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Thai Zoo launches 5 giant rodents in Santa outfits to help tourists celebrate Christmas in the kingdom

Thai Zoo launches 5 giant rodents in Santa outfits to help tourists celebrate Christmas in the kingdom

December 25, 2024

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:

Thai Zoo debuts capybaras in Santa suits to woo Christmas tourists as the kingdom embraces festive cheer and Western traditions. Giant rodents join Thailand’s unique… Read More ›

Thaksin calls for crypto-based bonds. Notes success and beauty of Isan women who marry foreigners

Thaksin calls for crypto-based bonds. Notes success and beauty of Isan women who marry foreigners

December 20, 2024

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

Thaksin calls for cryptocurrency-backed bonds to boost liquidity in Thailand’s economy. He highlights the success and beauty of Isan women marrying foreigners, emphasizes the need… Read More ›

Millionaire Thai beggar woman picked up by police in Thursday crackdown in Bangkok’s Sukhumvit area

Millionaire Thai beggar woman picked up by police in Thursday crackdown in Bangkok’s Sukhumvit area

December 14, 2024

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Millionaire Thai beggar caught in Bangkok’s Sukhumvit crackdown. A woman found with ฿300K cash and ฿1M bank deposits denies begging, claiming banana sales income. Police,… Read More ›

Former cabinet minister and local government chief jailed in Prachin Buri linked to a political murder

Former cabinet minister and local government chief jailed in Prachin Buri linked to a political murder

December 13, 2024

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

Ex-deputy minister and PAO chief jailed in Prachin Buri after protégé’s brutal murder. Police uncover audio of heated argument, armed guards confess to shooting. The… Read More ›

Thaksin’s rapturous welcome in Ubon Ratchathani as he puts in another vintage performance on stage

Thaksin’s rapturous welcome in Ubon Ratchathani as he puts in another vintage performance on stage

December 11, 2024

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

Thaksin electrifies Ubon! Ex-PM rallies 4,000 supporters with promises of unity and better days, dismisses coup fears and takes aim at ‘nonsense’ dual citizenship talk.… Read More ›

Anti-coup bill to be withdrawn as opposition grows from conservative parties within the government

Anti-coup bill to be withdrawn as opposition grows from conservative parties within the government

December 10, 2024

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

Controversial anti-coup bill in Thailand faces mounting opposition from conservative parties. Pheu Thai MP Prayut Siripanich to withdraw the bill after backlash over military interference… Read More ›

Shock death of a 20-year-old budding singer in Udon Thani linked to Thai traditional massage visits

Shock death of a 20-year-old budding singer in Udon Thani linked to Thai traditional massage visits

December 8, 2024

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

Shock death of 20-year-old Thai singer linked to Thai massage sessions. Chayada Prao-hom, a rising star, succumbed to infections after visiting a massage shop in… Read More ›

2 young Western women pushed home in a handcart by a policeman after over indulging on Ko Phi Phi

2 young Western women pushed home in a handcart by a policeman after over indulging on Ko Phi Phi

December 7, 2024

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Thai policeman helps two drunk Western women on Ko Phi Phi, pushing them home in a cart after they were found incapacitated. The compassionate act,… Read More ›

Thieving cheap Charlie who refused to pay for a lady’s company in Pattaya is being sought by city police

Thieving cheap Charlie who refused to pay for a lady’s company in Pattaya is being sought by city police

December 5, 2024

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

Italian “cheap Charlie” on the run in Pattaya! Caught on CCTV stealing ฿4,000, he also refused to pay a woman for her time. Police are… Read More ›

Police corruption probes widening. May embroil a former Deputy Prime Minister and influential political player

Police corruption probes widening. May embroil a former Deputy Prime Minister and influential political player

December 1, 2024

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

Police corruption probes widen, with a former Deputy PM linked to a land encroachment scandal. Ongoing investigations into money laundering, extortion, and high-level political ties… Read More ›

Landlord’s love triangle ends in violent multiple murder-suicide on Monday night in Samut Prakan

Landlord’s love triangle ends in violent multiple murder-suicide on Monday night in Samut Prakan

November 26, 2024

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

Jealous landlord’s love triangle turns deadly: Four killed, young girl critically injured in Samut Prakan massacre. Shooter, enraged by betrayal, ended the killing spree by… Read More ›

Department of Special Investigation (DSI) raids home of ex-Palang Pracharat figure over Icon fraud case

Department of Special Investigation (DSI) raids home of ex-Palang Pracharat figure over Icon fraud case

November 25, 2024

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

DSI raids Bangkok home of ex-Palang Pracharat spokesman Samart over Icon fraud. Mother arrested; suspect not at home amid money laundering and conspiracy charges tied… Read More ›

Smoking and the very real dangers of secondhand smoke and vaping highlighted at a high-level seminar

Smoking and the very real dangers of secondhand smoke and vaping highlighted at a high-level seminar

November 23, 2024

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

Bangkok seminar highlights the serious risks of secondhand smoke and vaping, with medical experts warning about cancer, respiratory issues and increased pollution while emphasising the… Read More ›

Social media justice campaigner charged for publishing crypto transfer news after Icon arrests

Social media justice campaigner charged for publishing crypto transfer news after Icon arrests

November 23, 2024

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

Social activist charged under Computer Crime Act over ฿8.2B crypto transfer claim tied to Icon arrests. Founder of ‘Sai Mai Must Survive’ denies allegations. Additionally,… Read More ›

Alpine Golf controversy is the next challenge for PM Paetongtarn and the embattled Pheu Thai Party

Alpine Golf controversy is the next challenge for PM Paetongtarn and the embattled Pheu Thai Party

November 21, 2024

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

PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra faces growing scrutiny over her ties to the Alpine Golf land deal as conservatives rally against the Pheu Thai Party. The controversial… Read More ›

Bangkok Court sentences serial killer Am Cyanide to death as 14 more murder cases head for Prosecution

Bangkok Court sentences serial killer Am Cyanide to death as 14 more murder cases head for Prosecution

November 21, 2024

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

Thailand’s most notorious serial killer, “Am Cyanide,” sentenced to death for one murder, with 14 more cases set for prosecution. Driven by online gambling debts,… Read More ›

Massive international drug shipment worth 100 million baht seized in three 2 metre-high Buddha statues

Massive international drug shipment worth 100 million baht seized in three 2 metre-high Buddha statues

November 19, 2024

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

Thai police uncover a huge drug haul worth ฿100 million hidden in three giant Buddha statues smuggled across the Laos border. The operation, which exposed… Read More ›

Thaskin’s Udon Thani onslaught and attacks on ‘shitty laws’ is an open salvo in a battle with Bhumjaithai 

Thaskin’s Udon Thani onslaught and attacks on ‘shitty laws’ is an open salvo in a battle with Bhumjaithai 

November 18, 2024

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

Thaksin Shinawatra’s return to the campaign trail in Udon Thani is a strategic move to rebuild the fractured Red Shirt base, attack Thailand’s “shitty laws”… Read More ›

Key player in the downfall of the Icon Group arrested. Charged with extortion and bribery peddling

Key player in the downfall of the Icon Group arrested. Charged with extortion and bribery peddling

November 17, 2024

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

Kritanong Suwannawong, once seen as a whistleblower in the Icon Group scandal, has been arrested. She faces charges of extortion, bribery, and misappropriating victim compensation… Read More ›

Government firefights political instability as a fissure appears in the cabinet over disputed Buriram land

Government firefights political instability as a fissure appears in the cabinet over disputed Buriram land

November 15, 2024

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

The government struggles to maintain stability amid Buriram land dispute and growing political tensions within the coalition. Prime Minister Paetongtarn faces mounting challenges, including legal… Read More ›

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