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.
- Bangkok News
65 year old Bangkok man in apparent suicide at Chao Phraya bridge
A man reportedly jumped to his death from Bangkok’s Krung…
- Pattaya News
Thai returnee from Israel dies after allegedly jumping from Pattaya quarantine hotel
Yesterday a Thai man, a recent returnee from abroad, appears…
- Thailand News
Man found hanged in Kanchanaburi
An unidentified man was found hanged yesterday in the western…
- Phuket News
Korean man in Phuket suicide
In an apparent suicide, the body of a South Korean…
- 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…
- Pattaya News
Russian man found hanged in Pattaya shophouse
A 45 year old Russian man has been found dead…
- Crime News
UPDATE: Kidnap/murder suspect Banyin in suicide bid
UPDATE: According to Thai PBS World, former deputy commerce minister…
- 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…
- Northern Thailand News
Fire kills man at his mother’s funeral in Kalasin
Police in Issan’s Kalasin province say a man has died…
- 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…
- Northern Thailand News
Accomplice in Chiang Rai robbery found hanging in Phayao forest
The alleged motorcycle driver in a recent Chiang Rai robbery …
- 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
UPDATE: Thai Returnee from Indonesia commits suicide on last day of quarantine
A 51 year old Muslim man from Thailand’s deep south…
- 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…
- World News
Thailand is the leading ASEAN nation in annual suicide rates
“Thailand, which ranks in 32nd place with 14.4 of suicides…
- 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…
- Thailand News
Thailand urged to do more on suicide prevention
PHOTO: Amansquest.com In Thailand, World Suicide Prevention Day was marked…
- Bangkok News
Murder accused under police hospital watch to face charges “soon”
Police confirm that a man accused of killing his 21…
- 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…
