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Indian tourist apologises for placing feet on seat of Trang-Phuket bus
An Indian man issued an apology after a video of him placing his feet on the backrest of a Trang-Phuket coach bus seat went viral on Thai social media. The video was first shared yesterday, December 2, by Facebook user Y’Not Seven, and later reposted by several news pages. In the clip, the Indian man is seen travelling with a…
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Thai man attempts suicide after setting girlfriend on fire at supermarket
Police stopped a man from taking his own life after he set his girlfriend on fire outside a supermarket in Nakhon Sawan province on Monday, December 1. Witnesses rushed to extinguish the flames engulfing the 33 year old woman, Nicha, outside the store on Krai Lat Road in the Pak Nam Pho sub-district at around 5pm. She was taken to…
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Austrian man dies in Phuket hotel, police rule out foul play
An Austrian man died in his hotel room in Kata, Phuket, yesterday morning, December 2. Police confirmed there were no signs of foul play. At around 7am yesterday, hotel staff contacted Karon Police Station about their discovery. Officers arrived and identified the deceased man as 62 year old Andreas Nemec. The tourist’s wife, 62 year old Hildegard Unterwieser, who is…
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Thai government accused of scrapping SEA Games ceremony design with no warning
A Thai designer accused the government for cancelling his designs for the SEA Games 2025 opening and closing ceremonies just one month before the event, despite him and his team working on the project for more than seven months. Rueangrith “Ton” Suntisuk, a visual and lighting designer and owner of the art and design studio DuckUnit, shared his frustration on…
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Thai police arrest six foreigners over major fraud and trafficking
The Immigration Bureau arrested six foreign nationals for financial fraud, human trafficking, and narcotics offences, according to Deputy Commissioner Police Major General Panthana Nuchanart. In the first case, police arrested Pan, a 41 year old Chinese man, wanted in China for swindling financial institutions out of 560 million yuan (roughly 2.8 billion baht). Officers say Pan falsified business information to…
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Thailand video news | Thai cabinet drops plan for extra 2026 public holidays, Pattaya reveals crowded lineup of December 2025 events
In Thailand video news, Alex and Jay cover key stories from across Thailand and Southeast Asia. These include government relief efforts in flood-hit areas, unusual incidents involving a toilet truck and a paraglider, and, later on, some of the exciting events coming up this holiday season. Thai Cabinet Drops Plan for Extra 2026 Public Holidays The government has reversed its…
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Phuket villa scam leaves Thais and foreigners with over 100 million baht loss
Thai and foreign buyers lost more than 100 million baht to a Phuket property agent who duped them into purchasing luxury pool villas that were never completed. The victims claim their cases stalled because a well-known local politician is linked to the land involved. A group of victims travelled from Phuket to Nonthaburi on Monday, December 1, to seek help…
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Rare pink dragon millipede amazes tourists in Uthai Thani
Tourists flocked to Hup Pa Tat in Uthai Thani to witness the annual appearance of one of the world’s top three newly discovered species, the rare pink dragon millipede. Large crowds gathered on December 1 at Tham Prathun Wildlife Sanctuary, located in Lan Sak district’s Mueang subdistrict, as visitors explored the forest landscape, often compared to a real-life Jurassic Park.…
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Thailand begins 180-day trial lifting afternoon alcohol sales ban
Thailand officially launched its trial to lift the long-standing afternoon alcohol sales ban today, December 3, allowing alcohol sales between 2pm and 5pm for the first time in decades. The trial will run for 180 days while officials assess the impact before making a permanent decision. Two weeks ago, Deputy Prime Minister Sophon Sarum revealed that the National Alcohol Policy…
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Woman killed in Pathum Thani motorcycle crash
A motorcycle crash in Pathum Thani claimed the life of a woman and left another injured after the bike collided with a six-wheel truck. The incident occurred around 10pm yesterday, December 1, on the inbound express lane of Phahonyothin Road, near kilometre marker 46+500 in Khlong Luang district. Police Lieutenant Kriangkrai Srimai of Khlong Luang Police Station, forensic doctors from Thammasat…
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Thai transwoman files complaint over unfair wages at Trat karaoke bar
A Thai transwoman filed a complaint against the owner of a karaoke bar in Trat province, accusing her of unfair wage payment after receiving 100 baht per day instead of the agreed rate of 120 baht. Officers from Mueang Trat Police Station went to the karaoke bar near Sra See Siat Reservoir in Wang Krachae sub-district at around 12.10am today,…
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Asiatique faces backlash over loud screams from new SkyFlyers ride
Residents in the Charoen Krung area of Bangkok are calling on Asiatique The Riverfront to address noise caused by its newly launched SkyFlyers ride. Asiatique, the popular open-air riverside mall on Charoen Krung Road, recently unveiled its new immersive attraction, Jurassic World: The Experience, along with SkyFlyers: Wings of Garudapterus, a 135-metre-high rotating tower ride offering 360-degree city views. The mall…
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American man found dead in Pattaya with head covered and hands cuffed
Police are investigating the mysterious death of an American man found with his head covered by a black rubbish bag and his hands cuffed behind his back in a Pattaya hotel room today, December 2. Najomtien Police Station officers, together with rescuers from the Sawang Rojana Sattahip Foundation and a medical team from Wat Yannasangwararam Hospital, were called to the…
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Thai Cabinet withdraws plan to add more public holidays in 2026
The Thai Cabinet has backtracked on a decision to add more public holidays in 2026, voicing concerns that extended breaks could negatively impact businesses and employment. Today, December 2, the Cabinet meeting reviewed a proposal from the Secretariat of the Cabinet suggesting the addition of two special public holidays in 2026. However, ministers raised concerns that more long weekends might…
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7 locations raided over unhygienic counterfeilt consumer goods
Police yesterday, December 1, raided a factory and several storage sites used to produce and distribute counterfeit consumer goods, seizing more than 240,000 illegal items and raw materials. Officers from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) and the Economic Crime Suppression Division launched coordinated raids at seven locations in Lopburi, Nonthaburi, Nakhon Pathom, Pathum Thani and Bangkok as part of a…
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Fire breaks out at Bangkok office building, injures two Americans
A fire broke out at a six-storey commercial building in Bangkok’s Klong Toey district around 11.25am yesterday, December 1, injuring two American tourists. The blaze started in an office on the ground floor of the building, located at 39 Sukhumvit Soi 8. The property includes rental offices, residential units and a restaurant. Firefighters arrived quickly and extinguished the flames from…
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Toilet truck crashes into motorcycle, leaving 2 students with broken legs
A toilet truck crashed into a motorcycle at an intersection in Udon Thani yesterday, December 1, leaving two teenage students seriously injured. Mueang Udon Thani Police Station received a report of the accident at 10.50am and coordinated with rescuers from the Sawang Sema Dham Rescue Foundation. The crash occurred at the Udon Thani Teachers Savings Cooperative Intersection, where Mukka Montri…
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Thailand pushes anti-discrimination bill to promote equality
Thailand’s Justice Ministry is advancing its proposals for an anti-discrimination bill aimed at promoting equality nationwide. The ministry joined the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) and the People’s Movement to Eliminate Discrimination (MovED) at a recent forum to discuss the draft law. Justice Minister Pol Lt Gen Rutthapon Naowarat said supports the country’s constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human…
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Govt halts water and power bills, rolls out 9,000 baht flood aid
HAT YAI – Southern Thailand continues to grapple with severe flooding. However, the government is rolling out financial relief and utility support to help families stay afloat both literally and financially. Paradorn Prisnanantakul, a minister working directly under the Prime Minister’s Office, said authorities have now told the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) and the Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) to pause…
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Thai woman seeks public help to find missing British husband in Udon Thani
A Thai woman in Udon Thani appealed to the public for help in locating her British husband, who has been missing since the Loy Krathong Festival in early November. The 56 year old woman, Phavika Hutchinsan, filed a missing person report at Mueang Udon Thani Police Station at 1.30pm yesterday, December 1. Her 60 year old British husband’s name was…
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Thailand video news | Bangkok braces for rising PM2.5 levels, Siam Paragon celebrates 20 years with grand showcase of art, design, and imagination
In today’s Thailand video news, Alex and Jay cover standout stories from across Thailand and Southeast Asia. Highlights include Bangkok’s worsening air quality as smog season begins, unusual theft incidents involving a foreign woman and several Hat Yai residents, and later, a bizarre squatting case featuring a woman making strange conspiracy claims against the homeowner. Bangkok Braces for Rising PM2.5…
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Lawyer association president shoots motorcyclist in Nonthaburi road dispute
A lawyer association president shot a motorcyclist during a road-rage confrontation in Nonthaburi yesterday, December 1, claiming he acted out of anger after being insulted. Police and rescue workers from Ruam Katanyu Foundaton arrived at Bang Plu Intersection on Rattanathibet Road at around 9am, where they found 36 year old Bordin sitting beside his silver-bronze Honda CB500X with a gunshot…
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Phrae school seizes student’s jacket in 9°C weather
A school in Phrae province is under fire after a teacher seized a student’s winter jacket for violating the school’s dress code during cold weather. A concerned relative brought the incident to public attention, sharing the incident on Facebook yesterday, December 1. The student, from Wiang Ta Subdistrict in Long district, borrowed and wore a grey jacket because her school-issued…
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Bangkok’s PM2.5 smog hits crisis levels in several districts
Bangkok woke up to dangerously high levels of PM2.5 today, December 2, with air quality across all 50 districts hitting the red-zone threshold. Data from the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) at 6am revealed that smog covered every district in the capital. Gistda recorded the highest PM2.5 reading in Nong Khaem district at 102.5 microgrammes per cubic metre…
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Foreign woman wanted for stealing snus from Krabi shop
A foreign woman remains at large after stealing two boxes of snus from a shop at Holiday Beach Walk in the Ao Nang district of Krabi province on Saturday, November 29. Chutchalit Wongwatjanakil, the owner of the snus and kratom shop Term, posted in the Krabi Marketplace Facebook group seeking information about the suspect. He included CCTV images of the…
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Thai man surrenders after firing shots during Hat Yai flood rescue
A Thai man surrendered to police after firing gunshots while a rescuer passed by on a jet ski during the flood crisis in Songkhla, claiming he fired the shots only to signal for help. Rescue teams from across Thailand travelled to Hat Yai district of Songkhla to assist residents trapped at home and distribute food and supplies during the severe…
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Thai squatter accuses homeowner of stealing her identity to purchase his house
A Thai woman allegedly occupied a man’s house for five months and later claimed ownership of the property, accusing the homeowner of stealing her mobile phone to complete the house purchase and other financial transactions. The victim, an animator who requested anonymity, shared videos of the incident on his Facebook page, Left Right, showing the moment he called police to…
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17 year old girl flees attempted rape by father’s friend in Rayong
A 17 year old girl contacted news agencies, fearing the police would ignore her case, after her father’s friend attempted to rape her at a house in Rayong province. The victim contacted several news agencies yesterday, November 30, to share her story and urged the media to publicise the case. The precise date and time of the incident were not…
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16 year old schoolgirl blames depression for slashing classmate’s face
A 16 year old schoolgirl slashed her classmate’s face with a Stanley knife in Loei province on Friday, November 28, allegedly blaming depression for the attack. The victim’s mother, 41 year old Kanoknipa, contacted the media to seek justice for her daughter, 16 year old Da. She said her daughter was a well-behaved student and a scholarship recipient, adding that…
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Thai mother and 2 children die embracing in Samut Sakhon building fire
A Thai mother and her two young children were found dead, embracing each other, after a fire tore through a four-storey building in Samut Sakhon yesterday, November 30. Krathum Baen Police Station received a report of the blaze at 12.50pm and quickly coordinated with firefighters from Om Noi City Municipality, Suan Luang Subdistrict Municipality, Tha Mai Subdistrict Administrative Organisation and…
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