64 year old dies after being stung by wasps Saturday while picking wild mushrooms in Nakhon Phanom

64 year old dies after being stung by wasps Saturday while picking wild mushrooms in Nakhon Phanom

July 5, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

A mushroom-picking trip turned deadly after a Nakhon Phanom man was stung about 10 times by a swarm of wasps, suffered a fatal collapse and… Read More ›

Delivery rider dumped by his partner for another man executed the woman at her Bangkok home on Sunday

Delivery rider dumped by his partner for another man executed the woman at her Bangkok home on Sunday

July 5, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

A shattered relationship ended in bloodshed after a delivery rider calmly entered his former partner’s Bangkok home, collected belongings, then opened fire before turning the… Read More ›

Tighter screening on outbound flights across Thai airports in force following Thai Airways hostess case

Tighter screening on outbound flights across Thai airports in force following Thai Airways hostess case

July 5, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

For years, airline crews passed airport screening largely on trust. That era is over. New rules will ban unnecessary personal items, expand intelligence operations, retrain… Read More ›

Top Bhumjaithai Party figure defends the party’s position on cannabis. Only supported medical use

Top Bhumjaithai Party figure defends the party’s position on cannabis. Only supported medical use

July 5, 2026

Culture, Living, Politics, Thailand:

Under mounting pressure over cannabis, Bhumjaithai insists it backed medicine, not recreational use, and says a failed cannabis law left illegal shops, regulatory gaps and… Read More ›

Married couple from Loei remanded in prison until July 15 as DSI police pursue drug trafficking case against them

Married couple from Loei remanded in prison until July 15 as DSI police pursue drug trafficking case against them

July 5, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

The heroin investigation has widened dramatically after the DSI took control of the case, securing the continued detention of a married couple while officers pursue… Read More ›

Tourism Minister visits Hua Hin with plans to boost connectivity to the High-end resort loved by retirees

Tourism Minister visits Hua Hin with plans to boost connectivity to the High-end resort loved by retirees

July 5, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Hua Hin is set for its biggest transformation in decades as ministers push to reopen international flights, expand Bo Fai Airport and attract airlines from… Read More ›

Death in the car after sexual activity. Bangkok police look into shocking discovery of dead young couple

Death in the car after sexual activity. Bangkok police look into shocking discovery of dead young couple

July 5, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

Witnesses watched an LPG-powered Honda idle for hours before two occupants were found dead inside. Police seized condoms, supplements and medication, while CCTV, toxicology and… Read More ›

Unhappy ending for South Korean online gambling tycoon at Pattaya massage parlour on Saturday

Unhappy ending for South Korean online gambling tycoon at Pattaya massage parlour on Saturday

July 5, 2026

Crime, Media, Thailand:

Interpol fugitive Mr Kim was arrested outside a Pattaya massage parlour after Thai immigration police tracked the South Korean suspect to his hideout. Officers seized… Read More ›

Foreign nominee firms still the target of an escalating crackdown and blamed for poor economic growth

Foreign nominee firms still the target of an escalating crackdown and blamed for poor economic growth

July 5, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

More than 14,800 tax probes, 17,556 land investigations and thousands of police cases reveal the sheer scale of Thailand’s campaign against suspected nominee companies, signalling… Read More ›

Breakthrough in Thai Airways drug trafficking case. Courier arrested and confessed to supplying drugs

Breakthrough in Thai Airways drug trafficking case. Courier arrested and confessed to supplying drugs

July 4, 2026

Crime, Media, Thailand:

Inspector Jae arrested courier Mr Ithai, blowing open the Thai Airways heroin case. Police say his confession has exposed a Thailand-Australia trafficking network, identified a… Read More ›

Prime Minister and aides fly to Ubon Ratchathani Saturday to mourn monks killed in horror smash

Prime Minister and aides fly to Ubon Ratchathani Saturday to mourn monks killed in horror smash

July 4, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Politics, Thailand:

PM Anutin leads royal farewell for seven monks killed in the Mukdahan crash as the death toll reaches 10. Police probe how an 11-year-old drove… Read More ›

Chinese ambassador appeals to the Thai media not to offend genuine business investment from his country

Chinese ambassador appeals to the Thai media not to offend genuine business investment from his country

July 4, 2026

Culture, Economy, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jianwei urges Thai media to stop branding investment as ‘grey Chinese’, warning the label damages investor confidence, tourism and Thai-China ties as… Read More ›

Economy to be transformed with new reverse income tax system. Everyone in Thailand will report income

Economy to be transformed with new reverse income tax system. Everyone in Thailand will report income

July 4, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand unveils its biggest tax and welfare overhaul in decades, using big data and a Negative Income Tax to require universal tax filing, target benefits… Read More ›

Pattaya police continue to quiz wife of UK business man stabbed to death at home on Thursday morning

Pattaya police continue to quiz wife of UK business man stabbed to death at home on Thursday morning

July 4, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

British cannabis entrepreneur Thomas David, 34, found stabbed to death in a luxury Pattaya home as police question his 21-year-old British wife. Detectives challenge her… Read More ›

Bruised Minister of Defence vows to soldier on after being attacked in parliament as a ‘demon minister’

Bruised Minister of Defence vows to soldier on after being attacked in parliament as a ‘demon minister’

July 4, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Defence Minister Lieutenant General Adul Bunthamcharoen hits back after opposition MPs brand him a “demon minister” during Thailand’s Budget Bill clash, as fierce rows over… Read More ›

Six political prisoners released early by 2026 Royal Amnesty as rights group highlights 55 still held in prison

Six political prisoners released early by 2026 Royal Amnesty as rights group highlights 55 still held in prison

July 4, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Politics, Thailand:

Six political prisoners, including four jailed under Section 112, walk free under Thailand’s 2026 Royal Pardon as Parliament engages in a bitter amnesty battle. The… Read More ›

Brit arrested for assaulting Phuket tuk-tuk driver, stripped of visa and charged with a criminal offence

Brit arrested for assaulting Phuket tuk-tuk driver, stripped of visa and charged with a criminal offence

July 4, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

British tourist Shane Daniel Correia arrested after allegedly flooring a Phuket tuk-tuk driver in a ฿300 fare row. Video of the attack went viral as… Read More ›

Officials face disciplinary action over exam cheating scandal as appointments get the go ahead case by case

Officials face disciplinary action over exam cheating scandal as appointments get the go ahead case by case

July 4, 2026

Crime, Culture, Politics, Thailand:

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul orders a sweeping probe into Thailand’s local government exam scandal as 15,000 appointments face scrutiny, five DLA officials face disciplinary action,… Read More ›

Massive cannabis seizure from Thailand by Polish and German officials piles further pressure on Bangkok

Massive cannabis seizure from Thailand by Polish and German officials piles further pressure on Bangkok

July 3, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand faces mounting global pressure after a record 1.2-tonne marijuana seizure in Poland linked to shipments from the kingdom, as PM Anutin orders a security… Read More ›

Thai Laotian couple arrested in Loei linked to heroin trafficking and the jailed Thai Airways hostess

Thai Laotian couple arrested in Loei linked to heroin trafficking and the jailed Thai Airways hostess

July 3, 2026

Crime, Media, Thailand:

Thai police arrest a Thai husband and Laotian wife over the heroin case linked to Thai Airways hostess Ms Meena as the Office of the… Read More ›

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