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23 year old man who gunned down a reprimanding police officer shows the deadly Thai problem with guns

23 year old man who gunned down a reprimanding police officer shows the deadly Thai problem with guns

February 10, 2021

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Thailand’s Central Investigation Bureau tracked down 23-year-old Sitthiphong Jasa-ard to a room in Chonburi province on Monday night after he brutally murdered off duty policeman,… Read More ›

Melo Pearl fisherman goes from hero to zero after arrest in Nakhon Si Thammarat on drug charges

Melo Pearl fisherman goes from hero to zero after arrest in Nakhon Si Thammarat on drug charges

February 8, 2021

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The story was featured on newspapers and news shows across the world last week as 37-year-old Hatchai Niyomdecha talked about his chance discovery of a… Read More ›

UK man on a tourist visa arrested for offshore gun terror and serious drug charges on Ko Samui after day out

UK man on a tourist visa arrested for offshore gun terror and serious drug charges on Ko Samui after day out

February 6, 2021

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34-year-old Benjamin Robert Simpson has proved yet again that for foreigners, illegal narcotics and Thailand do not mix. The UK tourist is facing a slew… Read More ›

Illegal lending app run by Chinese staff charging up to 20% interest per week taken out by immigration police

Illegal lending app run by Chinese staff charging up to 20% interest per week taken out by immigration police

February 5, 2021

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The Immigration Bureau was called in to act when complaints were made by customers who were stiffed by the illegal and expensive moneylender which employed… Read More ›

Murder charge for 19 year old who barrelled down elderly 84-year-old Thai man in San Francisco

Murder charge for 19 year old who barrelled down elderly 84-year-old Thai man in San Francisco

February 4, 2021

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Vicha Ratanapakdee’s daughter Kim told reporters that her father had followed her to the United States after she met her American husband to help take… Read More ›

Rogue bank manager in Pattaya fleeces foreign customers at a top bank branch in the resort city

Rogue bank manager in Pattaya fleeces foreign customers at a top bank branch in the resort city

February 3, 2021

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Many of those who spoke with Police Colonel Phisit Phoolsap recalled being told their bank account books and documents were out of date by bank… Read More ›

Court throws out witness evidence against three UDD members charged with soldier’s deaths in 2010

Court throws out witness evidence against three UDD members charged with soldier’s deaths in 2010

February 2, 2021

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Verdict recalls the horror of April and May 2010 in Bangkok. The charges related to the killing of 5 on-duty soldiers with the 2nd Infantry… Read More ›

Thai woman found dead in London. 19-year-old man charged at the Old Bailey with her murder in the city

Thai woman found dead in London. 19-year-old man charged at the Old Bailey with her murder in the city

February 2, 2021

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The accused was known to the 43-year-old woman but not related to her, say police sources seeking further information. A Thai woman who travelled to… Read More ›

Sadistic rapist, drug dealer and serial murderer is sentenced to life in prison by Thon Buri court

Sadistic rapist, drug dealer and serial murderer is sentenced to life in prison by Thon Buri court

January 30, 2021

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The court on Friday handed down its sentence by video link to Thon Buri Remand Prison where the accused killer was being held. The verdict… Read More ›

Partygoers on Ko Phangan get off with suspended jail terms but must watch their step in paradise

Partygoers on Ko Phangan get off with suspended jail terms but must watch their step in paradise

January 30, 2021

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Hearing on Friday was held by video link and saw police transport 111 accused party people from the police station on the idyllic island to… Read More ›

Two arrested for throwing an explosive device at police officers in Bangkok after political rally

Two arrested for throwing an explosive device at police officers in Bangkok after political rally

January 29, 2021

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The ‘Free Guard’ group, in a social media statement, deny their members were responsible for the incident which injured four people including two police officers… Read More ›

Brazen Norwegian arrested by Immigration police trying to enter Thailand with forged documents

Brazen Norwegian arrested by Immigration police trying to enter Thailand with forged documents

January 28, 2021

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Norwegian man underestimated the Certificate of Entry system and entry security protocols when he presented forged paperwork at Suvarnabhumi airport to alert Immigration Bureau officers… Read More ›

Police chief reveals massive fraud on We Travel Together scheme centred on a small Chaiyaphum resort

Police chief reveals massive fraud on We Travel Together scheme centred on a small Chaiyaphum resort

January 28, 2021

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Police hold a press conference at the Royal Thai Police Headquarters in Bangkok where a top Crime Suppression Division officer revealed over ฿120 million in… Read More ›

Myanmar illegal migrants to be returned home this week after detention centre protest in Ranong

Myanmar illegal migrants to be returned home this week after detention centre protest in Ranong

January 27, 2021

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Thailand is also moving to regularise the status of thousands of illegal migrant workers after the Covid-19 outbreak in Samut Sakhon exposed the danger of… Read More ›

Chinese eyewear counterfeiter posed as Buddhist studies student to get a visa to live in Thailand in Buriram 

Chinese eyewear counterfeiter posed as Buddhist studies student to get a visa to live in Thailand in Buriram 

January 26, 2021

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The order to transfer Police Major Jakkrapong Phermkamlang, the officer deemed responsible for the failure, was made by Police Lieutenant General Sompong Chingduang on Tuesday… Read More ›

DSI arrests: Women warned of sex trafficking snare – massage job offers abroad from prostitution ‘brokers’

DSI arrests: Women warned of sex trafficking snare – massage job offers abroad from prostitution ‘brokers’

January 26, 2021

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A top police official at the DSI has implored anyone who knows of such job offers abroad involving ‘Thai massage’ to be suspicious and to… Read More ›

‘Lupus Taiwan’ drug fiend and K Nompong mixer arrested by police squad including the Police Chief

‘Lupus Taiwan’ drug fiend and K Nompong mixer arrested by police squad including the Police Chief

January 25, 2021

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Since January 13th, at least 600 drug dealers have been arrested in a nationwide crackdown with large amounts of drugs seized in raids. A drug… Read More ›

Young man arrested for selling macaque monkeys, captured from the wild, online in Chiang Mai

Young man arrested for selling macaque monkeys, captured from the wild, online in Chiang Mai

January 25, 2021

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Accused told investigating officers from Phrao district who raided his home and found two monkeys in a cage ready to be passed on for cash… Read More ›

Government MP and committee Chairman to have his status reviewed by the Constitutional Court

Government MP and committee Chairman to have his status reviewed by the Constitutional Court

January 24, 2021

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A similar move was made by the court in June last year in respect of influential Deputy Agriculture Minister Thamanat Prompow but no decision has… Read More ›

Danish man arrested, facing charges after Pattaya drug dealing sting at local hospital coffee shop

Danish man arrested, facing charges after Pattaya drug dealing sting at local hospital coffee shop

January 23, 2021

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51-year-old Mr John Finn whose real name is Oersted Meyer Jensen was identified by police after the arrest. They have confirmed he is being charged… Read More ›

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