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Fire On MRT Tracks Forces Suspension Of Blue Line Services In Bangkok
BANGKOK, Thailand – Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited announced a temporary suspension of Metropolitan Rapid Transit services at all stations on Sunday following a fire along the Blue Line tracks between Tao Poon and Bang Pho stations. Bangkok MRT Station Floods During Heavy Rain, Exposing Construction Flaw Passengers were evacuated from the station […]
German Tourist Tasered By Police On Bangkok’s Khao San Road
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thai police used a Taser to restrain a German tourist during a confrontation on Bangkok’s Khao San Road after he allegedly directed racist abuse at a Canadian visitor and praised Adolf Hitler. M. G., 34, a black Canadian from Toronto, said he and two Australian friends were eating at a restaurant on […]
Police Nab 15 Transnational Scam Gang Members In Bangkok
BANGKOK, Thailand – Fifteen non-Thai suspects, allegedly part of a transnational scam gang, were arrested in a raid on a luxury house in the Bang Bon area of Bangkok by Thai immigration police yesterday. Police Maj-Gen Panthana Nutchanart, deputy commissioner of the Immigration Bureau, said that his team also seized several cellphones, laptops, SIM cards […]
Omani Wildlife Smuggler Caught At Suvarnabhumi Airport With 22 Live Animals
BANGKOK, Thailand – An Omani man travelling from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Muscat was arrested after officials found 22 live wild animals concealed in luggage checked in for the flight. The seizure, reported on 16 September, took place on 8 September 2026, according to Santhanee Phairattanakorn, director of the Suvarnabhumi Airport Passenger Customs Inspection Office, with […]
Electric Taxi Boats To Launch Along Bangkok Canal With 15 Piers
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Transport Ministry is pushing ahead with a taxi boat service on Klong Phasi Charoen, with electric and solar-hybrid boats planned for a route linking 15 piers. Deputy Transport Minister Sanphet Bunyamanee said the service would provide an alternative to road travel while supporting tourism along the canal, and it is expected […]
Tolls On Bangkok’s Prachim Ratthaya Expressway To Rise On December 15
BANGKOK, Thailand – Tolls on the Prachim Ratthaya Expressway, lso known as Si Rat–Outer Ring, will increase on 15 December following a Transport Ministry announcement published in the Royal Gazette on Tuesday. Bangkok Expressway Toll Fees Increase The decision was approved on 14 July by the Expressway Authority of Thailand board during its 8/2026 meeting, […]
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Police Officer Detained After Firing Eight Rounds Inside Room In Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A police officer attached to Bang Lamung Police Station has been detained after allegedly firing multiple 9mm rounds inside a room in South Pattaya on 19 September. No injuries or deaths were reported after the shooting at accommodation in Soi Yensabai, off Pattaya Third Road. Police fire shots during drug car chase […]
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Pattaya Police Investigate Death Of 17-year-old Who Fell From Apartment Building
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 17-year-old Thai male died after falling from the 11th floor of an apartment building in Pattaya’s Soi Pratumnak 6 on 17 September 2026. Police were called at 5.35pm to the rear of the building in Chon Buri, and the teenager was pronounced dead at the scene after falling from room 1131 […]
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Five Indian Tourists Allegedly Assaulted And Robbed At Pattaya Hotel
PATTAYA, Thailand – Five Indian tourists have filed a police complaint after alleging they were assaulted and forced to hand over money by a group they met near Pattaya Beach, with the men telling Pattaya City Police that around 24,000 baht in cash was missing after an alleged confrontation at a hotel in North Pattaya. […]
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Chinese Murder Fugitive Arrested In Pattaya After 36 Years Using Fraudulent Thai Identity
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thai police have arrested a 67-year-old Chinese man wanted in connection with a murder case who allegedly lived in Thailand for about 36 years using a fraudulently obtained Thai identity and operated several tourism businesses in Pattaya while acquiring land worth nearly 100 million baht. The fugitive, identified as Chu Che Chan, […]
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British Man Injured In Attempted Phone Robbery In Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 45-year-old British man was taken to hospital after reportedly being attacked during an attempted phone robbery near Jomtien Soi 15 in Pattaya early on 15 September 2026. The victim, named as Mr Anand, suffered bruising and a cut believed to have been caused by a sharp weapon, running from his left […]
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Russian Tourist Assaulted And Robbed By Three Men In Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Russian tourist was taken to hospital after being assaulted and robbed by three men in Pattaya early on 14 September 2026, police said. The attack happened at about 1.20am in Soi Thapphraya 9, Pattaya, Chonburi, and police at Pattaya City Police Station are reviewing CCTV footage along the suspected escape route […]
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Nan Landslide Threatens School as 100-Metre Ground Crack Expands
NAN, Thailand – Geological experts have warned of the high risk of a landslide at Ban Doi Tiew School in Nan’s Tha Wang Pha district, after ground subsidence expanded from a minor two-metre tension crack into one over 100 metres long over the past year. The finding follows an urgent inspection on Friday led by […]
Fire Destroys Latex Mattress Factory In Ayutthaya
AYUTTHAYA, Thailand – Authorities are investigating the cause of a massive fire that destroyed a large latex mattress and pillow factory in Bang Sai district, Ayutthaya, overnight, causing damage estimated at about 2 billion baht. Five Dead And Dozens Missing After Passenger Ship Catches Fire In The Philippines The blaze broke out around 10pm on […]
Ayutthaya Abbot Arrested In 92-million-baht Embezzlement And Sex Scandal
AYUTTHAYA, Thailand – A 66-year-old abbot accused of embezzling 92 million baht from a well-known temple in Ayutthaya was arrested on Thursday, along with a female aide who was seen having sex with the monk in security video taken in his quarters. Police at 6am raided the quarters of Phra Vajirayan, also known as Luang […]
High Diesel Price Forces Phitsanulok Songthaew Driver To Quit After 30 Years
PHITSANULOK, Thailand – The relentless surge in diesel prices, which have now climbed to 40 baht a litre, has dealt a severe blow to local public transport operators, forcing drivers to fold their businesses under mounting operational losses. According to Thai PBS, at the municipal market in the Muang district of Phitsanulok province, drivers operating […]
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Volunteer Officer Accidentally Kills Village Headman In Nakhon Phanom
NAKHON PHANOM, Thailand – A village headman in Nakhon Phanom province has died after being struck by a bullet fired by a volunteer security officer during an attempt to restrain a man armed with a knife. Wasana Srikason, 52, headman of Moo 8 in Phon Thong subdistrict, Ban Phaeng district, was shot in the chest […]
Yasothon Hospital Apologizes After Nurse’s Assistant Severs Toddler’s Fingertip
YASOTHON, Thailand – A Yasothon hospital has apologised to the family of a one-year-old boy who lost the tip of his right index finger after an assistant nurse accidentally cut it while trying to remove tape securing his IV line, in an incident that has drawn widespread attention after the family sought help from a […]
Police Search For Foreign Man Over Udon Thani Hotel Damage
UDON THANI, Thailand – A foreign man is being sought for questioning after CCTV footage reportedly showed him damaging property outside The Pannarai Hotel in Udon Thani in the early hours of 8 September. The hotel has submitted footage and other evidence to Udon Thani Provincial Tourist Police, asking officers to identify the man and […]
17-year-old Injured After Stray Dogs Chase Her Motorcycle In Korat
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand – A 17-year-old girl in Nakhon Ratchasima has been left injured and facing nearly 50,000 baht in medical costs after a large pack of stray dogs chased her motorcycle, causing her to lose control and crash. The incident occurred at approximately 11pm on 5 September along a road behind the Ban Eua […]
