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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 ›

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 ›

Thaksin urges Sisaket voters to back Pheu Thai as it fixes economic foundations. Calls for AI in schools

Thaksin urges Sisaket voters to back Pheu Thai as it fixes economic foundations. Calls for AI in schools

January 25, 2025

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

Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand’s Trump, rallies Sisaket voters to support Pheu Thai, promising to fix Thailand’s economic foundations. He calls for AI in schools and a… 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 ›

Gay police officers celebrate union in an altered era for Thailand as same sex marriage law takes effect

Gay police officers celebrate union in an altered era for Thailand as same sex marriage law takes effect

January 23, 2025

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thai police officers tie the knot as same-sex marriage law takes effect, marking a bold new chapter of equality. A Bangkok celebration highlights love, acceptance,… 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 ›

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, 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, Politics, 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 ›

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 ›

UK granny, high on cheap booze, left wandering in a Bangkok Hotel stark naked after going to bed

UK granny, high on cheap booze, left wandering in a Bangkok Hotel stark naked after going to bed

January 15, 2025

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

UK granny’s Bangkok nightmare. 61-year-old Janet West woke to learn her hallucinatory dream of wandering stark naked in a hotel was shockingly real. Fueled by… Read More ›

Government to take its chances by legalising casino complex operations and online gambling in Thailand

Government to take its chances by legalising casino complex operations and online gambling in Thailand

January 14, 2025

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

Thai cabinet moves to legalise casino complexes and online gambling to boost tourism and generate revenue, despite concerns from the Council of State and societal… Read More ›

King Power family to launch biggest fatal accident action in English legal history. Inguest on Monday

King Power family to launch biggest fatal accident action in English legal history. Inguest on Monday

January 11, 2025

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

King Power family to launch £2.15 billion lawsuit over 2018 helicopter crash that killed Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. The legal action, believed to be the largest fatal… Read More ›

University urged to file a police complaint over Chinese police training. Participants return to China

University urged to file a police complaint over Chinese police training. Participants return to China

January 10, 2025

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

Siam University clarifies reports of a controversial Chinese police training course. The Thai government however urges the university to file a police complaint after unauthorized… Read More ›

People’s Party leader calls out a lack of opportunity in Thailand for talented innovators to break through

People’s Party leader calls out a lack of opportunity in Thailand for talented innovators to break through

January 8, 2025

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

People’s Party deputy leader warns Thailand risks ‘Middle Income Trap’ without bold reforms. Wira Yut Kanchanachuchat urges dismantling privilege, fostering competition and empowering players to… Read More ›

22-year-old Spanish tourist gored to death on Ko Yao by an elephant she was bathing on Friday afternoon

22-year-old Spanish tourist gored to death on Ko Yao by an elephant she was bathing on Friday afternoon

January 6, 2025

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

Spanish tourist Blanca Ojanguren García, 22, was tragically gored to death by an elephant at a Ko Yao Yai sanctuary, sparking debate on Thailand’s elephant… Read More ›

American breaks down. Begs forgiveness after killing a 58-year-old woman in Chiang Mai with a dirt bike

American breaks down. Begs forgiveness after killing a 58-year-old woman in Chiang Mai with a dirt bike

January 3, 2025

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

American tourist charged with reckless driving after fatally hitting woman with dirt bike in Chiang Mai. Tearfully begs forgiveness from the victim’s family, who show… Read More ›

Questions as a Thai university course is offered to Chinese students on policing and crime reporting

Questions as a Thai university course is offered to Chinese students on policing and crime reporting

January 2, 2025

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

Thai university sparks outcry with controversial police volunteer training course for Chinese students, including firearms instruction, certificates and police ID cards, as Bangkok police launch… Read More ›

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