Articles by: James Morris and Son Nguyen

Hundreds of billions in drug money laundered through gold shops and used to buy oil on exchange markets

Hundreds of billions in drug money laundered through gold shops and used to buy oil on exchange markets

June 20, 2020

Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Drug money laundering network partly controlled by prison inmates shocks Thai authorities due to the vast sums involved. The networks used drugs money to buy… Read More ›

Aussie thief nabbed by police in Chiang Mai after sunglasses and handbag theft at a local store

Aussie thief nabbed by police in Chiang Mai after sunglasses and handbag theft at a local store

June 19, 2020

Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

A 38-year-old Australian woman named only as Ms Emily Catherine was arrested on Wednesday at a hotel in Chiang Mai. She admits she was the… Read More ›

Crazy ATM suspended as police warn users to return excess cash dispensed in error in Ranong over last weekend

Crazy ATM suspended as police warn users to return excess cash dispensed in error in Ranong over last weekend

June 16, 2020

Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

A Siam Commercial Bank ATM in southern Ranong province began issuing extra cash to those making withdrawals on June 13th. Police have warned that those… Read More ›

Thai public says No to foreign tourism and also predicts 1 to 2 years for travel to return to normal

Thai public says No to foreign tourism and also predicts 1 to 2 years for travel to return to normal

June 14, 2020

Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World:

The Civil Aviation Authority is to begin talks this week to open outbound flights limited to business people while the Thai public gives the thumbs… Read More ›

Black Sashimi raids see Nigerian drug kingpin using poor Thai women as drug mules, arrested with 10 others

Black Sashimi raids see Nigerian drug kingpin using poor Thai women as drug mules, arrested with 10 others

June 12, 2020

Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Nigerian drugs gang smashed by Thai police and ฿250 million in illicit cash recovered during a raid on a home in Samut Prakan this week.… Read More ›

Top Thai Doctor attacks the WHO over its unclear guidance on face masks and lack of leadership

Top Thai Doctor attacks the WHO over its unclear guidance on face masks and lack of leadership

June 10, 2020

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

Top Thai doctor, Dr Manoon Leechawengwongs, has lambasted the World Health Organisation over its guidance to the public in relation to face mask coverings and… Read More ›

Ministers suggest an easing of the travel ban for some tourists but a continued state of emergency

Ministers suggest an easing of the travel ban for some tourists but a continued state of emergency

June 9, 2020

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

Top government members suggest that after July we could see tourists from safe areas arriving into Thailand while retaining the state of emergency to allow… Read More ›

Thailand plans to prioritise Asian countries in its search for safe Covid 19 ‘tourism bubble’ partners

Thailand plans to prioritise Asian countries in its search for safe Covid 19 ‘tourism bubble’ partners

June 8, 2020

Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Plans to restart tourism to begin with bilateral tourism bubble agreements with Asian countries. The move is being pushed by Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha… Read More ›

Nakhon Si Thammarat woman denies murdering her own daughter over a land dispute on April 11th at her home

Nakhon Si Thammarat woman denies murdering her own daughter over a land dispute on April 11th at her home

June 6, 2020

Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

54-year-old woman was arrested and charged by police on Tuesday with murdering her 29-year old daughter Chonthira Jindawong at her home in the Bang Khan… Read More ›

Thailand begins herd immunity study in Pattani as the world questions the response to Covid 19 and lockdowns

Thailand begins herd immunity study in Pattani as the world questions the response to Covid 19 and lockdowns

June 2, 2020

Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Herd immunity study by Chulalongkorn University on a village in the Thung Yang Daeng district of southern Pattani. It comes, as around the world, people… Read More ›

UK wife abuser arrested by Immigration Bureau police in Bangkok for attempted murder

UK wife abuser arrested by Immigration Bureau police in Bangkok for attempted murder

May 28, 2020

Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

46-year old David Mitchell threw his 56-year-old wife off an 8th-floor balcony in Rayong and shockingly, appears to have fled the province after his initial… Read More ›

Ex UK soldier flies home following rescue by a compatriot after being abused by his Thai partner’s family

Ex UK soldier flies home following rescue by a compatriot after being abused by his Thai partner’s family

May 26, 2020

Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

86 year old UK man only identified as Ron flew home to Britain last Sunday on an Eva Air flight. The elderly man was tearful… Read More ›

Wife confesses to affair with father in law after her husband’s body was found in Songkhla province forest

Wife confesses to affair with father in law after her husband’s body was found in Songkhla province forest

May 24, 2020

Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

41-year-old man from Phatthalung province owned up to murdering his son on April 30th after a quarrel turned violent over his affair with his son’s… Read More ›

Former minister pleads not guilty to chilling abduction and murder of judge’s older brother in fraud case

Former minister pleads not guilty to chilling abduction and murder of judge’s older brother in fraud case

May 23, 2020

Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

On Friday, a former minister and four codefendants pleaded not guilty while one of those charged owned up before the law to the appalling crime.… Read More ›

Gambling debts the motive for the armed robbery on Monday in Chiang Rai, main suspect charged in court

Gambling debts the motive for the armed robbery on Monday in Chiang Rai, main suspect charged in court

May 21, 2020

Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

34-year-old Sittichok Muangma was arrested on Tuesday for the armed robbery heist on Monday morning outside the Bangkok Bank branch in Chiang Saen when he… Read More ›

86-year-old man rescued by a compatriot from a small room where he was fed on rice and water

86-year-old man rescued by a compatriot from a small room where he was fed on rice and water

May 20, 2020

Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

86-year-old ex-soldier Ron from Brighton rescued by a UK expat living in Thailand Declan Theodore after losing contact with his family at home. Mr Theodore… Read More ›

Chiang Rai police track 2 member snatch gang who stole over ฿1 million from co-op employee fetching cash

Chiang Rai police track 2 member snatch gang who stole over ฿1 million from co-op employee fetching cash

May 18, 2020

Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Chiang Saen police have turned to CCTV footage and patrols to find the two men who staged an armed robbery outside a bank in northern… Read More ›

Parents believe the murderer of their little girl this week in Mukdahan was a local to their rural village area

Parents believe the murderer of their little girl this week in Mukdahan was a local to their rural village area

May 18, 2020

Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

40-year-old mother revealed that both and her husband believe that the killer must have known the locality as police disclose that 5 people have already… Read More ›

Gangster murders older man over illicit sexual relationship with his wife while held in prison on charges

Gangster murders older man over illicit sexual relationship with his wife while held in prison on charges

May 16, 2020

Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

32-year-old Sunathorn Saenphakdi, with criminal connections, gunned down and murdered 41-year-old Suthat Watthana over his suspicions that the older man had a sexual affair with… Read More ›

Western man who stole food rescued by a police officer who paid his bill after he was nabbed at Bangkok store

Western man who stole food rescued by a police officer who paid his bill after he was nabbed at Bangkok store

May 15, 2020

Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

The intervention of a considerate, off duty police officer saved a western foreigner the nightmarish scenario of being arrested and legally prosecuted for theft in… Read More ›

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