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Hospital accounts officer charged with embezzling B23m
Online Reporters, Published on 07/04/2026
» A former finance and accounts officer at a cancer hospital has been arrested for the alleged embezzlement of more than 23 million baht, which she reportedly gambled away at casinos across the Mekong River.
Ex-energy minister denounces fuel hike ‘robbery’
Online Reporters, Published on 26/03/2026
» Former energy minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga has lashed out at the government over the sharp increase in retail fuel prices, describing the move as “robbery” after authorities approved a reduction in subsidies.
1.3m speed pills seized on Mekong riverbank
Online Reporters, Published on 28/02/2026
» A Lao drug smuggler has been arrested and more than 1.3 million speed pills seized during a navy patrol along the Mekong River in Sangkhom district of Nong Khai.
Public warned of uncooked pork after 3 deaths
Online Reporters, Published on 26/02/2026
» Health authorities have alerted the public to be wary of consuming uncooked pork after 49 patients were reported to have contracted Streptococcus suis, with three deaths recorded in the first month of 2026.
Live monitor lizard, ricefield rat found in baggage arriving from Philippines
Online Reporters, Published on 04/02/2026
» A Thai passenger arriving from the Philippines was intercepted at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Samut Prakan with two live protected wild animals – a monitor lizard and a large rice field rat – in his baggage, the Customs Department reported on Wednesday.
63 macaques rescued, Cambodian smuggler busted
Online Reporters, Published on 30/11/2025
» The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has arrested a Cambodian national for attempting to smuggle 63 protected crab-eating macaques out of Thailand and into Cambodia.
Authorities seize 4.8m speed pills in Chiang Rai
Online Reporters, Published on 24/10/2025
» CHIANG RAI: Authorities intercepted a major shipment of more than 4.8 million pills in Chiang Saen district, near the Golden Triangle, late on Thursday night, police said. A smuggler managed to evade arrest by abandoning his vehicle and fleeing across the Mekong River.
Vietnamese caught smuggling rhino horn at Suvarnabhumi
News, Online Reporters, Published on 08/09/2025
» A Vietnamese passenger travelling from Angola was arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport attempting to smuggle rhinoceros horn through Thailand from Africa to Laos.
Job-seeking Cambodians sneak into Thailand, as Thais seek illegal work in Poipet
Online Reporters, Published on 26/08/2025
» SA KAEO - Two Cambodians and four Thais have been caught crossing the border illegally in Aranyaprathet district. The Cambodians wanted jobs in Thailand and the Thais were going to work for a call-centre scam gang in Cambodia.
700kg of meth bound for Taiwan seized in Chiang Mai
News, Online Reporters, Published on 20/08/2025
» Authorities on Wednesday announced the arrest of an alleged major drug smuggler in Chiang Mai and the seizure of 700 kilogrammes of methamphetamine bound for Taiwan.