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Seven held in kidnapping, suspected killing of Bangkok businessman
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/03/2026
» Police have detained seven people suspected of kidnapping the manager of a Bangkok medical instrument company, who was then believed to have been killed and his body burned in Lop Buri.
Chinese gang escapes after attempted kidnapping in Pattaya
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/08/2025
» A group of Chinese men attempted to kidnap compatriots for ransom at a Pattaya villa this morning, but fled after a Thai woman escaped and alerted police.
Chinese tourist arrivals to Thailand keep falling
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/04/2025
» Chinese tourist arrivals to Thailand continue to nosedive, posting a low for 2025 of 5,833 arrivals on April 16, down from an average of 15,000 to 20,000.
Scam centre kidnap fears keep Chinese tourists on edge
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/01/2025
» Chinese tourists visiting Thailand for Lunar New Year are worried about being kidnapped by gangsters to work in scam centres, despite efforts to reassure them.
Vietnam jails blogger snatched from Thailand
R May, Published on 01/11/2024
» A Vietnamese blogger who was reportedly abducted from Thailand last year has been sentenced to 12 years in prison, according to local media reports.
TEST YOURSELF: New movie roundup
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/09/2023
» Here are a few films that hit Thai cinemas recently.
Kidnappers flee after killing female Chinese student
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/04/2023
» Police suspect three Chinese men have left the country after kidnapping a female Chinese university student and then killing her when they failed to obtain a 2.5-million-baht ransom from her father in China.
Two more Chinese suspects caught over kidnapping
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/11/2022
» Two more Chinese suspects allegedly involved in a businessman's kidnapping in Pattaya were arrested on Tuesday.
Iranian hunted for allegedly kidnapping, raping Thai ex-wife
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 21/09/2018
» A 21-year-old Thai woman has accused her Iranian ex-husband of kidnapping her in full view of others and then detaining and raping her before shaving her head in a condominium in Pattaya.
Knife-wielding kidnapper caught trying to flee in canal
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 08/08/2018
» A man believed to be high on drugs was hauled from a muddy canal in Pathum Thani and arrested on Tuesday night after earlier kidnapping a boy and threatening to stab him and a motorcycle taxi driver.