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
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Gas suicide ruled in death of Indian man at Pattaya resort
PATTAYA police have initially ruled that an Indian man found gassed to death at a resort with his hands and feet tied to a chair had committed suicide, Naewna newspaper said late last night (June 21). At 9.30 p.m. on Tuesday June 20, Pol. Col. Thanaphong Phothi, superintendent of Pattaya police station, and his
Read morePoliceman, rescuers chase panicked Kuwaiti man for a hour
A YOUNG Kuwaiti man who panicked at seeing a policeman and rescue team coming to help after the taxi he was travelling in from Pattaya to Bangkok broke down on the motorway ran off leading to an hour-long chase, TV Channel 7 said this evening (May 26). Pol. Capt. Pongphop Kudhom, deputy inspector of
Read morePolish suspect arrested amid gory accusation by cabbie
A POLISH man whose girlfriend was found dead at a condo on Charoen Rat road yesterday (May 15) was arrested while attempting to cross over to Cambodia last night with a taxi driver accusing the suspect of trying to hire him to help dismember her body for 1,500 baht, Sanook.com said. Pol. Maj. Gen.
Read moreDeported Nigerian who sneaked back to Thailand nabbed in Phuket
A NIGERIAN man who had been deported upon being arrested on a cocaine possession charge was arrested in Phuket today (May 10) after sneaking back into the country through natural channels, Thai Rath newspaper said. A Phuket Immigration and Chalong police station team arrested Mr. Harrison Shinonzo Onyema, 40, for illegal entry. Found in
Read moreForeigner held for working without permit during Full Moon party
ACTING on complaints that foreigners were taking up jobs traditionally reserved for Thais on Koh Phangan, police and local officials launched an investigation during the Full Moon party on Thursday May 4, 2023 and arrested a Ukrainian man working without a permit, Naewna newspaper said today (May 6). A team of Surat Thani Immigration
Read moreRussian man dies in fall from Phuket shopping mall car park
A RUSSIAN MAN fell from the third floor of a car park building at a well-known Phuket shopping mall and died on the spot this morning (Apr.27) with surveillance camera clips showing he went in there alone, Matichon newspaper said. At 8.20 a.m. Pol. Lt. Wuthichai Chanphai, a deputy inspector at Vichit police station
Read moreIraqi man faints upon being caught overstaying more than 8 years
AN IRAQI man who overstayed in Thailand for more than eight years fainted when Chonburi Immigration and Pattaya police showed up at his house to arrest him today (Mar. 28), Naewna newspaper said. Pol.Col. Prinya Klinkasorn, head of Chonburi Immigration police, said the Iraqi man, identified as Mr. Khalid Majeed Ali, 52, had hidden
Read moreForeigner found dead with slit throat in Pattaya
A NORWEGIAN man was found dead with a slit throat at a rented room in the middle of Pattaya City last night (Mar. 8) with police investigation revealing that he had recently broken up with his Thai girlfriend and since then was rather quiet and had said he wanted to die, Thai Rath newspaper
Read moreHunt for German man who jumped from Koh Phangan-Surat Thani ferry
A GERMAN MAN jumped into the sea from a ferry sailing from Koh Phangan to Surat Thani’s Don Sak pier last night (Jan. 31) with search for him continuing today after being halted due to strong waves and the darkness, Naewna newspaper said. An examination of the tourist’s bag identified him as Mr. Florian
Read moreSwedish man dies in crash just 5 days after meeting Thai girlfriend
A ROMANCE between a Swedish man and a Thai woman that bloomed on social media for two years and culminated in their getting together in Thailand just five days ago ended in tragedy when he died in a motorcycle accident today (Jan. 28), TV Channel 7 said. At 2.30 p.m. Pol. Lt. Tharathip Wijarn,
Read moreThai man embarks on 2,000km Valentine’s Day journey to propose to girlfriend
By Jerusalem Post and Thai Rath A THAI man is documenting his incredible 2,000km journey on TikTok as he travels on foot to propose to his girlfriend, who he met on social media and has yet to meet in person, in time for Valentine’s Day. Departing from his hometown of Nakhon Nayok near Bangkok on
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.
Read moreCovid-infected Thai man dies while working from home
A THAI man who was working from home after contracting Covid-19 was found dead today (Nov. 24) after his colleagues came to check on him as he had missed meetings for two days in a row, Matichon newspaper said. The unidentified 38-year-old man caught the infection on Sunday after coming into contact with five
Read moreYoung German man displays anti-Prayut photo in Rayong
A YOUNG German man displayed a photo of caretaker Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan with a red cross over it at the central traffic island in Taphong intersection, Mueang district of Rayong province, today (Sept. 1) and upon being questioned said he did so because he felt sorry for the Thai people, TV Channel 7 said.
Read moreForeigner held for catching parrotfish in national park area
A FOREIGN man who posted a video of himself on TikTok after catching endangered parrotfish off Phi Phi Leh island, Krabi province, which is part of Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park has been detained and now faces legal action, Matichon newspaper said this morning (August 16). Minister of Natural Resources and Environment
Read moreMurdered couple identified as Nigerian man, Vietnamese woman
IN A major progress of a murder case where a couple was found buried naked at a community forest in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) province last week police today (August 4) said they have identified them as a Nigerian man and a Vietnamese woman, Sanook.com said. Deputy National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Suchart Teerasawat together with
Read morePhuket chasing Monkeypox-infected Nigerian man after he escaped
PHUKET is rushing to track down a Nigerian man who is the country’s first Monkeypox case as he did not return to the hospital for treatment, switched off his mobile phone and moved out of a condo and hotel he was staying in as police closed in on him, Sanook.com said. The Public Health Ministry’s
Read moreRemains of Canadian man found at Pattaya grass field
PATTAYA police are investigating the mysterious death of a Canadian man whose remains were found in a grass field in the middle of this seaside city today (July 15), TV Channel 7 said. Upon being alerted by a hotel housekeeper that she had stumbled upon a dead body in the grass field behind Leelawadee
Read moreForeign husband in tears after breakup leads to wife committing suicide
A LITHUANIAN man was seen crying beside a sedan in which his wife with whom he had broken up two days earlier was found dead after burning a charcoal stove within the vehicle parked in Bangkok’s Khlong San district, Sanook.com said today (July 9). At 8.30 a.m. this morning, Pol.Lt. Col. Atichart Pho-ah, an
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