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Damning evidence mounts against what police now believe to be a prolific cyanide serial killer 

Damning evidence mounts against what police now believe to be a prolific cyanide serial killer 

April 27, 2023

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

The former wife of a senior police officer in Ratchaburi province is currently four months pregnant with the baby of her latest husband who is… Read More ›

Phuket police open inquest into the death of Australian tourist found at Patong Police Station on Monday

Phuket police open inquest into the death of Australian tourist found at Patong Police Station on Monday

April 27, 2023

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Body was removed on Monday by emergency services from the second-floor holding cells area of Patong Police Station and taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital for… Read More ›

Lights out for the PM’s chances as people get shocked by sky-high electricity bills in the post

Lights out for the PM’s chances as people get shocked by sky-high electricity bills in the post

April 25, 2023

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

The hot weather and the absence of subsidies have led to Thai voters receiving an unpleasant shock just weeks before they go to the polls.… Read More ›

Death of Dame Edna star Barry Humphries leaves the world a far less funny and colourful place

Death of Dame Edna star Barry Humphries leaves the world a far less funny and colourful place

April 25, 2023

Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Amid the sadness of the passing of a character who was part of the world’s entertainment firmament for longer than most people have lived and… Read More ›

Blacklisted Frenchman being investigated by police for lèse-majesté activity online over video

Blacklisted Frenchman being investigated by police for lèse-majesté activity online over video

April 24, 2023

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

Yan Marchal found himself in hot water with Thai authorities when living in the kingdom in 2019 and again in 2020 over his online content… Read More ›

Chinese Foreign Minister tells world elite in Shanghai of a ‘new form of human advancement’ in China

Chinese Foreign Minister tells world elite in Shanghai of a ‘new form of human advancement’ in China

April 22, 2023

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

China is trying to reclaim its position as an economic juggernaut after its economic reopening and the scale of the ‘decoupling’ by international business becomes… Read More ›

Lovesick military cadet thought to have murdered his star girlfriend and taken his life in calamity

Lovesick military cadet thought to have murdered his star girlfriend and taken his life in calamity

April 22, 2023

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

The last haunting image of the couple showed the 18-year-old cadet with a death scythe image on the back of his T-shirt as he followed… Read More ›

Batty killer made a ritual offering as he buried his bank manager employer at the back of his Nonthaburi home 

Batty killer made a ritual offering as he buried his bank manager employer at the back of his Nonthaburi home 

April 22, 2023

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

The 20-year-old nephew of the victim, Mr Prakob Phansawang was accosted by the killer as he made his way past him with a backpack when… Read More ›

Dispirited Prayut exits stage left after Chuwit addressed him by megaphone on new liberal cannabis policy

Dispirited Prayut exits stage left after Chuwit addressed him by megaphone on new liberal cannabis policy

April 22, 2023

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

Afterwards, General Prayut said he was not angry because of Mr Chuwit’s presence and attributed his frown to the hot weather. He told the press… Read More ›

Financial markets debt sell-off sending a signal to Thailand before the May 14th General Election

Financial markets debt sell-off sending a signal to Thailand before the May 14th General Election

April 20, 2023

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

Thailand’s industrial base has suffered with reduced export demand in the last six months caused by a range of factors including higher borrowing costs in… Read More ›

Far-out café in Nakhon Sawan making lurid dog tick cake fancies can’t keep up as the orders soar

Far-out café in Nakhon Sawan making lurid dog tick cake fancies can’t keep up as the orders soar

April 20, 2023

Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

A Thai café in northern Nakhon Sawan province has stumbled upon a winning formula for drumming up business by offering its customers confectionery that gives… Read More ›

Disabled beachfront mat renter brutally murdered in Pattaya in a petty squabble over a ฿500 loan

Disabled beachfront mat renter brutally murdered in Pattaya in a petty squabble over a ฿500 loan

April 20, 2023

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

Victim was repeatedly kicked in the face and fatally stabbed on the idyllic beach on Pattaya’s seafront after his killer went berserk in what appeared… Read More ›

Thai Chinese criminal matriarch has built a safe empire and legitimate fortune for her three Thai children

Thai Chinese criminal matriarch has built a safe empire and legitimate fortune for her three Thai children

April 19, 2023

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

Deputy National Police Chief raises a red flag as he advises that unless the flow of Chinese criminality into Thailand which has been ongoing for… Read More ›

Anutin may give up politics if the latest opinion poll giving Bhumjaithai Party 3% proves correct

Anutin may give up politics if the latest opinion poll giving Bhumjaithai Party 3% proves correct

April 18, 2023

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

The discrepancy between different opinion polls, studies and reputable political punditry that has talked up Bhumjaithai’s prospects of becoming Thailand’s second-largest party while a major… Read More ›

Rising Anger at Myanmar’s regime is leading to scrutiny of its clandestine business links with Thailand

Rising Anger at Myanmar’s regime is leading to scrutiny of its clandestine business links with Thailand

April 18, 2023

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

Rising clamour from countries in the ASEAN community may soon grow too loud for Thailand to ignore along with the potential fallout from a criminal… Read More ›

PM warns giveaway policies of some parties may be ‘bad karma’ for the country in the longer run

PM warns giveaway policies of some parties may be ‘bad karma’ for the country in the longer run

April 18, 2023

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

Comments from the PM come as the Pheu Thai Party makes a further submission to the Election Commission which is continuing to probe the funding… Read More ›

Chinese kidnapping victim held by Immigration police and facing extradition over fraud case

Chinese kidnapping victim held by Immigration police and facing extradition over fraud case

April 18, 2023

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

The bizarre story of how a spurned Thai girlfriend, who up to 3 months ago was paid a stipend by a Chinese fraud suspect on… Read More ›

61-year-old man dead with his dog in a freak swimming pool electricity accident in Udon Thani

61-year-old man dead with his dog in a freak swimming pool electricity accident in Udon Thani

April 17, 2023

Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Wife was shocked after she returned from Songkran celebrations in the late evening before nightfall to find her husband floating face down in the pool.… Read More ›

Economic recovery shaky despite strong foreign tourism as global economic outlook deteriorates

Economic recovery shaky despite strong foreign tourism as global economic outlook deteriorates

April 16, 2023

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

Rising bank deposits and lower borrowing activity are bad signs for the economic environment as a sharp deterioration in global economic outlook impinges on the… Read More ›

Pattaya Motosai in fracas with Hong Kongers over ฿160 fare, refunds money after police are called

Pattaya Motosai in fracas with Hong Kongers over ฿160 fare, refunds money after police are called

April 15, 2023

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

Police resolved the situation to the satisfaction of both the Hong Kong tourists and the elderly motosai driver on Friday but a Chilean tourist was… Read More ›

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