- Lifestyle
Bangkok has a real English-language comedy circuit and here’s is what it looks like from the inside
Bangkok has the kind of comedy scene that still surprises people who have never stood in it. The assumption, usually made by people who passed through too quickly or not at all, is that English-language stand-up in Asia is thin, occasional, and mostly a novelty for tourists who have run out of other things to do at 8pm on a…
- Lifestyle
Thailand’s love for urban gardening
Walk down nearly any street in Bangkok, and you’ll notice something that doesn’t quite match the usual portrait of a Southeast Asian megacity. Between the concrete shophouses and glass towers, beneath the elevated train tracks and along the motorcycle-clogged pavements, plants are everywhere. Not manicured landscaping or municipal flower beds, but an unruly profusion of potted trees, herbs in plastic…
- Crime News
Authorities shut down movie2free streaming network after nationwide raids
Thai authorities shut down the illegal movie streaming website movie2free following coordinated raids across six provinces, arresting four suspects and seizing assets linked to copyright infringement and money laundering. The operation was carried out on 26 January 2026 under the direction of the Department of Special Investigation. Search warrants issued by the Criminal Court were executed at eight locations in…
- Thailand News
Authorities seize methamphetamine and heroin shipments along Mekong River
Authorities in north-eastern Thailand intercepted two separate narcotics shipments this week, seizing more than 1.2 million methamphetamine pills and 148 kilograms of heroin during coordinated operations involving military and police units. On 26 January 2026, the 2nd Army Area Command confirmed that the seizures were carried out under a regional directive to intensify drug suppression along border routes and river…
- Crime News
Police dismantle call centre scam network, arrest 10 suspects
Thai police have dismantled a transnational call centre scam network operating through fake online marketplaces, arresting 10 suspects including the alleged ringleader who created false social media pages to deceive buyers. The arrests were announced at 2.10pm on 26 January 2026 by the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau at its headquarters. Officers said the operation followed coordinated raids across eight locations…
- Crime News
Authorities prepare return of 46 million baht to scam victims
Thai authorities are preparing to return more than 46 million baht to victims of a transnational online scam linked to the Huione Pay network, following a joint investigation by cyber crime and anti-money laundering agencies. On 26 January 2026, at 3.39pm, the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau transferred 46,181,000 baht in seized assets to the Anti-Money Laundering Office for distribution to…
- Thailand News
Cambodia digs trenches near Thai border by Trat province
Images released on 26 January 2026 show Cambodian soldiers digging trenches in three locations opposite Thai military positions in Trat province, with the longest stretch extending more than one kilometre. Thai authorities stated that the activity has not crossed into Thai territory but confirmed that formal protests have been lodged over alleged drone surveillance. According to a naval security source,…
- Crime News
Former officer shoots motorcycle taxi driver dead
A former municipal officer fatally shot a motorcycle taxi driver at a taxi stand in Ratchada Soi 10, Huai Khwang district, Bangkok, on the morning of 26 January 2026. Police from Huai Khwang Police Station received a report at 9.00am on 26 January 2026 of a shooting resulting in a death at the entrance of Soi Prachasanti 11-2, within Ratchadaphisek…
- Crime News
Highway police arrest smuggling gang using families as cover
Highway police arrested a group of suspects involved in the illegal transport of Chinese nationals into Thailand, intercepting two vehicles before they reached Bangkok. Investigators said the couriers used wives and children seated in the front of vehicles to avoid detection during police checks. The arrests took place on 25 January 2026, at approximately 7.21pm on Highway 344 in Nong…
- Crime News
Large methamphetamine cache found at roadside electric pole
Police in Chachoengsao province are investigating the discovery of a large quantity of methamphetamine pills found abandoned in a residential community. The drugs were discovered on 25 January 2026, at approximately 11.00am, after villagers in Moo 8, Ban Song subdistrict, Phanom Sarakham district, reported a suspicious sack placed at the base of an electric pole along a roadside alley. According…
- Thailand News
Two young men drown after being swept out to sea at Laem Pho Beach
Two young men died after being swept out to sea whilst swimming with friends at Laem Pho Beach in Pattani province, authorities said. The incident occurred on 24 January 2026, when a group of five teenagers entered the sea amid strong wave conditions along the coastline of Laem Pho subdistrict, in Yaharing district. At 9.44am, emergency services received a report…
- Crime News
Man arrested after fatal stabbing of his 89-year-old grandmother
Police arrested a 44-year-old man after the fatal stabbing of his 89-year-old grandmother at a family home in Udon Thani province, north-eastern Thailand. The suspect told investigators he believed he was possessed by two spirits at the time of the incident. The killing occurred at a residence in Nong Hai subdistrict, Mueang district. Officers from Huai Luang Police Station responded…
- Crime News
Man arrested for killing his girlfriend by cutting out her tongue
Police in Nakhon Si Thammarat arrested a 44-year-old man in connection with the killing of his girlfriend at a resort in Mueang district, following a reported surrender late on 23 January 2026. At about 9.00pm, Pol. Lt. Col. Ekachai Pholkaset, Deputy Superintendent of Nakhon Si Thammarat Provincial Police, received a report from local residents that a man had confessed to…
- Crime News
Officials destroy opium plantation in raid
Officials from multiple Thai government agencies carried out a coordinated operation to destroy an opium plantation and seize illegal weapons in Wiang Sa district, Nan province, on 24 January 2026. The operation took place in Ban Phu Fah Mai, Village No. 8, Yab Hua Na subdistrict, where officers identified and destroyed one plot of opium classified as a Category 5…
- Crime News
Cocaine trafficking ring dismantled by Bangkok police
Thai police arrested four suspects in connection with a cocaine distribution network operating in Bangkok and surrounding provinces, following a three-month investigation led by the Royal Thai Police and the Narcotics Suppression Bureau. The arrests were announced on 24 January 2026, after officers concluded a coordinated operation involving the Metropolitan Police Bureau, the Office of the Narcotics Control Board, and…
- Crime News
Father denies receiving money over daughter’s sexual assault allegation
The father of an 18-year-old woman involved in a misconduct case has publicly denied receiving any money from lawyer Kaew, following claims that he demanded financial compensation. On 24 January 2026, at approximately 11.53am, the father, who owns a tailor shop, released a public statement addressing claims that he accepted money from the accused lawyer. He stated that neither he…
- Crime News
Public prosecutor found dead in car near his own child’s school
A public prosecutor was found dead inside his car near a school entrance in Khon Kaen Province on 23 January 2026, police said. Ban Ped Police Station received a call at about 6.30pm about a man found unresponsive inside a vehicle parked on a roadside near a school in Ban Wa Subdistrict, Mueang District. Officers secured the area and coordinated…
- Crime News
Twelve arrested over fatal shooting of juvenile in Bangkok
Police arrested twelve people on 23 January 2026 in connection with the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy in Bang Khen district, Bangkok. One suspect remains at large, along with two firearms believed to have been used in the attack. The shooting occurred late on 22 January 2026 near a canal bridge in Soi Phahonyothin 57, Anusawari subdistrict. The victim…
- Automotive
Inside Thailand’s underground motorcycle racing culture
On certain stretches of Bangkok’s Sukhumvit Road, after midnight, you can hear them before you see them. The sound starts as a distant whine, rising in pitch, then suddenly a cluster of motorcycles appears, weaving through sparse traffic at speeds that make the riders look almost horizontal. They lean into turns, engines screaming, exhausts popping. In seconds, they’re gone, leaving…
- Politics News
How Italian-Thai Development became Thailand’s most controversial construction company
At 9.13 on the morning of 14 January, passengers on a north-eastern-bound train in Nakhon Ratchasima province heard a sound like tearing metal. Above them, a massive steel crane used to lift concrete spans for an elevated high-speed rail line had begun to fall. The launching gantry, weighing several tonnes, crashed onto the last two carriages, derailing them and igniting…
- Politics News
Defence minister says third border clash remains possible
Defence Minister General Natthaphol Nakpanich has acknowledged that a third border clash remains possible if Cambodia fails to comply with existing agreements, while stressing that Thailand continues to prioritise a peaceful resolution. The minister made the remarks during a visit to border areas in eastern Thailand on January 16, 2026. He travelled to Sa Kaeo and Trat provinces to inspect…
- Thailand News
Wild elephant enters temple during funeral
A wild elephant from Khao Yai National Park entered a temple during a funeral ceremony in Pak Chong district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, causing monks and attendees to flee the area for safety. The incident occurred at around 7.20pm on January 16, 2026, at Wat Khao Wong in Nong Nam Daeng subdistrict. The elephant, known locally as “Phlai Duan”, walked into…
- Thailand News
Crane truck overturns injuring two people
A six-wheeled truck carrying a crane overturned near Nararat Bridge in Bangkok on January 17, 2026, leaving two people injured and causing traffic disruption while authorities cleared the scene and launched an investigation. The incident occurred at about 1.52pm on Chakraphong Road in Talat Yot subdistrict, Phra Nakhon district. Firefighters and rescue personnel from Phukhaothong Fire and Rescue Station were…
- Crime News
Traffic police arrest three Vietnamese men with guns and drugs in Bangkok
Traffic police in Bangkok have arrested three Vietnamese men after firearms and illegal drugs were found during a routine drink-driving checkpoint in Wang Thonglang district. The arrests took place at about 1.40pm on January 17, 2026, when officers from Wang Thonglang Police Station were conducting alcohol breath tests in front of a petrol station on Pracha Uthit Road, in Phlapphla…
- Crime News
300kg of crystal meth seized and two traffickers arrested
Authorities have seized approximately 300 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and arrested two suspected members of a drug trafficking network in Mueang district, Sakon Nakhon province, following a coordinated security operation. The arrests took place at about 9.10pm on January 16, 2026, in the parking area of the bypass market in Dong Mafai subdistrict. Officers recovered six sacks containing an estimated…
- Thailand News
Engineers find the irregularities after crane collapse onto train
Structural engineers have identified several irregularities following the collapse of a construction crane onto a passenger train in Sikhiu district, while confirming that the primary cause of the incident has yet to be determined. At about 4.40pm on January 16, 2026, Mr. Chuleart Jitjueajun, vice president of the Structural Engineers Association of Thailand, led a team of engineers to inspect…
- Thailand News
Wife opposes bail for former deputy mayor in fatal shooting case
The wife of a man fatally shot in Phatthalung province has formally objected to bail for a former deputy mayor of a sub-district administrative organisation accused of carrying out the killing, following the suspect’s surrender to police. The shooting occurred at about 8.30am on January 16, 2026, on the Ban Hat Khai Tao–Fa La Mi road in Moo 11, Na…
- Crime News
Search intensifies for second victim in well murder case
Rescue workers in Lopburi province intensified their search on January 17, 2026, after detecting an odour believed to be from a decomposing body inside an abandoned well, where a second murder victim is thought to be buried. The operation centres on the search for Ms Jiraporn, known as “Teacher Lek”, aged 61, who was allegedly killed by her nephew along…
- Thai Life
Time to talk about ‘Thai time’
Ask any foreigner in Thailand what confused them first, and you’ll hear the same answer: Time. Or more specifically, why nobody seems to be in a rush to meet it. In the West, being late is personal. It feels like disrespect, a failure, a small moral crime, and you receive a stigma as being lazy or unorganised. But in Thailand,…
- Lifestyle
How Thai stand-up comedy is learning to stand on its own
Stand-up comedy in Thailand is young, unstable, and quietly interesting. It does not follow the American club system or the British circuit model. There are no clear ladders, few sponsors, and almost no shared language for what stand-up is supposed to be. And yet, it is growing slowly, improvising as it goes. At the centre of this growth for the…
