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Chiang Rai school director shot dead in meeting room

Police in Chiang Rai are hunting two gunmen who shot dead the director of a Chinese school in Mae Fah Luang district on Friday, October 30. The shooting Police hunt two masked gunmen after a Chinese...

Lèse majesté: Arnon Nampa questioned Thailand's monarchy dressed as Harry Potter. Now he's in jail...

Thailand has prosecuted 294 people since 2020 under its lèse majesté law, with sentences going up to 50 years.

Charity boss suspended  

The Good Deeds Foundation has temporarily suspended its president, actress Panadda “Bum” Wongphudee, and halted donations pending an investigation into financial transactions linked to the construc...

Myanmar Migrant Applications Plunge at Thai CI Centers Amid Boycott  

Campaign against tightened remittance rules threatens to disrupt migrant workforce of millions.

19 year old hothead lands in jail after punching female driver who honked her car horn at him in...

Terrifying scenes in Bangkok as a motorcyclist, 19, chases a woman after a horn warning, smashes her windscreen and punches her. Bystanders fail to help.… Read More ›

Immigration raids 3 Bangkok houses over online gambling and scam network

14 suspects, comprising Chinese, Myanmar and Thai nationals, were held over an online gambling and call centre scam network in Bangkok.

Thailand delays 1,000-baht overseas travel tax

Thailand has delayed its proposed 1,000-baht tax on overseas departures, citing energy costs and economic uncertainty, easing pressure on travellers and airlines.

Thai court overturns Olympic boxing champion's attempted rape conviction - VnExpress International

A Thai appeals court overturned on Tuesday a conviction for the attempted rape of a teenage girl handed to the country's first Olympic gold medallist, but upheld his sentence for abduction.

Upmarket Thai prostitution racket smashed by Hong Kong police. 16 people arrested in separate...

Hong Kong police uncover a cross-border prostitution operation recruiting Thai women for hotel sex bookings. Sixteen arrested, ฿55 million cash seized. A Thai suspect and… Read More ›

Thailand clarifies rules for opening checked bags without passengers present

CAAT clarifies checked baggage searches starting October 16. Suspicious bags may be opened without passengers present.

Horror care centre closed in Kanchanaburi where patients were locked into caged beds and prison...

Steel cage beds, barred rooms and psychiatric patients trigger the closure of a Kanchanaburi care home licensed for elderly care. Inspectors found 129 beds instead… Read More ›

Thailand considers THB1,000 tax on air departures

Thailand is consulting on a proposed THB1,000 tax on air departures for all nationalities, with exemptions and a maximum ceiling of THB5,000.

Thai monk handed 50-year sentence for misusing donations to HIV and Aids hospice

Myanmar Regime Trying to Hound Independent Exile Media Through Interpol

The regime says it has filed motley charges against independent Myanmar media and opposition figures abroad, but its attempts to extradite them are likely to fail.

UK Banker who exposed Epstein links found dead outside Bangkok

British banker Simon Andriesz, 57, was found dead in Khlong Luang near Bangkok on September 23, as family paid tribute to his courage and legacy after his death.

Controlling boyfriend flushed rabbit down toilet before fleeing to Thailand - AOL

Nicholas Cash, 26, subjected his ex-girlfriend to a months-long campaign of abuse.

Mother alleges son locked her away, took over cosmetics business

A Thai mother says her son had her confined for more than two years before she returned to find her cosmetics business under his control.

It’s Time For Thailand to Amend Its Controversial Lese-Majeste Law

Over the past decade, hundreds of political activists and ordinary people have been subjected to criminal prosecution under Article 112.