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Thai police arrest two Israeli citizens on suspicion of business and real estate crimes

Thai authorities are continuing their efforts to thwart the takeover of real estate and businesses by foreigners, with an emphasis on Israelis.

Three Israelis were arrested for possession of narcotics and psychotropic substances for sale, drug use, and possession of untaxed electronic cigarettes after Thai police conducted a raid on a “drug party” in Koh Phangan, Thailand on January 6, 2026.
Officials pay their respects to Thailand's Princess Bajrakitiyabha during hospitalization after a heart problem, during a mass Buddhist novice monk ordination ceremony at Sukanthawat temple in Samut Prakan, Thailand, December 20, 2022.

Thai king's eldest daughter dies, aged 47, after long illness, Royal Palace says

 A Russian flag is seen on the laptop screen in front of a computer screen on which cyber code is displayed, in this illustration picture taken March 2, 2018.

US charges suspected Russian hacker with facilitating cyber campaign

A PROTESTER holds a sign during a demonstration against the military coup outside the US Embassy in Yangon on February 21, 2021.

US official found dead in Myanmar, State Department confirms


Family of Israeli killed in Thailand announces organ donations, saving four lives

Cohen was injured in an accident in the city of Chiang Mai, where he was pronounced dead. He was transported back to Israel at his family's request.

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Death toll rises to 32 in Thailand with 80 injured after crane collapses on train, police say

Local police told Reuters there were more bodies in the wreckage that had yet to be retrieved.

Rescue officials work at the site where a train was derailed when a construction crane collapsed and fell onto its carriages, causing several casualties, in Sikhio district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, January 14, 2026.

Thai Police arrest four Israelis following raid on ‘drug party’ in Koh Phangan

The four Israeli nationals were charged with joint possession of narcotics and psychotropic substances for sale, drug use, and possession of untaxed electronic cigarettes.

Three Israelis were arrested for possession of narcotics and psychotropic substances for sale, drug use, and possession of untaxed electronic cigarettes after Thai police conducted a raid on a “drug party” in Koh Phangan, Thailand on January 6, 2026

Several Israelis injured in bus accident in northern Thailand, one in critical condition

The Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that it's on its way to the accident site in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, where a bus carrying ten Israelis was overturned.

Motorcycles are seen at a bustling street in Pattaya, Thailand (illustrative)

4,000-year-old evidence of psychoactive betel nut chewing found in Southeast Asia - study

Betel nut, the seed of the areca palm fruit, is often chewed inside a betel leaf with lime. The practice has been known for its psychoactive effects, including heightened alertness and euphoria.

Betel nuts are displayed in a stall at an agricultural fair at the Gandhi Krishi Vigyan Kendra campus in Bangalore on November 19, 2009.

Thailand and Cambodia sign truce to halt fierce border conflict

"Both sides agree to maintain current troop deployments without further movement," their defense ministers said.

Cambodia's Defence Minister Tea Seiha and Thailand's Defence Minister Natthaphon Narkphanit pose with documents during a special General Border Committee (GBC) meeting at a border checkpoint, in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, December 27, 2025.

In first Christmas sermon, Pope Leo decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza

Leo, the first US pope, said the story of Jesus being born in a stable showed that God had "pitched his fragile tent" among the people of the world.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Christmas Holy Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, December 25, 2025.

Israeli father killed in Thailand motorcycle crash, son seriously injured

The Foreign Ministry told Walla that it was aware of the incident and was in communication with the family of those involved via the Israeli embassy in Bangkok.

Motorcycles are seen at a bustling street in Pattaya, Thailand (illustrative)

Thai prime minister says no ceasefire reached with Cambodia

The announcement comes after US President Donald Trump announced that the two countries had agreed to “cease all shooting" on Friday. 

A family rides on a tractor on the way to a refugee camp as they are evacuate amid deadly clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area, in Chong Kal, Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia, December 10, 2025.