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A 37-year-old drug user set fire to his family home in Pichit after an argument with his mother about money, and the blaze burnt down an entire block of houses on Sunday.

Thai police are pursuing a Myanmar man accused of raping and killing a Thai woman in the northern province of Tak, after discovering he had been mistakenly deported by immigration officials.

A 46-year-old Indian tourist has filed a police complaint in Pattaya after allegedly being tricked into buying overpriced herbal products by a group of foreign fraudsters.

The Immigration Bureau (IB) has dismissed viral complaints about long queues at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, saying officers clear passengers within 30 minutes, even during peak holiday traffic.

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Over 90% of road traffic violations between Dec 30 and Dec 31, 2025, were linked to alcohol consumption, according to police. 

Eight women from Africa and Central Asia have been arrested for soliciting for purposes of prostitution along Pattaya beach.

One drug trafficker was shot dead and another escaped during a clash with police in Mae Ai district of Chiang Mai province on Monday night, after which at least 2 million methamphetamine pills were found in their car. 

The Court of Justice has issued a warning to motorists not to drive while drunk or under the influence of drugs this New Year

A Thai family has reported a daily-hire cleaner to the police after discovering disinfectant had been deliberately poured into their baby’s milk bottle, an incident that shocked social media users and prompted a warning to other parents.

Three security guards were stabbed by a gang of Chinese nationals after one them was ordered to leave a South Pattaya bar following a heated argument with a woman there on Sunday night.