Stringent new controls on Thai children under 18 leaving the kingdom enforced by the Immigration Bureau
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
Thailand tightens child exit checks after 32 minors are stopped. Police probe fake Thai fathers, Chinese crime links and human trafficking. Parents face birth certificate… Read More ›
Krabi welcomes more European air links for the 2026 High Season. Flights are still stuck below 2025 levels
Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:
European jets return to Krabi as Thailand’s tourism fortunes split. The airport lines up 97 winter charters, Polish Dreamliners and Scandinavian flights. Meanwhile, Pattaya struggles… Read More ›
Veteran US business executive Mike Kane shows what can be done with thriving café concern on Koh Samui
Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:
Beaches, massages and no work. American Michael Kane, 54, thought Koh Samui retirement was perfect. Then boredom struck after 18 months. His ฿500,000 dog-named café… Read More ›
Conflicting guidance from PM and officials regarding stockpiling for an emergency amid world tensions
Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dismisses emergency fears while his own disaster agency urges 72-hour survival supplies. Britain and the EU warn of disruption as… Read More ›
Panic in Pattaya as High Season bookings slump from last year. Higher airfares and competition blamed
Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:
Pattaya’s high season faces a booking crisis as US-Iran war disruption sends airfares up 40%. Chinese group tours slump over 30% amid safety warnings. Tourism… Read More ›
Actress Boom faces arrest on Friday, questioning and later prison if a court refuses her bail if charged
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
Actress Boom Panadda faces a Friday dawn arrest as police probe nearly ฿1bn in charity funds! Seventeen accounts holding ฿60m are frozen. Her husband also… Read More ›
Suvarnabhumi Airport arrests revealed as citizenship fraud linked to Chinese criminals has taken off
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
Chinese fugitives, fake Thai fathers and forged birth certificates fuel a widening Thai nationality scandal. Police trace one suspect to a ฿2.5bn fraud probe, identify… Read More ›
Constitutional crisis as Election Commission to ask court to block Supreme Court on Senate cases
Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Thailand’s election watchdog moves to challenge the Supreme Court after three Senate cases are accepted. Niphit Intharasombat warns EC commissioners of legal jeopardy. Separately, 77… Read More ›
Furious House Speaker Sophon says opposition’s ‘lackey’ jibes crossed a line and threatens legal action
Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Parliament in uproar as Speaker Sophon Saram defies opposition fury over new rules for 35 House committees. He rejects claims of protecting Anutin’s government, dares… Read More ›
Transport Minister orders urgent repairs as Emirates superjumbo held up by runway failure Monday night
Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Airport ground gives way beneath Emirates superjumbo at Suvarnabhumi. A China Airlines jet was trapped five days earlier. Two other incidents are reported but unverified.… Read More ›
Two opposition leaders receive alerts about spyware on their phones as ministers deny involvement
Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Apple warns Abhisit and Nattapong of spyware attacks. Government admits past requests to buy Pegasus but denies involvement. With a December censure debate looming, ministers… Read More ›
Executive dies in collision between two EVs in Kalasin province on Tuesday. Reported dead at the scene
Fatal crash on a slippery Kalasin road. Two electric cars collide, killing Roi Et loan company owner Chaiwat Serirat, 58. Rescuers cut open his mangled… Read More ›
German retiree views Phitsanulok temple as spiritual home. Works for free and wants ashes kept there
Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:
From IT boss to temple cleaner. German retiree Clemens Kraut, 67, rides to Wat Ratchaburana to sweep and scrub without pay. After touring almost every… Read More ›
58 year old jealous lover murders rival, cuts off his penis in front of former partner in Chacheongsao
Jealousy killing horror in Chachoengsao. A Thai man, 58, allegedly ambushed his ex and beat her new lover, 55, to death before severing his penis.… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
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November 3, 2026
Beauty queen Boom Panadda is at the centre of a
Popular Krabi kamnan leads 1,000 car protest against Prime Minister Anutin’s government on Thursday
November 2, 2026
Anutin faces a southern backlash. Over 500 vehicles
Bangkok preps for renewed war between Iran and the United States in coming weeks. Key meeting this week
November 2, 2026
Thailand on war alert. US-Iran tensions threaten half
Thai woman arrested for refusing to return money mistakenly lodged into her bank account in February
November 2, 2026
Bank transfer blunder ends in arrest. A Thai woman,
Democrat Party spokesman wants answers from the government over long promised but stalled rail link
November 1, 2026
Three-airport rail deal on the brink. CP-linked
Thai Gold market in Thailand shaken by huge Binance cryptocurrency theft linked to North Korean actors
November 1, 2026
Gold price bloodbath. Thai bullion crashes ฿2,200 to
Thai citizens in Poland warned to stay clear of political crisis and protests over judicial appointments
October 31, 2026
Poland in turmoil. Thailand’s Warsaw embassy
Amnesty boss says Cambodian state or officials complicit in the country’s still existing scam industry
October 31, 2026
Scam empire exposed. Amnesty links five security firms
Three Chinese nationals rescued by police in Tak province near Burma. Police top brass want answers
October 31, 2026
Border kidnapping bust. Police stop a fleeing Toyota
Prime Minister under fire from MPs in parliament over rumoured cuts to allowances for southern police
October 30, 2026
Southern police face a 44% allowance axe, but PM
Upmarket prostitution racket in Singapore procuring sexy Thai women to work in the city state smashed
October 30, 2026
Sex racket busted. Thai and Singaporean police smash
Border locals in Tak seek protection as war in Burma’s Karen State intensifies between rebels and army
October 29, 2026
War spills into Thailand. Burmese troops attack Karen
PM revokes citizenship of Jewish leader in Thailand amid police investigation into Chabad network nationwide
October 29, 2026
Passport bombshell in Thailand. Anutin revokes a
Tourism chiefs furious as another Chinese abduction and a spat with the Embassy threaten bookings
October 29, 2026
Lured to Thailand by an online acquaintance, a Chinese
Bank of Thailand confirms a tale of two economies one booming, another struggling with decline
October 28, 2026
Boom for big business, pain for Thai families! The
French businessman wanted for VAT fraud arrested this Wednesday on Koh Samui after Interpol Notice
October 28, 2026
Interpol fugitive caught on Koh Samui. Frenchman
Thailand’s GDP may get a bump up from the 3rd quarter after recent economic agency talks with PM Anutin
October 28, 2026
Thailand’s GDP figures face a dramatic shake-up
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