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Thailand steps up screening of ‘suspicious’ foreign nationals

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/03/2026

» The Thai Immigration Bureau has denied entry to more than 30 foreign individuals deemed suspicious after adopting heightened screening measures during the conflict in the Middle East.

THAILAND

Thai authorities rebut claims of huge Israeli presence

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/03/2026

» Immigration police have come forward to rebut claims circulating on social media that hundreds of thousands of Israelis have settled in Thailand.

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Angry victims allege B1.3bn crypto fraud

News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/03/2026

» A large group of people has filed a complaint with the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), accusing a businessman of orchestrating a cryptocurrency investment scam that caused estimated damages of more than 1.3 billion baht.

THAILAND

Fake scam busters steal students’ data

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/02/2026

» Police have arrested three members of a gang posing as anti-scam trainers to steal personal data from hundreds of young students and allegedly using it to register mobile phone SIM cards they sold to scam gangs in Myanmar.

THAILAND

‘Mr Spray’ arrested after Koh Phangan graffiti frenzy

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/02/2026

» A German man who became the target of public outrage after spray-painting political messages at dozens of locations on Koh Phangan has been arrested in Bangkok.

THAILAND

Gunman murders motorist on Bangkok expressway

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/12/2025

» A gunman in a luxury van shot dead another motorist on a Bangkok expressway near the Pracha Chuen toll plaza in Bang Sue district on Tuesday morning.

THAILAND

Border checks tightened

News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/12/2025

» Thailand has tightened screening measures for Cambodian nationals entering Thailand under the visa-free scheme and stepped up checks on certain groups of foreign travellers deemed as "posing a risk" amid growing security concerns linked to the Thai–Cambodian border conflict.

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Scam falsely cites Trump

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/11/2025

» Thai police have arrested six suspects in an investment scam falsely claiming backing by US President Donald Trump and promising returns of up to 20 times the original investment.

THAILAND

Restoring paradise

News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 04/11/2025

» When Tania Kanchanarak looks out over the turquoise waters of Koh Phangan, she sees more than a postcard-perfect paradise.

THAILAND

Bangkok police make record haul of smuggled Chinese cigarettes

News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/10/2025

» A Chinese man has been arrested on charges of selling contraband cigarettes from China after police seized 65,000 packs in raids on a secret room at his residence and a deserted building in Bangkok.