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When good deeds are exploited
News, Published on 02/02/2024
» On Jan 2, police in Nonthaburi seized 7.5 kilogrammes of cocaine following a complaint by a homeowner in Muang district about a suspicious package sent to his house.
Myanmar woman arrested with empty M16 cartridges
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 17/09/2023
» KANCHANABURI: A Myanmar woman was arrested in Sangkhla Buri district of this western province on Saturday for illegally having in possession 920 empty M16 cartridges and 24 magazines loaded with M16 ammunition.
Chinese couple arrested for mailing heroin to Australia
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/08/2022
» A Chinese couple have been arrested after 4 kilogrammes of heroin were found inside a parcel they mailed to Australia from Thailand.
'It's in the mail' -- Cartels change tack
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/08/2022
» The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) is stepping up its vigilance for drug smuggling by post as crime syndicates diversify their distribution methods to outsmart officials and move illicit narcotics across the country.
'Ice' en route to Australia seized at Suvarnabhumi
King-oua Laohong, Published on 09/06/2021
» A quantity of crystal methamphetamine was found at Suvarnabhumi airport in an express mail parcel bound for Australia on Tuesday, authorities said.
Customer fooled with water
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/09/2018
» A woman has registered a complaint with police after her online purchase of a branded bag turned out to be two water bottles.
Flash Express to wade into red ocean for shipments
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 09/05/2018
» Flash Express Co, a Thai-Chinese logistics provider, has taken the first step towards providing express parcel delivery in Thailand and Asean with an investment of 2.5 billion baht scheduled for 2018-2022. The move comes as the logistics and shipment industry has become a red ocean for new operators.
Delivering success
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 11/12/2017
» Asia's first driverless trucks began operating in October at the ExxonMobil plant on Jurong Island in Singapore, while fleets of autonomous delivery vehicles are expected to get rolling on Great Britain's motorways next year. These are just some of the headline-making developments in the brave new world of transport being promoted by the likes of Google, Tesla, Uber and major vehicle manufacturers.
Drug fight off the rails
News, Editorial, Published on 18/10/2017
» The government continues to press on with its failed war on drugs, when the country would be better served by a serious effort to reform this old programme. Last week, secretary-general of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board Sirinya Sitdhichai announced the agency was to assume yet another new power. He says he and ONCB enforcement agents can now hold parcel delivery firms responsible if they carry drugs.