THAI immigration police arrested a British national on charges of hacking cash from a money transfer system and using fake credit cards to stay in dozens of luxury hotels, Naewna newspaper said today (Feb. 20). Immigration Bureau Region 1 tracked down and arrested Mr. George (pseudonym), 50, after the Hotel Security Association alerted them
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Search for British youth missing in Kanchanaburi
A SEARCH for a British youth who disappeared from Pattaya on Sep. 26 and was later stopped from crossing over to Myanmar from Three Pagodas Pass in Kanchaburi is underway as it is feared he has been lured to work for call centre criminals, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Oct. 2). Kanchanaburi Governor Athisan
Read moreBrutal transgender gang slashes British man in Pattaya
A LONELY British man who had asked for the services of two women was stunned when four transgender sex workers had instead come to his condo in Pattaya and when he rejected them and refused to pay 10,000 baht per person as demanded was badly slashed on his head, TV Channel 7 said this
Read moreBritish woman stabbed to death in Cambodia
By BBC and Khmer Times A 34-YEAR-OLD British woman was stabbed to death in Cambodia in what police describe as a “love triangle” killing. Jessica Cariad Hopkins, believed to be from Harpenden, Hertfordshire, was found in a park in the Chamkar Mon district of Phnom Penh on Friday, the police general commissariat said. Kidikila
Read moreNaked body of British woman found on Koh Phangan beach
THE BODY of a British woman who had drowned while on a month-long holiday at Koh Phangan was found wearing an orange bra but no underwear at Chao Phrao beach yesterday (June 3), Naewna newspaper said. Pol. Col. Aphichat Chansamret, superintendent of Koh Phangan police station, identified the British woman as Ms. Alison Stuart,
Read moreBritish robbery suspect arrested at Koh Samui
A BRITISH man wanted for robbery with violence in his home country was arrested at Koh Samui today (May 26) but denied all charges during initial questioning, TV Channel 7 said. Local and Crime Suppression Division police jointly arrested Mr. Kieran, 38, at Bo Phut subdistrict of this tourist island after UK’s National Crime
Read moreFoxes very likely to be relegated again
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI-OWNED LEICESTER City are obviously limping on the verge of relegation from the Premier League to the Championship, the top and second tiers of the English football system respectively, upon the end of the 2024/2025 season next month. Ranked at 19th on the 20-team table of the Premier League
Read more4 British men arrested for smuggling big lot of cannabis to UK
FOUR MORE British men were arrested at Samui International Airport today (March 16) trying to smuggle a total 131kg of cannabis to their home country, Amarin TV said. The total amount seized over the past two days is 375kg packed in 22 suitcases worth 200,000 baht a kilogramme if it reached the destination, with
Read moreBritish woman missing as dive boat catches fire off Koh Tao
A YOUNG British woman is missing after the dive boat she was sailing in together with 15 other tourists caught fire as it was heading for a dive site around five nautical miles from Koh Tao, Surat Thani province, today (March 16), TV Channel 7 and Amarin TV said. The boat, named Davy Jones
Read moreBritish man found hanged after quarrelling with girlfriend
A BRITISH MAN was found hanged at a luxury condominium near Bang Saray beach, Chonburi, after quarrelling with his Thai girlfriend, Naewna newspaper said today (May 28). Late last night Pol. Lt. Col. Pattananan Somanwan, an inspector at Sattahip police station, was informed of a foreign man being found dead at this condominium and
Read moreBritish man dies as airplane makes emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport
A BRITISH MAN died and many other passengers got injured after a Singapore Airlines airplane they were travelling in from London to Singapore had to make an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport after running into a severe turbulence, Amarin TV said this evening (May 21). At 7.40 p.m. Mr. Kittiphong Kittikachorn, Suvarnabhumi Airport’s general
Read moreTourist in row with tuk tuk driver taken to court
A BRITISH tourist who was videotaped by a tuk tuk dash cam assaulting the driver in a row over the fare in Phuket was apprehended in Krabi last evening and taken to the district court today (May 1), Amarin TV said. The attack took place at around 4 a.m. last Friday (Apr. 26) with
Read moreBritish tourist in hot water over video clips critical of Thailand
TOURIST Police summoned a British tourist and gave him a warning to stop posting video clips critical of Thailand on social media or else be prosecuted, Naewna newspaper said today (May 1). Pol. Lt. Col. Suwit Boonyaphen, attached to Mae Hong Son Tourist Police, said video clips posted by the British tourist, only identified
Read moreEx-police chief’s spouse ‘seeks British nationality to escape money-laundering charges’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NIPAPAN SUKWIMON, spouse of former police chief Pol. Gen. Torsak Sukwimon, has quietly applied for British nationality in an alleged effort to escape money-laundering charges, said a famed lawyer today (Apr. 30). Also known as “Madame Kookkai”, the spouse of the former police chief who has been suspended from duty
Read moreBriton dies after crashing through glass bathroom door
A BRITISH businessman died early this morning (Apr. 3) after becoming dizzy and smashing through a glass bathroom door at his home in Chonburi with shards then piercing his chest, TV Channel 7 and Thai Rath newspaper said. At 7.10 a.m. Pol. Lt. Col. Surasingh Sukmak, a deputy superintendent, was informed of a foreigner
Read moreBritish BASE jumper dies in condo plunge after parachute fails to open
A BRITISH BASE jumper died after his parachute failed to open upon leaping from the 29th floor of a Pattaya condominium with his plunge to death at 7.30 p.m. yesterday filmed by a friend waiting for him on the ground floor, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan. 28). The body of the British daredevil, Mr.
Read moreBritish man badly bashed up after chatting up a girl
A BRITISH man was severely bashed up by two Thai youths in Chonburi province at dawn today (Sep. 3) after he chatted up a girl in a shop there, Amarin TV said. The unidentified British man ended up with a swollen head, a broken nose and three teeth knocked out. He is now under
Read moreBody of murdered mixed-race teen’s girlfriend found buried in forest
AFTER searching for a week a hundred-strong team of policemen, villagers and rescuers today (May 13) found the body of murdered half Thai and British teenager’s girlfriend buried in a Lampang forest a little further away from the spot he was beaten to death, Sanook.com said. Policemen from Sop Prap and Ko Kha stations
Read moreThais fuming over British Ambassador to Cambodia’s ‘Khmer dessert’ photo
THAI netizens got annoyed after British Ambassador to Cambodia Dominic Williams posted a photo on his Facebook page with the caption saying “Khmer dessert” but what was shown is known to be Thai dessert, Amarin TV said today (Mar. 1). In this photo are some delicious Thai desserts including Luk chup, which is Thai
Read moreFormer senior Pattaya official’s nephew surrenders after killing British engineer
THE NEPHEW of a former deputy mayor of Pattaya surrendered to police today (Jan. 7) after shooting to death a British engineer in a road rage row, TV Channel 7 said. Provincial Police Region 2’s investigation team joined Huay Yai police station in arresting Mr. Apichat (surname withheld), 32, after being contacted by Mr.
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