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Corruption and border smuggling linked to the Muno blast in Narathiwat. Call for top-level probe

Corruption and border smuggling linked to the Muno blast in Narathiwat. Call for top-level probe

August 4, 2023

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Anti-corruption campaigner wants the activities of the trading firm at the heart of the explosion last Saturday in Muno investigated by a high-powered police task… Read More ›

Political crisis deepens as Court takes up petition, voting on PM off until at least August 16th next

Political crisis deepens as Court takes up petition, voting on PM off until at least August 16th next

August 3, 2023

Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

The news comes as Thaksin Shinawatra has postponed his return and also linked it to the formation of a new government while Pheu Thai’s popularity… Read More ›

Economy churns buoyant taxes but concern over low-spending short-haul tourists from Malaysia

Economy churns buoyant taxes but concern over low-spending short-haul tourists from Malaysia

July 28, 2023

Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Figures for June arrivals show 79% of all foreign tourists to Thailand came from the Asia or Pacific region with 373,922 entering the kingdom, mostly… Read More ›

57-year-old UK paedophile may have offended in Thailand as judge jails him until he is 90 years old

57-year-old UK paedophile may have offended in Thailand as judge jails him until he is 90 years old

July 26, 2023

Crime, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Court heard that, over twenty years ago, Paul McKee was a well-known entertainer on Merseyside and across the Northwest of the United Kingdom where as… Read More ›

‘Outlaws’ crushed in Pattaya as police crackdown rolls on with new intelligence coming into play

‘Outlaws’ crushed in Pattaya as police crackdown rolls on with new intelligence coming into play

July 24, 2023

Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Deputy National Police Chief General Surachate Hakparn calls for the public to phone in reports on 24-hour hotlines of suspicious activities linked with foreigners nationwide… Read More ›

Bank of Thailand to tackle household debt in new plan from 2024 which will see higher standards

Bank of Thailand to tackle household debt in new plan from 2024 which will see higher standards

July 23, 2023

Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Hundreds of thousands of middle-class Thais are trapped in debt cycles that act as a continuous tax on their income at a high level, often… Read More ›

Anutin waits for the call from Pheu Thai but will not treat with Move Forward over its policies

Anutin waits for the call from Pheu Thai but will not treat with Move Forward over its policies

July 20, 2023

Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

It appears that the men with the political aces who can open the door for the Pheu Thai Party are both deputy prime ministers in… Read More ›

Campaign begins to fight cybercrime in Thailand with 800 criminal cases being reported per day

Campaign begins to fight cybercrime in Thailand with 800 criminal cases being reported per day

July 20, 2023

Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Thailand has introduced a new Royal Decree which allows for suspicious bank and phone accounts to be shut down. On Tuesday, the police chief warned… Read More ›

38-year-old shop owner shoots third wife in the forehead after a heated quarrel over new suitor

38-year-old shop owner shoots third wife in the forehead after a heated quarrel over new suitor

July 19, 2023

Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

The retailer appeared to lose his mind on Tuesday first of all critically injuring his younger third wife and then rushing from the scene to… Read More ›

US expresses concern about the democratic ‘will of the people’ as tension mounts over legal case

US expresses concern about the democratic ‘will of the people’ as tension mounts over legal case

July 18, 2023

Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

A decisive 48 hours in Thai politics in which anything may happen with fears of a Constitutional Court intervention removing the Move Forward Party and… Read More ›

Crackdown ordered on organised crime in Pattaya, stricter visa screening after Ralter Mack murder

Crackdown ordered on organised crime in Pattaya, stricter visa screening after Ralter Mack murder

July 16, 2023

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Pattaya Hell: police believe that Hans Peter Ralter Mack was tortured and may have died from either horrific injuries at the hands of his tormentors… Read More ›

Vietnam is the major winner as Thailand returns to its political wars driving capital outflows

Vietnam is the major winner as Thailand returns to its political wars driving capital outflows

July 15, 2023

Economy, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Business leaders are calling on elected politicians and all in parliament to act in the country’s best interests as economic damage is already being inflicted… Read More ›

Germans linked with Ralter Mack murder behind bars in Pattaya with strong evidence in the case

Germans linked with Ralter Mack murder behind bars in Pattaya with strong evidence in the case

July 12, 2023

Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

The German victim was targeted because he was known to be wealthy and a successful businessman. It was a case of extortion that went too… Read More ›

Police quiz German property broker and partner as they impound black SUV in the Ralter Mack case

Police quiz German property broker and partner as they impound black SUV in the Ralter Mack case

July 10, 2023

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

On Sunday evening, police sources were saying that three hours of questioning of the German couple and another person had revealed nothing yet of substance… Read More ›

Move Forward leader says Pita will be PM despite the rumour mill and some vociferous senators on the right

Move Forward leader says Pita will be PM despite the rumour mill and some vociferous senators on the right

July 10, 2023

Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Key Move Forward Party leader holds to his belief that the Upper House will support Mr Pita Limjaroenrat to the extent required on Thursday to… Read More ›

US internet star arrested at top Thai hotel for live video stream while lap dancing on his girlfriend

US internet star arrested at top Thai hotel for live video stream while lap dancing on his girlfriend

July 8, 2023

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

29-year-old US live streaming star Ice Poseidon or Mr Paul Denino in despair after being charged by police under Thailand’s strict pornography laws after a live… Read More ›

Public outrage over grandfather who murdered his 12-year-old granddaughter with a baseball bat

Public outrage over grandfather who murdered his 12-year-old granddaughter with a baseball bat

July 7, 2023

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

The Ministry of Justice has offered to expedite assistance to the distraught family of the young girl who met a brutal end at the hands… Read More ›

Emergency service units given a financial lifeline as key agency agrees to pay up by September

Emergency service units given a financial lifeline as key agency agrees to pay up by September

July 6, 2023

Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Reports, before the resolution to the ongoing problem was announced on Thursday, suggested that many voluntary foundations which operate critical rescue and emergency services had… Read More ›

Ambulance hits small car at speed responding to another smash killing the driver instantly

Ambulance hits small car at speed responding to another smash killing the driver instantly

July 5, 2023

Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

The emergency vehicle driver phoned in the accident himself to Rayong Police and waited at the scene to give a statement. He also directed investigating… Read More ›

Police call on Don Mueang Airport to make CCTV footage of freak escalator walk accident available

Police call on Don Mueang Airport to make CCTV footage of freak escalator walk accident available

July 4, 2023

Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

The son of the 57-year-old woman named Ms Supannie Kittiratana who is being treated in a sterile environment at Bumrungrad Hospital, said that his mother… Read More ›

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