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Police stop gang fight on Pattaya’s Walking Street
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/03/2026
» Police arrested nine migrant workers and broke up a developing armed brawl involving about 20 migrant workers on Walking Street late on Sunday night.
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.
‘Ong Bak’ star reportedly battling cancer
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/02/2026
» Thai action movie star Tony Jaa has been receiving treatment for gallbladder cancer, according to local media outlets.
Thaksin under fire for racist comments
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/01/2025
» Pheu Thai's de facto leader, Thaksin Shinawatra, has come under fire over racist remarks he allegedly made during a campaign rally in Chiang Rai.
Thailand prepares for Myanmar refugee influx
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/04/2024
» Thailand is prepared to accept 100,000 refugees fleeing fighting in Myanmar after rebel forces seized control of Myawaddy, a border town opposite Tak's Mae Sot district, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara.
Weed for wellness touted
R May, Published on 21/12/2023
» Thailand is in need of a "holistic wellness" approach to capitalise on the use of cannabis to boost tourism, according to Dr Kampon Sriwatanakul, chairman of the Thailand National Charter of Health.
Pita joins protest against Chiang Mai coal mine
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/09/2023
» Pita Limjaroenrat, former leader of the Move Forward Party, on Thursday joined a protest by Karen villagers against a proposed coal mine in Omkoi district, Chiang Mai.
Border-hopping Myanmar troops cause alarm
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/09/2023
» Fair Party list-MP Kannavee Suebsang has asked the government to investigate reports of heavily armed Myanmar soldiers crossing the border into Umphang district of Tak province.
Thailand cuts power to two Myanmar towns
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/06/2023
» The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) of Thailand has cut off the supply of electricity across the Moei river to two border towns in Myanmar where groups of Chinese businessmen have made huge illegal investments, at the request of the Myanmar government, Thai official sources said.
Koh Mak, Huay Pu Keng village win German travel awards
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/03/2023
» Two destinations in Thailand won top places at the Green Destinations Story Awards held at ITB Berlin 2023 in Germany.