Thai Airways air hostess held in an Australian prison on heroin trafficking charges. Thai police seek details
Thai Airways flight attendant arrested after Australian border officers found more than 1kg of heroin hidden in 12 tote bags at Melbourne Airport. She faces… Read More ›
Senior police officer arrested in Loei for working with a drug network and passing on classified intelligence
Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:
Police arrested a Loei lieutenant colonel accused of leaking classified intelligence to a drug gang, helping traffickers evade arrest and hiding meth pills in his… Read More ›
Bank of Thailand pushes a baht backed stablecoin but warns against Forex trading and payment gateways
Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:
Bank of Thailand will launch a baht-backed stablecoin while cracking down on speculative forex trading and foreign currency payments, as Governor Vitai Ratanakorn declares blockchain… Read More ›
International migration from West to East is a rising phenomenon now going far beyond ‘Passport Bros’
Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:
Western men are increasingly abandoning the US, Britain and the West for new lives in Thailand, citing COVID, soaring living costs, remote work and changing… Read More ›
Chinese woman linked to huge 20 billion baht fraud arrested in Chiang Mai by Immigration Bureau cops
Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:
Chinese fugitive “Madame Zheng” has been arrested in Chiang Mai after an international manhunt over an alleged ฿20 billion cloud investment scam. Police say more… Read More ›
Aussie arrested for murdering a teenage girl in Pattaya faces the death penalty if convicted by a Thai court
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
Australian Simon Carman faces Thailand’s death penalty after police say CCTV tracked him from a Pattaya hotel to a suitcase containing a murdered 17-year-old girl… Read More ›
Vietnamese woman slashed in Bangkok by obese man who told reporters he doesn’t like overweight people
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
Homeless man slashes Vietnamese office worker with a box cutter in Bangkok’s Silom district before police hunt him down using CCTV. Officers say he admitted… Read More ›
Chadchart wins the Bangkok governor contest by a crushing landslide after a slick re-election campaign
Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt is heading for another landslide as two major polls predict a crushing re-election victory, cementing the former coup detainee’s rise as… Read More ›
Parliamentary delegation inspects new Thai border fence with Cambodia in Chanthaburi. 45% complete
Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Thailand’s new 8.3km border fence in Chanthaburi is 45% complete as a parliamentary delegation led by Monthian Songpracha inspects the project. Military chiefs say security… Read More ›
Police chief in Pattaya commends the investigative team that arrested Aussie murder suspect in 6 hours
Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:
Pattaya detectives have been honoured after tracking Australian Simon Peter Carman to Bangkok airport within six hours of the murder of 17-year-old Thanyachanok Donhomlao, whose… Read More ›
Tourism Minister to forge a stronger consultation process between the private sector and top officials
Culture, Economy, Politics, Thailand:
Tourism Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul has unveiled Thailand’s biggest tourism policy overhaul in years, proposing a new public-private decision system, a ฿3 billion stimulus, India visa… Read More ›
Bank of Thailand boss defends the central bank’s low interest rate policy aimed at boosting the economy
Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:
The Bank of Thailand has defied mounting pressure to raise interest rates, keeping its benchmark at 1% as Governor Vitai Ratanakorn insists the baht’s slide… Read More ›
Aussie Simon Peter Carman charged with murder of teenager in Pattaya after being nabbed at the airport
Crime, Culture, Media, Thailand:
Australian Simon Peter Carman, 46, has been charged with murdering a 17-year-old Pattaya sex worker after police say CCTV exposed him hiding her body in… Read More ›
46 year old Aussie arrested at Bangkok’s main airport charged with murdering a 17 year old prostitute in Pattaya
Crime, Culture, Media, Thailand:
Australian Simon Peter Carman, 46, was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport while trying to flee after police say he murdered a 17-year-old Pattaya sex worker, hid… Read More ›
Miss Thailand Phuket runner up star accuses wealthy pageant sponsor of attempted rape at a Rayong hotel
Crime, Culture, Media, Thailand:
Miss Thailand Phuket 2026 runner-up says a powerful pageant sponsor entered her hotel bathroom while she was naked in the shower and attempted to rape… Read More ›
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