Crime

Garage owner killed by hitmen paid by a friend who felt he was having an illicit affair with his wife

Garage owner killed by hitmen paid by a friend who felt he was having an illicit affair with his wife

January 13, 2020

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Attack took place at the businessman’s home just before midnight on December 18th last. His daughter told police that she heard dogs barking 30 minutes… Read More ›

Mum’s heartbreak after 2 year old’s murder as police now know the identity of the cruel and evil killer

Mum’s heartbreak after 2 year old’s murder as police now know the identity of the cruel and evil killer

January 12, 2020

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This week, Wilaiwan Wongyu could only express how much she and her husband loved 2-year-old Panuwich and now look forward to being with him again… Read More ›

Big Joke shooting controversy linked to the new ฿2.1 billion biometrics immigration system contract 

Big Joke shooting controversy linked to the new ฿2.1 billion biometrics immigration system contract 

January 11, 2020

Crime, Foreigners, Personal, Thailand:

Biometric system has emerged as the reason for a reported breakdown in the relationship between Big Joke and the National Police Chief General Chakthip Chaijinda… Read More ›

Australian man facing jail time in Thailand after stealing a drone at a high-end Phuket shopping mall

Australian man facing jail time in Thailand after stealing a drone at a high-end Phuket shopping mall

January 10, 2020

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Police also suspect the Aussie to be responsible for the theft of a further ฿100,000 in designer handbags and sunglasses found at his rented home… Read More ›

2-year-old shot dead by gold robber Thursday night as 3 die, 4 injured in mass shooting with silencer gun

2-year-old shot dead by gold robber Thursday night as 3 die, 4 injured in mass shooting with silencer gun

January 10, 2020

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UPDATED: The two staff members including a young Thai woman died at the scene while the young child, a little boy, was removed to hospital… Read More ›

Drug boom with ya ice for sale on Twitter and 24 year old drugs kingpin nabbed with ฿800 million in the bank

Drug boom with ya ice for sale on Twitter and 24 year old drugs kingpin nabbed with ฿800 million in the bank

January 8, 2020

Crime, Foreigners, Personal, Thailand:

2020 sees the roaring twenties of the Thai drug industry: Police did not know of drug kingpin 24-year-old ‘Jimmy’ Wongpan before September last year but… Read More ›

Police top brass leading a thorough investigation into gun attack on former top cop Big Joke’s car 

Police top brass leading a thorough investigation into gun attack on former top cop Big Joke’s car 

January 7, 2020

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Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwan is awaiting a police report on the incident before forming an opinion on what happened. The former boss of the immigration… Read More ›

Bizarre and macabre tragedy in Udon Thani as deranged man murders his wife and daughters over college debt

Bizarre and macabre tragedy in Udon Thani as deranged man murders his wife and daughters over college debt

January 7, 2020

Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

The long letter left for police written with attractive penmanship but showing signs of anxiety and the appalling actions of the man suggest that financial… Read More ›

Thai prison nightmare helped American copywriter Jesse Moskel put his life on a firm path

Thai prison nightmare helped American copywriter Jesse Moskel put his life on a firm path

January 6, 2020

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An American, a convicted drug trafficker, traces his redemption and good fortune to a decision one day to be the happiest person in the prison.… Read More ›

Russian couple arrested, charged and fined for having sex in public on a Pattaya beach shown on video clip

Russian couple arrested, charged and fined for having sex in public on a Pattaya beach shown on video clip

January 6, 2020

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Up to 5 officers were involved in the investigation and arrest of the pair who abjectly apologised at a press conference on Saturday evening in… Read More ›

UK tourist just arrived in Pattaya for 2020 arrested for at least two thefts in five days by police on his trail

UK tourist just arrived in Pattaya for 2020 arrested for at least two thefts in five days by police on his trail

January 4, 2020

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UK man Ben Frost’s 5 days stay in the popular resort city sees him already behind bars at Pattaya Police Station facing two charges. A… Read More ›

Thai man guns down love rival and flees the scene leaving ex-girlfriend behind as a witness to murder

Thai man guns down love rival and flees the scene leaving ex-girlfriend behind as a witness to murder

January 4, 2020

Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand has one of the highest incidences of gun murder in the world with millions of guns in circulation and many jealous hearts ready to… Read More ›

Crazy Finn arrested on his way to Vietnam after causing panic at Suvarnabhumi on Wednesday

Crazy Finn arrested on his way to Vietnam after causing panic at Suvarnabhumi on Wednesday

January 3, 2020

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The arrested man has been named as 63-year-old Jyrki Uhanivrmo after airport police quickly identified his mobile phone from records and waited to arrest him… Read More ›

Thai Justice Minister promises to push legal measure for the castration of rapists with public support

Thai Justice Minister promises to push legal measure for the castration of rapists with public support

January 3, 2020

Crime, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Officials at the Justice Ministry are urgently reviewing the detention of up to 100 highly dangerous inmates being held in Thailand’s overcrowded prisons who may… Read More ›

35-year-old husband lashes out with a knife after finding his wife in bed with another man on New Year’s Eve

35-year-old husband lashes out with a knife after finding his wife in bed with another man on New Year’s Eve

January 1, 2020

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Police arrested the husband, hours later, at a filling station in Narathiwat province and have charged him with attempted murder after his wife and her… Read More ›

Man arrested for the killing of 27-year-old birthday boy while assisting a damsel in distress on the roadway

Man arrested for the killing of 27-year-old birthday boy while assisting a damsel in distress on the roadway

December 30, 2019

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24-year-old local man arrested by police in Thailand’s southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat on Monday at 1 pm on a court warrant for killing… Read More ›

Kiwi Olympic medalist arrested by immigration and deported for working without a work permit

Kiwi Olympic medalist arrested by immigration and deported for working without a work permit

December 29, 2019

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The story of 37-year-old Marc Ryan shows clearly that foreigners are dealing with a system which must be complied with to the letter of the… Read More ›

Senior police in Thong Lor removed from duty and facing charges after extortion of arrested French man

Senior police in Thong Lor removed from duty and facing charges after extortion of arrested French man

December 29, 2019

Crime, Foreigners, Personal, Thailand:

French man paid ฿245,000 to the girlfriend of a Thai Indian friend at his apartment after being released from custody in October to have charges… Read More ›

Assets of brothel bosses sequestered by Thai court which deemed them illicit proceeds of vice and crime

Assets of brothel bosses sequestered by Thai court which deemed them illicit proceeds of vice and crime

December 27, 2019

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Over 4 men were sentenced to prison terms in excess of 16 years in August 2018, seven months after the raid. An investigation into the… Read More ›

Police officer charged with attempted murder after shooting a businessman guarding his mother at an ATM

Police officer charged with attempted murder after shooting a businessman guarding his mother at an ATM

December 27, 2019

Crime, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Early morning confrontation began when the policeman on a motorbike accosted the 73-year-old woman while she was conducting ATM transactions in front of a bank… Read More ›

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