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Department of Special Investigation (DSI) raids home of ex-Palang Pracharat figure over Icon fraud case

Department of Special Investigation (DSI) raids home of ex-Palang Pracharat figure over Icon fraud case

November 25, 2024

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

DSI raids Bangkok home of ex-Palang Pracharat spokesman Samart over Icon fraud. Mother arrested; suspect not at home amid money laundering and conspiracy charges tied… Read More ›

Spurned 60-year-old guns down two women after inviting them to dinner at his home. Both in a coma

Spurned 60-year-old guns down two women after inviting them to dinner at his home. Both in a coma

November 24, 2024

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

A frustrated 60-year-old man shoots two women after inviting them to dinner at his Ayutthaya home. Victims, aged 50 and 33, suffered multiple gunshot wounds… Read More ›

Social media justice campaigner charged for publishing crypto transfer news after Icon arrests

Social media justice campaigner charged for publishing crypto transfer news after Icon arrests

November 23, 2024

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Social activist charged under Computer Crime Act over ฿8.2B crypto transfer claim tied to Icon arrests. Founder of ‘Sai Mai Must Survive’ denies allegations. Additionally,… Read More ›

Trump’s Attorney General pick Gaetz withdraws from confirmation process amid damaging leaks

Trump’s Attorney General pick Gaetz withdraws from confirmation process amid damaging leaks

November 22, 2024

Crime, Living, Politics, Thailand:

Matt Gaetz withdraws from consideration as Trump’s Attorney General pick after pressure from leaked reports of sexual misconduct and drug use. The decision follows growing… Read More ›

Big Joke case still before Supreme Court. The news comes in a shock statement rebuking media reports

Big Joke case still before Supreme Court. The news comes in a shock statement rebuking media reports

November 21, 2024

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

General Surachate’s case remains before the Supreme Court, despite media reports claiming it was dismissed. The court rebuked false claims and confirmed the case is… Read More ›

Scammer in a car with a base station using AIS Bangkok transmitters to send over 1 million SMS texts

Scammer in a car with a base station using AIS Bangkok transmitters to send over 1 million SMS texts

November 20, 2024

Crime, Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:

Chinese scammer caught using AIS signals in Bangkok sent over 1 million SMS texts. ฿19 billion lost to fraud last year. A new 10-minute account-blocking… Read More ›

Massive international drug shipment worth 100 million baht seized in three 2 metre-high Buddha statues

Massive international drug shipment worth 100 million baht seized in three 2 metre-high Buddha statues

November 19, 2024

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

Thai police uncover a huge drug haul worth ฿100 million hidden in three giant Buddha statues smuggled across the Laos border. The operation, which exposed… Read More ›

Wolf acted alone. Murdered a friend with an iron bar. Severed her fingers for jewellery to pay debts

Wolf acted alone. Murdered a friend with an iron bar. Severed her fingers for jewellery to pay debts

November 18, 2024

Crime, Living, Thailand:

Kamonwan Wolf, 57, lured her friend Wanna Kuhner, 65, to a secluded plantation, killed her with an iron bar, and severed her fingers to steal… Read More ›

Key player in the downfall of the Icon Group arrested. Charged with extortion and bribery peddling

Key player in the downfall of the Icon Group arrested. Charged with extortion and bribery peddling

November 17, 2024

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Kritanong Suwannawong, once seen as a whistleblower in the Icon Group scandal, has been arrested. She faces charges of extortion, bribery, and misappropriating victim compensation… Read More ›

Phuket Police Chief warns criminals to give island a miss as four tourists are nabbed for extortion

Phuket Police Chief warns criminals to give island a miss as four tourists are nabbed for extortion

November 15, 2024

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

Phuket Police Chief warns foreign visitors pursuing crime after four tourists were arrested for extorting ฿8.56 million in cryptocurrency from a Ukrainian man. The suspects,… Read More ›

Big Joke’s fight finally comes to an end before the Supreme Court which voted to dismiss his case on Wednesday

Big Joke’s fight finally comes to an end before the Supreme Court which voted to dismiss his case on Wednesday

November 14, 2024

Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Big Joke’s fight for reinstatement ends as the Supreme Court dismisses his petition, marking the end of his career in the Royal Thai Police amid… Read More ›

Tourism Ministry official describes Full Moon Party Israeli security alert as mere ‘rumour-mongering’ without facts 

Tourism Ministry official describes Full Moon Party Israeli security alert as mere ‘rumour-mongering’ without facts 

November 13, 2024

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

Thai authorities dismiss terror threat reports at Ko Phangan’s Full Moon Party as “rumour-mongering.” Ministry of Tourism reassures safety. With 10,000 Israelis expected, extra security… Read More ›

No police officer found involved in wrongdoing linked with Icon Group fraud says CIB deputy chief

No police officer found involved in wrongdoing linked with Icon Group fraud says CIB deputy chief

November 12, 2024

Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

CIB Deputy Chief states no police involvement was found in the Icon Group fraud probe. Ex-justice official and anti-corruption activists face scrutiny over payments tied… Read More ›

Murderer of district leader arrested by police on Monday in Pathum Thani after Friday night horror

Murderer of district leader arrested by police on Monday in Pathum Thani after Friday night horror

November 12, 2024

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Pathum Thani police arrest a 43-year-old suspect on Monday in the brutal murder of local official Ms. Worakanok “Palad Nok” Thepphimon. The respected district secretary… Read More ›

PM tests biometric sites at Suvarnabhumi Airport as she flies out to drum up business for Thailand

PM tests biometric sites at Suvarnabhumi Airport as she flies out to drum up business for Thailand

November 12, 2024

Culture, Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

PM Paetongtarn tested the biometric system at Bangkok airport on Sunday and then headed to L.A. and Peru to promote Thailand’s economy, tourism and trade.… Read More ›

Raids on Lawyer Tum’s luxury home and high-profile legal office as he and his wife are imprisoned

Raids on Lawyer Tum’s luxury home and high-profile legal office as he and his wife are imprisoned

November 9, 2024

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Prominent lawyer “Lawyer Tum” and wife jailed after being denied bail in fraud case. Police raid luxury home and seize designer items and electronics. Allegations… Read More ›

Mayor and business leader gunned down by Muslim-clad killers armed with military calibre rifles in Narathiwat

Mayor and business leader gunned down by Muslim-clad killers armed with military calibre rifles in Narathiwat

November 7, 2024

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

Mayor Wichet Thaithongnum, a prominent community leader, was gunned down by assailants in southern Narathiwat province. The attack, linked to an ongoing insurgency, raises tensions… Read More ›

‘Lawyer Tum’ or Sittra Biebangkerd arrested by CSD police on a highway leaving Bangkok for fraud

‘Lawyer Tum’ or Sittra Biebangkerd arrested by CSD police on a highway leaving Bangkok for fraud

November 7, 2024

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

High-profile lawyer Sittra Biabungkerd was arrested on charges of fraud and money laundering after a criminal complaint from a Thai billionaire. His arrest follows an… Read More ›

An old man smashes EV car through a car park wall and tumbles to the ground wheel up on Monday. Survives

An old man smashes EV car through a car park wall and tumbles to the ground wheel up on Monday. Survives

November 5, 2024

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

Old man survives a harrowing crash as his Nissan Kicks tumbles from a second-floor parking lot in Bangkok, landing upside down. The 69-year-old driver mistakenly… Read More ›

Chinese illegal migrant flow to Thailand increasing bringing challenges for the Royal Thai Police and the economy

Chinese illegal migrant flow to Thailand increasing bringing challenges for the Royal Thai Police and the economy

November 3, 2024

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

Chinese illegal migration to Thailand is surging, posing challenges for police. Recent arrests include a 28-year-old man without entry stamps and a 30-year-old who held… Read More ›

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