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New arrest in passports-for-sale case
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/07/2024
» The husband of the woman who commissioned a controversial Chinese-language billboard advertising foreign passports for sale in Bangkok was arrested at Don Mueang airport on Wednesday as he is wanted on a warrant issued in China.
More than 200 arrested in Phuket nominee crackdown
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 31/05/2024
» Ninety-eight foreign nationals, mostly Russians, were among 231 suspects arrested during a crackdown on nominee businesses in Phuket, with assets worth over 1.5 billion baht seized.
Former red-shirt leader seeks new probe into 2010 political deaths
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/02/2024
» A former co-leader of the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) has called upon the ruling Pheu Thai Party to form an independent committee to reinvestigate the violent handling of street protests in April 2010, which resulted in scores of deaths.
Police look to reskill
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/01/2024
» As people become increasingly reliant on online technology for daily activities, from buying essentials to accessing entertainment, scams on the internet are expected to remain a prominent trend this year, according to Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) commissioner Pol Lt Gen Jirabhop Bhuridej.
Scammers 'used' Anuwat's image
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/01/2023
» Famous news anchor Anuwat Fuengthongdaeng has filed a police report over the use of his image in several alleged online scam operations.
Bang Sue nameplate redesign halted pending probe
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/01/2023
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has suspended the 33-million-baht project to redesign and install a new nameplate for Bang Sue Grand Station, which is currently under scrutiny over supposed irregularities in its contractor selection process.
Thais still leery of travel to S Korea
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/10/2022
» Thai tourism operators and South Korean authorities are joining forces to reinvigorate tourism in the two countries as the Covid-19 pandemic is starting to ease with the lifting of most travel restrictions.
Owner of Japanese sushi chain flees fraud claims
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/06/2022
» More than 500 people have lodged fraud complaints with police and the consumer protection body, against the company operating Daruma Sushi, a popular Japanese buffet restaurant chain.
City safety policies lacking: MPB
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/05/2022
» Candidates for the post of Bangkok governor have been urged to focus on the capital's safety and crime prevention, as the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) said that in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, economic difficulties are leading to a higher crime rate in Bangkok.
Cops told to brush up on security laws
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/12/2021
» Police superintendents in Bangkok are being told to pay more attention to and improve their understanding of law enforcement in security cases involving Section 112 and 116 of the Criminal Code, as they will still have to deal with political protests just as they have in the past two to three years.