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School exec caught in 'tea-money' NACC sting
News, Chakrapan Natanri, Published on 02/05/2024
» A deputy director of a school in Khon Kaen was caught red-handed taking "tea money" from parents in exchange for enrolling their child mid-term, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) says.
‘Phuket model’ solution to visitors’ crimes sought
Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 01/05/2024
» Senior police officers and the governor of Phuket plan talks with 12 consuls about crimes committed by visitors to the country, in the hope of developing “Phuket Model” solutions that can be applied in other provinces.
2 more arrested in case of burned bodies found outside Tokyo
Kyodo News, Published on 01/05/2024
» Two men were arrested Wednesday in connection with the burned bodies of a man and his wife that were found outside Tokyo in April, police said, bringing the total number of suspects to four.
Clarity due soon on police ties to gambling network
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/05/2024
» The results of interrogations in the cases of national police chief Torsak Sukvimol and his deputy, Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, over their alleged involvement in a money-laundering case linked to an online gambling network known as "BNK Master" will be concluded by next week.
Summons for 'Big Joke', four others
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/04/2024
» A Royal Thai Police disciplinary probe panel will issue a summons for suspended deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate "Big Joke" Hakparn and four other police officers to acknowledge a critical disciplinary violation accusation, deputy national chief Pol Gen Sarawut Kanpanich said yesterday.
'Big Joke' awaits another miracle
News, Published on 29/04/2024
» Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, widely known as Big Joke, is among a handful of officers whose meteoric rise in the force should lead them to being tapped as the next police commissioner-general. Pol Gen Surachate became a police general at about 40 years old but his career journey could be abruptly cut short.
Ammo blast kills 20 Cambodian soldiers
Published on 27/04/2024
» Twenty soldiers were killed and several others injured in explosions of weapons stockpiled at a military base west of Phnom Penh on Saturday, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said.
Monks nabbed for poaching released on bond
Online Reporters, Published on 27/04/2024
» CHAIYAPHUM - Two Buddhist monks arrested for poaching in the Phu Khiao Wildlife Sanctuary have been released on bail, as authorities continue their search for the provincial deputy abbot suspected of involvement in illegal hunting.
Police explain inaction after Tak Bai massacre
Online Reporters, Published on 26/04/2024
» Police have cited force majeure as the reason they did not pursue legal action against an army officer and seven others involved in a crackdown on protesters that led to dozens of deaths in Tak Bai 20 years ago.
Thai police graft highlights bigger issues
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 26/04/2024
» There is no bigger news on the current Thai political scene than corruption among the top echelons of the police force. At issue is the tussle between Thailand's two senior-most cops, Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn and Pol Gen Torsak Sukvimol, both accusing each other of being on the take. Their high-stakes feud would normally be a run-of-the-mill story for the infamously shady Thai police but this case has become a mirror and microcosm of structural graft that is corroding the highest corridors of politics, economy, and society.