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Migrant smuggler nabbed in Pattani
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 03/01/2024
» A Thai man wanted by police in connection with a human trafficking ring that helped Bangladeshi nationals reach Malaysia via Thailand for between 100,000 and 140,000 baht per head has been arrested in Pattani.
'Big Joke' faces down critics
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/02/2023
» Deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn has vowed to stamp out graft rocking the Immigration Bureau (IB) and bring any corrupt officers to justice.
Police bust gang of online romance scammers
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/05/2022
» Chiang Mai: Twenty-four suspected "hybrid" scammers, most of them Chinese nationals, were arrested yesterday in Fang district, said police inspector-general Pol Gen Wissanu Prasartthong-osod.
Cops keep mum on Nur Sajat
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/09/2021
» Thai police have refused to confirm media reports that Malaysian transgender entrepreneur, Muhammad Sajjad Kamaruz Zaman, who is wanted by authorities in her home country, is looking to claim political asylum.
Virus sparks bid to transfer 26 detained Rohingya
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/05/2020
» The Immigration Bureau wants to remove 26 detained Rohingya women from an immigration centre in Songkhla, fearing they will catch Covid-19 inside its cramped detention facilities.
Surprise raids net 478 migrants, overstayers
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/06/2019
» Police arrested nearly 500 foreigners during surprise raids in more than 200 locations nationwide. Most of them were illegal immigrants.
Foreigners caught for visa offences, investigation extended
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/01/2019
» Five foreigners were arrested for visa offences during raids in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Surat Thani from Dec 26-Jan 8.
Evicted Karen spiritual leader Ko-ee dies at age 107
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/10/2018
» Karen elder Ko-ee Mimee died at the age of 107 early Friday morning, just two months after finally being granted Thai citizenship but having lost a long legal fight to return home to the heart of Kaeng Krachan National Park.
Fake visa schools to be hit with charges
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/05/2018
» Police will next week press charges against a number of international and language schools with falsifying visa documents on behalf of foreigners.
'No visa reprisal plans' for S Korean visitors
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/03/2016
» The Immigration Bureau has assured South Korea it will not impose stricter immigration regulations on South Korean nationals seeking to enter Thailand.