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June 1, 2026

1,680 Kg Of Crystal Meth And Ketamine Recovered From Modified Asphalt Truck In Phitsanulok

PHITSANULOK, Thailand — Police have seized approximately 1,680 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as “ice,” along with 50 kilograms of ketamine, from a modified asphalt truck in Muang district of Phitsanulok province, marking one of the largest narcotics interdictions in the region in recent years. Three suspects have been taken into custody in connection […]

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May 31, 2026

Major Fire Destroys Production Building At Plastic Packaging Factory In Samut Sakhon

BAN PHAEO, Samut Sakhon — A significant fire broke out early on May 31, 2026, at a packaging manufacturing facility in Ban Phaeo district, gutting one production building and causing extensive damage to machinery, raw materials, and finished products, according to local emergency services and police authorities. Four Injured In Rooftop Fire At Pattaya Hotel […]

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May 21, 2026

Collision Between Car And Elephant On Kanchanaburi Highway Leaves One Dead, Two Injured

KANCHANABURI, Thailand — A 70-year-old man has died and two others were injured after a sedan collided with a wild elephant on Highway 323 in Kanchanaburi province, in what officials describe as the first recorded incident of this nature on the route, according to local police and emergency response authorities. Wild Elephant Straddles Tourists’ Car […]

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Isuzu D-Max belonging to the Aranyaprathet Provincial Police, Sa Kaeo

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May 19, 2026

Chinese, Pakistani Nationals fleeing Poipet arrested in Sa Kaeo

SA KAEO, Thailand — Thai border security forces have detained ten Chinese nationals and six Pakistani citizens for illegal entry, along with a Thai driver accused of facilitating their smuggling across the border from Cambodia, according to officials from the Burapha Task Force. Rescued Thai Scam Victim in Cambodia Warns of Beatings, Organ Sales The […]

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Hills between Chiang Mai and the border with Myanmar

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May 15, 2026May 15, 2026

Thai Woman Dies Following Dispute With Foreign Husband In Phayao

PHAYAO, Thailand — A 51-year-old Thai woman has died after jumping from a bridge into the Ing River in Jun district, Phayao province, following a reported argument with her foreign husband, according to local police and emergency response officials. Family of Thai woman who fell from fifth floor of Pattaya condo claim French husband caused […]

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May 12, 2026

British Expat Found Dead In Nan Room

NAN, Thailand — A 74-year-old retired British aviation engineer was found dead in his rented room in Nan province, northern Thailand, on Monday, May 11, 2026, just days after finalizing his divorce from his Thai wife, according to local police and verified media reports. British Man Found Dead on Stairwell in Pattaya Building The man, […]

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May 9, 2026

Two Nabbed for Smuggled Fuel in Tak

TAK — Authorities have confiscated 16,000 litres of smuggled diesel worth nearly 700,000 baht and arrested two men in Tha Song Yang district, following a high-speed chase along the Myanmar border that exposed an ongoing fuel smuggling operation. Authorities Probe Mystery Loss of 57 Million Litres of Fuel in Surat Thani The seizure was made […]

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Traffic signs on a road to Saraburi and Ayutthaya.

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May 6, 2026

Woman Runs Down Partner on Motorcycle, Then Stamps on Him in Fatal Saraburi Attack

SARABURI — A 42-year-old woman who claimed she had spent about one million baht on her common-law husband deliberately drove her car into his motorcycle, killing him, before getting out and stamping on his body in the middle of Phahon Yothin Road, police have said. Thai wife kills husband after having unsatisfied sex The victim, […]

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