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Border Patrol volunteer shot in Yala while on leave at a relatives home as insurgency unrest continues
Crime, Living, Politics, Thailand:
Security forces have launched an urgent manhunt after Border Patrol volunteer Rueangwit Chukaew was shot while on leave in Yala. Investigators sealed the scene, increased… Read More ›
Suspect wanted for exchange robbery in Phuket looks like a foreigner. Police say it may be an elaborate disguise
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
Police are probing possible insider knowledge after a thief who appeared to be a foreigner opened a Phuket mall exchange shop’s safe using the correct… Read More ›
ThaiBev looks at selling its 500 KFC restaurants in the kingdom in what could be a record breaking deal
ThaiBev is weighing the sale of Thailand’s biggest KFC franchise, with more than 500 restaurants potentially changing hands in one of the country’s largest fast-food… Read More ›
Thai customs save government further blushes with 1.6 tonnes cannabis seizure destined for Holland’s drug market
Crime, Living, Politics, Thailand:
Thailand’s cannabis experiment is nearing a reckoning. Customs seized 1.6 tonnes bound for the Netherlands as worldwide interceptions of Thai cannabis surge, piling pressure on… Read More ›
Foreign Minister confirms new ‘2+2’ dialogue between Thailand and China saying it will counter scammers
Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Thailand pressed China to crack down on scam syndicates and illegal Chinese-linked businesses as both countries agreed a landmark “2+2” security dialogue with intelligence sharing,… Read More ›
Big Ran, the top police officer in nominee shareholder operations tipped as 16th National Police Chief
Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:
The race for Thailand’s top police job appears all but over, with Big Ran heavily favoured ahead of Tuesday’s vote. At just 51, he is… Read More ›
People’s Party leader launches scathing attack on Prime Minister Anutin and government on corruption
People’s Party declares political war on the Bhumjaithai-led government, admitting it was wrong to back PM Anutin as it seizes on the Senate collusion scandal,… Read More ›
Husband says farewell to wife killed in Lat Phrao fire as 34th victim, a 20 year old woman, passes away
Death toll climbs to 34 after another Lat Phrao brewery fire victim dies in intensive care. Police press on with a widening probe as grieving… Read More ›
Female foreign tourist killed in Phuket hit and run in early hours of Monday morning. Police seek driver
Hit-and-run horror in Phuket as a foreign tourist is killed and the driver escapes into the darkness. Police are analysing CCTV, forensic evidence and the… Read More ›
A kingdom suffering from a rising mental health crisis linked to drugs and depression suffers mayhem
Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Three shocking incidents in just 24 hours have exposed Thailand’s worsening mental health crisis. A brutal murder, suspected drug-fuelled arson and a motorway hanging have… Read More ›
Self taught Thai hacker learned the trade to access police data systems and wipe his own arrest warrants
Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
A Grade 6-educated fugitive used AI chatbots to learn hacking and break into Royal Thai Police systems to delete five arrest warrants. Police arrested him… Read More ›
Public concern as police officer is linked to horrific Kamphaeng Phet road crash in which a young mother died
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Police lieutenant admits driving pickup that killed a mother and left her two young sons critically injured. Witnesses insist they smelled alcohol, but the officer… Read More ›
First the job was pulled. Now 5,924 run the gauntlet of possible criminal prosecution as police move up
Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
PM orders full crackdown as police prepare criminal cases against 5,924 civil service exam candidates. Multi-agency investigators are widening Thailand’s biggest recruitment fraud probe to… Read More ›
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