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Thai dancer and girlfriend deceived into working for a call centre scam gang
A Thai male dancer and his girlfriend have been out of contact with their families since February 24, and were later found being deceived into working for a call centre scam gang in a neighbouring country. A complaint was filed after 65 year old Suthep Phueanpharam reported the disappearance of his nephew, 25 year old Pongsakorn “Aon” Phueanpharam, and Aon’s…
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Foreigner filmed leaving Phuket steakhouse without paying
A Phuket dine and dash was reported after a foreign man left a steakhouse in Choeng Talay through a back door without paying yesterday, March 3. The Phuket Times Facebook page posted about the incident today, March 4, saying it happened at about 9pm last night at a steak restaurant in the Choeng Talay area. The page did not name…
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Thai woman allegedly exposes breasts to 2 teenage boys
Thai parents urged a woman to apologise after she exposed her breasts to two 15 year old boys on a quiet road in Ban Khai district in Rayong on February 28. According to Channel 7, a Thai man helped the teenagers and took them home after the woman, believed to be about 40 years old, persuaded them to travel with…
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Thai man claims accident after ramming pickup into ex-wife and 7 others
A Thai man claimed an accident caused him to drive a pickup truck into a group of eight people at a restaurant in Buriram on Monday, March 2, injuring seven, including his ex-wife. Victims were not convinced and suspected jealousy may have been a motive. Bang Kruad Police Station received a report about the crash at about 9pm on Monday.…
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Pattaya taxi rider leaves transwoman abandoned after sex and theft
A Thai transwoman accused a motorcycle taxi rider of coercing her into sexual activity before stealing her belongings and leaving her on a secluded road in Pattaya on Monday, March 2. The 34 year old transgender complainant, identified only as Mayu, filed a report at Mueang Pattaya Police Station at about 1.15am yesterday. She told police the incident happened at…
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Suspect says he stole British woman’s bag to support two wives
Bang Rak police yesterday, March 3, arrested a suspect in Bangkok in connection with the snatching of a British woman’s bag on Surawong Road late last year. The man later claimed he needed money to support two wives. The case relates to an incident at about 0.50am on December 13, 2025, when a 21 year old British woman was walking on…
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Thai man burned to death after abduction involved 9 suspects
Police identified nine suspects linked to the abduction and murder of a Thai man whose body was found at a house in Lop Buri province yesterday, February 3, after he was reported missing from Bangkok on February 18. The victim was identified as Rut “Top” Meneeprasert. His mother filed a missing person report at Sutthisan Police Station in Bangkok on…
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Irish man jailed for 218 months over forged passport offences
Hua Hin Provincial Court has sentenced a fugitive Irishman to 218 months in prison over forged passport offences, police said yesterday, March 3, after investigators linked him to a false identity used to travel in and out of Thailand. Immigration police in Surat Thani said the court sentenced Paul Noel Casey to 218 months in prison, about 18 years, for…
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Indian jet ski rider hits Russian woman in swimming zone off Pattaya beach
An Indian man rode a jet ski into a marked swimming zone at Jomtien Beach in Pattaya and hit a Russian woman on Monday, March 2, leaving the victim with head injury. Thai lifeguards brought the injured woman, 65 year old Erina, out of the sea and provided first aid on the sand at Jomtien Beach in Nong Prue, Bang…
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Thai ex-wife of ASOS co-founder seeks child custody after his death
A Thai woman is seeking custody of her three children following the death of her British ex-husband, ASOS co-founder Quentin Griffiths, alleging she was prevented from seeing them for nearly five years following their divorce. The 58 year old British businessman, Griffiths, was found dead on February 9 after falling from his 18th-floor apartment in Pattaya. Police said they suspected…
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2 Pattaya motorcycle taxi riders kidnaps, rapes teenage girl
A Thai mother living in Sweden sought justice after her 15 year old daughter, who has learning disabilities, was abducted and raped by two motorcycle taxi riders in Pattaya. The mother told the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women that she moved to Sweden for work and left her daughter, Noey, living in Pattaya with her grandmother. Noey went missing…
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Bangladeshi woman arrested in Phuket Airport with cocaine and fake documents
Police arrested a Bangladeshi woman at Phuket International Airport on Friday, February 27, after she was found with cocaine and counterfeit documents. Officers from Phuket Airport Immigration detained the 26 year old Bangladeshi woman, whose name was not released, at the international departures terminal on Friday as she was preparing to board a flight back to Bangladesh. According to a…
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Two Ugandan women arrested in Koh Pha Ngan prostitution sting
Tourist Police arrested two Ugandan women on Koh Pha Ngan in Surat Thani yesterday, March 1, after an Israeli tourist reported suspected theft linked to an alleged prostitution service. The arrests followed a complaint from an Israeli tourist, who claimed his property had gone missing after using a service offered by a Ugandan woman allegedly involved in prostitution. Investigators then…
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2 Indian men held for luring 3 victims into prostitution in Pattaya
Pattaya police arrested two Indian men for luring three Indian women into prostitution and threatening to blackmail them with nude images. The arrests were made on Saturday, February 28, after a Thai national accompanied one of the Indian victims to Mueang Pattaya Police Station to file a complaint. The victim told officers she was approached by two Indian men, later…
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4 Brits arrested in safe robbery at Thai-British couple’s home in Pattaya
Police arrested four British men accused of stealing a safe containing 2 million baht in cash at a house of a Thai-British couple in Pattaya. The robbery was reported to officers at Nong Prue Police Station on February 26 after a break-in at a house in a village in Nong Prue, Bang Lamung, Chon Buri, in the Soi Khao Noi…
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Jealous Thai man fatally shoots boyfriend in car near Ubon Ratchathani dam
A jealous Thai man in Ubon Ratchathani fatally shot his boyfriend in a car last night, February 26, and later drove the victim to a hospital where he was declared dead shortly after arrival. The suspect, 32 year old Warayuth Tararom, drove his boyfriend, 44 year old Surapong Locharoenrat, to Det Udom Royal Crown Prince Hospital. Surapong was shot on…
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Drug suspect’s revenge plan cut short, shot dead by Nan police
Police in Nan fatally shot a drug suspect during a gun exchange on a rural road in Tha Wang Pha district at about 5.30pm on Wednesday, February 25, after he threatened to kill a police officer who previously arrested him. The incident was reported on the Na Noon–Sop Khun Rural Highway No. 4022. The deceased was identified as 36 year…
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Speeding stop leads to arrest of Russian man on Koh Pha Ngan
On February 25, tourist police arrested a Russian man with drugs on Koh Pha Ngan, Surat Thani, after stopping a speeding car and later searching his home, where multiple types of narcotics were found. The arrest followed patrols at about 7pm on February 25, where officers followed a car travelling at high speed in a community area. When the vehicle…
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Laotian worker says dream precedes skeleton discovery in Chon Buri
Police in Chon Buri are investigating a discovery of skeletal remains in a Bang Lamung coconut grove after a Laotian worker filed a report on February 25, saying he had dreamed of a woman asking for food the night before. The remains were reported in a coconut plantation beside the Ban Na Wang–Pong Sakaet road, near Khao Song Phi Nong in…
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Underwear-clad foreigner assaulted after drunken outburst in Pattaya
A group of Thai men assaulted a foreigner after he stripped down to his underwear and socks and ran into the road in Pattaya in the early hours of yesterday, February 26. A Thai woman shared a video of the incident on Facebook yesterday with the caption, “Again in Pattaya! Any intoxicants?” The footage shows the foreign man standing in…
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Swede charged after alleged single slap leads to Australian man’s death
Police arrested a Swedish man after he killed an Australian man following a slap in the Patong sub-district, Kathu district, Phuket, on Wednesday, February 25. A Thai woman called Patong Police Station and sought emergency assistance after her 58 year old Australian boyfriend, Alan Roger Jolliffe, collapsed and suffered a serious head injury after being struck in the face by…
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Phuket transwoman seeks justice after foreign man breaks iPhone
A Thai transwoman appealed for help on social media after accusing a foreign man of damaging her mobile phone, worth more than 43,000 baht, during an argument in Phuket. The woman, whose name was not disclosed, provided video footage and her account to the Phuket Times Facebook page. The page shared the clip publicly yesterday, February 25. In the video,…
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Foreign woman walks away calmly with stolen suitcase in Phuket
CCTV footage captured a foreign woman, believed to be an Indian national, stealing a suitcase from a luggage shop in Phuket yesterday, February 25. The Phuket Times Facebook page shared the security camera clip today, February 26. The footage showed a woman walking along a footpath in front of the luggage store before stopping outside. She was then seen taking…
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Senior officer accused of hitting woman with bottle in Chaiyaphum
Police are investigating an assault complaint from yesterday, February 25, after a woman reported that she sustained injuries after a senior police officer reportedly struck her following a confrontation at a Korean barbecue restaurant in Chaiyaphum. The complaint was filed at Nong Bua Daeng Police Station by 32 year old Supatra, who alleged that she was assaulted in the restaurant by…
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Thai wife arrested for planting bomb on husband’s mistress’ car
A Thai woman attached explosive devices to the car of her husband’s mistress in an attempted killing, but the devices failed to fully detonate, causing only minor damage to the vehicle. Officers from Don Hua Lor Police Station were notified of an explosion on the morning of December 24 last year. The victim told police an explosive device fell from…
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Teenager stabs ex-girlfriend after she refuses to reconcile
A 16 year old Thai boy stabbed his ex-girlfriend in Songkhla province on Saturday, February 21, after she refused to reconcile following a break-up. The victim’s father, 49 year old Udomrat, said the attack happened at about 2.50pm at a teacher welfare residence where his daughter, Fai, was taking extra classes. He shared details of the case with news agencies,…
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Phuket tuk tuk driver filmed hitting car of Russian couple
A Russian couple had accused a Thai tuk tuk driver of threatening them and damaging their car during a road dispute outside a convenience store in Phuket. The Phuket News Facebook page reposted a video of the incident and the couple’s account yesterday, February 24. The footage, recorded by the couple, showed a tuk tuk driver in a white T-shirt…
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Former monk arrested after Telegram account linked to child sex abuse
Cyber police have arrested a former monk and temple resident at a temple in Phichit, after investigators linked a Telegram account to alleged child sexual abuse material, an alleged sexual assault of a 10 year old girl, and other conduct involving a public toilet. The arrest followed an investigation led by the Thailand Internet Crimes Against Children unit (TICAC), working…
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Brazilian suspect admits killing Thai woman in Japan apartment
A Brazilian man confessed to killing a Thai woman by strangling her at his apartment in Tsu City, Mie prefecture, Japan. The Thai woman was identified as 47 year old Supaluck Narusue, who lived and worked part time at a factory in Okazaki city in Aichi prefecture. She did not return home after telling her family she would meet a…
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Hong Kong woman’s bag snatched while riding tuk tuk in Bangkok
Police are investigating a theft reported today, February 25, after a Hong Kong woman said two men on a motorcycle grabbed her shoulder bag while she was riding in a tuk tuk near Supachalasai Stadium in Bangkok. According to information received at 1.47am by Pathum Wan Police Station, the suspects were described as two men with heavy builds travelling on…
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