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Seven held in kidnapping, suspected killing of Bangkok businessman
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/03/2026
» Police have detained seven people suspected of kidnapping the manager of a Bangkok medical instrument company, who was then believed to have been killed and his body burned in Lop Buri.
Chinese gang escapes after attempted kidnapping in Pattaya
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/08/2025
» A group of Chinese men attempted to kidnap compatriots for ransom at a Pattaya villa this morning, but fled after a Thai woman escaped and alerted police.
Chinese tourist arrivals to Thailand keep falling
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/04/2025
» Chinese tourist arrivals to Thailand continue to nosedive, posting a low for 2025 of 5,833 arrivals on April 16, down from an average of 15,000 to 20,000.
Scam centre kidnap fears keep Chinese tourists on edge
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/01/2025
» Chinese tourists visiting Thailand for Lunar New Year are worried about being kidnapped by gangsters to work in scam centres, despite efforts to reassure them.
Vietnam jails blogger snatched from Thailand
R May, Published on 01/11/2024
» A Vietnamese blogger who was reportedly abducted from Thailand last year has been sentenced to 12 years in prison, according to local media reports.
TEST YOURSELF: New movie roundup
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/09/2023
» Here are a few films that hit Thai cinemas recently.
Kidnappers flee after killing female Chinese student
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/04/2023
» Police suspect three Chinese men have left the country after kidnapping a female Chinese university student and then killing her when they failed to obtain a 2.5-million-baht ransom from her father in China.
Two more Chinese suspects caught over kidnapping
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/11/2022
» Two more Chinese suspects allegedly involved in a businessman's kidnapping in Pattaya were arrested on Tuesday.
King rescues neglected dogs
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/08/2019
» His Majesty the King has adopted 13 great danes, aged five months to two years, rescued after being poorly cared for by a breeder in Pathum Thani, the Department of Livestock Development says.
Chinese tourists raise swine fever risk
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 27/12/2018
» Strict inspections of processed pork products from overseas will be kept in place in a bid to stave off an outbreak of African swine fever, especially from China, after several samples of sausages confiscated from Chinese tourists entering Thailand were found to have a viral strain of African swine flu.