Police arrest tourist pervert after public obscene act reported Sunday morning last in Phuket’s Patong

Police arrest tourist pervert after public obscene act reported Sunday morning last in Phuket’s Patong

January 8, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Foreign tourist arrested in Phuket after viral video shows indecent act in Patong. Investigators file obscenity charges and alert the Immigration Bureau, with visa revocation… Read More ›

Riverside police officers in Bangkok reunite American man with his lost cash on Tuesday within two hours

Riverside police officers in Bangkok reunite American man with his lost cash on Tuesday within two hours

January 7, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

American tourist reunited with ฿11,170 after two Thai teens handed the cash to Bangkok police. CCTV at Asiatique riverside mall helps track him down the… Read More ›

Business chiefs warn of worst year for the economy in 30 years. Vietnam on track to overtake Thailand

Business chiefs warn of worst year for the economy in 30 years. Vietnam on track to overtake Thailand

January 7, 2026

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:

Thailand on the brink: growth set to crash below 2% as debt soars, tourism slumps and the baht surges. Analysts warn 2026 could bring the… Read More ›

Political parties are getting serious about Thailand’s lack of babies problem with new policies unveiled

Political parties are getting serious about Thailand’s lack of babies problem with new policies unveiled

January 6, 2026

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

Thailand faces a population collapse as birth rates fall to 1.46, the workforce shrinks, pensions strain, and GDP growth slows. Ahead of the 2026 election,… Read More ›

Police officers stay mum while pursuing enquiries into the shocking murder of a bullfighter on Sunday

Police officers stay mum while pursuing enquiries into the shocking murder of a bullfighter on Sunday

January 6, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Bullfighter Nirun, 46, was fatally shot in front of his wife outside their home in Cha-uat, Nakhon Si Thammarat. Police are investigating multiple motives, reviewing… Read More ›

Koh Samui waterfall takes fifth life as French man falls to his death. Girlfriend saved by tree branch

Koh Samui waterfall takes fifth life as French man falls to his death. Girlfriend saved by tree branch

January 6, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

French tourist Alexis Virgos, 22, dies at Koh Samui’s Na Muang 2 Waterfall after slipping from the fifth tier while taking photos. Girlfriend survives as… Read More ›

Big Joke faces key hurdles over the coming days as evidence is made public and Supreme Court decides

Big Joke faces key hurdles over the coming days as evidence is made public and Supreme Court decides

January 6, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Big Joke showdown: ex–deputy police chief Surachate faces a bombshell bribery probe over gold bars as court ruling nears that could make or break his… Read More ›

Thailand targets growth of over 10% in 2026 after seeing foreign tourist arrivals fall by 7.23% in 2025

Thailand targets growth of over 10% in 2026 after seeing foreign tourist arrivals fall by 7.23% in 2025

January 6, 2026

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

Thailand tourism slumps 7.23% but hopes for a big comeback — officials target 36.7m visitors in 2026, up 10%. Yet crime fears, border tensions and… Read More ›

Tak scandal over released Burmese murder suspects grows as murdered woman’s family demands justice

Tak scandal over released Burmese murder suspects grows as murdered woman’s family demands justice

January 5, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Two Myanmar nationals accused of murdering and raping a 57-year-old Thai woman remain at large after deportation, sparking outrage, public scrutiny and an urgent investigation… Read More ›

Indian in Pattaya the latest victim of street fraudsters. Paid ฿43,400 for 2 branded bottles of coconut oil

Indian in Pattaya the latest victim of street fraudsters. Paid ฿43,400 for 2 branded bottles of coconut oil

January 5, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Indian tourist pays ฿43,400 for bogus coconut-oil cure in Pattaya after street approach by four foreign men. Police probe growing herbal scam wave, which also… Read More ›

Japanese tourist with bag of expensive tech goodies robbed in Patong Phuket in motorbike snatch theft

Japanese tourist with bag of expensive tech goodies robbed in Patong Phuket in motorbike snatch theft

January 5, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Japanese tourist Sato Yuki reports a New Year robbery in Patong after two men on a black motorbike snatch his bag containing electronics worth ฿52,000.… Read More ›

More determined, aware electorate on a popular basis supports the pro democracy parties for February 8th

More determined, aware electorate on a popular basis supports the pro democracy parties for February 8th

January 5, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

People’s Party surges as Thailand heads for the Feb 8 snap election. New Thai Rath poll puts the pro-democracy bloc at 61% support, with Pheu… Read More ›

Horror in Northeast Thailand. 42 year old son beheads mother with a machete and carries it to a field

Horror in Northeast Thailand. 42 year old son beheads mother with a machete and carries it to a field

January 4, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Blood-soaked horror in Amnat Charoen as a 42-year-old man with drug problems beheaded his mother, then carried her head to a rice field and walked… Read More ›

Udon Thani woman shocked after finding boyfriend dead at their apartment hours after romantic call

Udon Thani woman shocked after finding boyfriend dead at their apartment hours after romantic call

January 4, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Heartbroken Thai woman discovers her 23-year-old boyfriend dead inside their Udon Thani apartment just hours after exchanging “I love you” texts on New Year’s, as… Read More ›

Human trafficker nabbed after flight from cargo van driven into forest with 25 illegal Burmese migrants

Human trafficker nabbed after flight from cargo van driven into forest with 25 illegal Burmese migrants

January 4, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Highway police arrested a Thai driver who fled with 25 Myanmar migrants in a closed pickup, uncovering illegal transport, broker fees and potential trafficking networks… Read More ›

Supreme Court rules in favour of credit card holders on illegal online charges and fraud. Banks to pay

Supreme Court rules in favour of credit card holders on illegal online charges and fraud. Banks to pay

January 3, 2026

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

Thailand’s Supreme Court has ruled that banks, not customers, are liable for fraudulent credit card charges — forcing lenders to prove disputed payments were authorised… Read More ›

Questions asked about Pheu Thai’s failure to field candidates in Nakhon Nayok where it won in 2023

Questions asked about Pheu Thai’s failure to field candidates in Nakhon Nayok where it won in 2023

January 3, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Election alarm as senior figures warn of mass vote buying. Claims say up to ฿100bn may fund payments of ฿2,000–฿4,000 per vote, with reports of… Read More ›

Bungled detention sees murder and rape suspect deported back to Burma despite investigators’ request

Bungled detention sees murder and rape suspect deported back to Burma despite investigators’ request

January 3, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Immigration scandal erupts in Tak as a Burmese worker, later wanted for murder and rape, is found to have been deported before an arrest warrant… Read More ›

Large fund inflows and gold purchases to be subject to explanation and documentation in banking sector

Large fund inflows and gold purchases to be subject to explanation and documentation in banking sector

January 3, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Thai business leaders sound the alarm as the baht surges beyond fundamentals, hammering exporters and tourism. Fears grow it could breach ฿30 to the dollar… Read More ›

Fortune teller on New Year’s Day turns out to be a blackmailer and a thief. Arrested by Pattaya police

Fortune teller on New Year’s Day turns out to be a blackmailer and a thief. Arrested by Pattaya police

January 2, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Fortune teller in Pattaya arrested after allegedly stealing a teenage girl’s iPhone 13 Pro worth ฿20,000 following a New Year’s Day reading. Victim spotted the… Read More ›

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