BANGKOK – The Royal Thai Air Force conducted air strikes on military targets outside the Cambodian city of Poipet on Thursday, escalating its response to ongoing border hostilities. Air Marshal Chakkrit Thammavichai, spokesman for the RTAF, stated the operation was a defensive and proportionate measure targeting an arms depot and logistics center used to store […]
PATTAYA – Immigration police in Chonburi have arrested a 22-year-old Uzbek woman wanted under an Interpol Red Notice for her alleged involvement in a transnational human trafficking network. The suspect, identified as Mrs. A, was detained after appearing at Chonburi Immigration to apply for a visa extension, where officers discovered she had overstayed her visa […]
BANGKOK – Thai naval authorities have reported the discovery of modified anti-personnel landmines in a recently secured border zone, raising serious allegations of violations of international humanitarian law. The finding follows a recent military operation by the Chanthaburi-Trat Border Defense Command to retake control of the Nong Ri Village area, which had been occupied as […]
A public transport driver violently assaulted a foreign tourist with a plastic bottle outside Phuket International Airport on Wednesday evening, following a dispute over rubbish allegedly left inside his vehicle. The incident, captured on video, occurred near the busy Entrance 2 of the passenger terminal around 9 p.m. and has since sparked widespread discussion on […]
PHUKET – A dispute has emerged in Phuket after French tourists allegedly used artificial intelligence to alter photographs from a boat excursion in an attempt to claim a refund from a travel agency. The incident, reported by the Facebook page Phuket Times on December 18, has sparked considerable backlash online. Young Korean Man Fakes His […]
BANGKOK — Thai fighter jets struck a building in Poipet, Cambodia’s bustling casino town and major border crossing, on Thursday morning, as regional and international powers intensified pressure to halt renewed hostilities between the Southeast Asian neighbors. Cambodian Drones Spotted Near Thai Oil Rigs as Border Conflict Widens Cambodia’s interior ministry stated the attack damaged […]
PHUKET – A debt collection attempt turned dangerously confrontational at a popular Phuket viewpoint yesterday afternoon when a woman allegedly brandished a gun at finance agents. The incident occurred around 4:20 p.m. at Khao Khad Viewpoint, where two agents had approached the woman regarding overdue payments exceeding 33,000 baht for a Honda Jazz. Hat Yai […]
SURIN – An American man has been detained by police in Surin province for taking photographs near a sensitive military airport, amid heightened security alerts along the Thai-Cambodian border. The incident occurred on December 16 after officers from Border Patrol Police Unit 21 raised an alarm over the individual’s suspicious behavior. Hun Sen Denies Reports […]
