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Murder in Nakhon Sawan revealed after drug addict found dead on local road. Police officer mastermind

Murder in Nakhon Sawan revealed after drug addict found dead on local road. Police officer mastermind

March 20, 2025

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

A premeditated murder in Nakhon Sawan has been exposed after a drug addict’s death was revealed as part of an insurance fraud scheme. A senior… Read More ›

Massive Pot smuggling racket. Foreign tourists paid and sent to Thailand on holidays. Security threat 

Massive Pot smuggling racket. Foreign tourists paid and sent to Thailand on holidays. Security threat 

March 19, 2025

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

Foreign tourists paid to smuggle Thai cannabis to Europe as police warn of growing security threat. Smugglers use legal loopholes, targeting smaller airports with lax… Read More ›

Loony pot-smoking German who terrorises dentist clinics on the run in Nakhon Ratchasima. Arrested

Loony pot-smoking German who terrorises dentist clinics on the run in Nakhon Ratchasima. Arrested

March 19, 2025

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

Police in Nakhon Ratchasima have arrested  a German man, Mr. Ebner, who has terrorised dental clinics for months. Accused of assaulting multiple victims, he fled… Read More ›

China and Thailand close ranks on Uyghur issue as Deputy PM Phumtham leads a delegation to Xinjiang

China and Thailand close ranks on Uyghur issue as Deputy PM Phumtham leads a delegation to Xinjiang

March 19, 2025

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

China and Thailand stand united over the Uyghur issue as Thai Deputy PM Phumtham leads a delegation to Xinjiang. The visit aims to meet repatriated… Read More ›

Mayhem and violence in Pattaya as tensions between foreign tourists and locals now regularly overflow

Mayhem and violence in Pattaya as tensions between foreign tourists and locals now regularly overflow

March 18, 2025

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

Violence and tensions escalate in Pattaya as a Swiss man is arrested for attacking a Thai man in the street. Meanwhile, a transgender gang is… Read More ›

40-year-old woman survives a bomb which turned her small car into a raging inferno in Pattani province

40-year-old woman survives a bomb which turned her small car into a raging inferno in Pattani province

March 18, 2025

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

40-year-old defence forces volunteer in Pattani survives a car bomb explosion on Monday. Despite severe burns and injuries, Ms. Suyanee Seeba managed to escape the… Read More ›

26 year old UK tourist feared dead after diving toilet break just before the boat went ablaze off Ko Tao

26 year old UK tourist feared dead after diving toilet break just before the boat went ablaze off Ko Tao

March 17, 2025

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

UK tourist, 26, feared dead after diving boat catches fire off Ko Tao. Alexandra Clarke, who had left the water for a toilet break, is… Read More ›

Indians formally charged with raping German woman from Munich after Ko Phangan’s Full Moon Party

Indians formally charged with raping German woman from Munich after Ko Phangan’s Full Moon Party

March 17, 2025

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

Two Indian men formally charged with raping a German woman at Ko Phangan’s Full Moon Party; one admits it, the other denies. Both face 4-20… Read More ›

Declining property market but Bangkok sees record prices. However, owners in Thailand are holding tight

Declining property market but Bangkok sees record prices. However, owners in Thailand are holding tight

March 16, 2025

Culture, Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Thailand’s property market faces a sharp decline with transactions down 25% in 2024. Yet, Bangkok sees record land prices of up to ฿4 million per… Read More ›

Police arrest Two Indian men after sexual assault and rape allegations are made by a young German woman

Police arrest Two Indian men after sexual assault and rape allegations are made by a young German woman

March 15, 2025

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

Two Indian men arrested on Ko Phangan after a German tourist, 24, reported sexual assault and rape. Police gather DNA evidence and CCTV footage while… Read More ›

Elderly UK couple assaulted in 2023 are sentenced. Picking up their passports and heading off home to Britain

Elderly UK couple assaulted in 2023 are sentenced. Picking up their passports and heading off home to Britain

March 13, 2025

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

British retirees Desmond and Mary Byrne assaulted in 2023, are set to leave Thailand after receiving a suspended prison sentence. Their ordeal, sparked by a… Read More ›

German dark web porn and spymaster arrested in Chonburi. Police and US Homeland Security operation

German dark web porn and spymaster arrested in Chonburi. Police and US Homeland Security operation

March 11, 2025

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

German dark web kingpin arrested in Chonburi for running child porn sites and spyware services. Joint TCSD and US Homeland Security operation seizes 36 devices,… Read More ›

Would be Russian mafia Don arrested in Ko Phangan raid. Officers display rifle, cuffs and police flak jacket

Would be Russian mafia Don arrested in Ko Phangan raid. Officers display rifle, cuffs and police flak jacket

March 10, 2025

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

Thai police bust pretend Russian ‘mobster’ on Ko Phangan. The suspect flaunted a rifle, cuffs, and flak jacket while running a protection racket from a… Read More ›

Enquiry into the suicide of Ferrari Joe or Police Colonel Thitisan Utthanaphon at Klong Prem Prison on Friday night

Enquiry into the suicide of Ferrari Joe or Police Colonel Thitisan Utthanaphon at Klong Prem Prison on Friday night

March 9, 2025

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

Minister of Justice orders probe into the alleged suicide of Ferrari Joe at Klong Prem Prison after reports emerge of an earlier assault. Officials deny… Read More ›

Outbound cannabis smuggling smashed by Chiang Mai police this week. Europe and London targeted by opportunists

Outbound cannabis smuggling smashed by Chiang Mai police this week. Europe and London targeted by opportunists

March 7, 2025

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

Police crackdown on cannabis smuggling as Chiang Mai arrests reveal Europe and London as key targets. Over 100 kg of cannabis flowers were seized, with… Read More ›

Pattaya police charge 33-year-old doorman with assault causing harm after punching angry UK tourist

Pattaya police charge 33-year-old doorman with assault causing harm after punching angry UK tourist

March 5, 2025

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

A Pattaya doorman has been charged with assault after punching a 63-year-old British tourist in a late-night altercation. The bouncer claims self-defence, saying the intoxicated… Read More ›

Illicit drug crackdown targets Nigerian drug lord on Ko Phangan arrested on Friday in sting operation

Illicit drug crackdown targets Nigerian drug lord on Ko Phangan arrested on Friday in sting operation

March 4, 2025

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

Nigerian drug lord Ugomwa J was arrested in a Ko Phangan sting after selling cocaine to undercover police. Officers seized 25.71 grams of cocaine worth… Read More ›

Bangkok police in city centre security sweep following US and Japanese Embassy advisories to tourists

Bangkok police in city centre security sweep following US and Japanese Embassy advisories to tourists

March 2, 2025

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

Bangkok police tighten security at tourist hotspots after US and Japan warn of potential backlash over Uyghur deportations. Patrols focus on key sites, including Erawan… Read More ›

Trouble in cannabis paradise on Ko Phangan as two smiling thieves make off with a shop owner’s weed 

Trouble in cannabis paradise on Ko Phangan as two smiling thieves make off with a shop owner’s weed 

March 1, 2025

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

Ko Phangan cannabis shop owner offers reward after two smiling thieves steal ฿6,000 worth of weed, but police refuse to act without their identities. Frustrated,… Read More ›

Iranian arrested for indecent assault of female moto-taxi while riding pillion on her bike in Bangkok

Iranian arrested for indecent assault of female moto-taxi while riding pillion on her bike in Bangkok

February 25, 2025

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

Iranian arrested at Bangkok airport after allegedly groping a female moto-taxi driver while riding pillion. Victim sought police help after the suspect fled without paying.… Read More ›

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