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Thailand scores poorly in corruption ranking
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/02/2026
» The government has said it will act after Thailand scored 33 out of 100 and ranked 116th in the latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).
Frenzied Finn assaults himself in Pattaya
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/02/2024
» A Finnish man who assaulted himself repeatedly with a knife, inflicting bloody cuts, was overpowered and then taken to hospital, in Pattaya early Tuesday morning.
Tourist claims police extortion to get cash from parents
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/12/2023
» A Finnish tourist in Phuket tricked his parents out of 7,000 euros by pretending he had been arrested and needed that amount to be released, police have said.
Chiang Mai seeks solution to smog
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/11/2023
» As the smog season draws nearer, Chiang Mai tourism operators are urging the government to speed up the passage of the Clean Air Act to reduce pollution from the agricultural sector.
Chinese investors buying up real estate in Phuket
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/03/2023
» Chinese investors are rushing to buy real estate in Phuket, snapping up condos, villas, shophouses and even durian orchards, according to property consultant Knight Frank Thailand.
Finnish man found dead with throat cut
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/02/2023
» A 58-year-old Finnish man was found dead on his bed with his throat cut and a knife on his chest at his home in Chon Buri on Tuesday morning.
Tourist found dead at Pai resort
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/08/2019
» MAE HONG SON: A Finnish man was found dead inside a resort room in Pai district, Mae Hong Son province, on Tuesday morning.
Hun Sen denies allowing China naval base
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/07/2019
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday strongly denied that he was allowing China to set up a military outpost in the country.
Seastead couple 'hiding on Tarutao'
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/04/2019
» An American man and his Thai wife, accused of illegally building a floating home - called a seastead - close to Thai territorial waters in the Andaman Sea, are believed to be hiding on Tarutao Island to escape police arrest.
Elon Musk viciously attacks Chiang Rai cave diver
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 06/09/2018
» Elon Musk has once again attacked the British Chiang Rai resident who helped rescue the Wild Boars boys' football team, this time calling him a "child rapist."