Thai police offer assurances to foreigners of safety after murder of French man by former cop
The brutal slaying of a French man in the early hours of Wednesday morning drew a remarkably candid apology form a senior Thai police officer… Read More ›
Crime
Thai police bust Iranian Yakuza drug smuggling operation using duped holiday travelers from Japan
Crime, Foreigners, Thai World, Thailand:
Japanese man, who grew suspicious when he opened travel case while on a ‘free’ world tour, reported his concerbs to the Japanese embassy in Bangkok… Read More ›
UK doctor and Canadian face ultimate price for smuggling ฿2.5 billion cannabis oil out of Thailand
Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
The raids in Bangkok this week have put four people including tow foreigners in serious legal jeopardy. They are, essentially, industrial scale drug smugglers for… Read More ›
Police to re-arrest Australian death row inmate after he is released under court order at Bangkwang prison
Crime, Foreigners, Thai World, Thailand:
Release of Australian death row convict with an appeal pending and his re-arrest at Bangkwang Prison seems to be part of the ongoing investigation by… Read More ›
Indians and Thai women arrested in Bangkok sham marriages scam linked to illegal money lending
Crime, Culture, Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Thailand has become a prime target for Indian seeking to make their fortunes as illegal money lenders in the country. Personal debt and illegal loans… Read More ›
Bar girl provokes bar fight after Chinese man refuses her attentions in Pattaya – fines and charges ordered
Crime, Foreigners, Thai World, Thailand:
Fracas between Chinese visitors and staff at a bar on Pattaya’s walking street leads to intervention by Thai police. It comes at a time when… Read More ›
New yaba production recipe behind drug shipments across Thailand as the kingdom fights a lethal war
Crime, Living, More News from Thailand, Personal, Thailand:
Increased drug smuggling and the emergence of new drug types have complicated anti-drug efforts in Thailand Thailand’s war with the biggest drug barons in the… Read More ›
Thailand to outlaw cigarettes in prison as it sends trainers to prison to assist inmates to cope
New regulations will bring prison into line with other Thai public spaces including beaches where the cigarette has been banned Thailand is about to introduce… Read More ›
Canadian in hot water after arrest in Bangkok on fraud charges relating to his defunct 2013 company
Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Canadian arrested in Thailand for fraud over overseas job offers cold face additional charges as Thai police look deeper into his jobs for cash employment… Read More ›
Blitz on foreigners acting outside Thailand’s immigration laws nets many ‘bad guys’
Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
A small number of western foreigners were found in a recent survey to be earning less than ฿25,000, a lower Thai salary – the dangers… Read More ›
Thai conman arrested for selling fake visas to unsuspecting foreigners as farang is jailed
Crime, Foreigners, Living, Thai World, Thailand:
Arrest of fake visa lawyer reveals a growing and dangerous world of visa fraud which can land legitimate foreigners in Thailand in hot water –… Read More ›
Groom jailed for life for murdering his fiancé days before the couple’s wedding – a tragic love triangle
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Man and girlfriend jailed for life after he murdered his fiancé days before their wedding in December last year A 26 year-old Thai man has… Read More ›
Fortune teller jailed in Thailand for financial fraud – case highlights influence of mystics
Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Former mystic abused her position of trust and fame to launch a scam that deceived up to 1,000 Thai people – the case highlights the… Read More ›
Thai Police officer in Magic Skin case suspended pending a bribery investigation after claims emerged
Crime, Media, More News from Thailand, Personal, Thailand:
Corruption no longer acceptable in Thailand and the Thai police is setting an example with zero tolerance corrupt police officers. A Thai police officer was… Read More ›
A young Swedish man imprisoned for Life in Thailand facing a harsh reality as mum also suffers
Crime, Foreigners, Thai World, Thailand:
The heartbreak of Swedish mother whose son is serving a life sentence in a Thai prison for drugs offences – a story of broken lives… Read More ›
Thailand at war with drugs as regional anti drug effort gains steam, foreigners must not be the enemy
The pattern of drug use in Thailand is far lower and different to western countries with the number of Thai addicts being drastically reduced between… Read More ›
Thailand used by criminals as a new offshore support location for online networks targeting Chinese market
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Thai police working with Chinese counterparts disrupt increasingly large and confident online betting and call centre scams Police in China last month announced the suppression… Read More ›
Teachers in Thailand held to a high standard as shocking cases of misconduct with students emerge
Crime, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
In January LINE messages received by a female shocked teachers and officials at a school in Nakhon Ratchasima when it was found out that they… Read More ›
Thailand’s sex industry crackdown sees westerners rounded up at hotel orgy in Pattaya – brothel raided
Crime, Foreigners, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
There appears to no limits to the serious effort to suppress the formerly rampant sex for sale culture in Thailand including arrests of officials and… Read More ›
Disabled Thai woman killed by a young gambler for her gold necklace in a chilling crime that shocked locals
Crime, More News from Thailand, Personal, Thailand:
Young Thai man from respectable background carried out appalling murder driven by the need to repay a gambling debt A young man from what has… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
Nightmare road traffic accident in Nakhon Pathom as an Isuzu pickup sped away from a police patrol
November 20, 2024
A deadly crash in Nakhon Pathom claims seven lives as
Massive international drug shipment worth 100 million baht seized in three 2 metre-high Buddha statues
November 19, 2024
Thai police uncover a huge drug haul worth ฿100
Thaskin’s Udon Thani onslaught and attacks on ‘shitty laws’ is an open salvo in a battle with Bhumjaithai
November 18, 2024
Thaksin Shinawatra’s return to the campaign trail in
Minister suggests Thailand must be cautious about penalising traditional combustion engine cars
November 17, 2024
Thailand’s Deputy Minister of Finance suggests
PM Paetongtarn urged to secure more bilateral trade pacts worldwide. Priority for now is a US-Thai deal
November 16, 2024
PM Paetongtarn urged to secure key trade deals, with a
Phuket Police Chief warns criminals to give island a miss as four tourists are nabbed for extortion
November 15, 2024
Phuket Police Chief warns foreign visitors pursuing
Thaksin warns drug dealers: “I’m back” as he tells Udon Thani crowd his children give him orders
November 14, 2024
Thaksin returns to the political spotlight, rallying
Tourism Ministry official describes Full Moon Party Israeli security alert as mere ‘rumour-mongering’ without facts
November 13, 2024
Thai authorities dismiss terror threat reports at Ko
Channel 3 TV firm announces radical restructuring as ad revenue moves inexorably online and off-air
November 13, 2024
Channel 3 announces radical restructuring as
Palang Pracharat Party leader General Prawit Wongsuwan vows to oppose Thai Cambodian maritime memo
November 12, 2024
Palang Pracharat Party leader General Prawit Wongsuwan
PM tests biometric sites at Suvarnabhumi Airport as she flies out to drum up business for Thailand
November 12, 2024
PM Paetongtarn tested the biometric system at Bangkok
Trade chief Robert Lighthizer asked to take up role by Trump as Thailand has 13th largest deficit worldwide
November 11, 2024
President-elect Trump has invited Robert Lighthizer to
Ko Kood at the centre of Thailand’s rising political storm waged against Paetongtarn’s government
November 10, 2024
Ko Kood remains at the centre of a political storm,
Financial experts and economists in sombre warning to government: Hands off the Bank of Thailand
November 9, 2024
Economists and financial experts warn the Thai
Ung Ing meets reviled junta boss General Min Aung Hlaing at Kunming summit after Chinese invitation
November 8, 2024
Thai PM Ung Ing meets Myanmar junta chief Min Aung
Mayor and business leader gunned down by Muslim-clad killers armed with military calibre rifles in Narathiwat
November 7, 2024
Mayor Wichet Thaithongnum, a prominent community
Trump stuns World with an even greater victory than in 2016. Massive electoral gains in US swing state wipeout
November 7, 2024
Trump’s stunning victory in 2024 election
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