- Thailand News
Missing durian vendor reappears safely, declines to go home
A Thai female durian vendor from the southern province of Surat Thani, who was reported missing on Saturday, May 17, appeared at a police station to confirm her safety and revealed that she simply needed a peaceful getaway. The 43 year old vendor, Sujittra, also known as Jay Kaew, was last seen around 8pm on Saturday, after finishing work at…
- Thailand News
Croatian man arrested for illegally running travel agency in Chiang Mai
Police arrested a Croatian man for illegally operating a travel agency targeting foreign visitors in the northern province of Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai Provincial Police launched a crackdown on illegal activities affecting the province’s tourism industry. The operation aimed to build trust and restore the image of Thai tourism, with officials hoping to demonstrate that Thailand is a safe destination…
- Phuket News
Thai motorcyclist and Italian passenger seriously injured in Phuket crash
A dramatic day unfolded on the roads of Phuket yesterday, when a Thai motorcyclist and his Italian passenger made a swift getaway after smashing into a van. Their escape, however, was short-lived as they later collided with an SUV, leaving both with serious injuries. Officers from Patong Police Station responded to the accident near Phra Baramee Soi 5 on Phra…
- Thailand News
Thai woman accuses monk and his family of physically assaulting her
A Thai woman is seeking justice after a monk and his family members allegedly manipulated her mother and physically assaulted her at their family home in the central province of Nakhon Sawan. The woman took to social media to share a video of the alleged assault by the monk and his elderly family members, which occurred on May 17. She…
- Thailand News
Thai girl rescued after being pimped out by mother and aunt
The Pavena Foundation for Children and Women and police officers rescued a 13 year old girl who was pimped out by her biological mother and aunt in the southern province of Prachuap Khiri Khan. The teenage victim confided in her father on April 26 after she successfully escaped from her abusive mother in Prachuap Khiri Khan to live with him in…
- Thailand News
Thai man fatally shoots employee over affair with his wife (video)
A Thai man surrendered to police today after fatally shooting an employee in a pickup yesterday, over an alleged affair with his wife. The incident was reported to Bang Bua Thong Police Station at around 9pm yesterday, May 19, by a 47 year old petrol station worker on Bang Phai-Nong Prao Ngai Road in the Bang Bua Thong district of…
- Bangkok News
Snake protest forces Bangkok condo management to act on hidden pets
A Bangkok condominium resident released two snakes into a hallway in protest after the building’s management allegedly ignored complaints about noisy pets kept by residents who were violating the no-pet policy. Several residents of the condominium, in the Ratchada area of the capital, shared videos and photos of the two large snakes on their social media accounts. They explained that…
- Thailand News
Thai man shot after knife rampage at Sakon Nakhon Police Station
A Thai man sustained three gunshot wounds after attempting to attack officers at a police station in the Isaan province of Sakon Nakhon yesterday, May 19. The suspect, identified as Wisit, was rushed from Ban Mueang Police Station to Phra Ajarn Mun Bhuridatto Hospital in Ban Muang District, Sakon Nakhon, following the shooting. No further updates on his condition were…
- Bangkok News
Search continues for Thai worker buried in landslide at MRT site
An operation is ongoing to locate a Thai construction worker who went missing following a landslide at the construction site of the MRT Orange Line on Lan Luang Road in Bangkok. The worker, 33 year old Sarawut “Dao” Chanthason, yesterday, May 19, fell into a 19-metre-deep hole that had been drilled for a foundation pile of the Lan Luang MRT…
- Thailand News
Phuket lawyer accused of misconduct and affair with client’s girlfriend
A Thai man accused a lawyer in Phuket of letting him down both professionally and personally by failing to represent him properly in the court and having an affair with his girlfriend. The 29 year old man, a resident of the Kathu district in Phuket, shared his story with the media to expose the lawyer‘s alleged misconduct. He claims to have…
- Thailand News
Thai boy traumatised after being kicked by classmate’s father
A Thai father kicked a six year old boy in the head at a kindergarten in the southern province of Trang on Thursday, May 15, allegedly because the boy had played roughly with his child, which resulted in an injury. A Twitter account by the name of Mr.Hap shared a video of the physical assault on Saturday, May 17, although the…
- Pattaya News
2 Israeli men and Pattaya transwomen fight over sex service deposit
A group of Thai transwomen and two Israeli men are facing charges following a physical altercation over a deposit for a sex service at Pattaya Beach Road earlier today, May 19. The incident was caught on a viral video shared across Thai social media platforms. One of the foreign men was wearing a black T-shirt and shorts, while the other…
- Thailand News
South Korean man cut on face by steel plate on Pattaya footpath
A South Korean man sustained a serious facial injury yesterday, May 18, in Pattaya, after he accidentally walked into a protruding piece of a galvanised steel plate on a footpath, illegally placed by a nearby construction site. Rescuers from the Sawang Borriboon Thammasathan Foundation responded to the incident on a footpath along Pattaya Sai Sam Road at around 10.30pm. The…
- Thailand News
Naked Russian man escapes hospital, causes chaos in Pattaya
A naked Russian man escaped from a hospital in Pattaya and caused chaos near Naklua Market just as the clocks struck midnight yesterday, May 18. Officers from Bang Lamung Police Station were called at 12.08am to apprehend the naked man, later identified as a Russian national aged between 30 and 40. He reportedly fled from a hospital near Naklua Market…
- Pattaya News
Pattaya app-based taxi rider punches Indian man for groping him
A male app-based motorcycle taxi rider repeatedly punched an Indian man outside a hotel in Pattaya last night, May 18, allegedly after the passenger had groped him during the ride. A security guard at a hotel on Soi Thep Prasit 17, in Bang Lamung district of Pattaya, called rescuers from the Sawang Borriboon Thammasathan Foundation to assist the injured Indian man,…
- Thailand News
Thai durian vendor disappears with 1 million baht in gold and cash
A female durian vendor in the southern province of Surat Thani disappeared with over 1 million baht in gold accessories and at least 100,000 baht in cash. Her family fears she may have been assaulted and robbed. The family of the 43 year old durian vendor, Sujittra, better known as Jay Kaew, sought help from Mueang Surat Thani Police Station…
- Thailand News
Drug addict arrested for sex attempts with cow and dog
Police in the Isaan province of Buriram arrested a drug addict after he attempted to engage in sexual intercourse with a cow and a dog. The 70 year old homeowner, Chaiyasak, called a community leader and officers from Mueang Buriram Police Station to facilitate the arrest of a 37 year old man, Ittiporn, for his disturbing actions yesterday, May 15.…
- Thailand News
Man chooses to defecate on public road despite nearby bathroom
A diamond store owner in the central province of Saraburi is searching for a man who defecated outside his premises and humiliated him by sharing a video of the incident on social media. The owner, 50 year old Thanongsak, posted the footage and images in the Facebook group Saraburi on Tuesday, May 13. His store is located on Sud Banthat…
- Phuket News
Phuket driver forces wife into boot to make room for tourists
Netizens and taxi drivers in Phuket criticised a hatchback driver for illegally offering transport services to foreign tourists and for carrying his wife while on duty, resulting in the vehicle being overloaded. The Facebook page โหดจัง จังหวัดภูเก็ต (meaning Phuket is so brutal) shared a video of the overloaded grey hatchback on May 15, with a caption reading “I appreciated the…
- Thailand News
31 Thai and Chinese suspects arrested in Rayong for money laundering
Police arrested 18 Thai and 13 Chinese suspects at an accommodation in the eastern province of Rayong for operating a money laundering scheme linked to a scam gang. Officers raided properties in the Ban Chang district of Rayong on two occasions, April 8 and May 7, and arrested 31 suspects involved in the money laundering operation. They also discovered several…
- Thailand News
Public fury after Thai man rapes his mother in Lampang forest
A Thai man raped his 73 year old mother in a roadside forest in the northern province of Lampang, despite the victim repeatedly begging her son to let her go. The suspect had been in and out of prison in recent years. The elderly victim visited officers at Koh Ka Police Station yesterday, May 15, to file a complaint against…
- Thailand News
Conscript denies sexual rejection as motive in stabbing of ex-girlfriend
A conscript in Phitsanulok is facing accusations after allegedly stabbing his ex-girlfriend at her place of employment. In the aftermath of the incident, he denied that sexual rejection was the motive for the attack. The 19 year old Thai woman, Sasipim, was stabbed in the neck while working at a noodle factory in Phitsanulok on Wednesday, May 14. A colleague…
- Thailand News
Thai male DJ disappears in Kanchanaburi amid alleged adultery
A family believes that a male DJ, a boyfriend of a woman in the family, was kidnapped in the central province of Kanchanaburi, allegedly due to a conflict involving adultery. A Thai woman named Premyuda filed a missing person report at Mueang Kanchanaburi Police Station after losing contact with her boyfriend, 33 year old Waraphong “Taetae” Khunsrijaturong, at around 5am…
- Thailand News
Chinese tenants flee without paying and leave mess behind
A group of Chinese nationals fled without paying rent and left a rented house in a filthy condition in the central province of Prachin Buri. The owner of the house, Surathin, shared photographs of the property, filled with rubbish, on his Facebook account on Tuesday, May 13, with a caption that read, “These Chinese people are terrible. They rented my…
- Thailand News
Suspected fake chicken eggs cause alarm in Nong Khai
Residents in the Isaan province of Nong Khai sought clarification from the relevant government department, claiming that a Thai couple tricked them into buying fake chicken eggs. A 42 year old Thai man, Jatuphon Phusri, contacted news agencies to report that he and other residents of the Non Phu Khao Thong community in the Rattana Wapee district were deceived by…
- Thailand News
Thai woman allegedly electrocuted at Samut Prakan Police Station
A Thai woman is now in stable condition after she was allegedly electrocuted at Phra Samut Chedi Police Station in Samut Prakan province near Bangkok. Two Thai men visited the police station yesterday, May 14, to file a complaint after being chased and attacked by a group of unidentified men. The gang attempted to shoot and stab them on a…
- Thailand News
Thai soldier forced to drive Grab and share profits to commander
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) is investigating a high-ranking officer in the northeastern province of Udon Thani, who was accused of forcing a soldier to work as a Grab driver and collecting the earnings for himself. A journalist from Channel 8 accidentally uncovered the alleged corruption within the RTAF while using the Grab ride-hailing app. The journalist noticed that…
- Thailand News
Thai delivery worker stabbed in payment dispute with clients
A Thai delivery worker is seeking justice after a couple refused to pay for their order before stabbing him when he asked for payment at their home in the central province of Samut Songkhram. The 20 year old delivery worker, Thanatat, filed a complaint with Amphawa Police Station yesterday, May 14, following the violent incident which occurred at his clients’…
- Thailand News
No water in lungs: Thai party entertainer dies before entering river
An autopsy confirmed that a Thai party entertainer, whose body was found in a river in the central province of Kanchanaburi, died of a drug overdose, not by drowning. The family of the 28 year old party entertainer, Mark, sought justice after police delayed the investigation into his death. Mark’s mother and two sisters, along with another party entertainer, appeared…
- Thailand News
2 Cambodian men assaulted by Thai influencers in shopping mall
Two Cambodian men filed a complaint against two Thai social media influencers for physically assaulting them at a shopping mall in Samut Prakan province near Bangkok for a false allegation of being involved with a notorious Cambodian gang known as BK. The Cambodian nationals reported the incident at Sam Rong Nuea Police Station on Tuesday, May 13. The assault reportedly took…
