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Kidnap report spurs resort raid
News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 23/06/2025
» Chon Buri: Police arrested 22 South Korean nationals in a dramatic raid on a luxury pool villa in Bang Lamung district, after a tip-off from the South Korean Embassy regarding a possible kidnapping.
Police raid villa, bust Korean scam gang and rescue kidnap victim
News, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 22/06/2025
» Thai police have arrested 21 suspects, including 20 South Koreans and one Chinese national, after rescuing a South Korean man allegedly kidnapped and forced to work for a call centre scam gang operating out of a luxury pool villa in Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri. The operation followed a tip-off from the South Korean embassy.
Cinema of resistance wins at Cannes
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 27/05/2025
» In a year full of richly textured stories about female trauma and painful personal growth, the Cannes jury, led by Juliette Binoche, took the noble route and gave the Palme d'Or to the most political film in the 22-title competition.
Police bust Indian scam gang for kidnapping
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/04/2025
» An Indian scam gang has been arrested in Thailand after abducting two fellow countrymen and demanding a ransom of 2.5 million rupees (approximately 976,000 baht) for each victim.
Under pressure from Trump, Mexico extradites cartel kinpins
AFP, Published on 28/02/2025
» MEXICO CITY — Mexico on Thursday extradited some of its most notorious imprisoned drug lords to the United States in a bid to avert sweeping tariffs, including a cartel kingpin wanted for decades over the murder of a US undercover agent.
Scam centre kidnap fears keep Chinese tourists on edge
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/01/2025
» Chinese tourists visiting Thailand for Lunar New Year are worried about being kidnapped by gangsters to work in scam centres, despite efforts to reassure them.
Scam centre kidnap fears keep Chinese tourists on edge in Thailand
AFP, Published on 29/01/2025
» BANGKOK - Chinese tourists visiting Thailand for Lunar New Year are worried about being kidnapped by gangsters to work in hellish scam centres, despite efforts to reassure them.
Fine-tune visa policy
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/01/2025
» In the wake of reports about the kidnapping of several Chinese citizens by scam syndicates operating across the border in Myanmar, Senator Wanchai Ekpornpich urged the government to urgently review Thailand's visa-free policy, which was recently expanded to include visitors from 93 countries and territories.
Iranian agents ‘plotted to kill Trump’
Published on 09/11/2024
» NEW YORK - US federal prosecutors said on Friday that Iranian plotters had discussed a plan to assassinate Donald Trump before he was elected as president this week.
Chinese couple arrested for ransoming ex-husband for B12m
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/10/2024
» A Chinese couple were arrested for forming a gang who abducted and ransomed two compatriots, including an ex-husband, for about 12 million baht.