Articles by: Carla Boonkong & Pranee O' Connor

Killer’s third wife arrested and remanded in prison on murder charges relating to 4 infant boys

Killer’s third wife arrested and remanded in prison on murder charges relating to 4 infant boys

September 24, 2023

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Harrowing and disturbing details were released by investigators working on the case on Friday and Saturday as police moved to charge 46-year-old Mr Songsak Songsaeng… Read More ›

Man with four wives suspected of murdering five of his ten children in eleven years of terror

Man with four wives suspected of murdering five of his ten children in eleven years of terror

September 23, 2023

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Police arrested the 46-year-old and his fourth wife on Monday, September 11th in the Rangsit area of Bangkok after they returned from Kamphaeng Phet where… Read More ›

Srettha in New York as Move Forward’s Sirikanya calls for action on crippling household debt levels

Srettha in New York as Move Forward’s Sirikanya calls for action on crippling household debt levels

September 20, 2023

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

Move Forward’s Sirikanya Tansakul says that no worker should receive less than 30% of their monthly salary into their hands after debt payments are deducted… Read More ›

Move Forward Party to elect a new leader on Sunday as the party settles into its official opposition role

Move Forward Party to elect a new leader on Sunday as the party settles into its official opposition role

September 19, 2023

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

Popular Move Forward Party leader who is also the public’s favourite for Prime Minister in opinion polls is sidelined due to a Constitutional Court suspension… Read More ›

Police arrest Chinese kidnapper with similar details to an abduction for ransom case in April

Police arrest Chinese kidnapper with similar details to an abduction for ransom case in April

September 17, 2023

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

As Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin spent this weekend in Chiang Mai, he urged local police there to tighten security for tourists particularly for Chinese arrivals,… Read More ›

Former Police Captain loses ฿1 million bail after he failed to show up for latest court judgement

Former Police Captain loses ฿1 million bail after he failed to show up for latest court judgement

September 14, 2023

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Family of the dead young woman urged the former police officer to own up to his responsibilities in the matter and turn himself into the… Read More ›

Pita says Move Forward can win next General Election by a landslide after decisive Rayong poll success

Pita says Move Forward can win next General Election by a landslide after decisive Rayong poll success

September 12, 2023

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

Local poll shows that support on the ground for the country’s leading party has grown since the May 14th General Election driven by public anger… Read More ›

Paetongtarn Shinawatra ready to re-spark her political career this October as Pheu Thai leader

Paetongtarn Shinawatra ready to re-spark her political career this October as Pheu Thai leader

September 10, 2023

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

Paetongtarn Shinawatra was a consistent favourite choice for PM among the public up to the point when Pheu Thai broke off its coalition government agreement… Read More ›

Police in Cambodia close in on fake scam loan app leadership after family murders in Samut Prakan

Police in Cambodia close in on fake scam loan app leadership after family murders in Samut Prakan

September 7, 2023

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Top police officer Big Joke or General Surachate Hakparn met newly appointed Cambodian Police Chief Sar Thet last week in pursuit of everyone who took… Read More ›

New Labour Minister orders carpets removed from executive suite at Ministry building in Bangkok

New Labour Minister orders carpets removed from executive suite at Ministry building in Bangkok

September 5, 2023

Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn of the Bhumjaithai Party was appointed to the cabinet first as Minister of Tourism and Sports in 2019 and presided over the biggest… Read More ›

New start for Thailand: Srettha’s 34-member cabinet endorsed by the King, ready to be sworn in

New start for Thailand: Srettha’s 34-member cabinet endorsed by the King, ready to be sworn in

September 2, 2023

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

Former lawyer to Thaksin Shinawatra, Mr Pichit Chuenban, who was tipped as Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office was eventually not appointed with the role… Read More ›

Xi Jinping invites Srettha to Beijing for economic talks as he finalises his new cabinet lineup 

Xi Jinping invites Srettha to Beijing for economic talks as he finalises his new cabinet lineup 

August 31, 2023

Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

New Prime Minister, Srettha Thavisin, is promising to move swiftly to lower energy costs when the new cabinet is sworn in over the coming days… Read More ›

Facebook threatened with closure as it is linked to 70% of online fraud says outgoing minister

Facebook threatened with closure as it is linked to 70% of online fraud says outgoing minister

August 28, 2023

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

In reality, the shuttering of Facebook in Thailand is not a viable option as it would have a catastrophic impact on the country’s online economy… Read More ›

Thaksin suffered a dangerous hypertensive crisis before being transferred by prison authorities

Thaksin suffered a dangerous hypertensive crisis before being transferred by prison authorities

August 26, 2023

Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

The onerous responsibility placed on authorities due to real underlying health problems, the advanced age of Mr Thaksin at 74 and his unique position as… Read More ›

Berlin Police seek to track down a brutal attacker who used a glass bottle to kill a Thai woman

Berlin Police seek to track down a brutal attacker who used a glass bottle to kill a Thai woman

August 20, 2023

Crime, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

The attack on Ms Siliya Rothert is being treated by police as a murder, probably with a personal motive given its vicious and frenzied nature.… Read More ›

Biggest Sex for Sale website shut down by police unit in early morning raid targeting foreigners

Biggest Sex for Sale website shut down by police unit in early morning raid targeting foreigners

August 18, 2023

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

Deputy Immigration Bureau Chief Police Major General Panthana Nuchanart explained that the operation carried out by a special task force was part of a programme… Read More ›

Drunk Russian arrested on Sunday after he let his partner fall from the couple’s 7th-floor condo

Drunk Russian arrested on Sunday after he let his partner fall from the couple’s 7th-floor condo

August 15, 2023

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Unstable Russian appeared to be in a disorientated state while still consuming alcohol when police knocked on the door of the seventh-floor apartment on Sunday… Read More ›

Loan shark arrested in Nonthaburi for bullying a borrower charged an annual interest rate of 730%

Loan shark arrested in Nonthaburi for bullying a borrower charged an annual interest rate of 730%

August 12, 2023

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

2022 survey by the Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research showed that up to 60% of all small businesses resorted to informal lenders for funding… Read More ›

Spaniard highly likely to be handed down a death sentence for cruel, planned and callous murder

Spaniard highly likely to be handed down a death sentence for cruel, planned and callous murder

August 7, 2023

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Spanish TV and movie star acts to provide his celebrity chef son with legal counsel and support as Marine Police and divers still search for… Read More ›

Exposed woman lewdly molested, jailed, charged, extorted for money and then sexually exploited

Exposed woman lewdly molested, jailed, charged, extorted for money and then sexually exploited

August 5, 2023

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

Allegations made by the woman about what happened to her, when her car broke down on a road in Saraburi province in October 2022, are… Read More ›

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