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Myanmar junta leader’s family buys B100m Bangkok home
Published on 01/04/2026
» The family of Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing purchased a luxury home worth nearly 100 million baht in Bangkok, bypassing Thai laws prohibiting foreigners from owning land or houses in the country, according to a human rights group.
Two arrested for stealing luxury watches from Pattaya home
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/03/2026
» Two men have been arrested for allegedly breaking into a luxury home on in South Pattaya and stealing luxury watches worth more than 6.4 million baht.
Police bust Indian-run online black market in Pattaya
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/12/2025
» Nineteen Indian nationals have been arrested at a residence in Pattaya, where they operated a website selling contraband goods, according to the Immigration Bureau.
Frenchman arrested for alleged thefts at Don Mueang airport
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/11/2025
» Police have arrested a 35-year-old Frenchman in Bangkok’s Phra Khanong district for allegedly stealing valuables from passengers at Don Mueang airport on multiple occasions.
Chinese men caught selling crystal meth in Pattaya
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/10/2025
» Two Chinese men were arrested in Pattaya early Tuesday morning for possession of crystal methamphetamine, smuggled vapes and cigarettes for alleged sale at parties.
‘Construction workers’ arrest Nigerian drug dealers in Bangkok
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/10/2025
» Undercover police who dressed like construction workers arrested numerous suspected Nigerian drug dealers in the Nana area of Bangkok early Sunday morning.
Slain model not ‘forced’ to go to Myanmar, Thai officials say
R May, Published on 22/10/2025
» Thailand’s Immigration Bureau has denied reports that a Belarusian model who travelled to Bangkok for work was “forced” to go to Myanmar, where she was reportedly killed by a scam gang who then sold her organs on the black market.
Drug den busted at Nana barber shop in Bangkok
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/10/2025
» Bangkok police arrested six foreign men, a Thai woman and a Myanmar woman at a barber shop on Nana Road (Sukhumvit Soi 3) where they said drugs were available.
Illegal products from China seized at Bangkok warehouses
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/09/2025
» Consumer protection police raided two warehouses in Bangkok’s Bang Khun Thian district and seized goods smuggled from China worth over 10 million baht.
Cannabis restricted to 5 medical uses, health authorities say
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/09/2025
» Cannabis buds may legally be used only by patients with five categories of symptoms and must be obtained with a doctor’s prescription, the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine announced on Monday.