Month: April 2026
- Aviation News
Krabi flight evacuated after passenger tells attendant ‘beware of bomb’
A Chon Buri man made a fake bomb threat during the Thai AirAsia flight from Krabi to Bangkok yesterday, April 26, causing a four-hour delay. Police at Nuea Khlong Police Station were alerted to the incident at around 5.20pm. The situation occurred on an Airbus A320 operating Thai AirAsia flight AIQ 4401 from Krabi International Airport to Suvarnabhumi International Airport,…
Read More » - International Education
St. Andrews International School Sathorn shares Miss Helen Coleman’s vision for the future
St. Andrews International School Sathorn is excited to share the forward-looking vision of their Head of School, Miss Helen Coleman, as she sets out what she believes will shape the next chapter of learning in their community. At the heart of Miss Helen’s approach is belonging: creating a school culture where every learner feels welcomed, supported, and known, and she…
Read More » - Thailand News
Four die in Phang Nga well after suspected toxic gas exposure
Four Phang Nga villagers died after entering an old well to clean it and losing consciousness today, April 26, with officials suspecting the deaths were caused by toxic gas or low oxygen. Phang Nga Disaster Prevention and Mitigation officials were alerted at 11.30am after rescuers reported multiple deaths inside a well at an oil palm plantation in Khura subdistrict, Khura…
Read More » - Central Thailand News
Woman rescued after motorcycle plunges into Nonthaburi pit
Two people were injured after their motorcycle fell into a construction pit on Prachachuen Road in Mueang district, Nonthaburi, late last night, April 25. Police from Rattanathibet Police Station were alerted at 11pm and arrived with Por Teck Tung rescue volunteers in Bang Khen subdistrict. The crash happened on the inbound side of the four-lane road heading towards Phong Phet…
Read More » - Bangkok News
Forex trader arrested in Bangkok over banknote scam in Yala
A man accused of using fake banknotes to scam an elderly woman out of 10,000 baht in Yala was arrested in Bangkok yesterday, April 25, after allegedly losing heavily from Forex trading. The Economic Crime Suppression Division (ECD) arrested 39 year old Abdulloh in front of a condominium in Phra Khanong, Bangkok. He was wanted under a Yala Provincial Court…
Read More » - Thailand News
Thai student stabbed in brutal Chon Buri attack
On April 25, a mother and her teenage son came forward to speak to the media about a violent ambush that left the teen with a stab wound and potential permanent vision loss. Turbo, an 18 year old vocational welding student, says he was lured by his ex-girlfriend to meet her in Soi Khao Talo 10, Nong Prue, Bang Lamung…
Read More » - Phuket News
Kyrgyz suspects wanted by Interpol arrested at Phuket hotel
Two Kyrgyz suspects wanted under Interpol Red Notices over a kidnapping and murder case in their home country were arrested yesterday, April 25, at a hotel in Phuket after fleeing to Thailand. The 26 year old men, Aiat and Adilet, were wanted under Interpol Red Notices on charges of kidnapping, illegal detention, assault causing death, and murder. Both men were…
Read More » - Pattaya News
Pattaya massage worker punched over boyfriend suspicion
Two Pattaya massage workers met to clear the air over suspicions about a boyfriend, but the talk ended with one woman being punched and injured early today, April 26. Police were called at 1.30am to a car park behind an entertainment venue in Nong Prue, Bang Lamung, Chon Buri, after receiving a report of a fight. Officers from Mueang Pattaya…
Read More » - Thailand News
Thai durian exports to grow, TikTok partnership boosts sales
Thailand’s commerce minister has visited Chanthaburi to oversee preparations for a bumper durian season, with output forecast to hit 2.071 million tonnes this year, a 33% increase on last year. The government is targeting exports of at least 1 million tonnes, aiming to generate over 140 billion baht in revenue. Commerce Minister Supachai Suthumpan toured Sompong Orchard in Khao Khitchakut…
Read More » - Pattaya News
Indian tourist robbed of gold necklace in Pattaya by two trans women
Two transgender women stole a gold necklace worth over 100,000 baht from an Indian tourist on Pattaya Beach in the early hours of Saturday, April 26. A 37 year old Thai woman, Sunisa Pinpranee, accompanied the victim, 36 year old Rishav Singh, to Pattaya City Police Station to file the complaint. The theft took place in front of a prominent…
Read More » - Thailand News
Foreign tourist pours snacks and milk over herself in 7-Eleven store
A foreign woman was slammed by Thai netizens after posting a video of herself pouring milk and snacks over her head inside a 7-Eleven in Thailand, with the clip going viral yesterday, April 25. The foreign tourist appeared to be filming content about 7-Eleven stores, TravelNews reported, saying Thailand’s branches had a wide range of food and that she wanted…
Read More » - Pattaya News
Chinese driver ploughs BMW into KFC restaurant, 12 hurt
A BMW sedan crashed through the glass entrance of a KFC restaurant inside a Bangchak petrol station on Soi Sukhumvit 62 on Saturday evening, leaving 12 people injured. Rescue workers from the Ruam Katanyu Foundation arrived between 7.50pm and 8.09pm after receiving reports of the crash. The vehicle came to a halt near the counter inside the restaurant, with structural…
Read More » - Bangkok News
Foreign woman falls from Ekkamai condo, note found on bed
Police are investigating a condo fall after an unidentified foreign woman fell to her death from the 11th floor of a Bangkok condominium yesterday, April 25. A mysterious note was also discovered in her room. Khlong Tan Police Station received the report at 1.50pm. Police went to the condominium in Soi Ekkamai 12, Bangkok, with Ruamkatanyu Foundation volunteers and a…
Read More » - Northern Thailand News
Woman seeks payout after man enters Udon Thani gym bathroom
A woman in Udon Thani has accused a hotel fitness centre of violating her privacy and turned to a lawyer to seek compensation after a male technician entered the women’s bathroom area while she was wrapped in a towel yesterday, April 25. The woman, 30 year old May, said she had been a member of the fitness centre for four…
Read More » - Thailand News
Nakhon Phanom officials seize 500kg of ‘Golden Flying Horse’ crystal meth
Officials in Nakhon Phanom seized 500 kilogrammes of premium-grade crystal methamphetamine on Friday night after smugglers abandoned the drugs near the Mekong River and fled back to Laos. Local police and Mekong Riverine security forces discovered the haul during a routine patrol in Tha Uthen district. Investigators found that 12 sacks of narcotics had been brought into Thailand from Laos…
Read More » - Pattaya News
Pattaya police save Russian woman from townhouse blaze
Pattaya police rescued an 89 year old Russian woman trapped on the third floor of a burning four-storey townhouse on Phratamnak Road at around 3pm today. Officers from Pattaya City Police Station, led by Police Lieutenant Wuttikorn Plodprong, responded to reports of a fire at house No. 338/9. On arrival, they found flames on the fourth floor with dense black…
Read More » - Business News
US-Iran conflict forces Thai airlines to slash capacity
The ongoing US-Iran conflict, now two months old, has triggered an oil price shock that is squeezing airlines worldwide, driving up living costs and causing widespread flight cancellations. A deepening jet fuel crisis is forcing carriers, including those in Thailand, to cut capacity in the coming months, putting pressure on both airlines and airports. Thai airlines are facing serious financial…
Read More » - Thailand News
Udon Thani storm kills frog hunter, destroys 40 homes
A severe storm battered the Kudjab district of Udon Thani on April 23, destroying dozens of homes and killing one man who crashed into a fallen tree on a darkened road. In Ban Non Thana, Moo 9, Saeng Ko subdistrict, powerful winds uprooted large trees, severing power lines and toppling rubber trees. Between 30 and 40 homes lost their roofs,…
Read More » - Thailand News
EC lines up 11 witnesses for Constitutional Court over QR ballot case
The Election Commission (EC) plans to present a list of 11 witnesses to the Constitutional Court next week as part of its defence in the QR code ballot case, EC secretary-general Sawaeng Boonmee announced on Friday. The commission submitted a clarification statement to the court last week. Sawaeng also addressed concerns over one potentially contentious witness, describing the individual as…
Read More » - Thailand News
Thai-Cambodia border shut until ‘ceasefire adhered to’
Thailand’s defence minister has stated that border checkpoints with Cambodia will remain closed until Cambodia adheres to a ceasefire agreement. The announcement came during a ceremony marking the 139th anniversary of the defence ministry. Adul Boonthumjaroen stressed the need to comply with the truce and related bilateral protocols after the government cancelled Memorandum of Understanding 44 (MoU44) on Thursday. Taking…
Read More » - Guides
Expat healthcare in Thailand 2026 – Costs & how insurance helps
Expat healthcare in Thailand is a bit more nuanced than what initially meets the eye. The private hospital network is world-class, but most foreigners have no access to subsidised public care, medical inflation is running at over 14% a year, and private hospitals will ask for up to 800,000 baht upfront before major surgery begins. The point here is not…
Read More » - Phuket News
Foreign men caught on CCTV footage stealing guitar in Phuket
A Thai man is seeking help online after two foreign men stole his guitar from a motorcycle in Karon, Phuket, at around 2.30am yesterday, April 23. The 19 year old victim, Kasidit, shared details with the Phuket Times Facebook page and Khao Phuket in the hopes of identifying the two men and recovering his guitar. The theft was captured on…
Read More » - Pattaya News
Low-hanging cable leaves Pattaya rescue worker with neck wound
A rescue worker suffered a deep neck wound yesterday, April 23, after a low-hanging internet cable caught his neck while he was riding a motorcycle in Pattaya. The incident happened at about 8am in Nong Prue, Bang Lamung. The injured man was identified as 27 year old Panya, a rescue worker with the Sawang Boriboon Pattaya Foundation. Panya sustained a…
Read More » - Thailand News
SRT shortens train booking period to 90 days to reduce unused seats
The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) reduced the advance ticket sales period from 180 days to 90 days today, April 24, to improve seat management and reduce unused bookings. The SRT announced the adjustment on its official Facebook page today, April 24, saying the revised booking period is intended to make seat reservations more efficient and better reflect current passenger…
Read More » - Environment News
Kao’s NEWTLAC earns Material Innovation Awards 2025 for sustainable asphalt innovation
Kao Industrial (Thailand) Co., Ltd. has announced that NEWTLAC, a chemical innovation that repurposes used PET plastic bottles into an asphalt additive, has won the Material Innovation Awards 2025 at Architect Lanna 2025. The company said the additive is designed to enhance road construction performance while supporting sustainability goals by converting recycled plastic waste into what it described as green…
Read More » - Bangkok News
Schoolgirl jumps from moving motorcycle in Bangkok after Bolt rider refuses to stop
A 17 year old schoolgirl jumped from a moving motorcycle in Bangkok after a Bolt rider drove past her destination and refused to stop. Witnesses and motorists helped the female student after she fell at an intersection on Phet Kasem 81 Road in Nong Khaem district at around 1am yesterday, April 23. Dashcam footage from a motorcyclist who stopped to help…
Read More » - Politics News
Thailand cites Cambodia attacks, scam syndicates in UN reply
Thailand exercised its right of reply on April 22 at the 2026 United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Forum on Financing for Development Follow-up, in response to allegations of Thai provocation by Cambodia during the General Debate. Cherdchai Chaivaivid, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Thailand to the United Nations, reiterated that Thailand has consistently supported peace-building, nation-building, and development in…
Read More » - Eastern Thailand News
Chinese man found dead in Jomtien condo pool
A Chinese man died earlier today, April 24, after he was found unresponsive at a luxury condominium’s swimming pool in Jomtien, Pattaya. The Sawang Boriboon Pattaya Rescue Centre received a report at 12.30am that a man had drowned at a pool inside a condominium in Nong Prue, Bang Lamung, Chon Buri. Emergency responders were dispatched to the scene. The deceased,…
Read More » - Bangkok News
No GHB found in Thai woman who claimed Songkran water gun was spiked
Police confirmed that no gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, was found in the system of a Thai woman who claimed she may have been exposed to the spiked water sprayed from a water gun during Songkran celebrations in Bangkok. The Songkran GHB claim drew attention online after the woman shared her experience on TikTok on April 13. She said she attended an…
Read More » - Thailand News
Bang Kwang Prison escapee alleges corruption, phone access for inmates in leaked recording
A Thai inmate, who previously made headlines for a prison break in 2023, accused prison officers at Bang Kwang Central Prison of corruption and giving special privileges to some prisoners, including access to computers and mobile phones. The corruption allegations levied against Bang Kwang Prison were made by Chaowalit “Paeng” Thongduang, also known as Sia Paeng, in leaked voice recordings released…
Read More » - Thailand video news
Thailand News | BMW reverses into crowd, injuring five foreigners in Pattaya, Thailand launches cannabis shop tracking map
Today we’ll be talking about a shocking incident involving a reckless driver in a BMW, a Turkish engineer who was on the lamb has been arrested in Pattaya over a fatal building collapse, in ASEAN News a fuel tanker explosion at a Myanmar port has had deadly consequences, then would you like some drugs, eh? A Canadian suspect has been…
Read More » - Thailand News
Information from over 300,000 accounts leaked as Engineers Council system hacked
A senior engineer warned that the Council of Engineers Thailand’s system has been hacked, potentially placing personal information of more than 300,000 members at risk. It was alleged that the data leak may have allowed criminals to access member details that could be used by call centre scam gangs. A senior professional engineer and high-profile council member, Chulert Jitjuejun, posted…
Read More » - Krabi News
Israeli woman allegedly uses nominee company for OnlyFans sales
Police arrested an Israeli woman and two Thai nationals in Krabi yesterday, April 23, during a nominee companies crackdown linked to more than 500 firms across Krabi, Phuket, and Surat Thani. The case began after investigators identified an accounting company allegedly registering businesses for foreigners by using Thai nationals as shareholders. The arrangement was allegedly used to conceal foreign business…
Read More » - Thailand News
30,000 baht reward offered in search for missing Ayutthaya abbot, last seen in Tak
A missing abbot from Ayutthaya has been traced to Tak and was last seen travelling to Phitsanulok yesterday, April 23, as police continue efforts to locate him. The missing Ayutthaya abbot case centres on 58 year old Sombat Sirisuwanno, abbot of Sanam Chai Temple, who was reported missing after leaving the temple on the night of March 16. Temple staff…
Read More » - Health
A new rhythm for your body with Sole Mio Clinic’s ‘Shape & Recover’ programme throughout May
Shape is not only built through effort. It is shaped by how the body recovers, responds and adapts. As May arrives in Phuket and the pace of travel begins to ease, Sole Mio Clinic is inviting locals and long-stay guests to use the quieter rhythm to reset, refine and support balance through its Shape & Recover programme for May 1…
Read More » - Technology News
Redmi K90 Max has been launched in China and it wants to be the gaming phone nobody else will build
Redmi has officially launched the Redmi K90 Max in China, and it is one of the more spec-heavy gaming phones to come out of the K series in a while. The headline features are a MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chipset, a built-in cooling fan, and a silicon-carbon battery with a capacity of 8,500mAh, a combination that makes a clear statement about…
Read More » - Thailand News
Thai woman forced to pay 100,000 baht to retrieve her dog from caretaker
A Thai woman today, April 23, reunited with her pet dog after a dispute with a caretaker who allegedly refused to return the animal and demanded 100,000 baht. The 35 year old woman, Pare, sought help from a social media influencer and posted her case on TikTok, explaining that she wanted her white Pomeranian, Kati, returned. The dog had been…
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