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Lat Phrao Road collapse repaired after overnight operation
A section of Lat Phrao Road in Bangkok collapsed last night, June 16, causing traffic disruption but no reported injuries or vehicle damage. JS100 Radio issued an urgent traffic alert after the Lat Phrao Road collapse occurred outside Lotus Bang Kapi. The incident led to significant congestion in the area, although the exact time of the collapse was not disclosed.…
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3 Thai men held after cannabis vendor’s body found buried in planter box
Police arrested three men in connection with the murder of a cannabis shop owner whose body was discovered concealed inside a plastic container buried in a planter box at a house in Bangkok. The investigation began on June 14 when officers responded to reports of a physical altercation and an alleged murder at a property on Thoet Rachan Road in…
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Wanted South Korean fraud suspect caught after 9-month visa overstay
A South Korean fraud suspect wanted under an Interpol Red Notice was arrested in Bangkok after overstaying his visa by more than nine months. The arrest was announced yesterday, June 15, by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), which worked with South Korean authorities to locate the suspect, 31 year old South Korean national Youngkeun. According to the CIB, South Korean…
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Police granted bail after fatal shooting of 2 motorcycle taxi riders
A Border Patrol Police officer in the fatal shooting that killed two motorcycle taxi riders in Huai Khwang, Bangkok, was granted temporary release on 500,000 baht bail. The shooting occurred at about 2.50am on June 14 in Soi Prachasongkroh 38 near Huai Khwang Market in Bangkok’s Ratchada area. Police identified the accused as 33 year old Police Lance Corporal Namthap…
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Thai woman confesses to fatally assaulting friends’ 4 year old son
Thai parents filed a complaint against their friend after her four year old boy was physically assaulted to death under her care. The boy’s parents filed a complaint with officers at Tha Pha Police Station against a 44 year old woman identified as May. According to Channel 7, the accused later confessed during police questioning. The parents said the woman…
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Brit details Bangkok prison conditions after 18-month sentence
A British man jailed in Thailand for nearly 18 months on visa fraud charges has described conditions inside Bangkok Remand Prison, including alleged stabbings, guard violence, and witnessing a sexual assault on his first night. Oliver Hardy, a 27 year old heating engineer from Croydon, says he had saved for five years before travelling to Thailand in January 2023 for…
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2 Bangkok taxi riders shot dead after fare dispute with police
Two motorcycle taxi riders in Huai Kwang area of Bangkok were killed and another was injured in a shooting early yesterday morning, June 14, following a dispute over a fare with an off-duty Border Patrol Police officer. The incident occurred at about 2.50am on a roadside in Soi Prachasongkroh 38 near Huai Khwang Market in Ratchada subdistrict, Din Daeng district.…
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Chadchart’s corruption controversy fails to dent poll lead
Chadchart Sittipunt is poised to win a second term as Bangkok governor, maintaining a commanding poll lead despite mounting questions about transparency and accountability in the final weeks of the campaign. A recent poll by the National Institute of Development Administration places his support at 67.3%, suggesting a potential repeat of his 2022 landslide victory. The election is increasingly a…
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Missing Burmese woman found murdered, dismembered in Bangkok
A Burmese man is suspected of the murder of his wife, whose dismembered body was found in a plastic container in the Ratchaprarop area of Bangkok. The case came to light when a relative reported a 34 year old Myanmar woman missing to Din Daeng Police Station. The woman, who worked at a restaurant in Khlong Toei, could not be…
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18 Indian nationals denied boarding to Laos over missing documents
Tourist Police at Don Mueang International Airport intervened in a confrontation between Thai airline staff and 18 Indian nationals who were prevented from travelling to Laos because they could not provide the necessary travel documents. The Don Mueang Airport Tourist Police Facebook page reported yesterday, June 10, that officers were called to assist with a disagreement between the group and…
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Two sentenced to death over 2015 Erawan Shrine bombing
The Bangkok South Criminal Court sentenced two defendants to death today, June 11, over the 2015 Erawan Shrine bombing at Ratchaprasong intersection, which killed 20 people and injured 160 others. The court delivered its ruling in the case against Adem Karadag and Yusufu Mieraili, both Uyghur nationals, who were charged by public prosecutors with terrorism-related offences and jointly carrying out…
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Chinese man robbed of 196,000 baht in Bangkok crypto meetup
Eight people were arrested in Bangkok yesterday, June 9, for allegedly stealing 196,000 baht from a Chinese man during a planned cryptocurrency exchange at a petrol station café in Bueng Kum district. The arrests were announced after investigators linked the group to a robbery reported on June 4 at a café on Pradit Manutham Road in Bueng Kum district. Police…
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Bus driver among three facing charges over Bangkok train collision
A bus driver is among three people police plan to levy charges against over the fatal train-bus collision on Asok-Din Daeng Road in Bangkok, which killed eight people and injured more than 30 others on May 16. The crash happened beneath Makkasan Airport Rail Link Station when a container train hit public bus No. 206. Police previously said the train…
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Bangkok police officers accused of stealing from drug suspect, wife
A Thai woman sought legal assistance, alleging that police stole her valuables seized during a raid at her condominium in Bangkok and later threatened her after she filed complaints. The 27 year old woman, Chaniporn “Manao” Charoenphum, met lawyer Ronnarong Kaewphet to request help, claiming she had not received justice following a police operation at her residence and subsequent efforts…
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Bangkok clinic closed after slimming pen leaves client in hospital
A beauty clinic in Bangkok is ordered to close temporarily for 15 days after a complaint involving a slimming pen injection that left a woman requiring hospital treatment. The case gained public attention after a Thai man shared a Facebook post claiming that his wife suffered severe side effects following a weight-loss injection administered at the clinic in the Ram…
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Huai Khwang restaurant denies yuan-only payment made by Chinese influencer
A restaurant in Huai Khwang district of Bangkok denied allegations that it accepts only Chinese yuan payments after a Chinese influencer shared a viral video claiming he was unable to pay using Thailand’s QR payment system. Chinese TikToker Wang Bingyang, known online as Bing, posted a video on May 25 describing his experience at a Chinese restaurant in the area.…
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Thai man seeks probe, saying slimming pen leaves wife hospitalised
A Thai man called for an investigation, claiming a weight loss injection had nearly cost his wife her life after she received the treatment at a clinic in Ramindra, Bangkok, on May 31. The husband shared details of the case on his Facebook account, Earthh Evans, saying his wife suffered severe health complications after receiving an unregistered weight-loss injection. He…
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Virtual kidnapping scam targets Chinese student in Thailand
Police rescued a Chinese university student after she fell victim to a virtual kidnapping scam that attempted to extort 3 million Hong Kong dollars, or approximately 12.5 million baht, from her family. Officers from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) launched the operation after receiving information from the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF), which reported concerns that the Chinese woman, identified…
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Bolt Thailand bans driver after Japanese passenger assault
Bolt Thailand has permanently banned a driver from its platform after a Japanese passenger was allegedly assaulted during a ride in the Sukhumvit area, with the company pledging support for the passenger and cooperation with officials. In a statement yesterday, June 4, the ride-hailing platform offered an apology for the incident and stressed that violence or inappropriate conduct is not…
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Thai taxi driver returns over 300,000 baht to Sri Lankan tourists
A Thai taxi driver returned more than 300,000 baht to two Sri Lankan tourists in Bangkok yesterday, June 2, after finding a forgotten bag in his cab and contacting FM91, a traffic and public assistance radio station, to help trace the owners. The driver, 50 year old Pathapee Yamsanor from Samut Prakan, called FM91 at 8.37am after finding a black…
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Thai woman arrested after series of thefts at Bangkok airports
Police arrested a Thai woman at a resort in Sing Buri province after CCTV footage linked her to a series of thefts targeting passengers at two international airports in Bangkok. The investigation began on May 21 when a woman identified as Jiraporn reported a stolen bag to officers at Suvarnabhumi International Airport. Jiraporn told police she had fallen asleep for…
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Cabinet asked to back MRTA takeover of Bangkok rail lines
Thailand’s Transport Ministry is seeking Cabinet approval in principle today for a plan to place Bangkok’s electric rail network under a single management body, a move intended to replace the current Bangkok BTS fare structure with a unified 40-baht cap across all lines from January 1, 2027. Deputy Transport Minister Siripong Angkasakulkiat announced yesterday that the ministry would ask the…
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Bangkok rubbish workers alert police after finding grenade
Police are investigating after an active grenade was found outside a bank in the Bang Khun Non area of Bangkok this morning, June 2. Officers from Bang Khun Non Police Station and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) units were called to the scene at roughly 7.30am. Police found an MK 2 grenade mixed with rubbish beside the road. Officers immediately secured the…
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Thai govt seek clarification from Bolt after assault on Japanese man
A Japanese national called for justice, alleging that a Bangkok Bolt driver forced him to leave a vehicle mid-journey before physically assaulting him in the Asok area. The physical assault by the Bolt driver gained attention after the Japanese man shared his account on social media. The post was later translated and republished by the Facebook page Jmoi V+ yesterday, June…
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Woman arrested after Chanel, Louis Vuitton bag theft in Bangkok
A woman accused of stealing Chanel and Louis Vuitton handbags worth 228,000 baht (around US$6,979) from a shop in Lat Phrao mall was arrested at a condominium in Bangkok yesterday, May 27. Police recovered a black 8-inch Chanel Boy Chevron Caviar bag worth 179,000 baht and a black Louis Vuitton bag worth 49,000 baht from the suspect, identified as 41…
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MRT Blue Line max fare drops by one baht from July 3
Bangkok’s MRT Blue Line will lower its maximum fare by one baht from July 3, with the Royal Gazette publishing new fare regulations on May 26 that bring ticket prices in line with the concession contract’s pricing formula. The adjusted range runs from 17 to 44 baht, down one baht from the current range of 17 to 45 baht. Mass…
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Thailand’s 12-Year Shame. Taylor Swift cancelled concert because of a Military coup
Thai fans buying a ticket months in advance. Knowing every word of every song. Counting down the days. Then waking up to news that has nothing to do with music and everything to do with why the show won’t happen. That’s exactly where Thai Taylor Swift fans found themselves in May 2014. And twelve years later, they’re still waiting. The…
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Mika Salo says he felt nothing, lost nothing, Bangkok trip stays on
Former Formula One driver Mika Salo has told police and media he does not believe he was deliberately attacked after sustaining a leg wound requiring 28 stitches near Nana intersection in Bangkok on May 19, describing the incident as likely accidental. The 59 year old Finnish driver gave a statement to investigators at Lumpini Police Station on May 26 after…
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Former F1 driver Mika Salo stabbed in Bangkok, requires 28 stitches
Finnish former Formula 1 driver Mika Salo, 59, was hospitalised in Bangkok this week after being slashed in the leg by a passing moped rider as he crossed a pedestrian crossing , in what local doctors believe was a deliberate knife attack. Speaking to Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat, Salo said the incident occurred on Tuesday evening near his hotel. A moped…
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251 live wild animals found hidden in Malaysian man’s suitcase
Thai authorities arrested a Malaysian national at Suvarnabhumi International Airport yesterday, May 24, after attempting to smuggle hundreds of live wild animals out of Thailand. Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) Director Attapon Charoenchansa announced details of the operation, describing it as part of intensified inspections targeting international wildlife trafficking networks using Thailand as a transit route.…
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