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Immigration warns of fake ‘fast-track service’
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/03/2024
» The Immigration Bureau has warned tourists not to fall victim to online advertisements that offer fast-track immigration service for 2,900 baht per flight at Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports.
CIB to probe Myanmar scam
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/11/2023
» The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) has asked the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) to investigate a call centre scam after its victims were repatriated from conflict-ridden Myanmar.
Police target tourist hunters
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/12/2022
» Police are stepping up measures to protect foreign visitors as scam artists and criminals are back on the prowl now the country has reopened to overseas tourists.
Thais still leery of travel to S Korea
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/10/2022
» Thai tourism operators and South Korean authorities are joining forces to reinvigorate tourism in the two countries as the Covid-19 pandemic is starting to ease with the lifting of most travel restrictions.
Cops target Phuket in mafia blitz
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/10/2017
» Foreign criminals operating on the resort island of Phuket -- many of whom are employed as teachers or disguise themselves as football players -- are next on the police "hit list".
Airport crisis: TM.6 cards scrapped for Thais
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/08/2017
» Thai nationals will no longer have to fill out departure or arrival cards before passing through immigration counters at Don Mueang and Suvarnabhumi airports from Oct 1, part of a raft of new measures to tackle overcrowding at Bangkok's air gateways.
Airport police alert to signs of trouble
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/12/2016
» Immigration police are keeping an eye on tourists flocking to Thailand during the New Year holidays, as some transnational criminal suspects may disguise themselves among the crowds.
Police tackle forged travel documents ahead of AEC
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/06/2015
» As it prepares for the Asean Economic Community (AEC) at the end of this year, the Royal Thai Police Office (RTPO) is cracking down on the use of counterfeit travel documents to prevent Thailand becoming a transnational crime hub.
Hotels told to report foreigners' arrivals
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/02/2013
» Immigration police are demanding the operators of hotels and guesthouses file reports on foreigners within 24 hours of their check-in, or face fines.