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200 more immigration officers to help over Chinese New Year
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 02/02/2024
» The Immigration Bureau is planning to recruit 200 additional officers to help speed up services at international airports ahead of an expected influx of Chinese tourists this month.
Chinese woman questioned over 'dangerous' Soi Nana video
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/12/2023
» A Chinese woman, who posted a video clip on TikTok while walking in Soi Nana off Sukhumvit road, expressing concerns about the safety of nighttime strolls in Bangkok, has been questioned by immigration police regarding her motives.
Probe ordered into tourist wearing police uniform in video
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/12/2023
» National police chief Torsak Sukvimol has ordered a fact-finding probe into a video depicting a Chinese tourist wearing the upper part of a police uniform while a person resembling a genuine police officer stood by to open a car door for him.
Beggars 'not trafficked': IB
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 28/11/2023
» A group of Chinese beggars who were recently arrested in Bangkok were not trafficked into the country and had unlawfully solicited donations in Malaysia and Singapore before trying their luck in the country, according to the Immigration Bureau (IB) yesterday.
Disfigured Chinese also begged in Malaysia, Singapore
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/11/2023
» Chinese beggars with facial and body disfigurations recently arrested in Bangkok were not working for a Thai boss and had previously solicited money in Malaysia and Singapore, according to the Immigration Bureau.
No Chinese cops on Thai streets, says police chief
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 13/11/2023
» National police chief Pol Gen Torsak Sukwimol has denied that Thai police have sought Chinese counterparts' patrols in the country, saying that would raise security issues.
Chinese abductor may face rape charge
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/09/2023
» Police will ask the Criminal Court to detain a Chinese man accused of kidnapping a Chinese woman, who managed to escape from his car after it was involved in a minor accident in Bangkok.
Free visa for tourists from China raises crime concerns
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/09/2023
» A free-visa travel privilege for Chinese visitors proposed by new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin could lead to more transnational crime, according to the Immigration Bureau (IB).
Driving out the gangs
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/08/2023
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) will now look into five major biker gangs based in the country after arresting the leader, an Austrian national, and some members of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club in Pattaya on July 21.
Massage parlour licence revoked after pub raid
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 03/06/2023
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has revoked the licence of a massage parlour in Huai Khwang district following a police raid on a pub that was operating illegally inside the compound and where many Chinese tourists were found using drugs.