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Brother Shoots Drug-Crazed Sibling to Save Mother from Machete Attack

BANGKOK – In a devastating turn of events that highlights the severe toll of drug addiction on families, an elder brother was forced to make an unthinkable choice: pull the trigger on his own sibling, or watch his mother be killed. The tragic incident unfolded late Tuesday night in the southern Thai province of Nakhon Si […]

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Taxi Driver Nabbed With 2.2 Million Meth Pills at Chiang Rai Checkpoint

CHIANG RAI— Police in northern Thailand arrested a 49-year-old taxi driver for trying to smuggle 2.2 million methamphetamine pills. The driver, identified as Apichat Fakyaem, hid the massive drug haul inside his pink taxi. To avoid getting caught, he placed the drugs on the car seats and floor, covered them with a thick blanket, and […]

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Brutal Murder in Krabi: 70-Year-Old Undertaker Killed for Cash, Body Left in Woods

KRABI, Thailand - On the morning of May 4, 2026, police in Krabi, Thailand, uncovered a shocking crime when they found the badly rotting body of 70-year-old Sompong Songsaeng.

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Top Israeli Crime Boss Arrested at Luxury Koh Samui Villa

KOH SAMUI - Thai immigration police arrested Matan Aviv, a 28-year-old Israeli national and alleged top figure in the notorious "Avenger" crime syndicate.

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