Here is a look at the top NATIONAL Thailand stories, chosen by our Pattaya News/TPN National team, from last week, Monday, November 10th, to Sunday, November 16th 2025.
They are not in any particular level of importance but are listed in the order of date of publication.
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The Royal Thai Immigration Bureau has rolled out stringent nationwide protocols targeting foreigners who exploit visa-exemption schemes for illegal purposes, including unauthorized business ventures and/or working illegally and cyber fraud operations.
Thailand Immigration Bureau Launches Nationwide Offensive Against Visa Runners
2. Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul informed U.S. President Donald Trump that Thailand is suspending its commitments under a recently signed peace declaration with Cambodia, pending an official apology from Phnom Penh for a landmine explosion that severely injured two Thai soldiers.
3. Suvarnabhumi Airport authorities have issued a statement addressing public concerns after an Israeli tourist was found carrying live ammunition in his luggage at Phuket International Airport on November 6.
4. Banglamung District Chief Mr. Patcharaphat Srithanyanon ordered a full-scale raid that netted four suspects, including a novice monk from a local temple, and yielded a substantial cache of narcotics.
5. A 52-year-old German tourist filed a police report late Wednesday after allegedly being tricked into buying five bottles of herbal hair oil for an exorbitant 4,000 euros (approximately 140,000 baht) by a foreign vendor.
German Tourist Duped in Pattaya Miracle Herb Oil Scam, Pays 140,000 Baht for Five Bottles
6. Police in Phuket have conducted a crime reenactment following the arrest of a 43-year-old man accused of murdering a female tour guide during a robbery inside a vehicle.
7. Tourist Police on Koh Pha-ngan, in coordination with Immigration officers, have arrested an Italian national for illegally operating a woodcarving business catering to foreign customers, in violation of Thai labor laws.
Italian Man Arrested for Operating Illegal Woodcarving Business on Pha-Ngan Island
8. A public electric bus operating on the Phuket Airport–Rawai route lost engine power while ascending a steep incline near the Tom Yum Kung intersection on Kok Tanod–Rawai Road, resulting in a dramatic rollback collision that damaged multiple vehicles and a massage shop.
9. Thai authorities have arrested a 35-year-old world-renowned hacker who had been hiding out in Phuket after years of cyberattacks targeting government agencies across Europe and the United States.
10. A coordinated investigation by Thailand’s Tourist Police Division 2, under Subdivision 3, has led to the arrest of a Russian national suspected of distributing illegal narcotics in Phuket’s popular tourist areas.
https://thephuketexpress.com/2025/11/16/russian-man-arrested-for-alleged-drug-trafficking-cocaine-in-phuket/
That’s all for this week, as always thanks for your support.
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