The killing of a 17-year-old girl exposes a deeply disturbing reality in Thailand’s entertainment capital, Pattaya. An Australian man has been charged with murder after the victim was found in a suitcase.
Thai police arrest husband and wife in Melbourne heroin case
FRIDAY, JULY 03, 2026
Thai police and the ONCB are expanding a Melbourne heroin probe after detaining a couple in Loei over alleged parcel deliveries linked to a Thai Airways flight attendant.
Narathiwat road culvert blast injures two Malaysian tourists
MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2026
Two Malaysian tourists were injured when a bomb exploded near a road culvert close to Sapom intersection in Tak Bai district, Narathiwat, southern Thailand.
Thailand is accelerating efforts to regulate tourism businesses in Phuket as it steps up action against nominee firms, with 39 companies already facing legal proceedings.
Thai police arrest 629 in nationwide World Cup betting crackdown
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2026
Thai police have reported 596 cases and 629 suspects in a nationwide crackdown on gambling networks during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with more than 2.15 billion baht found to have circulated through the networks.
Man gets 6-month suspended jail term over Molly the husky’s death
TUESDAY, JUNE 09, 2026
Songkhla Provincial Court sentenced a 56-year-old man to six months in prison and fined him 50,000 baht over the death of Molly, a Siberian husky, but suspended the jail term for two years.
Police, FDA raid Bangkok warehouse, arrest 4 Vietnamese over illegal cannabis production
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2026
Thai narcotics police and FDA officials arrested four Vietnamese nationals after raiding a Bang Bon warehouse allegedly used to process cannabis and cannabis extracts for sale in Thailand and overseas.