Showing 1 - 10 of 273
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.
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.
Cannabis shops face clampdown
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/01/2026
» The Ministry of Public Health is pushing for a new regulation on cannabis before the next government takes office, with the draft now under review by the Office of the Council of State.
Foreign tourist arrivals down 7.25%
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/12/2025
» Thailand's foreign tourist arrivals from Jan 1 to Dec 21, 2025, fell 7.25% from the same period a year earlier, the Tourism and Sports Ministry said on Tuesday.
Vietnamese men caught growing weed
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/12/2025
» Police have arrested three Vietnamese nationals at an illegal cannabis cultivation warehouse in Bangkok, seizing more than 1,600 plants with an estimated value of nearly two million baht.
QR stickers guided drug buyers through a 'treasure hunt'
R May, Published on 10/12/2025
» Two Russian men have been arrested for allegedly selling drugs using QR code stickers posted throughout Bangkok that used AI technology to make the process a “treasure hunting game”.
Big Russian-run rental business busted on Phangan
R May, Published on 23/10/2025
» SURAT THANI: Police have raided a large Russian-owned vehicle rental company on Koh Phangan, seizing hundreds of motorcycles and cars and making seven arrests.
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.
Two Israelis arrested with fake US dollars on Koh Samui
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/10/2025
» Two Israeli men were arrested with fake US dollar bills totalling US$5,653 after they exchanged some of them for Thai baht at Samui airport.