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German arrested over theft at Phuket hotel
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/01/2024
» A German who stole 86,000 baht in cash from a counter at a hotel in Patong and smiled at a security camera before fleeing on Thursday has now been arrested.
Nine rescued from call centre ‘hell’
Published on 20/12/2023
» SA KAEO: Nine Thai nationals victimised by a Chinese trafficking scheme in Cambodia have been rescued but they say 200 of their compatriots are still trapped.
Drunk policeman kills woman
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/12/2023
» A drunken policeman collided with a motorcycle in Kanchanaburi, killing the rider. The officer, who was driving his own pick-up, was found to have six times the legal alcohol limit in his blood.
Thais believed behind Chinese street beggars
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/11/2023
» Police will carefully check Chinese visitors with facial and body disfiguration, as some had come here to beg on the streets, possibly organised by Thais.
Victims of huge fireworks explosion want B300m
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/11/2023
» A total of 682 people have sued two fireworks traders and a construction contractor for damages of 300 million baht over the huge and fatal warehouse explosion in Narathiwat in July.
Chinese beggars questioned
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/11/2023
» An investigation has been launched after three Chinese women, with scarred faces and amputated hands, were found by police begging on the roadside at different spots in Bangkok.
Extended nightlife hours to start Dec 15
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/11/2023
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has agreed to extend opening hours for nighttime entertainment venues, including pubs and bars, to 4am in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chon Buri and Phuket from Dec 15.
'Train marshals' take their last ride
Published on 17/10/2023
» The gate arm falls Tuesday on the railway police, who have provided security on trains trundling up and down the country for 72 years.
Tourist arrested for rape
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/10/2023
» Police have arrested a Qatari man for allegedly raping an 18-year-old male employee of a fast-food shop at a hospital in Watthana district last week.
Tourism threatened as risks pile up
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/10/2023
» War in Israel and reduced confidence after last week’s Bangkok mall shooting are expected to cause foreign arrivals to drop next week.