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 ›
Love rivalry sees 38 year old man executed, stuffed in barrel of cement and dumped in a Nonthaburi pond
Love rivalry ends in execution-style murder as Nonthaburi police say a man was shot while asleep, sealed inside a cement-filled drum and dumped in a… Read More ›
New evidence of a vast conspiracy behind the 2024 Senate election as former officials file police report
Thailand’s Senate election scandal is reaching its climax as the Election Commission weighs sending 229 suspects to the Constitutional Court amid explosive new evidence, secret… Read More ›
Beijing unveils ‘security partnership’ with Phnom Penh ahead of a visit in July by Prime Minister Anutin
China has unveiled a sweeping security pact with Cambodia covering defence, policing and cybercrime as Beijing deepens its military footprint ahead of Thai PM Anutin’s… Read More ›
Argentinian football star Messi steals the World Cup show in Bangkok where the 2026 tournament is a hit
Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:
Bangkok has gone World Cup mad as Lionel Messi and Argentina dominate a new poll, Monomax’s last-minute TV rights deal delivers every match and football… Read More ›
Man arrested at Mae Sai border point with 23 million baht in cardboard boxes smuggling it to Burma
Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:
Thai customs seized more than ฿23 million hidden inside snack food boxes after stopping a Myanmar-registered car at Mae Sai. The cash haul has triggered… Read More ›
Hapless accident as elderly UK man falls from his Pattaya condo balcony in Jomtien while painting
Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:
A 77-year-old British man died after plunging from his eighth-floor Na Jomtien condo while painting his balcony. Neighbours saw him working moments before the fall.… Read More ›
Defence Minister not concerned with military support for Cambodia from China. Says Thailand is confident
Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Thailand brushed off China’s arms support for Cambodia as Defence Minister Lt Gen Adul insisted Bangkok would strengthen its own defences before PM Anutin’s crucial… Read More ›
59 year old man murdered his drinking buddy fearing he was a ‘Phi Pop ghost’ in Khon Kaen on Thursday
Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:
A Khon Kaen drinking session turned deadly after a 59-year-old man accused his friend of being a feared Phi Pop ghost before striking him about… Read More ›
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