– Officers raided a house on Soi Boonsampan 1 at about noon on October 10th and detained Rungnapha, 27, known as Om, and South Koreans Kwangbeom Yang, 36, and Gwangjo Im, 32. – They seized 37 pineapple-scented etomidate pods ready for sale, one e-cigarette, about 0.53 grams of crystal meth, a using kit, and 13,000 […]

Pattaya Police Arrest Thai Woman and Two Overstaying Koreans with 37 Etomidate “Zombie” Pods
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– Pol. Lt. Col. Prapda Suksoontri and Pol. Maj. Watcharaphanya Saentui delivered cooked food, drinks, and supply bags in the Bang Khla district of Chachoengsao, at 1:00 p.m. on October 11th. – Officers also walked flooded communities to hand out necessities. – A drone truck is being used to drop supplies where the water is […]

Pattaya Tourist Police Take Food, Water, and Drones into Flooded Bang Khla to Help Flood Victims
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– From October 16th 2026, airport security in Thailand may open checked baggage without the passenger present if screening gives reasonable grounds to suspect a prohibited or dangerous item. – The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand, or CAAT, says bags will not be opened routinely. The process must be video-recorded in a designated area, and […]

Thai Airports Can Open Suspicious Checked Bags Without the Owner Present From October 16th, Mixed Reaction Online
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– On the 8th of October, Ban Bueng police searched a metal company in Moo 1 in the Nong Samsak subdistrict, with immigration, district and commerce officers. – The search followed Chonburi Court warrant K.212/2569. Officers seized documents and detained Mr. Hao, already named on arrest warrant J.556/2569. – He is accused of allowing Thai […]

Ban Bueng Police Raid Chonburi Metal Company for Suspected Nominee Violations, Arrest Wanted Chinese Man on Open Warrant
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– Saudi civil aviation authorities said an attack late on Saturday, October 10th, on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed 12 people and injured 309. The dead included four Saudis, two Bangladeshis, and one each from the United States, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Sudan. – Operations at the airport were suspended and flights […]

Attack on Riyadh Airport Kills 12 and Injures More Than 300 as Saudi Coalition Vows Response
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– Warning No. 9 (255/2026) took effect at 5:00 a.m. on October 11th. The next update is due at 5:00 p.m. – October 11th covers the lower North, the Central region including Bangkok, the East, and the South. October 12th and 13th narrow to the South. – The East forecast for Sunday puts thunderstorms over […]

Thai Meteorological Department Issues Warning for Heavy Rain Through October 13th
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– Thai Hotels Association (THA) president Thienprasit Chaiyapatranun said the association sent a letter on the 8th of October to the Revenue Department director-general objecting to the principle of the draft Departure Tax Act. – The draft would charge 1,000 baht on every air departure, for every nationality, under a legal ceiling of 5,000 baht. […]

Thai Hotels Association Officially Objects to Proposed 1,000-Baht Air Departure Tax Joining Growing Amount of Opposition
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– Royal Thai Immigration Division 5 detained Sun Hao, 40, a Chinese national, at a hotel in the Chang Khlan subdistrict in Mueang Chiang Mai, on the 9th of October after a tip about a suspicious guest. – Chinese authorities want him on a fraud warrant. The alleged losses exceed 20 million yuan, or more […]

Royal Thai Immigration Arrests Overstaying Chinese Man Wanted in 100-Million-Baht Fraud Case at Chiang Mai Hotel
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– Pattaya Police Chief Pol. Col. Anek Sathongyu led officers onto Bali Hai pier in South Pattaya to keep order during a dispute over the use of the site. – The goal was to stop a confrontation between officials and people with buildings and property on the public land while talks continue, and to keep […]

Many Pattaya Police Deployed to Bali Hai Pier as Public Land Encroachment Dispute Runs Toward a Deadline
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– A white Isuzu D-Max crossed the centre island at a U-turn in the Ban Soed subdistrict in Phanat Nikhom, and hit an oncoming staff-shuttle pickup on the 10th of October. – Dead were the 41-year-old driver, Nattawut, and his 25-year-old niece, Nanthikan, who was in the rear seat. Injured were the 30-year-old shuttle driver, […]

Two People Dead, Two Injured After Pickup Crosses Median and Hits Oncoming Vehicle in Phanat Nikhom, Chonburi
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