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General Kittirat’s appointment as police chief comes under the spectre of legal action by Big Joke

General Kittirat’s appointment as police chief comes under the spectre of legal action by Big Joke

October 8, 2024

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General Kittirat Phanphet was confirmed as Thailand’s police chief amid looming legal battles with General Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn, raising tensions within the force. Both… Read More ›

Fraudster exposed publicly in Thailand’s parliament hunted down by an elite Bangkok police squad

Fraudster exposed publicly in Thailand’s parliament hunted down by an elite Bangkok police squad

October 7, 2024

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Nam Nueng, 47, a notorious fraudster posing as a decorated official, was arrested after being exposed in the Senate. Elite Bangkok police apprehended her following… Read More ›

Pheu Thai MP and former army commander in the South out of the country safe from an arrest warrant

Pheu Thai MP and former army commander in the South out of the country safe from an arrest warrant

October 6, 2024

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Pheu Thai MP and former army commander General Pisal Wattanawongkiri flees Thailand to avoid arrest warrant over the 2004 Tak Bai massacre. Charges expire on… Read More ›

Brit high on Pot tried to escape arrest in Pattaya. Held on nighttime invasion and visa overstay charges

Brit high on Pot tried to escape arrest in Pattaya. Held on nighttime invasion and visa overstay charges

October 5, 2024

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Brit, high on cannabis, arrested in Pattaya for nighttime invasion and visa overstay. Held for deportation at notorious Thai detention centre after 120-day visa lapse.… Read More ›

Test for PM after a Bangkok court orders deportation of a refugee wanted in Vietnam for deadly 2023 riots

Test for PM after a Bangkok court orders deportation of a refugee wanted in Vietnam for deadly 2023 riots

October 4, 2024

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Thai PM faces human rights dilemma after court approves deportation of activist wanted in Vietnam for deadly riots. Activist Y Quynh Bdap, accused of plotting… Read More ›

Transport Minister orders report on bribery allegations in the US relating to junkets and Massage Parlours

Transport Minister orders report on bribery allegations in the US relating to junkets and Massage Parlours

October 4, 2024

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Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit has launched an inquiry after Deere admitted to bribery and corruption in Thailand, involving cash, lavish trips, and massages for officials.… Read More ›

Much of the gold sold by imprisoned Mae Tak and Pia Beer found to be 99.99% pure in latest police tests

Much of the gold sold by imprisoned Mae Tak and Pia Beer found to be 99.99% pure in latest police tests

October 4, 2024

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Gold tests show Mae Tak and Pa Beer’s products are 99.99% pure, but the couple remains in jail on fraud and money laundering charges. Police… Read More ›

Death Bus firm in hot water as officials raid a garage where illegal gas tanks were being removed before inspection 

Death Bus firm in hot water as officials raid a garage where illegal gas tanks were being removed before inspection 

October 3, 2024

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Death bus firm under fire as officials raid secret garage, uncover illegal gas tanks. Driver denied bail after 23 perish in Tuesday’s inferno. Ongoing investigation… Read More ›

29-year-old UK tourist behind bars in Pattaya after punching a 58-year-old Australian to death 

29-year-old UK tourist behind bars in Pattaya after punching a 58-year-old Australian to death 

October 2, 2024

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29-year-old UK tourist arrested in Pattaya after punching 58-year-old Australian man, resulting in his death. The victim, John Max Neale, was a construction worker from… Read More ›

Bus driver surrenders following Tuesday’s horror inferno that may have been avoided by evacuation

Bus driver surrenders following Tuesday’s horror inferno that may have been avoided by evacuation

October 1, 2024

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Bus driver surrenders after horrific inferno claims 23 lives. Devastating video shows him attempting to put out flames instead of evacuating passengers. Officials call for… Read More ›

23 dead including 20 school students in horrific bus explosion in Pathum Thani on Tuesday afternoon

23 dead including 20 school students in horrific bus explosion in Pathum Thani on Tuesday afternoon

October 1, 2024

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A school bus carrying students and teachers from Uthai Thani exploded on a Pathum Thani highway, killing 25, including 22 students. A ruptured tyre caused… Read More ›

Gold couple arrested in police raid on Monday on criminal charges including public fraud and false advertising

Gold couple arrested in police raid on Monday on criminal charges including public fraud and false advertising

September 30, 2024

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Thai gold scam: Online empire couple arrested for public fraud and false advertising. Police seize assets, deny bail, and continue investigation. Alleged victims urged to… Read More ›

Thai TV star calls for arrest of Foreigner who terrified her brother in harrowing Bangkok attack last week

Thai TV star calls for arrest of Foreigner who terrified her brother in harrowing Bangkok attack last week

September 30, 2024

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Thai actress demands the arrest of a foreign attacker who brutally beat her brother in Bangkok. Despite clear CCTV evidence, police delay action as the… Read More ›

Stress of being on the run for 10 years finally led to suicide of 39-year-old in Pattaya standoff with police

Stress of being on the run for 10 years finally led to suicide of 39-year-old in Pattaya standoff with police

September 29, 2024

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A 39-year-old man took his life in Pattaya after a two-hour standoff with police. He was wanted for a 2014 murder and attempted murder case… Read More ›

Violent German man in a dress terrorised Thalang neighbourhood for hours before being arrested

Violent German man in a dress terrorised Thalang neighbourhood for hours before being arrested

September 28, 2024

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A violent German man wearing a dress terrorises a Phuket neighbourhood for hours, smashing restaurant windows, assaulting the owner’s husband, and causing chaos at a… Read More ›

Police Chief’s wife grilled over UK Property and Financial trail for three hours by Inquiry Panel

Police Chief’s wife grilled over UK Property and Financial trail for three hours by Inquiry Panel

September 28, 2024

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Nipaphan Sukwimol, wife of National Police Chief Torsak Sukwimol, was questioned for three hours about UK property and financial dealings. It comes amid a wider… Read More ›

Duped Chinese woman rescued by Thai police doubted them until her parents arrived in Samut Prakan

Duped Chinese woman rescued by Thai police doubted them until her parents arrived in Samut Prakan

September 27, 2024

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Chinese woman, duped by a call centre gang for 6 months, doubted Thai police until her parents arrived with proof of the scam. She lost… Read More ›

Upskirt threat to women in Bangkok leads to police warning as kingpin is arrested in Bangkapi raid

Upskirt threat to women in Bangkok leads to police warning as kingpin is arrested in Bangkapi raid

September 26, 2024

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Bangkok police issue warning to women and students after arrest of gang leader involved in upskirt video network. The 20-year-old suspect profited from sharing illicit… Read More ›

UK holiday maker to Thailand lands in Heathrow Airport London with £1 million worth of cannabis

UK holiday maker to Thailand lands in Heathrow Airport London with £1 million worth of cannabis

September 25, 2024

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45-year-old UK man, Nathaniel Benson, was arrested at Heathrow after flying from Thailand with 100 kilos of cannabis hidden in five suitcases. He faces a… Read More ›

Young woman demands justice after claiming to have been bitten by a snake at the movies in Bangkok

Young woman demands justice after claiming to have been bitten by a snake at the movies in Bangkok

September 24, 2024

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27-year-old bitten at Bangkok cinema demands justice, claiming it was a snake, not a rat. After a hospital stay, she rejected the cinema’s compensation offer,… Read More ›

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