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Father of Thai teenager responds after Aussie accused of her murder gives update from jail The Australian man accused of murdering a teenager in Thailand has made a startling claim in a jailhouse interview, prompting the victim’s family to respond. www.news.com.au/travel/trave...
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‘I shouldn’t be here’: Australian man accused of killing Thai teenager says he is innocent. www.theage.com.au/world/asia/i...
‘I shouldn’t be here’: Australian man accused of killing Thai teenager says he is innocent
Simon Carman told the ABC he was acting in self-defence to stop Thanchanok Donhomla from stabbing him at his Pattaya apartment.
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Royal hobby The Nation has covered yet another story suggesting that the royal family is allegedly taking advantage of the taxpayer. thaipoliticalprisoners.wordpress.com/2026/08/23/r...
Royal hobby
The Nation has reported on yet another story pointing to the royals apparently leeching on the taxpayer. It states that “Queen Suthida is undertaking a Gripen fighter flight-training programme at W…
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Thai Newsroom reports the People’s Party disapproved of any move to file a lèse-majesté lawsuit against those who allegedly used the name of the monarchy to influence the rigging of the senate selection process thaipoliticalprisoners.wordpress.com/2026/08/22/r...
Rigging for the top
Thai Newsroom reports the People’s Party disapproved of any move to file a lese majeste lawsuit against those allegedly used the name of the monarchy to influence the rigging of the senate selectio…
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sraeli tourists set a house on fire after being refused entrance by a French/Thai couple. thethaiger.com/news/samui/f...
French-Thai couple claims home fire followed dispute over Israeli ban
Samui Exotic Park owners claim their family home in France was set on fire after a dispute over their ban on Israeli visitors.
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Foreigners arriving in Thailand may be asked by immigration to show they have enough money to support themselves during their stay. Depending on the entry route, the stated requirement is between 10,000 and 20,000 baht per person. aseannow.com/thailand-new...
Thailand entry funds: what travellers may need to show
Thailand can ask arrivals to prove they can fund their stay. Here are the official thresholds by visa type and what visa-exempt visitors should carry with them.
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Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society has launched the TH-AI Passport, a government programme that gives Thai nationals free access to a centralised AI platform called AiPASS - But your input/output is collected and can be used against you. thethaiger.com/hot-news/tec...
Thailand's AI Passport is now open: free access to 30 AI tools for Thai nationals
Thailand's AI Passport gives Thai nationals free access to more than 30 AI tools through AiPASS. Here is who can register and what to know.
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Thai immigration police have raided a visa consultancy in Bangkok's Sai Mai district after a European embassy alerted authorities to suspected forged financial documents submitted with visa applications. aseannow.com/thailand-new...
Thai visa firm raided over alleged fake bank statements
Thai immigration police raided a Bangkok visa consultancy after a European embassy flagged suspected false bank statements in visa applications.
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Who do you believe: 60 Minutes Australia or a Thai surgeon who serves many foreign clients? Thai surgeon says a doctor in the 60 Minutes exposé told him a different story. thethaiger.com/news/bangkok...
Thai surgeon says a doctor in the 60 Minutes exposé told him a different story
A Thai plastic surgeon says a doctor tied to one case in the 60 Minutes cosmetic surgery investigation told him the full story differs from what aired.
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Phatthalung police allegedly says officers using drugs is not a serious issue. thethaiger.com/news/south/p...
Phatthalung police allegedly says officers using drugs is not serious issue
A police officer in Phatthalung is facing scrutiny after reportedly taking drugs on camera during an online training session.
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Guns and gangsters www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/202...
Anutin tells politicians not to carry guns, warns of ethics risks
BANGKOK — 12 August 2026, Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Wednesday that politicians should not carry firearms, stressing that public figures must set an example by co...
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A 24-year-old Chinese woman has disappeared after arriving at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport from Malaysia, prompting the Chinese embassy to activate its emergency response mechanism and coordinate with Thai authorities. aseannow.com/thailand-new...
Chinese woman, 24, missing after Bangkok arrival
Chinese embassy works with Thai authorities after a 24-year-old woman vanished following arrival at Suvarnabhumi from Kuala Lumpur on 2 August as fears grow.
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Years of dog poisonings on Koh Phangan beach remain unsolved. thethaiger.com/news/nationa...
Years of dog poisonings on Koh Phangan beach remain unsolved
Animal welfare groups issue urgent warnings after deadly dog poisonings return to Ban Tai Beach in Koh Phangan.
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While the Election Commission remains dumb. iLaw is releasing even more material that is likely to be even more revealing of the deep involvement of the establishment’s gangster party in Senate selection rigging and collusion. thaipoliticalprisoners.wordpress.com/2026/08/11/t...
The gangster’s work
While the Election Commission remains dumb (in every sense of the word). iLaw is releasing even more material that is likely to be even more revealing of the deep involvement of the establishment’s…
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How Thai ID cards are changing Myanmar refugees' lives www.ucanews.com/video/how-th...
How Thai ID cards are changing Myanmar refugees' lives - UCA News
After decades trapped in camps, Myanmar refugees are finally securing legal work in Thailand. Here is how a simple pink card is transforming their futures
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Thai police suspect a 19-year-old Russian woman found injured at a shopping mall in Chiang Rai was dumped after being lured by a scam network operating across the border in Myanmar. www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/i...
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A former Thai MP allegedly shot dead a local official in the southern province of Nonthaburi, then dialled into a YouTube livestream to inform the host - a political pundit - of what he had done. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Chalong Riewrang: Former Thai MP allegedly kills official and confesses on YouTube
Chalong Riewrang called a YouTube livestream to say he had shot a government official.
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Homeless Norwegian set to return home after 1,179-day overstay. thethaiger.com/news/central...
Homeless Norwegian set to return home after 1,179-day overstay
A homeless Norwegian who spent years living around temples in Nonthaburi is set to return home after officials found a 1,179-day overstay.
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Gangster government’s gangsters at work. thaipoliticalprisoners.wordpress.com/2026/08/10/g...
Gangster government’s gangsters at work
Everyone in Thailand knows that the Bhum Jai Thai Party rigged the senate selection process. That was a part of an establishment backed effort to prevent any reformist government. As it has turned …
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Only in Thailand could someone be taken from a flight, arrested, and given a three-year prison sentence all in less than a week. It's likely that the person who was accused did not even have a lawyer. www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-fo...
Pakistani man arrested off Bangkok-Dubai flight, tried and jailed for 3 years on charges of sexual assault - Thai Examiner
Thai mother says she woke to a Pakistani passenger sexually assaulting her as her four-year-old daughter slept beside her on a Dubai-Bangkok flight. He was… Read More ›
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A homeless Norwegian man who has spent more than two years sleeping at temples in Nonthaburi is seeking help to return home after allegedly having his passport stolen. . thethaiger.com/news/central...
Homeless Norwegian in Nonthaburi seeks help to return home
A homeless Norwegian man in Nonthaburi says his passport was stolen and spent more than two years sleeping at temples.
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Not surprised when you can buy any gun online via platforms like X.com Thai teenager kills at least seven and injures more than 30 as PM calls shooting 'well prepared' www.bbc.com/news/live/cv...
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Seven dead in Nonthaburi school shooting Gunman suspected to be a high school student www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen...
Seven dead in Nonthaburi school shooting
Six people were killed and at least 15 others injured after gunfire erupted at Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi, on Friday morning.
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A Thai mother has alleged that a Pakistani passenger sexually assaulted her as she slept beside her four-year-old daughter on a six-hour flight from Dubai to Bangkok. aseannow.com/thailand-new...
Thai mother alleges assault on Dubai-Bangkok flight
A Thai mother says she was sexually assaulted by a fellow passenger on a Dubai-Bangkok flight, prompting police action and a refusal of entry in Thailand.
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Thai nationals aged under 18 leaving Thailand via Suvarnabhumi Airport must now show a birth certificate to immigration officers. Previously, Thai children under 18 could travel overseas using only their passport.
What do you do when the evidence points to the not-so-royal Thai police in the murder case of 2 Russian kids, a family of 3 and another possible double homicide? You deny and deflect: thethaiger.com/news/pattaya...
Chon Buri police deny links to suspects in murder of Russian siblings, family of 3
Police denied allegations that the suspects in the murder of Russian siblings had close ties to police after rumours on social media.
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The director of Srinakharinwirot University’s Educational and Psychological Test Bureau has acknowledged seven criminal charges over an alleged recruitment exam fraud, as police widen their probe into one of Thailand’s largest public-sector cheating scandals. thethaiger.com/news/nationa...
Test director charged as exam fraud scandal widens
Srinakharinwirot test bureau director admits 7 charges in Thailand's major exam fraud scandal.
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