Crime
Chinese national arrested by anti trafficking police. Wanted in China for prostitution linked to minors
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A 46-year-old Chinese national wanted on prostitution charges in China was arrested at a luxury Bangkok condominium on Wednesday following an extradition request from Beijing.… Read More ›
People’s Party MP candidate seeks urgent probe into Monday’s Bang Phli dome collapse which injured 4
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Four workers were injured, one seriously, after a billion-baht Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) dome collapsed near Suvarnabhumi Airport. The site was sealed as engineers probed… Read More ›
Congolese woman arrested in Immigration operation to crack down on illegal foreign workers in Bangkok
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Bangkok salon raid nets unlicensed Congolese hairdresser as police launch nationwide crackdown on illegal work after top-level meeting orders tougher immigration and labour enforcement. Immigration… Read More ›
Big Joke’s wife wins 8 million baht award in a civil defamation claim against another policeman’s wife
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TV feud ends in court defeat as Jae Ning is ordered to pay 8 million baht for defaming Big Joke’s wife, after judges rule her… Read More ›
Outpouring of love for UK man fighting for life after horrific Koh Samui motorbike smash last Sunday
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British backpacker Tiger Duggan, 23, lies in a Bangkok coma after a Koh Samui motorbike crash as a £150k fundraiser smashes its target in days,… Read More ›
Colombian guns down 24 year old Iraqi man in a poised attack in Phuket’s Patong area on Saturday
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Helmeted gunman shot dead a 24-year-old Iraqi tourist in a daylight attack on busy Patong hotel street as police launched a manhunt and arrested the… Read More ›
Bungling French drug dealer arrested at Phuket Airport after cocaine sachets found on concourse
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French tourist arrested at Phuket airport after cocaine sachets fell from his trousers before screening, with CCTV leading police to more drugs, including ecstasy, seized… Read More ›
36 year old Russian tourist dies trying to descend 20 metre cliff at scenic viewing point on Koh Samui
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Russian tourist Iliar Bichurin, 36, died after falling about 20 metres from a Koh Samui cliff viewpoint. Police say he climbed past a safety fence,… Read More ›
24 year old American tourist wanted for Murder in Augusta Georgia arrested in Bangkok by Immigration
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American murder suspect Cedric Peters was arrested in Bangkok after fleeing the US as a tourist, Thai immigration police said. Wanted in Georgia for a… Read More ›
Taxi driver tells police he doesn’t know what got into him after admitting the rape and theft of student
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Bangkok police arrest a 51-year-old taxi driver accused of raping an unconscious university student after a late-night ride. The suspect allegedly took her to a… Read More ›
Incoherent and hallucinating Western man carjacks SUV on Koh Samui highway before police intervene
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Foreign man carjacks airport SUV on Koh Samui, drags driver from seat and flees as victim clings on for 3.5km. Police chase and stop the… Read More ›
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