Wild gunman ‘L’ left in tears on Thursday after being denied bail by Pathum Thani Court after rampage

Wild gunman ‘L’ left in tears on Thursday after being denied bail by Pathum Thani Court after rampage

February 20, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Bangkok school panic suspect denied bail: Pathum Thani gunman held after up to 40 schools shut, seven guns seized and father-in-law abducted. Manhunt ended in… Read More ›

Coffin fortune ritual at Thai temple in Nakhon Nayok draws foreign tourists especially Russian flocking

Coffin fortune ritual at Thai temple in Nakhon Nayok draws foreign tourists especially Russian flocking

February 20, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Russians flock to Nakhon Nayok temple for coffin-lying “practice death” ritual as monks chant funeral rites, sprinkle holy water and inscribe yantra for fortune after… Read More ›

Israeli drug dealing boss caught on Koh Phangan collecting his takings in a shoe sock left for punters

Israeli drug dealing boss caught on Koh Phangan collecting his takings in a shoe sock left for punters

February 20, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

ISRAELI BAR BOSS BUSTED IN 50M BAHT DRUG STING: Shai Alfasi, 42, ran a WhatsApp sock-swap network from Koh Phangan restaurant before undercover cops swooped,… Read More ›

Underfire People’s Party battles Election Commission over February 8 poll as it suffers blow after blow

Underfire People’s Party battles Election Commission over February 8 poll as it suffers blow after blow

February 19, 2026

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

Ex-People’s Party candidate jailed 2 years 8 months for rape as Supreme Court overturns acquittals. Party faces dissolution petition, Constitutional Court threat against 44 figures… Read More ›

Foreign Minister supports cancellation of the 60 day visa while Phuket wants to scrap property visa

Foreign Minister supports cancellation of the 60 day visa while Phuket wants to scrap property visa

February 19, 2026

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

Tourist arrivals plunge 7.5% as Thailand’s caretaker government moves to slash 60-day visas to 30. Phuket booms yet rebels against property-linked residency. The tourism industry… Read More ›

Thailand’s Queen Suthida lands in Italy for a visit in her role as an ambassador for women’s ice hockey

Thailand’s Queen Suthida lands in Italy for a visit in her role as an ambassador for women’s ice hockey

February 19, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Queen Suthida arrives in Italy for the 2026 Winter Olympics as Women’s Ice Hockey Ambassador, attending medal finals in Milan at the federation’s invitation. The… Read More ›

Man who closed schools in Pathum Thani after police found seven guns at home surrenders. Hug from Mom

Man who closed schools in Pathum Thani after police found seven guns at home surrenders. Hug from Mom

February 19, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Gunman who sparked panic and forced up to 40 schools to close in Pathum Thani surrenders after a two-day manhunt. Noparat Jeento, 30, accused of… Read More ›

Angry elephant told to hurry up his mating business turns on his owner and locals in Buriram province

Angry elephant told to hurry up his mating business turns on his owner and locals in Buriram province

February 18, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Rampaging bull elephant Phet Uthai, 19, tramples his owner during a mating session in Buriram, leaving him with a ruptured lung, then goes on to… Read More ›

Poignant funeral in Chacheongsao sees bride sing to her fiancé five days before they were to be married

Poignant funeral in Chacheongsao sees bride sing to her fiancé five days before they were to be married

February 18, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Bride sings in wedding dress at cremation of fiancé killed by roadside cable 10 days before ceremony. The groom, 36, died after a crash on… Read More ›

The battle for 2026’s economy has begun. Thailand needs political stability and more foreign tourists

The battle for 2026’s economy has begun. Thailand needs political stability and more foreign tourists

February 18, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand closes 2025 stronger than forecast with 2.4% growth as investment jumps and services rebound. Yet, early 2026 tourism slides 7.6%, election lawsuits threaten delays… Read More ›

American dies in Bangkok suburb in violent brawl with three armed Burmese men in row over woman

American dies in Bangkok suburb in violent brawl with three armed Burmese men in row over woman

February 18, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

American tourist Cole Stein Heath, 55, butchered in Bangkok street clash over ex-lover. Four Myanmar men surrender after a scrap yard showdown. Victim found with… Read More ›

Kla Tham and Thamanat fear being left out in the cold. Deputy PM warns the election is not yet certified

Kla Tham and Thamanat fear being left out in the cold. Deputy PM warns the election is not yet certified

February 17, 2026

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

Coalition tensions rise after the Feb 8 vote as Bhumjaithai locks in 281 seats. Kla Tham is sidelined, cabinet posts are haggled with Pheu Thai,… Read More ›

Chaiyaphum Police quiz girlfriend who saw boyfriend executed last Saturday night. Drugs links probed

Chaiyaphum Police quiz girlfriend who saw boyfriend executed last Saturday night. Drugs links probed

February 17, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Valentine’s Day execution in Chanthaburi: 30-year-old man lured by mystery caller to roadside meeting and shot dead beside rubber plantation. Meth hidden in noodle packets… Read More ›

Headache for tourism bosses as elderly shop owner mocks and racially abuses Chinese tourist in Phuket

Headache for tourism bosses as elderly shop owner mocks and racially abuses Chinese tourist in Phuket

February 17, 2026

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

Tourism officials in turmoil after a viral video shows an elderly shop owner accused of racist gestures towards a Chinese tourist. A row over a… Read More ›

Passenger bus overturns on the way from Phuket to Yal. 10 seriously injured. Police saw what happened

Passenger bus overturns on the way from Phuket to Yal. 10 seriously injured. Police saw what happened

February 17, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Double-decker horror in Trang as Phuket-bound tour bus carrying 52 overturns near school, injuring over 30. Driver, 52, loses leg after vehicle slides 80 metres… Read More ›

Raging fire ravages Koh Samui’s popular Fisherman’s Quarter. Extensive damage but no casualties reported

Raging fire ravages Koh Samui’s popular Fisherman’s Quarter. Extensive damage but no casualties reported

February 16, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Inferno rips through Koh Samui’s Fisherman’s Village, gutting three shops and damaging a restaurant as tourists flee. Fire crews battle narrow lanes and live power… Read More ›

Rising chance Feb 8th General Election will be voided as Ombudsman writes to the Election Commission

Rising chance Feb 8th General Election will be voided as Ombudsman writes to the Election Commission

February 16, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s February 8 election plunges into crisis as barcode ballot row explodes. Ombudsman orders probe, 209 academics raise alarm, senators sue, and court action looms.… Read More ›

Randy foreign tourist hosed down by Cambodian hotel employee having sex under a spirit house on grounds

Randy foreign tourist hosed down by Cambodian hotel employee having sex under a spirit house on grounds

February 16, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Pattaya hotel worker confronts a foreign couple having candlelit sex beside a shrine and is assaulted. Eartlier, two French tourists were deported in Phuket while… Read More ›

Senior Bangkok police officer charged with armed robbery of Pathum Thani cannabis shop this week

Senior Bangkok police officer charged with armed robbery of Pathum Thani cannabis shop this week

February 16, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Senior Metropolitan Police officer “Captain Khaek” arrested by his own force over an alleged 800,000 baht marijuana dispensary robbery in Pathum Thani. Dismissed immediately, remanded… Read More ›

Tears of joy as elderly couple are reunited by Tourist Police in Korat after five hour separation ordeal

Tears of joy as elderly couple are reunited by Tourist Police in Korat after five hour separation ordeal

February 15, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Tourist police in Korat staged a Valentine’s week reunion after an elderly couple were split for over five hours at Ya Mo Monument. Officers tracked… Read More ›

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