Showing 1 - 10 of 201
Tourism associations ask for less police corruption
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/02/2026
» Tourism operators are urging the government to reform law enforcement and regulation, as businesses and tourists suffer from worsening bribery issues, harming the nation's tourism reputation.
Two foreign tourists rescued from Koh Phangan jungle
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/02/2026
» Two foreign tourists have been rescued after getting lost in the jungle on a hillside of Koh Phangan during a storm, police said.
Starving lions, bears found caged in abandoned Cambodian casino
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/12/2025
» Five animals - two lions and three bears - were found abandoned in cages when Thai marines inspected a captured casino building immediately across the border from Trat province.
Hat Yai zone submerged 'for weeks'
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/11/2025
» Hat Yai continues to face severe flooding, with experts warning that the city's economic zone will remain submerged at least until mid-December.
Phuket airport reopens after Navy plane mishap
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/10/2025
» Phuket International Airport reopened its main runway on Wednesday afternoon, three hours after a Royal Thai Navy aircraft experienced a landing gear malfunction and blocked the runway.
Lebanese men arrested on Koh Samui for drugs, illegal clinic
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/08/2025
» Immigration officers on Koh Samui have arrested two Lebanese men accused of running a restaurant as a front for drug dealing and operating an unlicensed Chinese medicine clinic.
Bangkok police raid drug party
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/07/2025
» Forty-four men, many wearing only underwear and testing positive for drugs, were arrested during a raid on an illegal drug party early Saturday in Bangkok’s Wang Thonglang district.
Chinese group flees Pattaya hotel after man’s fatal fall
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/07/2025
» Police were hunting for a group of Chinese people who fled a Pattaya hotel with belongings and equipment, including computers, in several vehicles after a Chinese man fell to his death there on Friday afternoon.
Man arrested at airport for smuggling snakes in underwear
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/07/2025
» A Sri Lankan man was arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear.
Foreigners arrested at illegal casino hotel in Pattaya
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/06/2025
» At least 20 foreigners were arrested in Pattaya when police raided an eight-storey hotel that had been converted into a casino centre.