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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ›

Israeli who demanded a refund after a massage accused of snatching temple offering at Pattaya massage shop

Israeli who demanded a refund after a massage accused of snatching temple offering at Pattaya massage shop

October 18, 2025

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

Israeli tourist in Pattaya demanded a refund after a Thai massage, then seized a temple donation envelope. Locals and motorcycle taxi drivers chased him down.… Read More ›

Cambodia lashes out at Anutin’s call to South Korean President Lee Jae-myung as internal interference

Cambodia lashes out at Anutin’s call to South Korean President Lee Jae-myung as internal interference

October 17, 2025

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Cambodia lashes out at PM Anutin’s call to South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, accusing Thailand of interfering in its internal affairs while pledging to help… Read More ›

Cyber police and Money Laundering agency seek UK and US co-operation targeting Cambodian networks

Cyber police and Money Laundering agency seek UK and US co-operation targeting Cambodian networks

October 17, 2025

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

Thai cyber police and money laundering investigators seek to join forces with US and UK authorities in a sweeping crackdown on a powerful Cambodian scam… Read More ›

Fears grow among foreign business owners after Koh Phangan blitz sees German, French and Israelis held

Fears grow among foreign business owners after Koh Phangan blitz sees German, French and Israelis held

October 17, 2025

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

Koh Phangan sees a dramatic crackdown as Thai authorities arrest German, French and Israeli nationals for running unlicensed hotels, restaurants and tours via Thai nominees.… Read More ›

Indian man arrested for using a recently formed firm to bamboozle ฿20 million from victims worldwide

Indian man arrested for using a recently formed firm to bamboozle ฿20 million from victims worldwide

October 16, 2025

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

A 29-year-old Indian man and a 41-year-old Thai woman were arrested in Bangkok and Roi Et for scamming a US man. They used a newly… Read More ›

State Railway of Thailand moves against Chidchob family over land plots in Buriram with lawsuit 

State Railway of Thailand moves against Chidchob family over land plots in Buriram with lawsuit 

October 16, 2025

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

SRT launched a bold legal fight against the Chidchob family over Buriram lands, demanding immediate revocation of title deeds, removal of structures, repayment of usage… Read More ›

Blind, old German cries out to wife in Chacheongsao as rescue workers find she committed suicide

Blind, old German cries out to wife in Chacheongsao as rescue workers find she committed suicide

October 15, 2025

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

A blind 69-year-old German man sat outside his Chachoengsao home for hours calling for his wife, unaware she had hanged herself inside. Rescue workers later… Read More ›

United States, South Korea and United Kingdom act against Cambodian scam industry with Thai tie-ins

United States, South Korea and United Kingdom act against Cambodian scam industry with Thai tie-ins

October 15, 2025

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

United States, South Korea and United Kingdom strike Cambodia’s massive scam empire, seizing Chen Zhi’s cryptocurrency assets, freezing London properties, rescuing kidnapped citizens amid claims… Read More ›

Arrogant Lebanese man held on Koh Phangan for illegal bike rental racket after being deported before

Arrogant Lebanese man held on Koh Phangan for illegal bike rental racket after being deported before

October 15, 2025

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

Arrogant Lebanese man, 46, arrested on Koh Phangan for running an illegal motorcycle rental business after sneaking back into Thailand on a tourist visa. He… Read More ›

Thai Airways suffers turbulence in the boardroom as government exercises powers to appoint directors

Thai Airways suffers turbulence in the boardroom as government exercises powers to appoint directors

October 14, 2025

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

Thai Airways faces turbulence in the boardroom as the government moves to appoint new directors, risking political control, a bloated board, undermining its post-bankruptcy recovery,… Read More ›

Thailand enters a new wave of Political Ga Ga as the interim government stokes nationalist sentiment to gain power

Thailand enters a new wave of Political Ga Ga as the interim government stokes nationalist sentiment to gain power

October 14, 2025

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

Thailand descends into fresh political chaos as Anutin’s interim government fuels nationalism before the 2026 polls, blindsiding rivals with a referendum to scrap Cambodia MOUs… Read More ›

Crackdown on foreign business on Koh Samui using firms with nominees shareholders. Focus on villas

Crackdown on foreign business on Koh Samui using firms with nominees shareholders. Focus on villas

October 13, 2025

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Thailand’s police launch a sweeping crackdown on foreign-controlled villas on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan, targeting nominee companies hiding illegal ownership, exploiting locals, and manipulating… Read More ›

Brit feared held by Burmese scam centre gang found unharmed at Kanchanaburi temple on Saturday evening

Brit feared held by Burmese scam centre gang found unharmed at Kanchanaburi temple on Saturday evening

October 13, 2025

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

UK teen Lawrence Stallard Honor, feared kidnapped by Myanmar scam gangs, has been found alive at a Kanchanaburi temple. Disoriented but unharmed, he vanished from… Read More ›

New Bank of Thailand boss pours cold water on sovereign wealth fund talk. Praises external reserves

New Bank of Thailand boss pours cold water on sovereign wealth fund talk. Praises external reserves

October 12, 2025

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

Thailand’s new Bank of Thailand governor Vitai Ratanakorn pours cold water on talk of a sovereign wealth fund, stressing $267 billion in robust external reserves… Read More ›

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