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Frenchman loses 18 million baht after scammer takes over Bangkok law firm
A Frenchman lost 18 million baht from his Bangkok-based law firm’s bank account after a scammer created false documents to take over the company. The French victim, Laurent Bruno Benoit, accompanied by his Thai lawyer Phumjai Mukda, met the founder of the non-profit organisation Saimai Survive today, November 4, to seek assistance after police officers allegedly ignored his complaint. Benoit…
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Patong man found dead with lawnmower in suspected accident
A man was found dead beside a shed in Patong with injuries to his neck and face while holding a lawnmower, prompting a police investigation into the cause. Officers were alerted at 8.50pm yesterday, November 3, to a possible fatality on Soi Som Kwai Yai. When they arrived at the scene, accompanied by Kusoldharm Phuket Foundation rescue volunteers, they found…
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Thai woman found dead at accommodation in Cambodia
A Thai woman allegedly committed suicide at her accommodation in Cambodia. While the public suspected foul play, her elder brother and husband believed she took her own life due to depression. A Thai member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) based in Cambodia reported the discovery of a Thai woman’s body in a rented room in Poipet, Cambodia, yesterday, November…
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Thailand’s EC warns parties over fake membership scandal
Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) has warned political parties against using fake member data after a surge in online complaints from unsuspecting citizens. The warning comes after a surge in online complaints, where users discovered their names listed in party rosters despite never joining. One viral post on platform X sparked a wave of similar reports, prompting the EC to launch an…
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2 Thai celebrities accuse actor of multi-million baht investment scam
Two Thai celebrities accused a fellow actor of running an investment scam that swindled millions of baht from them and others in the same industry. The two victims, 26 year old Kittiphat “Gun” Lerk-ukot and 24 year old Pratchayakarn “Mudmee” Promkling, shared details of the alleged fraud with the non-profit organisation Saimai Survive yesterday, November 3. They explained that there…
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Thai-UK temple ceremony marks 170 years of friendship
Thai and British diplomats jointly hosted a Royal Kathina ceremony in London to mark a major diplomatic milestone and support temple restoration efforts. The British Embassy in Bangkok and the Royal Thai Embassy in London jointly hosted a Royal Kathina robe-offering ceremony on Saturday, November 1, at Wat Buddhapadipa in Wimbledon. The revered temple, the first of its kind in…
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Thai firms hunker down as 2026 outlook remains gloomy
Thai business leaders have warned that the economy will remain sluggish in 2026, urging companies to focus on cost control and avoid risky strategies. At a recent seminar hosted by DailyNews, Pun Paniangvait, general manager of Thai President Foods Plc, maker of the popular Mama instant noodles, painted a cautious picture of the year to come. He pointed to declining…
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Police suspect foul play after woman found hanging at Nakhon Ratchasima home
Police suspect foul play after a Thai woman was found dead, hanging from a bedroom window at her home in the Isaan province of Nakhon Ratchasima yesterday. Officers from Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima Police Station were called to investigate the death of the 68 year old woman, Pawanphat, at a house in the Nong Bua Sala sub-district. Police attended the scene…
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Thai mother arrested for livestreaming herself sexually abusing teenage son
Cyber police officers arrested a Thai mother in Sa Kaeo province for livestreaming herself sexually abusing her 15 year old son to earn money from online viewers. Officers from the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) received a complaint from Destiny Rescue regarding child pornography videos featuring a Thai boy. These explicit videos were shared within a private online group that required…
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Laughing gas haul worth 44 million baht seized in Bangkok
Thousands of nitrous oxide cylinders smuggled from China were seized at Bangkok Port during a customs inspection, sparking a major investigation. Customs officials uncovered 2,600 cylinders of undeclared nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, during a routine inspection at Bangkok Port in Khlong Toei district. The seizure took place on October 29, but details were revealed this week by…
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Maha Sarakham gran hits 12 million baht lottery jackpot
A grandmother from Maha Sarakham, northeast Thailand, won 12 million baht after matching two first-prize lottery tickets, sparking celebration among her delighted family. The lucky winner, from Borabue district in Maha Sarakham province, hit the jackpot on November 1 after matching two first prize tickets in the latest government lottery draw. The winning number was 345898, netting her 6 million…
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Thai MP and police accused of involvement in 2.5 billion baht online gambling network
A political activist accused a Member of Parliament (MP) from the Klatham Party and several police officers of involvement in and benefiting from online gambling operations with more than 2.5 billion baht in circulation. Recently, former Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police (RTP), Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn, gave an interview to the media in which he accused a southern…
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Thailand braces for Typhoon Kalmaegi after storm leaves 1 dead in Philippines
Thailand is preparing for another wave of heavy rain and possible flash floods as Typhoon Kalmaegi, which has already claimed at least one life in the Philippines, moves toward mainland Southeast Asia. The Thai government has issued alerts for residents in the northeast, central, and eastern regions to brace for the storm’s impact between November 7 to 9. Deputy government…
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Pregnant Brit drug mule freed after Thailand trip ends in jail
A British teenager who vanished during a solo trip to Thailand has walked free from a Georgian prison after spending nearly six months behind bars on drug trafficking charges. Bella Culley, 19 years old and eight months pregnant, was released from custody this week after prosecutors in Georgia revised a plea deal, citing her age and condition. She had been…
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Thailand video news | Thailand’s THB 3.45 trillion property waste, Thai woman defends herself from rock-throwing attacker in Oakland
In today’s Thailand video news, Alex and Jay bring you key stories from across Thailand and Southeast Asia. The lineup includes a growing property crisis, new pollution controls, a violent reaction to traffic enforcement, a heated social scandal, an overseas attack, road-safety progress in Phuket, a cultural tribute in Kalasin, and Bangkok’s global hotel success. Thailand’s THB 3.45 Trillion Property…
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Thai man arrested for murder of neighbour and toddler on Koh Lanta
Police arrested a Thai man for murdering his male neighbour and the victim’s one year old daughter at a house on Koh Lanta, an island in the southern province of Krabi, following a dispute over the alleged theft of a pet bird. The suspect, 45 year old Wiwat, also known as Bang En, fled Koh Lanta after the fatal shooting…
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Bangkok battered by floods as cars stall on submerged roads
A torrential downpour brought parts of Bangkok to a standstill overnight, with floodwaters so high they left vehicles stranded and entire streets underwater. Heavy rainfall late yesterday, November 3, caused severe flooding across several districts of the capital, hitting Chaeng Watthana Road particularly hard. Floodwaters near the Muang Thong Thani intersection rose to levels that immobilised cars and motorcycles, especially…
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Miss Universe organising team caught illegally promoting gambling site
Police were called to investigate the pre-pageant activities of Miss Universe at a hotel in Bangkok yesterday after a Filipino beauty queen was seen promoting a gambling website, which is illegal in Thailand. Thailand is hosting this year’s 74th Miss Universe final competition, scheduled for November 27 at IMPACT Muang Thong Thani in Nonthaburi province. Representatives from participating countries have already…
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Tour bus slams truck in Khon Kaen, 2 dead and 30 injured
A tour bus travelling from Bangkok to Khon Kaen crashed into a cement truck in the early hours of yesterday, leaving two people dead and dozens injured, police reported. The crash occurred at around 4.30am yesterday, November 3, on Mittraphap Road in front of the Ban Chot Nong Kae Weigh Station, Phon district, Khon Kaen province. The double-decker bus, operated…
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Search continues for missing Russian tourist swept away at Phuket beach
Rescue teams are continuing the search for a Russian man who went missing after swimming with friends in the sea off Nai Thon Beach in Phuket yesterday. Officers from Sakhu Police Station were alerted to the incident shortly before noon and rushed to the scene near the Andaman White Beach Resort in Thalang district, accompanied by volunteer divers from the…
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No escape: Thai police catch foreign fugitive fleeing Koh Samui
A foreign man wanted for armed robbery was arrested at a Thai airport as he attempted to flee Koh Samui, following a tip-off from embassy officials. Thai immigration officers have arrested a 22 year old Israeli man wanted in connection with a violent home invasion in Israel. The fugitive, identified as Farhi, was intercepted at Koh Samui International Airport as…
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Monsoon rains and cold snap to rattle parts of Thailand
Thailand is bracing for turbulent weather as a monsoon trough and incoming typhoon combine to bring rain, wind and cooler temperatures across the country. A monsoon trough stretching across the lower central and eastern regions of Thailand is linking with a low-pressure cell over Vietnam’s central coast. At the same time, a moderate high-pressure system from China is pressing into…
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Thai driver punches police for clamping his car in no-parking area
A Thai sedan driver faces five charges after parking in a prohibited area and punching a police officer who tried to clamp his car in Nonthaburi province on October 31. The Facebook page Phra Chan Lai Kratai V5 (พระจันทร์ ลายกระต่าย V5) condemned the driver of a grey sedan for illegal parking and physically assaulting a police officer on duty. The…
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Thai woman accuses beauty queen of having affair with her husband
A Thai woman accused a beauty queen in the central province of Ratchaburi of having an affair with her husband, claiming she was deceived into signing divorce papers. The alleged affair came to light after the legal wife, identified only as Tik, shared her story via a Facebook post on October 31. In her post, Tik included screenshots of conversations…
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Krabi man arrested months after murder of father and daughter
Police in Krabi have arrested a man accused of murder after shooting and killing his neighbour and his one year old daughter, and seriously injuring the mother, on Koh Lanta earlier this year. The suspect, identified as 41 year old Wiwat, was wanted under an arrest warrant issued by the Krabi Provincial Court. Officers from the Provincial Police Region 8…
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Thai cosplay model sexually harassed on BTS train by repeat offender
A Thai cosplay model took to Facebook to share that she was sexually harassed on a BTS Skytrain yesterday, November 2, and revealed that she was not the first victim of the same man. The model, known online as Chun Cheon, posted her account on Facebook yesterday, along with a photo of herself holding an official complaint document. In part…
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Lotus’s and Makro now accept government co-payment scheme
Retail chains Lotus’s and Makro have joined the Khon La Khrueng Plus (Half-Half Plus) co-payment scheme alongside over 10,000 participating vendors across the country, according to an announcement posted on the official Lotus’s Facebook page today, November 3. The co-payment scheme, introduced by the Ministry of Finance in 2020, is designed to stimulate domestic spending and support small vendors and low-income…
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Austrian man joins monkhood in Kalasin to honour Queen Mother
An Austrian man entered the monkhood at a Buddhist monastery in the Isaan province of Kalasin to dedicate merit to Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother, on October 31. The monastery, Wat Pa Sok Thep Sathit in Dong Ling subdistrict, Kamalasai district, Kalasin, held a mass ordination ceremony on October 31 to make merit dedicated to the Queen Mother.…
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Thai woman defends herself from rock-throwing attacker in Oakland
An attacker remains at large after throwing rocks at a Thai woman and attempting to punch her in a market in Oakland, San Francisco, California, on Halloween. NBC Bay Area reported the physical assault on the Thai woman, Sasi Oda, along with CCTV footage of the incident on October 31. The assault occurred in a market in Little Saigon at…
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Tak teacher caught stealing groceries and posing cooking photos online
Police arrested a male teacher in the northern province of Tak for stealing food ingredients from a local grocery shop and then boasting about his cooking skills on social media. The owner of the grocery store filed a complaint with the Tha Song Yang Police Station on October 25 after discovering several items missing from his store in Mae Tan…
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