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Six reasons why ‘Thais walk with literally zero urgency’
Online Reporters, Published on 06/02/2026
» It's a scene familiar to anyone who has spent time in Bangkok: You're navigating the crowded footpaths of Sukhumvit, trying to make your train connection, when you find yourself trapped behind someone moving at what feels like geological speed. They pause mid-stride to check their phone, drift unpredictably left and right, then stop completely, often right at the narrowest part of the walkway.
Trump says to make phone call to stop Thai-Cambodian fighting
Reuters and online reporters, Published on 10/12/2025
» Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia extended into a fourth day on Wednesday as United States President Donald Trump said he would make a phone call to stop the conflict, after he had brokered a ceasefire in July to end a five-day battle between the Asian neighbours.
Another Thai found tortured to death in Poipet scam centre
Online Reporters, Published on 18/11/2025
» A Thai man has been found tortured to death in Poipet, the latest victim of cross-border scam gangs operating in Cambodia, according to the IMF Centre Coordinating Assistance (IMF) to Thais Abroad.
Chinese national arrested after armed standoff at Pattaya convenience store
Amporn Sangkaew, Published on 08/08/2025
» PATTAYA: A Chinese national was arrested after carrying a gun into a convenience store in this seaside resort town in Chon Buri province in the early hours of Friday, triggering a tense two-hour standoff with police.
Korean-Chinese call centre gang busted near Pattaya
Amporn Sangkaew, Published on 07/08/2025
» CHON BURI - Eight members of a Korean-Chinese call centre gang accused of brutally beating a South Korean man have been arrested during a police raid on a building in Bang Lamung district, just north of Pattaya.
Body of last Thai hostage retrieved from Gaza
News Agencies, Published on 07/06/2025
» JERUSALEM - The Israeli military has retrieved the body of Thai hostage Nattapong Pinta, who had been held in Gaza since the Oct 7, 2023 attack by Hamas on Israel, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Saturday.
Thai police investigate ‘call-centre beating’ video
Post Reporters, Published on 08/02/2025
» Thai police are tracing the source of a viral video showing what is believed to be an employee of a call centre based in a border town in Myanmar being brutally assaulted by a gang.
Chinese gambling kingpin ‘abused in Thai jail’
By Poppy McPherson and Panu Wongcha-um, Reuters, Published on 24/01/2025
» A jailed gambling tycoon fighting extradition to China received “inhumane treatment” in a Thai prison after saying he was a Chinese spy, his lawyers have told Interpol, saying they fear for his life.
Three Koreans sentenced for murder near Pattaya
Online Reporters, Published on 17/01/2025
» A court in South Korea has handed down jail terms to three men charged for brutally murdering their compatriot near Pattaya last year.
Fate of Thai hostages in Gaza is unclear as 6 still held
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 08/01/2025
» The Israeli Embassy said it does not have any information about the six Thai hostages who are still in Hamas' custody, following recent reports about planned hostage exchanges in the region.