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Two Muslim men questioned as security officials link Friday’s bombing to southern insurgency

Two Muslim men questioned as security officials link Friday’s bombing to southern insurgency

August 3, 2019

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Bombs on Friday were not designed to kill and maim civilians but rather to cause panic and disruption. A top police officer who investigated the… Read More ›

Bombs and fires set off in Bangkok designed to cause early morning terror in the Thai capital

Bombs and fires set off in Bangkok designed to cause early morning terror in the Thai capital

August 2, 2019

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Bangkok is hosting a high profile ASEAN summit of foreign ministers at this time attended US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Police last night arrested… Read More ›

Young mother and father arrested by police in Pak Kret after new born baby found on July 23rd at condo complex

Young mother and father arrested by police in Pak Kret after new born baby found on July 23rd at condo complex

August 1, 2019

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Thai police had days earlier taken the 18-year-old Thai woman named as Ms Orm to a local hospital where DNA samples were obtained which matched… Read More ›

17 year old loses his life in Bangkok after chasing a ฿400 debt driving his motorbike on Friday night

17 year old loses his life in Bangkok after chasing a ฿400 debt driving his motorbike on Friday night

July 27, 2019

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The student was stabbed 3 times and left beside his blood-stained Honda motorbike. Later, a 20-year-old student was attacked by a group of 10 motorcyclists… Read More ›

Nanny in court charged with assault of 2-year-old boy who doctors in Samut Prakan say is brain dead

Nanny in court charged with assault of 2-year-old boy who doctors in Samut Prakan say is brain dead

July 27, 2019

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34-year-old Mayuree Tuangkesorn was arrested on Thursday by police investigating the case after the boy’s mother filed a complaint on Monday. She admitted to biting… Read More ›

One of the biggest drug dealers in the South flees home as Thai police and army move against him

One of the biggest drug dealers in the South flees home as Thai police and army move against him

July 25, 2019

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On Tuesday, July 23rd a combined army and police task force raided up to 17 locations in Narathiwat province to arrest a local politician, 58-year-old… Read More ›

Businessman sets up his own arrest posing as one of Thailand’s most senior police officers at airport

Businessman sets up his own arrest posing as one of Thailand’s most senior police officers at airport

July 24, 2019

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Police revealed on Wednesday that they have seized up to ฿9 million in cash and discovered a range of firearms from pistols to rifles as… Read More ›

Road rage biker drove an ignition key into the victim’s head. Doesn’t understand what all the fuss is about

Road rage biker drove an ignition key into the victim’s head. Doesn’t understand what all the fuss is about

July 23, 2019

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Police in Nonthaburi on Monday confirmed that charges have been filed against a local hospital porter for causing grievous bodily harm following last Tuesday’s violent… Read More ›

Chinese woman seeks death penalty for husband who tried to murder her in Thailand by pushing her off a cliff

Chinese woman seeks death penalty for husband who tried to murder her in Thailand by pushing her off a cliff

July 21, 2019

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The motive for the attempted murder was the ฿78 million ($2.5 million) fortune belonging to the 32-year-old woman in China. It has emerged that she… Read More ›

UK man faces deportation or jail for violent night trespass after cruel attack on elderly dog in Phuket

UK man faces deportation or jail for violent night trespass after cruel attack on elderly dog in Phuket

July 20, 2019

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Merciless Mervyn was recognised by many people in Phuket who watched the video of his twisted antics. They identified the attacker as a UK expat… Read More ›

Highly dangerous Irish offender arrested by Thai Immigration police in Bangkok on Soi 58

Highly dangerous Irish offender arrested by Thai Immigration police in Bangkok on Soi 58

July 19, 2019

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Turley caused political controversy in Northern Ireland when local politicians questioned why the violent and highly dangerous offender was granted compassionate leave from prison after… Read More ›

Husband and wife arrested in Chiang Mai for fraud over crazy car finance offer that went horribly wrong 

Husband and wife arrested in Chiang Mai for fraud over crazy car finance offer that went horribly wrong 

July 18, 2019

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54-year-old Chayaphol Dokmai-ngam and his 39-year-old wife Suthicha Suphan had fled Uthai Thani for Chiang Mai after their well-known business collapsed. They were tracked down… Read More ›

UK man scrambles online to raise funds before he is lodged in a Bangkok remand prison

UK man scrambles online to raise funds before he is lodged in a Bangkok remand prison

July 16, 2019

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Initial reports suggested that Samuel Caleb Bircher was an Irish man. He is, in fact, a UK man from Taunton in Somerset where his family… Read More ›

Loud noises spark the demise of a senior police officer from Lampang who came to Bangkok for a loan

Loud noises spark the demise of a senior police officer from Lampang who came to Bangkok for a loan

July 15, 2019

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Police officer involved in Friday’s drama was being treated in Chiang Mai for depression and is now being investigated by police authorities there. Separately on… Read More ›

American man and Thai wife arrested for selling ‘ice’ in Pattaya after police swooped on Bang Lamung condo

American man and Thai wife arrested for selling ‘ice’ in Pattaya after police swooped on Bang Lamung condo

July 13, 2019

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39-year-old Bart Allen Helmus and his Thai wife, 30-year-old Sirinapa Wisetrit were arrested after they sold 10 grams of crystal ‘ice’ to undercover police. The… Read More ›

Thai man sentenced to death for the Ko Si Chang murder of German woman Miriam Beelte in April

Thai man sentenced to death for the Ko Si Chang murder of German woman Miriam Beelte in April

July 12, 2019

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The Thai court found that it could not mitigate the sentence imposed on the Ronnakorn Romruen who worked cleaning the local beaches. It said that… Read More ›

Online porn star is in serious legal trouble as Thai police link her to car fraud and gambling as well

Online porn star is in serious legal trouble as Thai police link her to car fraud and gambling as well

July 10, 2019

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Porn star Nong Am was arrested by Thai police at her home in the Charoen area of Bangkok on Friday. The 32-year-old is reported to… Read More ›

Nigerian and Thai wife arrested by police after online romance fraud costs woman ฿1.5 million

Nigerian and Thai wife arrested by police after online romance fraud costs woman ฿1.5 million

July 8, 2019

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Thai woman transferred the money in the hope of gaining access to ฿15 million in an approved loan from the World Bank arranged by a… Read More ›

German and Swede nabbed in raids by Thai police as authorities call time on paradise for fraudsters

German and Swede nabbed in raids by Thai police as authorities call time on paradise for fraudsters

July 6, 2019

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Swedish man who came to Thailand with ฿50 million knew it was the end when he saw the handcuffs. This week, it was the same… Read More ›

TV interest in German man on the run led to him being exposed in June as Thai police pulled his file

TV interest in German man on the run led to him being exposed in June as Thai police pulled his file

July 3, 2019

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German man Maximilian Fernsebner was only arrested after two days hiding in a local creek where he used a straw to submerge himself in water… Read More ›

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