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Chiang Mai man arrested for running a porn network with 1.5 million users. Images of famous people

Chiang Mai man arrested for running a porn network with 1.5 million users. Images of famous people

August 23, 2024

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Chiang Mai man arrested for running a porn network with 1.5 million users on Russian social media. The network featured AI-doctored images of famous people.… Read More ›

Plane carrying tourists to Trat plunges to the ground 11 minutes after takeoff from Suvarnabhumi Airport on Thursday

Plane carrying tourists to Trat plunges to the ground 11 minutes after takeoff from Suvarnabhumi Airport on Thursday

August 22, 2024

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Plane carrying nine, including five foreign tourists, crashes 11 minutes after takeoff from Suvarnabhumi. Rescuers, battling rising floodwaters in Chachoengsao, recover body parts and personal… Read More ›

Tensions run high in Phuket as a Western expat clashes with a Chinese woman at a shopping centre

Tensions run high in Phuket as a Western expat clashes with a Chinese woman at a shopping centre

August 22, 2024

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Phuket tensions rise as a Western expat assaults a Chinese woman at a mall, sparking viral controversy. Police mediate while the island also deals with… Read More ›

Killer of a mother and daughter gunned down by police in Sing Buri province after opening fire

Killer of a mother and daughter gunned down by police in Sing Buri province after opening fire

August 18, 2024

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Killer of a mother and daughter gunned down in Sing Buri after a deadly standoff. The 33-year-old suspect, Mr. Chatchai, was wanted for Saturday’s murders… Read More ›

Russian survives 8th floor jump in Pattaya. Previously a suspect in his girlfriend’s fatal 2023 fall in Jomtien 

Russian survives 8th floor jump in Pattaya. Previously a suspect in his girlfriend’s fatal 2023 fall in Jomtien 

August 17, 2024

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Russian man survives 8th-floor jump in Pattaya after a suicide attempt. Previously a suspect in his girlfriend’s fatal fall from a 7th-floor Jomtien condo in… Read More ›

Three women including a police officer died in a gas chamber created by an unlicensed cleaning acid

Three women including a police officer died in a gas chamber created by an unlicensed cleaning acid

August 16, 2024

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A police officer and her two daughters tragically died after being poisoned by fumes from an unlicensed cleaning agent. Despite lacking FDA approval, the dangerous… Read More ›

Patricide in Yala as a former boxing champ sees red with his father. Suspect then fled to the hills

Patricide in Yala as a former boxing champ sees red with his father. Suspect then fled to the hills

August 16, 2024

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Former boxing champ accused of killing his father in Yala. Villagers are shocked as police launch a manhunt, and the suspect flees to nearby hills.… Read More ›

Chance discovery by the Highway patrol reveals the threat posed by unlicensed Chinese factories in Thailand

Chance discovery by the Highway patrol reveals the threat posed by unlicensed Chinese factories in Thailand

August 13, 2024

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Highway Patrol uncovers unlicensed Chinese-owned factories smuggling hazardous materials, fueling fears of Thailand becoming a dumping ground for toxic waste since China’s 2017 ban on… Read More ›

Irish tourist questioned after fighting rampage in Pattaya knocked a police volunteer unconscious

Irish tourist questioned after fighting rampage in Pattaya knocked a police volunteer unconscious

August 12, 2024

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Irish tourist in violent Pattaya brawl injures Bolt driver, knocks volunteer police officer unconscious, and lands in hospital. Locals restrain the man before he is… Read More ›

British tourist attacked and beaten on Bangla Rd., Patong trying to snatch a Thai man’s bag on Friday

British tourist attacked and beaten on Bangla Rd., Patong trying to snatch a Thai man’s bag on Friday

August 10, 2024

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British tourist hospitalised after failed bag snatch in Patong; Thai man retaliates with punches and kicks during Friday morning’s altercation. Patong Police in Phuket are… Read More ›

Mae Hong Son Police shocked as local confesses. Lighter used to heat a bomb placed in wife’s mouth

Mae Hong Son Police shocked as local confesses. Lighter used to heat a bomb placed in wife’s mouth

August 9, 2024

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Crazed husband confesses after horrific murder in Mae Hong Son, shocking police. He heated a bomb with a lighter after placing it in his wife’s… Read More ›

Inhuman act as husband murders his wife while asleep by exploding a Ping Pong bomb in her mouth

Inhuman act as husband murders his wife while asleep by exploding a Ping Pong bomb in her mouth

August 7, 2024

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Shocking murder in Mae Hong Son exposes Thailand’s domestic abuse crisis as husband uses ping pong bomb to kill wife. Arrest and intentional murder charges… Read More ›

Big Joke ready to go to court after an internal panel ruled against him on Monday upholding his dismissal

Big Joke ready to go to court after an internal panel ruled against him on Monday upholding his dismissal

August 6, 2024

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Big Joke, Thailand’s dismissed deputy national police chief, plans a court appeal after the Police Ethics Protection Committee upheld his dismissal. The decision followed an… Read More ›

Police Ethics Committee official denies a decision on Big Joke has already been made. Due next week

Police Ethics Committee official denies a decision on Big Joke has already been made. Due next week

August 3, 2024

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Senior Police Ethics Committee official denies the decision on Big Joke is already made. News expected next week, dismisses reports of a 6-0 vote against… Read More ›

Catch me if you Can thief gets rude awakening by Songkhla police task force. Claims he’s innocent

Catch me if you Can thief gets rude awakening by Songkhla police task force. Claims he’s innocent

August 1, 2024

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Belgian theft suspect gets rude awakening by Songkhla police raid, denies wrongdoing as officers find stolen items and cash in his luxury suite. Police investigate… Read More ›

United Nations warns Terrorism in particular Islamic Terrorism is again on the rise in the World

United Nations warns Terrorism in particular Islamic Terrorism is again on the rise in the World

August 1, 2024

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UN issues a grave warning: Islamic State (ISIS) resurges in Syria, recruits teens online for jihad. Global security is at risk as terror plots threaten… Read More ›

Big Joke presents his case orally to a Police Ethics Committee which will decide his immediate fate

Big Joke presents his case orally to a Police Ethics Committee which will decide his immediate fate

July 31, 2024

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Big Joke calmly faces an ethics committee to challenge his April dismissal. The former top cop says he is ready to seek court relief if… Read More ›

Former internet star and online gambling tycoon alleges he is being targeted at Bang Kwang Prison

Former internet star and online gambling tycoon alleges he is being targeted at Bang Kwang Prison

July 30, 2024

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Former internet idol and alleged gambling tycoon, Siapo Po-arnon, raises alarm over safety in Bang Kwang Prison. Lawyer to outline assassination attempts and outline rights… Read More ›

Big Joke faces another hurdle on Tuesday in his quest to be reinstated after his April 18 contested sacking

Big Joke faces another hurdle on Tuesday in his quest to be reinstated after his April 18 contested sacking

July 28, 2024

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Big Joke faces another hurdle on Tuesday as a police ethics committee reviews his contested April 18th sacking. The ruling will determine if he is… Read More ›

Dismissed Chiang Mai cop’s network could make 10k calls a day. Top officers fear endemic corruption

Dismissed Chiang Mai cop’s network could make 10k calls a day. Top officers fear endemic corruption

July 26, 2024

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Dismissed Chiang Mai cop’s network made 10k calls daily. Senior officers warn of endemic corruption undermining Thai society. They point to rising corruption both inside… Read More ›

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