Articles by: James Morris and Son Nguyen
Death of young Irish diver Robby Kinlan is the latest incident on Ko Tao. Police suggest cardiac failure
Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
The death of young Irish tourist Robby Kinlan, found dead on Ko Tao, adds to the island’s notorious reputation. Police suggest cardiac arrest, but ongoing… Read More ›
Murder of ex-Cambodian MP Kim Limfa linked to regime through second wanted suspect Kimsrin Pich
Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Ex-Cambodian MP Kim Limfa’s murder linked to pro-regime ties as more details emerge about wanted suspect Kimsrin Pich. Meanwhile, the extradited hitman Ekkalak Paenoy refuses… Read More ›
Thai Sang Thai leader Sudarat suggests people in power in Thailand are linked to transnational gangs
Crime, Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Thai Sang Thai leader claims figures in power benefit from transnational crime as Thailand’s tourism image takes a hit. She urges former PM Thaksin to… Read More ›
Britain seeks rapprochement with China as a massive rifts open up between Labour’s UK and Trump’s USA
Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
UK seeks rapprochement with China amid rising tensions with the US, as Labour’s controversial high-tax budget and Donald Trump’s return stoke political rifts. Chancellor Rachel… Read More ›
Dial M for Murder in Bangkok. Sergeant M extradited back and tells police he was hired for just ฿60,000 to kill ex MP
Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Ex-Thai Navy Sergeant M Extradited After Assassination of Cambodian MP in Bangkok. Sergeant M, aka Ekkalak Paenoy, has confessed to the murder of former opposition… Read More ›
King Power family to launch biggest fatal accident action in English legal history. Inguest on Monday
Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
King Power family to launch £2.15 billion lawsuit over 2018 helicopter crash that killed Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. The legal action, believed to be the largest fatal… Read More ›
University urged to file a police complaint over Chinese police training. Participants return to China
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Siam University clarifies reports of a controversial Chinese police training course. The Thai government however urges the university to file a police complaint after unauthorized… Read More ›
Hitman who gunned down former Cambodia MP in Bangkok arrested in Cambodia. Taken to Phnom Penh
Crime, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Ex-Royal Thai Navy marine arrested in Cambodia after Bangkok assassination of Cambodian-French MP. Ekkalak Paenoy, accused of gunning down opposition figure Lim Kimya, fled to… Read More ›
Former Cambodian French opposition MP and thorn in the side of ruling party gunned down in Bangkok
Crime, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Cambodian-French opposition MP assassinated in Bangkok: Lim Kim-Ya, 74, was gunned down by a motorbike hitman near Wat Bowon in a suspected political hit. The… Read More ›
Former drug addict woke from surgery delirious. Shot dead by Surin police while grasping a large red axe
Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Former drug addict, 26, shot dead by Thai police in chaotic hospital scene after waking from surgery delirious. Armed with a large red axe, he… Read More ›
Questions as a Thai university course is offered to Chinese students on policing and crime reporting
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thai university sparks outcry with controversial police volunteer training course for Chinese students, including firearms instruction, certificates and police ID cards, as Bangkok police launch… Read More ›
Tragic death of Brazilian doctor just a week after getting engaged in Bangkok hotel fire investigated
Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Brazilian doctor Carolina Pimentel Canales de Albuquerque dies in Bangkok hotel fire just a week after engagement. Thai officials investigate the tragedy that claimed three… Read More ›
African women make up half the beachside sex workers hauled in by Pattaya Police in morning swoop
Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Pattaya police crackdown on beachside sex trade, detaining 20 foreign women, half from Africa, in a morning swoop. Visa revocations and deportations follow as authorities… Read More ›
International drug ring smashed on Ko Phangan supplying illicit narcotics to partying foreign tourists
Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
International drug ring smashed on Ko Phangan as police uncover ฿71M money laundering scheme linked to music festivals. A Russian dealer used a fake cleaning… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
UK granny, high on cheap booze, left wandering in a Bangkok Hotel stark naked after going to bed
January 15, 2025
UK granny’s Bangkok nightmare. 61-year-old Janet
Government to take its chances by legalising casino complex operations and online gambling in Thailand
January 14, 2025
Thai cabinet moves to legalise casino complexes and
Thai Sang Thai leader Sudarat suggests people in power in Thailand are linked to transnational gangs
January 12, 2025
Thai Sang Thai leader claims figures in power benefit
American rescues a suicidal young Thai woman in Pattaya. It was her second attempt in two weeks
January 12, 2025
American man saves a suicidal woman in Pattaya,
King Power family to launch biggest fatal accident action in English legal history. Inguest on Monday
January 11, 2025
King Power family to launch £2.15 billion lawsuit
Visa waiver scheme questioned with another China Crisis for foreign tourism driven by security fears
January 10, 2025
Thailand’s visa waiver scheme faces mounting
฿13 million swindled and robbed in Chinese criminal exploits in central Bangkok on Thursday afternoon
January 9, 2025
฿13M stolen in Bangkok crypto scams: Chinese
Hitman who gunned down former Cambodia MP in Bangkok arrested in Cambodia. Taken to Phnom Penh
January 8, 2025
Ex-Royal Thai Navy marine arrested in Cambodia after
Former Cambodian French opposition MP and thorn in the side of ruling party gunned down in Bangkok
January 7, 2025
Cambodian-French opposition MP assassinated in
22-year-old Spanish tourist gored to death on Ko Yao by an elephant she was bathing on Friday afternoon
January 6, 2025
Spanish tourist Blanca Ojanguren García, 22, was
Chinese policing programme at a Bangkok university linked by the Interior Ministry to a defence force
January 4, 2025
Thai police and officials investigate Siam
Revenue Department boss calls on tax residents in Thailand to file 2024 returns by March 31st deadline
January 3, 2025
Revenue Department urges tax residents in Thailand to
Thailand a battery or conduit for the world’s largest drug source, the Wa State, says People’s Party MP
January 1, 2025
MP Rangsiman Rome blasts the government for inaction
Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai parties emphasise cabinet unity but the ruling party faces a dissolution threat
December 31, 2024
Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai parties emphasize cabinet
Minister offers support as 179 perish in emergency landing of South Korean flight from Bangkok
December 29, 2024
Thai Deputy PM offers condolences as 179 die in fiery
International drug ring smashed on Ko Phangan supplying illicit narcotics to partying foreign tourists
December 28, 2024
International drug ring smashed on Ko Phangan as
80-year-old Belgian man robbed and left with severe head injuries in Christmas Day attack in Pattaya
December 26, 2024
80-year-old Belgian man brutally attacked and robbed
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