Thailand

She seduced monks and made millions—now the shocking truth is out

A woman in her thirties was arrested on suspicion of deliberately seducing senior monks and demanding large sums of money. The scandal shook Buddhist institutions in Thailand.

 Monks in Thailand
 A Thai flag is seen in front of the city skyline from the top of Wat Saket Buddhist temple in Bangkok on July 8, 2025.

US, Thailand advance nuclear cooperation as 123 Agreement takes effect

Police officers in Thailand, in Bangkok, Thailand (illustrative)

Arrests made in Thailand after explosives laid across Thai tourist hotspots 

 Residents of Eshkol Regional Council honor hostages still held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Friends of Thai hostage raise flag, place stickers commemorating those still in Hamas captivity


Israeli, Thai governments repatriate body of Thai hostage killed in Gaza captivity

“He left a mark on everyone who knew him,” Kibbutz Nir Oz said in a statement.

 A farewell ceremony near the coffin of Thai national Nattapong Pinta, whose body was returned from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, outside Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, June 10, 2025.

Family deeply concerned for hostage Bipin Joshi after recovery of slain Thai national - interview

Twenty-four-year-old Bipin was an agriculture student who came to Israel to study just three weeks before the October 7 attack.

 A poster of hostage Bipin Joshi, a citizen of Nepal, is displayed at the protest camp for hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack.

Israeli forces recover body of murdered Thai hostage Nattapong Pinta in special Gaza operation

"We will not rest or be silent until we return all of our hostages home - both the living and the dead," the PMO said in a statement.

 Image of murdered Nattapong Pinta and family.

Some non-Israeli hostages beaten to death by Hamas for not understanding Arabic, English - report

On October 7, 35 foreigners were kidnapped. Five foreign hostages remain in Hamas captivity, of whom three are believed to be dead.

 Relatives hug a released Thai hostage, who was kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas and held in Gaza, as the hostages arrive in Thailand following their release, at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport, in Samut Prakan, Thailand

An experience in Thailand’s Koh Samui before the ‘White Lotus Effect’

Falling in love with this known tourist destination is not hard. The desire to relax and enjoy the soft sandy beaches is endless – especially by Israelis that love this island.

 THE WAT Phra Yai, Koh Samui’s Big Buddha Temple.

Police arrest Israeli in Thailand, allegedly working as an illegal tour guide for foreign children

The Israeli national was arrested in front of 23 children, whom he was allegedly guiding on an illegal tour.

Police officers in Thailand, in Bangkok, Thailand (illustrative)

Authorities investigate after Thai women held prisoner on human egg surrogacy farm

While three women were freed, the Pavena Hongsakul Foundation for Children and Women warned that a hundred more remain prisoner.

Prof Josef Hanna demonstrates the process he and his team of scientists used to develop models of early-stage human embryos without using an egg, sperm or womb, offering a glimpse into the first weeks of embryonic development, in a laboratory at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel S

IDF, Defense Ministry experts arrive in Bangkok to provide post-earthquake aid

The Israeli aid delegation included engineering and civil affairs officers from Home Front Command's National Rescue Unit and arrived in Bangkok after the confirmed death toll rose past 1,700.

Israeli and Thai rescue personnel meet in Bangkok after a deadly earthquake, March 30, 2025.

Myanmar earthquake death toll reaches 2,719 as aid rushes in

In some areas near the epicenter, residents told Reuters that government assistance was scarce, leaving people to fend for themselves.

 Commuters drive past a building that collapsed, in the aftermath of a strong earthquake, in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 30, 2025.

Israelis in Thailand: All recommendations from the Foreign Ministry following earthquake

The Foreign Ministry announced that it will publish the local instructions as they are published on the ministry's website, social media, and the Lametayel app.

 Rescue personnel rest in an ambulance after an overnight operation, following a strong earthquake, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 29, 2025.

Chabad in Bangkok confirmed safe after devastating earthquake kills nine in Thai capital

While the occupants of the Chabad building were safe, nine people were killed in the Thai capital.

People gather on a street after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, earthquake monitoring services said, which affected also Bangkok, with hundreds of people pouring out of buildings in panic after the tremors, March 28, 2025.