- Phuket News
High stakes: Phuket shop owner rolls up on thieves for a taste of revenge
One of the cannabis shop owners in Phuket, who fell victim to two foreign thieves, yesterday tracked down the suspects and physically assaulted them at their accommodation. Several cannabis shop owners in Phuket reached out to other vendors to warn them after losing products to the two foreign thieves, whose identities remain undisclosed. CCTV footage from some of the ganja…
- Thailand News
Dessert storm: British man gets burned for smoking at sweet stall (video)
Two Thai dessert vendors in Chiang Mai clashed with an ignorant British man after he smoked outside their stall, despite a no-smoking sign and warnings from the vendors. The altercation between the Thai vendors and the Brit garnered public attention after a witness shared a video of the incident on her TikTok account, @ketar_nk, on October 23. In the caption,…
- Phuket News
Thai man arrested for stealing from Russian couple in Phuket
Police arrested a Thai man for stealing from a Russian couple while the victims were enjoying Kata Beach in Phuket. The Russian couple, whose identities remain undisclosed, filed a theft complaint at Karon Police Station at around 8am on October 18. They reported that they visited Kata Beach and left their belongings unattended while enjoying the beach. The victims saw a…
- Thailand News
Weed out the thieves: Phuket cannabis shops on high alert after 100k baht heist
Cannabis shop owners in Phuket issued a warning regarding two foreign thieves who stole over 100,000 baht worth of cannabis from several shops across the province. The victims urged the Phuket Times to warn other cannabis shops in the province to be cautious of two young foreigners posing as customers and taking the opportunity to steal products. The page included…
- Thailand News
Thai nationals in Korea prepare to exorcise ‘little ghosts’
Thai nationals in South Korea launched a new service aimed at facilitating the arrest of illegal Thai workers, also known as “little ghosts,” who have disputes with their clients. The Facebook page Poetry of B*tch shared details of this unusual new service yesterday, October 22. The service, operated by Thai people in South Korea, offers assistance to those who want…
- Thailand News
Thai husband forgives wife in monk-y business affair scandal
A Thai husband in the Isaan province of Buriram is ready to forgive his wife after discovering she was having an affair with a drug-addicted monk. Unfortunately, his wife chased him out of their home and attempted to bail the monk out of detention. The husband, 31 year old Tone, filed a complaint against 37 year old monk Ek after…
- Thailand News
Drug-addicted Peeping Tom takes a ‘bake’ fall during rooftop escape
A drug-addicted Peeping Tom fell from the roof of a cake shop in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok while trying to evade arrest. Officers found 184 methamphetamine pills, also known as Yaba, in his possession. The staff of a cake shop, called Cake Foo, contacted officers from the Chaiyaphruek Police Station at about 10pm after a female worker noticed a man peeping…
- Thailand News
Thai activist accused of 10 million baht extortion linked to iCon Group
The CEO of the iCon Group, Waratphol “Paul” Waratworakul, accused a female activist of extorting more than 10 million baht from him by threatening to allege that his company was running a Ponzi scheme. Paul and 17 other leading members of the iCon Group are being detained at Bangkok Remand Prison and the Central Women’s Correctional Institution after being charged…
- Thailand News
Thai nurse discovers stranger’s dead body in back seat of her car
A Thai nurse contacted the police after discovering the dead body of a stranger in the back seat of her car, which was parked outside a hospital in the Isaan province of Sisaket. Nantawadee Khunwatee, a nurse at Sisaket Hospital, reported the shocking discovery to Mueang Sisaket Police Station officers at around 6pm yesterday, October 21. After finishing her shift,…
- Phuket News
64 year old Thai man in Phuket arrested for abducting young girl
Police yesterday arrested a 64 year old Thai man in Phuket for abducting a 12 year old girl, missing from her home in Phang Nga province for 16 days. The family of the 12 year old Poonyanut “Sompoy” Kayankhai turned to social media platforms to search for her after she disappeared from her home in Phang Nga on October 5. The…
- Thailand News
Thai man confesses to killing Laotian lover in fear of affair revelations
A Thai man confessed to killing his Laotian lover in a fit of rage and dumping her body near a cassava farm in the central province of Uthai Thani after she attempted to reveal their affair to his wife. Locals in the Lansak district of Uthai Thani discovered the body of the unidentified woman with red hair by the roadside…
- Thailand News
Thai man killed after losing consciousness at wheel, wife injured
A Thai man today lost consciousness while driving crashing his pickup into a house by the roadside on Phraeksa Road in Samut Prakan province near Bangkok. The driver died at the scene while his wife was injured. The owner of the damaged house, 47 year old Suriyan, called officers from Bangpu Police Station and rescuers from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation to…
- Thailand News
2 Thai men wanted for staging accident, assaulting victim for cash (video)
Police are searching for two Thai men who allegedly staged a road accident in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok before brutally assaulting a food delivery rider and stealing 1,500 baht in cash from him. A Thai netizen came forward seeking justice for the rider, 64 year old Chaiyaporn Poonmode. A female netizen shared a picture of Chaiyaporn with a bloody wound…
- Thailand News
Police seek 2 suspects for dumping woman’s body near cassava farm
Police are searching for two suspects, one women and one man, who dumped the corpse of an unidentified woman near a cassava farm in the central province of Uthai Thani yesterday. Officers from Lansak Police Station were alerted to the discovery of the dead body at around 3pm yesterday, October 20. The body was found on the side of the…
- Thailand News
Thai woman surrenders to police after slitting debtor’s throat
A Thai woman turned herself in after slitting the throat of a female debtor during a funeral at a temple in the southern province of Songkhla yesterday. The shocking attack occurred in front of many locals attending the funeral at Jating Phra Temple in the Sathing Phra district of Songkhla at about 12.15am on Sunday, October 20. The victim was…
- Thailand News
From grill to gold: Chicken vendor ruffles feathers in heist near Bangkok
Police arrested a Thai grilled chicken vendor for a robbery at a gold shop in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok on Saturday and confiscated two stolen gold necklaces worth approximately 87,000 baht. Officers from Bang Yai Police Station investigated the robbery, which occurred at the Golden 99 Gold Shop in The Bang Yai City Market at around 8pm, on October 19.…
- Thailand News
Drug-addict fatally assaults wife in front of daughter
A drug-addict fatally assaulted his wife in front of their 13 year old child at their home in the central province of Ang Thong yesterday, October 20. The murderer cited jealousy as his motive, claiming his wife had an affair with their neighbour. Officers from Mueang Ang Thong Police Station investigated a house in Talat Kruad sub-district, Mueang district, Ang…
- Thailand News
Netizens take aim at foreign woman’s slingshot antics in Chon Buri zoo
Thai netizens called for legal action against a foreign woman who was seen using a slingshot inside Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chon Buri province. A Thai TikTok user, @patcharida_36, shared a video of the incident on the platform yesterday, October 20. In the video caption, she wrote, “That’s not nice! #KhaoKheow.” The footage shows the foreign woman, dressed in…
- Thailand News
International victims sue iCon Group after losing over 20 million baht
Representatives of Thai and foreign victims living abroad arrived in Thailand to file complaints against the iCon Group company after they did not receive the products they had ordered. The total losses amount to over 20 million baht. Channel 7 reported that more than 5,600 people across Thailand filed complaints against the iCon Group company for allegedly operating a Ponzi…
- Thailand News
Tragic blaze claims lives of grandmother, granddaughter in Samut Prakan slum
A Thai woman and her 11 year old granddaughter died in a devastating fire at their home in a slum community in Samut Prakan province near Bangkok. The fierce fire broke out in the slum community on Soi Bang Prong 4, Samut Prakan, at about 1.45am yesterday, October 20. The blaze reportedly started at house number 192 and spread to…
- Phuket News
Rubbed the wrong way: New hire turns thief at Phuket massage shop
An owner of a massage shop in the Patong area of Phuket offered a job to an unemployed woman, who later turned thief and stole money and valuables from the shop on her second day of work. The owner took to social media to issue a warning to other shops and expose the thieving behaviour of her former employee. She…
- Thailand News
12 year old Thai boy rescued after escaping abuse by aunt
Police rescued a 12 year old Thai boy who fled his home in Nonthaburi province, near Bangkok, after being brutally abused by his aunt. He also sought help for his 14 year old sister. The 45 year old Thai woman, Wanpen Chaimart, filed a missing person report at Sai Noi Police Station on Tuesday, October 15, at 7.37pm, stating that…
- Road deaths
Thai food vendor killed, taxi driver injured in multiple vehicle crash
A multiple vehicle crash on the bridge over Pracharath Intersection in Nonthaburi province, near Bangkok, resulted in the death of a Thai food vendor and the severe injury of a taxi driver yesterday, October 17. Officers from Mueang Nonthaburi Police Station and the Poh Teck Tung Foundation rushed to the scene of the accident on the bridge to assist the…
- Thailand News
Thai man reverses amicable divorce after catching wife with another man
A Thai man reversed an amicable divorce agreement with his wife after catching her with another man a day before signing the official divorce papers. Instead, he filed an adultery lawsuit against her and her lover. The 21 year old Thai man shared in an interview on the news programme Hone Keasae that he discovered his wife’s affair about a…
- Thailand News
160 million baht luxury cars, watches seized from iCon Group TV host
Police confiscated the assets of 18 leading members of the iCon Group following fraud accusations, with over 160 million baht worth of seized assets belonging to TV host Kan Kantathavorn, including luxury cars and watches. Following the investigation into the alleged fraud and Ponzi scheme involving the iCon Group, much attention is focused on the well-known television host Kan, who…
- Thailand News
Kidnapping hoax unmasked: Mum’s fake abduction tale sends public into a spin
Police confirmed the safety of a seven year old Thai girl after her mother faked her abduction on social media, causing panic and confusion among the public. The Thai mother, whose identity remains undisclosed, took to Facebook to claim that her seven year old daughter, named Omyim, was missing. The mother stated that the girl disappeared near an international school…
- Thailand News
Man wanted for fake murder threats at Khon Kaen shopping mall
Police are searching for a man for making fake murder threats on social media, claiming he would randomly kill people at a shopping mall in the Isaan province of Khon Kaen. A Thai netizen filed a complaint with Mueang Khon Kaen Police Station after encountering a threatening post in a Facebook group for locals in Khon Kaen province. The man, whose…
- Thailand News
Thai mother suspects grandmother killed her 1 month old baby
A Thai mother suspects her baby’s grandmother of killing her one month old child at the in-laws’ home in the Nong Prue district of Chon Buri. The 28 year old mother, Am, and her husband asked the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women to investigate the death of their newborn baby, Paeng, who was only one month and 25 days…
- Thailand News
Thai woman calls foul after man defecates outside her home (video)
A Thai woman demanded accountability from a man who defecated outside her home in the Isaan province of Udon Thani. The 48 year old woman, Mew, took to a local Udon Thani Facebook group to share CCTV footage of the man defecating outside her house. In her post, she stated, “Is this too much? If the post violates group rules,…
- Thailand News
Poisoned justice: CSD to wrap up cyanide serial killer cases
The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) officers reported today that they would submit the summary of the 14 cases that rocked Thailand involving the cyanide serial killer. The CSD revealed today, October 17, that they would present the summary to the prosecutor by the end of October. The suspect is expected to be sentenced for one major case in November. The…
