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Chakthip goes to KL to check on "confessed" shrine bomber (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/09/2015
» Deputy national police chief Chakthip Chaijinda has gone to Malaysia, but he has not, as rumoured, come back with the suspect who has reportedly confessed to being the yellow-shirted suspect in last month's deadly Erawan shrine bombing.
Shrine bomber no longer in Malaysia
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/09/2015
» The yellow-shirted man suspected of planting the deadly bomb at the Erawan shrine last month is believed to have left Malaysia, deputy national police chief Chakthip Chaijinda says.
Bomb probe looks abroad (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 11/09/2015
» The excitement surrounding the arrest of two suspects is over and the police investigation is now simply hard, tedious work, made more difficult by the fact that the remaining suspects are likely overseas. The alleged mastermind is now reported to be in China.
People smugglers likely behind bombings, police say
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/09/2015
» Police are giving weight to possible connections between the Erawan shrine and Sathon pier bombings and Uighur smuggling rings allowing migrants to flee China and head to Turkey.
"Main suspect" arrested on Cambodian border
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/09/2015
» A foreign man believed to be the primary suspect in last month’s bombing of the Erawan shrine in Bangkok has been arrested on the Cambodian border, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said.
Manas charged on 13 counts of trafficking-related offences (Updated Thursday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/06/2015
» Army adviser Lt Gen Manas Kongpan has been charged on 13 counts on trafficking and related offences after eight hours of questioning lasting until midnight in which he stood firm in maintaining innocence.
Border camp horrors revealed, official arrested (UPDATED)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/05/2015
» The former president of the Rohingya Association of Thailand says the camp and graveyard found in Songkhla is just the tip of the iceberg. He estimates there are at least 60 such camps in the Malaysian border area. Meanwhile a local official has been arrested.
Akkharaphongpricha name withdrawn; Kerdampang used instead (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 30/11/2014
» All suspects in the police scandal and other family members bearing the Akkharaphongpricha family name will have to change it on Monday (presumably to their original surname "Kerdampang") according to an order issued by the Principal Private Secretary of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn.
Corruption wealth shown, 5 more arrests
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/11/2014
» The national police chief yesterday showed the media part of the estimated two billion baht worth of assets allegedly obtained by Pol Lt Gen Pongpat and his corruption ring as five more suspects were arrested.
Police scandal: "Never again," says Somyot (Updated Wednesday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/11/2014
» The national police chief vows to end police graft as more specifics are revealed on the charges against the suspects in a growing scandal within the police department. The number of people charged has risen to 12, including five civilians.