Phuket — Police statistics reveal that between January 1, 2025, and April 30, 2026, foreign nationals were implicated in more than 3,200 criminal cases across Phuket, showing the challenges of law enforcement in one of Thailand’s busiest tourist destinations. Police told the Phuket Express that the majority of offenders were tourists, accounting for 2,223 cases […]

Foreign Nationals Face Over 3,000 Criminal Cases in Phuket So Far This Year, Drunk Driving Tops List of Offenses
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Surat Thani— Provincial Governor Chumphon Wannachatsiri has announced urgent measures to address concerns over foreign nationals residing illegally and working long-term on Koh Phangan, Koh Samui, and Koh Tao, following widespread media reports of Israeli and Russian citizens in particular allegedly misusing tourist visas to work and engage in activities deemed inappropriate. Our previous story: […]

Surat Thani Governor Tightens Measures Against Foreign Law Violations on Tourist Islands
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Bangkok Thai authorities are speeding up the already announced reviewing of the country’s 60-day visa-free entry scheme after the dramatic arrest of a Chinese national linked to a large cache of military-grade weapons and explosives in the Pattaya area, with Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow indicating today that the stay period could soon be halved to […]

Thailand to Speed Up Reviews of Visa-Free Entry Policy Following Arrest of Chinese National With Major Weapons Cache Near Pattaya
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Bangkok Thailand’s Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA) has launched an immediate investigation into the household registration records and ID cards of a Chinese man arrested near Pattaya for a disturbing military grade arsenal of weapons, following the widespread circulation of their Thai ID cards online. This comes amid further national scandals of fake birth certificate […]

Thai Authorities Order Urgent Probe into Thai ID Cards and House Registration of Chinese Man Found With Military Grade Arsenal Near Pattaya
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Pattaya – Thai authorities maintained strict security measures on Saturday as they escorted a 31-year-old Chinese national, arrested after a car crash uncovered military grade weapons and a large cache of explosives, to Pattaya Provincial Court for detention. Immigration police immediately revoked his five year elite visa. Mingchen Sun (also referred to as Sun Mingchen), […]

Tight Security for Chinese National with Massive Arsenal of Military Grade Weapons and Explosives as He Is Remanded in Pattaya Court; Immigration Revokes Visa
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Chonburi, Thailand – Senior Thai police authorities have launched a full-scale investigation into the discovery of a large cache of military grade firearms, ammunition, grenades, landmines, explosive vests, and high-powered explosives found in the possession of a 31-year-old Chinese national in Sattahip district near Pattaya, with the case now being examined from every angle due […]

Top Thai Police Chief Orders Comprehensive Probe into Chinese National’s Military Grade Arsenal Seizure Near Pattaya, Citing National Security Concerns
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Pattaya, Thailand – In a dramatic operation on Friday evening, police in Chonburi Province raided a Chinese nationals’ residence near Pattaya after a car crash led them to discover military-grade weapons and explosives, uncovering what authorities described as a small-scale private arsenal and alleged plans for explosive suicide bombing style attacks using C-4, assault rifles, […]

Shocking Discovery Near Pattaya as Police Raid Chinese National’s Home, Uncover Large Military Grade Weapons Cache and Alleged Plans for Explosive Suicide Bombing Vest Style Attacks
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Bangkok – Thailand’s National Communicable Disease Committee has approved a formal study to classify hantavirus infection as a “dangerous communicable disease” under the Communicable Diseases Act, citing the virus’s high severity, a fatality rate of 30–40% in severe cases, and its potential link to international travel. However, they also stressed the overall risk factor of […]

Thailand’s Communicable Disease Committee Approves Study to Designate Hantavirus as Dangerous Communicable Disease, Says Public Should NOT Panic, Overall Risk Low
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Phuket – The Thai government has taken decisive action against two foreign tourists involved in a widely circulated indecent act on a tuk‑tuk in Patong, Phuket. Our previous story: A foreign couple has been arrested and deported after engaging in a public indecent act aboard a tuk-tuk in Patong, sparking widespread condemnation and raising concerns […]

UPDATE: Spanish and Peruvian Nationals to be Permanently Blacklisted From Thailand after Indecent Act on Tuk-Tuk in Patong
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Phuket – Police have arrested a male Belgian and a male Nigerian in Patong for allegedly selling cocaine, following an undercover operation targeting drug networks among expatriates in the resort town. They were both over a year of overstaying their visa. The Phuket Tourist Police told the Phuket Express that they conducted surveillance and arranged […]

Belgian and Nigerian Overstaying For Over a Year Arrested in Patong for Cocaine Trafficking
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Pattaya, Thailand – Authorities have launched a full-scale investigation and ordered the immediate shutdown of an illegal nightclub following the death of a Chinese tourist who was brutally assaulted by staff and patrons inside the venue. Ten people from Thailand, China, and Myanmar have been arrested and claimed self defense and that the victim was […]

Pattaya Police Chief Orders Immediate Closure of Illegal Pub After Chinese Tourist Beaten to Death, Ten People Arrested
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Bangkok, Thailand Bolt Thailand has reaffirmed its commitment to operating fully in accordance with Thai laws and regulations, while working closely with government authorities to continuously raise safety and compliance standards on its platform. This comes after a viral incident prompted Thai government officials to warn that standards must be improved or licenses to operate […]

Bolt Strengthens Compliance and Safety Measures, Introduces Driver Facial Recognition, Following Thai Government Concerns
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