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A schoolgirl cries outside her school where deaths and injuries were reported after a shooting in Thailand’s Nonthaburi province, August 7, 2026. (AP/Sakchai Lalit)
August 7, 2026, 11:37 am
Student kills at least 6 in shooting at high school in Thailand
Shooter kills his grandparents before going to school, dies in hospital after shooting; authorities say they believe he took the gun from a member of his family
By TIAN MACLEOD JI
Rescuers work at the site of a fire in Bangkok, Thailand, July 13, 2026. (AP/Sakchai Lalit)
July 13, 2026, 2:15 am
Massive fire at a bar in Bangkok kills at least 27 people
Another 22 revelers at venue in Thai capital in critical condition, officials say, after fire that ignited at front of stage spread rapidly and smoke filled the room
By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng
A married couple from Thailand, known as Qwon, left, and Tay, participate in the Shavuot celebration in Shavei Zion, Western Galilee, where they work in the avocado groves, on May 21, 2026. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
July 11, 2026, 9:35 am
Braving war losses and tough conditions, Thai workers stay rooted in Israeli agriculture
51 foreign laborers from Thailand have been killed by terror groups since 2023, and 31 were among the Oct. 7 hostages, but that hasn’t caused them to flee Israel’s fields and groves
By Diana Bletter
Smoke rising from the Thai bulk carrier 'Mayuree Naree' near the Strait of Hormuz after an attack on March 11, 2026. (Royal Thai Navy/AFP)
July 10, 2026, 3:15 pm
Thai court accepts damages petition from crew of ship in deadly Strait of Hormuz attack
3 sailors say ship’s operators put them in danger, left them unable to work; crew member: ‘These days, I’m taking sedatives… I take them and sleep’
By Reuters
Illustrative: Thai police escort a suspect into a van, Bangkok, Thailand, January 13, 2025. (Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
June 2, 2026, 6:04 pm
10 Israelis deported from Thailand amid crackdown on foreign-linked crime — report
Local media alleges the Israeli nationals were involved in extensive nominee company scheme involving 32 businesses, estimated to have caused over $6 million in damage
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Thai police escort a suspect into a van, Bangkok, Thailand, January 13, 2025. (Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
May 3, 2026, 8:11 am
Thai police raid illegal school run by Iranian couple, find 89 Israeli kids enrolled
Thai security agency says raid came after complaints of ‘foreigners operating businesses that could threaten national security’; 2 Iranians and a Thai national arrested, charged
By ToI Staff
First responders attend to the site of a road accident that left six Israeli tourists injured, one of them critically, in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, January 10, 2026. (Screen capture: Passportcard via Ynet)
January 10, 2026, 4:03 pm
6 Israelis hurt, one critically, in minibus accident in Thailand
Vehicle reportedly tried to overtake another car, veered off road and hit a tree in Chiang Mai; Foreign Ministry in touch with wounded and their families, consul en route to scene
By ToI Staff
A Loop Festival party in Pai, Thailand, in November 2025. (Social media video screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 29, 2025, 6:08 am
Thailand shuts down dance parties targeted by anti-Israel incitement, vandalism
Israeli organizers say social media attacks and damage to venue by activists led local authorities to cancel planned music events in Pai
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: People ride their motorcycles along a road near a market area in downtown Chiang Mai, Thailand, on April 7, 2023. (AFP)
December 21, 2025, 10:20 pm
Israeli man killed, son injured in Thailand motorcycle accident
Southeast Asian country, a popular travel destination for Israelis, consistently ranks as one of the world’s most dangerous for road traffic
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Workers move a coffin containing the body of Sudthisak Rinthalak, a Thai laborer who was killed and whose body was taken hostage by Hamas during the October 7, 2023, attack, as it arrives at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Samut Prakarn, Thailand, December 10, 2025. (Surakit Kaewmorakot/AP)
December 10, 2025, 6:46 pm
Remains of Sudthisak Rinthalak, last Thai hostage in Gaza, arrive home
Body of captive slain by terrorists on Oct. 7 and held for two years arrives at Bangkok airport, where family waits to perform Buddhist funeral rites in his hometown
By AFP and ToI Staff
Sudthisak Rinthalak, a Thai agricultural worker who was murdered by Hamas-led terrorists on October 7, 2023, and whose body was taken hostage to Gaza and returned to Israel on December 3, 2025. (Courtesy)
December 4, 2025, 11:31 am
Body of Sudthisak Rinthalak, Thai farmer and family breadwinner, returned to Israel
Officials say family of slain hostage, 43, has been informed, plans underway to repatriate his body; ‘hard-working’ agricultural employee came to Israel after divorce ‘to find himself’
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies
A poster of Sudthisak Rinthalak, whose body is still held in Gaza, November 29, 2025 (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
December 3, 2025, 2:23 pm
Father of hostage Sudthisak Rinthalak: ‘I always worry about him, I pray for him’
Family says it wants to bring his body home to Thailand to be buried with traditional ceremony; brother says he feels guilty for encouraging him to move to Israel
By Jessica Steinberg and ToI Staff
Sagi Mor and his family. (Courtesy of the family)
November 20, 2025, 11:28 pm
Israeli tourist drowns off coast of Koh Phangan after jumping into sea to rescue son
Body of Sagi Mor, 45, found Thursday morning after hundreds of volunteers helped search alongside police; Foreign Ministry working to bring body back to Israel
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A couple sit on a swing hanging from the palm trees on a beach on Ko Pha Ngan island. August 15, 2017. Photo by (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
November 5, 2025, 5:51 pm
Israeli couple arrested in Thailand over public sex at popular waterfall
Tourists charged with public obscenity after clip on social media shows them having midday sex on Ko Pha Ngan island
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, left, and Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul pose with their documents during a signing ceremony on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
October 26, 2025, 9:49 am
Trump oversees Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire agreement at Malaysia summit
Amid push for Nobel Peace Prize, US president also expected to travel to Japan, South Korea, China to discuss trade agreements and tariffs
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, David Rising and EILEEN NG
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