South Korean linked with live sex show on Facebook in May arrested in Pattaya at luxury condo with drugs South Korean suspect accused of Thailand’s notorious Facebook sex stream arrested in Pattaya as police uncover meth, ketamine and ecstasy, transforming a scandal that sparked… Read More › The post South Korean linked with live sex… read more

Sirikanya warns public finances are losing flexibility as salaries and pensions rise with less investment People’s Party deputy leader Sirikanya Tansakul says Thailand’s 2027 budget exposes a worsening fiscal crisis, with recurring costs up ฿120 billion, investment spending cut by… Read More › The post Sirikanya warns public finances are losing flexibility as salaries and… read more

Dog hunt using a thermal imagery drone underway in Nakhon Ratchasima for pitbull who escaped on Friday A 75kg pit bull missing since escaping a durian orchard on Friday has sparked a dramatic four-day hunt in Nakhon Ratchasima. Thap Lan National Park… Read More › The post Dog hunt using a thermal imagery drone underway… read more

Screws are being fitted and are soon to be turned on Thailand’s cannabis industry which must be reined in Thailand’s cannabis dream is being rolled back as ministers weigh new laws, inspectors raid shops and businesses face closure. Four years after decriminalisation spawned 11,000… Read More › The post Screws are being fitted and are… read more

Pattaya Unveils World-First “POP ON THE BEACH” Art Toy Landmark to Boost Lifestyle Tourism The Pattaya News -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- PATTAYA, Thailand — On June 18th, 2026, Pattaya City officials joined representatives from the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and POP MART to officially launch “POP ON THE BEACH,” the world’s first Art Toys landmark on a… read more

Thai Officials Raid Chinese-Owned Supermarket in Sri Racha Following Complaints of Job Displacement The Pattaya News -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- SRI RACHA, Chonburi Local administrative officials conducted a large-scale inspection in the Bo Win subdistrict of Sri Racha late on Saturday night after residents complained that Chinese nationals had opened a supermarket catering primarily to other Chinese people,… read more

Two Young People Seriously Injured in Motorcycle Collision With Pickup Doing U-Turn Near Pattaya The Pattaya News -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Banglamung – A motorcycle rider slammed into a pickup making a U-turn near Pattaya in the early hours of June 21st, leaving the rider and his 16-year-old female passenger with serious injuries. The accident occurred at approximately… read more

Pattaya Police Arrest 15-Year-Old Serial Thief Caught Repeatedly Stealing at Local Markets The Pattaya News -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- PATTAYA, Thailand– Police have arrested a 15-year-old youth accused of multiple thefts in the Pattaya area after he was caught red-handed at a local market on Saturday night.At 10:36 p.m. on June 20th, 2026, Pol. Lt. Col. Arus Sabanon,… read more

Top National Thailand Stories From the Past Week: Crackdown on Foreign Nominee Networks Continues, and More The Pattaya News -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Here is a look at the top NATIONAL Thailand stories, chosen by our Pattaya News/TPN National team, from last week, Monday, June 15th to Sunday, June 21st. They are not in any particular level of… read more

Netflix hit show ‘The Evil Lawyer’ shows audiences the dark side of Thai law except it’s even darker in real life Netflix hit The Evil Lawyer is gripping Thailand with murder, corruption, abuse of power and courtroom intrigue. Praised by lawyers for its realism, the drama… Read More › The post Netflix hit show ‘The… read more

Nominee shareholding crackdown is impacting the property market in Phuket and small foreign investors Thailand’s sweeping crackdown on foreign nominee ownership networks is rattling the property market, with buyers delaying villa purchases, thousands of firms under scrutiny and police… Read More › The post Nominee shareholding crackdown is impacting the property market in Phuket and… read more

French online fraudster who conned investors out of 8 billion baht arrested at his luxury Cha-am villa French fugitive Mr Dogan, 38, wanted by Interpol and two countries over an alleged ฿8 billion Ponzi scheme, was arrested at a luxury Cha-am villa.… Read More › The post French online fraudster who conned investors out of… read more