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Thai Police Spark Flurry Of Reactions After Dressing Up As Dance Troupe To Catch Suspect

“Whose idea was it to dress up as female dancers, though? Brilliant!! Looks like a movie plot.”

Bored Panda · May 25

Overcharging hurts tourism

A single mishap can be written off as an isolated incident. But when a problem repeatedly occurs across different locations, time and again, the failure is systematic. It indicates an inability -- or an outright unwillingness -- by stakeholders across the operational chain to intervene, driven either by institutional inertia…

Bangkok Post · May 25

Thai rescuers join effort to free seven people trapped in Laos cave

Group have been stuck in flooded cave in central Laos for five days after heavy rain caused landslides

The Guardian - UK · May 25

Rescuers search for 20 missing after Philippine building collapse

ANGELES CITY (PHILIPPINES) - Rescuers were racing on Sunday to free two workers pinned under a building that collapsed in the northern Philippines, killing a Malaysian man and leaving 20 people missing.

Bangkok Post · May 24

21 foreign suspects in Koh Phangan nominee probe in court on Monday

SURAT THANI - Police will oppose bail when they apply to extend the detention of 21 foreign nationals arrested in connection with the operations of nominee businesses on Koh Phangan in the Samui Provincial Court on Monday.

Bangkok Post · May 24

Dusit Poll: Chadchart favoured to win second term as city governor

Outgoing Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has cemented his position as the voters' favourite to win a second term, according to a Suan Dusit poll released on Sunday.

Bangkok Post · May 24

A New Asia Next World-class Destination Takes Shape In North Movement

NHA TRANG, Vietnam, May 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- North Nha Trang is experiencing a distinct geographical evolution, shifting the region’s social and tourism energy toward an open, integrated model of coastal living. Vega City Nha Trang has rapidly transitioned into an active coastal enclave where daily routines, local heritage,…

AAP · May 24

City's reformer falling short

As Bangkok moves toward its next gubernatorial election, one question is already taking shape: after four years in office, what has governor Chadchart Sittipunt actually changed?

Bangkok Post · May 23

Hard to take

Re: "Thai visa exemptions cut by cabinet" (Business, May 20).

Bangkok Post · May 23

Couple accused of luring Thais into scam slavery

Police have arrested a young Thai couple in the northern province of Chiang Mai on suspicion of luring compatriots into slavery at a scam centre in Cambodia.

Bangkok Post · May 23