Airbnb Launches New Features in Thailand, Remains Totally Illegal
BANGKOK — Airbnb announced new additions to its service in Thailand on Wednesday, even as a representative of the hospitality giant sidestepped questions about...
Happy Songkran? Motorists Pelted With Urine, Fish, Motor Oil
CHONBURI — Local police said Thursday they were searching for a group of youths who were seen tossing bags filled with urine and other foul fluids at passing motorcycles and cars.
Thai Boy Found Barking Like Dogs Due to Mother’s Drug Neglect
A heartbreaking case has emerged highlighting Thailand's drug addiction crisis after an 8-year-old boy was found living with dogs and communicating through barking sounds due to his mother's drug addiction and neglect.
Otters Reconquer Thai Beach in Tourists’ Absence
RANONG — Wiggling out from the water, rubbing their backs and bellies along the beach weren’t the usual crowd of tourists, but of rare sea otters.
Two British Men with Separate Criminal Cases Caught in Koh Samui
Immigration police from Region 6 Surat Thani and Crime Suppression Division officers jointly arrested two British men in separate cases on Saturday.
Bangkok, You Can Now Send Mail From 7-Eleven
BANGKOK — Thailand’s most prolific retailer on Monday launched yet another offering – mail delivery – at thousands of its stores across metro Bangkok.
Man Teases Captive Black Bear, Gets Mauled
PHETCHABUN — A man was severely injured by a bear kept captive at a monastery on Wednesday.
What It’s Like to Catch, and Survive, the Coronavirus in Thailand
BANGKOK — Speaking from his condo, Singaporean expat Jay Feng asked other people currently in self-isolation at their homes to stay calm and not to panic. He knew a thing or two about the coronavirus; in fact, he survived it.
3 German tourists attacked in Phuket street brawl, police launch manhunt
PHUKET — Three German tourists were injured early Friday morning after being attacked by a group of Thai nationals in Patong, prompting authorities to...
Foreign Volunteer Cops Accused of Extorting Phuket Businesses
PHUKET — The chief of tourist police on Phuket on Tuesday declined to discuss accusations that two volunteer members of his force targeted foreign business owners and migrant workers in a racketeering scheme.
