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Young Melbourne Woman Is Left Thousands Out Of Pocket After Thailand Jet-Ski Accident

A young Melbourne woman has been left thousands of dollars out of pocket after a jet ski accident in Thailand. Stephanie Kaiser, 24, was on the trip of a lifetime with her partner and friends when it turned into a nightmare. While vacationing on the holiday island of Koh Samui in June 2016, Ms Kaiser…

Dog Nuisance And Dog Attacks-What The Law Says

Having just become a victim of a dog bite, I thought it would be helpful to publish what the law says about dogs. There have been a number of cases of dog attacks and neighbours arguing over the animals making a mess and barking at all hours. They quoted local laws which allow for fines of irresponsible…

MacAulay Culkin Contracts Stomach Worm After Trip To Thailand

Home Alone actor MacAulay Culkin has revealed how he became seriously ill following a recent trip to Thailand. Speaking on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, MacAulay said how he was in Thailand working on a movie with friend Seth Green, when he caught a stomach worm. He said he became ill after staying in a…

Courts Not Police To Implement Fines For Not Having A Driving Licence

Court judges, not police officers, will determine the punishment for people caught driving without required licenses, the police and Department of Land Transport (DLT) affirmed on Friday. The authorities were responding to public concerns that a new regime of hefty fine increases and longer prison terms for motorists without licences would enable rogue traffic cops…

Father Arrested In Front Of Children Urged To Sue

Police officers’ “heavy-handed” intervention in a long-standing domestic dispute over child custody at a Chon Buri primary school may result in lawsuits. A 35-year-old man appeared in a four-minute viral video clip that showed police dragging him away from his two children in front of teachers and students at a primary school in Chon Buri’s…

Only In Thailand?? Drains Built ABOVE The Road

Villagers in Kalasin province in Thailand’s north east can’t believe what the local authority have done. Instead of putting in drains in the universally accepted position – level with the road – they have built them about half a meter above the roadway. Now they have a wall. Meant as a way of solving the…

Thais In Uproar Over Proposed Increases In Fines For Not Having A Driving License

Thai social media has gone ballistic about plans to massively increase fines for not having a driving license. Thais have deemed it nothing short of highway robbery, an excuse to rob money from the poor. In addition they have slammed the proposals as playing into the hands of the police giving them an excuse to…

Farang Marriage Training Clinic Opens In Khon Kaen

The first training centre to advise and help Thai wives with farang husbands opened on Wednesday in Isaan. The Thai Daughter-in-Law, Farang Son-in-Law Clinic began operating on Wednesday afternoon at the Rattanapa Center for Women’s and Family Development in Khon Kaen city, a pilot learning centre set up by government social development ministries. “There are…

Huge Increase In Fines And Jail Terms For Drivers Without Licences

Proposals are in the pipeline for a large scale revamp of fines and jail terms for Thais without driving licenses. Authorities have said that the behaviour needs to change and they have had enough. The department of transport of the Transport Ministry is recommending the changes for two out of date laws stretching back to…

Pattaya “Sex Orgy” Hotel Named:- Police Chief Going After Participants

The hotel at the centre of claims it hosted a sex orgy has been named as the A-One The Royal Cruise in North Pattaya. On Monday morning the resort’s police chief and local authority supremo were met by hotel executive Somchai Ratana-ophat who admitted that the party took place at the hotel on Saturday between…

Pressure Mounts on Dejphon Chansiri at Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday Crisis: EFL Charges Chansiri

Sheffield Wednesday Owner Dejphon Chansiri Faces Mounting Criticism in UK Parliament and Among Fans

Thieves Target Cinerary Urns at Buriram Temples, Stealing Money Meant for the Afterlife

Shirley Roy Reappointed as Indian Embassy Representative for Northeast India in Thailand

Exploring Buriram’s Nightlife: A Guide to the Best Evening Experiences

Thai Constitutional Court Ousts Prime Minister Srettha in Major Political Shake-Up

Two Pickup Trucks Collide In Fatal Crash In Buriram

Man Found Dead In Khon Kaen, Police Chase Killer

Road Safety Concerns Rise As Upcountry Travel Surges For Songkran