Bangkok police apologize after officers charged with extorting Taiwanese actor

An investigation found that seven Bangkok police officers allegedly extorted Taiwanese actor Charlene An while she visited Thailand’s capita...

A video of a rare diamond-eyed cat has some Thai netizens picking lottery numbers

A video of a rare Thai Khao Manee, also known as the diamond eye cat, has gone viral on TikTok.  Uploaded by @user3026088746242 on Jan. 22, ...

Activist sentenced to 28 years in Thai prison for insulting monarchy on Facebook

A political activist was sentenced to 28 years in prison for insulting the Thai monarchy on Facebook. Mongkol Tirakote, a 29-year-old online...

Muay Thai or Kun Khmer? Cambodia, Thailand spar over sport’s name ahead of 2023 SEA Games

Thailand has threatened a boycott of the upcoming 2023 Southeast Asian Games after Cambodia announced that the games will use the name ̶...

KFC Thailand draws backlash over fried chicken incense sticks for Lunar New Year

KFC Thailand recently stirred controversy after posting on social media about its fried chicken incense sticks for Lunar New Year. Last week...

Miss Universe Thailand wears gown made of soda can pull tabs in tribute to her garbage collector parents

Before you read: Woman dubbed ‘Miss Garbage’ wins Miss Universe Thailand 2022 ...

Jack Ma spotted in Thailand just before Ant Group announced he would give up control

Before you read: Founder Jack Ma to give up control of fintech giant Ant Group Jack Ma resigns from influential China business group months ...

Thai man refuses government help, lives in tree for 3 years

A 38-year-old Thai man has lived in a tree for three years out of embarrassment. Known as Charlie, the man is currently living in a tree in ...

Twitter users criticize list of top food destinations for ranking US over China, Thailand

Before you read: Gordon Ramsay names Laos and Vietnam as world’s top food destinations In food travel guide TasteAtlas’ most recent ra...

Thai Smile Airways apologizes for viral in-flight altercation

A video of passengers fighting on a flight over a reclining seat went viral on Wednesday, prompting a formal apology by the airline the next...

Tourist dies while taking a selfie on Thailand’s ‘death railway’

An Irish tourist who was born in New Zealand died while trying to take a selfie on Thailand’s “death railway.” Patrick Ward, 45, fell to his...

Thai princess’ health crisis sparks national discussion on future of country’s monarchy

The health crisis of Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol has sparked national discussion on the future of Thailand’s monarchy.  Princ...

Warship sinks in Gulf of Thailand, leaving 5 dead and 24 missing

A Royal Thai Navy warship with over 105 people aboard sank in the Gulf of Thailand, leaving five passengers dead and 24 passengers missing. ...

Thai sister bows down to brother who withdrew from school for her to graduate

Thai TikTok user Ying Chanita (@chnitakotchasit) has gone viral on TikTok for bowing down to her older brother who withdrew from school so ...

Photos of Thai children as young as 9 smoking weed prompts demand for review of legalization

Photos of Thai children smoking marijuana on a beach in Chon Buri province have prompted netizens to demand a review over cannabis legaliza...

Thai temple left without monks after they all test positive for meth

A Buddhist temple in Thailand’s Phetchabun province is now devoid of monks after each one tested positive for methamphetamine on Monday. T...

Thai man arrested after promoting crystal meth as skin brightener on TikTok

Udon Parnpinit, a 52-year-old Thai man from the Prang Ku district of Sisaket province, Thailand, was reportedly arrested in his home six ho...

Thai woman faces up to 5 years in prison for eating bat soup in viral video

A Thai woman was arrested after she posted a video of herself eating bat soup to her Facebook page on Monday.  Phonchanok Srisunaklua, who i...

Thai man loses more than 20 lbs. after wife promises a PlayStation 5 as reward

A Thai man named Prab Laoharojanaphan shared his successful weight loss on Facebook after his wife promised him a PlayStation 5 if he lost ...

Foreign Porsche owners whose brutal attack on Thai man left him in coma denied bail

The two Frenchmen whose assault on 47-year-old Somkuan Songkhot left him in critical condition in the Thai province of Surat Thani have bee...

Thai man in coma after foreign owners of Porsche he was admiring brutally attack him

A 47-year-old Thai man is in critical condition after two Frenchmen assaulted him in an unprovoked attack in Koh Samui, Surat Thani provinc...

Survival of 3-year-old who slept through Thailand daycare massacre deemed a ‘miracle’

Three-year-old Paveenut Supolwong was left unscathed as she slept while a former police officer stormed a daycare center in Thailand and ki...

At least 36 dead, including 24 children, in Thailand child-care center massacre

Panya Kamrab, a 34-year-old former policeman, killed 36 people, including 24 children, during a knife and gun rampage at a childcare center...

Bangkok wants to become ‘Silicon Valley of food tech’ through anti-hunger project

Dr. Pun-Arj Chairatana, executive director of Thailand’s National Innovation Agency, said the agency aims to make the country the “kitchen ...

Thai man spends two days on roof after his family wouldn’t let him smoke weed

A 42-year-old man in northeast Thailand reportedly spent nearly two days on a roof after his family cut off his access to marijuana. On Su...

Thai man arrested for fatally shooting 3 teens in meth-fueled road rage incident

Theerasak Boonruang, 42, faces first-degree murder charges after he allegedly shot dead three 18-year-old students and set their motorcycle...

‘My dream has come true’: Thai boy saved during Tham Luang cave rescue receives football scholarship

Duangpetch “Dom” Promthep, 17, was offered a scholarship to study at Brooke House College Football Academy in Leicester, England. The teen...

Naked ‘corpse’ found in Thailand turns out to be sex doll

Authorities in the Saek Suk district were alerted to the Bang Saen beach in eastern Thailand on Thursday after tourists reported seeing the...

Overworked elephant rips Thai owner in half

A 20-year-old male elephant named Pom Pam reportedly ripped his owner, Supachai Wongfaed, in half using his tusks in the Thai province of P...

Monk fight leads to death in Thailand

A fight between two monks at the Wat Mai Thong Chai Temple in Thailand led to the death of 64-year-old monk Kumart Absuwan on Tuesday after...

Thailand’s fugitive Red Bull heir still wanted for 2012 fatal hit and run charge, which may soon expire

Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya, Thailand’s Red Bull heir and the man who killed a police officer in a hit-and-run incident in 2012, is still wan...

Woman dubbed ‘Miss Garbage’ wins Miss Universe Thailand 2022

Anna Sueangam-iam, a 23-year-old woman known as “Miss Garbage” due to her being the daughter of former garbage collectors, was crowned Miss...

Woman suffers bloody face after getting smacked with a durian by a debt collector in Thailand

Duangduen, a Thai woman, called on local media for help after she was smacked with a durian and left with a bloody face by a debt collector...

Viral video shows elephant sticking its trunk into woman’s hotel room and poking her awake

A woman sleeping in a resort in Chiang Mai, Thailand, was woken up by a curious elephant who stuck its trunk through the window of her room...

Game changer? Thailand debuts durian variety that doesn’t stink

Those who hate the strong, distinctive smell of the durian fruit can now rejoice due to Thailand’s newest non-stinky variety. The Pak Chon...

Dramatic rescue video shows trapped elephant calf and mother saved from manhole in Thailand

In the pouring rain on Wednesday, Thai veterinarians and nearby staff rescued a mother-calf pair of elephants from a roadside drainage hole...