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'Big Joke' transferred to police HQ
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 08/04/2019
» Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn, the country’s highest-profile policeman, has been transferred to the Royal Thai Police Operations Centre under an order signed by national police chief Chakthip Chaijinda. No reasons were given.
'Big Joke' seen at headquarters
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 09/04/2019
» Surachate Hakparn, aka "Big Joke", removed on Friday as Immigration Bureau chief, reported to the Royal Thai Police head office on Monday after vanishing from the limelight since his reassignment, a police source said.
Summer storm, small hailstones in northern Bangkok
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/04/2019
» Some areas in northern Bangkok were pounded by a summer storm, strong winds and sometimes small hailstones on Thursday.
E-visa on arrival service now at 3 major airports
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/11/2018
» Electronic visa-on-arrival services are now operative at three major airports and will soon be available at two others, according to the immigration bureau.
Drunk cop loses fight, shoots French tourist dead
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 12/12/2018
» A policeman has been sacked from the force after losing a drunken fist fight with a French tourist and then shooting him dead in a condominium building on Soi Sukhumvit 13, Bangkok, on Wednesday morning.
Indonesian woman held for drugging, robbing 2 foreigners
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 21/11/2018
» An Indonesian woman has been arrested on charges of drugging and robbing two foreign men in Chiang Mai in August. One of them died.
Suvarnabhumi opens automated channel for Chinese
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/09/2018
» Chinese visitors can now expect shorter waits at Suvarnabhumi airport with the launch of an automated immigration channel.
Woman found dead at waterfall was Chinese tourist
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 21/09/2018
» The woman found dead at a waterfall in Hat Yai district, Songkhla on Thursday has been identified as a Chinese tourist who visited the area alone. Mystery surrounds the circumstances of her death.
Don Mueang night flyers advised to leave early
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/05/2018
» Air travellers planning to catch flights at Don Mueang from Saturday night to Monday night are advised to leave home early as traffic congestion is expected due to the closure of a main road to the airport.
Frenchman arrested with porn pics of Thai girls
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 05/04/2018
» Thai authorities accompanied by American FBI agents arrested Frenchman Rachid Abdel Kader, 64, in Pattaya on Thursday for alleged possession of pornographic photos and videos of young Thai girls.