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  • Thailand NewsGun-toting dad holds daughter hostage in Bangkok standoff

    Gun-toting dad holds daughter hostage in Bangkok standoff

    A dramatic hostage situation unfolded yesterday in Lat Krabang Soi 16, Bangkok, as a father armed with a gun held his ten year old daughter captive inside their home. Police swiftly cordoned off the area, barring any unrelated individuals from entering the tense scene. The alarming incident came to light when the child’s mother alerted the police, reporting that her…

  • China NewsChinese teen shocks mum by marrying her friend, who owes 240,000 baht in debt

    Chinese teen shocks mum by marrying her friend, who owes 240,000 baht in debt

    A Chinese mother has been left reeling after her 19 year old son informed her of his intentions to marry. To make matters more shocking, the bride-to-be is none other than the mother’s close friend. The internet has dubbed the situation as truly shocking. A woman shared her heart-rending story on the ‘Anonymous Community’ area of the mirrormedia website. The…

  • China NewsFather mistakenly reports son to police for motorbike theft in a surprise twist of events

    Father mistakenly reports son to police for motorbike theft in a surprise twist of events

    In a bizarre incident of theft occurring in China‘s Kaoyan City, Jiangsu province, a middle-aged man reported the loss of his motorbike only to discover his son was the culprit. The unidentified man’s unexpected discovery spread via online Chinese social media platforms two days ago. The victim notified the local police about his missing motorbike, suspecting it had been stolen.…

  • Crime NewsUnhinged Thai son attacks mother in dog discipline dispute

    Unhinged Thai son attacks mother in dog discipline dispute

    A 68 year old Thai woman was allegedly attacked by her son and suffered critical injuries after trying to discipline a dog. The son is known in the community for his peculiar behaviour with pit bulls, even at one point parading them in his car until they died. The incident happened in the city of Rangsit in Pathum Thani province. Three…

  • Hot NewsSouth Korea’s spy agency says Kim Jong-un’s first child is a son

    South Korea’s spy agency says Kim Jong-un’s first child is a son

    South Korea’s spy agency, the National Intelligence Service (NIS), says Kim Jong-un’s first child is a son. The news comes as Yoo Sang-beom, quoted what the NIS allegedly told him. Yoo is a member of the ruling People Power Party. Yoo says despite the claims by the NIS, he says it doesn’t have detailed evidence of this claim. “We do…

  • Phuket News30 year old Thai woman found dead in car in Patong from apparent suicide

    30 year old Thai woman found dead in car in Patong from apparent suicide

    The Thaiger acknowledges that the names of the family and the contents of a suicide note were published in error in an earlier version of this story. We have spoken to the writer and can assure readers that this will never happen again. We apologise for the distress caused. A 30 year old Thai woman has been found dead in…

  • Northern Thailand NewsSon lights himself on fire after asking mom for lottery money

    Son lights himself on fire after asking mom for lottery money

    A woman’s 32 year old son, in northern Thailand’s Phrae Province, is in critical condition from lighting himself on fire after falsely believing that his mother had won the lottery and would not share her winnings with him. Police at Denchai Police Station were alerted of a man who burned himself in Ban Mai Jua, Denchai District and notified a…

  • Northern Thailand NewsFamily of slain teen ask CSD for help in seeking justice

    Family of slain teen ask CSD for help in seeking justice

    The murder of an 18 year old man in the northeastern province of Maha Sarakham has been solved, yet no legal action has been taken. Now, the man’s family are calling on the Crime Suppression Division to step in and see that justice is done. They say the investigation into the case, launched in January of last year, has been…

  • Pattaya NewsPattaya woman, infant son escape house fire unharmed – VIDEO

    Pattaya woman, infant son escape house fire unharmed – VIDEO

    A woman and her son in Pattaya’s Nong Prue district escaped an early morning house fire after the boy cried out and woke up his mum. Firefighters were notified of the blaze at 3am today. Firefighters, emergency responders and reporters arrived at the house which was already engulfed in flames. Bystanders, including the home’s residents, were standing outside in a…

  • South Thailand NewsSongkhla teen charged with attempted murder after stabbing his mother

    Songkhla teen charged with attempted murder after stabbing his mother

    A teenage boy allegedly stabbed his mother multiple times because, he told police, he couldn’t live up to her expectations and said he wanted the freedom to make his own decisions without parental scrutiny. The 16 year old boy is charged with attempted murder and use of a deadly weapon. The mother has serious injuries but is in stable condition.…

  • Northern Thailand NewsWoman found hanged in Nakhon Ratchasima, son found drowned nearby

    Woman found hanged in Nakhon Ratchasima, son found drowned nearby

    Police in the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima report that a woman was found hanged in a workers’ shelter and her 12 year old son drowned in a nearby pond at a sand depot yesterday. Workers arriving in the morning discovered the woman, hanged with electric wires from the beam of the shelter in tambon Chum Phuang, according to the…

  • Crime NewsPanthongtae Shinawatra is a free man after AG decides not to appeal acquittal

    Panthongtae Shinawatra is a free man after AG decides not to appeal acquittal

    Panthongtae “Oak” Shinawatra, son of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, is a free man, after Thailand’s Attorney General decided to not appeal against his acquittal for alleged money laundering. He was charged by the Department of Special Investigations after 10 million baht was deposited into his bank account by an executive of the Krisdamahanakorn Group of real estate companies, which was…

  • Covid-19 NewsThai family of three are focus of local coronavirus outbreak in northern Bangkok

    Thai family of three are focus of local coronavirus outbreak in northern Bangkok

    UPDATE Three worrying new Thailand coronavirus cases are being reported as coming from the same family. A 65 year old man, the grandfather in the family, had returned from Japan with his wife but didn’t disclose his situation or travel history to health workers when he took himself to hospital with a fever. The grandfather tested positive and his workplace,…

  • Bangkok NewsDoctors’ son arrested over break-ins around Bangkok and Pattaya

    Doctors’ son arrested over break-ins around Bangkok and Pattaya

    PHOTO: TNA A Thai man has been arrested for breaking into and stealing from a car in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi. The crime Suppression Division say the incident happened last December. 37 year old Phop Euanjit denies the charges saying he was just the motorcycle rider after the theft when 7,000 baht of valuables were taken. The incriminating motorcycle was found at…

  • Krabi NewsFather seriously injured after being stabbed by son in Krabi

    Father seriously injured after being stabbed by son in Krabi

    A father has sustained serious injuries after being stabbed by his drug-addicted son yesterday (August 6) in Krabi. Klongtom Police in Krabi were notified of the incident at a house in Pru Nadin at about noon. Police arrived at the house where the injured man, later identified as 53 year old Suwan Jansongsang, had already been taken to Klongtom Hospital.…