Crime

UK aide to the ultra-rich describes her nightmare behind bars in Thailand after a debt collection visit to Bangkok

UK aide to the ultra-rich describes her nightmare behind bars in Thailand after a debt collection visit to Bangkok

February 1, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

High-end consultant’s Bangkok nightmare: Jailed over unpaid debt dispute! A UK aide to the ultra-rich was arrested in Thailand after an unpaid invoice dispute turned… Read More ›

Kamnan Nok finally handed down a Life in-prison sentence for 2023 murder of a senior police officer

Kamnan Nok finally handed down a Life in-prison sentence for 2023 murder of a senior police officer

January 31, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Disgraced ex-kamnan Praween ‘Kamnan Nok’ Chankhlai gets life for a police officer’s murder at a lavish party. The shocking case exposed deep police corruption, state… Read More ›

PM on a mission to China to ask President Xi Jinping to help rein in heavy online criticism of the kingdom

PM on a mission to China to ask President Xi Jinping to help rein in heavy online criticism of the kingdom

January 29, 2025

Crime, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

PM Paetongtarn heads to China from February 5-8 to meet President Xi, seeking help to curb rising online criticism of Thailand. Tensions over tourism, crime,… Read More ›

New online TM 6 forms to be filled up by all travellers to Thailand starting from May 1st to bolster security

New online TM 6 forms to be filled up by all travellers to Thailand starting from May 1st to bolster security

January 28, 2025

Crime, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand mandates new online TM6 forms for all travellers starting May 1st to enhance security and streamline entry processes. This move delays the foreign tourism… Read More ›

Trump immigration sweep sees Thai man wanted for child sex crimes arrested in Chicago on Sunday

Trump immigration sweep sees Thai man wanted for child sex crimes arrested in Chicago on Sunday

January 28, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Trump’s immigration crackdown sees alleged Thai child sex predator arrested in Chicago. Sada Sam’s dramatic ICE takedown aired live as Dr. Phil joined the raid.… Read More ›

Chiang Mai professor slams Thai officials for failing to halt electricity sales to Burma’s online scam centres

Chiang Mai professor slams Thai officials for failing to halt electricity sales to Burma’s online scam centres

January 27, 2025

Crime, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Chiang Mai professor slams Thai government policy and inaction for aiding Myanmar scam hubs. Professor Pinkaew Luengaramsri condemns Thailand for supplying electricity to Myanmar’s criminal… Read More ›

Husband of murdered UK based Thai wife detained by Immigration Bureau on Thursday in 20 year old case

Husband of murdered UK based Thai wife detained by Immigration Bureau on Thursday in 20 year old case

January 26, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

The former British husband of Lamduan Armitage, a Thai woman found murdered in North Yorkshire 21 years ago, whas been detained in Thailand by the… Read More ›

45-year-old Russian man detained in Phang-nga for the intentional killing of his 13-year-old teenage son

45-year-old Russian man detained in Phang-nga for the intentional killing of his 13-year-old teenage son

January 24, 2025

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Russian father, 45, charged with murder after throwing his 13-year-old son overboard near Ko Ra. The teen, hit by the ferry’s propeller, later died in… Read More ›

Civil servant in Bangkok nabbed for corruption at his office desk after receiving cash from a builder

Civil servant in Bangkok nabbed for corruption at his office desk after receiving cash from a builder

January 24, 2025

Crime, Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:

Bangkok civil servant caught red-handed at his desk accepting ฿200k in a sting operation led by police. The bribe, linked to requested building permits, was… Read More ›

People’s Party MP and House Security panel Chairman calls for Thailand to cut off power to slave camps

People’s Party MP and House Security panel Chairman calls for Thailand to cut off power to slave camps

January 23, 2025

Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

MP Rangsiman Rome urges Thailand to cut electricity to Myanmar scam camps linked to warlord Saw Chit Thu, sanctioned for trafficking. He warns of Thailand’s… Read More ›

Hot-headed motorist callously runs down motorbike delivery driver on Bangkok’s busy Sukhumvit Road 

Hot-headed motorist callously runs down motorbike delivery driver on Bangkok’s busy Sukhumvit Road 

January 22, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Hot-headed driver kills motorbike delivery man in Sukhumvit road rage. Arrested soon after, he faces murder charges, leaving a grieving family of seven behind. Police… Read More ›

Minister tells the Senate that corrupt Thai officials conspired with gangs to undermine tourist security

Minister tells the Senate that corrupt Thai officials conspired with gangs to undermine tourist security

January 21, 2025

Crime, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thai minister admits officials conspired with gangs, fueling foreign tourist distrust. Chinese abductions and Myanmar scams spark mass cancellations, 20% for Chinese New Year according… Read More ›

Voyeuristic porn film network uncovered in central Bangkok. Owner told police he recorded clips himself

Voyeuristic porn film network uncovered in central Bangkok. Owner told police he recorded clips himself

January 20, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Bangkok voyeur busted: 28-year-old earned ฿100,000 by filming 3,000 restroom videos. Subscribers paid ฿299 via platform X for access through Telegram and Google Drive. Arrested… Read More ›

Drug use suspected in deaths of two revellers at Phuket’s Electric Daisy Music festival on Saturday

Drug use suspected in deaths of two revellers at Phuket’s Electric Daisy Music festival on Saturday

January 19, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Two foreign tourists, a Canadian and an American, tragically die at Phuket’s Electric Picnic Music Festival. Both lost consciousness and were later confirmed dead. Drug… Read More ›

Swiss Thai couple’s In Car War leads to both of them being locked up by local police in Chumphon Province

Swiss Thai couple’s In Car War leads to both of them being locked up by local police in Chumphon Province

January 19, 2025

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

Swiss-Thai Couple’s Highway Meltdown Ends in Arrest. High-speed chaos in Chumphon: Swiss man’s erratic driving, wife’s escape attempts, and a child aboard spark viral video… Read More ›

PM Paetongtarn to speak Chinese with AI to address security fears in China as foreign tourism suffers over scam farms

PM Paetongtarn to speak Chinese with AI to address security fears in China as foreign tourism suffers over scam farms

January 17, 2025

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

Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra uses AI to speak Chinese, downplaying security fears as foreign tourism drops. However, illegal operations and human trafficking linked to Myawaddy… Read More ›

Finally, hope dawns for jailed Uyghurs as incoming US Secretary of State Marco Rubio promises support

Finally, hope dawns for jailed Uyghurs as incoming US Secretary of State Marco Rubio promises support

January 17, 2025

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

Hope for Bangkok’s Uyghurs as incoming US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pledges intervention to end the 43 detainees’ decade-long ordeal, highlighting China’s repression and… Read More ›

Defiant Pole charged with perpetrating an indecent act on a young Thai woman at a convenience store

Defiant Pole charged with perpetrating an indecent act on a young Thai woman at a convenience store

January 16, 2025

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

Defiant Polish man faces up to 10 years in Thai prison after slapping a woman’s bottom in a Sathorn store, refusing to apologize or comply… Read More ›

Police chief insists murder of former Cambodian MP Kim Limya was a personal grudge and not political

Police chief insists murder of former Cambodian MP Kim Limya was a personal grudge and not political

January 15, 2025

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

Thai police reveal the mastermind behind the murder of ex-Cambodian MP Kim Limya, insisting it was a personal grudge, not political. Two suspects remain wanted… Read More ›

Death of young Irish diver Robby Kinlan is the latest incident on Ko Tao. Police suggest cardiac failure

Death of young Irish diver Robby Kinlan is the latest incident on Ko Tao. Police suggest cardiac failure

January 15, 2025

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

The death of young Irish tourist Robby Kinlan, found dead on Ko Tao, adds to the island’s notorious reputation. Police suggest cardiac arrest, but ongoing… Read More ›

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