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Jakarta ranks world's largest city, Bangkok 14th
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/01/2026
» Jakarta ranked as the world's largest city with 41.9 million inhabitants followed by Dhaka, while Tokyo slipped to third, a recent United Nations (UN) report shows.
Phuket shifts to targeting 'quality' tourists
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/12/2025
» Phuket is looking to strengthen its standing as a high-quality destination, says Thanet Tantipiriyakit, president of the Phuket Tourist Association.
Chiang Mai police raid nets 18 Chinese call centre fraudsters
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/08/2025
» Police arrested 18 Chinese nationals operating a call centre fraud operation from a luxury house that worth over 40 million baht in Mae Rim district of Chiang Mai on July 31, with eight suspects injured after jumping from the second floor while attempting to escape.
Drone-flying burglars arrested on Koh Phangan
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/07/2025
» Four men who allegedly used drones to find easy targets before burgling foreigners’ rented houses on Koh Phangan have been arrested by police.
Three electrocuted in family garage during storm
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/05/2025
» Three people and a dog were found dead, all believed electrocuted during a storm, in a garage at a house in Ayutthaya on Tuesday morning.
Ranger drowns in cave looking for tourist's dropped phone
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/04/2025
» A park ranger drowned while trying to retrieve a mobile phone a visitor dropped into a stream inside a cave in Kanchanaburi on Tuesday afternoon.
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.
UK couple happy to be home after Thailand nightmare
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/04/2025
» A British couple whose Thailand retirement dream turned into a nightmare are back home and say they “couldn’t be happier” as they prepare to rebuild their lives.
Government warns of 'earthquake drunk' syndrome
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/04/2025
» Thailand's Ministry of Public Health has issued guidelines for individuals experiencing symptoms of a condition referred to as "earthquake drunk" after the recent earthquake.
Singaporean sought for death of Thai girlfriend
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/03/2025
» Police are looking for a Singaporean man who was seen with his Thai girlfriend at a condominium building in Bangkok where she was found dead shortly afterward.