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  • Mercedes-Benz driver flees after damaging police car clamp | Thaiger

    Mercedes-Benz driver flees after damaging police car clamp

    Police are searching for a Mercedes-Benz driver who damaged a car clamp after parking in a prohibited area in Hat Yai district, Songkhla, and fleeing without paying a fine. Locals reported the incident to Hat Yai Police Station after witnessing the driver forcefully remove the clamp before leaving the scene. The incident occurred at around 10.30am yesterday, May 4, on…

  • Phuket taxi driver denies assault after argument video goes viral | Thaiger

    Phuket taxi driver denies assault after argument video goes viral

    A Phuket taxi driver denied physical assault on a foreign man after a video of their argument went viral on Thai social media yesterday, May 4. The footage was posted by the Facebook page Koh Kalok Phuket with a caption questioning how the situation should be handled and included hashtags criticising taxi drivers. In the video, a foreign man is…

  • Phuket restaurants hit by wave of foreign dine-and-dash cases over single weekend | Thaiger

    Phuket restaurants hit by wave of foreign dine-and-dash cases over single weekend

    Three dine-and-dash incidents involving foreign tourists were reported in Phuket around the same time, raising concerns among local business operators and prompting calls for action from police and officials. The first case occurred on Saturday, May 2, with details later shared on social media yesterday, May 3, by a restaurant owner. She said two foreign customers ordered stir-fried noodles and…

  • Truck carrying lithium batteries catches fire, damaging expressway in Chachoengsao | Thaiger

    Truck carrying lithium batteries catches fire, damaging expressway in Chachoengsao

    A fire involving a truck carrying lithium batteries caught fire yesterday, May 3, on the Bangna-Trat Road in Chachoengsao, causing damage to an elevated expressway, prompting road closures and a safety inspection. Bang Pakong Police Station officers were alerted to the incident at around 7.30pm on the left lane of Thepparat Road, also known as Bangna-Trat Road, in Bang Pakong…

  • 2 Thai men arrested over knife-point robbery at Bangkok petrol station | Thaiger

    2 Thai men arrested over knife-point robbery at Bangkok petrol station

    A petrol station robbery in Rama IX, Bangkok, led to the arrest of two suspects after a man was threatened with a knife and robbed of his mobile phone and car key. The incident occurred at around 8.30pm on April 30 at a petrol station in Soi Rama IX 62, Suan Luang district. Police arrested the two suspects yesterday, May…

  • What we know about the Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra ahead of its 2027 launch | Thaiger

    What we know about the Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra ahead of its 2027 launch

    Everything in this article is based on leaks and rumours. Samsung has not officially confirmed any specs for the Galaxy S27 Ultra, which is expected to launch in early 2027. Details may change. Samsung’s next flagship Ultra is still the better part of two years away, but the leaks are already piling up, and some of them point to changes…

  • Cambodia scam crackdown sends 635 Thais back home | Thaiger

    Cambodia scam crackdown sends 635 Thais back home

    Cambodia released 635 Thai nationals back to Thailand through the Ban Khlong Luek border checkpoint in Aranyaprathet district, Sa Kaeo, on April 30 after they were detained in a crackdown on online scam networks. The first group of 350 people crossed at about 4.50pm. The remaining 285 followed at about 6.20pm, completing the handover agreed by Thai and Cambodian officials. Thai…

  • Koh Pha Ngan raid exposes illegal school, unregistered foreign teachers | Thaiger

    Koh Pha Ngan raid exposes illegal school, unregistered foreign teachers

    A Koh Pha Ngan childcare centre was raided on May 1 after officials found it was allegedly operating outside the scope of its licence with unregistered foreign teachers and 163 children enrolled. Surat Thani Immigration police, Koh Pha Ngan police, district officials, and Internal Security Operations Command Region 4 officers inspected the property. The centre was licensed as a childcare facility operated…

  • Four Myanmar workers confess to killing employer over unpaid wages | Thaiger

    Four Myanmar workers confess to killing employer over unpaid wages

    Four Myanmar workers were arrested before crossing the border in Chiang Rai yesterday, May 2, over the murder of their employer at a workers’ camp in Mae Rim district, Chiang Mai. Police arrested Su, Yao, Dam, and Boss, all Myanmar nationals without surnames, at about 1pm. They were charged with jointly killing another person with a knife. Chiang Rai police…

  • Thailand Labour Day march targets rising costs, job insecurity | Thaiger

    Thailand Labour Day march targets rising costs, job insecurity

    Hundreds of workers marched to Government House in Bangkok today, May 1, on Thailand Labour Day 2026, pressing the government for fair wages, job security, and expanded social protections as part of International Workers’ Day events held worldwide. Labour groups led by the State Enterprises Workers’ Relations Confederation and the Thai Labour Solidarity Confederation gathered at Democracy Monument on Ratchadamnoen…

  • Thaksin and family question EM bracelet ahead of prison release | Thaiger

    Thaksin and family question EM bracelet ahead of prison release

    Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been approved for parole and is set to leave Klong Prem Central Prison on May 11, though his lawyer says Thaksin has questioned a requirement to wear an electronic monitoring (EM) bracelet given his age and health condition. Lawyer Winyat Chatmontree told reporters yesterday, April 30, that a Justice Ministry sub-committee had included Thaksin’s…

  • Prachin Buri man accused of assaulting 11 year old relative | Thaiger

    Prachin Buri man accused of assaulting 11 year old relative

    Police in Prachin Buri are investigating a sexual assault case after an 11 year old girl with a memory impairment was allegedly attacked by a male relative at a residence in Kabin Buri district on April 28. The girl’s grandfather and mother filed a complaint with officers at Kabin Buri Police Station on April 30. The mother told police that…