Tag: Documentary

News

September 17, 2025

Foreigners Speak Out Against BBC’s ‘Thailand: The Dark Side’ Documentary

BANGKOK — A BBC documentary titled “Thailand: The Dark Side of Paradise” has sparked a fierce backlash from expatriates and long-term foreign residents who accuse the broadcaster of presenting a distorted and biased portrayal of the country. The film, which critiques Thailand’s tourism industry, has been met with accusations of sensationalism and historical prejudice, drawing […]

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Pattaya

September 15, 2025

Pattaya Tourism Operators Urge Legal Reforms Amid BBC Documentary Backlash

PATTAYA — Tourism operators in Pattaya are calling on the government to address longstanding issues such as fraud, sex worker decriminalization, and cannabis regulation following the release of a BBC Three documentary that spotlighted the city’s nightlife and sex industry. The documentary, Thailand: The Dark Side of Paradise, has sparked debate about Pattaya’s image and […]

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News

December 9, 2023

German Documentary on Sex Tourism in Pattaya Continues to Cause Concerns in Thailand

Thailand’s Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MSD) has pledged serious legal action in child exploitation cases and promised to provide suitable assistance to the victims. Blockbuster movie scares Chinese tourists away from Thailand The announcement was made by MSD Minister Mr. Worawut Silpa-archa in response to reports of an arrest of a German […]

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Bangkok International Documentary Awards (BKK DOC)

Videos

November 26, 2021November 26, 2021

Bangkok International Documentary Award 2021

Bangkok International Documentary Award 2021 The BKK DOC Documentary Film Festival will screen selected and award-winning documentaries in each category. The film festival will be held from 16-19 December 2021 at the Goethe-Institut and Alliance Francaise, Bangkok, and the online festival organized under cooperation with Filmocracy.com will offer a feature film screening From 1-31 December […]

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Pattaya

December 8, 2019December 8, 2019

Safety stepped up in Pattaya after German TV show releases scams documentary

Pattaya – The Interior Ministry has instructed state agencies to step up tourist safety after a German media report that scams are widespread in Thailand. The move comes after German television show Achtung Abzockereported on scams targeting foreigners, such as taxis charging excessive fares, overpriced products and services, gangs selling fake rail tickets and driving […]

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News

April 24, 2013December 6, 2023

Thailand bans documentary about Thai-Cambodia boundary dispute

Nontawat Numbenchapol’s film about border row and 2011 red-shirt protests deemed ‘threat to national security’ A Thai documentary that examines recent political protests and a border spat with Cambodia has been banned by the country’s government as “a threat to national security and international relations”. Read more: guardian.co.uk

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Pattaya

February 25, 2012February 26, 2012

79 year old British ex-pilot arrested in Pattaya with 13 year old boy

A 79 year old British man is alleged to have conducted lewd acts with a 13 year old boy in the back of his car, which was parked in a secluded area in South Pattaya. A German film crew who are making a documentary on child abuse and human trafficking in Asia were interviewing another […]

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Asia

February 7, 2012February 7, 2012

India blacklists Danish journalists over damning documentaries

Journalists from Danish public broadcaster DR have been allegedly blacklisted by India. The news came out on February 1 after award-winning investigative journalist Tom Heinemann was denied a visa by the Indian Embassy in Copenhagen. The immediate trigger was said to be the broadcast of a documentary series “Blood, sweat and T-shirts”, which shows the […]

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