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Pratunam flyover to close until February
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/04/2026
» The busy Pratunam flyover on Phetchaburi Road will close from Friday at 10pm until next February to allow for the construction of an underground section of the Orange Line MRT.
Bubble tea binge helps Thai man dodge draft
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/04/2026
» A Thai man has gone viral after being rejected for mandatory military service due to obesity, the result of a deliberate bubble tea binge.
Fake building permit racket uncovered on Koh Samui
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/03/2026
» Authorities on Koh Samui are widening an investigation into construction permit forgery involving at least 10 projects and potentially involving both municipal staff and outsiders.
Sacred Karen tusks returned
R May, Published on 27/02/2026
» Tak province has returned a pair of 400-year-old sacred elephant tusks to the Karen "long-haired hermit" community of Lay Tong Ku in Umphang district.
Workers hospitalised after building collapses
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/02/2026
» A building collapsed at the Bang Phli electricity authority training centre in Samut Prakan on Monday, injuring four construction workers.
Oil spill cleanup underway after cargo ship sinks near Phuket
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/02/2026
» Marine authorities are rushing to remove the oil spill from the Andaman Sea after the sinking of a Panama‑flagged cargo ship about 3 miles off Laem Phromthep in Phuket on Saturday while en route from Malaysia to Bangladesh.
Thais linked to Chinese scam gang arrested
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/01/2026
» Thai police have busted a mule account gang working for a Chinese-led scam network and are seeking an Interpol Red Notice to arrest a Malaysian suspect.
Chinese scam suspects arrested in Pattaya
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/01/2026
» Two Chinese men were arrested in Pattaya on Thursday for their alleged involvement in a transnational call centre scam network linked to the death of a South Korean student.
Saudi fined for obscene act
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/01/2026
» A Saudi Arabian tourist has been detained and fined for committing an act of public indecency in Phuket.
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.