PHUKET — A 42-year-old van driver was taken into custody following allegations of sexual assault against a 20-year-old Ukrainian national on April 6, prompting renewed scrutiny of tourist safety protocols in the region. Female Filipino Tourist Attacked, Robbed, and Nearly Raped at Reservoir in Pattaya Area The suspect, identified as Sukarn Homsawat from Takua Pa, […]
TAK — Five people were killed and nine others injured after a passenger van crashed into the rear of a ten-wheeled truck on Highway 12 along the Mae Sot–Tak road in the Mae Tho area of Mueang Tak district on April 6, 2026. Van Driver Arrested in Phuket After Allegedly Raping Ukrainian Tourist The collision […]
BANGKOK — In a sweeping bid to curb national energy consumption amid escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, the Thai government will mandate the overnight closure of all petrol stations starting April 20, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced today. Missing 57 Million Litres of Fuel Off-Loaded at Sea, Justice Minister Says The new operating […]
PHRAE – A volunteer firefighter has been discovered dead in Wang Chin district of Phrae province after going missing while battling a forest fire, marking the second such fatality in northern Thailand within a single week. The body of Decha Tathika was found near his cashew plantation close to a community forest, following an extensive […]
BANGKOK – Energy Minister Akanat Promphan has ordered a reduction in diesel refining margins aimed at lowering retail fuel prices by approximately 2.14 baht per litre, with the measure expected to take effect on Thursday. The decision marks the first time Thailand has used emergency powers to directly influence refinery pricing in order to ease […]
BANGKOK – A routine cleaning call on Bangkok’s famed backpacker hub turned into a baffling death investigation on Tuesday afternoon, when two foreign tourists were found lifeless inside a hotel room, a strange white powder scattered across the floor between them. British Man Found Dead on Stairwell in Pattaya Building The discovery was made just […]
SURIN – Deep in the borderlands of Surin province, along the contested frontier between Thailand and Cambodia, investigators have uncovered evidence of a sprawling transnational crime hub so sophisticated and brutal that officials are calling it a significant global security threat. What has emerged from the O Smach-Chong Chom area in Dan sub-district, Kap Choeng […]
CHONBURI – It was a sight no motorist on Chonburi’s busy motorway expected to see on a Monday afternoon: a long-necked, long-legged ostrich sprinting at full tilt behind a cement truck, keeping pace with traffic as if late for a very important date. The unusual chase unfolded on April 7, when the flightless bird was […]
BANGKOK — The Department of Rail Transport has launched a probe and suspended a female train driver following reports that she was heard screaming repeatedly while operating a commuter train on the Red Line, raising urgent questions about mental health screening protocols for the capital’s rail staff. Nakhon Nayok ambulance driver probed over snack stop […]
PATTAYA — A foreign man has sparked widespread outrage in this beach resort city after a video emerged showing him allegedly abusing a small monkey by forcing it to drink alcohol and smoke a cigarette, prompting calls for immediate police intervention and raising urgent questions about wildlife protection in Thailand’s tourist hotspots, according to reports […]