- Thailand News
Bangkok condo conundrum: Thai man’s discount deal to evict stubborn mother
A Thai man put his Bangkok condo room up for sale at a low price to force his interfering mother to move out. He says he can’t personally use the condo because his mother refuses to leave. The Thai man announced the sale on a Facebook group on October 26. The condominium is situated within the HR Residence project, which is…
- Thailand News
Thai rescuer celebrates Halloween by working in devil costume
A Thai rescuer celebrated Halloween yesterday by donning a devil costume representing the Thai-style messenger of death called Yom-ma-thut. The 53 year old rescuer, Narongsak Noppasit, from the Jaturatham Pratheep Foundation in the Panthong district of Chon Buri province, shared a picture of himself in a fancy dress costume on the foundation’s official Facebook page yesterday with the caption “Ready…
- Thailand News
Monk’s mobile mission: Chasing down the talkative foreign scammer
A Thai monk and his older brother successfully tracked down a foreign man who tricked the monk into buying a fake mobile phone. The scammer claimed he needed help after going bankrupt over a Thai woman. The victim monk, Surasit, filed a complaint at Nong Kham Police Station in Chon Buri province on October 30 that an unidentified foreigner, believed…
- Thailand News
Thai transwoman caught giving handjob to South Korean man on Pattaya Beach
Thai netizens called the relevant authorities to take action after a video showing a Thai transwoman giving a handjob to a South Korean man on Pattaya Beach went viral. The Facebook page, This is Beauty Queen (นางงามนะคะ), posted news of the video it found on Twitter (X) on October 29. “Just found a video of a Thai transwoman giving a…
- Thailand News
Thai-Ghanaian football player condemns racist Thai referee
A half-Thai, half-Ghanaian Prachin Buri City football player condemned a racist Thai referee who allegedly called him a “ni**a!” The drama erupted after the match between Prachin Buri City FC and Pluakdaeng United FC on October 29. Prachin Buri City FC player Abdulkordiri Hamit, also known as Abdul, posted on his Pog Dul Facebook account what happened. “I can understand…
- Crime News
Prescription for drama: Accused mistress denies love affair, claims she is a nurse
A Thai woman accused her husband of cheating and conspiring with his mistress to file a lawsuit against her. The accused woman denies being her husband’s lover, insisting that she is only his nurse. The 52 year old wife, Naruecha “Sida” Kamutyothin, gave an interview to Channel 3 yesterday, October 30, explaining that she married her husband, Jade, and have…
- Thailand News
Seoul-searching: South Korean authorities accused of discriminating against Thais (video)
Outraged Thai netizens called for a ban on travel to South Korea, accusing authorities of discriminating against Thai nationals, pushing the hashtag #BanTravelToSouthKorea (#แบนเที่ยวเกาหลี) to the top of Twitter (X). The Southeast Asian nation is a popular destination for Thais due to the influence of K-pop artists, fashion and South Korean drama. Thais do not need a visa to enter…
- Thailand News
Golden opportunity gone wrong: Burmese man arrested for gold necklace heist
Police arrested a Burmese man for stealing a gold necklace worth 65,000 baht from a Thai woman in the northern province of Chiang Mai. The 42 year old victim, surnamed Oil, filed a complaint at Mueang Chiang Mai Police Station on October 29, saying a man snatched a gold necklace she was wearing and fled at around 4am. The theft…
- Thailand News
Thai community leader commits suicide after plan to kill ex-wife fails
A Thai community leader committed suicide at his home in the central province of Nakhon Nayok after a plan to kill his ex-wife at a school failed. The director of Wang Phan Thip Phantaram School contacted officers at Mueang Nakhon Nayok Police Station after the school shooting incident at around 3pm yesterday, October 30. Officers rushed to the scene and…
- Phuket News
Foreign man found dead with 4 stab wounds at hotel in Phuket
A maid discovered the dead body of a foreign man with stab wounds to the neck in a hotel room in Phuket. There were no signs of theft or struggle. A substance similar to crystal meth was found in the bathroom. The hotel maid reported her shocking discovery to officers at Cheng Talay Police Station at around 9.30am yesterday, October…
- Thailand News
Thai man arrested after murdering 6 year old son to win ex-wife back
Police arrested a Thai man for the murder of his six year old son. He was reported to have murdered his son to win his ex-wife back. The suspect, 23 year old Nattapon, reached out to the Hua Hin Police Station at 9pm on Friday, October 27 to file a missing complaint to the officers. Nattapon reported that he parked…
- Thailand News
Thai woman calls justice after Thai man attacks her Belgian husband
A Thai woman urged non-profit organisation Saimai Survive to follow up on a legal action against a Thai man who attacked her Belgian husband on a road in Thailand. The woman gave Channel 7 a video of her 70 year old Belgian husband, Danny, being attacked on the road. The video showed Danny in an orange shirt arguing with a…
- Thailand News
CIB police named Social Impact Partner in TikTok Award Thailand 2023
The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Thailand has been named Social Impact Partner of the Year in the TikTok Award Thailand 2023. TikTok Thailand held the awards ceremony on Saturday, October 28 at Suralai Hall on the seventh floor of the ICONSIAM shopping mall in Bangkok. Several Thai celebrities, singers, musicians, artists and content creators attended the event. All their…
- Thailand News
Vietnam scam alert: Thai men survive scam and physical assault
A Thai TikToker issued a warning to other tourists after he and his friend survived a scam and physical assault by fraudsters in Vietnam. The Thai man shared his experience in Vietnam in a video posted to his TikTok account @golf_sanit on Friday 27 October. He said in the caption. “I fell victim to a scam in Vietnam. The scammers…
- Thailand News
3 Thais killed after jet ski crashes into their longtail boat near Bangkok
Three Thai people lost their lives after a jet ski crashed into their longtail boat in the Nong Ngu Hao Canal in the Samut Prakarn province near Bangkok on October 28. Officers from Bang Sao Thong Police Station and rescuers rushed to the accident scene in the canal. They met with the tragic deaths of three victims, including a 31…
- Thailand News
Thai food delivery rider arrested for murdering female DJ in northern Thailand
Police arrested a Thai food delivery rider on Saturday, October 28, for the murder of a female disc jockey (DJ) and the subsequent abandonment of her body in the woods within the Phichit province of Isaan. On October 22, 68 year old DJ named Jutathip “Ju” Daanwannakit disappeared from her house. Her family filed a missing person report with the…
- Thailand News
Nigerian drug lord’s Thai wives and foreign accomplices nabbed in Bangkok smuggling sting
Police swooped to arrest a Nigerian drug lord’s three Thai wives and five foreigners in a drug smuggling operation at a house in Bangkok’s Nimit Mai district. Kirisak Tantinawachai, acting commissioner of the Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB), said officers had uncovered a drug trafficking network in Thailand controlled by a Nigerian man called Joseph, also known as Mickey, who lives…
- Thailand News
Thai woman allegedly kills husband by repeatedly stabbing him in his face in Bangkok
A Thai woman allegedly killed her husband by repeatedly stabbing him in the face before leaving him to die in the bathroom of their condominium in Bangkok. The victim later succumbed to his injuries in hospital. The dead man’s brother, 43 year old Yod, sought help from Thai social media celebrity Guntouch “Gun” Pongpaiboonwet after the legal process for the…
- Thailand News
Chinese woman cycles 4,000 kilometres to Thailand from China to train Muay Thai
A Chinese woman went viral on the Chinese social media platform Weibo when she embarked on a journey of cycling 4,000 kilometres from China to Thailand to train with famous Muay Thai boxer Sombat “Buakaw” Banchamek. Muay Thai has captured the imagination of others outside of Thailand recently, as highlighted in the case of a teenager in the United States.…
- Thailand News
Thai woman arrested in Taiwan for prostitution in Taiwan
Taiwanese authorities arrested a Thai woman for illegally engaging in prostitution while on a tourist visa in Taiwan. The woman openly confessed to her wrongdoing and attributed her actions to financial difficulties. Police in the Banqiao district of Taiwan’s New Taipei City told local news agency ETtoday that officers stumbled upon an advertisement for a spa service on Facebook application.…
- Thailand News
4 foreigners arrested for stealing 300,000 baht of gold near Bangkok
Police arrested four foreigners from the Middle East yesterday for stealing gold necklaces worth nearly 300,000 baht from the Aurora gold shop in the Pantip Plaza shopping centre in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok. According to officers at Rattanatibate Police Station, the four foreigners were family members and worked together to distract gold shop staff and steal the valuable items. The…
- Thailand News
Swiss man caught offering illegal medicine after 8 years of hiding in Thailand
Officers from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) today arrested a Swiss man at a house in the Isaan province of Kalasin after he escaped arrest for manufacturing and offering illegal medicines in Switzerland and hid in Thailand for more than eight years. Swiss authorities contacted the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs in early October to seek cooperation in returning the…
- Thailand News
High-stakes family feud: Thai woman’s tip leads to gambling grandmother
A Thai woman, angry at her grandmother for losing 70,000 baht gambling, reported the matter to the police, leading to her arrest and five other high rollers at a gambling den in the Isaan province of Maha Sarakham. The furious granddaughter went to the local district office to report the gambling den in her community. More than 10 gamblers gathered…
- Thailand News
Mystery woman accused of drugging young girl to steal gold necklace
A 13 year old Thai girl filed a police complaint alleging that a woman she met in Mueang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi province, near Bangkok, drugged her and tried to steal her gold necklace. The victim’s mother accompanied her daughter to file a complaint at Pak Kret Police Station at 5pm yesterday, October 24. The mother told Channel 3 about the…
- Thailand News
Thai woman arrested for money laundering suspicion at airport in Germany
The Central Customs Authority in Germany reported the arrest of a Thai woman at Frankfurt Airport on suspicion of money laundering. The woman is still being questioned by German authorities. According to a report on the official German Customs Authority website, officers at the Frankfurt Airport security checkpoint detained the Thai woman, aged about 50, on suspicion of money laundering…
- Thailand News
Thai woman accuses neighbour of trying to rape her and a bedridden patient
A Thai woman sought help from Thai celebrity Guntouch “Gun” Pongpaiboonwet, after a neighbour allegedly tried to rape her and a bedridden family member. Gun accompanied the victim, from the Isaan province of Nong Khai, to the Office of the Prime Minister’s Permanent Secretary in Bangkok yesterday, October 25, to file a complaint against her neighbour. Gun revealed that the…
- Thailand News
Long-awaited pawmission granted: Banned Thai film ‘DogGod’ returns to screens
Thailand’s Film and Video Screening Office (FVSO) finally gave its blessing to allow the Thai film DogGod, also known as My Teacher Eats Biscuits, to be screened after it was banned for 25 years as a threat to religions in Thailand. DogGod cinematographer Manit Sriwachichpoom shared the good news on Facebook yesterday, October 25. “Bravo! DogGod has passed the cinema…
- Thailand News
Thai students meditate on their rights, challenge world record bid
Thai students are challenging their nation’s quest to shatter the world meditation record with a staggering one million young minds. Amidst this peaceful protest, they argue that this pursuit might tread on the sacred grounds of religious freedom. The Facebook page Bad Students (นักเรียนเลว), which is well-known among Thai students, announced yesterday, October 24, that many schools across the country…
- Thailand News
Safety measures doubted after Yaba addict bites off Thai nurse’s finger
A Thai nurse raised concerns regarding safety measures for medical professionals after a Yaba (methamphetamine) addict lost control during treatment at a hospital and bit off a colleague’s finger. The nurse, whose identity remains undisclosed, revealed to the public that the shocking incident took place on Monday, October 23, and was the most frightening event she had experienced in 11…
- Thailand News
Bangkok’s reckless foreign rider roils social media, netizens demand action against Sukhumvit speedster
Thai social media users have called upon the police to take action against a serial foreign motorcyclist offender, observed engaging in reckless driving along Bangkok’s Sukhumvit Road. Referred to by locals as “Tua Tueng Sukhumvit,” which translates to “the top of Sukhumvit,” the foreign rider has drawn attention across the region. Numerous Thai TikTokers have shared video footage of the…





























