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BTS says staff quick to respond to station assault
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/05/2024
» The operator of Bangkok's Skytrain services has come out to defend its safety procedures, after it came under heavy criticism following an assault on a woman at Kheha station on Tuesday morning.
PM: Cannabis to be relisted as a narcotic by year-end
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/05/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Wednesday said that cannabis would be relisted as a narcotic by the end of 2024.
Dept issues warning on kratom drinks
Published on 02/05/2024
» The Department of Medical Sciences has warned against overconsumption of kratom-mixed beverages, saying the drink may contain a higher level of mitragynine than the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recommendation.
500,000 speed pills found hidden under car
Published on 01/05/2024
» A driver stopped in Chiang Mai was arrested after about half a million speed pills were found secured to the underside of his vehicle.
Drug escapee caught in resort
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/04/2024
» A convicted drug defendant who escaped custody from the provincial court on Wednesday has been recaptured, along with an accomplice, at a resort in Khon Kaen on Friday morning.
Drug defendant escapes from court
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/04/2024
» Police were hunting down a defendant in a drug case who escaped while being taken to a prison vehicle at Khon Kaen provincial court on Wednesday night.
Brit arrested for drug use on Koh Phangan
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/04/2024
» A British man was arrested while begging in front of a convenience store on Koh Phangan.
Thousands of vape pens seized near schools
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/04/2024
» At least 12,000 e-cigarettes, worth about 3.6 million baht, have been seized during raids on five shops near schools in Bangkok.
'Most-wanted' young gangsters arrested
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/04/2024
» Bangkok police on Monday arrested members of a youth gang in Nong Chok district on criminal charges including attempted murder, assault and selling drugs and guns.
Monk uses dating app, crashes car
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/03/2024
» A monk was ordered to be defrocked after a car accident in Khon Kaen raised suspicion that he used a dating application to meet another monk and was involved in drug abuse.