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Cha-am rounds up homeless people after Hua Hin murder
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/01/2026
» Police began rounding up homeless people along Cha-am beach as part of a drive to prevent crimes such as the brutal murder in Hua Hin, where the detention of the suspect was extended on Thursday.
Mystery death, stolen ring and an intruder during Phuket music festival
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/01/2026
» A young Indian man died mysteriously, a young couple lost a 300,000-baht diamond engagement ring and there was an attempted break-in at a woman DJ’s hotel room - all during the three-day Electric Daisy Carnival music festival in Phuket.
Backpacker in Thailand taken on 1,200km detour
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/02/2025
» A foreign backpacker making his first visit to Thailand was planning an island getaway in the South, but after a miscommunication he ended up in the North nearly 1,200 kilometres away.
Turkish man tied up and robbed in Pattaya
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/01/2025
» A Turkish man was tied up and robbed in a condominium room in Pattaya early on Tuesday morning.
Filipino pickpockets target tourists in Bangkok
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/10/2024
» Nine Philippine nationals were arrested in Bangkok and Suvarnabhumi airport for allegedly pickpocketing a South Korean tourist. They admitted to doing it multiple times, targeting foreign visitors in popular tourist hotspots.
One-third of Thais ‘very angry’ if handout cancelled
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/10/2024
» More than one third of Thais say they will be angry if they don’t get the 10,000-baht handout in the second phase of the digital wallet scheme, an opinion poll has found.
10,000 baht handout scheme begins
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/09/2024
» The government on Wednesday launched the first phase of its US$14 billion stimulus handout scheme, which will eventually see an estimated 45 million people receive 10,000 baht each.
Critics pile pressure on new PM
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/08/2024
» Critics have vowed to scrutinise Pheu Thai's digital wallet scheme, as well as Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra over her shares in a company which bought a controversial monastic plot in Pathum Thani.
Nana thief falls off bridge during chase
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/05/2024
» A wallet-snatcher was severely injured late Friday while attempting to evade capture by descending four metres from a pedestrian bridge just outside Sukhumvit Soi 2.
Man found hanged on Samui
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/01/2024
» A 32-year-old Ukrainian man has been found hanged with both hands tied behind his back at a durian plantation on the tourist island of Koh Samui.