- Thailand News
Drunk BMW driver drives against traffic and causes 10 car pile-up
A drunk Thai BMW driver drove against the traffic flow, causing a pile-up involving 10 vehicles on Ratchaphruek Road in the Nonthaburi province near Bangkok. Officers from Ratchaphruek Police Station arrived to find five vehicles involved in a rear-end collision in the left lane. Among them were a Porsche 911 Carrera and a Porsche Cayenne S, both of which sustained…
- Thailand News
Pickup driver claims brake failure after crashing man twice in Chiang Rai temple
A Thai man accused a female pickup truck driver of intentionally crashing into his father, killing him as he sat within a temple in Chiang Rai province. CCTV footage captured the vehicle striking the victim twice. The incident occurred inside Mung Mueang Temple in the Wiang sub-district of Mueang Chiang Rai district on Saturday, September 27. The victim, 68 year…
- Thailand News
Car smashes into Chiang Mai restaurant, narrowly running over foreign diners
Thai and foreign customers narrowly escaped serious injury after an elderly Thai woman crashed a hatchback into a restaurant in Chiang Mai on Friday, September 26. CCTV footage of the accident was circulated on Thai social media after the incident took place at the Mala Satan Fah restaurant in the Chang Phueak sub-district at around 7pm. The restaurant is located…
- Bangkok News
Bangkok graffiti vandals slammed for defacing Spanish artist’s mural
Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt condemned the three suspects responsible for vandalising a mural by Spanish artist in Soi Charoen Krung 30. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Thaiger (@thethaigerofficial) A follower of the popular Drama-addict Facebook page urged the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to expose the culprits who defaced the wall painting by Carolina…
- Thailand News
Thai millionaire market owner found dead in Ratchaburi canal
A female millionaire disappeared from her home in Ratchaburi province yesterday, September 28, before her body was found floating in a canal. Officers from Photharam Police Station were alerted to the discovery of a body in the Mae Khlong Canal at around 11.30am. The woman was dressed in a yellow shirt and white and green striped shorts. She bore no…
- Thailand News
Indian actor quits Cambodia tourism role amid border tensions with Thailand
Indian actor Gagan Malik announced his resignation as Cambodia’s Tourism Goodwill Ambassador on Saturday, September 27, following a border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia. He declared, “Thailand is my second home.” Malik is best known for his leading role as Lord Buddha in the film Sri Siddhartha Gautama. He renounced Hinduism and embraced Buddhism in 2014, later becoming an outspoken…
- Thailand News
South Korean man, Thai wife and child rescued from Lampang forest
Officials on Saturday, September 27, rescued a South Korean man, his Thai wife, and their 10 year old son from a forest in Doi Khun Tan National Park in the northern province of Lampang, after the family had been lost for more than five hours. Officials from Hang Chat District Office, together with Doi Khun Tan National Park rangers and…
- Pattaya News
Foreign couple filmed having sex in sea off Jomtien Beach in Pattaya
Police urged the public to await further investigation after a video showing a foreign couple having sex in the sea off Jomtien Beach in Pattaya sparked widespread online backlash. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Thaiger (@thethaigerofficial) The explicit act came to light after the news Facebook page ท่านเปา (meaning Bao Gong) shared a…
- Phuket News
Russian pickup driver surrenders over viral sex video in Phuket
A Russian man surrendered to police today, September 26, admitting that he was the driver of the black pickup truck featured in the viral sex video in Phuket. The explicit footage, showing 23 year old Russian national Georgii and a 42 year old Thai woman engaging in sexual activity on the moving vehicle along Phuket Bypass Road, to the ire…
- Bangkok News
Old woman saved after being left to scavenge for food in Bangkok condo
A non-profit organisation, Be One, rescued an elderly woman who had been abandoned to live alone in a Bangkok condominium and was forced to search for scraps of food in rubbish bins. A 35 year old resident of the same condominium, identified only as A, reported the matter to Be One in the hope of finding a solution. A explained…
- Thailand News
100000 baht missing following suspicious house fire in Phrae
A Thai man is suspected of theft after a fire broke out in his room in Phrae province, and 100,000 baht in cash he had hidden behind a picture disappeared. Officers from Phra That Cho Hae Police Station received an alert about the fire at 9.10am yesterday, September 25, and rushed to the scene, a house in the Bang Pa…
- Chiang Mai News
Chiang Mai police caught extorting money from foreign tourist
A viral video emerged showing a police officer in Chiang Mai extorting money from a foreign motorcyclist, prompting an investigation into alleged corruption. The Facebook page Guru Guroo Chiang Mai shared the video yesterday, September 25, with the caption, “Another viral video! Thai police asked for ‘something’ from a foreign tourist. What’s that thing? The incident occurred near Chiang Mai…
- Phuket News
Chinese woman accuses Phuket taxi driver of sexual assault attempt
A Chinese woman sought help from locals on a roadside in Phuket after accusing a Thai app-based taxi driver of attempting to sexually assault her yesterday, September 25. Residents who assisted the woman shared details of the incident on the Phuket Times Facebook page yesterday. The incident reportedly occurred at around 2am in the Patong area of Phuket. According to…
- Crime News
Phuket pickup truck sex: Russian man banned and Thai woman arrested
Police yesterday, September 25, arrested a Thai woman who was caught having sex with a Russian man in the back of a moving pickup truck on a road in Phuket. She claimed the foreign man threatened her into making the video and paid her 1,000 baht. An explicit video of the Russian national, 23 year old Georgii, and the 42…
- Phuket News
Russian man arrested over viral Phuket pickup sex video
Police arrested a Russian man at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok after he was caught in a viral video having sex on a moving pickup truck in Phuket. A Thai motorist who witnessed the explicit act filmed the couple and shared the footage on social media. The pair were seen engaging in sexual activity on the back of the pickup…
- Thailand News
Thai mother accused of pimping out 12 year old daughter to old men in Loei
A Thai mother is accused of allegedly forcing her 12 year old daughter, who has cerebral palsy, into prostitution, selling services to more than 10 elderly men in Loei province. The young victim was rescued and is currently being cared for by local officials. Residents of the same community in Loei’s Phu Kradueng district reported the child sex abuse to…
- Thailand News
Russian man arrested on Koh Pha Ngan for illegal motorcycle rental business
Police arrested a Russian man on Koh Pha Ngan, an island in Surat Thani province, today, September 25, for illegally offering a motorcycle rental service. Officers from Koh Pha Ngan Police Station, the Immigration Bureau, and the Surat Thani Special Taskforce received a complaint from a local that a foreign man was illegally operating a motorcycle rental business on the…
- Thailand News
Thai girl commits suicide amid alleged expectations from parents
A 16 year old Thai girl committed suicide at her home in Phattalung province yesterday, September 24, allegedly due to the stress of disappointing her parents. Officers from Pa Bon Police Station were called to a house in the Tung Naree sub-district, Pa Bon district, to investigate the death of the teenage girl, known as Look Mod. She was found in…
- Bangkok News
Water seepage raises concerns of repeat road collapse in Bangkok
Officials are inspecting water seepage on Samsen Road in Bangkok, two kilometres from the site of a recent collapse, raising fears among locals of a repeat incident. The road collapsed outside Vajira Hospital and Samsen Police Station yesterday morning, September 24, forcing residents in the area to evacuate for safety. The collapse is suspected to have been caused by a…
- Thailand News
Foreign driver flees after crashing into 2 vehicles and 3 restaurants in Rayong
A foreign driver fled the scene after crashing his sedan into a motorcycle, a parked car, and three roadside restaurants in the Ban Chang district of Rayong. Two people were injured in the incident. The owner of one of the restaurants, 44 year old Thipsuda Wayruwanarak, lodged a complaint at Ban Chang Police Station after her store was damaged and…
- Bangkok News
50,000 sandbags deployed to plug sinkhole on Bangkok road
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt instructed officials to place 50,000 sandbags into the sinkhole on Samsen Road in Bangkok in a bid to reduce the risk of further subsidence. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Thaiger (@thethaigerofficial) The collapse occurred yesterday morning, September 24, outside Vajira Hospital and Samsen Police Station. The site is part…
- Phuket News
Foreign couple filmed having sex on moving pickup in Phuket
Police are searching for a foreign couple, believed to be Russian nationals, after they were caught having sex in the back of a moving pickup truck on a road in Phuket. The footage appears to have been recorded along the Phuket Bypass Road. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Thaiger (@thethaigerofficial) Explicit images and…
- Bangkok News
Bangkok road sinkhole subsides further, threatening nearby building structure
A massive sinkhole on Samsen Road in Bangkok subsided further this afternoon, prompting tighter safety measures during recovery operations and urgent checks on nearby building structures. The incident occurred outside Vajira Hospital and Samsen Police Station in the Dusit district at about 7am today, September 24. The road collapsed, creating a huge sinkhole initially reported to measure 30 by 30 metres…
- Phuket News
Drunk Norwegian woman found on Phuket street returned safely to hotel
Police last night, September 23, escorted a Norwegian woman safely back to her hotel after she was found drunk and lying on a footpath in Phuket alongside an Israeli man she had met earlier at an entertainment venue. Her husband was reportedly panicking at the hotel. Police officers and volunteers were patrolling along Rat Uthit 200 Years Road when they…
- Thailand News
Thai man confesses to killing son-in-law for raping his granddaughter
An 80 year old Thai man in Nakhon Sawan province confessed to killing his son-in-law, stating that the victim had raped his stepdaughter, who is also his beloved granddaughter. A Thai woman discovered the dead body of her husband, 44 year old Sergeant Major First Class Nirut, in a pond in the Phaisali district of Nakhon Sawan on September 22.…
- Bangkok News
Thai man kicks and smears blood on neighbours’ doors in Bangkok condo
A Thai man went on a rampage at a condominium in Bangkok’s Din Daeng area, kicking doors and smearing his blood after neighbours complained about him being a public nuisance. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Thaiger (@thethaigerofficial) Social media influencer Thanid “James” Thungtongkam took to his Facebook account to share the incident with his…
- Bangkok News
3 call centre scammers arrested in Bangkok with 1,000 Yaba pills
Police arrested three call centre scammers at a luxury hotel in the Chatuchak district of Bangkok yesterday, September 23, and seized 1,000 methamphetamine tablets, commonly known as Yaba. The Royal Thai Police (RTP) detected suspicious money transfers involving two victims in the Phaya Thai and Bang Pho areas of Bangkok. A total of 4.5 million baht was moved from their…
- Bangkok News
Hi-So activist arrested after assaulting U Drink I Drive driver in Chon Buri
Police arrested a political activist and businessman who physically assaulted a U Drink I Drive driver in Chon Buri on July 5, after he failed to respond to three summonses issued by officers. U Drink I Drive is a platform offering professional chauffeur services to customers who own cars and wish to travel safely, particularly after consuming alcohol. The platform’s…
- Bangkok News
Burst water pipe creates 50 metre deep collapse on Bangkok road
A section of Samsen Road in front of Vajira Hospital in the Dusit district of Bangkok collapsed at around 7am today, 24 September, following the bursting of an underground water pipe. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Thaiger (@thethaigerofficial) The Praram Radio Centre 199 reported the road collapse early this morning. The incident occurred…
- Thailand News
Miss Grand Thailand boss hints at restoring crown amid past scandal
The head of Miss Grand Thailand is considering reinstating the crown to a former beauty queen who was stripped of her title on Sunday, September 21, over explicit videos and images from her past. The Miss Grand Thailand 2026 competition announced the removal of 27 year old Suphannee “Baby” Noinonthong, the representative from Prachuap Khiri Khan province, on Sunday. Her…
