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Drug raid uncovers hidden room
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/10/2025
» Police have arrested eight suspects -- seven foreign nationals and one Thai -- following a major drug raid in Bangkok's Nana area, uncovering a concealed drug room in a barbershop inside a five-storey commercial building, the Royal Thai Police (RTP) says.
Rare woman yakuza on path to redemption in Japan
AFP, Published on 16/10/2025
» GIFU — A missing fingertip offers a clue to Mako Nishimura's criminal past as one of Japan's few women yakuza. But after clawing her way out of the underworld, she now spends her days helping other retired gangsters reintegrate into society.
Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown -- using Musk's Starlink
AFP, Published on 14/10/2025
» BEIJING - They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever, an AFP investigation can reveal.
Chinese court hands death sentences to 16 people linked to Myanmar crime family
Published on 30/09/2025
» A Chinese court sentenced 16 people linked to a notorious Myanmar-based telecoms fraud group to death on Monday for crimes including fraud, drug trafficking and prostitution.
Drone unit takes policing into future
News, Published on 22/09/2025
» The police force is taking a decisive leap into the future of law enforcement with the launch of its first dedicated drone unit. Pol Lt Gen Jirabhop Bhuridej, commander of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), unveiled CIB's new aerial team to boost surveillance, tactical operations and officer safety.
US strikes another alleged Venezuelan drug boat as tensions rise
AFP, Published on 16/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said US forces killed three people Monday in a new strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, as Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro vowed to defend against Washington's "aggression."
Police arrest 11 linked to ‘Dr Air’ drug network
Published on 09/09/2025
» Eleven people, including nine doctors, have been arrested on charges of acquiring prescription drugs for illegal distribution by a network linked to Anchulee “Dr Air” Theerawongpaisal, a former Police General Hospital psychiatrist.
Cannabis at crossroads
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 09/09/2025
» Cannabis advocates in Thailand are calling on the new government to deliver legislation that protects users, businesses, non-users and minors, following concerns that recent regulatory changes have created monopolistic industry conditions.
Truck accident ends with seizure of 5m meth pills
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/09/2025
» PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN — Police have seized over five million methamphetamine pills after a truck carrying them overturned.
Thai Hospitals Unite in Breakthrough Cancer Therapies
Published on 08/09/2025
» Bangkok, September 8, 2025 – Ramathibodi Hospital and Samitivej Hospital have joined forces to advance cancer treatment through cell and gene therapy, marking a new milestone in Thailand’s medical innovation. The collaboration, unveiled at The Cell Therapy & Gene Therapy Symposium 2025, aims to provide leukaemia and lymphoma patients with survival rates of up to 70%, while raising the country’s standard of care to an international level.