Thai Examiner

Move to suspend 136 ‘Blue Line’ senators collapses within 24 hours amid forged signatures and legal flaws. The scandal exposes deep Senate divisions, weak oversight… Read More ›

Live sex streaming TV operation run by Chinese crew closed down in Pattaya. Police raid high-end villa

August 8, 2025

Thai police raided a luxury Pattaya villa, shutting down a Chinese-run illegal live sex streaming operation. Viewers paid to control shows in real time. Multiple… Read More ›

Brit motorcyclist from Scotland loses his legs in a freak Bangkok accident. Refused by local hospital

August 8, 2025

British motorcyclist from Scotland lost both legs in a Bangkok hit-and-run crash. The truck driver fled the scene. Local hospital refused treatment, citing insurance concerns.… Read More ›

Buriram people come out in force to resist Ministry of the Interior’s move to revoke their land title deeds

August 8, 2025

Buriram erupts as nearly 1,000 families fight the Ministry of the Interior’s move to revoke 5,083 rai of land titles, including disputed football and race… Read More ›

Ghost wreck and skeleton found under crashed truck on a road known as the ‘Death Curve’ in Phitsanulok

August 7, 2025

Truck plunges off Thailand’s ‘Death Curve’—driver survives, but rescuers find ghost car wreck and human skeleton hidden in ravine; police probe whether forgotten crash was… Read More ›

13 point ceasefire deal inked between Cambodia and Thailand. Some think it may still be a phoney peace

August 7, 2025

Thailand and Cambodia ink a 13-point ceasefire deal after deadly border clashes. Thailand holds key positions and vows to end scam hubs in Cambodia. Despite… Read More ›

Trouble again flares in Pattaya. Lovesick UK man ends up with a broken wrist after attacking bar girl

August 7, 2025

Lovesick British tourist slaps Pattaya bar girl, sparking violent brawl. An American tourist intervenes, breaking the Brit’s wrist while trying to stop the fight. Jealousy,… Read More ›

No more surprises or shocks. Thai foreign tourism players warn of a bad year with arrivals down 6.56%

August 7, 2025

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s tourism is reeling in 2025 with arrivals down 6.56% after border clashes with Cambodia, widespread travel warnings and a March earthquake. Trade disruptions and… Read More ›

Senate minority cohort call for the suspension of colleagues under investigation until they are cleared

August 7, 2025

A minority bloc in Thailand’s Senate demands the suspension of 136 senators under investigation for election collusion. They warn unchecked power risks judicial chaos and… Read More ›

Charged situation – Defence chiefs from Thailand and Cambodia meet in Kuala Lumpur. ASEAN damaged

August 7, 2025

Tense border talks kick off in Kuala Lumpur as Thai and Cambodian defence chiefs face off amid a tense ceasefire, outcry over civilian deaths, electricity… Read More ›

Dark web drugs kingpin arrested at Pattaya hideout, far from Sweden, where he powered European deals

August 6, 2025

Swedish dark web drug kingpin “Toby” arrested at luxury Pattaya villa after fleeing Interpol Red Notice. He ran a secret online drug platform fueling the… Read More ›

A new and purely profit-focused Thai Airways soars high after its return to the stock market in Bangkok

August 6, 2025

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thai Airways soars with a 200% stock surge since returning from bankruptcy, shifting focus to profitable business travellers. With no political pressure on Boeing deals,… Read More ›

Cabinet green lights navy submarine and new Gripen jets. Acting PM says the details are ‘state secrets’

August 6, 2025

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Cabinet approves ฿19.5 billion Gripen jet deal and revives stalled submarine project with Chinese engines as acting PM Phumtham Wechayachai shuts down media, calling plans… Read More ›

Labour Minister reveals scandal over Social Security Office (SSO) Headquarters purchase in Bangkok

August 6, 2025

Thailand’s new Labour Minister, Pongkawin, faces a major scandal over the ฿7 billion Social Security Office HQ purchase, allegedly nearly double the market value. Senior… Read More ›

2 Chinese men arrested in Bangkok centre for visa fraud and forgery trying to fool Immigration officers

August 5, 2025

Two Chinese men arrested in Bangkok for forging passport stamps to obtain work visas. Caught trying to pass off a fake Non-Immigrant B visa, they… Read More ›

Well-known French expat dies in Lampang after suffering a diabetic episode while driving near home

August 5, 2025

Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

A well-known 60-year-old French expat was found dead in his car after a suspected diabetic shock in Lampang. Locals saw the vehicle the night before,… Read More ›

Fear on Eastern border under Martial law. Cambodian Bond nabbed on ฿162 a day from Phnom Penh regime

August 5, 2025

Thai border tensions soar after Cambodian spy caught for just ฿162/day. Martial law orders to tighten security, nationwide drone ban enforced. Arrests and rocket attacks… Read More ›

Prime Minister Paetongtarn lodges defence and will not resign before the Constitutional Court judgement

August 5, 2025

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has submitted her defence to the Constitutional Court by the August 4 deadline, denying resignation rumours. She acted to protect national… Read More ›

Hun Sen expels party official and deputy governor for expressing her concern for starving frontline soldiers

August 4, 2025

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Hun Sen purges rising star Thee Sovantha for exposing starving troops as Cambodia reels after mass surrender of soldiers, health crises among frontline troops and… Read More ›

Nightly patrols, a ban on drones and the arrest of spies. Thai border provinces are still very much in war mode

August 4, 2025