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Retiring in Thailand can be affordable and enjoyable, but many retirees lose money due to common mistakes. High living costs, scams, and unexpected expenses can quickly drain savings. There are five ways that retirees in Thailand can lose money and...
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Car goes flying out of third storey of car park in central Thailand
CCTV footage has captured a car flying off the third storey of a carpark of a shopping mall in Thailand’s central province of Nonthaburi. The footage shows the car going through the car park’s wall before the vehicle falls onto the street below. Even though Bang Bua Thong Police found the car upside down, the driver only had minor neck…
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Thai man reportedly stressed at work found stabbed to death in car
A Thai man who had reportedly been stressed at work was found stabbed to death in his car yesterday morning in the central province of Nonthaburi. The man, 30 year old Jetsit, was found in Bang Kruai district with two stab wounds in his neck, and seven on the left side of the chest. The police also found two knives…
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UPDATE: National park in central Thailand closes 5 waterfalls due to flash floods
UPDATE The national park in central Thailand, where a waterfall was devastated by flash floods this week, has closed five waterfalls as rain continues to pour down. Khao Yai National Park announced the closure in a Facebook post today. The Haew Narok waterfall, the park’s largest, will be closed until September 30. Meanwhile, four other waterfalls will be closed until…
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Waterfall and national parks in central Thailand devastated by flash floods
A waterfall and two national parks in central Thailand’s Nakhon Nayok province have been devastated by flash floods since yesterday. A large amount of reddish brown water poured down into Nang Rong Waterfall in Khao Yai National Park. The waterfall’s water level rose to over half a metre, submerging a bridge. At another national park in the province, water levels…
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Shooting after comedy show in central Thailand, 1 seriously injured
A comedy show has turned into a not-so-funny night. A shooting has been reported after a comedy show at a bar in central Thailand. One customer was shot and rushed to a local hospital seriously injured. The shooting happened in the early hours of Thursday morning in the main city district of Ratchaburi province. The bar had hosted two famous…
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Elephant calf stamped to death in central Thailand
Officials believe the body of an elephant calf found dead in the pond of a local farm in Tha Takiab District of Chachoengsao was stamped to death by bigger elephants. A local villager alerted the Thakiab district chief yesterday that he’d witnessed the dead body of a baby elephant floating in the pond on their farm. The district chief, Rasmin Pruksathorn,…
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Thai doctor slaps a 3 year old for swearing & refuses to treat him
The family of a three year old boy filed a complaint to the police after a male doctor slapped the child in the face and refused to give him treatment. The doctor said he refused to treat the boy because he had insulted him. The child’s 24 year old mother, Sutharat, shared the story on the Facebook page Let Me…
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Police find fake Covid-19 tests worth millions in central Thailand
After raids this week, police have found tens of thousands of falsely labelled Covid-19 tests, along with medical supplies, in central Thailand worth about 2 million baht. Police posed as customers to crack down on a building in the province of Nakhon Pathom, and a house in the province of Nonthaburi, on July 11. In the Nakhon Pathom building, police…
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Policeman poses as Buddhist monk to trick drug dealers in central Thailand
A policeman swapped his tight, zip-up uniform for saffron robes last week in a cunning plan to lure two drug dealers to arrest in Ratchaburi province, central Thailand – but he also broke the law in doing so. Villagers in Ban Pong district complained to police that Ya Ba, a cheap version of Methenamine, was being sold at a famous…
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Innocent woman killed after high-speed race near Bangkok
The mindless driver of a pickup faces prison after an idiotic road race ended in the death of an innocent bystander. A woman was instantly killed after being hit by an out of control pickup as it embarked on some high jinks with another speeding car on a public road in Pathum Thani province near Bangkok. The 35 year old…
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Thai woman murders her abusive boyfriend in front of a monk
A woman in an abusive relationship said she shot and killed her boyfriend in front of a monk because she couldn’t take any more of his violence. The 40 year old woman, Tharinya, shot her boyfriend, Supornchai, also 40, several times to the chest and stomach while he was offering food to a monk in front of his shop at…
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Blood pours from Thai man’s mouth who chewed pork skewer with blades inside it
Blood poured from a man’s mouth after he chewed a skewer of grilled pork yesterday in the Samut Prakan province in central Thailand. He found several pieces of sharp cutter blades inside the meat, which he bought from a vendor in Phra Pradaeng district. The 29 year old man, Tongpoon, bought two skewers of grilled pork – or “Moo Ping”…
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Woman in central Thailand is country’s first female monkeypox case
A woman in central Thailand today has been confirmed to have monkeypox, making her the fourth case in the kingdom, as well as the country’s first female case. The 22 year old Thai national checked into a hospital in Samut Prakan on Wednesday and tested for monkeypox yesterday (Thursday). After the tests were sent to Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn University, it was…
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Man escapes death after pickup slams into unfinished drain in Thailand
A pickup driver was lucky to escape with his life after his vehicle crashed into an unfinished water drain on a poorly lit road in Nakhon Pathom, in central Thailand. The driver walked away from the accident relatively unscathed after his vehicle had careered into the ditch in treacherous rainy conditions. The incident happened on the Malai Man Road in…
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UPDATE: Thai wife hires mistresses for husband with a 15,000 baht salary
UPDATE: Applications for the position of “mistress” are now closed. Pattheema has asked a “beautiful” 33 year old woman from Phetchabun province, who is her “close friend”, to join her family. Despite advertising three available spaces for the position of “mistress” on social media, Pattheema has closed applications after filling just one position. Pattheema took her “close friend” to speak…
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Thai wife hires mistresses for husband with a 15,000 baht salary
You’ll often hear bar talk between men saying “The perfect woman doesn’t exist!” Well, think again, guys. How would you feel if your girlfriend or wife hired three mistresses for you? Responses would be, “Are you crazy?” “Yeah, only in Cloud Cuckoo Land?” Well, it seems Cloud Cuckoo Land is located in the central province of Samut Prakarn. A Thai…
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Thai man beset by Black Magic faces jail for stealing holy relic
A Thai druggie obsessed with Black Magic faces five years in jail and a 100,000 baht fine after stealing a holy statue from some military premises. Habitual drug taker Thongchai Saengtrakarn was arrested yesterday after stealing the holy statute from the entrance of the Defence Technology Institute in Nontha Buri province near Bangkok on Thursday, July 28. The 38 year…
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