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Former soldier arrested for brutal murder of neighbour near Bangkok
Samrong Nuea Police Station officers arrested a former soldier at a condominium in Samut Prakarn province near Bangkok yesterday after the alleged brutal murder of a neighbour. He bludgeoned her to death with a hammer. The murder took place at a condominium in Soi Sri Boonrueng in Samut Prakarn province, and the gruesome act was captured on the condo’s security…
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Thai man dies in mysterious circumstances at Tomorrowland music festival in Belgium
A Thai man lost consciousness at the Tomorrowland music festival in the Belgium town of Boom and later died in hospital on Friday night, July 28. The cause of death is under investigation. Tomorrowland spokesperson Debby Wilmsen reported to the media that festival officers provided CPR to a Thai man aged about 30 years old in the VIP area. The…
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Thai man punches South Korean YouTuber for filming him in Pattaya
A Thai man punching a South Korean YouTuber in the face on the beach in Pattaya has gone viral on YouTube. The Thai attacker blamed the foreigner for filming him without permission. A video of the attack on the victim, 38 year old Anseong Ri, was shared on the YouTube Channel, 시수기릿[girit]. According to ThaiRath, the incident took place on…
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Grisly find: Kratom vendor stumbles upon naked body of homeless man in Rayong
A kratom vendor discovered the dead body of a homeless man lying naked and covered in faeces on PMY Beach in the eastern province of Rayong. The murderers were suspected to be a group of men hanging out on the beach before the discovery. Sawang Pornkuson Rescue Team rushed to PMY Beach at 2.30am today after the call from the…
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Thai woman loses legs after lying on a train track in Pattaya
A Thai woman lost her legs after she sat on a railway track in Pattaya in the early hours of this morning. Police revealed they will question the victim when she recovers. A rescue team and officers from Mueang Pattaya Police Station were called to the incident scene at the Mueang Pattaya Railway Station at 1am today. Upon arriving at…
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Thai teacher accused of sex with underage student girls for better grades
A Thai teacher has been accused of blackmailing female students into having sex with him in exchange for higher grades at a high school in the Isaan province of Roi Et. The teacher allegedly acknowledged he had a relationship with one of his teenage students but denied he blackmailed them into sex. According to the Big Krian Facebook page, the…
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Tragic paws: Pit bull restraint effort ends in pawful outcome for Chon Buri locals
Chon Buri province residents’ attempt to stop a violent pit bull from attacking people by tying its mouth and legs resulted in its death. The distressing incident occurred when the pit bull, belonging to a family in the community, was left at home with a boy. On that fateful day, the unleashed pit bull lunged at a woman walking along…
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Mental ill man attacks bank manager after 1 billion baht request refused
A Thai man with mental health issues attacked a bank manager with a knife after the manager refused to give him 1 billion baht, inside the Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) in the Isaan province of Loei. CCTV footage of the incident was handed to the media yesterday, July 26, showing a man in a striped shirt rushing…
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Jurassic spark: Doctoral student unearths dinosaur fossils at iconic excavation site in Thailand
A Thai doctoral student made a significant discovery of dinosaur fossils at the Phu Noi Excavation Site, known throughout the kingdom as the Jurassic Park of Thailand, in the Isaan province of Kalasin. The fossils were identified as a new species of dinosaur in Thailand and the world and named Minimocursor Phunoiensis. The Department of Mineral Resources of Thailand today…
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500 million baht returned to China seized from illegal Chinese businesses in Thailand
Thailand returned approximately 400 to 500 million baht to China that had been seized from illegal businesses operated by Chinese nationals within the country. The Chinese government was overwhelmed by the gesture. Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam shared details of the illegal businesses with the press and China’s Minister of Interior Li Fangshu on a visit to China last week. Wissanu…
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Viral tail: Stray dog steals Thai hearts at Hua Hin Railway Station
A video of a stray dog wandering around Hua Hin Railway Station in the Hua Hin district in the southern province of Prachaup Kiri Khan went viral and stole the hearts of Thai netizens after Hua Hin Railway Police shared the story on social media. The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) announced three weeks prior to the viral video that…
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Thai Transport Minister accused of illegally holding shares in partnership company
Move Forward Party (MFP) MP Pakornwut Udompipat accused the current Minister of Transport of violating the constitution by holding shares in a partnership company. The accusation was first brought into the public domain in the censure debate on July 19 of last year. Pakornwut presented his information stating that Saksayam Chidchop, from the Bhumjaithai Party, concealed his shares, in Buri…
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MFP seeks reconsideration of Pita’s prime ministerial candidacy
The Move Forward Party (MFP) is determined to push for a reconsideration of Pita Limjaroenrat’s renomination as a prime ministerial candidate, urging the National Assembly to handle the matter internally without involving the Constitution Court. The scheduled Parliament meeting for prime minister (PM) selection, initially set for July 27, took an unexpected turn when Parliament President Wan Muhamad Nor Matha,…
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2 fake cops taser and rob victim in western Thailand
Two fake police cops remain at large after they tasered a Thai man, stole his pickup, mobile phone, and 3,000 in stolen cash from the victim in western Thailand. A picture of a shirtless man surrounded by police officers was shared on social media with a caption warning netizens to beware of the fake police officers in question. The victim…
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Thailand prime minister selection meeting takes a raincheck
The President of the National Assembly of Thailand today officially announced the meeting in Parliament to choose the next prime minister has been postponed. The meeting, originally scheduled for Thursday, July 27, will be delayed until further notice. Wan Muhamad Nor Matha, also known as Wan Nor, explained that the meeting to select the next Thai prime minister has been cancelled until…
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Heartwarming twist: Water park owner forgives thieves, offers job instead
The owner of Aloha Water Park in the Isaan province of Sakon Nakhon displayed heartwarming humanity to withdraw a complaint against a couple who stole from him and offered them a job. A security camera captured the moment when a 29 year old Thai named Sarawut stole food from a shop at the Aloha Water Park on July 4 while…
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Crocodiles rock a Thailand community after 10 escape farm during flood
Ten crocodiles mysteriously disappeared from a local farm in the Tung Yai district of the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat yesterday after the area was hit by a deluge. Locals managed to capture four of the escaped reptiles but six others are still at large in the residential area. The district office swiftly issued an official warning to residents…
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Thai rescuers sucessfully remove steel ring from penis of Swiss man
A Swiss man’s attempt to enhance his sexual experience by fitting a steel ring around his penis resulted in premature embarrassment after Thai rescuers spent over two hours trying to cut it off, the ring that is. A Pattaya hospital reached out to the Swang Borriboon Rescue Team to bring a steel-cutting tool to assist the 52 year old Swiss…
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Thai Ombudsman deems rejection of MFP leader’s renomination as PM as unconstitutional
The Thai Ombudsman yesterday declared Parliament‘s rejection of Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s renomination as a prime ministerial candidate as unconstitutional. As a result, the case will be forwarded to the Constitutional Court for further review. This request followed a solution passed by the Parliament Assembly, which blocked Pita’s bid to become PM. The Ombudsman believes that this…
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Match misfire: Thai Port president’s friendly tease leaves fans in limbo
The president of Thai Port Football Club confused fans today when she announced that a friendly match between Leicester City and Thai Port was set to take place on Wednesday, July 26, only to state a few hours later that the match is on hold. Fans of Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City were left disappointed yesterday after the cancellation of…
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Thai man arrested for making a dick of himself in public places
Police Cyber Taskforce (PCT) officers arrested a Thai man involved in the creation and sale of explicit videos showing his penis in public places on the Twitter and OnlyFans platforms. Bang Yee Khan Police Station in Bangkok received a complaint from a man on Wednesday, July 19 that he had been lured into recording a video of his penis in…
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Spurs and Foxes foiled: Thai sports authority ‘kick-off’ apology for cancelled clash in Bangkok
The Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) today apologised for the cancellation of a pre-season friendly between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok. The game was abandoned after a heavy downpour in the capital caused flooding in the stadium, leading to the unfortunate cancellation of the match. Originally slated to kick off at 5pm, the match was…
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Flour protest: Activist group targets Palang Pracharath members at Pheu Thai office
Political chaos erupted outside the Pheu Thai Party head office in Bangkok yesterday, as the Thalu Wang activist group staged a disruptive protest, demanding the party cease negotiations with Thailand’s military-backed factions. The protest, which saw flour being poured on Palang Pracharath Party (PPP) members, resulted in the cancellation of a press conference. The roots of this turmoil can be…
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District official accused of workplace affair and misconduct
The permanent secretary of the Art Samart District Office in the Isaan province of Roiet has been accused of having a scandalous affair within the workplace and granted special leave days to his alleged lover. On Thursday, July 20, the Facebook page, Watchdog (ปฏิบัติการหมาเฝ้าบ้าน), shared a picture of a Thai woman with text on the top of the picture saying… “Phi…
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Heartbreaking twist: Thai man discovers coworker’s lifeless body in truck, links it to son’s tragic death
A Thai man who discovered the lifeless body of his 29 year old coworker in the back of a truck parked in the Soi Tessaban Bang Pu 80 in the Samut Prakarn province near Bangkok believes that the dead man committed suicide because his son died. Amid the heart-wrenching cries of relatives and coworkers, Police Lieutenant Colonel Thertphum Duangprathum, deputy…
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MFP leader Pita Limjaroenrat hailed as politician of the year in E-Saan Poll
The leader of the Move Forward Party (MFP) was hailed politician of the year according to an E-Saan Poll. The survey was compiled by the E-Saan Centre for Business and Economic Research (ECBER) of the Faculty of Management Science, Khon Kaen University, in the Isaan province of Khon Kaen. The annual “Rewards of E-Saan” poll aims to gauge the sentiments…
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Tyre-rifying mishap: Pickup truck reverses over 5 year old, leaves tyre marks on his back
In a distressing incident in the northern province of Chaing Rai, a pickup truck reversed over a five year old boy, leaving tyre marks on the young victim’s back. The incident took place on Monday, July 17, at approximately 4.30pm when 54 year old Aryo Wuimae drove his pickup into Mae Yao Wittaya School premises to pick up his child.…
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Jackson Wang-demonium’ shakes Bangkok airport: Nine IB officers transferred for causing chaos
The Immigration Bureau (IB) announced the transfer of nine IB police officers after the hapless officers caused chaos at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok while fans lined up to see Hong Kong rapper, Jackson Wang. On Tuesday night, July 18, hundreds of Thai fans gathered at Suvarnabhumi Airport to welcome their beloved idol, Jackson Wang, who arrived in Thailand to…
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Breaking stereotypes: Thai students organise birthday surprise for black teacher (video)
Thai students at Chaturaphak Phiman School in the Isaan province of Roi Et have taken a stand against stereotypes, showing the world that not all Thai students are racist. The student shared a video of them creating a birthday surprise for their black teacher. Three days ago, a video of a Thai student raising her middle fingers at a black…
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Move Forward Party’s ‘Pita’-ful plan: Deputy leader aims for Thailand’s PM seat
The deputy leader of the Move Forward Party (MFP) revealed to the media today that the party plans another attempt to put forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat as Thailand’s next prime minister. Natthawut Buapratum made known the MFP will discuss the matter with the eight coalition parties. Natthawut revealed that Pita’s bid to become PM was blocked by many MPs and senators…