Today in the news, we're going to do a bit of a deep dive on the cost of keeping Thailand's sex industry in the shadows, then in Pattaya, the government is urging visitors to stop giving cash to homeless people, in Udon Thani, a man has been hospitalized after getting his member stuck in a brass ring, in Rayong, a clothing shop is pursuing a customer over leaving a doosie of a twosie in a fitting room, and finally a Bangkok film festival is facing competing pressures over it's loyalties to China and Taiwan.

In the headlines today, violence in Narathiwat is escalating and becoing deadly, then, a Cambodian migrant working is accusing police of extortion, in crime news more troublemakers are turning to disguise themselves as foreigners to commit their crimes, also, a New Zealand teen has been granted bail after an alleged theft watch at an airport, then finally in sports news there's been a major shakeup at the highest echelons of Muay Thai at One Championship.

In the headlines today, more than 9 million baht have been disbursed to the Bangkok fire victims' family, but is it enough? Also, a Taiwanese court finalizes sentences in a half-billion baht Bangkok property scheme, in Chiang Mai, nominee-business investigations lead to 18 raids, in travel news, Thai airports have introduced unaccompanied baggage checking schemes, and finally in corporate news more than 500 KFC branches could be sold off, and new maneuver suggests tap-to-pay may be coming to Apple products in Thailand soon.

In the headlines today, a foreign man is being sought in connection to an assault on Bangla road, then a Bangkok gelato customer demands answers after biting into shards of glass, back in Phuket, cannabis inspections reveal hundreds of expired licenses, in crime news, we have a lineup of some of the dumbest criminals you've ever heard of, and finally in some feel good news, Thailand ends its eight years formula 2 drought with a podium placement.

In the headlines today, a bus overturns in Surin injuring 57 passengers including students, then in Bangkok Police raid a secret club hidden behind a gaming shop front, in Hong Kong, two Thailand origin travelers were arrested with 21 kgs of cannabis in their luggage, in some tragic news, a house fire claims the lives of an elderly couple and 73 cats in their care, also, termiste destroy more than one million baht stored in a safe, and finally a Thai-foreign couple has been accused of leaving a nearly 200,000 baht wedding bill unpaid.

In the headlines today, international travelers beware, massive lines for immigration at Suvarnabhumi await you, then, the public appears to be divided over payments for the Bangkok nightclub fire victims, in crime news, six teenagers have been captured after a daring detention center escape, also, pollution on the Kok river has led to Japan joining the effort to help the clean up, and a little later we've got an interesting tale of a feline scam artist.

In the headlines today, three Pattaya police officers are being scrutinized over allegations of corruption by Kuwaiti tourists, then, a Rayong boxing gym is being investigated over teh alleged abuse of young fighters, in Wat Pho a Chinese tourist has been arrested following a pickpocketing attempt, back in Bangkok some good samaritans rescued a woman from a suspected abduction, and a little later the education ministry is proposing a social credit system for Thailand's young people.

In the headlines today, a hotel blaze in Chiang Mai sees guests fleeing for safety, then, a random Thai man presenting himself as a government official spreads misleading information about the deadly nightclub fire in Bangkok, also, a karaoke venue has returned 150,000 baht after a billing dispute in what appears to be an increasingly common scam, in visa news Thailand is reinstating 30-day visa-free stays for Indian visitors, and a little later the Prime Minister shares the stage with the Nene Royal after she represents the country on America's Got Talent.

In the headlines today, serious allegations about locked exits at the Bangkok nightclub fire have intensified scrutiny of the owners, then in Phuket, the island is launching venue inspections to ensure a similar incident doesn't happen there, also in Phuket an intoxicated foreigner seriously injured themselves after a rooftop fall, back in Bangkok, a Japanese TikToker apologizes after staging a pickpockiting video, in beauty queen gossip a bank has been ordered to pay a women one million baht over scam transfers, then a little later the world's most famous boxer is soon fighting in a charity bout in Pattaya.

In the headlines today, a horrifying fire at a nightclub in Bangkok has left at least 27 dead and nearly 20 more seriously injured, then along the border with Myanmar airstrikes have been intensifying, we'll also take a look at the increasing rate of foreign homelessness in Bangkok, in regulatory news an opposition MP is pressing Anutin over gaps in Cannabis oversight, and a little later a bizarre case of a family dog bringing home a live grenade.