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Thriller turns toxic! Thai TV star Jes Jespipat faces a global blackface storm over his Michael Jackson Halloween costume. He deletes the photos and apologises… Read More › The post Halloween horror for Thai TV star who portrayed Michael Jackson in his massive worldwide hit Thriller appeared first on Thai Examiner.
Southern police face a 44% allowance axe, but PM Anutin insists there are no cuts. Police orders tell another story. A ฿314m shortfall sparks fury,… Read More › The post Prime Minister under fire from MPs in parliament over rumoured cuts to allowances for southern police appeared first on Thai Examiner.
Monk’s deadly drive. A 21-year-old bride dies collecting rice in Buriram, just 26 days after marrying. The driver flees, kills a buffalo and abandons his… Read More › The post 55 year old monk who killed newlywed young woman in hit and run speeding crash arrested after manhunt appeared first on Thai Examiner.
Sex racket busted. Thai and Singaporean police smash Lover’s Fortress, a seven-year network supplying Thai women to elite Singapore clients. Four organisers arrested, 19 sex… Read More › The post Upmarket prostitution racket in Singapore procuring sexy Thai women to work in the city state smashed appeared first on Thai Examiner.
Phone mix-up nightmare! Scot Rory McColl faces five years in a Thai jail after a tourist accepted his apology. Two police officers reportedly back his… Read More › The post Scotsman’s legal nightmare in Thailand began within hours of landing by mistake in March not over yet appeared first on Thai Examiner.
War spills into Thailand. Burmese troops attack Karen rebels as mortars and bullets strike Tak homes. A woman is wounded, a boy escapes injury and… Read More › The post Border locals in Tak seek protection as war in Burma’s Karen State intensifies between rebels and army appeared first on Thai Examiner.
Airport nightmare in Bangkok. A China Airlines Boeing 737-800 gets stuck in sinking pavement for nearly four hours. Five flights are hit, 116 passengers evacuated… Read More › The post Flights delayed and passengers deboarded after subsidence under China Airlines jet at Suvarnabhumi appeared first on Thai Examiner.
Passport bombshell in Thailand. Anutin revokes a prominent rabbi’s citizenship after investigators uncover 16 journeys using US nationality. Chabad-linked businesses face scrutiny, while Phuket braces… Read More › The post PM revokes citizenship of Jewish leader in Thailand amid police investigation into Chabad network nationwide appeared first on Thai Examiner.
Fake ฿7m ‘tea money’ slip sparks a political storm! Police arrest former Move Forward member Chaiyarat Rekhawat over Godd Dam. He denies running the page… Read More › The post Cyber Police still quiz Facebook page operative who denies ownership over fake payment slip linked to PM appeared first on Thai Examiner.
Lured to Thailand by an online acquaintance, a Chinese woman jumps from her captors’ moving car. Police arrest two Thai men and hunt a Chinese… Read More › The post Tourism chiefs furious as another Chinese abduction and a spat with the Embassy threaten bookings appeared first on Thai Examiner.
Payday turned deadly in Bangkok when four Burmese workers demanded to quit and clashed with their Chinese boss over unpaid wages. He was beaten to… Read More › The post Burmese migrant workers, two couples murder construction site overseer over notice period pay dispute appeared first on Thai Examiner.
Boom for big business, pain for Thai families! The Bank of Thailand raises its growth forecast to 2.4% as AI exports soar. Yet SME loans… Read More › The post Bank of Thailand confirms a tale of two economies one booming, another struggling with decline appeared first on Thai Examiner.
Four-month-old baby found dead in the Chao Phraya River after her mother’s lover secretly took her from bed. The 36-year-old claims she slipped into floodwater… Read More › The post Lovesick Ayutthaya man kidnapped four month old infant from mother. Let her fall into river in the dark appeared first on Thai Examiner.
Interpol fugitive caught on Koh Samui. Frenchman Alexandre Toj, 53, faces a ฿50 million tax fraud investigation involving fake VAT invoices, a €650,000 aircraft purchase… Read More › The post French businessman wanted for VAT fraud arrested this Wednesday on Koh Samui after Interpol Notice appeared first on Thai Examiner.
Who runs Godd Dam? Thai cyber police seek another arrest warrant after their first application is withdrawn. A forged ฿7 million ‘tea money’ slip targets… Read More › The post Fresh arrest warrant application to be made for ‘Godd Dam’ page boss on Thursday as police expand case appeared first on Thai Examiner.
