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17 Chinese sneaking into Thailand arrested at Bangkok hotel
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/02/2026
» Seventeen Chinese nationals were arrested at a Bangkok hotel on Tuesday after entering Thailand illegally from Cambodia, having fled the neighbouring country after scam centres were reportedly shut down.
Court accepts defamation case against Rangsiman
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/01/2026
» The Criminal Court has accepted a criminal defamation case against People’s Party party-list MP Rangsiman Rome, ruling that his remarks accusing a foreign businessman of involvement in a scam and call-centre network were defamatory and not supported by evidence.
'Grey capital' rears its head
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/12/2025
» In recent weeks, photographs showing controversial foreign businessman Benjamin Mauerberger, also known as Ben Smith, and Yim Leak with several Thai politicians have gone viral, sparking questions about possible links to so-called grey capital networks.
Tougher action vowed against scams, no leniency says Anutin
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 03/12/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Wednesday promised that his government would continuously expand its scam suppression after the huge seizure of assets worth about 10 billion baht from major suspects linked to Cambodia.
People's Party MP faces B100m defamation lawsuit
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 06/10/2025
» A lawyer representing foreign businessman Benjamin Mauerberger, also known as Ben Smith, has filed a 100-million-baht defamation lawsuit against People's Party (PP) MP Rangsiman Rome.
Arrests made after man beaten in crypto dispute
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/09/2024
» Nine Vietnamese men have been arrested in Bangkok on charges of illegally detaining a Thai woman and a Taiwanese man and physically assaulting the latter to force him to pay a debt of 1.7 million baht for the purchase of cryptocurrency.
3 arrested for supplying gunman
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/10/2023
» Three more suspects -- two men and a woman -- were yesterday arrested in Bangkok and Prachuap Khiri Khan for allegedly selling bullets to a 14-year-old boy who carried out a shooting rampage inside the Siam Paragon shopping mall last week.
Police warn 'Squid Game' viewers
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/10/2021
» Police on Sunday cautioned that Squid Game, a popular South Korean survival drama on Netflix, contains violent scenes that could leave a negative impression on viewers.
THG chairman accused for vaccine deal talks
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/08/2021
» Boon Vanasin, chairman of Thonburi Healthcare Group Plc (THG), has been accused of spreading fake news and stock manipulation involving his talks about buying 20 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine.