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  • Old Thai woman attacked and robbed in Nonthaburi | Thaiger

    Old Thai woman attacked and robbed in Nonthaburi

    Police arrested a Thai man for attacking and robbing an old woman, leaving the victim lying injured at a bus stop in Nonthaburi. The case emerged on March 29 after a Thai man posted on social media seeking relatives of the victim, identified as 78 year old Malee Charoenkorn. He said he found her lying injured at a bus stop…

  • Kodaline will play in Bangkok one last time on the Farewell Tour this August | Thaiger

    Kodaline will play in Bangkok one last time on the Farewell Tour this August

    One of the biggest Irish bands of the modern era, Kodaline, has announced global dates for their Farewell Tour in 2026. Alongside the tour announcement, the band plans to release a fifth and final studio album later this year. Kodaline will return to Bangkok one final time as part of their highly anticipated Farewell Tour, set to take place on…

  • 11 South Korean call centre scammers arrested in Bangkok | Thaiger

    11 South Korean call centre scammers arrested in Bangkok

    Police arrested 11 South Korean nationals after they operated a call centre scam in Bangkok luxury houses, targeting victims in South Korea. The arrests were made yesterday, March 30, during raids carried out by officers from the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) with cooperation from the South Korean Embassy in Bangkok. Police said the investigation and information-sharing into South Korean…

  • Muay Thai gym reports suspected poisoning after fighter hospitalised | Thaiger

    Muay Thai gym reports suspected poisoning after fighter hospitalised

    A Muay Thai gym alleged its boxer was drugged before a bout at Siam Om Noi Boxing Stadium in Samut Sakhon province on March 28, after the fighter fell ill and later sought medical treatment. The official Facebook page of Avatar PK Saenchai gym, posted a photo of its kickboxer Suppachai Sakunwong, also known as Pharuehatnoi S. Sommai, lying in…

  • Thai stepfather arrested for fatal assault on 3 year old boy | Thaiger

    Thai stepfather arrested for fatal assault on 3 year old boy

    A Thai stepfather confessed to assaulting his three year old boy by beating him and pressing a cigarette on the child’s body and genitals but claimed that he did not intend to kill the boy. The case came to light after the boy, identified as Phupha, died and his two grandmothers sought help from the Pavena Foundation for Children and…

  • Search finds no trace of missing Thai crew after Mayuree Naree attack | Thaiger

    Search finds no trace of missing Thai crew after Mayuree Naree attack

    Three Thai crew members from the Mayuree Naree cargo ship remain missing after the ship attack in the Strait of Hormuz on March 11, with the vessel’s operator saying an extensive search found no trace of them. The Mayuree Naree was attacked by the Iranian military while departing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and travelling to India. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary…

  • Thai stepfather allegedly abuses 3 year old boy to death in Chon Buri | Thaiger

    Thai stepfather allegedly abuses 3 year old boy to death in Chon Buri

    A Thai stepfather allegedly abused a three year old boy to death at an accommodation in Chon Buri on March 26, and remains at large. The Pavena Foundation for Children and Women accompanied two grandmothers, aged 50 and 43, to file a complaint at Nong Kham Police Station yesterday, March 28, against the stepfather of their three year old grandson,…

  • Thai couple alleges peeping incident at Koh Lipe resort | Thaiger

    Thai couple alleges peeping incident at Koh Lipe resort

    A Thai couple warned others on TikTok after a woman said an alleged resort worker spied on her while she was changing inside a bungalow on Koh Lipe in Satun province. The woman, identified only as Anna, shared details on her TikTok account @arnabarbie on Saturday, March 28. She said the incident happened at a resort on Koh Lipe where…

  • Family seeks answers after 7 year old boy dies after swimming class | Thaiger

    Family seeks answers after 7 year old boy dies after swimming class

    The family of a seven year old student criticised teachers at Saint Joseph Yannawa School in Bangkok after the boy drowned during a swimming class on March 25. The boy, identified as Mon, passed away and was found underwater at the school’s swimming pool. His family shared the case with the Facebook page พระราม 3 ต้องรอด (Rama II must survive),…

  • Finnish tourist loses Rolex watch and cash to Pattaya bar workers | Thaiger

    Finnish tourist loses Rolex watch and cash to Pattaya bar workers

    A Finnish tourist reported the theft of a Rolex watch worth more than 700,000 baht and 5,000 baht in cash after bringing two Thai bar workers back to his hotel in the Jomtien area of Pattaya in the early hours of today, March 30. The victim, 30 year old Kenneth Mikael Konttinen, filed a complaint at Mueng Pattaya Police Station…

  • Surin checkpoint stop exposes drink-driving monk in disguise | Thaiger

    Surin checkpoint stop exposes drink-driving monk in disguise

    A drunk monk was arrested at a checkpoint in Surin early on March 27 after police said he was disguised in a wig while driving in a pickup, with a woman passenger and a handgun later found during a search. The pickup truck was stopped at about 12.05am on Krung Si Nok Road in Mueang Surin. Officers reported the driver…

  • Kanchanaburi sting nets two Myanmar suspects in prostitution case | Thaiger

    Kanchanaburi sting nets two Myanmar suspects in prostitution case

    Police in Kanchanaburi arrested two Myanmar men on March 27, after an undercover sting targeting a prostitution arrangement network in a border area, with a 15 year old identified as a human trafficking victim. The investigation began after police received information that a group of Myanmar youths were allegedly bringing women across the border for prostitution in Nong Lu, Sangkhla…

  • Two women injured after shooting near Pattaya Music Festival site | Thaiger

    Two women injured after shooting near Pattaya Music Festival site

    Two women were seriously injured in a shooting near the Pattaya Music Festival 2026 event site in Bang Lamung, Chon Buri, late on March 27, before police arrested a suspect and seized a 9mm pistol. Police were notified at 10.46pm of shots fired near a restaurant on Na Kluea Road, close to Lan Pho Market in Na Kluea. Tourists in…

  • 85,000 litres of diesel seized off Sattahip in fuel smuggling case | Thaiger

    85,000 litres of diesel seized off Sattahip in fuel smuggling case

    A suspected fuel smuggling case was uncovered on March 27 off Sattahip, Chon Buri, after the Royal Thai Navy and multiple agencies inspected a tugboat and found 85,000 litres of diesel with no clear origin. The First Naval Area Command, working with Thai-MECC Region 1 and agencies including the Marine Department and the Excise Department, inspected a vessel off Sattahip…

  • Transgender women flee after brawl with foreign tourists in Pattaya | Thaiger

    Transgender women flee after brawl with foreign tourists in Pattaya

    A late-night fight involving foreign tourists and a group of transgender women was reported near Walking Street in Pattaya early today, March 29, prompting a response from Pattaya Tourist Police. At 3.30am, Tourist Police stationed at Pattaya Walking Street received a report from members of the public about a brawl near the entrance area by the old South Pattaya pier…

  • Thai and foreign residents protest at US Consulate in Chiang Mai | Thaiger

    Thai and foreign residents protest at US Consulate in Chiang Mai

    Yesterday, March 28, about 50 Thai and foreign residents gathered outside the US Consulate General in Chiang Mai to protest the United States’ war with Iran and to call for an end to the conflict. The group, calling itself CNX4PEACE, held placards criticising the United States’ military action and urging peace. A representative of the demonstrators read a statement calling…

  • British mother seeks woman seen with son before his death in Bangkok hotel | Thaiger

    British mother seeks woman seen with son before his death in Bangkok hotel

    A British mother is trying to identify and contact a foreign woman who was seen with her son, Joshua Kershaw, shortly before he was found dead at a hotel in Sukhumvit area of Bangkok in January. The family of 21 year old British man Joshua began searching for him on social media after losing contact on January 12. Joshua spoke…

  • Bangkok warehouse raid uncovers thousands of smuggled drones | Thaiger

    Bangkok warehouse raid uncovers thousands of smuggled drones

    Cyber police and relevant officials raided two locations in Bangkok yesterday, March 26, as part of an operation dubbed “Crack down Drone outlaws”, seizing more than 2,500 drones smuggled into Thailand and sold online. According to police, the searches were carried out under a Min Buri Criminal Court warrant linked to the suspected illegal sale of drones, or unmanned aircraft,…

  • Phuket man arrested for groping 4 Thai and foreign women | Thaiger

    Phuket man arrested for groping 4 Thai and foreign women

    Police arrested a Thai man for sexually assaulting at least four women in the Chalong area of Phuket throughout March. Chalong Police Station said it received four reports of sexual assault from four victims, including Thai and foreign nationals. Police said the incidents caused fear in the area, and some victims were injured while trying to break free from the suspect.…

  • Tourist says they fear dogs, not humans, when walking on Thai streets | Thaiger

    Tourist says they fear dogs, not humans, when walking on Thai streets

    A foreign tourist has shared a video comparing walking safety in California and Thailand, saying she felt less concerned about people in Thailand but stayed alert for dogs that might chase her on the street. In the clip, the tourist described what she called the “main differences between California and Thailand” when walking outdoors. She said that in the United…

  • Screams heard during hunt for woman carried uphill, no trace found | Thaiger

    Screams heard during hunt for woman carried uphill, no trace found

    Rescue workers and police launched a search for a missing woman at Khao Song Phi Nong in Chon Buri after a resident reported seeing two men carrying an unconscious woman uphill and returning without her on March 26. The Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Pattaya team said locals reported the incident over concerns the woman may have been harmed. Volunteers coordinated with…

  • British and Irish riders arrested in Phuket after viral wheelie video | Thaiger

    British and Irish riders arrested in Phuket after viral wheelie video

    Police arrested an Irish and a British motorcyclist after they were filmed performing wheelies on a public road in Phuket on March 25. The Facebook page โหดจัง จังหวัดภูเก็ต posted a video showing a foreign man in a blue shirt riding along Chao Fah Tawan Tok Road in Chalong subdistrict. The post included the caption: “Do you think that this is a…

  • Couple allegedly beaten by 50 men at Samut Prakan gambling den | Thaiger

    Couple allegedly beaten by 50 men at Samut Prakan gambling den

    A man asked the Sai Mai Must Survive page for help yesterday, March 26, alleging he and his girlfriend were assaulted by a group of more than 50 men inside an illegal gambling den in Samut Prakan, leaving them seriously injured. At 2.30pm, 33 year old Somboon filed a complaint with Ekaphop Lueangprasert, founder of the Sai Mai Must Survive page,…

  • Family of 3 killed in crash on roadworks in Nakhon Pathom | Thaiger

    Family of 3 killed in crash on roadworks in Nakhon Pathom

    A family of three were killed in a crash on Phetchakasem Road in Nakhon Pathom early yesterday, March 26, with relatives alleging the road was under repair without sufficient warning lights. Officers from Sam Phran Police Station were alerted to the incident at about 3am and went to the scene with rescuers from the Ala Nukroh Nakhon Pathom Foundation. Police…

  • Bangkok joins Earth Hour 2026 with one-hour lights-out on March 28 | Thaiger

    Bangkok joins Earth Hour 2026 with one-hour lights-out on March 28

    Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt has invited residents and organisations across the capital to switch off non-essential lights for one hour tomorrow, March 28, as part of the “60+ Earth Hour 2026” campaign to cut energy use and help tackle global warming. Speaking today, March 27, at Bangkok City Hall, Chadchart said the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is working with network…

  • Clothes thieves become aggressive when confronted at market | Thaiger

    Clothes thieves become aggressive when confronted at market

    A couple accused of stealing clothes from two shops at a market in Pathum Thani were confronted by shop owners after a customer reported seeing the items being taken, according to a Facebook post today, March 27. The incident was shared by the Facebook page เจ๊ม้อย v+, which claimed the incident happened while a woman identified only as Aim was…

  • Saraburi illegal fuel storage sites found with 29,000 litres in DSI raids | Thaiger

    Saraburi illegal fuel storage sites found with 29,000 litres in DSI raids

    Officers from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) found three illegal fuel storage sites in Saraburi province, seizing more than 29,000 litres of suspected smuggled diesel and gasoline during a nationwide crackdown. DSI announced the results of the operation carried out between March 24 and 25 in 16 provinces covering 35 main targets to the public yesterday, March 26. The…

  • Bangkok canal and river boats to raise fares by 2 baht from March 30 | Thaiger

    Bangkok canal and river boats to raise fares by 2 baht from March 30

    Passenger boat operators on Bangkok’s Saen Saep Canal and the Chao Phraya River will increase fares by two baht from Monday, March 30, citing higher diesel costs after an 18% jump in fuel prices. Family Transport (2002) Ltd, which operates the Saen Saep Canal service between Wat Sri Boonruang and Phan Fah Lilat Bridge, said fares will rise from 11-21…

  • Pathum Thani shooting leaves one teen dead and two wounded | Thaiger

    Pathum Thani shooting leaves one teen dead and two wounded

    A teenager was shot dead, and two others were wounded in a shooting today, March 26, on Rangsit–Nakhon Nayok Road in Thanyaburi, Pathum Thani. A witness said the gunmen returned to fire again after the victim fell from a motorbike. Police at Thanyaburi station received the report at about 3am, after shots were fired on a bridge over Khlong 11…

  • Foreign pickup driver kills Thai motorcyclist on Phuket road | Thaiger

    Foreign pickup driver kills Thai motorcyclist on Phuket road

    A foreign woman crashed a pickup truck into two motorcycles, killing one Thai man and injuring another rider in Chalong, Phuket, yesterday, March 25. Phuket Times Facebook page reported that the fatal crash happened at about 5pm. Video of the incident circulated on Thai social media today, but the identities of those involved have not been disclosed. In the clip,…