Drunk woman stripped naked on a Pattaya public street Tuesday night hurling abuse. Arrested by police
Chaos in central Pattaya as a drunken woman strips naked outside a convenience store and attacks police with a liquor bottle. A terrified 16-year-old girl… Read More ›
Controversy on two wheels rages in Pattaya as city’s mototaxi drivers switch to blue vests from orange
Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Blue replaces orange for 5,281 Pattaya motorcycle taxi drivers, igniting a row over politics and road safety. Riders say tourists no longer recognise them, business… Read More ›
Queen Suthida meets the Emperor and Empress of Japan on a visit promoting international women’s ice hockey
Queen Suthida meets Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako after a remarkable fortnight. The 48-year-old Queen flew a Gripen fighter jet solo, piloted herself to… Read More ›
German family members injured in Phuket after app based taxi driver lost control of car looking at GPS
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
GPS distraction sparks terror on a Phuket street as a white Toyota hits a food vendor and pedestrians. Six people are injured, including German children… Read More ›
Men accused of murdering Russian siblings in July plead guilty to all counts in Pattaya including rape
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
Death penalty looms for two Thai men after guilty pleas over the rape and murder of Russian siblings in Pattaya. The case exposed three earlier… Read More ›
Hellish battle with UK Home Office for Brit seeking to bring Burmese fiancée and son home for Christmas
British father battles UK visa refusal that threatens his baby’s first Christmas in Lancashire. His Burmese fiancée is barred from visiting despite their Koh Tao… Read More ›
7kg heroin in drink sachets bound for Australia found in a Samut Prakan premises after police tip off
Thai police uncover 7kg of suspected heroin packed into instant drink sachets for Australia. The senders remain unidentified. Meanwhile, officers seize 2.56 million yaba tablets… Read More ›
Chinese and Vietnamese links probed in police open files on nightlife activities in Bangkok and Rayong
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
Police storm a karaoke bar at 4 am, arresting 13 Vietnamese and one Thai in a ketamine bust. Meanwhile, four Chinese KTV clubs are closed… Read More ›
Much loved Robocop, a popular figure in Nonthaburi near Bangkok dies in a tragic road traffic accident
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
Just two hours after his final Facebook post, Nonthaburi’s ‘Robocop’ policeman, 28, was dead. A car turned across double yellow lines into his motorcycle’s path.… Read More ›
Nigerian cocaine gang arrested after strict crackdown orders from the Immigration Bureau chief Big Nop
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
Bangkok cocaine sting leads police from a dealer to a Nigerian supplier mixing drugs with chalk and baking soda. Big Nop’s crackdown nets three arrests,… Read More ›
Six dead in deadly clashes in Southern Thailand including a policeman killed on National Police Day
Crime, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Gunfire tears through a Narathiwat hideout as police and soldiers confront armed suspects. A sergeant and three men die, while two rangers are badly wounded.… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
Underfire southern MP says Prime Minister Anutin telephoned her and urged her to post a selfie online
October 17, 2026
World leaders applaud Anutin’s saxophone solo as
Prime Minister cock a hoop as IMF World Bank meet ends in Bangkok. Insists Thailand’s standing has risen
October 17, 2026
Anutin predicts an economic leap after Bangkok hosts
Departures tax pushed by the Ministry of Finance is the death kiss for the tourist sector say top execs
October 16, 2026
Thai AirAsia sounds the alarm over a ฿1,000
US Bangkok broadside to the IMF and the World Bank delivered by Scott Bessent who snubbed the meeting
October 16, 2026
Washington turns up the heat at Bangkok’s
Friday protests by anti IMF World Bank activists continue after overnight camp event in central Bangkok
October 16, 2026
Bangkok’s IMF–World Bank summit faces angry
Air hostess linked to international trafficking ring smuggling Chinese nationals in and out of Thailand
October 16, 2026
Police arrest Chinese air hostess in Hat Yai over
Protests at the IMF World Bank meetings turn violent but Bangkok police deny being heavy handed
October 15, 2026
Violence flares near Bangkok’s IMF and World
Bhumjaithai Party Southern MP facing political strain as questions grow about her husband’s online fortune
October 15, 2026
Suchada Sangtanasap is left to fight alone as
Portuguese woman’s 5 year stay in Thailand without a valid visa ends at a Phuket cookery class on Tuesday
October 15, 2026
Phuket cooking class ends in arrest for a Portuguese
Thai police get involved in Hong Kong prostitution ring smashed last weekend which yielded vast returns
October 14, 2026
Thai women recruited for lucrative Hong Kong hotel sex
Police arrest Chinese tourist thief who used Thai flights to snatch credit cards and run up charges on them
October 14, 2026
Police swoop on Chinese tourist, 51, at Don Mueang on
UK man urgently sought by family after vanishing in Thailand over a week ago just before his flight home
October 13, 2026
Eight days lost in Thailand: Bailey-Harris Singh, 20,
Tax grab targeted at outbound passengers is opposed by travel industry as ministry pushes a new agenda
October 13, 2026
Tourism revolt in Thailand. Three industry groups
Upmarket Thai prostitution racket smashed by Hong Kong police. 16 people arrested in separate swoops
October 13, 2026
Hong Kong police uncover a cross-border prostitution
Air force monitors Chinese base operation in Laos as Beijing strengthens military ties with neighbours
October 12, 2026
Thailand’s air force monitors a new
Tourist police reach out to Russian Embassy to inform tourists visiting Thailand about laws and customs
October 12, 2026
Bangkok turns to Russia’s embassy for help
Police chief says Bangkok is ready for World Bank and IMF meetings with over 18,000 delegates visiting
October 12, 2026
Police Chief Samran Nuanma declares Bangkok ready for
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