Here is a look at the top NATIONAL Thailand stories, chosen by our Pattaya News/TPN National team, from last week, Monday, July 27th to Sunday, August 2nd.
They are not in any particular level of importance but are listed in the order of date of publication.
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July 28th, 2026, the Kingdom of Thailand marks the birthday of His Royal Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua, the tenth monarch of the Chakri Dynasty.
Thailand Celebrates the Birthday of His Royal Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn
2. Popular Thai Influencer Hlun Solo dies, His real name was Bowornthat Pengsuk, born in 1999 in Kalasin province in northeastern Thailand, he grew up in modest circumstances. After his father died, he was raised primarily by his grandmother, who focused on education and practical values.
3. Authorities have mobilized more than 200 personnel in an intensive search for two missing young Russian siblings after their motorcycle was discovered dismantled and buried near an old cemetery in Banglamung near Pattaya. Sadly they were later found murdered.
Authorities have recovered the Honda ADV 150 motorcycle belonging to two young missing Russian siblings after it was found dismantled and buried in a forest near Pattaya, following the flight of four suspected men who were spotted digging in the area.
4. Police have taken into custody Mr. Thana, known as “Pong,” and his close acquaintance “Thong” a suspect wanted under an arrest warrant, after he confessed to transporting and secretly burying bodies of two young Russian siblings in a remote forest area.
Main Suspect in Alleged Murder of Russian Siblings Brings Police to Burial Site Near Pattaya
Police from Huai Yai Police Station this morning, August 1st, escorted four suspects in the high-profile murder and body-concealment case involving five victims to Pattaya Provincial Court to formally request their detention.
5. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has traveled to the Pattaya area on Saturday afternoon to personally follow the investigation into the deaths of two Russian siblings and three members of a Thai family, a case that has drawn widespread international attention and raised concerns about public safety and the country’s international image.
Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Saturday inspected crime scenes and visited Huai Yai Police Station to monitor progress in two related shocking murder cases that claimed five lives, two young Russian siblings who had lived in Thailand for five years with their mother, and a Thai family of three, while directing investigators to accelerate the probe and expand the investigation.
Chonburi Provincial Police on Sunday held a press conference and issued an official statement addressing public concerns over the discovery of three bodies of a Thai family linked to the murder of two young Russian siblings, while firmly denying rumors that the four suspects have any family or operational ties to police officers.
6. Thai police with the assistance of the Indian Community of Pattaya, a nonprofit organization helping Indian tourists and residents in need in Pattaya, stormed a townhouse in Nong Prue on the afternoon of July 27th, 2026, freeing three Indian tourists who had been kidnapped, held captive, and tortured for more than five days by a gang demanding nearly 10 million rupees in ransom.
7. Thai police have arrested five Indian men accused of kidnapping, assaulting, torturing, holding captive for over five days, and demanding ransom from three fellow Indian tourists in Pattaya.
Pattaya Police Arrest Five Indian Nationals in Kidnap-Ransom Gang Targeting Fellow Tourists
8. Thai authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a Russian national accused of orchestrating a sophisticated theft of more than 600,000 baht in foreign currency from a prominent shopping mall in Phuket last week.
UPDATE: Russian Suspect Wanted in Phuket Mall Heist, Escaped with 600,000 Baht
9. Police in Phuket have arrested a 36-year-old woman accused of brutally murdering her 74-year-old mother-in-law during a violent domestic dispute inside their home in Chalong.
That’s all for this week, as always thanks for your support.
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