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  • Bangkok NewsBangkok taxi driver who snapped himself raping teen gets jailed

    Bangkok taxi driver who snapped himself raping teen gets jailed

    A Bangkok taxi driver who photographed himself raping a Burmese teenager in April has now been sentenced to jail by the Criminal Court. The driver, 39 year old Adirek Sae Bae, was initially sentenced on August 2 to 15 years in prison, however, his sentence was reduced to 13 years and nine months after he pleaded guilty. The victim, a…

  • Thailand TravelMajor jump in Thailand Airbnb searches

    Major jump in Thailand Airbnb searches

    There’s been a major jump in searches for Airbnb accommodation in Thailand, according to the latest Airbnb data. The data shows that between January and March this year, the number of searches for Airbnb accommodation in the kingdom shot up by 180% compared to the same time frame last year. Both Thai and international travellers especially searched for Airbnb accommodations…

  • Economy NewsThailand’s hotels are short on workers

    Thailand’s hotels are short on workers

    The majority of Thai hotels surveyed recently admitted they are short on workers, according to the Thai Hotels Association. About 68% of 118 hotels surveyed said they are short-staffed. The workers needed include maids, receptionists, cleaners, cooks, waiters, and technicians. The survey was conducted from July 17-25. The reason not enough people are seeking hotel jobs may likely have to…

  • Tourism NewsThai tourism officials plan to propose new closing time for tourist areas

    Thai tourism officials plan to propose new closing time for tourist areas

    Thai tourism officials plan to propose a new closing time for night venues in tourist-heavy areas. The Tourism and Sports Minister plans to propose that the closing time move to 4am in these areas, as ‘high season’ is coming in October. He said the ministry plans to suggest the idea to the CCSA next month (September). Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has…

  • Northern Thailand NewsFamous northern Thai dish declared world’s best soup

    Famous northern Thai dish declared world’s best soup

    A famous northern Thai dish has been declared the world’s best soup by the foodie platform TasteAtlas.com. This was part of its list of “50 Best Soups in the World” published on July 25. The dish, called Khao Soi, includes red curry soup and meat, usually chicken, and egg noodles. It is then topped with crunchy noodles, fresh lime, pickled cabbage,…

  • World NewsConflict over Cambodian casino and territory in eastern Thailand

    Conflict over Cambodian casino and territory in eastern Thailand

    There’s conflict over a Cambodian casino in the eastern province of Trat, which borders the two countries. Trat’s ranger regiment says the casino has encroached into a Thai watershed area and has sent Cambodia a letter on the issue. Senior officers from the ranger regiment said yesterday that there are border conflicts in 17 spots in the Laem Klat sub-district…

  • Thailand video newsThe ‘American’ fried rice you only find in Thailand | This is Thailand

    The ‘American’ fried rice you only find in Thailand | This is Thailand

    One particular Thai dish is getting its moment in the spotlight after the famous Chinese celebrity revealed his secret affection for it during an exclusive radio interview. We did a taste test with our colleagues at the Thaiger and we got some really honest reviews. Have you tried it? If so, was it a hit or miss, let us know!…

  • Environment NewsAs Pattaya music festival returns, officers brace for garbage throwers

    As Pattaya music festival returns, officers brace for garbage throwers

    The Pattaya Music Festival is back after its five month long Covid-19 slumber, and authorities are urging festival-goers not to throw garbage at Pattaya Beach, where the festival is being held this weekend. People already litter at the beach sometimes, but officers are now bracing for heaps of garbage at the beach from the tens of thousands of music lovers…

  • Central Thailand NewsWoman in central Thailand is country’s first female monkeypox case

    Woman in central Thailand is country’s first female monkeypox case

    A woman in central Thailand today has been confirmed to have monkeypox, making her the fourth case in the kingdom, as well as the country’s first female case. The 22 year old Thai national checked into a hospital in Samut Prakan on Wednesday and tested for monkeypox yesterday (Thursday). After the tests were sent to Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn University, it was…

  • South Thailand News4,000 Muslims protest against construction of Kuan Yin statue in southern Thailand

    4,000 Muslims protest against construction of Kuan Yin statue in southern Thailand

    More than 4,000 Muslims gathered yesterday to protest against the construction of the largest Kuan Yin statue in the world on Khao Lon mountain in Songkhla province, southern Thailand. President of the Islamic Committee of Songkhla Province Sakkriya Bilsal alongside an imam from every mosque in the province were among those opposing the construction of the 200-metre-tall statue of a…

  • Thailand NewsThailand to exploit the mini trade war between Taiwan & China

    Thailand to exploit the mini trade war between Taiwan & China

    Thailand is looking to exploit the strained relationship between China and Taiwan exacerbated by the visit of Nancy Pelosi to Taipei on Tuesday. Reports circulating in the media say that China is to embark on a mini-trade war with Taiwan to economically punish them because of Pelosi’s visit, and plans to suspend the import of 35 foodstuff categories from the…

  • World NewsCambodian border town bracing for floods from Thailand

    Cambodian border town bracing for floods from Thailand

    One of Thailand’s neighbours, Cambodia, could likely be impacted by Thailand’s monsoon season. One Cambodian border town is bracing for floods to flow over the border from Thailand. The town of Poipet is located in Cambodia’s Banteay Meanchey province. Poipet borders Thailand’s eastern province of Sa Kaeo. The town’s governor, Keat Hol, said on Wednesday that Sa Kaeo’s provincial governor had…

  • Pattaya NewsPattaya gold necklace theft involving no tourists, or ladyboys

    Pattaya gold necklace theft involving no tourists, or ladyboys

    There’s been another gold necklace theft in Pattaya, but this time, no tourists or ladyboys were reported to be involved. The thief allegedly nabbed a gold necklace from a Thai woman walking with her boyfriend in Chon Buri’s Bang Lamung district. He rode by the woman on his motorbike, snatched the necklace, and sped off. But Pattaya Police tracked him…

  • Bangkok NewsBangkok bootleggers face jail after 2 million baht of booze seized

    Bangkok bootleggers face jail after 2 million baht of booze seized

    Two bootleggers in Bangkok were arrested yesterday and 2 million baht of smuggled booze was seized as part of a successful joint police and Excise Department operation. The smugglers face four years in jail and a fine of up to 400,000 baht Police officer Somboon Tienkhao revealed officers were tipped off that an illegal alcohol operation was being exercised on…

  • Pattaya NewsPattaya loan shark threatens to cut off debtor’s finger

    Pattaya loan shark threatens to cut off debtor’s finger

    A department store employee from Pattaya in Chon Buri province is terrified because a loan shark threatened to cut off her finger for missing some debt repayments. The woman secretly voice recorded the creditor and took the evidence to the police. Yesterday, 35 year old Angumalee Suriya from Pattaya revealed that a loan shark offered to deduct 10,000 from her…

  • Thailand News2 Thai activists released on bail after 64-day hunger strike

    2 Thai activists released on bail after 64-day hunger strike

    Two Thai female political activists were released on bail yesterday after a 64-day hunger strike. They had been jailed under the Section 112 charge of defamation of the Thai royal family. The political activists, Natchanit “Baipor” Duangmusit, and Netiporn “Bung” Sanesangkom were imprisoned in May under the lèse majesté laws. The court had refused bail many times during their imprisonment…

  • Pattaya NewsUPDATE: Chon Buri nightclub blaze kills 13 & injures 41 people

    UPDATE: Chon Buri nightclub blaze kills 13 & injures 41 people

    UPDATE: The Thai government has confirmed that Mountain B pub, which was struck by a devastating fire last night, was open without a license. Police reported that the pub owner, Pongsiri [surname reserved] was arrested on July 16 this year for opening Mountain B without a license and for opening beyond the times permitted by law. An initial investigation reveals…

  • Phuket NewsFire burns wooden house to the ground in Phuket

    Fire burns wooden house to the ground in Phuket

    A blaze burned a wooden house to the ground yesterday evening in Phuket, in the island province’s main city district. The house was located near a mangrove forest, and the cost of damages is being estimated at 50,000 baht. Photos from the Thai outlet Anarchark News show the spot where the house used to stand now covered in ashes, and…

  • Pattaya NewsChon Buri night club blaze kills 13 & injures 40 people

    Chon Buri night club blaze kills 13 & injures 40 people

    Thirteen people died and more than 40 were injured last night after a fire broke out at the Mountain B night club in Chon Buri province. Located on Sukhumvit Road in the Sattahip District of Chon Buri, a blaze ripped through the one-story glasshouse, that has only one entrance in and out of the building, at about 1am when the…

  • Visa InformationThailand’s Entry Requirements August 2022

    Thailand’s Entry Requirements August 2022

    Travelling to Thailand in August 2022? Here’s everything you need to know before you go. If you’re planning to stay in the kingdom for less than 30 days, and you hold a passport from one of these 64 countries, you don’t need a visa to enter Thailand. Tourists are no longer required to apply for Thailand Pass or buy health…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket foundation gives hundreds of children scholarships

    Phuket foundation gives hundreds of children scholarships

    A foundation in Phuket is helping give the island province’s children a bright future. The Kusoldharm Phuket Foundation usually focuses on rescue work and helping victims of accidents and disasters. But the foundation also has an annual education scholarship program. The foundation presented scholarships to 313 children at its annual scholarship ceremony on Tuesday. At the ceremony, the foundation’s president…

  • Crime NewsThai actress claims she was sexually assaulted by police officer

    Thai actress claims she was sexually assaulted by police officer

    A 25 year old Thai actress filed a complaint to the police saying she was sexually assaulted by a police officer while sleeping off the effects of drinking at a friend’s house in Bangkok. Yesterday, a celebrity lawyer, Sittha Biabangkerd, accompanied the actress, Jaibua Hidding, to Kannayao Police Station where she filed a complaint against the alleged molester, a police…

  • Politics NewsThai university students to hold protest on August 10 despite government ban

    Thai university students to hold protest on August 10 despite government ban

    Students of Thammasat University will hold a protest on August 10 at the university’s Rangsit campus, just north of Bangkok in Pathum Thani province, despite the Thai government’s ban on protests. A new ban on public gatherings was published in the Royal Gazette on Monday to “prevent the spread of Covid-19.” The controversial ban on protests is permitted under the…

  • Phuket NewsOfficials look to tackle Phuket’s coastal erosion following floods

    Officials look to tackle Phuket’s coastal erosion following floods

    Phuket officials held a meeting yesterday to discuss coastal erosion impacting the island province, as storm weather is causing huge floods. Phuket’s Vice Governor Amnuay Pinsuwan said that Governor Narong has ordered him to look into measures to tackle the problem. One area officials are particularly concerned about is Sai Kaew Beach. Last month’s king tide in Phuket, along with…

  • Chiang Mai NewsMahout asks media to help find elephant tail hair thieves

    Mahout asks media to help find elephant tail hair thieves

    The managing director of the Maesa Elephant Camp in the northern province of Chaing Mai has appealed to the media to help track down thieves who broke into the camp to steal elephant hair to craft talismans. Anchalee Kanlamapijit, the managing director of the camp, contacted Thai media yesterday and asked them to spread the news about the elephant story,…

  • Pattaya NewsIndian tourist in Pattaya breakdances in boxing ring when police show up

    Indian tourist in Pattaya breakdances in boxing ring when police show up

    An Indian tourist in Pattaya was eager to show off his moves in the early hours of this morning… after police had showed up. The man had climbed into an empty boxing ring in a pub, drunkenly yelling and wreaking havoc on the business owners and other customers. The incident happened on Pattaya’s famous Walking Street, a known hub for…

  • Crime NewsPedo father & 2 stepbrothers jailed for raping 12 year old Thai girl

    Pedo father & 2 stepbrothers jailed for raping 12 year old Thai girl

    The father and two stepbrothers of a 12 year old Thai girl have been jailed for the alleged rape of the child. The father, 46 year old Yapard Aree-air, and two stepbrothers, 19 year old Arun Saeng-atit, and a 17 year old Khao, were arrested and charged, after the girl reported the incident to police in the southern province of…

  • Crime News3 year old in South Thailand reportedly taken to hospital after eating weed brownie

    3 year old in South Thailand reportedly taken to hospital after eating weed brownie

    A Facebook post claims that a 3 year old child in South Thailand’s Pattani province was taken to a hospital after eating a weed brownie. The poster titled the post “Story of a Friend.” He claims the girl’s teacher noticed that she was shivering and unable to walk when they fell asleep. When the girl woke up, she couldn’t speak.…

  • Eastern Thailand NewsMen in eastern Thailand sentenced for road rage killing last year

    Men in eastern Thailand sentenced for road rage killing last year

    Two men in Thailand’s eastern province of Trat have been jailed for killing a man in a road rage incident last year. The three men involved killed the victim after the victim’s girlfriend threw a glass bottle on the road as the men were driving by them. The killers thought the couple had meant to throw the bottle at them,…

  • Transport NewsChiang Rai Airport to stay closed until August 6 following Nok Air incident

    Chiang Rai Airport to stay closed until August 6 following Nok Air incident

    The Nok Air plane which skidded off Chiang Rai Airport’s runway during landing on Saturday night was finally lifted out of the mud and removed at 4am today, but the airport will remain closed until August 6 due to poor safety standards. The incident sparked a safety inspection by the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT), which found that the…