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Hi So Hot, the fraudster in hot water as Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra files police complaint

Hi So Hot, the fraudster in hot water as Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra files police complaint

April 8, 2025

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

“Hi-So Hot” fraudster exposed as Prime Minister Paetongtarn files police complaint after he jumped from a third-floor window, facing legal troubles for impersonating a senior… Read More ›

German assaults Thai man, steals his motorbike. Then drives to a shop and steals a high end smartphone

German assaults Thai man, steals his motorbike. Then drives to a shop and steals a high end smartphone

April 8, 2025

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

A 20-year-old German man has been arrested in Phuket after assaulting a Thai local and stealing his motorbike, then using it to flee to a… Read More ›

Casino Bill in peril: hit by fake News Blast and strong objections from top legal eagles and academics 

Casino Bill in peril: hit by fake News Blast and strong objections from top legal eagles and academics 

April 7, 2025

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

Casino bill in trouble: Fake news about Thaksin ultimatum sparks chaos, while top legal experts and academics warn of political turmoil. Concerns grow over social… Read More ›

Chinese steel firm linked to Chatuchak disaster faces DSI probes. Minister cancels investment status

Chinese steel firm linked to Chatuchak disaster faces DSI probes. Minister cancels investment status

April 7, 2025

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

A Chinese steel firm linked to the deadly Chatuchak building collapse is under fire as officials launch probes into radioactive waste and tax fraud. The… Read More ›

Horrific early morning road smash in Bangkok. 31-year-old woman driver dead, man seriously injured

Horrific early morning road smash in Bangkok. 31-year-old woman driver dead, man seriously injured

April 6, 2025

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

A 31-year-old woman was killed in a horrific crash on Bangkok’s Chalerm Maha Nakhon Expressway early Sunday. The Chevrolet she drove collided with a truck,… Read More ›

Hope in Chatuchak is petering out with time and with ghastly sights on Saturday. K9 dogs lead the way

Hope in Chatuchak is petering out with time and with ghastly sights on Saturday. K9 dogs lead the way

April 6, 2025

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

Hope fades at the Chatuchak collapse as K9 dogs lead rescuers through the wreckage. Despite rapid progress on Saturday and signals tested in key zones,… Read More ›

Immigration Bureau promises bug on Digital Entry Card site will be fixed before it launches on April 28th

Immigration Bureau promises bug on Digital Entry Card site will be fixed before it launches on April 28th

April 5, 2025

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

Immigration Bureau confirms the new Thailand Digital Entry Card (TDAC) will go live on April 28. A glitch affecting foreign expats’ registration will be fixed.… Read More ›

Zebra crossing became an execution ground on quiet night for a relaxed French tourist in Kanchanaburi

Zebra crossing became an execution ground on quiet night for a relaxed French tourist in Kanchanaburi

April 5, 2025

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

A quiet night in Kanchanaburi turned deadly when a French tourist was fatally struck by a speeding car moments after stepping onto a worn zebra… Read More ›

Son of local politician behind bars after obsession with a 19-year-old beauty led to her murder in Chainat province

Son of local politician behind bars after obsession with a 19-year-old beauty led to her murder in Chainat province

April 4, 2025

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

Son of a local politician arrested for the murder of a 19-year-old student in Chainat after his obsession with her turned deadly. Police were told… Read More ›

Young American nurse on the mend in Massachusetts after horrific motorbike accident in Krabi in March

Young American nurse on the mend in Massachusetts after horrific motorbike accident in Krabi in March

April 4, 2025

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

ICU nurse Sierra Fairhurst returns to Massachusetts after a horrific moped crash in Krabi left her with severe facial injuries and a long recovery ahead,… Read More ›

Twist of fate saw a young Australian die on Ko Samui last Thursday as his fast motorbike lost control

Twist of fate saw a young Australian die on Ko Samui last Thursday as his fast motorbike lost control

April 3, 2025

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

A young Australian plumber, Carlos Guirguis, tragically lost his life on Ko Samui when his motorbike swerved into a car. The 19-year-old died instantly, leaving… Read More ›

Trump stuns Thailand with a shocking 36% tariff on all imports to the US. GDP growth faces a wipe-out

Trump stuns Thailand with a shocking 36% tariff on all imports to the US. GDP growth faces a wipe-out

April 3, 2025

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

Trump’s 36% tariff on Thai imports stuns analysts, threatens $15bn in losses, and puts 2025 GDP growth at risk. PM Paetongtarn urges calm, promising swift… Read More ›

Things turn darker at Chatuchak site as rescue crews bore deeper while a Hungarian tourist gate crashes

Things turn darker at Chatuchak site as rescue crews bore deeper while a Hungarian tourist gate crashes

April 2, 2025

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

Rescue teams uncover body parts as efforts intensify at the Chatuchak collapse site, while a Hungarian tourist disrupts proceedings by demanding access. Relatives grow anxious… Read More ›

Storm clouds gathering over Chinese firm at the centre of the collapsed Chatuchak building disaster

Storm clouds gathering over Chinese firm at the centre of the collapsed Chatuchak building disaster

April 2, 2025

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

A Chinese firm at the centre of Bangkok’s deadly building collapse faces mounting scrutiny, with police and ministers investigating its contracts, financial dealings and links… Read More ›

Thailand braces for Trump’s reciprocal tariffs due on Wednesday. It’s Liberation Day for the US economy

Thailand braces for Trump’s reciprocal tariffs due on Wednesday. It’s Liberation Day for the US economy

April 1, 2025

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

Thailand braces for Trump’s tariffs as ‘Liberation Day’ looms. Fears grow over economic fallout as US trade barriers hit within hours. Trump hints at leniency,… Read More ›

US scan shows 50-60 human beings said to be in a hallway within the collapsed Chatuchak building

US scan shows 50-60 human beings said to be in a hallway within the collapsed Chatuchak building

April 1, 2025

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

An American deep scan shows 50-60 people possibly trapped in a hallway between floors 17-21 of the collapsed Chatuchak building. Rescuers face challenges due to… Read More ›

Hope still burns but anger mounts over Chatuchak building disaster with some trapped still alive according to deep scan

Hope still burns but anger mounts over Chatuchak building disaster with some trapped still alive according to deep scan

March 31, 2025

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

Hope remains for trapped workers in the Chatuchak disaster as PM Paetongtarn visits the site, but anger mounts over safety concerns. Officials investigate allegations of… Read More ›

Police source alleges coverup in 2022 following the death of Australian star Shane Warne on Ko Samui

Police source alleges coverup in 2022 following the death of Australian star Shane Warne on Ko Samui

March 31, 2025

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

A police source claims senior Australian and Thai officials covered up key details of Shane Warne’s 2022 death on Ko Samui, allegedly concealing an unlicensed… Read More ›

4 Chinese men nabbed by police as trying to remove 32 large files from the Chatuchak disaster site zone

4 Chinese men nabbed by police as trying to remove 32 large files from the Chatuchak disaster site zone

March 30, 2025

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

Four Chinese men linked to a contractor were caught taking 32 files from the Chatuchak disaster site. Spotted by the media, they were later stopped… Read More ›

Chatuchak shop defends its right to sell Hitler and Putin T-shirts in the face of Ukrainian opposition

Chatuchak shop defends its right to sell Hitler and Putin T-shirts in the face of Ukrainian opposition

March 29, 2025

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

A Thai businesswoman defends her right to sell T-shirts featuring Hitler and Putin after a clash with a Ukrainian man at her Bangkok shop. The… Read More ›

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