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Thai Girl Gives Boyfriend Bouquet Made From 100,000 bht For Valentine’s Day

A video of a 20-year-old Thai woman who surprised her boyfriend with a large bouquet made of THB500 bills (US$15) went viral on social media this week, making netizens envious of a dude who’s got a honey with money. In the video, Pilaslak Puenchoke, a 20-year-old university student, surprises her boyfriend “Tua” at a restaurant…

Mum Kills Her Own Daughter As She Prepares To Take Thai Driving Test

Tragedy struck at a driving test center yesterday when a mother pressed the wrong pedal killing her four year old daughter and injuring her seven year old son. Napheu, 36, – a Muser hill tribeswoman who has gained Thai nationality – had gone to the Singburi Department of Land Transport with her four children and…

Farang On A Bike Steals Money From Temple

CCTV footage at a temple in Ayuthaya showed a Caucasian man aged about 40-45 arrive on a bike and stop outside. After puffing coolly on a cigarette he goes inside where another camera catches him casing the joint before he checks no one is watching and steals 1,000 baht from a donation tree in the…

How To Change A Green Book On A Vehicle In Thailand

Ok so you’ve made the move and are living here in Thailand and the time has come to sort out some transportation for yourself. Now for those of you with the money to buy a brand new car or motorbike this won’t really apply to you but for those buying a second hand vehicle there’s…

At Last…. Another “Only In Thailand” Story As Dartboards Are Confiscated In Pattaya Bars

Darts loving expats in Pattaya are up in arms after a new crackdown by Thai police has seen dartboards removed from bars all over the city and for the moment an end to amateur darts leagues as well. Police conducted raids on a number of bars across Pattaya including some located in the popular nightlife…

40 Police Officers Face Transfer Because Hair Is Too Long

Forty police officers have been ordered by the Royal Thai Police to immediately report themselves to Pol Lt-Gen Suraphol Phinitchob, commissioner attached to the RTP, for wearing wrong hair in violation of the police regulations. The order was issued by Pol Col Amnart Utaramart, a deputy commander attached to the police operations centre, on Sunday…

Ten Ex-Governors Cleared Of Corruption And Are Likely To Be Reinstated

Ten former provincial governors who were moved to inactive posts in the Prime Minister’s Office pending investigation into alleged corruption are likely to be reinstated after they were cleared of the allegations. Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Feb 4 that he received reports from the probe panels clearing the 10 former governors of…

Lucky Escape For Toddler Who Crawled Out Into Road

A Thai man’s social media post about how he narrowly missed driving over a toddler who had crawled out into the middle of the road has been shared 7,500 times. Schoolteacher Kittithorn Jadaeng said in his Facebook post that he spotted the baby as he approached the bend of a road in Uthai Thani while…

Marriage To Foreigners Is Not The Easy Life She Was Expecting According To Isan Woman

An Isaan country girl has gone on Facebook to moan about life with a foreign man abroad. It is just not the bed of roses that she imagined. Everything is not laid on for her all day so she can sleep and eat. She explains in North Eastern dialect as a warning to others: She…

Fake Liverpool Shirts Seized In Two Locations

A representative of English football giants Liverpool has said to fans: “If you love the club, buy real shirts.” This came after two raids in Bangkok netted more than 1,000 fake shirts being sold in two locations. Fakes sell for just a few hundred baht in Thailand while the real thing costs thousands. A…

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