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Report says most migrants to Thailand are undocumented
A report by the International Organisation for Migration says most migrants in Thailand come for work and are largely undocumented. According to Thai PBS World, the organisation studied Cambodian and Myanmar migrants living in Tak, Rayong, Ranong, Chanthaburi, and Trat provinces between August and October 2022. It found that 92% of those migrants come to Thailand for work, with another…
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Thai woman suffers for 6 years after surgeon leaves drill bit inside her leg
A Thai woman is rallying for justice after a doctor at Saraburi Hospital in central Thailand left a broken drill bit inside her leg during surgery more than six years ago, taking away her ability to walk and causing her years of unbearable pain. Yesterday, the Social Justice Campaign Network took 57 year old Chantra Wutthiyanan, in a wheelchair, to…
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Thai officials arrest overstaying French woman in Koh Pha Ngan
Thai officials arrested an overstaying French woman in Koh Pha Ngan this week. Sura Thani Immigration officers said in a Facebook post that they arrested the woman on Monday in front of the Bounty Resort on 85/1 Moo 8. The woman, 36 year old Myriam Naima Bakhoury, overstayed her visa by six days, the officers said. She was taken to…
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14 year old girl shot dead in southern Thailand
A 14 year old girl was shot dead in front of a mosque in Pattani province in southern Thailand this morning. At 8.35am, officers at Yarang Police Station were notified of a shooting in front of Darul Nad Watul Islamiyah Mosque near Pracharak School in Moo 6, Puyook subdistrict, Mueang district. Police rushed to the scene to find that a…
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PM Prayut: No more coups, I swear!
Ageing tends to mellow people and, after a certain point, our wild party days are put well behind us. Even rock bands usually turn to ballads after a few decades. And, it seems, military leaders might get less coup-y over the years. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha vowed that his 2014 coup overthrowing the Thai government was his last. PM Prayut…
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Bridge over Bangkok’s Chao Phraya river to be officially completed next year
The eight-lane bridge over Bangkok’s Chao Phraya river is expected to be completed next year. The country’s widest river bridge will be completed this month, however, the bridge will need to pass inspections. According to ASEAN NOW, the Expressway Authority of Thailand says the 2-kilometre-long-cable-stayed bridge is expected to be officially inaugurated early next year. The bridge, which runs parallel…
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Thailand ranks low in freedom, democracy report
The latest report by a US non-profit organization ranked Thailand low in freedom and democracy, contradicting a Democracy Index poll last week. Washington-based Freedom House, an organization that conducts research and advocacy on democracy, political freedom, and human rights revealed Thailand has slightly improved but work still needs to be done. The US democracy research group said yesterday that Thailand…
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Pervy man caught taking upskirt videos on MRT Blue Line in Bangkok
A pervy man was pictured setting up a secret camera and taking upskirt videos of women on the MRT Blue Line in Bangkok on Wednesday. Yesterday, the citizen journalist watchdog page ‘Social Hunter Reborn V3’ posted pictures of a man who’d set up a secret camera on the floor of the MRT… “Warning to the women using the MRT Blue…
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Two Thai destinations win awards in Germany for sustainable tourism
Two Thai destinations have won prestigious awards in Germany for sustainable tourism. The destinations are the island of Koh Mak, located in the eastern Trat province, and Huay Pu Keng village in the northern Mae Hong Son province. The two picturesque locations won top spots at the Green Destinations Story Awards held at ITB Berlin 2023 in Germany. The awards…
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Oriental dollarbird falls from the sky in Bangkok due to suspected PM2.5 poisoning
A sick Oriental dollarbird fell from Bangkok‘s polluted sky near Lumpini Park on Wednesday. Veterinarians examined the bird to find that it was suffering from severe pneumonia in both lungs. They suspected it was caused by PM2.5 dust pollution poisoning. Kaset Sudecha, a veterinarian from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Kasetsart University, posted a photo of the bird on…
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Pattaya Music Festival 2023 at Jomtien beach this weekend
The Pattaya Music Festival 2023 is being held at Jomtien beach this weekend (March 10-11) with about 20,000 people expected to attend. According to the Pattaya Mail, the main stage will be set up on Jomtien beach between Soi 7-8. The free concerts start at 5pm until midnight. Mayor Poramet says the city added a wider variety of music and…
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Dept of Corrections denies existence of ‘VIP rooms’ in Thai prisons
Contrary to allegations in the media that inmates in Thai prisons can buy their way into an air-conditioned, smoking room with unlimited TV, the Department of Corrections says there is no such thing as a VIP room when you’re behind bars in Thailand. On Tuesday, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Corrections Sitthi Suteewong said he would like to clarify several points…
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Burmese man stabs Burmese woman to death outside Bangkok shopping mall
A Burmese man stabbed a fellow Burmese woman to death outside Platinum Mall in Bangkok, Thailand, at midday today. The killer told the police he was angry at the deceased for telling their employer that he was slacking at work. At 12pm, officers from Phayathai Police Station were informed of a stabbing outside the Platinum Fashion Mall in the Ratchathewi…
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Police say no action to take on German man’s traffic fine drama in Phuket
After a German man claimed that he had to pay a traffic fine of 2,000 baht in Phuket last month, Chalong Police say there is no action to take over the accusation, since there is no record of the fine. Reports said that on February 20, the man had been riding a motorbike through the Chalong underpass. The man said…
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Pervert robs and sexually assaults owner of kratom shop
Police officers in the Tung Song district in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat are on the hunt for a pervert who robbed a local kratom shop and sexually assaulted its female owner by groping her private part before fleeing the scene. The CCTV footage of the incident circulating on Thai social media shows a man wearing a jacket…
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TAT predicts 6 million European tourists to Thailand
Thailand is expecting to welcome six million tourists from Europe this year, generating over 420 billion baht in revenue. The figure represents approximately 80% of pre-pandemic levels. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Governor Yuthasak Supasorn expressed confidence in Thailand’s ability to maintain its popularity as a tourist destination for European markets. He noted that pent-up demand for travel among…
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Pickup truck backs off second story car park
Some expats may be confused when they see a Thai person back a vehicle into a parking space. Pulling in forward is much faster, but Thais prefer to spend an extra few minutes navigating their car backwards into parking spaces to save a few seconds on a quick escape when they leave. But backing into a parking space comes with…
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Couple shot dead in house, ex-husband suspected as murderer
A Thai couple were shot dead in their house in the central province of Phetchaburi yesterday. Police suspect the woman’s ex-husband is the murderer. Officers from Bueng Sam Phan Police Station were alerted to the scene by a parcel delivery worker who discovered the couple’s lifeless bodies in their house. The victims were reported to be a 40 year old…
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American man attacks 3 foreign motorcycle riders in Koh Chang
A violent American man attacked three foreign motorcycle riders yesterday in Koh Chang, an island in the eastern province of Trat. The community leader reported that he has committed a similar attack in the area before and believes his violence is a result of stress. The perpetrator was reported to be a 60 year old man named Michael Doherty. Doherty…
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High-speed rail project linking Bangkok to Chiang Mai expected to begin
Thailand and Japan’s collaborative high-speed rail project, linking Bangkok to Chiang Mai, is expected to begin soon after years of planning. The first phase of the project would see the railway run from Bangkok to Phitsanulok for over 380 kilometres, then continue to Chiang Mai for another 288 kilometres. As officials from both countries met, Japanese agencies say the first…
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UN says viral video of Russian troops executing Ukrainian soldier may be authentic
The United Nations believes a viral video of Russian troops executing a Ukrainian soldier may be authentic. The disturbing video appears to show a detained Ukrainian combatant standing in a trench smoking a cigarette. What happens next, is described by viewers as horrifying. The Ukrainian soldier is shown saying, “Glory to Ukraine,” moments before he is shot to death by…
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Chinese man arrested for raping Chinese woman in Bangkok
Thai police arrested a Chinese man yesterday in the eastern province of Rayong for raping a female fellow citizen at a hotel in Bangkok in December last year. According to the police report, the Chinese victim filed a rape complaint against a 47 year old Chinese man named Yao Kequan at Prawet Police Station in Bangkok in December last year.…
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Chiang Mai residents to get free face masks as dangerous air pollution soars
Chiang Mai residents are getting free face masks as dangerous air pollution in the province soars. Authorities say they will hand out the masks to the public as forest fires continue to pollute the air. The fires have been a problem for years as farmers continue to set ablaze fields to clear the way for the next crop cycle. Several…
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Thailand’s Prachuap Khiri Khan province gets tourism blast from long weekend
Thailand’s Prachuap Khiri Khan province got a tourism blast during the recent long weekend. The province generated a revenue of over 548 million baht, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). The director of TAT’s Prachuap Khiri Khan Office, Atchawun Kongkapan, reported that the tourism atmosphere in the province was very lively during the holiday weekend, with hotel occupancy…
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Man charged for threatening and kidnapping ex-girlfriend
Pattaya Police charged a man with five offences after he threatened his ex-girlfriend with a knife and kidnapped her from Pathum Thani province near Bangkok. He then took her to a restaurant in Pattaya to win her back. A 29 year old man named Aut filed a complaint at Mueang Pathum Thani Police Station yesterday after his girlfriend, 24 year old…
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Proposed RESTRICT Act could ban TikTok in the US
TikTok banned in the United States? If a new bipartisan bill gets its way, the popular short-video app could be blocked due to national security concerns. US Senators Mark Warner and John Thune have introduced a bill called the Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT) Act that could ban TikTok and other security…
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Bear cub smuggler arrested in northern Thailand
Two tiny Asian black bear cubs were seized from a smuggler in Mae Hong Son province in northern Thailand yesterday. The smuggler, who was arrested under suspicion of wildlife trafficking, claims he saved the bears when their mother got chased by a dog on the Myanmar side of the border. Head of the Office of Conversation Area 16, Pornthep Chareonsuebsakul,…
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Northern Thailand police seize 62 million Yaba pills in 5 months
In a recent drug suppression drive conducted in the Mae Chan district of Chiang Rai, police in northern Thailand seized six million Yaba pills. This latest seizure is part of a wider crackdown on drug trafficking in the region, which has seen law enforcement officials seize a staggering 62 million Yaba pills, also known as methamphetamine, over the past five…
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Desperate elephants flee massive forest fires in eastern Thailand
Desperate wild elephants are fleeing massive forest fires in Thailand’s eastern Trat province. The fires have destroyed more than 2,500 rai of forests since February 26, and the poor creatures are trying to escape. A herd of 13 elephants in the Klong Kaew Waterfall National Park have started moving out, Naewna reported yesterday. Rangers flew a drone which spotted the…
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Chinese tourists could be fined for wearing Thai student uniforms
A Thai lawyer has warned Chinese tourists to stop wearing Thai student uniforms while travelling in Thailand as it could result in a fine of 1,000 baht. Wearing a Thai student uniform when travelling in Thailand has gained momentum among Chinese tourists after the well-known Chinese actress and singer, Ju Jingyi, posted a picture of herself wearing a Thai student…
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