Foreign cocaine trafficking gang busted at Koh Phangan
A CRACKDOWN on a foreign cocaine trafficking ring on Koh Phangan led to the arrest of a Canadian man, a Nigerian man and his Thai wife over the last couple of days, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan. 28). Upon being ordered Pol. Lt. Gen. Saksira Puek-am, commander of Tourist Police, to intensify investigation of foreigners […]
Read MoreThai villagers flee as Myanmar junta clashes with Karen resistance
HEAVY fighting is raging just across from Mae Sot town as Myanmar junta troops clash with Karen resistance fighters with Thai villagers near the combat zone fleeing after bullets flew across the border and riddled two houses while 10 Chinese scammers also crossed over and surrendered, PPTVHD36 said this evening (Dec. 12). At noon […]
Read MoreAnother Thai found dead in Poipet after being brutally beaten
THE body of a Thai man has reportedly been found at Cambodian border town Poipet, opposite Aranyaprathet, after he was brutally assaulted by a scam gang he had been lured to work for, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Nov. 18). Mr. Sarawut, or Toto, a resident of Samut Prakan, was said to have been […]
Read MoreJapanese man held for forcing 12-year-old Thai girl into sex work
A JAPANESE man who runs a massage parlour in Tokyo was arrested on charges of luring 12-year-old Thai girl into prostitution with the girl’s biological mother having left her there for sex work, Naewna newspaper quoted Japanese media as saying today (Nov. 7). The girl arrived in Japan with her mother late June on […]
Read MoreAnother Thai woman dies mysteriously in Poipet
JUST days after a Thai woman allegedly fell to her death from a building at Cambodian border town Poipet, just across from Aranyaprathet, another woman was found hanged in a room there yesterday (Nov. 3), Amarin TV and TV Channel 7 said last night. Mr. Bird, a team member of Immanuel Foundation (IMF) in […]
Read MoreSheffield Wednesday fans protest at Thai embassy
By Chloe Aslett & Oli Constable BBC News, Yorkshire SHEFFIELD Wednesday fans staged a demonstration outside the Thai embassy in London in protest at owner Dejpon Chansiri yesterday (Sep. 4). Supporters are calling for the Thai businessman to sell the club amid a host of ongoing financial issues at the Championship side. Alan Burgess […]
Read MoreTokyo most popular destination among Thai tourists: Thai Airways
THAI Airways International (THAI) said its flight data from January to July 2025 shows Tokyo is the most popular destination for Thai tourists in Asia while Colombo, Sri Lanka, has seen 100 percent increase in the number of Thai visitors, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Sep. 3). Mr. Kittipong Sarasomboon, THAI’s chief commercial officer, […]
Read More‘Spy monk’ online joke provokes anger in Cambodia
A THAI online joke that a Thai monk who resides in Cambodia is in fact a Thai spy and was sending information to the Thai military has angered Cambodians who believe this is in fact true and want him deported, MNG Online and Naewna newspaper said today (July 31). This joke suggested that Luang […]
Read MoreGripen jets used in real combat for the first time ever by Thai air force
By Thai Newsroom Reporters JAS 39 GRIPEN fighter jets engaged in real combat for the first time ever on Friday during the Thai air force’s air strike missions against invading Cambodian forces in Thailand’s disputed border areas. Since the first Gripen jet was manufactured by SAAB in Sweden in 1987, the aircraft has never […]
Read MoreCambodian troops seen digging trenches in overlapping area triggering brief clash
AFTER a brief clash between Thai and Cambodian troops at Chong Bok, Ubon Ratchathani province, early this morning (May 28) a senior army officer said the Cambodian soldiers were spotted digging two trenches in the claimed area in violation of MOU 43, Naewna newspaper said. Lt. Gen. Boonsin Phadklang, Second Army Region commander, said […]
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