Monastic Mayhem: Former Monk Assaults Abbot at Pho Chai Temple in Udon Thani, Prompting...
Udon Thani—
On January 13th, 2024, Ban Dung Update, a Facebook page, received a report of a former monk physically assaulting an abbot at the Pho Chai temple, Ban Dung, Udon Thani.
The Ban Dung...
Press Release: Chatchai-Decha and Juthamas suffer Olympic heartbreak, leaving Thailand with one boxing medal...
Chatchai-Decha and Juthamas suffer Olympic heartbreak, leaving Thailand with one boxing medal hope
1 August 2021: Calamity struck for Thai boxing on Sunday as Jutamas Jitpong and Chatchai-Decha Butdee fought impressively but lost their chance...
Thai National Parks release statement that they will remain closed “until further notice”
Thailand-
The National Parks of Thailand released a statement on their social media accounts this afternoon to state that all national parks will remain closed to the public until further notice due to the current...
Five Mongolian Nationals Arrested for Pickpocketing Tourists in Bangkok and Pattaya
Bangkok, Pattaya —
The Tourist Police and Immigration Bureau have arrested a group of five Mongolian nationals suspected of pickpocketing tourists at major attractions in Bangkok and Pattaya.
The investigation began on March 11th after a...
Nigerian and Thai nationals arrested in Pattaya for allegedly committing an online romance scam...
Pattaya -
A Nigerian national and a Thai female national, 23, were arrested in the Pattaya area yesterday, July 6th, after allegedly jointly committing an online romance scam in Thailand.
The duo, Robinson Ibuka Ade and...
Thai Government Debates Alcohol Advertising, Sales Hours
National—
On January 10th, 2024, Mr. Thaophiphob Limchitrakorn, Bangkok MP from the Move Forward Party, proposed reconsideration of a stricter Alcohol Control bill regarding advertising alcoholic products during a recent parliamentary meeting.
There were three drafts...
Former Thai Immigration Chief “Big Joke” has his car shot at seven times in...
Bangkok-
At 9:40 PM on January 6th, 2020, police in the Bang Rak district of Bangkok responded to a call of seven gunshots fired at a white Lexus on Surawong Road that belongs to former...
UPDATE: Foreigner allegedly catching illegal fish in national park in Krabi apologizes on social...
Krabi –
A foreign man who was allegedly catching fish illegally in a national park in Krabi posted an apology on social media, according to multiple Thai news media sources.
Our previous story:
A foreigner was...
Opinion: Nobody Won After the Recent Debacle Over Covid-19 Vaccine Proof for Entry to...
Social media, and media in general, in Thailand has been dominated over the past three or four days by one main topic -required documentation of proof of having a Covid-19 vaccine to enter...
Russian Ambassador congratulates Thailand on Covid19 success, offers to share vaccine information to Thailand
BANGKOK - The Russian Ambassador to Thailand, Evgeny Tomikhin, has lauded Thailand’s success in carrying out measures to deal with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and welcomed an exchange of information and technique...
