Interests in guns and violence and a grudge against a teacher revealed as police probe killer teenager

Interests in guns and violence and a grudge against a teacher revealed as police probe killer teenager

August 10, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Debsirin Nonthaburi massacre probe reveals the 14-year-old gunman watched violent content, studied firearms and raged over a Thai-language grade. Friends reject bullying claims as police… Read More ›

Senior police officer in Khon Kaen removed and facing enquiry after unprovoked assault on reporter

Senior police officer in Khon Kaen removed and facing enquiry after unprovoked assault on reporter

August 10, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Friendly banter turned violent at Ban Phai Police Station as a reporter says a deputy police superintendent choked him twice. He blacked out and woke… Read More ›

All seven injured in Friday’s school shooting are now out of danger. Public continues to lay flowers at scene

All seven injured in Friday’s school shooting are now out of danger. Public continues to lay flowers at scene

August 9, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

Welcome news from Debsirin Nonthaburi School: all seven people injured in Friday’s deadly shooting are stable and out of danger. Nine people died as grieving… Read More ›

34-year-old stepdad arrested for sexually assaulting his 14-year-old stepdaughter. Admits all charges

34-year-old stepdad arrested for sexually assaulting his 14-year-old stepdaughter. Admits all charges

August 9, 2026

Crime, Thailand:

Fugitive stepfather Suwiphak, 34, captured in Ratchaburi after a provincial hunt over the sexual assault of his 14-year-old stepdaughter. Police say he admitted all charges… Read More ›

PM Anutin’s cryptic online message about running into walls stings opposition People’s Party into attack

PM Anutin’s cryptic online message about running into walls stings opposition People’s Party into attack

August 9, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Politics, Thailand:

Political sparks fly as Anutin posts about an ever-higher “wall” days after tearful Sirikanya admits exhaustion. People’s Party hits back over Senate collusion, exam corruption,… Read More ›

People’s Party to release new evidence amid tensions over Election Commission’s Senate collusion cases

People’s Party to release new evidence amid tensions over Election Commission’s Senate collusion cases

August 9, 2026

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s Senate scandal heads for a crunch decision as the Election Commission weighs 229 collusion cases and the People’s Party prepares to release new money… Read More ›

Thailand pushes on to attract more than 2 million Russian tourists in 2026 despite the Pattaya murders

Thailand pushes on to attract more than 2 million Russian tourists in 2026 despite the Pattaya murders

August 9, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand targets a record 2 million Russian tourists despite Pattaya sibling murders and Moscow’s US arrest warning. Surasak vows tighter security and more flights as… Read More ›

Love triangle ends in murder in  Pattaya. Chinese man stabbed. Found in bed with a Thai man’s girlfriend

Love triangle ends in murder in  Pattaya. Chinese man stabbed. Found in bed with a Thai man’s girlfriend

August 9, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

Chinese Cao Ke, 20, is stabbed to death in a Sattahip love triangle after student Thanachot returns from a Pattaya night shift and finds him… Read More ›

Hat Yai school closed for 2 days as police assess online threats posted by fired South African teacher abroad

Hat Yai school closed for 2 days as police assess online threats posted by fired South African teacher abroad

August 9, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Gun threats force a major Hat Yai school to send up to 4,500 students online after ex-South African teacher Pieter Johannes Dreyer targets staff. Police… Read More ›

Cabinet minister issues strong warning to foreigners in Thailand breaking the law. ‘This is our home,’ he declared

Cabinet minister issues strong warning to foreigners in Thailand breaking the law. ‘This is our home,’ he declared

August 9, 2026

Crime, Living, Politics, Thailand:

Deputy Interior Minister Worasit warns foreigners nobody is above Thai law after an Israeli man was charged with threatening a Koh Samui business owner. He… Read More ›

Official denies wrongdoing by PM Anutin in removal of Burapha University as exam contractor in 2024

Official denies wrongdoing by PM Anutin in removal of Burapha University as exam contractor in 2024

August 8, 2026

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

New evidence jolts Thailand’s local government exam scandal as Rome reveals a 2024 document naming Anutin in the Burapha University contract dispute. Interior Ministry official… Read More ›

18 year old stabbed her naval service officer father with scissors after a heated argument in Sattahip

18 year old stabbed her naval service officer father with scissors after a heated argument in Sattahip

August 8, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

Teen daughter stabs Royal Thai Fleet officer father with scissors during heated row at their Sattahip home. Chief Petty Officer Chat, 52, was found in… Read More ›

PM Anutin apologises for clashes on Thursday at Interior Ministry. Planned meeting ended in protest

PM Anutin apologises for clashes on Thursday at Interior Ministry. Planned meeting ended in protest

August 8, 2026

Politics, Thailand:

Anutin apologises after P-Move protesters clash with Volunteer Defence Corps at the Interior Ministry, leaving three injured. Protesters demand answers over why the police force… Read More ›

Sharp exchanges between Thailand and UN Special Rapporteur on human rights over Cambodian border

Sharp exchanges between Thailand and UN Special Rapporteur on human rights over Cambodian border

August 8, 2026

Media, Politics, Thailand:

Bangkok turns on UN rapporteur Tom Andrews over Cambodia findings, accusing him of bias and disputing his 650,000 displaced figure. Thailand says it includes refugee… Read More ›

Anutin blames stress at the scene of Friday’s school massacre. Told reporters no crime was committed

Anutin blames stress at the scene of Friday’s school massacre. Told reporters no crime was committed

August 8, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Anutin tells foreign media Thailand’s school massacre was “not a crime” under juvenile law as he vows tougher gun controls, tighter school security and says… Read More ›

People’s Party MP stages protest in parliament in the presence of reviled Burmese leader Min Aung Hlaing

People’s Party MP stages protest in parliament in the presence of reviled Burmese leader Min Aung Hlaing

August 8, 2026

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thai MP thrown out of parliament after shouting “For peace! For humanity!” at Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing as his controversial Bangkok visit sparked protests,… Read More ›

Ex Ugandan footballer on an expired visa arrested by Immigration Bureau officers for prostitution racket

Ex Ugandan footballer on an expired visa arrested by Immigration Bureau officers for prostitution racket

August 7, 2026

Crime, Media, Thailand:

Immigration Police swooped on a former Ugandan footballer after an undercover dating app sting. Officers accuse him of selling sexual services to foreign men while… Read More ›

Phuket police investigate death of 28 year old Irish man found in a lagoon at elite housing development

Phuket police investigate death of 28 year old Irish man found in a lagoon at elite housing development

August 7, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

Irish man’s body found floating in Phuket lagoon as police launch major forensic probe, review CCTV, question witnesses and work with the Irish Embassy while… Read More ›

15 year old killer hit back after being bullied at school say police investigating Friday’s horrific act of Evil

15 year old killer hit back after being bullied at school say police investigating Friday’s horrific act of Evil

August 7, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Police say the Grade 9 student behind Friday’s Nonthaburi school massacre acted out of revenge for years of bullying after killing his grandparents, stealing a… Read More ›

Prime Minister Anutin vows to continue his tough policy on gun ownership after Friday’s mass shooting near Bangkok

Prime Minister Anutin vows to continue his tough policy on gun ownership after Friday’s mass shooting near Bangkok

August 7, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Anutin vows tougher gun laws and zero tolerance after the Nonthaburi school massacre, ordering immediate arrests for unlawful firearm carrying while mobilising village leaders nationwide… Read More ›

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