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  • Foreigner filmed running naked on Pattaya beach road | Thaiger

    Foreigner filmed running naked on Pattaya beach road

    A foreigner was filmed running naked along beach road in Pattaya on Monday, March 9, leaving onlookers confused. Witnesses said he appeared frightened and ran as if he were trying to escape danger. The video circulated on Thai social media on Monday, March 9, showing a foreign man running along the roadside near Soi Pattaya 12 without clothes and using…

  • Israel’s ambassador says Thais should blame Iran for oil prices | Thaiger

    Israel’s ambassador says Thais should blame Iran for oil prices

    Israel’s ambassador to Thailand said yesterday, March 10, during a media briefing on the Iran-Israel war that Thais feeling the effects of higher fuel costs should direct their frustration at Iran, citing what she described as its deliberate disruption of energy market stability. Speaking to reporters, Dr Alona Fisher-Kamm, Israel’s ambassador to Thailand, argued that Iran was intentionally undermining stability…

  • Trat loan shark arrested for raping 15 year old debtor’s daughter | Thaiger

    Trat loan shark arrested for raping 15 year old debtor’s daughter

    Police arrested a loan shark who raped a 15 year old debtor’s daughter at a house in Trat province. He reportedly begged the victim’s mother to drop legal proceedings. On March 7, the 35 year old Thai mother, Aoy, accompanied her 15 year old daughter, Eye, to Mueang Trat Police Station to file a complaint against the loan shark, later…

  • Thai monk tries to buy beer at convenience store, drawing online backlash | Thaiger

    Thai monk tries to buy beer at convenience store, drawing online backlash

    A Thai monk drew criticism online after a video showed him attempting to buy two bottles of beer at a convenience store before staff refused to complete the sale. The clip was shared yesterday, March 9, by the Facebook page อยากดังเดี๋ยวจัดให้ รีเทริน์ part 7. In the video, the monk was seen wearing full robes as he carried two bottles of…

  • Myanmar national arrested over fuel smuggling in Kanchanaburi | Thaiger

    Myanmar national arrested over fuel smuggling in Kanchanaburi

    A Myanmar national was arrested in Kanchanaburi‘s Sangkhla Buri district yesterday, March 9, in an alleged fuel smuggling attempt after he was found transporting 120 litres of fuel for illegal sale across the border into Myanmar. Sangkhla Buri district chief Suriyasak Muean-uam was notified at 9.20pm that officers had detained a Myanmar man in the Ban Phra Chedi Sam Ong…

  • Thai actress’s husband allegedly swindles 1.3 billion baht in crypto scam | Thaiger

    Thai actress’s husband allegedly swindles 1.3 billion baht in crypto scam

    A Thai actress’s husband allegedly swindled more than 1.3 billion baht from more than 1,000 victims by persuading them to invest in cryptocurrency platforms and then allegedly failing to deliver the promised returns. A group of 30 complainants met the President of the Santi Pracha Dham Club, Tankhun Jitissara, seeking assistance after they said they and more than 1,000 other…

  • Thai man opens fire on Krabi road after seeing wife with another man | Thaiger

    Thai man opens fire on Krabi road after seeing wife with another man

    A Thai man fired shots on a road outside a hospital in Krabi yesterday afternoon, March 9, in jealous rage. A nearby parked car was shot, but no injuries were reported. The shooting happened at about 1.30pm on Phet Kasem Road outside Ao Luek Hospital. Officers from Ao Luek Police Station were called to investigate after the suspect, identified only…

  • Chon Buri bar worker accuses Chinese man of attempted abduction | Thaiger

    Chon Buri bar worker accuses Chinese man of attempted abduction

    A female bar worker in Chon Buri accused a Chinese man of trying to abduct her on March 8, saying she was helped by delivery riders and witnesses who intervened. The woman, 25 year old Orrathai Srisuwan, filed a complaint at Don Hua Lor Police Station and shared her story with the media to issue a warning to other bar…

  • 6 injured after boat-towing truck crashes into tuk tuk and massage shop in Phuket | Thaiger

    6 injured after boat-towing truck crashes into tuk tuk and massage shop in Phuket

    A pickup truck towing a speedboat crashed into a parked tuk tuk and a massage shop in Patong, Phuket, yesterday evening, March 9, injuring six people, with one reported to be in critical condition. The crash happened on Baan Morn Road in Patong sub-district, Kathu district. CCTV footage shared by the owner of a nearby noodle stall showed a red…

  • 2 Russian women caught on CCTV taking pet cat from Phuket man | Thaiger

    2 Russian women caught on CCTV taking pet cat from Phuket man

    A Thai man in Phuket accused two Russian women of stealing his pet cat from his home, while the women denied the accusation, saying they only carried it back to feed it before returning it. The cat’s owner, Veerapong Santanoon, posted a video on his Facebook account yesterday, March 8, showing him confronting one of the women and demanding the…

  • Foreign minister welcomes first group of Thai evacuees from Iran | Thaiger

    Foreign minister welcomes first group of Thai evacuees from Iran

    Thailand’s foreign minister met the first group of Thai nationals evacuated from Iran at Suvarnabhumi International Airport yesterday, March 9, as the government continued assisting citizens affected by the situation in the Middle East and prepared further evacuations. Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow welcomed the group on arrival at Suvarnabhumi Airport, where 29 Thai nationals landed at 3.02pm on Turkish Airlines…

  • Two arrested after luxury watches stolen in Pattaya home break-in | Thaiger

    Two arrested after luxury watches stolen in Pattaya home break-in

    Two Thai men were arrested today, March 9, over a burglary at a home in Pattaya’s Phra Tamnak area after a break-in reported on March 2, with luxury watches worth more than 6.4 million baht reported stolen. The suspects, identified as 26 year old Kritsaphong and 28 year old Nakarin, were taken into custody by Pattaya City Police. The pair…

  • First group of 62 Thai nationals arrives safely in Turkey from Iran | Thaiger

    First group of 62 Thai nationals arrives safely in Turkey from Iran

    A group of 62 Thai nationals has crossed from Iran into Turkey as part of a Royal Thai Government evacuation effort linked to an ongoing conflict in the Middle East, with onward travel to Thailand planned over March 8 and today, March 9. Officials at the Kapıköy border checkpoint received the first group on the evening of March 7 at…

  • Surgery case under scrutiny after conflicting accounts over post-op condition | Thaiger

    Surgery case under scrutiny after conflicting accounts over post-op condition

    A Thai plastic surgeon defended himself after the patient’s family complained that a man remained unconscious for four days and his condition worsened following nose and chin surgery on March 4. The complainant, 34 year old Jiraphat, contacted the non-profit organisation Saimai Survive, saying his older brother, 37 year old Ittiphat, is still in critical condition after undergoing surgery at…

  • CIB finds 124,200 gecko carcasses at Pathum Thani warehouse | Thaiger

    CIB finds 124,200 gecko carcasses at Pathum Thani warehouse

    The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) yesterday, March 8, searched a warehouse in Lam Luk Ka district, Pathum Thani, leading to the arrest of two suspects and the seizure of dried gecko carcasses and restricted wood. The CIB’s Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division said investigators had developed information that the site was being used to hide wildlife carcasses and…

  • Pattaya bar worker reports foreign man steals mobile from cashier counter | Thaiger

    Pattaya bar worker reports foreign man steals mobile from cashier counter

    A foreign man was seen in a CCTV footage, stealing a mobile phone of a Thai worker at a bar in Pattaya at about 8pm yesterday, March 8. The victim feared that the images and personal information on the phone would be leaked and misused. The worker of Utopia bar in Soi Pattaya 6 filed a complaint with Mueang Pattaya…

  • Bangkok man kills ex-wife after she refuses to have sex with him | Thaiger

    Bangkok man kills ex-wife after she refuses to have sex with him

    A Thai man fatally stabbed his ex-wife at a rented room in Bangkok yesterday, March 8, after she refused to have sex with him. The suspect, 58 year old Samorn, contacted a friend, who is a police officer, to confess that he murdered his ex-wife, 49 year old Wanatda. Samorn also told the officer he planned to commit suicide, prompting…

  • Pattaya transwomen claim self-defence after stabbing Japanese man | Thaiger

    Pattaya transwomen claim self-defence after stabbing Japanese man

    Two Thai transwomen allegedly stabbed a Japanese man with scissors at a hotel in Pattaya in the early hours of today, March 9, with both sides giving conflicting accounts of what happened. Sawang Borriboon Dhammastan Rescue Foundation and officers from Mueang Pattaya Police Station were called to a hotel in central Pattaya after a reported fight in a second-floor room.…

  • How does the MacBook Neo stacks up against Windows 11 laptops in 2026? | Thaiger

    How does the MacBook Neo stacks up against Windows 11 laptops in 2026?

    Apple has done something it rarely does: made a cheap laptop. The MacBook Neo, launched in March 2026 at US$599 (19,900 baht in Thailand), represents the company’s most aggressive pricing move in Macintosh history. For the first time, a brand-new Mac with an aluminium body costs the same as mid-range plastic Windows 11 laptops sold at CentralWorld or Siam Paragon.…

  • Three foreigners arrested on Koh Pha Ngan in drug crackdown | Thaiger

    Three foreigners arrested on Koh Pha Ngan in drug crackdown

    Three foreign nationals were arrested on Koh Pha Ngan, Surat Thani province, yesterday, March 8, after immigration officers expanded an investigation into suspected drug distribution to tourists on the island. The arrests followed an investigation that began after a Brazilian drug delivery suspect identified as Pedro was detained on Koh Pha Ngan on March 5 in a drug trafficking case.…

  • Foreign transwoman sought over 500,000 baht haul from Thai family | Thaiger

    Foreign transwoman sought over 500,000 baht haul from Thai family

    Police in Sing Buri are searching for a foreign transwoman accused of stealing about 500,000 baht worth of assets from a Thai family after they allowed her to stay at their home out of sympathy. The homeowner, 32 year old Wachiraporn, filed a complaint with Mueang Sing Buri Police Station after discovering that several belongings and valuables had gone missing…

  • Thai man kills sister-in-law in Chiang Mai following attempted rape | Thaiger

    Thai man kills sister-in-law in Chiang Mai following attempted rape

    Police arrested a Thai man for killing his sister-in-law after she resisted an attempted rape at a rented house in Hang Dong district, Chiang Mai. He initially presented himself as a witness in the case. The victim, a 22 year old waitress, U-sa, also known as Praew, failed to turn up for work. Her employer and a colleague went to…

  • Russian DJ arrested on Koh Pha Ngan after drug sales to tourists | Thaiger

    Russian DJ arrested on Koh Pha Ngan after drug sales to tourists

    Tourist police on Koh Pha Ngan arrested a Russian man described as a DJ on March 9 after uncovering an AI drug operation that allegedly arranged sales to tourists through an automated Telegram ordering system. Police received information from an informant that a foreign man living in the Koh Pha Ngan area, Surat Thani province, was selling several types of…

  • Thailand braces for summer storm with thunderstorms and strong winds | Thaiger

    Thailand braces for summer storm with thunderstorms and strong winds

    Thailand’s Meteorological Department has forecast that upper Thailand will continue to experience thunderstorms and strong winds tomorrow, with 41 provinces, including Bangkok, expected to be affected. On March 6, the department released its weather forecast for the next 24 hours, warning that a summer storm will bring thunderstorms, strong winds, and isolated lightning strikes to upper Thailand. The conditions are…

  • Brazilian drug delivery suspect arrested on Koh Pha Ngan | Thaiger

    Brazilian drug delivery suspect arrested on Koh Pha Ngan

    Yesterday, March 5, immigration police in Surat Thani arrested a Brazilian man accused of running a drug delivery service on Koh Pha Ngan. A controlled buy led to the seizure of multiple drugs and more than 106,000 baht in cash. The arrest was made after investigators received information that a foreign suspect, later identified as Brazilian national Pedro, was allegedly…

  • Foreigners sought after dodging fuel bill in Koh Lanta, Krabi | Thaiger

    Foreigners sought after dodging fuel bill in Koh Lanta, Krabi

    A fuel dispenser owner on Koh Lanta in Krabi is seeking two foreign men who refuelled a motorcycle and left without paying yesterday, March 5. The owner, Sirilak Kasikun, posted CCTV footage of the incident in the Koh Lanta Jobs Facebook group and asked members to help identify the two men. She said the pair served themselves at the dispenser…

  • Israeli man allegedly assaults old foreigner over Middle East conflict argument | Thaiger

    Israeli man allegedly assaults old foreigner over Middle East conflict argument

    An Israeli man allegedly assaulted an old foreigner on Bangla Road in Phuket after an argument over the escalating conflict in the Middle Eastern countries. He also displayed aggressive behaviour toward a Thai police officer who intervened in the incident. The Phuket Times Facebook page reported the incident today, March 6. The page suggested it happened last night, March 5, but…

  • Russian man arrested for processing and selling cannabis products in Pattaya | Thaiger

    Russian man arrested for processing and selling cannabis products in Pattaya

    Pattaya police yesterday, March 5, arrested a 27 year old Russian man for processing and selling cannabis products without a permit near Jomtien Beach. Chon Buri Immigration Police said officers received a tip-off that a foreigner was processing and distributing cannabis products in the area. Police raided a rented house near the beach and found the Russian tenant, Ivan Lisovoi,…

  • Former park ranger shoots ex-colleague over forest encroachment case | Thaiger

    Former park ranger shoots ex-colleague over forest encroachment case

    A former park ranger shot the chief of Salak Phra-Erawan Forest Fire Control Station yesterday, March 5, in Kanchanaburi province, reportedly after becoming angry over his arrest in a forest encroachment case. The victim, Warun Jansaeng, was shot while on duty in the forest. He suffered a gunshot wound below the left rib cage and was reported to be in…

  • 3 transwomen attack foreign man on Pattaya Walking Street | Thaiger

    3 transwomen attack foreign man on Pattaya Walking Street

    Pattaya Tourist Police arrested three Thai transwomen for assaulting a foreign man on Pattaya Walking Street last night, March 5. In a post on its official Facebook page yesterday, Pattaya Tourist Police said officers encountered the group assault during patrols along Walking Street. Police said they brought the three transgender suspects to the police office. The victim was described as…