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Govt probes foreign land deals on Koh Phangan, Koh Samui
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 19/10/2025
» SURAT THANI: Corrupt officials and Thai nominees are under scrutiny amid probes into foreign investors exploiting legal loopholes related to business operations and land ownership on Koh Phangan and Koh Samui, the governor says.
Proposed sale of Dutch embassy site draws flak
News, Shreyaa Srivastava, Published on 13/08/2025
» The Dutch Association in Thailand has formally petitioned the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs to halt the proposed sale of the Netherlands embassy compound in Bangkok -- a unique and historically significant property located at 206 Wireless Road.
Sex live-streamers arrested in Pattaya
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/08/2025
» Five Chinese nationals have been arrested in Pattaya for operating a sex live-streaming service, with viewers paying to watch and direct the performers.
Police raid villa, bust Korean scam gang and rescue kidnap victim
News, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 22/06/2025
» Thai police have arrested 21 suspects, including 20 South Koreans and one Chinese national, after rescuing a South Korean man allegedly kidnapped and forced to work for a call centre scam gang operating out of a luxury pool villa in Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri. The operation followed a tip-off from the South Korean embassy.
Phuket burglar hits four luxury villas in one night
News, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 21/06/2025
» Police in Phuket are pursuing a burglar who broke into four luxury villas in a single night, stealing valuables worth over 2 million baht in Thalang district.
Suspects in Thai temple embezzlement case 'amassed a fortune'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/05/2025
» Authorities investigating a high-profile embezzlement case at Wat Rai Khing have uncovered suspicious property acquisitions worth more than 40 million baht by Aranyawan Wangthapan, 28, within a single year.
Police nab 'owners' of betting ring
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 06/05/2025
» Police have arrested 13 people, including a couple who allegedly hosted an online gambling network targeting players in the lower Northeast, and impounded assets worth about 50 million baht in multiple raids in five provinces.
Lower northeastern gambling network busted, B50m assets seized
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/05/2025
» Police have arrested 13 people, including a couple who allegedly hosted an online gambling network targeting players in Thailand's lower Northeast, and impounded assets worth about 50 million baht in multiple raids in five provinces.
Myanmar observes silence to honour over 2,000 quake dead
News, AFP and Bangkok Post, Published on 02/04/2025
» MANDALAY: Myanmar held a minute's silence yesterday in tribute to victims of the catastrophic earthquake that has killed more than 2,000 people, buckling roads and flattening buildings as far away as Bangkok.
Russian 'kidnapper' nabbed
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 09/01/2025
» Phuket — One of the two Russian nationals suspected of robbing a compatriot in Phuket on Sunday has been arrested while his accomplice has fled the country, police said on Wednesday.