- Thailand News
3 year old kidnapped by mother’s ex and abandoned on roadside
Locals in the Isaan province of Nakhon Phanom found a three year old girl abandoned by a roadside after she had been kidnapped by her mother’s ex-boyfriend from a school in Kalasin province. The Thai mother took to social media to search for her three year old daughter, Aung Ing, who went missing from her school yesterday, July 9. Security…
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Thai woman denies detaining brother amid inheritance dispute
A Thai woman denied detaining her younger brother amidst a 100-million-baht inheritance dispute, as claimed by her brother’s wife. The Thai woman hit back, accusing her sister-in-law of failing to care for her brother properly. The woman, Sunee Tanboonheng, urged non-profit organisation Saimai Survive to help free her husband, Wisit, from the control of his older sister, Sawitri, also known…
- Thailand News
Burmese woman confesses to dumping newborn twins in Bangkok
Police identified a Burmese woman as the mother of two newborn twin boys whose bodies were abandoned in a garbage bin in Soi Phahonyothin 13 in Bangkok on July 3. A refuse collector discovered the dead bodies of two baby boys at the rear of his rubbish truck while working. The bodies were wrapped in plastic bags and left in…
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Thai PM Srettha honoured with President’s Award of Service
The Claremont Graduate University in California, USA, honoured Thailand Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin with the President’s Award of Service. This award recognises his significant contributions to the public, the promotion of human development, and the advocacy of human rights. The Thai premier is the first alumnus of Claremont Graduate University to receive this award. The university’s executive team and representatives…
- Thailand News
CCTV captures undie-clad man with a stick causing chaos in Isaan
CCTV footage showed a Thai man with mental health issues wandering around a community in the Isaan province of Udon Thani wearing only underwear and damaging locals’ property with a wooden stick. The owner of a dormitory in the Ban Lao community, Somphit Tosuk, filed a complaint against the 50 year old Thai man named Pom and handed security camera…
- Thailand News
Stoke-victim detained by sister over 100 million inheritance dispute
A Thai woman allegedly kidnapped her stroke victim brother for nearly two weeks because of a 100-million-baht inheritance conflict. Sunee Tanboonheng contacted non-profit organisation Saimai Survive, claiming her husband was kidnapped from their shared home in Bangkok by his older sister, Yok. The sister then detained him in her home in Samut Prakan province near Bangkok. Sunee revealed to Saimai…
- Thailand News
Thailand on track to upgrade third-class trains with air-con & seats
The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) plans to improve the service and facilities of its third-class trains by spending 780 million baht on new seats and air conditioning. For the first phase, 130 third-class carriages will be equipped with air conditioning by next year. The Deputy Minister of Transport, Surapong Piyachote, told DailyNews that the SRT is now seeking operators…
- Crime News
Phuket man arrested for raping his stepdaughter and niece
Police arrested a Thai man for repeatedly raping his nine year old stepdaughter and 11 year old niece at the homes of his wife and mistress in the Chalong sub-district of Phuket. A teacher from Ban Chalong School in Phuket filed a complaint with Chalong Police Station officers at about 8pm on July 6 that two young girls were victims…
- Thailand News
Thai-Singaporean singer hits sour note after assault in Nonthaburi
A Thai-Singaporean singer yesterday filed a complaint against a Thai man who physically assaulted him over an alleged affair with his girlfriend at a condominium in Nonthaburi province, near Bangkok. The singer, 23 year old Kittisak “Hun” Boonsan, reported the attacker, identified only as Q, to Mueang Nonthaburi Police Station yesterday, July 8. Hun explained that Q accused him of…
- Thailand News
Thai woman attacked by homeless man near On Nut BTS Station
A Thai woman took to TikTok on Sunday to issue a warning and seek justice after a homeless man randomly attacked and punched her in the face, under On Nut BTS Station in Bangkok. The victim, Pimpisa, also known as Mingju, recounted the attack in a video shared on her TikTok account, @mingjupimpisa. The incident occurred on a footpath under the…
- Thailand News
Pattaya bus office robbed of cash, phones, and documents
Police are searching for thieves who stole cash, mobile phones, and important documents from an office of the Pattaya Bus Cooperative last night, July 8. Pattaya Bus Cooperative President Raewat Chiangchin filed a complaint with Bang Lamung Police Station reporting that an unknown number of thieves entered the three-storey office at night. The thieves are suspected to have entered the…
- Thailand News
Sleepy driver kills 3 and injures 2 in Songkhla accident
A Thai woman, suspected of falling asleep at the wheel, crashed her pickup into another vehicle on the Songkhla-Natawee Road in southern Thailand. The tragic incident resulted in her death, along with two others, while two more sustained serious injuries. Officers from Khuanmeed Police Station and rescuers from the Chanong Sub-district and Nitimittaparb Rescue Foundations arrived at the scene at…
- Thailand News
2 Thai women unite to expose soldier’s extortion scheme
Two Thai victims stepped forward to warn other women about their ex-boyfriend, a soldier in the Royal Thai Army (RTA) after he extorted money from them and recorded explicit videos involving one victim. The first victim, 41 year old Nok, disclosed to Channel 3 that she initially encountered Lance Corporal Sun on TikTok. Sun had been interacting with her videos…
- Thailand News
Bangkok governor urged to address homeless & sex workers issue
Facebook page Hey, This is Thailand’s Footpath (เฮ้ย นี่มันฟุตบาทไทยแลนด์), demanded Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt address the issue of a footpath near the Airport Rail Link Makkasan Station being occupied by homeless people and sex workers. The Facebook page shared a picture on Saturday, July 6, showing a clothes rack on the footpath opposite Asoke Skin Hospital. The caption read, “Footpath…
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Drug-addicted monk arrested for threatening locals in land dispute
Police arrested a drug-addicted monk in the Isaan province of Kalasin yesterday, July 4, after he threatened to kill locals living near a temple over a land dispute. A 22 year old Thai man and his father sought help from social media influencer Guntouch “Gun” Pongpaiboonwet after facing death threats from a 49 year old monk from a nearby temple.…
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Livestream captures Thai man’s final moments before fatal shooting
A livestream captured the final moments of a Thai man who was shot dead by two gunmen at a public park in the Isaan province of Loei on the evening of July 7. Officers from Mueang Loei Police Station were alerted to the shooting at the Kut Pong Public Park in the city centre of Loei province. Upon arrival, officers…
- Thailand News
Thai man missing in national park in northern Thailand
A Thai man went missing four days ago while trekking in Phu Soi Dao National Park in the northern province of Uttaradit. A search mission continues for 27 year old Thanwarit Mateema, who disappeared while walking up to the camping area on Phu Soi Dao Mountain. Thanwarit was the last person to register to stay at the national park office’s…
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Chinese couple remains at large after public sex show in Thailand
Police are searching for a Chinese couple after they were caught having sex in public in a university car park in the city centre of the northern province of Chiang Mai. Photos of the naked Chinese couple were shared in a local Facebook group in Chiang Mai yesterday, July 7. The photos showed two Thai police officers intervening in the…
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Russian DJ arrested in Koh Pha Ngan for last year’s hit-and-run
Police arrested a Russian DJ at a rented room in Koh Pha Ngan, an island in the southern province of Surat Thani, for crashing an SUV into a motorcyclist last year. A Thai motorcyclist, whose identity was not disclosed, was severely injured in an accident on Koh Pha Ngan on July 30 of last year. A white Toyota Fortuner SUV…
- Phuket News
Foreign man escapes hospital, steals van, and crashes in Phuket
A foreign man escaped from a hospital at the weekend, stole a van parked at a petrol station, and crashed it into another vehicle on Khao Patong Road in Phuket. Officers from Patong Police Station were alerted to an accident on Baramee-Khao Patong Road in the Kathu district of Phuket on Saturday, July 6. Police then requested the Kusoldharm Phuket…
- Thailand News
Unruly schoolboy allegedly bullies teacher into quitting job (video)
An ill-mannered eight year old schoolboy allegedly bullied his female teacher into quitting her position at a school in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat. The Nakhon Si Thammarat Journalists V.3 Facebook page shared a video of the teacher, identified only as Gift, yesterday, July 4, with a caption that read… “The video shows a student physically assaulting his…
- Thailand News
Thai woman suspected of poisoning former mother-in-law
Police questioned a Thai woman and her male friend after she was suspected of killing her former mother-in-law with a poisoned soft drink in the Isaan province of Udon Thani. The 54 year old woman, Sarinee, died on July 1 after drinking a green mixed fruit soft drink left outside her home in Udon Thani. Her husband and son found her…
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Noise annoys: Miscarriage blamed on neighbour’s Buddhist music
A Thai woman and her husband blamed a neighbour for her miscarriage, claiming she was stressed by the Buddhist music the neighbour played all day and night over several years in the central province of Ayutthaya. The 37 year old man, Chok, asked Channel 7 to share their story in order to reach an agreement with their neighbour. Chok stated…
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Thai teenager murders his stepmother over money dispute
A 15 year old Thai teenager in the Isaan province of Sakon Nakhon knifed his stepmother to death after a dispute over money on July 2. A 55 year old Thai man, Supoj, filed a complaint with Charoensin Police Station after discovering his 42 year old neighbour, Supranee Thamthong, lying dead in a pool of blood inside her home in…
- Thailand News
Thai man in BMW causes multiple crashes in Bangkok, 9 injured
A hapless Thai man crashed his BMW into seven vehicles on Sukhaphiban 5 in the Saimai district of Bangkok on the night of June 4, injuring nine people. Two of the victims are in hospital in a critical condition. The wretched BMW driver, That, aged between 40 and 45 years old, crashed his white saloon into a motorcycle on Sukhaphiban…
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South Korean woman wanted on Interpol notice hides in Thailand
Immigration Bureau officers are searching for a South Korean woman hiding in Thailand following an Interpol blue notice for her alleged involvement in a drug case. The woman is reportedly the ex-fiancée of a former member of the K-pop boy band TVXQ. The South Korean woman, 31 year old Hwang Hana, is a well-known socialite in her home country as…
- Thailand News
Poisoned soft drink suspected in death of Thai woman in Isaan
A Thai man suspects that his mother was fatally poisoned after drinking a green mixed fruit soft drink that was left outside their shared home in the Isaan province of Udon Thani. Officers from the Nong Wua So Police Station intervened in the funeral ceremony of the 52 year old Thai woman, Sarinee, at Tun Awang Temple. Officers requested Sarinee’s relatives…
- Phuket News
Foreign teacher allegedly sexual assaults at least 5 Thai schoolgirls
A Thai woman accused the management and teachers of a school in the northern province of Phitsanulok of ignorance after several schoolgirls, including her niece, were sexually assaulted by a foreign teacher. The victim’s 30 year old aunt, Kai, decided to share details of the sexual assault with Channel 3 today, July 4, after the school dismissed the issue. Kai…
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Thai man walks 4km for help after being stabbed by homeless man
A Thai man walked 4 kilometres to seek help after a homeless man stabbed him to steal alms he collected from an ordination ceremony at a temple in Chon Buri. Sawang Boriboon Dhammasathan Rescue Foundation was called to Soi Photisan in the Bang Lamung district of Chon Buri to rescue the injured Thai man, Somchai. Bang Lamung Police Station also…
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Tourist trap: Fake guides from Vietnam rob compatriots in Thailand
A Vietnamese man faces legal punishment after he and his friends posed as tour guides to trick Vietnamese victims into travelling to Thailand and later robbing them, causing over 1 million baht in damages. The theft occurred at a rented house in Soi Sukhumvit 101 in the Phra Khanong district of Bangkok at around 11.30am on August 21 of last…
