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Samsung Galaxy A57 5G and A37 5G launch in Thailand with prices, specs, and full AI features
Samsung has officially launched the Samsung Galaxy A57 5G and Galaxy A37 5G in Thailand, bringing flagship-level features to its popular mid-range lineup. Both phones arrive with significant spec upgrades, thinner bezels, and, for the first time in the A-Series, a full suite of Galaxy AI features built into One UI 8.5. The launch confirms earlier leaked specs that surfaced…
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Nine detained after migrant workers clash at Pattaya Walking Street
A late-night incident involving more than 20 migrant workers on Pattaya Walking Street on March 15 led police to detain nine people, after tourists reported a group near a hotel in Nong Prue, Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri, allegedly carrying weapons. Police were called at 11.46pm after receiving information that a group of young migrant labourers had arranged to meet…
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Foreign man jumps into Chiang Mai river after stealing police motorcycle
Chiang Mai police and rescue teams are searching the Ping River for a foreign man who stole a police motorcycle and jumped into the water to avoid arrest. Officers from Mueang Chiang Mai Police Station, along with rescuers from several foundations in the province, began searching the river today, March 16. As of the latest update, they had not located…
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Pattaya transwomen steals motorcycle and phone from Russian man
Two Thai transwomen stole a motorcycle and a mobile phone from a Russian man in Pattaya on March 8 after he became intoxicated. The Russian victim, 47 year old Ivan Teplov, filed a complaint with officers at Mueang Pattaya Police Station. He reported that his DPX Drone motorcycle, registration number 4 กฮ 8487 Chon Buri, was taken along with a…
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Thai man attacked and seriously injured after allegedly trying to save stray kitten
A Thai man suffered serious injuries after he was assaulted by a garage owner in Samut Prakan, allegedly because he moved a stray kitten out of traffic. The incident took place at about 9pm on January 28 at a garage in Soi King Kaew 21, Bang Phli district, Samut Prakan province. The incident came to public interest yesterday, March 15,…
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Foreign man assaults girlfriend and tuk tuk driver in Phuket
A foreign man physically assaulted his girlfriend on a tuk tuk in Phuket and later attacking the Thai driver who tried to intervene. The tuk tuk driver posted the footage to Facebook under the account name Ko Nus Ok on Friday, March 13. He said the couple had asked him to stop so the woman could buy medicine at a…
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2 Thai transwomen arrested over high heel attack in Hong Kong
Hong Kong police arrested two Thai transwomen after they attacked a Chinese man with high heels, allegedly due to a financial dispute, on Saturday, March 14. Local news agency, HK01, reported the incident happened at about 8pm at Kin Hing Building on Argyle Street in Mong Kok, Hong Kong. The case involved two Thai transwomen, aged 29 and 30, and…
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Iran US negotiations disputed as Trump says Tehran wants a deal but terms are not set
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said Tehran sees no reason to negotiate with the United States, rejecting President Donald Trump’s claim that Iran is seeking a deal to end the war as the conflict enters its third week. In an interview aired Sunday on CBS’s Face the Nation, Araghchi said Iran was “stable and strong enough” and was “only…
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Irishman detained after road rampage in Phuket
Police arrested an Irishman after a Phuket road rampage that was recorded on video and shared widely on Thai social media on Saturday, March 14. Footage circulating online showed the foreign man in a blue T-shirt and underwear walking barefoot on Choeng Talay-Ban Don Road in Thalang district, Phuket. In the clip, the man approached a yellow-and-red taxi and jumped…
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Border petrol stations in Mae Sot suspend services as fuel runs out
Several petrol stations along the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Sot district, Tak province, were forced to temporarily suspend services today, March 15, after running out of fuel amid a rise in price and demand. At around 5.30pm, large numbers of vehicles, including cargo trucks, agricultural transport vehicles, private cars and motorcycles, were queuing for fuel along Asian Highway 12, where…
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Israeli man arrested in Krabi cannabis extract factory raid
Police in Krabi arrested an Israeli man yesterday, March 14, after raiding a facility suspected of illegally producing and selling cannabis extracts in what officials described as a factory-style operation. The raid took place at a business in Sai Thai subdistrict, Mueang Krabi district, after investigators obtained a search warrant from Krabi Provincial Court. Officers from multiple agencies joined the…
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Two men nabbed for porcupine poaching in Nakhon Si Thammarat
Two men caught hunting protected wildlife were arrested early this morning, March 15, after authorities found them with porcupine carcasses and a firearm in a protected forest area in Nakhon Si Thammarat. Officials from Nam Tok Yong National Park, the Regional Office of Protected Areas 5, and the Phaya Suea task force carried out the operation at around 2.45am in…
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Transgender suspect charged after robbing Japanese man in Pattaya
A transgender massage worker surrendered to police in Pattaya yesterday, March 14, after a Japanese tourist reported being assaulted and robbed inside a hotel room earlier this week. The suspect, identified as A, arrived at Pattaya City Police Station and returned 9,000 baht allegedly taken from the victim’s hotel room. A deputy investigation officer received the money on behalf of…
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Thailand braces for thunderstorms in 29 provinces, including Bangkok
Thailand’s Meteorological Department has issued a weather warning for today, March 14, forecasting thunderstorms across 29 provinces, including Bangkok and surrounding areas, driven by a moderate high-pressure system from China pushing easterly and southeasterly winds over upper Thailand. Over the next 24 hours, rainfall is expected to ease across upper Thailand, though isolated thunderstorms remain likely. The central region, Bangkok,…
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Bangkok public buses criticised for refusing to serve disabled passenger
Thai Smile Bus faced online criticism after a viral video showed its buses repeatedly ignored a disabled man on a wheelchair until the man had to block the road yesterday, March 12. The Mirror Foundation posted the clip on its official Facebook page, showing a disabled man in a wheelchair struggling to get a bus stop. In its caption, the…
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French Interpol Red Notice suspect detained in Phuket
A French national was detained in Phuket yesterday, March 12, as immigration police acted on a French Embassy request involving a suspect wanted in France and subject to an Interpol Red Notice. The request was sent through the Royal Thai Police Foreign Affairs Division and sought cooperation to arrest the man, revoke his permission to stay in Thailand and deport…
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Pit bull attacks 70 year old Thai woman in Samut Prakan
A pit bull attack in Samut Prakan left a 70 year old woman injured on Wednesday, March 11. The dog had previously attacked two other people in the community. Samut Prakan Rescue Foundation said it was alerted to the incident in Soi Ruam Pattaya 8 at about 6pm. Rescuers found the injured woman, 70 year old Fu Lorrattanamongkhon, sitting on…
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Indonesia Tourism Xchange 2026 to unite industry leaders for a forward-looking dialogue on the future of travel
Indonesia’s tourism and hospitality sector will gain a new national industry platform with the launch of Indonesia Tourism Xchange 2026 (ITX 2026), a focused forum bringing together hotel owners, operators, investors, and senior decision-makers from across the archipelago to examine the forces shaping the country’s tourism economy at a time of renewed growth and increasing complexity. Taking place on May…
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Chinese woman missing in Pattaya found dead in Ratchaburi plantation
A Chinese woman who went missing after working as a party entertainer at a pool villa in Pattaya was later found dead in a coconut plantation in Ratchaburi province. The 31 year old Chinese man, Zhang Xiaotian, travelled to Thailand to search for his missing girlfriend, 34 year old Ji Cherngchao. Zhang revealed that they had been in a relationship for…
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Transwoman pickpocket German in Pattaya, freed from prison day earlier
A Thai transwoman attempted to pickpocket a German man on a footpath in Pattaya, reportedly just a day after she was released from prison on theft charges. The incident was witnessed by a 38 year old Thai man named Sue, who filmed what happened and shared the video on social media to warn people in the area near Pattaya Sai…
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Thai man fatally stabs boyfriend while under influence of drugs
A Thai man, reportedly high on drugs, fatally stabbed his boyfriend at a rented home in Ratchaburi province on Wednesday, March 11, following a heated argument. Officers from Bang Pong Police Station were called to the rented room at about 5.30pm after neighbours reported seeing a 24 year old man man, Surasak Pongsub, run out of the room carrying a…
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Don’t miss out! One Piece’s Grand Line event at Lumpini Park ends March 15
Bangkok’s favourite jogging, monitor lizard, and nature spot has transformed into the Grand Line. Lumpini Park is currently hosting Into the Grand Line from March 8 to 15, celebrating the new One Piece season on Netflix with a week-long free event that brings the anime series into live action. The event recreates iconic One Piece locations and characters around the…
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Police hunt suspect in Nakhon Pathom gold shop robbery
Police in Nakhon Pathom are searching for a man who robbed a gold shop inside a shopping mall on Wednesday, March 11, stealing gold accessories worth more than 3 million baht. The suspect, whose identity remains under investigation, targeted the gold shop on the first floor at about 7.30pm. He was seen in CCTV footage wearing a black and white…
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German captain arrested in Phuket over unlicensed yacht tour
A German national was arrested yesterday, March 12, after officials responded to a tip-off about alleged unlicensed tour activity linked to a sailing yacht named Moana in Phuket. The arrest came after the Tourism Business and Guide Registration Office under the Department of Tourism, working with Phuket Marine Police and Phuket Tourist Police, inspected Moana, a sailing yacht operating in…
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Mentally ill man attacks mother and daughter with knife in Nakhon Si Thammarat
A mentally ill Thai man turned himself in after breaking into a neighbour’s home in Nakhon Si Thammarat and attacking a woman and her teenage daughter with a knife. Both victims were reported to be in critical condition. Sichon Police Station officers and Por Teck Tung Foundation rescuers were called to a house in Si Khit sub-district, Sichon district at…
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American soldier attacks friend and attempts to bite Pattaya police
An American soldier attacked his friend until the victim lost consciousness before resisting arrest and attempting to bite Pattaya police officers on Monday, March 9. Video of the incident was shared on social media on Tuesday, March 10. The footage showed four to five police officers trying to restrain the American soldier, who appeared heavily intoxicated. In the clip, the…
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American tourist accused of theft at Chiang Mai shop, police called
Police in Chiang Mai were called to a second-hand shop today, March 12, after a report that an American tourist allegedly took items without paying, with CCTV footage later used as evidence. At about 11am, tourist police, immigration police and local patrol officers went to a second-hand clothing and footwear shop in a market area in Wat Ket subdistrict, Mueang…
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Indian man found dead on Kalim Beach in Phuket
An Indian tourist died on Kalim Beach in Phuket this morning, March 12, right after having breakfast. The cause of his mysterious death remains under investigation. A hotel worker found the Indian man, 44 year old Gaurav Sethi, lying face down on the beach outside the accommodation at about 9am. The worker then informed Sethi’s wife, Vartika Bassi, and contacted…
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Russian man gropes Thai tattoo artist outside Pattaya studio
A female Thai tattoo artist is taking legal action against a Russian man who groped her breasts outside a studio in Pattaya last night, March 11. The victim, 23 year old Kunsirisanjakorn Wannapong, filed a complaint at Mueang Pattaya Police Station after the sexual assault at about 9.30pm. She also submitted security camera footage from the tattoo studio as evidence.…
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Aircraft graveyard clip filmed by foreigner raises entry questions
On March 7, a foreign Instagram user posted footage showing dozens of abandoned aircraft in what was described as a “Thai Air Force aircraft graveyard,” prompting Thai social media users to question how the person accessed the site. The clip was shared by the Instagram account @ruffy_the_travelbuddy, which posted a video walking around an old aircraft hangar area. The post…
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