Outgoing PM, Prayut Chan-o-cha, says too many people, including Thailand’s military and police, are against amending Section 112 of the Criminal Code. Section 112 is otherwise known as the lèse majesté law (which punishes criticism of the Thai monarch or Royal Family). Prayut was speaking indirectly to Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of the Move Forward Party, […]

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A road rage incident in Phuket has proved rather costly for the Australian man involved, who was been fined 10,000 baht and ordered to pay 40,000 baht in damages. Navale Lachlan has been charged with breaking the wing mirror on a minivan after getting involved in an altercation with the driver, Mr Monnapan Makarapan. The […]

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Thursday, June 1, 2023 – Phuket weather and tide report (9:00 am) A bit of a respite from the persistent rain bands crossing the island in the recent week, but they’ll be back this evening and into tomorrow. Some sunshine to dry things up today. Westerly winds will persist, up to 25kph, abating slightly tomorrow. […]

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A Bangkok taxi driver, who overcharged a Taiwanese passenger, has been fined 2,000 baht and had his licence suspended for 90 days. Thai PBS World reports that the Land Transport Department doled out the punishment after the passenger’s complaint went viral. The driver, named only as Kittipong, met yesterday with department officials, to hear the […]

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Charges brought against 7 officials by disgraced former national parks chief Rutchada Suriyakul na Ayutya have been dismissed by Thailand’s Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases. Thai PBS World reports that Rutchada had filed the charges following a raid on his office because he was accused of demanding bribes from employees. On December 27, […]

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A murder suspect, who recently arrived back in Thailand after being extradited from Canada, has now been formally charged with killing an Indian/Canadian gangster in Phuket last year. The case dates back to February 15, 2022, when fellow British Columbia gangster Jimi Sandhu was gunned down outside his villa in Rawai after arriving home in […]

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An Australian driver is facing big legal hassles in Phuket following a road rage incident between him and a minivan driver. The minivan driver, named as Monnapan Makarapan, accuses the unnamed Australian of damaging the wing mirror of his minivan in the May 29 incident. Monnapan filed an official complaint with Chalong Police following the […]

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