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Patronage at work
Oped, Editorial, Published on 29/09/2025
» The appointment of Pol Capt Atitaya Benjapak, better known as "Captain Cat" as deputy district chief officer in Si Sa Ket has sparked an uproar, not only because of her meteoric rise through the civil service but also because of what her case reveals about the chronic flaws in the bureaucratic system.
Hamas says US 'accomplice' in Israel Qatar attack as funerals held
AFP, Published on 12/09/2025
» DOHA - Hamas accused the United States on Thursday of complicity in Israel's deadly attack on its negotiators in Qatar, lambasting Israel for seeking to kill off Gaza truce talks as Doha buried the dead.
Drunk driver crashes into police car, injuring 2
News, Online Reporters, Published on 20/07/2025
» A man driving under the influence of alcohol rammed his car into the back of a parked police patrol vehicle outside a convenience store in Nonthaburi early Sunday morning, injuring two people. The driver was found to have a blood alcohol level of 181 milligrammes percent, well above the legal limit.
Police summons motorcyclist who hit Korean on crossing
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2025
» The motorcyclist who struck and injured a Korean tourist using a pedestrian crossing on Phaya Thai Road last week has been summonsed for police questioning on Tuesday.
Cops on the brink
Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/03/2024
» A report about a female police officer suffering from depression induced by boot camp-style work training is a red flag suggesting officers may be in need of professional help despite how tough they might seem.
Police recruit claims physical, mental abuse
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/03/2024
» The Metropolitan Police Bureau is investigating a complaint from a newly recruited policewoman that she was repeatedly abused physically and mentally during her first year of training.
Police probe trainee's complaint of physical, mental abuse
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/03/2024
» The Metropolitan Police Bureau is investigating a suicidal-like complaint from a newly recruited policewoman that she was repeatedly abused physically and mentally during her first year of training, and is suffering from depression, according to the police spokesman.
No more slaps on the wrist
Postbag, Published on 26/11/2023
» Re: "RTA faces payout over death", (BP, Nov 17).
Lonely sheep survives real cliffhanger
Roger Crutchley, Published on 12/11/2023
» Some rare good news last week was the rescue of the "world's loneliest sheep" from a rugged beach in northeastern Scotland. The sheep, a ewe named Fiona, had been stuck on the beach at the foot of a steep cliff in an isolated spot of the Moray Firth for the past two years without any woolly friends or non-woolly humans for company.
Quick police promotion spurs action
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 13/06/2023
» National police chief Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapas has ordered a panel to amend the commissioned officer application process following reports on the swift rise of a young female police officer from a lance corporal to captain in less than two years.