Crime

Local corruption linked to the police under the spotlight after officer’s murder in Nakhon Pathom

Local corruption linked to the police under the spotlight after officer’s murder in Nakhon Pathom

September 14, 2023

Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Events on the night of September 6th last and developments since have brought home the scale and extent of the corruption problem in Thailand with… Read More ›

Leader of deadly scam gang in Cambodia and henchmen still at large with 4 more Thais arrested

Leader of deadly scam gang in Cambodia and henchmen still at large with 4 more Thais arrested

September 12, 2023

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Further arrests of key leaders of the illegal online loan application service operated from Cambodia are thought to be imminent with sixteen out of thirty… Read More ›

Big Joke reported in the running to be Thailand’s next National Police Chief in coming weeks as decision looms

Big Joke reported in the running to be Thailand’s next National Police Chief in coming weeks as decision looms

September 10, 2023

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From closing the kingdom’s biggest mass murder case to rescuing trapped Thai nationals abroad to leading delegations to foreign countries as well as rooting out… Read More ›

Thaksin may be released on October 13th as his prison status becomes a growing political target

Thaksin may be released on October 13th as his prison status becomes a growing political target

September 8, 2023

Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Former Future Forward Party Secretary-General Piyabutr Saengkanokkul and now Progressive Movement leader this week called on the newly sworn-in government to look at a wider… Read More ›

Police in Cambodia close in on fake scam loan app leadership after family murders in Samut Prakan

Police in Cambodia close in on fake scam loan app leadership after family murders in Samut Prakan

September 7, 2023

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Top police officer Big Joke or General Surachate Hakparn met newly appointed Cambodian Police Chief Sar Thet last week in pursuit of everyone who took… Read More ›

New visa-free regime plan for Chinese tourists will see more criminal elements entering Thailand

New visa-free regime plan for Chinese tourists will see more criminal elements entering Thailand

September 4, 2023

Crime, Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

The Immigration Bureau has also expressed concern about queues and pressure at Suvarnabhumi Airport caused by the large number of Chinese arrivals expected to avail… Read More ›

Cambodian cybercrime industry run by Chinese criminals could be generating up to 38% of its GDP

Cambodian cybercrime industry run by Chinese criminals could be generating up to 38% of its GDP

September 4, 2023

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New York Times exposé from last week heard Thailand’s Deputy National Police Chief General Surachate Hakparn tell of questioning the former Cambodian Police Chief Neth… Read More ›

Trans woman attempted to blackmail 78-year-old Danish tourist after meeting at top hotel in Bangkok

Trans woman attempted to blackmail 78-year-old Danish tourist after meeting at top hotel in Bangkok

September 1, 2023

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Police Lieutenant General Thiti Saengsawang assigned the case to a team including trainee police given the priority to protect the country’s foreign tourism trade and… Read More ›

Mysterious suicide of a 50-year-old Australian tourist at Phuket Airport on Tuesday evening

Mysterious suicide of a 50-year-old Australian tourist at Phuket Airport on Tuesday evening

August 31, 2023

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Man had made contact with his family in Australia on Saturday in a distressed state. Police on Wednesday underlined that Mr Beasly had no prior… Read More ›

Massive police response to the case of a family murdered by father after ฿1.7 million scam loss last week

Massive police response to the case of a family murdered by father after ฿1.7 million scam loss last week

August 30, 2023

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Senior police officials are liaising with the Banker’s Association and financial institutions to streamline and synchronise response efforts to freeze bank accounts where money has… Read More ›

Debt and ฿1.7 million loss to scammers drive man to murder his wife and two sons in Samut Prakan 

Debt and ฿1.7 million loss to scammers drive man to murder his wife and two sons in Samut Prakan 

August 28, 2023

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Disturbing murder of a wife and two young boys in Samut Prakan on Monday morning linked directly with online loss incurred by the family recently,… Read More ›

Prison door slams for former high-flying politico found guilty of indecent acts against a woman

Prison door slams for former high-flying politico found guilty of indecent acts against a woman

August 25, 2023

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Complete fall from grace of a scion of a political family in Bangkok who has been jailed and is still facing further cases and potentially… Read More ›

20-year-old Nonthaburi man charged with killing father after he slammed a door at home in anger

20-year-old Nonthaburi man charged with killing father after he slammed a door at home in anger

August 24, 2023

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Police found the killer of a 57-year-old family man who was stabbed at home in Nonthaburi 10 times at the end of July. It was… Read More ›

Thaksin helicoptered to Police Hospital at 3am after feeling ill says Department of Corrections

Thaksin helicoptered to Police Hospital at 3am after feeling ill says Department of Corrections

August 23, 2023

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Tuesday marked the end of an era in Thailand as the former premier ended his extended period in exile since 2008 and even before that,… Read More ›

Police concerned for Thaksin’s safety on Tuesday after he lands at Don Mueang and is arrested

Police concerned for Thaksin’s safety on Tuesday after he lands at Don Mueang and is arrested

August 21, 2023

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The Royal Thai Police chief gave a briefing to reporters on Monday as his force locked in details for Tuesday’s operation to receive ex-Prime Minister… Read More ›

Berlin Police seek to track down a brutal attacker who used a glass bottle to kill a Thai woman

Berlin Police seek to track down a brutal attacker who used a glass bottle to kill a Thai woman

August 20, 2023

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The attack on Ms Siliya Rothert is being treated by police as a murder, probably with a personal motive given its vicious and frenzied nature.… Read More ›

Biggest Sex for Sale website shut down by police unit in early morning raid targeting foreigners

Biggest Sex for Sale website shut down by police unit in early morning raid targeting foreigners

August 18, 2023

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Deputy Immigration Bureau Chief Police Major General Panthana Nuchanart explained that the operation carried out by a special task force was part of a programme… Read More ›

Drunk Russian arrested on Sunday after he let his partner fall from the couple’s 7th-floor condo

Drunk Russian arrested on Sunday after he let his partner fall from the couple’s 7th-floor condo

August 15, 2023

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Unstable Russian appeared to be in a disorientated state while still consuming alcohol when police knocked on the door of the seventh-floor apartment on Sunday… Read More ›

Chinese tourist attacks police at Don Mueang Airport in prolonged tirade until calmed down by officers

Chinese tourist attacks police at Don Mueang Airport in prolonged tirade until calmed down by officers

August 13, 2023

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Extraordinarily patient police were attacked by the traveller with his skateboard and responded by drawing batons but the irate Chinese man was not arrested. The… Read More ›

Loan shark arrested in Nonthaburi for bullying a borrower charged an annual interest rate of 730%

Loan shark arrested in Nonthaburi for bullying a borrower charged an annual interest rate of 730%

August 12, 2023

Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

2022 survey by the Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research showed that up to 60% of all small businesses resorted to informal lenders for funding… Read More ›