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Scams hurt govt's image
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/10/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's cabinet, which was initially warmly welcomed by the public, is now facing serious confidence issues after two ministers -- Deputy Finance Minister Vorapak Tanyawong and Agriculture Minister Thamanat Prompow -- were named in news reports about Cambodia's scam syndicates and money laundering in Southeast Asia.
'Scam-gate' deserves full accounting
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 24/10/2025
» The explosive revelations and allegations of regional cybercrimes and scam networks have hit Thailand head-on and placed the government of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul in an awkward and defensive position. As more facts surrounding what looks like a labyrinthine cross-border multibillion-dollar transnational criminal ring come to light, more questions have surfaced with no clear answers. The Anutin government needs to come clean and avoid a "scam-gate" of cover-ups and lies at the expense of countless scammed victims across many countries.
Nigerian drug dealer arrested with 22 tested positive in Bangkok pub raid
News, Online Reporters, Published on 18/10/2025
» Twenty-two Thais and foreigners tested positive for drugs in a raid at an entertainment venue in Ratchaprarop area of Bangkok, where a Nigerian drug dealer was arrested early Saturday.
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.
'Meth doctor' nabbed after jabs
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/10/2025
» The Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) has arrested a man operating under the online alias "Doctor for All Moods", who allegedly sold methamphetamine (crystal meth) and offered on-site injection services to clients in hotel rooms. The suspect, Kom-anan "Dr Golf", 39, was caught in Bangkok following a covert sting operation.
After-hours pub raided, 415 test positive for drugs
Online Reporters, Published on 24/09/2025
» A total of 415 people tested positive for use of illegal drugs during a raid on a popular pub in Muang district of Suphan Buri province in the early hours of Wednesday.
Venezuela accuses US of waging 'undeclared war'
AFP, Published on 20/09/2025
» CARACAS - Venezuela on Friday accused the United States of waging an "undeclared war" in the Caribbean, where Washington has deployed warships and blown up alleged drug boats in recent weeks.
Police arrest 15 in gang attack that severed 14-year-old girl's hand
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 19/09/2025
» CHIANG MAI - Police have arrested 15 suspects in connection with a brutal gang attack that left three students seriously injured, including a 14-year-old girl who lost her hand, in Chiang Mai's Mueang district on Sept 16.
With eye on US threat, Venezuela holds Caribbean military exercises
AFP, Published on 18/09/2025
» CARACAS — Venezuela said Wednesday it had begun three days of military exercises on its Caribbean island of La Orchila as tensions soar amid US military activity in the region.
German suspect in Madeleine McCann case freed from prison
AFP, Published on 17/09/2025
» SEHNDE, Germany - The top suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann in Portugal was freed from a German prison on Wednesday, an AFP journalist at the scene reported.