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Tourism fee fund to be fast-tracked after payouts to families in the Siam Paragon mass shooting

Tourism fee fund to be fast-tracked after payouts to families in the Siam Paragon mass shooting

October 8, 2023

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New foreign tourism levy to be paid on arrival at kiosks at Immigration Bureau points of entry, including at airports after landing. The fee will… Read More ›

Killer moved to psychiatric clinic as men accused of selling him firearms are remanded in prison

Killer moved to psychiatric clinic as men accused of selling him firearms are remanded in prison

October 7, 2023

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Minister of Justice Thawee Sodsong suggests that the government will have to look at the law relating to the prosecution of individuals under 15 years… Read More ›

Probe in Manila into the mystery of two bodies found in Bangkok on Monday in freight container

Probe in Manila into the mystery of two bodies found in Bangkok on Monday in freight container

October 6, 2023

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Indications point to a crime in the Philippines as the bodies were badly decomposed while the container left the Philippines eight days before it was… Read More ›

Killer’s parents did not appear in court as Chinese niece recalls the terror of her aunt being executed

Killer’s parents did not appear in court as Chinese niece recalls the terror of her aunt being executed

October 6, 2023

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The 14-year-old attacker fired 40 rounds according to the Royal Thai Police on Thursday hitting innocent people at the Siam Paragon Shopping Centre eleven times… Read More ›

Police chief confirms 2 dead with reports of at least one more fatality in Bangkok mass shooting

Police chief confirms 2 dead with reports of at least one more fatality in Bangkok mass shooting

October 3, 2023

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Attacker appeared to be mentally disturbed when apprehended. He repeatedly told police ‘he’s over there’ as he was handcuffed and later interrogated by officers seeking… Read More ›

14-year-old boy murdered Chinese tourist in a terror attack on Bangkok’s Siam Paragon Centre

14-year-old boy murdered Chinese tourist in a terror attack on Bangkok’s Siam Paragon Centre

October 3, 2023

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Police chief at 7.50 pm confirms two deaths from the attack. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin visited Siam Paragon as a series of disturbing questions arose… Read More ›

Prolific Nigerian romance scammer boss arrested by the CSD police twice in just over two years

Prolific Nigerian romance scammer boss arrested by the CSD police twice in just over two years

September 28, 2023

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Wacky situation where a trusted 50-year-old Chief Financial Officer in a Thai conglomerate paid out ฿6.2 billion or $250 million to her online medical doctor… Read More ›

Big Joke’s career suffers another setback as Torsak gets top job after Police Commission meeting

Big Joke’s career suffers another setback as Torsak gets top job after Police Commission meeting

September 27, 2023

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Wednesday’s Police Commission meeting went ahead with the appointment of the 14th National Police Commissioner amid earlier reports of a postponement. There are growing questions… Read More ›

Killer’s third wife arrested and remanded in prison on murder charges relating to 4 infant boys

Killer’s third wife arrested and remanded in prison on murder charges relating to 4 infant boys

September 24, 2023

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Harrowing and disturbing details were released by investigators working on the case on Friday and Saturday as police moved to charge 46-year-old Mr Songsak Songsaeng… Read More ›

Potent pot to be criminalised as the minister looks at ways to suppress recreational cannabis use

Potent pot to be criminalised as the minister looks at ways to suppress recreational cannabis use

September 23, 2023

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The future of thousands of small businesses in Thailand that have thrived in the kingdom’s post-deregulation cannabis market which is now one of the world’s… Read More ›

Man with four wives suspected of murdering five of his ten children in eleven years of terror

Man with four wives suspected of murdering five of his ten children in eleven years of terror

September 23, 2023

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Police arrested the 46-year-old and his fourth wife on Monday, September 11th in the Rangsit area of Bangkok after they returned from Kamphaeng Phet where… Read More ›

Prisons boss confirms that the man being held in jail is the real Kamnan Nok to counter rumours

Prisons boss confirms that the man being held in jail is the real Kamnan Nok to counter rumours

September 21, 2023

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The case could lift the lid on corruption in Thailand and the insidious nature of such corruption which cross-pollinates among government agencies. The killing of… Read More ›

Minister cited by the Corruption Commission for ‘minor’ role in Boss Vorayuth corruption scandal

Minister cited by the Corruption Commission for ‘minor’ role in Boss Vorayuth corruption scandal

September 18, 2023

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The lack of action in the ‘Boss’ Vorayuth affair undermines confidence in the Rule of Law in Thailand. This is a notorious case that has… Read More ›

Police arrest Chinese kidnapper with similar details to an abduction for ransom case in April

Police arrest Chinese kidnapper with similar details to an abduction for ransom case in April

September 17, 2023

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As Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin spent this weekend in Chiang Mai, he urged local police there to tighten security for tourists particularly for Chinese arrivals,… Read More ›

Kamnan murder case sees probe into possible corruption in Ministry of Interior contract bids 

Kamnan murder case sees probe into possible corruption in Ministry of Interior contract bids 

September 16, 2023

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The murder of Police Lieutenant Colonel Siwakorn Saibua on Wednesday 6th September has unleashed a chain reaction with the spotlight now falling on suspected corruption… Read More ›

Former Police Captain loses ฿1 million bail after he failed to show up for latest court judgement

Former Police Captain loses ฿1 million bail after he failed to show up for latest court judgement

September 14, 2023

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Family of the dead young woman urged the former police officer to own up to his responsibilities in the matter and turn himself into the… Read More ›

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

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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

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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 ›

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