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  • Thailand video newsThailand Video News | Bangkok Brawl between Filipino and Thai trans groups, Tesla eyes Thailand for new EV factory

    Thailand Video News | Bangkok Brawl between Filipino and Thai trans groups, Tesla eyes Thailand for new EV factory

    In this video, Alex and Jay delve into the latest news in Thailand. Beginning with a brawl between Thai and Filipino trans groups erupts in Bangkok, while Elon Musk eyes the country for a new EV factory. In a surprising turn, former PM Yingluck Shinawatra is acquitted by the Supreme Court, amidst a backdrop of political tension. Meanwhile, two extraordinary…

  • Thailand NewsHua Hin: Elephant found dead in stream, intense conflict suspected

    Hua Hin: Elephant found dead in stream, intense conflict suspected

    The lifeless body of an elephant was discovered in the waters in Huai Sat Yai, Hua Hin. The dead elephant is believed to have succumbed to brutal injuries inflicted during a fierce clash. Deputy Inspector Police Lieutenant Colonel Somphot Prayangam, stationed at Nong Plub Police Station in Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan, received a distress call from 51 year old…

  • Thailand NewsUdon Thani youth wreak havoc in neighbouring village

    Udon Thani youth wreak havoc in neighbouring village

    A violent clash between youth groups from neighbouring villages in Udon Thani province escalated into a full-blown conflict, leading to a series of disturbing incidents that have left residents living in fear. The feud, which has intensified over the past month, has seen teenagers armed with guns, explosives, and knives from the village of Ban Muang in Sakon Nakhon province,…

  • Thailand NewsGerman tourist’s night out in Pattaya turns into nightmare

    German tourist’s night out in Pattaya turns into nightmare

    In the dim-lit streets of Soi Buakhao, Pattaya, chaos erupted as a German national found himself entangled in a brutal altercation with Go-Go bar thugs in the early hours of yesterday, leaving him nursing injuries to his left ear. The 46 year old German tourist, Mike Groebiinghoff, accompanied by his Thai girlfriend, innocently sought a parking spot in front of…

  • Crime NewsFatal shootout in Thailand: Local figures clash in a community dispute

    Fatal shootout in Thailand: Local figures clash in a community dispute

    Two notorious figures in the southern Thailand community clashed in the heart of the community, resulting in a fatal shootout. The incident took place at 10.30am today when the two men, Thew Wang Sai and Thian Kamlon, were unable to settle their differences. Police swiftly apprehended the suspect. The incident occurred on a busy street in the community. The body…

  • Thailand NewsUncle Phon’s high-profile legal battles captivate Thai society ahead of October verdict

    Uncle Phon’s high-profile legal battles captivate Thai society ahead of October verdict

    Thai society has been gripped by the high-profile case of Uncle Phon, a local man from Mookdaharn province, who has been embroiled in a number of legal battles, the most notable being the mysterious disappearance and untimely death of a three year old girl, known as Nong Chompu in 2020. Nong Chompu was reported missing from her home on May…

  • World NewsTeen’s heartrending showdown: Schoolgirl stabbed in heroic act (video)

    Teen’s heartrending showdown: Schoolgirl stabbed in heroic act (video)

    A 15 year old British schoolgirl was tragically stabbed as she tried to intervene in a fight between a friend and her ex-boyfriend on the way to school on Wednesday. Eliyanna, a student at the Old Palace of John Whitgift School in Croydon, met with a devastating fate as she was fatally stabbed on her way to school in a…

  • Crime NewsDurian dispute turns fatal: Man confesses to brutal murder of elderly buyer in southern Thailand

    Durian dispute turns fatal: Man confesses to brutal murder of elderly buyer in southern Thailand

    A brutal murder took a shocking turn yesterday when the perpetrator confessed to the police. The alleged murderer, 24 year old Muhammad Rusli turned himself in, admitting to killing 71 year old durian buyer named Jaelong Baluebae. Rusli revealed that he had buried the elderly man near a canal in the Taya village, Narathiwat province, southern Thailand, after a heated…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket lifeguard quits to protest vendor takeover

    Phuket lifeguard quits to protest vendor takeover

    PHUKET: A Laem Singh lifeguard quit his job last month after a group of angry umbrella vendors reportedly asked him to remove his government-issued lifeguard tent, claiming the space as theirs. The vendors said they were ‘locals’ and were authorized to use the space to set up umbrellas and mats for rent. Almost exactly a year ago, former Phuket Vice…

  • Phuket NewsPM’s visit dashes sea gypsies’ hopes for land dispute resolution

    PM’s visit dashes sea gypsies’ hopes for land dispute resolution

    PHUKET: A minister of the Interior sank provincial officials’ hopes for the potential resolution of one of Phuket’s longest-running conflicts, during a ‘state visit’ by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-Cha to the island on Friday. Decades-long disputes between the Rawai sea gypsies and developers in the island’s southernmost municipality had entered a new round of government-mediated negotiations in February when Governor…

  • Phuket NewsSea gypsies plead for DSI help

    Sea gypsies plead for DSI help

    PHUKET: The Rawai sea gypsy community, involved in an ongoing land dispute with a developer, submitted a letter to a Department of Special Investigations (DSI) team yesterday. A sea gypsy representative, Nirund Yangpan, met with a DSI team in Phuket Town. Mr Nirund reportedly urged the team to prove the legality of a walkway that the sea gypsies use to…

  • Phuket NewsBaron builders block sea gypsies with boulders

    Baron builders block sea gypsies with boulders

    PHUKET: Sea gypsies in Rawai threw stones and insults at builders from Baron World Trade Co yesterday after the construction company made a wall of boulders to block access to the site and began digging on the disputed land. About 100 sea gypsies gathered to stop construction workers while police and army officers looked on. The sea gypsies claimed the…

  • Phuket NewsSea gypsy assault case headed to Phuket prosecutor

    Sea gypsy assault case headed to Phuket prosecutor

    PHUKET: Police say they will hand over the sea gypsy assault case to the Phuket public prosecutor this week. More than 30 Rawai sea gypsies were injured in a violent confrontation with private investors from Baron World Trade Co Ltd in January (story here). Six suspects allegedly involved in the attack have surrendered and been released on bail (story here).…

  • Phuket NewsRawai sea gypsies turn down government offer

    Rawai sea gypsies turn down government offer

    PHUKET: The Rawai sea gypsies have turned down the provincial government’s offer to purchase 19 rai of disputed land (story here), insisting that the land deeds must be revoked entirely. Reasons for the most recent refusal in the prolonged land dispute between landowners and the sea gypsies were that the sea gypsies believe the land deeds were unlawfully acquired so…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket Governor backs B313mn plan to end sea gypsy land dispute

    Phuket Governor backs B313mn plan to end sea gypsy land dispute

    PHUKET: Phuket Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada has backed a plan that he believes may finally resolve one of the longest running land disputes in the province. The plan to end years of conflict between sea gypsies in Rawai and locals who claim to collectively own 19 rai of beachfront land in southern Phuket would see the central government buying the land…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket sea gypsies take land case to capital

    Phuket sea gypsies take land case to capital

    PHUKET: Sea gypsies in Rawai have taken their case to the capital to plead for intervention from the country’s top brass, after being threatened with eviction from beachfront land by developer Baron World Trade Co Ltd. Representatives from the sea gypsy community handed a letter to Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan on Wednesday, but did not get an immediate…

  • Phuket NewsDSI vows to back Phuket sea gypsy land claims

    DSI vows to back Phuket sea gypsy land claims

    PHUKET: The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) vowed to renew its efforts in backing the Rawai sea gypsies’ claim of having lived on a disputed piece of beachfront property for more than 100 years. “At the meeting with Phuket Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada on February 2, we will provide all the DNA evidence collected from the archaeological dig we conducted on…

  • Phuket NewsChanotes issued in 2005 for Rawai sea gypsy land

    Chanotes issued in 2005 for Rawai sea gypsy land

    PHUKET: Representatives from Baron World Trade Co Ltd presented a thick set of documents on Wednesday backing their claim to the land that is currently occupied by Rawai sea gypsies in Phuket. Among the documents presented by Chatree Madsatun, a representative from Baron World Trade, were four Chanote land titles (9613, 78116, 12616, 12592); a letter of permission from the…

  • Phuket NewsTourists witness enraged man beating van driver

    Tourists witness enraged man beating van driver

    PHUKET: Two Phuket tourists were whisked away from a violent confrontation after their van driver was threatened at gunpoint and beaten by a road-enraged driver in Thalang. A man, who police declined to name, cut off the tourist van off on Monday, demanding that the driver get out of the vehicle to account for his driving. Van driver Thatchai Saisa-ard,…

  • World NewsPhuket Gazette World News: Eiffel Tower bomb alert; Obama calls Putin bored kid; Mona Lisa tomb opened

    Phuket Gazette World News: Eiffel Tower bomb alert; Obama calls Putin bored kid; Mona Lisa tomb opened

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Eiffel Tower reopens after bomb scare Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Hundreds of tourists were evacuated from Paris’ Eiffel Tower on Friday afternoon in response to a bomb alert, but it was found to be a scare and the tower was reopened two hours later, police told Reuters.Police…

  • Cannabis NewsPhuket Police need help from tourists: investigator

    Phuket Police need help from tourists: investigator

    PHUKET: Foreign tourists who are victims of crime in Phuket all too often leave the country before police can investigate their claims, allowing perpetrators to continue roaming the streets in search of new victims, a Patong Police investigator has said. “I want foreign tourists who are victims of crimes in Phuket to cooperate with us when we investigate their cases,…

  • Phuket NewsViolence and arson at troubled Phuket project

    Violence and arson at troubled Phuket project

    WICHIT, PHUKET: A violent confrontation and arson attack outside the troubled Phanason City project last night ended when police arrived and fired warning shots, causing those involved to run for cover. The latest skirmish in the months-old battle started at about 9pm. Around 200 men alleged to be project workers tried to destroy and burn some 40 motorbikes and a…

  • Thailand NewsThailand News Today | Snake Attack in Thai Toilet: Man Bitten on Testicles, Goes Viral, Filipino Mayor on the Run: Human Trafficking Scandal Deepens

    Thailand News Today | Snake Attack in Thai Toilet: Man Bitten on Testicles, Goes Viral, Filipino Mayor on the Run: Human Trafficking Scandal Deepens

    In today’s Thailand video news: A Thai man faces a terrifying snake bite in his toilet, sparking panic and viral attention. Violence erupts between Thai women and Kuwaiti tourists in Phuket’s Soi Bangla, drawing criticism over police inaction. In Pattaya, a brutal brawl between school kids involving guns and knives raises alarms. A delivery worker in Rayong seeks justice after…

  • Thailand NewsTeen brawl in Samut Prakan causes traffic chaos (video)

    Teen brawl in Samut Prakan causes traffic chaos (video)

    A group of teenagers clashed violently on a road in Samut Prakan province, causing significant disruption and damage to vehicles, leading a witness to label them as societal nuisances. Facebook user Maem posted a video showing a group of teenagers engaging in a brawl with a gang of students near a U-turn median, causing a traffic jam. The altercation not…

  • Thailand NewsGun-toting schoolkids spark East Pattaya chaos

    Gun-toting schoolkids spark East Pattaya chaos

    Violence erupted on the streets of East Pattaya as shocking footage emerged yesterday, showing school kids from a local public school and a rival private school engaging in brutal confrontations. The disturbing scenes, captured on Soi Nern Plub Wan in Nong Prue, reveal students clashing in a series of chaotic brawls. These violent altercations have reportedly occurred at least three times…

  • Pattaya NewsRoad rage: Polish man stabbed in Pattaya after fistfight

    Road rage: Polish man stabbed in Pattaya after fistfight

    A Thai man turned a routine traffic dispute into a life-threatening attack, leaving a Polish man severely injured after a road rage incident spiralled out of control in Pattaya yesterday. The violent altercation erupted at 6.06pm, yesterday, August 20, on Soi Boonsamphan in the Nong Prue subdistrict, Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri province. Local police, accompanied by rescue teams from…

  • Crime NewsMisunderstanding over clogged drain leads to stabbing

    Misunderstanding over clogged drain leads to stabbing

    A 45 year old man voiced complaints about a clogged drain after heavy rainfall, which a nearby 23 year old neighbour misinterpreted as a personal attack, leading to a violent altercation and stabbing. Police Lieutenant Wallaop Yangyuen, Deputy Inspector of Investigation at Mueang Phatthalung Police Station, reported a stabbing incident yesterday, August 17, in the Chai Charoen community, behind Tha…

  • Thailand NewsThai police arrest over 30 armed youths in Udon Thani

    Thai police arrest over 30 armed youths in Udon Thani

    Thai police arrested over 30 youths, aged 14 to 18, armed with knives and homemade bombs, waiting to ambush rivals in Udon Thani. The incident occurred at 2am yesterday, August 15, prompting a swift response and investigation. Police in Udon Thani received a report about a group of teenagers involved in a brawl at Thai Siri 3 Market, Ban Wua…

  • Pattaya NewsPattaya police intervene to stop violence as Kuwaiti tourists clash

    Pattaya police intervene to stop violence as Kuwaiti tourists clash

    Tensions escalated once more as Kuwaiti youths clashed in Pattaya last night, leading to police intervention. Police in Pattaya City were alerted to a brawl in the Soi Yensabai area of South Pattaya. The incident occurred around 11.06pm, yesterday, August 7, and officers from the Pattaya City Police Station quickly arrived at the scene. Upon arrival, the police discovered two…

  • Thailand NewsThree insurgents killed in Pattani clash with security forces

    Three insurgents killed in Pattani clash with security forces

    Security forces in Thailand’s southern province of Pattani engaged in a fierce clash with a group of insurgents in the Khlong Chang area, resulting in three insurgents being killed. This incident follows a sequence of violent events linked to the insurgents over several years. The confrontation occurred during a law enforcement operation in Khlong Chang, Naket subdistrict, Khok Pho district,…