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Russian woman arrested over illegal beauty clinic in Pattaya condo
Chon Buri Immigration Police arrested a Russian woman for illegally operating a beauty clinic from her condominium in Pattaya, with services reportedly aimed at Russian clients. The Chon Buri Provincial Immigration Office said it received a tip-off that a Russian national was running an unlicensed clinic and promoting it through advertisements and customer reviews on Instagram. Officers investigated the information…
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Foreigner filmed running naked on Pattaya beach road
A foreigner was filmed running naked along beach road in Pattaya on Monday, March 9, leaving onlookers confused. Witnesses said he appeared frightened and ran as if he were trying to escape danger. The video circulated on Thai social media on Monday, March 9, showing a foreign man running along the roadside near Soi Pattaya 12 without clothes and using…
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Trat loan shark arrested for raping 15 year old debtor’s daughter
Police arrested a loan shark who raped a 15 year old debtor’s daughter at a house in Trat province. He reportedly begged the victim’s mother to drop legal proceedings. On March 7, the 35 year old Thai mother, Aoy, accompanied her 15 year old daughter, Eye, to Mueang Trat Police Station to file a complaint against the loan shark, later…
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Thai monk tries to buy beer at convenience store, drawing online backlash
A Thai monk drew criticism online after a video showed him attempting to buy two bottles of beer at a convenience store before staff refused to complete the sale. The clip was shared yesterday, March 9, by the Facebook page อยากดังเดี๋ยวจัดให้ รีเทริน์ part 7. In the video, the monk was seen wearing full robes as he carried two bottles of…
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Thai actress’s husband allegedly swindles 1.3 billion baht in crypto scam
A Thai actress’s husband allegedly swindled more than 1.3 billion baht from more than 1,000 victims by persuading them to invest in cryptocurrency platforms and then allegedly failing to deliver the promised returns. A group of 30 complainants met the President of the Santi Pracha Dham Club, Tankhun Jitissara, seeking assistance after they said they and more than 1,000 other…
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Thai man opens fire on Krabi road after seeing wife with another man
A Thai man fired shots on a road outside a hospital in Krabi yesterday afternoon, March 9, in jealous rage. A nearby parked car was shot, but no injuries were reported. The shooting happened at about 1.30pm on Phet Kasem Road outside Ao Luek Hospital. Officers from Ao Luek Police Station were called to investigate after the suspect, identified only…
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Chon Buri bar worker accuses Chinese man of attempted abduction
A female bar worker in Chon Buri accused a Chinese man of trying to abduct her on March 8, saying she was helped by delivery riders and witnesses who intervened. The woman, 25 year old Orrathai Srisuwan, filed a complaint at Don Hua Lor Police Station and shared her story with the media to issue a warning to other bar…
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6 injured after boat-towing truck crashes into tuk tuk and massage shop in Phuket
A pickup truck towing a speedboat crashed into a parked tuk tuk and a massage shop in Patong, Phuket, yesterday evening, March 9, injuring six people, with one reported to be in critical condition. The crash happened on Baan Morn Road in Patong sub-district, Kathu district. CCTV footage shared by the owner of a nearby noodle stall showed a red…
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Two arrested after luxury watches stolen in Pattaya home break-in
Two Thai men were arrested today, March 9, over a burglary at a home in Pattaya’s Phra Tamnak area after a break-in reported on March 2, with luxury watches worth more than 6.4 million baht reported stolen. The suspects, identified as 26 year old Kritsaphong and 28 year old Nakarin, were taken into custody by Pattaya City Police. The pair…
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Motorcycle crash victim dies after taken to police station instead of hospital
A family is seeking accountability after a rescue team took a Thai woman to a police station instead of a hospital following a motorcycle crash in Bangkok, leaving her to die at the station in February last year. The case resurfaced after the family of Warissara approached the non-profit organisation Saimai Survive for assistance. The family said the motorcycle accident…
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Surgery case under scrutiny after conflicting accounts over post-op condition
A Thai plastic surgeon defended himself after the patient’s family complained that a man remained unconscious for four days and his condition worsened following nose and chin surgery on March 4. The complainant, 34 year old Jiraphat, contacted the non-profit organisation Saimai Survive, saying his older brother, 37 year old Ittiphat, is still in critical condition after undergoing surgery at…
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CIB finds 124,200 gecko carcasses at Pathum Thani warehouse
The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) yesterday, March 8, searched a warehouse in Lam Luk Ka district, Pathum Thani, leading to the arrest of two suspects and the seizure of dried gecko carcasses and restricted wood. The CIB’s Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division said investigators had developed information that the site was being used to hide wildlife carcasses and…
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British man attacks Thai police in convenience store before being restrained
A video circulating online showed a British man attacked a Thai police officer inside a convenience store, before the officer and store staff restrained him. The footage was posted by an X user, @JamesPGoddard90, yesterday, March 8, with the caption, “British tourist attacks a Thai police officer in 7-Eleven and instantly regrets it. It’s behaviour like this that gives all Brits…
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Bangkok man kills ex-wife after she refuses to have sex with him
A Thai man fatally stabbed his ex-wife at a rented room in Bangkok yesterday, March 8, after she refused to have sex with him. The suspect, 58 year old Samorn, contacted a friend, who is a police officer, to confess that he murdered his ex-wife, 49 year old Wanatda. Samorn also told the officer he planned to commit suicide, prompting…
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Pattaya transwomen claim self-defence after stabbing Japanese man
Two Thai transwomen allegedly stabbed a Japanese man with scissors at a hotel in Pattaya in the early hours of today, March 9, with both sides giving conflicting accounts of what happened. Sawang Borriboon Dhammastan Rescue Foundation and officers from Mueang Pattaya Police Station were called to a hotel in central Pattaya after a reported fight in a second-floor room.…
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Three foreigners arrested on Koh Pha Ngan in drug crackdown
Three foreign nationals were arrested on Koh Pha Ngan, Surat Thani province, yesterday, March 8, after immigration officers expanded an investigation into suspected drug distribution to tourists on the island. The arrests followed an investigation that began after a Brazilian drug delivery suspect identified as Pedro was detained on Koh Pha Ngan on March 5 in a drug trafficking case.…
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Foreign transwoman sought over 500,000 baht haul from Thai family
Police in Sing Buri are searching for a foreign transwoman accused of stealing about 500,000 baht worth of assets from a Thai family after they allowed her to stay at their home out of sympathy. The homeowner, 32 year old Wachiraporn, filed a complaint with Mueang Sing Buri Police Station after discovering that several belongings and valuables had gone missing…
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Thai man kills sister-in-law in Chiang Mai following attempted rape
Police arrested a Thai man for killing his sister-in-law after she resisted an attempted rape at a rented house in Hang Dong district, Chiang Mai. He initially presented himself as a witness in the case. The victim, a 22 year old waitress, U-sa, also known as Praew, failed to turn up for work. Her employer and a colleague went to…
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Russian DJ arrested on Koh Pha Ngan after drug sales to tourists
Tourist police on Koh Pha Ngan arrested a Russian man described as a DJ on March 9 after uncovering an AI drug operation that allegedly arranged sales to tourists through an automated Telegram ordering system. Police received information from an informant that a foreign man living in the Koh Pha Ngan area, Surat Thani province, was selling several types of…
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2 Thai women jailed in Taiwan for heroin smuggling
A Taiwanese court sentenced two Thai women to prison for smuggling heroin into Taiwan in September last year by swallowing drug packages and concealing them in their genital area. The two women were arrested on September 7 at an airport in Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan after Taiwanese officials said they had received a tip-off about a heroin smuggling operation in…
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Foreigners sought after dodging fuel bill in Koh Lanta, Krabi
A fuel dispenser owner on Koh Lanta in Krabi is seeking two foreign men who refuelled a motorcycle and left without paying yesterday, March 5. The owner, Sirilak Kasikun, posted CCTV footage of the incident in the Koh Lanta Jobs Facebook group and asked members to help identify the two men. She said the pair served themselves at the dispenser…
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Israeli man allegedly assaults old foreigner over Middle East conflict argument
An Israeli man allegedly assaulted an old foreigner on Bangla Road in Phuket after an argument over the escalating conflict in the Middle Eastern countries. He also displayed aggressive behaviour toward a Thai police officer who intervened in the incident. The Phuket Times Facebook page reported the incident today, March 6. The page suggested it happened last night, March 5, but…
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Russian man arrested for processing and selling cannabis products in Pattaya
Pattaya police yesterday, March 5, arrested a 27 year old Russian man for processing and selling cannabis products without a permit near Jomtien Beach. Chon Buri Immigration Police said officers received a tip-off that a foreigner was processing and distributing cannabis products in the area. Police raided a rented house near the beach and found the Russian tenant, Ivan Lisovoi,…
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Former park ranger shoots ex-colleague over forest encroachment case
A former park ranger shot the chief of Salak Phra-Erawan Forest Fire Control Station yesterday, March 5, in Kanchanaburi province, reportedly after becoming angry over his arrest in a forest encroachment case. The victim, Warun Jansaeng, was shot while on duty in the forest. He suffered a gunshot wound below the left rib cage and was reported to be in…
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2 more suspects arrested for ordering abduction and murder of Bangkok man
Police yesterday, March 5, arrested two additional suspects over the abduction and murder of a Thai man whose body was found burned in an abandoned house in Lop Buri province. Another suspect is reportedly fleeing to Laos. The victim, 46 year old Rut “Top” Maneeprasert, managed a medical equipment company in Bangkok’s Sutthisan district. He lost contact with his family…
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Thai family reports Shanghai hotel staff who sneaks into their room
A Thai family is pursuing legal action against a hotel in Shanghai after they said they found a male staff member sneaking into their room and later claiming he entered by mistake. A Thai woman, Yatida Siriwangchai, posted videos of the incident on her TikTok account, @tyatida, on Tuesday, March 3. In the clips, a man is seen lying in…
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Thai dancer and girlfriend arrested at Cambodia border checkpoint
Cambodian officials arrested a Thai dancer and his girlfriend after they were reportedly deceived into working for a call centre scam gang. The man, 25 year old Pongsakorn “Aon” Phueanpharam, and his girlfriend, 23 year old Panadda “Dream” Chokeboonrueang, were reported missing on February 24. Aon told his family he would accompany Dream to apply for a job and attend…
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Chinese man found hanging in Chon Buri with wounds and stun gun marks
Police are investigating the death of a Chinese man whose body was found hanging near a railway track in Chon Buri, with three handwritten suicide notes. His wounds and bruises are consistent with an assault and possible use of a stun gun. A construction contractor, 41 year old Ekkapoj Nundee, found the body while working near the Khao Talo railway…
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Man arrested over public masturbation near Udon Thani museum
Police in Udon Thani responded yesterday, March 4, after reports that a man had allegedly exposed himself and masturbated in public on Pho Si Road outside the Udon Thani City Museum. After receiving the report, officers from Mueang Udon Thani Police Station went to the scene to inspect the complaint. Upon arrival, they found a man exposing himself and publicly…
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Thai man attacks mechanic with samurai sword over motorcycle repair dispute
Police in Chon Buri arrested a Thai man for attacking a motorcycle repairman with a samurai sword, leaving the victim needing 27 stitches and suffering an ear injury that was nearly severed. Officers from Bang Lamung Police Station arrested the suspect, 53 year old Anucha Boonthawon, yesterday, March 4, and seized a one-metre samurai sword. Police said the attack took…
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