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    What’s not covered by health insurance in Thailand?

    Health insurance in Thailand has important limits that everyone should know. Many policies do not cover pre-existing conditions, motorcycle accidents, extreme sports, or specific treatments. These gaps can lead to unexpected costs during emergencies. Coverage for outpatient care and hospital...

  • Thai King and Queen gear up for 35th Phuket King’s Cup Regatta

    Thai King and Queen gear up for 35th Phuket King’s Cup Regatta

    The Thai King and Queen participated in today’s international sailing competition training in Phuket, joining the THA72 team in the IRC Zero category. The event took place today, December 7, at 7.42am at Kata Beach. His Majesty the King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua and his wife Queen Suthida were preparing for the 35th Phuket King’s Cup Regatta, a prestigious international…

  • Pattaya punch-up: Ex-US soldier seeks answers as Thai man delivers unexpected blow

    Pattaya punch-up: Ex-US soldier seeks answers as Thai man delivers unexpected blow

    A former US soldier sought help from locals in Pattaya after a Thai man punched him in the face. The victim was unaware of the motive for the attack. Mueang Pattaya Police Station officers and rescue team rushed to the Pattaya Sai Song Road near Soi Pattaya 13 after a Thai woman, 44 year old Nattanan, notified them about the…

  • Infant boy found abandoned in community rubbish bin in Nakhon Ratchasima

    Infant boy found abandoned in community rubbish bin in Nakhon Ratchasima

    An infant boy was discovered abandoned in a community rubbish bin, rescued by locals who heard his cries. Previously, a deceased infant was found discarded in the same area. Today, Police Lieutenant Colonel Saichon Sawangpop, Deputy Chief of Crime Prevention at the Mueang District Police Station in Nakhon Ratchasima, received a report from a good Samaritan about the abandoned infant…

  • Unlock Thailand’s secret tourist destinations: 5 mind-blowing provinces that will transform your year-end (video)

    Unlock Thailand’s secret tourist destinations: 5 mind-blowing provinces that will transform your year-end (video)

    As the year winds down, explore Thailand‘s secret tourist destinations that promise adventure, tranquillity, and jaw-dropping scenery. Agoda spills the beans on the top five emerging destinations that are making waves in the travel scene. With a whopping 50% surge in searches on Agoda compared to last year, Nakhon Nayok, just a stone’s throw from Bangkok, is a must-visit. Dive…

  • Thai officials nabbed for 8 million baht procurement scam

    Thai officials nabbed for 8 million baht procurement scam

    Thai anti-corruption forces today led by Police Major General Prasong Chalermphan along with other officials, raided and arrested a mother and her daughter, both officials of the Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, for allegedly forging procurement documents resulting in losses exceeding 8 million baht. The main target was a building within the Department of Medical Sciences in…

  • Heartless teenage thief leaves double amputee legless in Phatthalung

    Heartless teenage thief leaves double amputee legless in Phatthalung

    In Phatthalung province, a 63 year old double amputee who is a resident of the village of Talenoi in Khuan Khanun district had her money stolen, which was meant for her prosthetic legs appointment on December 26. Nuuray, known as Aunt Pong, underwent double leg amputation due to diabetes, first in 2021 and then in 2023. When her wounds healed,…

  • Frozen seafood smokescreen exposed: Shocking meat swap scandal unveiled in cargo containers

    Frozen seafood smokescreen exposed: Shocking meat swap scandal unveiled in cargo containers

    In a startling revelation at Thailand‘s Laem Chabang deep-sea port, two unremarkable cargo containers have remained unclaimed since 2021. Contrary to their declared contents of frozen seafood, an intricate inspection unveiled a deceptive hoard of frozen pork and beef. Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao, leading a special unit on the hunt for illegal pork imports, cracked open the lid on one…

  • Over 2,500 debtors in Nakhon Ratchasima seek resolution for 195 million baht informal debts

    Over 2,500 debtors in Nakhon Ratchasima seek resolution for 195 million baht informal debts

    Over 2,500 debtors in Nakhon Ratchasima have registered for assistance in resolving their informal debts, amassing a total debt of 195 million baht. The highest number of registrations came from the Mueang district. The scene at the registration point in Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima district was bustling with both debtors and creditors seeking to register for state assistance in addressing their…

  • Thai farmer turns backyard into mussel farm, earning 400 baht daily

    Thai farmer turns backyard into mussel farm, earning 400 baht daily

    A farmer in Nakhon Ratchasima has turned a hollow behind his house into a lucrative freshwater mussel farm. The mussels, which are large, fresh, and clean, have found a ready market, with customers even purchasing directly from the mussel farm. With an average daily income of 400 baht, the farmer is gearing up to expand his mussel farming operations. A…

  • Shark tale: Thai PM warns loan sharks not to test government waters as they target debt-relief participant

    Shark tale: Thai PM warns loan sharks not to test government waters as they target debt-relief participant

    The Prime Minister of Thailand, Srettha Thavisin, warned loan sharks not to challenge government power after two loan sharks threatened a debtor who participated in a government debt relief programme. A Thai woman named Som sought protection from the police and the government after the loan sharks came to her restaurant in the Sankaburi district in the central province of…

  • Thailand’s tourism tango: TAT’s mixed bag predicts foreign tourist influx but warns of a 400 billion baht revenue remix

    Thailand’s tourism tango: TAT’s mixed bag predicts foreign tourist influx but warns of a 400 billion baht revenue remix

    The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) released a mixed bag of updates, hinting at a potential foreign tourist surge but cautioning about a colossal revenue shortfall of 400 billion baht. TAT Governor Thapanee Kiatphaibool revealed that Thailand hosted 25.8 million foreign tourists from January to November this year, inching close to the 27 million target. However, with the high season…

  • Thai police dismantle illegal cosmetics factory in shocking raid

    Thai police dismantle illegal cosmetics factory in shocking raid

    An illegal lotion and shower cream operation was dismantled by Thai police today. The clandestine factory, operating from a residential house, was found to be mixing products in appalling conditions, shockingly different from the sanitised images shared on social media. The authorities arrested the 63 year old owner, Thitiwat, for selling unregistered cosmetics and products without Thai-language labels, violating the…

  • Country singer Bew Kalayanee’s brother found dead in Tapee River

    Country singer Bew Kalayanee’s brother found dead in Tapee River

    The lifeless body of Chitkorn Jiamsakul, a 45 year old car driver and elder brother to the renowned country singer Kalayanee Jiamsakul, known as Bew Kalayanee, was found near a dock. The discovery took place about 2 kilometres from the initial incident site where Chitkorn was last observed jumping from Sri Surat Bridge and vanishing into the Tapee River on…

  • Pattaya police under fire for letting foreign sex offenders flee Thailand

    Pattaya police under fire for letting foreign sex offenders flee Thailand

    Three police officers are now in hot water for their alleged involvement in the escape of two foreign suspects accused of engaging in illicit activities with underage girls in Pattaya. The escapade involves a German and an American who, after arrests, managed to slip away under questionable circumstances. The controversy traces back to a case in September last year when a…

  • Rising waves and heavy rain batter Thailand’s south east coast

    Rising waves and heavy rain batter Thailand’s south east coast

    Torrential rains have battered the southern eastern coast of Thailand, particularly in the Pattani Narathiwat region. The inclement weather has resulted in high waves in the Gulf of Thailand, rising to 3 metres. Fishermen have been warned to exercise extreme caution. Reporters from Songkhla province noted that the sky has been heavily overcast with sporadic thunderstorms. Heavy rain persisted throughout…

  • Drug addicted Thai woman beats mother to death with broom

    Drug addicted Thai woman beats mother to death with broom

    A drug addicted Thai woman beat her mother to death with a broom in their home in the central province of Ang Thong. On December 6, Kanita Thongdee, a 49 year old woman, made a distressing discovery when she observed that her 72 year old mother, Pinthong Thongdee, had not completed her usual daily chores. Concerned, Kanita went to check…

  • Chai Nat: Thai police chief orders arrest of loan shark at somtum restaurant

    Chai Nat: Thai police chief orders arrest of loan shark at somtum restaurant

    The National Police Chief ordered the arrest of two people linked to a debt collection gang, who vandalised a somtum restaurant in Chai Nat province. The owner of the establishment had registered to resolve her informal debts, leading to repercussions from the loan sharks. This event has led to wider investigations targeting loan sharks and other offenders involved in informal…

  • Las Vegas: Horrific campus carnage strikes University of Nevada, leaving 3 dead

    Las Vegas: Horrific campus carnage strikes University of Nevada, leaving 3 dead

    At the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, US, three lives were taken and another was left fighting for survival in a campus shooting. The assailant is also confirmed dead, adding another grim chapter to America’s struggle with gun violence. Yesterday, December 6, gunshots were heard through the campus of the University of Nevada. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department gave…

  • Swiss man accidentally falls from 3rd floor of Pattaya condo while smoking

    Swiss man accidentally falls from 3rd floor of Pattaya condo while smoking

    A Swiss man suffered head and leg injuries after he accidentally fell from the third floor of a condominium in Pattaya while smoking at 5am today. The accident was reported to the Sawang Borriboon Dhammasatan Rescue Team at 5am today, December 7, where rescuers rushed to the scene in the Jomtien neighbourhood of Pattaya. At the scene, the rescuers found…

  • Fuel shortage causes chaos in Yangon: Is Myanmar’s economy running on empty?

    Fuel shortage causes chaos in Yangon: Is Myanmar’s economy running on empty?

    As Myanmar‘s metropolis Yangon grapples with a fuel shortage, the city saw chaos with motorists queuing at dawn, hoping to secure petrol. The fuel crisis has been exacerbated by economic turmoil and geopolitical tensions. Yangon’s fuel shortage, as reported by the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper, kicked off on Tuesday. The cryptic explanation attributed the crisis to delays in…

  • Survivor of fatal bus accident recounts harrowing experience

    Survivor of fatal bus accident recounts harrowing experience

    Mattikan, a recent graduate also known as King, narrowly escaped a fatal bus accident that claimed 14 lives in Huay Yang, Thap Sakae, Prachuap Khiri Khan. She was travelling home from Bangkok to Thung Song, Nakhon Si Thammarat, intending to give her graduation gown to her father as a National Father’s Day gift. At the time of the accident, she…

  • Pattaya: Infant found dead in rubbish bin shocks community

    Pattaya: Infant found dead in rubbish bin shocks community

    An infant, estimated to be around six to eight months old, was found dead in a rubbish bin located on Soi Thappraya 5, Pattaya. This chilling discovery took place on Tuesday morning, December 5. The infant was found carefully wrapped in a black shirt, and a brown and red towel, and placed inside a plastic bag, which bore the ominous…

  • Surge in gold prices today as announced by Gold Traders Association

    Surge in gold prices today as announced by Gold Traders Association

    The Gold Traders Association (GTA) announced a surge in gold prices today, after a significant drop. As of today, December 7, the gold bullion was sold for 34,300 baht per baht, showing a 100 baht increase compared to the closing price yesterday. According to the GTA’s website, as of 9.04am local time, the selling rate for 96.5% gold bar was…

  • Drunk Thai man stabs 7-Eleven worker for refusing to sell alcohol after hours

    Drunk Thai man stabs 7-Eleven worker for refusing to sell alcohol after hours

    Police used a stun gun to subdue a drunk Thai man after he stabbed a 7-Eleven convenience store worker with a pair of scissors in the central province of Lop Buri because the victim refused to sell him alcohol. The incident occurred at a 7-Eleven store next to the Lop Buri Provincial Police Office on Phra Piya Road in the…

  • Lorry crash in Pathum Thani injures 15 Burmese workers

    Lorry crash in Pathum Thani injures 15 Burmese workers

    A lorry carrying 15 Burmese workers collided with a container truck in Pathum Thani province, injuring all the passengers. The incident occurred around 6am today. The Isuzu pickup truck, driven by an unidentified man, lost control and crashed into the container truck, leading to multiple casualties. According to the initial investigation by Warut Poomsak, a duty officer at the Khlong…

  • Thai woman mistaken for foreigner and charged 100,000 baht more by hospital

    Thai woman mistaken for foreigner and charged 100,000 baht more by hospital

    A Thai woman asked a hospital located in the Pak Kret district of Nonthaburi province, near Bangkok, to explain a 250,000 baht bill related to her four-day medical treatment. The hospital later returned 100,000 baht, acknowledging it had mistaken her for a foreigner. The woman in question was 66 year old Jamlong Ninlakorn, the owner of a Thai restaurant in…

  • Thai industry calls for retention of current power tariff amid hike fears

    Thai industry calls for retention of current power tariff amid hike fears

    The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) is urging the Thai government to retain the current power tariff of 3.99 baht per kilowatt-hour. The request comes amid concerns that a proposed hike to 4.68 baht could escalate operational costs for manufacturers, leading to a 5 to 10% increase in product prices. The Energy Regulatory Commission previously suggested…

  • NBTC plans to boost Internet connectivity for impoverished Bangkok communities

    NBTC plans to boost Internet connectivity for impoverished Bangkok communities

    In a bid to bridge the digital divide, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has announced plans to increase Internet connectivity for impoverished communities in Bangkok. The initiative also includes the provision of WiFi service for districts nationwide. This move forms part of the NBTC’s fourth universal service obligation (USO) plan. In line with the draft USO 4.0 scheme,…

  • Thailand’s clean air bill targets PM2.5 dust menace

    Thailand’s clean air bill targets PM2.5 dust menace

    Thailand’s Cabinet has given preliminary approval to the Clean Air Bill, a bold initiative designed to combat the annual scourge of PM2.5 ultra-fine dust. This is a major move that gives authorities the necessary tools to manage sources of air pollutants effectively, particularly the minuscule dust particles that become a significant issue in the country each cool season. The Clean…

  • UNESCO recognises Songkran festival as Intangible Cultural Heritage

    UNESCO recognises Songkran festival as Intangible Cultural Heritage

    Thursday witnessed a series of events commemorating the Songkran Festival’s recent recognition as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The official declaration was made yesterday during UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee meeting for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage held in Botswana. The Culture Ministry’s application for the inclusion of the Songkran Festival was approved by…