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  • Thai LifeMonsoon season in Thailand explained

    Monsoon season in Thailand explained

    Thailand has just three seasons… damn hot, not-quite-so-hot and wet (sometimes torrential). The wet time of the year is variously called the wet season, the green season or monsoon season in Thailand. Whilst some people view the rain, sometimes very heavy, as a disruption, other embrace the annual downpours and enjoy the break from the hot weather. Depends if you’re…

  • Sponsored“Buakaw” First time fighting with BKFC THAILAND 3: MOMENT OF TRUTH BY SINGHA

    “Buakaw” First time fighting with BKFC THAILAND 3: MOMENT OF TRUTH BY SINGHA

    The first time of the fighting legendary “Buakaw Banchamek” in extreme bare-knuckle boxing fighting, ready to fight the battle of his life in the arena with 24 other best fighters The mega battle is set to start on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at the world-famous Rajadamnern Stadium in Bangkok! Bangkok, 5 August 2022 – Prepare to meet the world’s greatest…

  • Crime NewsKaren woman stabbed to death in central Thailand

    Karen woman stabbed to death in central Thailand

    A Karen woman was found dead lying in a pool of blood outside of a condo building in Nonthaburi province yesterday at 11pm. Police said she had been stabbed in the neck with a knife. Officers from Bang Bua Thong Police Station, doctors from the Institute of Forensic Sciences, and rescue workers from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation were called to the…

  • Eastern Thailand NewsGerman man believed to have monkeypox briefly fled police

    German man believed to have monkeypox briefly fled police

    Results are pending for the test of what could be the fifth person in Thailand to be confirmed with monkeypox, another German man, this time on Koh Chang island. Similar to the first case, when a Nigerian man fled the country before being caught in Cambodia, this tourist attempted to escape when asked to submit to testing for monkeypox. The…

  • Thailand NewsThai man dies from electrocution after friends warn him against electrofishing

    Thai man dies from electrocution after friends warn him against electrofishing

    A man from Nakhon Pathom province in central Thailand was found dead in the forest this morning clutching pliers, electric wires, and a fishing net. The body of 49 year old Montien [surname reserved] was found next to a pond in the forest behind a worker’s camp on Malaiman Road in the Mueang district in the early hours of this…

  • Thailand video newsThailand News Today | Government releases online questionnaire for foreigners

    Thailand News Today | Government releases online questionnaire for foreigners

      If you ever wanted a chance for your voice to be heard about Thailand – and judging from our comments section, a lot of you really, really do – now is your chance! The Thai government has released an impressively-catchy named survey “Foreigners’ Awareness, Confidence in Important Government Policies, and Perceived Image of Thailand.” The thoroughly titled survey was…

  • HealthThe many advantages of surgery in Thailand

    The many advantages of surgery in Thailand

    Press Release Before the Covid pandemic dramatically changed travel and tourism globally, medical tourism was putting Thailand on the map for those in pursuit of affordable healthcare and wellness treatments. According to TICA – the Thailand Incentive and Convention Association – the Land of Smiles was attracting around a million foreigners a year for medical purposes alone up until the…

  • GuidesWhat to do if you get bitten by a snake in Thailand

    What to do if you get bitten by a snake in Thailand

    Tropical Thailand is home to over 200 species of snakes, more than 60 of which are considered venomous and a danger to humans. Snakes don’t usually attack unless provoked or threatened, but it doesn’t hurt to be aware of how to deal with a snake bite if you live or are travelling to the Land of Sssmiles. The way a…

  • Phuket NewsGerman tourist tests positive for monkeypox in Phuket, Thailand

    German tourist tests positive for monkeypox in Phuket, Thailand

    A German man has tested positive for monkeypox in Phuket, becoming Thailand’s third recorded case of the virus since the global outbreak began. The 25 year old German tourist travelled to Thailand on July 18 for a holiday in Phuket. Shortly after arriving in the kingdom, he began presenting with monkeypox symptoms. At first, the man developed a fever and…

  • Covid-19 NewsAuthorities warn: Don’t self-prescribe Covid drugs like Molnupiravir

    Authorities warn: Don’t self-prescribe Covid drugs like Molnupiravir

    New warnings are being issued about self-medicating or misusing Covid-19 drugs like Molnupiravir and the negative effects that could result from it. Department of Disease Control Director-General Dr Opas Karnkawinpong is warning that people who do not need treatment taking antiviral drugs may create drug resistance in their body, making it ineffective against future infections. Meanwhile, director of King Chulalongkorn…

  • Crime NewsGuard who shot sword-wielding customer charged with murder

    Guard who shot sword-wielding customer charged with murder

    After intervening in a scuffle between a man and a woman outside a Phuket Town bar, the man grabbed a sword and a security guard shot him once in the chest, killing him. Now the guard is being charged with murder in the incident. The altercation took place in the early hours of Monday morning when a man was fighting…

  • Crime News4 out of 5 charges against Thailand’s Red Bull Heir expire, 1 remains

    4 out of 5 charges against Thailand’s Red Bull Heir expire, 1 remains

    Thailand’s “Red Bull Heir” who killed a police officer in a hit-and-run in 2012 is still wanted 10 years later. Yesterday, the fourth out of the five original charges filed against Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidya expired. However, the heir is still wanted under one valid charge: “reckless driving causing death.” “Boss” – the grandson of billionaire Red Bull co-founder Chaleo Yoovidhya…

  • Thailand NewsThailand’s Hidden Weekend Markets in Surat Thani

    Thailand’s Hidden Weekend Markets in Surat Thani

    Surat Thani is where the fun begins! Surat Thani is a beautiful city in southern Thailand filled with hidden gems but is often overlooked by tourists for its preferred neighbours, Samui, Koh Pha-Ngan and Koh Tao. Little do people know that the city of Surat Thani has a lot to offer tourists looking for an adventure in nature and some…

  • Thailand Weather UpdatesFlash flood warning due to heavy rains in 38 provinces

    Flash flood warning due to heavy rains in 38 provinces

    Heavy rains have been battering various parts of Thailand and are expected to continue into August. The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation announced today that 38 provinces in the kingdom are under flash flood warnings all this week. The flash flood warnings from heavy rains are in effect in the North, Northeast, Central, East, and South regions of the…

  • World NewsMalaysia detains 3 Thais who tested positive for cannabis

    Malaysia detains 3 Thais who tested positive for cannabis

    Three Thais travelling to Malaysia for the long weekend were imprisoned for three days and fined the equivalent of 50,000 baht after they tested positive for cannabis, reported Amarin TV on Friday. The tourists crossed over the border into Malaysia via the Wang Prachan checkpoint in Satun province and were asked to provide a urine sample on arrival in Weng…

  • Thailand video newsThailand News Today | Airports screen international arrivals for monkeypox

    Thailand News Today | Airports screen international arrivals for monkeypox

      The Thai government is taking precautions to screen incoming travellers from countries with monkeypox outbreaks. The deputy director-general of the Department of Disease Control has asked airports around the countries to step up efforts of their quarantine offices and increase screening of foreign arrivals from countries with monkeypox spread. By the end of this week, 138 travellers from Africa…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket security guard shoots raging bar customer holding a sword

    Phuket security guard shoots raging bar customer holding a sword

    An early-morning scuffle outside of a karaoke bar in Phuket town ended when a security guard shot a Thai customer who was wielding a half-metre-long sword. The pre-dawn incident took place at Nai Mueang Sot Phuket pub and karaoke bar on Phuket Road, with police responding to a call at around 5.50am. Upon arrival, they discovered a 27 year old…

  • Covid-19 NewsCovid-19 preventing LAAB immunisations available from August 1

    Covid-19 preventing LAAB immunisations available from August 1

    In August, public health centres in Thailand will make available Long Acting Antibody (LAAB) immunisations to help people get continued protection against Covid-19. The LAAB injections will first be made available to those with weekend or compromised immune systems and should provide protection against Covid for up to six months. The deputy government spokesperson explained that today, August 1, public…

  • Road deathsVIDEO: Rama II U-turn bridge collapses near Bangkok, killing 2

    VIDEO: Rama II U-turn bridge collapses near Bangkok, killing 2

    A U-turn bridge over the Rama II Road heading toward Bangkok collapsed yesterday at 8pm, falling onto four vehicles and killing two people. One passenger died at the scene and a construction worker who fell from the bridge later died in hospital from their injuries. Two more people were injured. The incident happened in front of Vibharam Hospital in Samut…

  • Crime NewsSon shoots mother after drunken row in luxury Bangkok condo

    Son shoots mother after drunken row in luxury Bangkok condo

    In a scene that had all the hallmarks of a Greek tragedy, a 41-year-old businessman shot and killed his 65 year old mother and threatened to murder his wife and two children after a drunken row broke out in a luxury condominium in Bangkok. Kelvin Shuo Gao, an Australian citizen, shot his Chinese mother Xing Liu twice to the body…

  • Northern Thailand NewsUPDATE: Police find clues in likely murder case in northeast Thailand

    UPDATE: Police find clues in likely murder case in northeast Thailand

    UPDATE Police have found clues in a likely murder case in northeast Thailand. This news comes after villagers the bodies of a man and a woman in a forest in Chok Chai district in Nakhon Ratchasima province on Thursday night. Now, police have found microchips in the woman’s silicon breast implants. She also had unique tattoos. These include a tattoo…

  • Crime NewsBritish man injured in assault by Thai taxi driver, or was it a fence?

    British man injured in assault by Thai taxi driver, or was it a fence?

    What looked to be another blight on Thailand’s treatment of foreigners ended up instead as a blight on foreigners in Thailand as a British man who claimed to have been attacked by a taxi driver in Chiang Mai confessed that he had actually injured himself on a fence. The man suffered cuts in the palm of his hand and on…

  • Business NewsImportance of trading only with regulated brokers

    Importance of trading only with regulated brokers

    Investing boils down to making decisions. Good decisions can bring rewards in the form of profits, whereas bad decisions can be very risky and lead to losses. For every investor that wants to trade financial assets online, choosing a brokerage company is one of the first decisions that has to be made. Brokers provide a gateway to the world of…

  • Crime NewsNaked couple found dead in deep grave in Northern Thailand

    Naked couple found dead in deep grave in Northern Thailand

    The bodies of an unnamed couple have been discovered in a freshly dug grave in Chok Chai district Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand. The man and woman were found on Thursday evening by a local villager who had been foraging in the woods. He stumbled over some freshly-dug soil covered with branches near Ban Don Lai village in tambon Tha…

  • Tourism NewsHeavy rain kills 2 elephants at a Thailand national park

    Heavy rain kills 2 elephants at a Thailand national park

    Tragedy hit Khao Yai National Park this week when park rangers discovered the carcasses of two dead elephants among the rocks near Heo Narok Waterfall. Access now has been closed to the waterfall in Nakhon Ratchasima Province as rangers try to remove the bodies. Khao Yai National Park chief Chaiya Huaihongthong yesterday revealed that the elephants died as a result…

  • Crime NewsChildren falsely accuse village drunk of murdering 6 year old in central Thailand

    Children falsely accuse village drunk of murdering 6 year old in central Thailand

    Yesterday evening, a 6 year old boy drowned in a lake in Lopburi province in central Thailand. The boy’s 7 year old brother and 5 year old friend told police that an alcoholic man who lives nearby strangled the child and held his body under the water until he died. However, the police’s investigation reveals that the children’s accusation is…

  • Thailand NewsThailand’s second case of monkeypox recorded in Bangkok

    Thailand’s second case of monkeypox recorded in Bangkok

    A Thai man in Bangkok has tested positive for monkeypox, becoming Thailand’s second recorded case of the virus since the global outbreak began in May this year. At 2.30pm today, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul revealed that the positive result from Wachira Hospital in Bangkok had been confirmed by the Ministry of Health. The 47 year old Thai man started…

  • Covid-19 NewsStudy reminds that Long Covid, not just death, a hazard of infection

    Study reminds that Long Covid, not just death, a hazard of infection

    Much of the debate over the continued importance of the Covid-19 pandemic focuses on the milder variants lowering the death rate even when infections are on the rise. But Long Covid – the long-term effects of an infection that can last for weeks or months or longer – is an often overlooked, but potentially major, problem now and in the…

  • World NewsAustralian passengers queuing up outside airport terminals as unions threaten more delays

    Australian passengers queuing up outside airport terminals as unions threaten more delays

    The world’s travel woes have made their way to Australia. Long queues and equally long delays at Australian airports are set to get worse as baggage handlers across the east coast initiate industrial action at a lunchtime meeting today. The strike threatens to impact baggage handling for up to 20 airlines including Singapore Airlines, Qantas, Etihad, and Air Canada. With cancellations…

  • Crime NewsArmed robber makes off with 160,000 baht from Phuket Tesco

    Armed robber makes off with 160,000 baht from Phuket Tesco

    Bank robberies are generally violent affairs, with lots of drama, some shots fired, and an injury or death. But this wasn’t the case when a stick-up occurred yesterday afternoon at a Tesco Lotus department store in Phuket. The cheeky armed robber wandered into the store in the Rawai area of Muang district shortly before 1pm and casually made off with…