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Police nab 5 for fraud, e-cigs and drugs
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/03/2024
» Five foreigners were arrested this week in four separate cases involving call centre scams, e-cigarette sales and narcotics, Pol Maj Gen Panthana Nuchanart, deputy head of the Immigration Bureau (IB), said.
Mafia pull alive and well
News, Editorial, Published on 05/12/2022
» Over the past two weeks, police have launched a series of crackdowns on "grey businesses" in several provinces allegedly linked to the Chinese businessman and alleged triad boss known as "Tuhao".
Send the triads packing
Oped, Editorial, Published on 29/11/2022
» The latest crackdowns against accused members of Chinese triads are not just cops routinely chasing after baddies. The much-reported case of Chaiyanat "Tuhao" Kornchayanant, an alleged leader of a Chinese crime syndicate who turned himself in to the police, shows these suspects are not small-time but are well-connected and powerful people.
Policewoman charged in love-triangle murder
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/09/2020
» An immigration policewoman has been arrested and charged with shooting dead another woman in a carpark at a temple in Bangkok on Monday momrning.
Policewoman charged in tomboy love-triangle murder
Online Reporters, Published on 22/09/2020
» An immigration policewoman has been arrested and charged with shooting dead another woman in a carpark at a temple in Bangkok on Monday momrning.
Lady Plods in charge at the cop shop
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 10/04/2016
» Good news for the Lady Plods. Last Sunday, the Post reported that for the first time in Thailand, a trio of policewomen could soon become police station chiefs. This is not before time. The three ladies in question are police colonels, academically qualified and have worked many years as inquiry officers. They can definitely look after themselves.
Merkel under fire on migrants after New Year sex assaults
AFP, Published on 06/01/2016
» BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel came under mounting pressure Wednesday for her welcoming stance toward migrants, which opponents have linked to a shocking rash of apparently coordinated sex attacks in Cologne on New Year's Eve.
New Year's sex assaults stoke German migrant debate
AFP, Published on 06/01/2016
» BERLIN - German leaders expressed shock over dozens of apparently coordinated sexual assaults against women on New Year's Eve in the western city of Cologne blamed on "Arab-looking men," but warned against anti-migrant scapegoating.
Eastern Germany a hotspot for attacks against refugees
AFP, Published on 03/09/2015
» BERLIN - A record influx of refugees to Germany has cast an ugly spotlight on its formerly communist east, which has been rocked by a disproportionate wave of racist protests and hate crimes.
Stamp of approval down at the cop shop
News, Published on 15/03/2015
» I had a most pleasant experience earlier this week in the unlikeliest of places — Phra Khanong Police Station. I hasten to add that my presence was not due to any transgression of the law — I’ve actually been a good boy lately, apart from the odd spot of jaywalking.