MAKING the rounds on social media is a video clip of a brawl between a Thai woman and a foreign man with their friends also joining the melee which has sparked outrage among netizens who are concerned about damage to this island’s tourism image, Amarin TV said today (May 2). The video, shared by
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Thai neighbours shocked as foreigner’s pit bulls maul another dog to death
RESIDENTS of a housing estate in Chonburi’s Bang Lamung district called the police after a foreign man’s two pit bulls maul another family’s pet dog to death while he stood there watching and refused to take responsibility as they now fear for the safety of children and the elderly, Amarin TV said this evening
Read moreForeigner high on marijuana steals, crashes cab
A FOREIGN man holidaying in Pattaya and high on marijuana stole a taxi and crashed it into a electricity pole before dawn today (Sep. 12), TV Channel 7 said. At around 4 a.m. Pol. Lt. Phuttarak Sonkhamhan, deputy chief for investigation at Pattaya City police station’s Dongtan sub-station, was alerted that a foreigner had
Read moreYoung, naked foreign tourist’s body found on Pattaya beach
THE BODY of a young, naked foreign man was found on Pattaya beach at noon today (June 2) with police working on identifying him while an autopsy is being performed to determine the cause of his death, Amarin TV said this evening. Upon being alerted of the naked body of a tourist found lying
Read moreAgain in Phuket: Foreigner attacks tuk tuk driver in row over fare
TWO Facebook users shared a dash cam video clip showing a foreign man attacking a Phuket tuk tuk driver in a dispute over the fare for a ride from Patong to Karon beach on Apr. 26, 2024, Naewna newspaper said. The tuk tuk driver, only identified as Abdulloh, had asked for 400 baht for
Read moreForeign man hit, killed by car in Pattaya
AN UNIDENTIFIED foreign man died after being hit by a car while crossing a road in Pattaya soon after midnight last night (Dec. 5) with the driver blaming him for suddenly jumping in front of his vehicle, TV Channel 7 said. The accident occurred at 12.16 a.m. on the inbound side of Sukhumvit road
Read moreDistraught foreigner in multi-vehicle crash in Chonburi
A DISTRAUGHT foreign man who drove his sedan into a shop at Mueang Chonburi district, after trying to stop the traffic there drove off and hit three vehicles and a motorcycle injuring several people including himself who was rescued after his car overturned, Amarin TV said today (Sep. 8). The unidentified foreigner had taken
Read moreDismembered body part found at Koh Phangan garbage dump
IN A GRISLY discovery at a Koh Phangan rubbish dump today (Aug. 3) a body part was found in a blue plastic bag with police suspecting it belonged to a foreign man who had been killed and his body cut up and disposed not more than 48 hours ago, Amarin TV said. Pol. Col.
Read moreForeigner dies in fall from Bangkok condo
A MIDDLE-AGED foreign man fell to his death from the 23rd floor of a condominium in Bangkok’s Bang Khae district early this morning (June 9), Naewna and Matichon newspapers said. A police team from Lak Song station are investigating the death of the unidentified foreign man whose body was cut in half after hitting
Read moreForeigner filmed stealing money from exchange booth
THE OWNER of a money exchange booth in Pattaya filed a police report about a foreign man stealing a coin box early yesterday morning with the theft captured in surveillance camera clips, Naewna newspaper said this morning (Mar. 25). Mr. Kiattisak (surname withheld), 36, told Pol. Lt. Thanongsak Inpadung at Pattaya City police station
Read more3 nominees arrested for holding 200m baht assets for foreigner
THREE Thai nominees were arrested today (Dec. 28) for holding over 200 million baht in assets for a foreigner who was earlier arrested for applying for a Thai ID card without being a Thai national, Naewna newspaper said. Deputy National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Roy Ingkapairoj and Immigration Bureau Chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Phakphumphiphat
Read moreForeigner with small arsenal of weapons arrested in Phuket
PHUKET police raided a foreign engineer’s house on the island where they found a small arsenal of weapons including AK and M16 rifles, explosives and ammunition of various sizes, TV Channel 7 said today (Nov. 7). Led by Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew and Pol. Lt. Gen. Surapong Thanomjit, head of Provincial Police Region 8, the
Read moreForeigner apologises for catching parrotfish off southern island
A FOREIGN man wanted for having caught endangered parrotfish off Koh Phi Phi Leh Island, Krabi province, as seen in a TikTok video clip that enraged Thai netizens has now apologised for having done so, Sanook.com said today (August 13). In the video clip that he has already removed he can be standing near
Read moreTwo gunmen kill Canadian citizen at Phuket villa
TWO gunmen who possibly are foreigners laid in wait in the bushes near a villa of a well-known hotel at Phuket’s Rawai sub-district last night (Feb. 4) and fired 10 bullets at a Canadian man as he drove up and got out of his vehicle killing him on the spot, Thai Rath newspaper. The
Read moreForeigner dies at Chon Buri massage parlour
CHON BURI police are investigating the mysterious death of a 70-year-old foreign man at a Bang Lamung district health massage parlour today (Jan. 28) but there were no traces of violence, TV Channel 7 said. At 4 p.m. today Pol. Lt. Col. Teetat Trunjan, an investigator at Nong Prue police station, was informed of
Read moreHunt for foreigner after masseuse gets in seriously injured in attack
KHON KAEN police are hunting for an unidentified foreign man who is a suspect in the attack on a masseuse at a Thai massage parlour in Mueang district that left her seriously injured, TV Channel 7 said today (Oct. 1). Pol. Col. Preecha Kengsarikit, the superintendent of Muaeng Khon Kaen police station, said the
Read moreForeigner caught after stealing alcohol says he wants to go home
A FOREIGNER of unknown nationality who fell through a roof while being chased after stealing two bottles of alcohol later told police he wanted to be sent back to his home country, Amarin TV said this morning (June 29). At 5 p.m. yesterday Pol. Capt. Phisit Sincharoonsak, deputy head of Nong Prue police station, Bang
Read morePoliceman fires warning shot at foreigner, badly injures noodle vendor
A DRUNK policeman pulled out his pistol and fired a warning shot to threaten a foreigner in front of a well-known nightclub at Patong beach in Phuket then fired two shots at a young noodle vendor who had stepped in to help, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Feb. 23). The shooting occurred just before dawn
Read moreNeighbours shocked to see foreigner hanged at balcony
PANICK spread throughout an alley in Pattaya yesterday afternoon (July 22) after the hanged body of a foreigner was clearly seen dangling out on the balcony of his second floor apartment, Sanook.com reported this morning. Pol.Lt.Col. Natthawat Ploenchit, head of investigation at Pattaya City police station, rushed to the four-storey apartment building in Soi Photisan
Read morePolice hunting for foreigner who slapped a chemist on Koh Phangan
KOH PHANGAN police are searching for a foreign man who slapped a chemist on Sunday June 28 after a video clip of the two-minute incident was shared by this tourist island’s Line group, Naewna newspaper reported today (July 1, 2020). In a message accompanying the video clip, Koh Phangan Line group said: “With whom is
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