SISAKET – A Thai soldier was severely injured after stepping on an anti-personnel landmine in Sisaket province on Saturday, just thirty minutes before a 72-hour ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia took effect. The incident occurred during an operation in the Khao Sattasom area. Thai Marine Injured by Landmine During Border Clearance in Trat Private Narin […]
BANGKOK – Thai police are searching for two foreign suspects after dismantling a transnational romance scam network that allegedly defrauded a Thai single mother of nearly 22 million baht over more than two years. The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) announced that 13 suspects have been arrested, while a Canadian and a Cambodian national remain at […]
BANGKOK – Thai Air Force Gripen and F-16 fighter jets carried out a joint airstrike on Cambodian military targets on the morning of December 27, just hours before a scheduled ceasefire was set to take effect along the border. The operation targeted a weapons depot and military bases on Phnom Dong Rak hill in Cambodia’s […]
Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has launched the national New Year 2026 road safety campaign at Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal Station, leading the deployment of police officers to support public travel and safety during the holiday period. Thai authorities launch New Year’s road safety campaign to reduce traffic accidents and drunk […]
BANGKOK – Thailand is implementing stricter monitoring of capital inflows from non-residents as part of a broader effort by the central bank to manage the rapid appreciation of the baht. Starting Monday, Thai banks will be required to report any non-resident capital inflows exceeding $200,000, including the purpose and supporting documentation. Thai Baht Hits Four-Year […]
PHANG NGA – The Takua Pa Provincial Court in Phang Nga has sentenced 45-year-old Russian national Artem Bugorsky to 12 and a half years in prison for the intentional murder of his 13-year-old son, Lucas. The tragic incident occurred on a tourist speedboat in late January 2025, when Bugorsky threw his son into the vessel’s […]
SA KAEO – Three Thai soldiers were killed during military operations to retake full control of Ban Nong Chan in Sa Kaeo province from Cambodian forces, the First Army Region announced. The fallen soldiers have been identified as Sergeant Major Pongsakorn Narkthongdee, Private Patiphat Sornpradit, and Private Thiewtawan Pholyiem, all from the 2nd Infantry Battalion […]
BANGKOK – Four Cambodian men have been arrested and formally charged in South Korea for allegedly attacking two Thai nationals with glass bottles, an incident that underscores how tensions from the Thai-Cambodian border conflict are affecting communities abroad. The assault took place on December 7 in Yeongam county, South Jeolla province, resulting in injuries to […]
