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35-year-old man murdered and dismembered his lover after she wanted out of their secret liaison
Crime, Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Maid at the upmarket condominium complex where the murder took place last Wednesday, foiled the killer’s plan to conceal the body of his murdered 30-year-old… Read More ›
New police chief is installed to lead the kingdom’s battle against crime, begins with illegal guns online
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Touching ceremony at Royal Thai Police headquarters sees power transferred from one police chief to the next. General Damrongsak Kittiprapat takes up the role as… Read More ›
Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha reinstated by the Thai Constitutional Court in a majority verdict
Culture, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
The court took the middle course of three options with dates ranging from 2022 to 2027. The verdict means that Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha… Read More ›
Thailand to scrap all emergency provisions as it seeks to boost a very fragile economic recovery
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Move to scrap the Emergency Decree and the last of the entry criteria for incoming travellers is coming at a time when the full extent… Read More ›
Freak death of Kyrgyz woman in Pattaya linked to Chinese gang who forced her into prostitution
Crime, Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
The story of Anara Seitaleva shines a light on the shady world of transnational human trafficking linked with Thailand’s sex industry. It also raises questions… Read More ›
Drugs to be an election issue as Anutin digs in insisting that attitudes must change on cannabis
Culture, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Clash of outlook and culture over Cannabis will now define the Bhumjaithai Party in the months running up to a General Election in Thailand. Aside… Read More ›
Democrat MPs challenge cannabis free for all linking it with a highly damaging drug culture
Culture, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Wednesday’s ultimatum by Democrat Party MPs to the government and the Bhumjaithai Party attempts to call a halt to a rolling process which has led… Read More ›
Murder and rape suspected in Rayong after body of a 19-year-old woman was found in a local pond
Crime, Culture, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Hours after the murder investigation commenced on Tuesday morning when the body was removed from the scene for an autopsy and the husband of the… Read More ›
King Charles III to be acclaimed as the World comes to terms with the loss of Queen Elizabeth II
Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Change of era: for 90% of the world’s population there has never been any other Queen of England, a key figure in news events and… Read More ›
Black-hearted road rage act wiped out 3 young lives in Krabi on Tuesday morning in seconds, killer arrested
Crime, Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Horrific murder of three high school students in Krabi at the hands of a man, driven by drugs and road rage, shocks Thailand. On Tuesday… Read More ›
Police reviewing complaint against German man Moritz Pfoh after royalist figure filed a statement
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The latest move comes as the Constitutional Court in Bangkok has signalled that it will address the situation regarding Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha’s tenure… Read More ›
Brothers of acting PM and senator to be quizzed by panel probing scandal over abusive policewoman
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A House committee chaired by former Police Commissioner and Thai Liberal Party leader General Sereepisuth Temeeyaves is to probe the facts which point towards corruption,… Read More ›
Grandson of former minister denied bail by court in Bangkok on drug rape charges filed by young actress
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Sister of the actress claims that she was offered money by the accused as she filed further police complaints for defamation and giving false evidence… Read More ›
Insurgent Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) behind firebomb spree in the South raises the stakes in talks
Crime, Culture, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Deadly attacks which killed one and injured eight were condemned by the government as an ‘outrage’ but are believed to have been a response to… Read More ›
Investigation into police woman’s maid abuse scandal raising serious questions about corruption
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It has emerged that the 43-year-old policewoman, jailed on Monday after being refused bail, was working within Thailand’s Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC), the equivalent… Read More ›
Drug kingpin linked with South African woman’s drug conviction ‘fighting for love’ in Ukraine
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Family of Ashley Oosthuizen remains convinced of her innocence and upbeat about her prospects despite a Ko Samui court, on August 17th last, confirming a… Read More ›
Police woman who kept 30-year-old soldier as a slave rocks Thailand, exposing a hidden, dark culture
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Explosive details of a woman’s 2-year nightmare as a slave within the house of a serving Special Branch police woman who claimed to be the… Read More ›
Recreational cannabis use can be legalised under the current law being passed through parliament
Culture, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Bullish Anutin, this week, argued that social problems caused by his campaign to decriminalise marijuana were negligible and even pointed to a provision in the… Read More ›
PM’s Office adamant there will be no dissolution as opposition petitions the Constitutional Court to clarify
Culture, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Emotional Prime Minister, on Wednesday, gave a speech at an army song contest in central Bangkok at which he urged unity in a world full… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
High level diplomacy in Bangkok as Thaksin hosts Malaysian Premier and Burma’s reviled junta leader
April 17, 2025
Thaksin Shinawatra hosts Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim
Pattaya police trying to find out how UK man Michael Ward had a .38 revolver in Russian Roulette tragedy
April 17, 2025
Brit tourist Michael Ward remains critical after
Pattaya’s Songkran Mayhem must be toned down or kept in check warn the city’s police as tempers flare
April 16, 2025
Pattaya police vow crackdown after Songkran chaos sees
Burma’s Min Aung Hlaing to meet Malaysia’s PM Anwar Ibrahim in Bangkok on Thursday in peace push
April 16, 2025
Malaysia’s PM Anwar Ibrahim will meet Myanmar’s
Finance Minister to hold critical talk with Bank of Thailand Governor on US holding before he flies out
April 15, 2025
Finance Minister Pichai to meet Bank of Thailand chief
Thaksin does not rule out joining talks in US as Thai team finalises plans. They fly out on Thursday ahead of Monday talks
April 15, 2025
Thaksin leaves the door open to joining key US trade
Thailand celebrates its New Year on Songkran as two minor earthquakes strike in Chiang Mai and Krabi
April 14, 2025
Thailand was hit by two minor earthquakes on Monday, a
Hi So Hot’s state uniform set to land him in even bigger trouble after lèse-majesté charges are filed
April 14, 2025
Hi So Hot’s fake uniform and royal claims land him
Chatuchak building disaster finds more dead with major questions soon to be asked about Chinese firms
April 13, 2025
Death toll rises at doomed Chatuchak building site as
Two boat engine fires in 24 hours off southern Thailand. Thankfully no lives lost but some crew burns
April 13, 2025
Two tourist boats burst into flames within 24 hours
Pichai holds US tariff talks with business. However, Thailand is unlikely to see 10% baseline retained
April 12, 2025
Pichai meets with business leaders to discuss upcoming
24 year old New Zealand tourist arrested. Cocaine found inside his passport clearing Phuket Airport
April 12, 2025
A 24-year-old New Zealand tourist was arrested at
Trump’s remaking of World trade, if it works, will force Thailand to decide between the US and China
April 11, 2025
Trump’s global trade shake-up forces Thailand to
Police officer murdered in Narathiwat a day after transfer news. Insurgents later bomb remains convoy in night attack
April 11, 2025
Police lieutenant murdered in forest one day after
American academic released on bail but fights for his Visa. House panel to hold an April 17th hearing on the case
April 10, 2025
US academic Paul Chambers was granted bail but is
US offers a 90-day tariff pause but Thailand must move faster as it already faces shaved GDP in 2025
April 10, 2025
Trump pauses tariff hikes for 90 days, easing pressure
Brit shoots himself in the forehead after playing Russian Roulette in Pattaya high on cannabis and laughing gas
April 9, 2025
A British man, high on cannabis and laughing gas, is
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