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'Buy property, get visa' plan upsets Phuket tourism operators
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/02/2026
» Phuket tourism operators oppose the government's policy allowing foreigners who buy real estate worth 3 million baht to qualify for a long‑stay visa, arguing the investment threshold is too low and could attract "non‑quality" visitors as well as risking an increase in property prices.
Two Russians arrested for allegedly killing and dismembering compatriot
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/02/2026
» Police on Sunday arrested two Russian men allegedly for killing a compatriot and dismembering the body before burying the parts in Bang Lamung district of Chon Buri.
Bangkok cat cafe accused of animal cruelty
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/01/2026
» The owner of a cat cafe in Bang Khen district of Bangkok has been accused of animal cruelty after a video shared online showed him hitting the cats and throwing one against a wall.
Cha-am rounds up homeless people after Hua Hin murder
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/01/2026
» Police began rounding up homeless people along Cha-am beach as part of a drive to prevent crimes such as the brutal murder in Hua Hin, where the detention of the suspect was extended on Thursday.
Chinese woman bound, robbed, left in crashed Mercedes
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/01/2026
» A Chinese woman found wrapped in adhesive tape inside a crashed Mercedes-Benz at the back of a Pattaya housing estate told police she had been lured there and robbed.
Human skeleton found in house ceiling
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/01/2026
» Construction workers found human remains above ceiling tiles in a house under renovation in Pathum Thani on Tuesday.
‘Hi-so Luk Nat’ held on threat and drug charges
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/08/2025
» Police have arrested “Hi-so Luk Nat”, a wealthy Bangkok resident who became a high-profile figure in anti-government protests in 2021, on drug charges and seized numerous weapons after a woman accused him of threatening her and forcing her to take drugs.
Chinese gang arrested after burglaries at luxury estate
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/08/2025
» Pak Kret police have arrested four Chinese nationals on charges of breaking into high-end homes and stealing valuables worth at least 1.6 million baht from safes.
Bangkok residents seek quake-proof homes
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/04/2025
» Shaken hours earlier by a massive earthquake, Phatsakon Kaewkla's terror was magnified when he came home to find gaping cracks in the walls of his 22nd-floor Bangkok apartment.
Accused Japanese scam gang boss arrested in Bangkok
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/03/2025
» A Japanese man who is believed to be a leader of call-centre scam gangs in Cambodia and Vietnam has been arrested for a string of crimes in Japan.