Suicide
Suicide-related news in Thailand, including mental health awareness, crisis responses, and legal matters.
If you or someone you know is struggling, please call Thailand’s Mental Health Hotline at 1323, available 24/7 for free and confidential support.
- Pattaya News
Abbot of Chon Buri temple found hanged in apparent suicide
The abbot of a temple in the eastern Chon Buri…
- Expats
2 foreigners found hanged in Chon Buri
2 foreigners are dead in Chon Buri following 2 apparent…
- World News
Mayor of Seoul dead in apparent suicide after harassment allegations
Seoul’s mayor has died in an apparent suicide the day…
- Thailand News
Separate tragedies across the nation
Tragedy has struck around the nation in separate incidents. In…
- Crime News
UPDATE: Kidnap/murder suspect Banyin in suicide bid
UPDATE: According to Thai PBS World, former deputy commerce minister…
- Bangkok News
Policeman uses beer and hometown connection to coax man down from Bangkok building – VIDEO
A policeman in Bangkok has prevented a man from leaping…
- Crime News
Homicide ruled out Ukrainian woman’s Koh Samui death
Police in the southern Surat Thani province now say the…
- Crime News
7 year old daughter helps police prevent father’s suicide
When police in the central plains province of Uthai Thani…
- Pattaya News
Denied sex, Chon Buri man threatens suicide… again
A man in Chon Buri threatened to jump from a…
- Crime News
Police investigating a double murder and suicide in Lampang
Police in the northern province of Lampang were called to…
- Covid-19 News
National poll says mental health problems on the rise
Stress from finances as well as health worries has increased…
- Crime News
Suspect in Phattalung murder commits suicide as police close in
A murder suspect in Thailand’s southern Trang province committed suicide…
- Central Thailand News
Samut Prakhan student severely injured in suicide bid
A 23 year old student at a prominent private university…
- Covid-19 News
Suicide deaths during pandemic could exceed virus-related deaths
Stress with money and other worries, brought on by the…
- Bangkok News
77 year old woman falls to her death in Bangkok
An elderly woman fell to her death from a tenth…
- Covid-19 News
Public mental health a government concern during Covid crisis
Following a spike in suicides and suicide attempts nationwide, thought…
- Covid-19 News
British businessman jumps to his death in Bangkok
A British businessman is dead in an apparent suicide this…
- Bangkok News
26 year old British man leaps to death from 13th floor in Bangkok
A British man, working in Bangkok as an English tutor,…
- Chiang Mai News
Judge commits suicide
A judge is dead after shooting himself in the heart…
- Crime News
Pattaya police investigate a man’s shooting death, the day after his birthday
A man in Pattaya has died after being shot. The…
- South Thailand News
Outpouring of public support for Thai judge who shot himself in Yala court
“Return verdict to the judge, return justice to the people.”…
- Health
Land of teenage tears – tackling Thailand’s youth depression and suicide
Thailand had the highest suicide rates in ASEAN, according to…
- Northern Thailand News
68 year old Australian hangs himself after alleging Pattaya police failed to take a missing passport report
A 68 year old Australian has been found hanged in…
- Thailand News
Thailand urged to do more on suicide prevention
PHOTO: Amansquest.com In Thailand, World Suicide Prevention Day was marked…
- Bangkok News
Father, mother and child found dead in back of car in Pathum Thani
PHOTO: Siam Rath The bodies of a husband, wife and young…
- Health
Thai attempted suicide rates are on the increase
The Thai Department of Mental Health has released disturbing research…
- Phuket News
Phuket policeman shoots himself, dies in hospital
A Vichit policeman has shot himself at a house in…
- Hot News
Six per cent of Thai university students have attempted suicide
Recent research reveals a disturbing finding that over 6 per…
- Bangkok News
Tourist falls from fourth floor of Suvarnabhumi
A Russian tourist was fatally injured after falling four floors…
- South Thailand News
Patient dies after jumping from balcony at Chumphon hospital
PHOTO: Khet Udomsak Hospital A distressed patient diagnosed with colon…
