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Foreigners, Thais arrested for making porn
Published on 10/12/2024
» Four foreign men and three Thais have been arrested on charges of making sex videos in Thailand that were sold worldwide.
Funeral held for drowned Russian yoga influencer
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/12/2024
» A funeral for a Russian woman swept out to sea while practising yoga sitting on a seaside rock last week was held on Koh Samui on Wednesday.
Mass motorbike trip a 'headache' for Phetchabun police
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/11/2024
» Local highway police have stopped 400 street motorcycle riders and fined 72 of them for violating traffic laws as thousands of teen motorcyclists made a winter trip to Phetchabun at the weekend.
Cyanide killer gets death sentence
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/11/2024
» The Criminal Court has given the death sentence to a woman suspected of killing 14 people with cyanide and found guilty of murdering one, a friend, during a merit-making trip last year.
Drunk Brit fights with passersby in Pattaya
Published on 19/11/2024
» A British tourist, too drunk to get into a taxi, ended up in a fistfight with two Thais who offered to drive him home in the early hours of Tuesday in Pattaya.
Crackdown on cheap foreign goods planned
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/11/2024
» The Commerce Ministry has drafted a plan to deal with an influx of cheap substandard goods from abroad.
Israelis in Thailand urged to be vigilant
Published on 13/11/2024
» Israeli authorities have advised their nationals to remain vigilant following reports they might be targeted during the Full Moon Party on Koh Phangan this coming Friday.
Lawyer, wife arrested for alleged fraud, money-laundering
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/11/2024
» Police arrested high-profile lawyer Sittra Biabungkerd and his wife on a highway east of Bangkok on Thursday morning and charged them with fraud and money laundering in connection with a billionaire’s allegation that she lost 71 million baht to him.
Casinos a game-changer for Thai tourism, says Agoda
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/11/2024
» Casinos would significantly boost tourism to Thailand, says the chief executive of the online travel agency Agoda, who is confident the country could set a record for foreign arrivals next year.
Lost diamond ring found in landfill after 30-hour search
Published on 29/10/2024
» A frantic search at a garbage dump unearthed a diamond ring worth more than 400,000 baht the owner had accidentally thrown out with the rubbish.