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Drone carrying explosive crashes near Thai-Myanmar border
Thai military and security officials inspected a residential property in Mae Sot district, Tak province, today, February 16, after an unmanned aerial vehicle carrying an improvised explosive device was found inside the premises. Tak soldiers from the Ratchamanu Task Force, along with administrative officials and Border Patrol Police in Mae Sot, responded after an unmanned drone (suicide drone) was found…
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Ex-MFP leader posts Valentine’s photos with actress after dating rumours
Former Move Forward Party leader, Pita “Tim” Limjaroenrat, publicly confirmed he is in a relationship with Thai actress and singer Arachaporn “Goy” Pokinpakorn, sharing photos together on Valentine’s Day, February 14. During the General Election campaign period, Pita returned from abroad to help the People’s Party, led by Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut. Alongside his political activity, public attention also focused on his…
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Cambodian soldiers accused of setting border forest fires for cover
A Facebook page has claimed that Cambodian soldiers are deliberately setting fires along the frontline forest areas to obscure visibility and move troops and equipment, amid tensions along the Thai-Cambodian border. The page, Army Military Force, alleged that Cambodian troops were cooperating with local villagers to ignite forest fires, describing the actions not as agricultural clearing but as a “tactical information…
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Russian manager and Burmese worker held at Phuket illegal baraku bar
Police in Phuket raided a foreign-owned bar in Thalang district for operating without a permit, opening beyond permitted hours and providing hookah to customers, leading to the arrest of a Russian manager and a Burmese worker. Administrative officers carried out the raid at Safari Lounge Bar at 12.45am yesterday, February 15, after residents reported suspected illegal activity. The venue is…
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Teen rider tragically killed in Nonthaburi motorcycle crash
A 16 year old motorcycle rider died after losing control of his bike and colliding with a car before being run over by a cement truck in Mueang district, Nonthaburi province, at 5.20pm on February 14. Police from Rattanathibet police station and a medical examiner from the Institute of Forensic Science were dispatched to the scene near the U-turn at…
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Escaped inmate recaptured after tip-off in Nonthaburi
A 40 year old inmate from Nonthaburi confessed that he escaped prison due to concern for his father, who lives alone. He intended to escape to take care of him. The police reported that he was captured following a tip-off from a resident who found him sleeping at a bus shelter in front of a village. The incident involved Chuchai,…
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Seven bomb blasts in Narathiwat linked to insurgent activity
In Narathiwat province, seven minor bomb explosions occurred from Saturday night into Sunday morning in Yi-ngo and Rangae districts. Authorities suspect the incidents are linked to insurgents aiming to provoke unrest ahead of the Muslim Ramadan fast. The first explosion took place around 11pm on Saturday when a bomb hidden in a rubbish bin exploded outside a motorcycle repair shop…
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Over 30 injured in Trang double-decker bus crash
Today, on February 15, a double-decker bus accident occurred on the Trang-Krabi road opposite a school in Na Wong subdistrict, Huai Yot district, Trang province, injuring over 30 passengers. Police and various emergency services, including approximately 20 rescue vehicles from nearby districts, responded swiftly to the scene. The Phuket-Betong route bus was found overturned on its side in a roadside…
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Older adults vulnerable to online romance scams due to loneliness
Loneliness and reduced threat detection abilities are key factors behind the growing number of elderly victims of online romance scams, according to an academic from Thammasat University. Monin Techawachirakul, an associate professor in the Psychology Department at the Faculty of Liberal Arts, said older people often experience emotional voids, particularly after the death of a spouse or separation from their…
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Inmate in Bangkok prison dies from Mpox amid health crisis
A male inmate at Thon Buri Remand Prison has died from Mpox, potentially contracted outside the facility. The 44 year old, who had multiple underlying health conditions, suffered severe immune deficiency due to lack of consistent treatment. The Department of Disease Control, led by Doctor Monthien Khanasawat, reported yesterday, February 14 that the inmate had been diagnosed with HIV, hepatitis…
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Israeli man arrested in Koh Phangan with drugs worth 50 million baht
A 42 year old Israeli national was arrested in Koh Phangan, Surat Thani, on Friday after Tourist Police seized narcotics valued at more than 50 million baht in a drug crackdown on the island. The suspect, identified as Shai Alfasi, owned the Lola bar and restaurant in the Hat Hin Kong area and was allegedly distributing drugs using the WhatsApp…
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Thai police replace fines with flowers for Valentine’s Day
Yesterday, on February 14 at 10.30am, Police Colonel Phattana Ropru, head of Don Hua Lo Police Station, together with traffic police officers, set up a checkpoint on Don Hua Lo–Thong Khung Road in front of the Don Hua Lo Municipality in Mueang district, Chon Buri. The operation was carried out as part of routine efforts to maintain traffic discipline and…
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Thai masseuse in Germany sued for providing ‘special service’ without consent
A Thai masseuse in Germany has to pay €1,000 in compensation to a male client after she sexually assaulted him by providing “special services” without consent. The complainant, a 26 year old German software engineer, identified only as Ben, reported the sexual assault to police two days after it occurred at a massage shop on Osloer Straße in Berlin. The…
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Election ballot barcode prompts debate over traceability
Questions have been raised about an election ballot barcode after an Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) official said it is used as a security control measure, while separate comments raised concerns that ballots could be traceable. Yesterday, February 12, at the ECT Office, Acting Sub Lieutenant Phasakorn Siriphokyaporn, deputy secretary-general of the ECT, responded to public grievances about barcodes on…
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Si Saket MP candidate denies chasing teen girl for sexual purposes
A candidate for the position of Member of Parliament (MP) in Si Saket denied attempting to take a 16 year old girl away from her parents for sexual purposes. He claimed that his intentions were good and that he only wanted the girl to attend school. A viral video showed the MP candidate, whose identity remains undisclosed, chasing after the…
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Taiwanese man arrested for unlicensed dental clinic in Phuket
Police raided an unlicensed dental clinic in Phuket yesterday, February 12, and arrested a Taiwanese man accused of providing treatment without permission. Wichit Police Station officers, working with the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office, carried out the operation at 6.10pm at Sunrise Smile Dental Clinic, located on the second floor of a building behind a department store in Wichit sub-district, Mueang district,…
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Songkhla teacher denies mistreating student as motive for fatal shooting
A male teacher denied claims that he mistreated the younger sister of an 18 year old gunman in a fatal shooting at Phatongprathan Kiriwat School in Hat Yai district, Songkhla, on Wednesday, February 11. The teenage suspect, Khemmanan, also known as Khem, entered the school at about 4pm and held students and teachers hostage before opening the fire. The principal,…
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Police seize M16 rifles and grenades in Nakhon Si Thammarat raid
Police in Nakhon Si Thammarat arrested three men and seized military-grade weapons during a raid on a house in Thung Song district yesterday, February 12, as part of a crackdown on online arms trafficking. The announcement was made by Nakhon Si Thammarat Provincial Police following an operation carried out under national policy directives to suppress crime involving firearms and explosives.…
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46 foreign extras arrested in Krabi for working without permits
Police arrested 46 foreign extras yesterday, February 12, after discovering they were working without permits at an abandoned mine in Krabi province while filming a television series reportedly based in Dubai. Officers from the Krabi Provincial Employment Office, Mueang Krabi Police Station, Border Patrol Police, and Immigration Bureau conducted a joint raid at the mine in the Thab Prik sub-district…
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Nine foreigners busted in Phuket luxury villa poker raid
Police in Phuket arrested nine foreign nationals at a luxury villa in Rawai on February 11 after uncovering an illegal poker operation promoted through Instagram that required players to pay 20,000 baht per session. Officers had received information that a group of foreigners were advertising poker games via an Instagram account named Poker Level. The promotional messages, written in Russian,…
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Thailand News | Russian man assaults Thai woman in Pattaya, Krabi installs heart-shaped traffic lights for Valentine’s day
In today’s episode we will be talking about a Russian arrested for assault in Pattaya, a stolen pickup tracked by GPS, an illegal doctor exposed, a bizarre fermented-fish protest in Bangkok, Krabi’s Valentine traffic lights, and a US$2.8 billion corporate shake-up in Malaysia. Russian Man Assaults Thai Woman in Pattaya A Russian man has been arrested in Pattaya after assaulting…
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Thai single mother dies after assault by boyfriend in South Korea
A Thai single mother from Chaiyaphum was found dead in Mokpo, South Korea, on February 12 after allegedly being assaulted by her Thai boyfriend. South Korean police have taken the man into custody and are pursuing legal action. The case came to light after the Facebook page ท่านเปา เรื่องนี้ต้องใส่ใจ shared details of the incident. The victim was identified as Sunantha…
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Pattaya hotel staff confronts foreign couple over sex near spirit house
A foreign man allegedly assaulted a hotel employee in Pattaya who sprayed water over him and his girlfriend for engaging in sexual activity near a spirit house outside the property late at night. The incident came to light after a 41 year old Cambodian staff member at Dream Hotel Pattaya, Piatra, shared a video online exposing the couple’s behaviour. The…
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Thailand deploys rainmaking aircraft to tackle PM2.5
Yesterday, February 12, the Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation said it is continuing its operations in Bangkok and surrounding provinces, as well as the North and Northeast, to help disperse PM2.5. Monitoring indicated PM2.5 levels between February 12 and 16 would be moderate to beginning to affect health (yellow to orange). The operations, led by Director-General Rachen Silparaya,…
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Overlapping score sheets seen again in Trang vote count footage
A viral video recorded in Kantang district, Trang province, appeared to show two election officials marking tallies behind overlapping score sheets, raising eyebrows regarding the transparency of the process. The footage, shared today, February 12, by the Facebook page “อีซ้อขยี้ข่าว อีซ้อ”, shows a similar setup to a previously circulated clip in which score sheets are placed over one another on a…
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Krabi installs heart-shaped traffic lights for Valentine’s Day
Krabi Municipality installed heart-shaped red traffic lights at major intersections in the city yesterday, February 11, to celebrate Valentine’s Day, later sharing photos on its official Facebook page. The unusual traffic lights, shaped like hearts instead of the standard circular red signal, were posted on the official Krabi Municipality Facebook page and quickly drew attention online. The decorative red signals…
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Prison-trained ‘doctor’ busted for illegal penile procedures
A man was arrested in Si Racha, Chon Buri, today, February 12, for allegedly operating as an unlicensed doctor and running an illegal clinic from his home, where he offered penile enhancement procedures to clients he contacted through TikTok. Officers from the Consumer Protection Police Division, acting under the direction of senior commanders, detained the suspect, identified as 38 year…
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Man throws fermented fish at Election Commission office in Bangkok
A man wearing exercise clothing and carrying a tennis racket hurled bags filled with fermented fish paste at the wall of the Election Commission office in Bangkok, today, February 12, claiming he was unhappy with the agency’s performance. The incident occurred while most reporters were gathered to cover political activist Sonthiya Sawatdee, who had arrived to submit a petition urging…
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Man rams his own stolen pickup to stop thief in Korat
A Nakhon Ratchasima man recovered his stolen pickup truck yesterday, February 11, after locating it several kilometres from his home via GPS and ramming it in an attempt to stop the suspect, though the man managed to escape. The 61 year old man said he woke up at around 5am and noticed that his pickup truck, usually parked in front…
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Thailand News | shooting and hostage situation at Patong Prathan Khiriwat School (Hat Yai), Bangkok offers free Valentine’s Day marriage services
In todays stories I will be talking about a school hostage crisis in Hat Yai, a tourist found injured in Pattaya, major visa changes nationwide, Bangkok’s free Valentine weddings, new sugar rules, monks completing a 3,700-km peace walk, and Thailand’s corruption score falls. Shooting and Hostage Situation at Patong Prathan Khiriwat School (Hat Yai) On 11 February 2026, an 18-year-old…
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