Overstaying German man and Thai woman arrested with gun, bullets, gun parts, gunpowder, and drugs in Patong

Bangla Road in Patong
Bangla Road in Patong, Phuket. Photo: Kotokot82.

The Patong Police Chief Colonel Sujin Nilbodee told the Phuket Express that Mrs. Rat, 44, from Ubon Ratchathani and Mr. Mateas, 39, a German national [Read More…]

Abductors of Chinese man in Pattaya may be Chinese nationals who illegally stay on student visas, ‘Big Joke’ says

Pattaya City sign and boats at Pattaya pier
Pattaya City sign and boats at Pattaya pier. Photo: WallpaperFlare.

A 41-year-old Chinese man was held captive in Pattaya and got his finger chopped off allegedly by a ransom gang who demanded 30 million baht, according to Pattaya police.

Nigerian man on overstay with monkeypox may have fled to Cambodia

Ban Laem Market on the Thai-Cambodian border in Chanthaburi
Ban Laem Market on the Thai-Cambodian border in Chanthaburi. Photo: KAI LARS SCHERER. CC BY 3.0.

PHUKET, July 22 (TNA) – A 27-year-old Nigerian man who is the first monkeypox case of Thailand fled his treatment process and officials were searching [Read More…]

Up to 150,000 foreigners in Thailand face jail for overstaying visas as govt ends COVID-19 grace period

Visa stamp and passport at immigration
Visa stamp and passport at immigration. Image: MMH / Public Domain Pictures.

Tens of thousands of foreign nationals in Thailand risk fines and even prison for failing to renew their visas. Bangkok has been lenient about expired [Read More…]