Singapore court orders Bloomberg to pay S$460,000 over article on ministers’ property deals
SINGAPORE — 15 July 2026, Singapore’s High Court has ordered Bloomberg and one of its reporters to pay S$460,000, or about 11.6 million baht,...
Kuwaiti tourists allege extortion by Pattaya police
CHONBURI — 15 July 2026, A group of Kuwaiti tourists has alleged that, during their month-long holiday in Pattaya, they were extorted by uniformed...
Tourist Police pose as tourists to arrest illegal guide in Chiang Mai
CHIANG MAI — 13 July 2026, Tourist Police arrested a Myanmar national accused of operating an illegal tour business after officers went undercover as...
Five arrested over BTS concert ticket scam worth 1.8 million baht
Bangkok — 11 July 2026, Thai police have busted an alleged BTS concert ticket scam ring, arresting five suspects accused of defrauding 105 BTS...
Bangkok pub fire kills 27 as obstructed exits come under scrutiny
BANGKOK — 13 July 2026, A fire tore through a crowded live-entertainment venue in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district shortly before midnight on Sunday, killing 27...
Ex-monk charged after admitting to beating temple puppy in Nakhon Sawan
NAKHON SAWAN — 11 July 2026, Police have charged a former monk in Nakhon Sawan after he admitted striking a four-month-old Bangkaew puppy at...
Magnitude 2.4 earthquake shakes Phayao, no damage
PHAYAO — A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck Dok Khamtai district in Phayao province on 10 July 2026, with residents in several areas reporting brief...
Gunman wounds two in Songkhla before accidentally shooting himself during surrender
SONGKHLA — 9 July 2026, A 29-year-old man accused of shooting and wounding two people during a paranoid episode was arrested after his modified...
Cambodian worker arrested over cable theft at Khon Kaen mall site
KHON KAEN — A Cambodian construction worker has been arrested for allegedly stealing electrical cables from a shopping mall construction site in northeastern Thailand,...
Customs seize 17kg of heroin from transit passenger at Suvarnabhumi Airport
BANGKOK — 9 July 2026, Thai customs officials have arrested a foreign transit passenger after seizing 17.53 kilograms of heroin concealed inside food and...
