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4 Israelis arrested for running drug ring on popular Thai island

Drugs and cash were seized during arrest operation by Thai tourist police on Koh Phangan; one Israeli lives on the island and is suspected of running what was described as a 'network'; the bags of drugs had guns and portraits of Pablo Escobar painted on them

Itamar Eichner | 01.12.26

Israeli man critically hurt in Thailand crash identified; family pleads for blood donations

Yuval Cohen, 23, remains in critical condition after a minibus accident in Chiang Mai; his sister calls on Israelis in Thailand with O-negative blood to donate urgently, as five others are treated for moderate injuries

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger, Itamar Eichner | 01.10.26

תאונת דרכים בצ'אנג מאי בתאילנד בה היו מעורבים ישראלים

Six Israelis hurt in serious road accident in northern Thailand, one critically injured

An Israeli man was critically injured and five others were hurt to varying degrees when a minibus carrying Israeli travelers crashed in Chiang Mai; the wounded were evacuated to three hospitals in the area

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger, Itamar Eichner | 01.10.26

Another tragedy at deadly waterfall: French tourist dies while taking selfie in Thailand

Na Muang 2 waterfall on Thailand’s Koh Samui has claimed another victim as a 22-year-old French tourist slipped while taking photos, plunged from a cliff and died, while girlfriend survived after grabbing a tree branch

Asaf Rozen | 01.08.26

The airlift to the East: hottest destinations for escaping the Israeli winter

With direct flights, connections, vacation packages and organized tours, winter travel to the Far East is more accessible than ever, with warm-weather destinations and a wide range of price

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 01.07.26

On a Thai beach at sunset, it hit me: I am not happy

In one of the most beautiful and peaceful places on earth, surrounded by his family, Arik Rozental realized he was not happy; That unsettling insight sent him on a journey that led to a radical conclusion and a new way to think about happiness

Arik Rozental | 01.02.26

'Production by child murderers': Israeli trance festival in Thailand canceled over BDS pressure, arson

Anti-Israel campaign on social media against Trance Loop festival leads to incitement against organizers and event's premises set on fire; 'We don’t surrender to antisemitism. We’re asking those watching us, our people and our audience, to stand together against this'

Alexandra Lukash | 12.28.25

Ceasefire takes effect in Thailand-Cambodia border conflict amid civilian toll and land mine disputes

Thailand and Cambodia agreed to a ceasefire to end weeks of deadly border fighting over territorial disputes; The truce halts military movements and airstrikes, calls for mine restraint and could lead to the release of 18 Cambodian soldiers if it holds

Associated Press | 12.28.25

Thailand and Cambodia announce ceasefire after 20 days of fighting and 101 killed

Thailand and Cambodia fought for nearly three weeks in a long-running border dispute, displacing more than 500,000 people; despite a ceasefire announced by Trump, fighting continued until both sides now declared an end to hostilities, keeping forces in their current positions

Reuters | 12.27.25

משטרת תאילנד פשטה על משחק פוקר בלתי חוקי בקו פנגן: 10 תיירים זרים נעצרו ביניהם אזרח ישראלי אחד

Israeli among 10 arrested in Thailand following police raid on illegal poker games

Local police say group was caught at a rented house in Koh Phangan with cards, chips and 134,950 baht in cash; a Russian suspect accused of organizing the game faces an additional charge

Itamar Eichner | 12.04.25

More than 1,200 dead and 800 missing in massive South Asia floods

Rescue crews race to locate survivors in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand after monsoon rains and a rare cyclone submerged villages and displaced more than a million people

News Agencies | 12.02.25

ריצ'רד ניקסון, לולה דה סילבה, אלברטו פוג'ימורי, סילביו ברלוסקוני

These are some world leaders who have received pardons

Netanyahu's request puts him in line with many other world leaders; From Nixon in the Watergate affair that changed America, to Lula who went from prison back to the presidency of Brazil, to the Peruvian dictator convicted of war crimes but released for 'health reasons'

Tal Amodai | 12.01.25

Arkia launches Bangkok route and announces new summer destination

The Israeli airline has broken El Al’s monopoly and begun operating the high-demand route with two weekly flights; in July, Arkia will also start a new route in Thailand

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 11.26.25

Watch: Thai woman found alive in coffin moments before planned cremation

Woman, 65, who had been presumed dead, stuns staff at a Bangkok-area temple when she began moving and knocking from inside her coffin, prompting monks to halt the cremation and rush her to a nearby hospital

Associated Press | 11.25.25

Golan Heights community fights to bury man who saved his son from drowning in Thailand

Residents of Kela Alon are demanding that a cemetery be built so they can bury Sagie Mor, who drowned while saving his son off the coast of Thailand while on vacation after serving 700 days in the community's emergency response unit; Residents are fighting for him to be buried in the village: 'So the children can visit their father on bike or scooter'

Yair Kraus | 11.23.25

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