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2,000kg of meth seized on Samui-bound ferry
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/04/2026
» Police on Friday seized nearly 2,000 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine that was being smuggled in a pickup truck loaded onto a ferry bound for the southern tourist island of Koh Samui, at a pier in Bangkok. Four suspects were arrested.
Large-scale forest encroachment probed in Ranong
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/04/2026
» The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has filed a complaint against a group of investors and state officials accused of colluding to encroach on more than 3,000 rai of pristine rainforest in Ranong, causing damage estimated at over 200 million baht.
70 officials named in Bangkok tower collapse scandal
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 04/06/2025
» About 70 state officials have been implicated in bidding collusion linked to the doomed State Audit Office (SAO) building in Bangkok, the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) said on Wednesday.
Thai police bust illegal crypto trading operations
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/04/2025
» Police have arrested five suspects involved in illegal cryptocurrency trading during raids on eight locations in Bangkok and two tourist provinces, with some firms allegedly laundering money for drug and scam networks.
SAO victim compensation payments begin
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/04/2025
» The Interior Ministry will begin distributing compensation of 100,000 baht per victim to families affected by the collapse of the State Audit Office (SAO) building. The first round of disbursements is on Friday.
Police tighten screws on call centre gangs
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 13/02/2025
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) has intensified operations to crack down on call centre gangs, setting up more than 5,000 checkpoints nationwide to curb human trafficking linked to transnational crimes.
Interpol red notice out for 'spotter' in Cambodian MP slaying
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/01/2025
» The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol), at the request of Thai police, has issued a red notice for the arrest of Pich Kimsrin, a 24-year-old Cambodian man implicated in the fatal shooting of Lim Kimya, a former Cambodian opposition MP.
Gunman suspect held in high-security prison
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/01/2025
» Ekkalak Phaenoi, the suspected gunman in the murder of the former Cambodian opposition MP in Bangkok last week, is now being detained in the Bangkok Remand Prison with round-the-clock safety monitoring.
Others sought in ex-MP's murder
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/01/2025
» Police are hunting for accomplices involved in the shooting death of a former Cambodian opposition MP, with a warrant being issued for the arrest of the spotter suspected in the slaying.
Speedy extradition likely for suspected killer of former Cambodian MP
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/01/2025
» Thai police have asked Cambodian authorities to extradite a Thai ex-marine suspected of killing a former Cambodian opposition MP, and are also seeking at least two Cambodian suspects, according to a senior Bangkok police officer.