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‘Biggest’ Israeli drug dealer on Koh Phangan arrested
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/02/2026
» A major Israeli drug dealer, who operated out of the restaurant he owned on Koh Phangan, was arrested on Friday with narcotics worth over 50 million baht.
Five foreigners arrested on Phangan during crackdown
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/12/2025
» Immigration police and local authorities on Monday arrested five foreign nationals in a crackdown on illegal business operations on Koh Phangan.
Huge sinkhole appears in Bangkok
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/09/2025
» A section of Samsen Road in front of Vajira Hospital collapsed on Wednesday morning, forming a large hole about 50 metres deep. No injuries were reported.
200 arrested in Bangkok gambling den bust
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/08/2025
» Two hundred gamblers have been arrested after authorities raided a large-scale gambling den in Bangkok which generated more than 500 million baht per month.
Thailand tightens mobile banking transfer limits
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/08/2025
» The Bank of Thailand has set a daily transfer limit of 50,000 baht for children and the elderly using mobile banking, seeking to curb financial fraud.
Unpaid Thais flee Cambodia across rooftops into Thailand
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/07/2025
» Ten Thais who claimed they were being forced to work without pay in Phnom Penh fled across a border rooftop into Thailand on Wednesday morning.
All Bangkok workers to get B400 minimum wage from July 1
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/06/2025
» An increase in the daily minimum wage to 400 baht for all workers in Bangkok will take effect on July 1.
China-only livestreamers busted at Bangkok mall
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/06/2025
» Police have arrested a group of Chinese and Thai nationals who set up a livestreaming operation in a shop at a Bangkok mall to sell unlicensed Thai products exclusively to Chinese people, generating at least 30 million baht per day.
Bangkok on alert as flood threat grows along Chao Phraya
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/05/2025
» Bangkok is on heightened alert for potential flooding as high sea levels threaten low-lying areas along the Chao Phraya River through to Sunday.
Covid-19 cases top 53,500 a week, Bangkok most infected
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/05/2025
» There were 53,563 Covid-19 cases reported in Thailand last week, with five deaths, and Bangkok had the most infections.