On October 28, Pol. Lt. Gen. Tinnakorn Rangmat, Commissioner of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB), ordered investigators to gather evidence and petition the court for an arrest warrant for the administrator of the popular Facebook page “Godd Dam” after discovering alleged cybercrime activity. The page had published information about a so-called “tea money transfer slip,” claiming it showed a transfer of 7 million baht from an individual to an account allegedly belonging to the prime minister.

However, Dr. Aekphop Phianphiset, a spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, later responded by stating that the claim was “fake news.”

The Facebook page Godd Dam subsequently shut down. In the latest development, at 11:40 a.m., investigators from CCIB Division 1 summoned the page’s owner to provide information. The individual was undergoing detailed questioning as police proceeded with the legal process.

While officers were seeking an arrest warrant, a man identified as Chairat arrived at the police station voluntarily, accompanied by a female lawyer from the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights organization, to present himself to investigators. His arrival appeared to suggest that he already knew an arrest warrant was about to be issued. Police therefore took him into custody, read him the arrest warrant, and continued questioning him.

While officers were taking him into custody, reporters asked whether, as reported in the news, Chairat was the person who had forged the document. He replied, “I’m not the owner of the page.”

*** Ice Rakchanok Srinok, a Bangkok MP from the People’s Party, also shared the fake news. Creating or sharing false information on social media is an offense under Section 14 of Thailand’s Computer Crime Act, punishable by up to five years in prison, a fine of up to 100,000 baht, or both.

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แอดมินเพจ Godd dam มอบตัวแล้ว ตร.คุมสอบปมโพสต์สลิป 7 ล้าน | จับข่าวคุย | 28 ต.ค. 69 - YouTube

I live near Central World. I want to buy clothing at an affordable prices including underwear, pants, shirts, jackets… and the same goes for my girlfriend. We will be there for a few days and we want to take photos for our trip but haven’t bought any clothes yet. We can’t afford anything more than 1000 baht a piece since that’s expensive to us.
There are so many malls like siam, mbk, centralworld, big C.. and we don’t have time to explore them all.

a few of us high schoolers here in the city are organizing Haven Bangkok, a free 12-hour hackathon backed by the nonprofit Hack Club.

If you're 13 to 18 (or have a kid who is), you spend the day teaming up with other students to build a playable game or coding project from scratch. You don't need any coding experience since we'll run beginner workshops and have mentors around to help with code, art, and music. Entry, meals, snacks, drinks, and swag are all free. You can sign up at https://haven.hackclub.com/bangkok.

We're also looking for local sponsors to help cover food, venue costs, prizes, or in-kind donations like snacks, drinks, and hardware. All of our money runs through Hack Club's public ledger, so you can see where every baht goes. If your company wants to sponsor, or if you're a developer who wants to mentor or judge, DM me or email bangkok@haven.hackclub.com.

Left : Royal Barge Narai Song Suban HM Rama IX 

Middle : Royal Barge Suphannahong

Right : Royal Barge Anantanakkharat

Royal Barge Narai Song Suban HM Rama IX 

Royal Barge Suphannahong

Royal Barge Anantanakkharat (Front)

The procession will happen on November 6th. You can view it along the Chao Phraya or on TV

Hi all,

I live in a neighboring country near Thailand. I am wondering where I can get a stable supply of Oestradiol Benzoate 5mg injection for my HRT regimen. From where, I live it not readily accessible.

I was recently perscribe with injections from a Thai hospital but the cost for life-long HRT treatment is quite expensive if we are looking at it in the long term. I am just wondering if any local or native Thai Trans Woman know the location to get a steady supply of Oestradiol Injections.

On October 27, 2026, Police Sub-Lt. Jennarong Ari, a deputy investigation inspector at Lat Krabang Police Station, received a report that a foreign man had been killed and another seriously injured in an assault at a construction site in Soi Phatthana Chonnabot 3, Yaek 15, Khlong Song Ton Nun, Lat Krabang, Bangkok.

Inside the workers’ camp, officers found 39-year-old Chinese national Yang Zhongxu lying with shallow breathing and serious injuries to his head and face, apparently caused by a blunt object. He was bleeding from the mouth and nose. Officers attempted CPR, but their efforts were unsuccessful, and he later died. Another Chinese national, 49-year-old He Shisheng, was also injured. He had been struck on the head and stabbed once in the back before being taken to Sirindhorn Hospital.

At the scene, officers found a bloodstained, 60-centimeter-long piece of ribbed steel rebar and a bloodstained envelope containing workers’ wages. Both items were collected as evidence.

Preliminary questioning of witnesses revealed that at around 6:30 p.m., Yang, the deceased, and He, the injured man, had arrived to pay monthly wages to more than 60 Myanmar workers. During the payment process, Yang reportedly berated four Myanmar workers-two couples-over the poor standard of their work.

The four workers then abruptly asked to resign, but Yang refused to pay them because they had not given advance notice as required under their agreement. This reportedly angered them, prompting all four to attack the two men. They allegedly used the steel bar to strike Yang on the head and stabbed the victims with a knife, leaving one dead and the other injured. The suspects then fled with approximately 40,000-50,000 baht in cash intended for wages.

Investigators from Lat Krabang Police Station are urgently reviewing CCTV footage along the suspects’ escape routes. One of the four suspects has reportedly been identified as Soe Htike Aung, 25, a Myanmar national. Police are continuing efforts to track down all four suspects and bring them to justice.

https://youtu.be/2nU4zcqCais?si=XXsff22qJ2aHeklS

I sort of fell into taking care of a newborn kitten that must have been rejected by its stray mother while we were at my uncle's house in Phitsanulok. It wasn't so rough on me early on, but he's about 10 weeks old now and I'm really struggling. I apparently don't have the energy required to keep him from getting into a bunch of crap I don't want him getting into unless I keep him in a separate room for most of the day, but he's 10 weeks old and shouldn't be kept in a separate room for most of the day. The problem is if he's not in his separate room, the little fucker just does not sit down. Also, as a solo kitten, he seems to only selectively remember that biting me makes me yelp and ignore him. I've found myself losing my temper with him, and then hating myself for it afterwards. I have heard that adopting a second kitten is a possible solution and I am considering it, but with how much I'm struggling with one, I'm extremely hesitant to get a second.

I don't necessarily want to give up yet, but I need to know if there are ethical options available in case I do reach the end of my rope. The reason I'm asking here instead of just searching on the internet is I'm a little familiar with the existence of the grey market pet trade in Thailand, and I don't want him falling into that. Also, simply abandoning him is obviously not an option.

Do they even want anyone to come here?

https://www.thaienquirer.com/75105/opinon-thailands-proposed-travel-charges-overlook-people-who-call-it-home/

With additional charges at airports, constantly changing visa requirements leading to uncertainty, increasing problems opening and operating bank accounts, inordinately long queues at immigration, and other restrictions creeping into expat and tourist life here in Thailand, you are left to wonder if the Thai government even wants us here anymore. Thoughts?

Kinokuniya, prime comic.. they are attending a book fair but I can’t go to it so I’ll have to go there when they open their actual store again

Hello everyone, I'm thinking about studying abroad at Thammasat for my Fall 2027 semester. I'll most likely be studying at the business school on the Tha Prachan campus. I would love to hear about others experiences at Thammasat. This will be my first time ever traveling and it'll most likely be a solo one too. I would love to know all the tips or recommendations if you guys have any! Also where do you guys recommended to live?

I’m planning to transfer some money from Kasikorn bank to my UK bank account via the K PLUS app today. Has anyone used this service recently, and roughly how long did it take to arrive? Just trying to work out whether there’s a chance it’ll arrive before the weekend. Thanks!

Help the people of thailand with the floods. Hope it ends soon and everyone is safe.

Do Thais not have an equivalent of 'good morning'? Seems like they just wake up and ask if you ate already? No good morning, no 'how did you sleep', nothing. Not even hello or hi. Just what are you craving? I'm cooking xyz. Smells delicious.

I have a commander cube of 30 decks and want to bring it to my place in thailand. Read that a gambling law might make it illegal? Im unsure if its specific to playing cards like blackjack, or if it extends to collections like Magic the Gathering or Pokémon cards. If anyone has any specific clarification or experience and want to enlighten me a bit I'd appreciate it. I did ask Google ai but it left me unsure.

hello everyone!

First of all, I'm a Thai person currently living in Bangkok, but I was born and raised in another country, so I'm not that fluent in Thai (I can speak at a conversational level). I also recently finished high school and am taking a gap year. I'm planning to work during my gap year, so are there any jobs that don't require me to speak Thai?

treat me like i'm a foreigner who can't speak Thai and looking for a job lol..

Hi, working on my designs for the home I want to build in Thailand (one day).

Anyone know the standard distance between the upright stilts, and maximum span across a room for a two-storey house ?

I'm on a DTV and my current stamp says I have to leave by Oct 29. But I'm leaving Thailand for a long time on Nov 5 anyway.

Options as I see them:

- Fly out and back for the border run: ~8-9k baht

- Overstay and pay at the airport: 500 baht/day, so ~3,500 if I leave on the 4th or 5th

- Extension at immigration: needs the full DTV document package again, and I've heard they can cancel the visa if they don't like the docs. Not keen.

My main worry is coming back later. Has anyone here had a short paid overstay on a DTV and then re-entered without issues? Did immigration ask about it, or is a one-off week basically a non-event?

Also open to cheap land border run tips from Pattaya if that's the smarter move.

i'm doing an independent research on how people work remotely in bangkok and i'm hoping to find people to answer my quick 4-5 minute survey

it's purely for research, no sales or promotions. and I won't be collecting your information... BUT you can opt-in to be contacted for a follow-up interview IF you are okay with that - completely optional!

here's the link to the survey - i hope this doesn't get removed by mods 😭 (i read the rules and checked post history, and this seems to be allowed - so hopefully that's ok!)

SO if you work remotely in bangkok - either fully or hybrid - i'd be so so so grateful if you can help me out pls! tysm

The governors of Chon Buri and Rayong were out patrolling for pirates when they found him on the island of Koh Krabue. He told them he was the grandson of the King of Vietnam, and that his country had fallen to the enemy.

They told him to come to Bangkok. He was scared: his uncle had once fled to Siam and been put to death there. The governors reassured him: "The reign has changed. His present Majesty is deeply compassionate."

So he came, and Rama I took him in. Land for his family, a yearly allowance, a sword with gold bands, and a seat at court every day. He would arrive in a six-oared Vietnamese boat, a servant holding an umbrella over him, and sit cross-legged "in the Vietnamese manner" in the audience hall.

To thank the king, he trained Vietnamese acrobats and lion dances that chased a glass ball, and offered them to the court. They were performed at every royal festival, and the chronicle says it became a custom "that continues to this day."

Twenty years later he had won his war and become Emperor Gia Long. In 1803 his envoys brought gold, silver and silk to Bangkok. The chronicle says Siam's guns and gunpowder "had given him the strength to bring his war to a successful end."

He didn't forget the man who had first brought him to Bangkok either: the governor of Chon Buri, whose foster son he had become. When that governor later came to the Vietnamese capital as an envoy, he wasn't put in the usual guest house but in a brick building of his own, and every Vietnamese embassy after that brought him a gift.

From my published English translation of the Royal Chronicle of the First Reign (reign of King Rama I).

It seems like everything in this world is getting more expensive, except taxis in Bangkok. Today I took a classic cab instead of a Grab from DMK airport. The meter started at 35 THB, just like it did fifteen years ago, and ended at 273 when we reached my hotel in lower Sukhumvit, just like it did fifteen years ago.

How do these poor bastards live??

There are a lot of Halloween events for adults this weekend, but many of the events for kids are not accessible by the public (inside schools, etc...). So visitors or newcomers may not know where to take their family trick-or-treating this Saturday.

If you know about an open trick-or-treat event, please post it below so others can join in.

I've had to abandon several packages with this scam over the last few years. Once for a plastic model kit from Ebay with FedEx, another for a ChoroQ pullback toy car from Ebay FedEx, and recently a Monster Jam toy truck from Amazon.com where I prepaid import tax. All the orders from Amazon shipped with SF arrived no problem. With UPS shipped from Amazon the TISI flags the item as restricted and assumes I am a business even though it is a single item going to my name. All of these products are safe and commonly sold in Thailand by real businesses. When other shippers like EMS, SF, and government mail are used it has never been a issue. I just pay import tax and get the package. UPS and FedEx want to charge fees to warehouse, document process, and broker the import clearance. I can't remember if DHL tries this scam. If you are trying to ship to Thailand you need to use regular government post, EMS, or SF or they may to to scam you when the package is returned. Unfortunately as an individual customer I often don't know what shipper will be used before ordering. I've never heard a Thai person complain of this scam so it might be a racist thing where any foreign name is flagged as a rich person to scam. How many thousand or millions of people have dealt with this over the years? It's obvious there is corruption by the TISI FedEx and UPS essentially stealing people's mail knowing no individual will pay thousands of baht to broker importing a single cheap product already sold in the country. Web search says model cars are exempt from TISI restrictions but 3 times now I had to abandon my model cars. I hope some global news does a report on this. This probably happens in every country since most are run by corruption and UPS FedEx are everywhere. Below is what UPS emailed me.

" Importing products into Thailand that are controlled under Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) regulations requires the importer to obtain the necessary import release permit. The permit must then be submitted to the Customs Officer for consideration and customs clearance of the goods.

Guidelines for importing TISI-controlled products into Thailand for personal use can be found at:

https://www3.tisi.go.th/hscode/hscode_view.asp?id=141 [tisi.go.th]

If you would like UPS to handle the import customs clearance on your behalf, you must first register yourself as an importer and appoint UPS as your customs broker with the Thai Customs Department. Once this process is completed, UPS will be authorized to proceed with customs clearance in your name.

Please select an option that is most convenient for you below;

Option 1 An alternated broker. You can find an alternate broker by google website (Keyword : Shipping at Suvarnabhumi Airport)

Option 2 Reject this parcel to abandon by Thai Customs. (Thai Customs not allow to return package to sender, so they will abandon this shipment only)

*Please use 'Reply All'

If no response is received from the customer within 3 days, we will contact the sender in accordance with our company policies.

Please be advised that if the shipment requires an import permit, it cannot be returned to the sender and must be surrendered to Thai Customs. In such cases, a processing fee of 16,050 THB will be billed back to the sender.

I've lived in Southeast Asia for the past 6 years (Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City), and I genuinely love it here.

But as an entrepreneur thinking about the next 25+ years, I'm starting to question whether SEA is actually the best place to build my long-term future and wealth.

A little background:

• I've built and successfully sold an e-commerce business.
• I'm planning my next business ventures (e-commerce) and want to invest in real estate for retirement.
• I'm at a stage where choosing the right country to settle in matters more than ever.
• I'm increasingly considering Latin America, particularly Brazil.

My biggest concern with SEA is its "anti-foreigner laws."

Despite loving the lifestyle, I find it difficult to justify building my entire financial future somewhere with significant restrictions on foreign ownership.

These include:

• Restrictions on owning land.
• Restrictions on owning houses.
• Restrictions on foreign business ownership.
• No/limited legal rights and protections for foreigners.
• Restrictions on mortgages and loans.

These aren't necessarily dealbreakers when you're young and primarily focused on lifestyle. But when you're thinking about retirement, real estate, business ownership, and long-term financial security, they become much more important.

Here's how I'm currently comparing the two regions:

Southeast Asia

Pros:

• Proximity to the world's manufacturing regions.
• Excellent lifestyle, quality of life, and cost of living.
• Respectful social environment.
• Low crime.
• Strong entrepreneurial and work-oriented culture.

Cons:

• Anti-foreigner laws regarding land, property, and business ownership.
• Limited or complicated paths to permanent residence.
• Difficult access to mortgages and loans.
• Uncertainty about building long-term wealth.

Latin America (especially Brazil)

Pros:

• Foreigners can own land and houses.
• Foreigners can own businesses.
• Clear paths to permanent residency.
• (Potentially?) Better opportunities for building long-term wealth through locally owned assets.
• Similarly, attractive lifestyle, climate, and cost of living.

Cons:

• Much farther from Asia's manufacturing hubs.
• Security and crime concerns in certain cities and regions.
• I'm not sure if LATAM's economies are "thriving" like SEA?
• I'm not sure whether the lifestyle would match what I've enjoyed in SEA, or that it would be a downgrade.

The biggest question for me is whether proximity to manufacturers actually matters as much as I think it does.

I previously operated a successful e-commerce business without ever visiting my manufacturers in person. Samples and products can be shipped internationally, and much of the business can be managed remotely.

So am I overestimating the advantage of living close to Asian manufacturers?

On the other hand, am I overestimating how much easier it would be to build long-term wealth in Brazil simply because foreigners have more opportunities?

I'd especially love to hear from entrepreneurs and business owners who have experience in both regions:

1. Has living near Asian manufacturers actually given your business a meaningful advantage?
2. Is Brazil genuinely a better place for foreign entrepreneurs and to build wealth as a foreigner?
3. Can Brazil offer a lifestyle comparable to Bangkok or HCMC, assuming you choose the right city?
4. If you were choosing a permanent base today, which region would you pick, and why?

I'm currently leaning toward Brazil, but I'm aware I might be focusing too heavily on LATAM's advantages while underestimating its disadvantages.

I'm not looking for another "SEA is amazing" or "LATAM is amazing" discussion. I'm trying to understand which region makes more practical sense for an entrepreneur who wants to build an e-commerce business, own assets, and settle down for the next 25+ years.

Would really appreciate hearing from people who've faced a similar decision or actually built a long-term life and business in either region.

Thank you!