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Dr Thandao to appeal Tuesday’s decision by the Criminal Court dismissing charges against Urs Fehr

Dr Thandao to appeal Tuesday’s decision by the Criminal Court dismissing charges against Urs Fehr

September 6, 2024

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Dr. Thandao vows to appeal after the Criminal Court dismissed all charges against Swiss expat Urs Fehr, citing video evidence and questioning her testimony. Public… Read More ›

American faces charges of indecency with underage school student. Arrested in Bangkok on Tuesday

American faces charges of indecency with underage school student. Arrested in Bangkok on Tuesday

September 4, 2024

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

A 41-year-old American teacher, Robert Leroy Keller, was arrested in Bangkok. Charged with indecency involving an underage student, Keller denies the allegations. The investigation follows… Read More ›

Urs Fehr, the controversial Swiss expat acquitted by Phuket’s Provincial Court on a common assault charge

Urs Fehr, the controversial Swiss expat acquitted by Phuket’s Provincial Court on a common assault charge

September 3, 2024

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Swiss expat Urs Fehr acquitted in Phuket assault case. Local protests led to his business visa being revoked and his elephant foundation shut down. Despite… Read More ›

Arakan Army on the verge of seizing Burma’s western Rakhine State as junta power collapses there

Arakan Army on the verge of seizing Burma’s western Rakhine State as junta power collapses there

August 29, 2024

Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Arakan Army poised to seize control of Myanmar’s Rakhine State as junta power crumbles. Strategic Sittwe under threat. The rise of this powerful force challenges… Read More ›

Lawyers Council President calls for probe into suspect’s death while in custody at a Bangkok court

Lawyers Council President calls for probe into suspect’s death while in custody at a Bangkok court

August 26, 2024

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

Lawyers Council President demands investigation after vagrant dies in Bangkok court; concerns raised over rights and police negligence. Autopsy ordered as bruises were found on… Read More ›

Bizarre arrest of an international man of mystery seen travelling on multiple passports in Bangkok

Bizarre arrest of an international man of mystery seen travelling on multiple passports in Bangkok

August 24, 2024

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Bizarre arrest in Bangkok: International man of mystery caught travelling on multiple passports. Canadian suspect, previously wanted for smuggling iPhones in 2017, returns to Thailand… Read More ›

Chiang Mai man arrested for running a porn network with 1.5 million users. Images of famous people

Chiang Mai man arrested for running a porn network with 1.5 million users. Images of famous people

August 23, 2024

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

Chiang Mai man arrested for running a porn network with 1.5 million users on Russian social media. The network featured AI-doctored images of famous people.… Read More ›

Plane carrying tourists to Trat plunges to the ground 11 minutes after takeoff from Suvarnabhumi Airport on Thursday

Plane carrying tourists to Trat plunges to the ground 11 minutes after takeoff from Suvarnabhumi Airport on Thursday

August 22, 2024

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Plane carrying nine, including five foreign tourists, crashes 11 minutes after takeoff from Suvarnabhumi. Rescuers, battling rising floodwaters in Chachoengsao, recover body parts and personal… Read More ›

Top Thai health official assures the public as the first case of Clade 1b Monkeybox variant is suspected

Top Thai health official assures the public as the first case of Clade 1b Monkeybox variant is suspected

August 21, 2024

Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Thai officials await confirmation on suspected Clade 1b Monkeypox case from a European traveller in Bangkok hospital, as WHO declares international emergency amid rising concerns… Read More ›

Killer of a mother and daughter gunned down by police in Sing Buri province after opening fire

Killer of a mother and daughter gunned down by police in Sing Buri province after opening fire

August 18, 2024

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

Killer of a mother and daughter gunned down in Sing Buri after a deadly standoff. The 33-year-old suspect, Mr. Chatchai, was wanted for Saturday’s murders… Read More ›

Russian survives 8th floor jump in Pattaya. Previously a suspect in his girlfriend’s fatal 2023 fall in Jomtien 

Russian survives 8th floor jump in Pattaya. Previously a suspect in his girlfriend’s fatal 2023 fall in Jomtien 

August 17, 2024

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Russian man survives 8th-floor jump in Pattaya after a suicide attempt. Previously a suspect in his girlfriend’s fatal fall from a 7th-floor Jomtien condo in… Read More ›

Thailand is vigilant although well placed to deal with Monkeypox as Sweden confirms its first new variant case

Thailand is vigilant although well placed to deal with Monkeypox as Sweden confirms its first new variant case

August 16, 2024

Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand remains vigilant as Sweden reports its first case of the dangerous Clade 1b monkeypox variant. The World Health Organization’s global emergency declaration heightens fears… Read More ›

Ung Ing or Paetongtarn Shinawatra is elected as Thailand’s 31st Prime Minister in a decisive vote in the House

Ung Ing or Paetongtarn Shinawatra is elected as Thailand’s 31st Prime Minister in a decisive vote in the House

August 16, 2024

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

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of ex-premier Thaksin, becomes Thailand’s 31st Prime Minister after securing 319 votes in a swift parliamentary session. Less than 48 hours after… Read More ›

Ung Ing gets the nod and will be the sole candidate supported by coalition partners for Prime Minister

Ung Ing gets the nod and will be the sole candidate supported by coalition partners for Prime Minister

August 15, 2024

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

Pheu Thai united behind Paetongtarn Shinawatra, or Ung Ing, as the sole PM candidate after the parliamentary party rallied behind her. If elected, she will… Read More ›

Irish tourist questioned after fighting rampage in Pattaya knocked a police volunteer unconscious

Irish tourist questioned after fighting rampage in Pattaya knocked a police volunteer unconscious

August 12, 2024

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Irish tourist in violent Pattaya brawl injures Bolt driver, knocks volunteer police officer unconscious, and lands in hospital. Locals restrain the man before he is… Read More ›

Mae Hong Son Police shocked as local confesses. Lighter used to heat a bomb placed in wife’s mouth

Mae Hong Son Police shocked as local confesses. Lighter used to heat a bomb placed in wife’s mouth

August 9, 2024

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Crazed husband confesses after horrific murder in Mae Hong Son, shocking police. He heated a bomb with a lighter after placing it in his wife’s… Read More ›

PM urges respect for the court’s decision. However, he was confident Move Forward MPs had a plan

PM urges respect for the court’s decision. However, he was confident Move Forward MPs had a plan

August 8, 2024

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

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin urges reporting of financial inducements to the dissolved Move Forward Party’s remaining MPs. Confident progressive MPs will continue as the main… Read More ›

State theft and modern slavery. Illegal Burmese junta orders migrant workers to pay up for permits abroad

State theft and modern slavery. Illegal Burmese junta orders migrant workers to pay up for permits abroad

August 6, 2024

Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

The illegal Burmese military junta exploits nationals in Thailand, demanding 25% of their wages be remitted to a specified bank in Yangon. With control over… Read More ›

View or Police Sergeant Major Kulwut Vitidsarn kindles joy on Monday night with Silver in Paris

View or Police Sergeant Major Kulwut Vitidsarn kindles joy on Monday night with Silver in Paris

August 6, 2024

Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

The 23-year-old badminton ace brings joy to Thailand with a silver medal in the Paris Olympics. Despite presently only standing 54th in the medal table,… Read More ›

The prospect of America’s first female President has just opened up three months before the November poll

The prospect of America’s first female President has just opened up three months before the November poll

August 3, 2024

Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Shock exit of President Biden shakes the presidential election race. It has propelled Vice President Kamala Harris to lead with huge fundraising and dizzying poll… Read More ›

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