Royal Thai Police tightens security for diplomatic missions in Bangkok linked to US Iran war in the Gulf

Royal Thai Police tightens security for diplomatic missions in Bangkok linked to US Iran war in the Gulf

March 4, 2026

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

Police upgrade security for the US, Israeli and Iranian embassies after Operation Epic Fury and raging hostilities in the Gulf. Nationwide alert as fears grow… Read More ›

Elite police agency obtains arrest warrants for Ben Smith and wife as searches get underway in Bangkok

Elite police agency obtains arrest warrants for Ben Smith and wife as searches get underway in Bangkok

March 3, 2026

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

Thai cops now hunt fugitive South African financier “Ben Smith” over ฿1bn fraud as six raids hit Bangkok. Warrants issued, 13 items seized, and ฿13bn… Read More ›

Ugandan ladies on the game in Koh Phangan tell cops they were making big bucks to send home to Africa

Ugandan ladies on the game in Koh Phangan tell cops they were making big bucks to send home to Africa

March 3, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Koh Phangan vice shock as two Ugandan women admit earning up to ฿500,000 a month from prostitution after Israeli tourist’s robbery complaint sparks undercover WhatsApp… Read More ›

Musical woman from Buriram marries two Austrian men at the same time after meeting them in Pattaya

Musical woman from Buriram marries two Austrian men at the same time after meeting them in Pattaya

March 3, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Thai woman, 37, marries two Austrian police officers in a single Buriram ceremony as each groom pledges ฿1m dowry. Close friends agree to a shared… Read More ›

Tycoon Quentin Griffiths arrested off first class flight. Later convicted in Pattaya of fraud and forgery

Tycoon Quentin Griffiths arrested off first class flight. Later convicted in Pattaya of fraud and forgery

March 3, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

 ASOS co-founder Quentin Griffiths fell to his death from a 17th-floor Pattaya flat weeks after a fraud conviction. The 58-year-old Brit was on bail and… Read More ›

Prime Minister Anutin urges calm as real fears grow over a volatile and dangerous war in the Middle East

Prime Minister Anutin urges calm as real fears grow over a volatile and dangerous war in the Middle East

March 3, 2026

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

Middle East war escalates as the US signals possible ground troops in Iran and Israeli units operate in Tehran. Strait of Hormuz effectively shuts, oil… Read More ›

Visa waivers, discounted hotel stays and 2,000 baht a person per day for stranded tourists announced over Iran war

Visa waivers, discounted hotel stays and 2,000 baht a person per day for stranded tourists announced over Iran war

March 3, 2026

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

WAR SHOCKWAVES HIT THAILAND: Iran–US clash grounds flights at four airports, strands tourists, sparks ฿2,000 daily aid and visa relief as Dubai routes stall and… Read More ›

Money laundering moves in cases linked to Cambodia including cases tied to Ben Smith and Chen Zhi

Money laundering moves in cases linked to Cambodia including cases tied to Ben Smith and Chen Zhi

March 2, 2026

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

Bangkok’s Civil Court freezes ฿13.074bn in four explosive scam and fraud cases, including a massive ฿12.123bn seizure in the Tangthai or Yim Leak file. AMLO… Read More ›

US fighting for regime change in Tehran as the Middle East conflict throws airline industry into chaos

US fighting for regime change in Tehran as the Middle East conflict throws airline industry into chaos

March 2, 2026

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

Middle East war triggers mass airspace closures, flight chaos and 32 cancellations to Suvarnabhumi Airport. Major hubs shut, passengers stranded, casualties reported and governments issue… Read More ›

Thailand faces Middle East instability as Khamanei is killed and US Israeli forces push regime change

Thailand faces Middle East instability as Khamanei is killed and US Israeli forces push regime change

March 1, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

US-Israel blitz kills Iran’s Supreme Leader, sparks revenge threats and street chaos. Flights axed, gold surges and Thailand scrambles to shield oil and tourist markets… Read More ›

Thai wife who hired two men to murder love rival in a car bomb explosion arrested by police this week

Thai wife who hired two men to murder love rival in a car bomb explosion arrested by police this week

March 1, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Wife hires hitmen in Chonburi car bomb plot: four devices rigged under fuel tank, remote blast fails, victim survives. Three suspects arrested after CCTV probe;… Read More ›

Brazen home invasion and robbery of UK Thai couple launched by 4 Brits on Thursday night. All arrested

Brazen home invasion and robbery of UK Thai couple launched by 4 Brits on Thursday night. All arrested

March 1, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Four Britons arrested after armed gang storms Pattaya home, holds chef at knifepoint and steals ฿2m safe. CCTV tracks three-car escape as suspects split cash… Read More ›

Quentin Griffith’s wife of 16 years says her children are missing since his death in Pattaya on Feb 9th after fall

Quentin Griffith’s wife of 16 years says her children are missing since his death in Pattaya on Feb 9th after fall

February 28, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Thai ex-wife of UK fashion tycoon Quentin Griffiths denies any role in his Pattaya balcony death as police probe suspected suicide. She says her three… Read More ›

PM offers support to 23rd Thai soldier maimed by ananti personnel mine on the Cambodian border

PM offers support to 23rd Thai soldier maimed by ananti personnel mine on the Cambodian border

February 28, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thai soldier loses leg in Surin landmine blast near Cambodian border as tensions simmer. PM Anutin orders full support, cites buried devices after heavy rains,… Read More ›

Major war breaks out between United States and Iran causing chaos for air travel to Thailand at this time

Major war breaks out between United States and Iran causing chaos for air travel to Thailand at this time

February 28, 2026

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

US and Israel launch major strikes on Iran, triggering missile retaliation across the Gulf, mass airspace closures and 9,600 flight delays worldwide. Oil routes through… Read More ›

Ex Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin calls for more robust moves to tamp down the baht at a 5 year high

Ex Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin calls for more robust moves to tamp down the baht at a 5 year high

February 28, 2026

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

Baht at five-year high sparks warning from ex-PM as exporters, farmers and tourism feel the squeeze. Growth ticks up to 2.1% for 2026, but debt,… Read More ›

Swedish man detained by Phuket police on Thursday after Aussie died from blow to the head Wednesday

Swedish man detained by Phuket police on Thursday after Aussie died from blow to the head Wednesday

February 27, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Aussie tourist, 58, dies hours after single punch in Phuket street clash as Swedish biker, 29, is arrested. The victim collapsed and suffered fatal head… Read More ›

Rangsiman Rome defamation case deferred until May 2027. Criticism of scam case prosecutions by police

Rangsiman Rome defamation case deferred until May 2027. Criticism of scam case prosecutions by police

February 26, 2026

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

Rangsiman Rome faces a ฿100 million defamation battle as the court sets 2027 evidentiary hearings, while AMLO freezes billions in scam-linked assets. He names Ben… Read More ›

Bank of Thailand boss issues warning about private sector debt weighing down the Thai economy in 2026

Bank of Thailand boss issues warning about private sector debt weighing down the Thai economy in 2026

February 26, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:

Thailand’s exports hit record highs and the baht strengthens, but a widening trade deficit, weak tourism and mounting household debt darken the outlook. Rates are… Read More ›

43 year old Thai wife of UK tycoon denies any link to his shocking death in Pattaya on February 9th last

43 year old Thai wife of UK tycoon denies any link to his shocking death in Pattaya on February 9th last

February 25, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

ASOS co-founder Quentin Griffiths died in a 17th-floor Pattaya plunge as estranged wife denies any direct or indirect role. Police cite locked room, CCTV and legal… Read More ›

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