry

Top tourist body expresses concern about the Thai Cambodian war’s impact on foreign tourism industry

December 13, 2025

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

Top tourism body ATTA warns Thai-Cambodian conflict and caretaker government paralysis are rattling foreign tourist confidence, as visitors question safety in Pattaya and Udon Thani,… Read More ›

Confusion after Trump’s 20 minute phone call with PM Anutin. US side claimed a ceasefire was agreed

Confusion after Trump’s 20 minute phone call with PM Anutin. US side claimed a ceasefire was agreed

December 13, 2025

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

Uncertainty after Trump’s 20-minute call with Thai PM Anutin, as the US claims a ceasefire, Thailand denies. Thailand is facing diplomatic turmoil over the border… Read More ›

Ambitious QR code drug delivery network run by Russian duo smashed by crack police unit in Bangkok

Ambitious QR code drug delivery network run by Russian duo smashed by crack police unit in Bangkok

December 12, 2025

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

Bangkok police dismantle Russian-led AI and QR code drug network in coordinated raids, arresting two men in their 30s for cannabis trafficking, seizing cash, vehicles,… Read More ›

Nigerian drug dealer arrested in  Inthamara area of Bangkok in sting operation with cocaine and ecstasy 

Nigerian drug dealer arrested in  Inthamara area of Bangkok in sting operation with cocaine and ecstasy 

December 12, 2025

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

Nigerian drug dealer busted in Bangkok’s Inthamara area after undercover WhatsApp sting. Police seized cocaine and ecstasy worth over ฿100,000. Officers say the arrest is… Read More ›

As pressure from Trump mounts Thailand implores the United States not to link sovereignty with trade

As pressure from Trump mounts Thailand implores the United States not to link sovereignty with trade

December 10, 2025

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

Thailand urges Trump not to link its sovereignty with trade as all-out war with Cambodia escalates, civilians flee border towns, artillery and air strikes continue.… Read More ›

Queen Suthida centre stage as Southeast Asian games are opened in Bangkok by King Maha Vajiralongkorn

Queen Suthida centre stage as Southeast Asian games are opened in Bangkok by King Maha Vajiralongkorn

December 10, 2025

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

Queen Suthida took centre stage as Thailand opened the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok, leading the Thai team into a roaring, sell-out Rajamangala National… Read More ›

Thai PM vows to pursue military operations against Cambodia and to deliver a crushing blow to Hun Sen

Thai PM vows to pursue military operations against Cambodia and to deliver a crushing blow to Hun Sen

December 10, 2025

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

Thai PM Anutin vows no ceasefire as Thailand drives a full military push to cripple Cambodia’s forces. He rejected outright false peace claims as fighting… Read More ›

Thai women human trafficked into sex slavery in Myanmar rescued from hell by Paweena Foundation

Thai women human trafficked into sex slavery in Myanmar rescued from hell by Paweena Foundation

December 9, 2025

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

Two Thai women trafficked into prostitution in Myanmar were rescued from a Chinese-run brothel after brutal beatings and electric shocks, thanks to the Paweena Foundation… Read More ›

Thai man & Norwegian girlfriend arrested by Phuket police on Sunday for drug dealing. Both were high 

Thai man & Norwegian girlfriend arrested by Phuket police on Sunday for drug dealing. Both were high 

December 9, 2025

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

Thai man and Norwegian girlfriend arrested in Phuket villa raid as police seize heroin, meth, cash and drug gear. Both test positive and face trafficking… Read More ›

Eighteen passengers injured including six seriously in train crash at Kanchanaburi station on Saturday

Eighteen passengers injured including six seriously in train crash at Kanchanaburi station on Saturday

December 8, 2025

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Eighteen passengers were injured, including six seriously, when a State Railway of Thailand locomotive slammed into six stationary carriages at Kanchanaburi station during a routine… Read More ›

35-year-old Frenchman arrested on Koh Phangan on Sunday for rape as island-wide swoop nets 6 suspects

35-year-old Frenchman arrested on Koh Phangan on Sunday for rape as island-wide swoop nets 6 suspects

December 7, 2025

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

Frenchman, 35, seized on Koh Phangan for rape as police launch island-wide sweep that netted five more suspects, including foreigners running illegal hotels and a… Read More ›

Mounting concern as police investigate death of top Channel 8 news reporter after high cyanide levels

Mounting concern as police investigate death of top Channel 8 news reporter after high cyanide levels

December 6, 2025

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

Mounting concern as police investigate the death of Channel 8 reporter Nattawut Ponglangka, 35, found dead at his Nonthaburi home. Post-mortem revealed lethal cyanide. Authorities… Read More ›

Pheu Thai figures tear into Prime Minister Anutin and his faltering government with scathing attacks

Pheu Thai figures tear into Prime Minister Anutin and his faltering government with scathing attacks

December 6, 2025

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

Pheu Thai savages Prime Minister Anutin as floods, scam failures and leaked Ben Smith photos fuel a spiralling crisis that has shredded his credibility. Both… Read More ›

Young wife in harrowing scene in Chacheongsao as he tries to revive her young husband after bike crash

Young wife in harrowing scene in Chacheongsao as he tries to revive her young husband after bike crash

December 5, 2025

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

Young wife collapses in agony as her 25-year-old husband dies instantly after being hurled into an electric pole in a Chachoengsao crash, with bystanders watching… Read More ›

34-year-old Brit in hospital after vicious attack on Wednesday at Maya Bay nightlife venue in Phuket

34-year-old Brit in hospital after vicious attack on Wednesday at Maya Bay nightlife venue in Phuket

December 5, 2025

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

34-year-old Brit Louis Johe Jarvie is critically injured in a vicious early-morning stabbing at Maya Bay Phuket bar. The large European-looking attacker fled, but police… Read More ›

Central Bank moves to restrain runaway baht. Plan to raise the transaction limit from $1 to $10 million for accounts 

Central Bank moves to restrain runaway baht. Plan to raise the transaction limit from $1 to $10 million for accounts 

December 5, 2025

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

Runaway baht triggers urgent central bank action as officials push rate cuts, tighten gold scrutiny and demand a jump in outflow limits from $1m to… Read More ›

Ten foreign Poker players arrested in a police swoop on a rented house in Koh Phangan on Tuesday night

Ten foreign Poker players arrested in a police swoop on a rented house in Koh Phangan on Tuesday night

December 4, 2025

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

Ten foreign poker players were busted in a covert late-night raid on Koh Phangan as armed police stormed a rented house known as Golden Moon,… Read More ›

Chinese mafia run bitcoin mining exploit with devices in containers smashed with billions of baht lost

Chinese mafia run bitcoin mining exploit with devices in containers smashed with billions of baht lost

December 4, 2025

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

Thai police smash Chinese mafia bitcoin mining operation with over 3,600 devices seized from shipping containers, water-cooled systems dismantled and stolen electricity losses to the… Read More ›

American man found dead in a Pattaya hotel room in Jomtien handcuffed with a black bag over his head

American man found dead in a Pattaya hotel room in Jomtien handcuffed with a black bag over his head

December 3, 2025

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

American John Michael Walsh, 69, was found dead in a Pattaya hotel bathroom with his hands handcuffed behind his back and a black plastic bag… Read More ›

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