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Briton, five Thai women arrested for investment scam
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/01/2026
» A British man and five Thai women have been arrested for allegedly luring more than 400 Thai and foreign victims — many of them retirees in Pattaya — into an investment scam with promises of exorbitant stock trading returns.
French drug smuggling fugitive arrested in Pattaya
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 13/01/2026
» A French fugitive wanted on charges of drug smuggling between Europe and America was arrested in Pattaya by Thai police on Monday.
Chinese men arrested in Pattaya for alleged involvement in scam network
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/01/2026
» Two Chinese nationals were arrested in Pattaya on Thursday for their alleged involvement in a transnational call centre scam network linked to the death of a South Korean student.
Police put to the test
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/12/2025
» In 2025, Thailand faced a convergence of crimes and scandals that shook public confidence in institutions meant to protect society. From a deadly mass shooting in Bangkok to sprawling online scam networks, monk misconduct and a senior police scandal, the year exposed deep vulnerabilities linked to crime, governance and accountability, leaving lingering questions about reform and public trust.
Police bust Indian-run online black market in Pattaya
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/12/2025
» Nineteen Indian nationals have been arrested at a residence in Pattaya, Chon Buri, where they operated a website selling contraband goods, according to the Immigration Bureau.
Lamppost QR stickers guided drug buyers through a 'treasure chase'
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/12/2025
» Two Russian men have been arrested for allegedly selling drugs using QR code stickers posted throughout Bangkok that used AI technology to make the process a ‘treasure chasing game".
Swedish arson fugitive arrested in Pattaya
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/11/2025
» PATTAYA - Police have arrested a Swedish fugitive accused of burning down a building in his home country who had been hiding in Pattaya using fake German identification documents.
Former MP Nisit surrenders over 2009 Asean Summit raid
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/11/2025
» Red-shirt core member Nisit Sindhuprai has surrendered to police after years of evading arrest in connection with the Asean Summit protest in Pattaya in 2009, where demonstrators stormed a hotel to disrupt the regional meeting.
Heir faces assault charges
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/09/2025
» Thanat Thanakitamnuay, 33, heir to a prominent real estate empire, has turned himself in after an arrest warrant was issued over an alleged assault on a hired driver, Chalongchai (surname withheld), 43.
Three passenger boats gutted by fire on Bangkok's Chao Phraya River
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/09/2025
» Three passenger boats were destroyed by fire on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok on Sunday evening.