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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.
Prison ‘assassination attempt’ on gambler alleged
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 31/07/2024
» A lawyer has called on the Ministry of Justice to investigate an “assassination attempt” against celebrity gambler Siapo Po-arnon, formerly known as Apirak Chat-anont, in Bang Kwang Prison.
Ecstasy 'sweets' spark probe
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/07/2024
» Police are investigating the source of ecstasy pills imprinted with a Labubu character following their recent discovery in Chiang Rai.
'Serpent' a huge TV draw
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/05/2021
» The Netflix limited series The Serpent has revisited the crime spree of conman and killer Charles Sobhraj who was linked to the unsolved murders of Western tourists on the so-called Hippie Trail of Southeast Asia in the early 1970s.
Cops nab K-drug 'mastermind'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/01/2021
» A big-time Taiwanese drug dealer was yesterday arrested in Bangkok's Sukhumvit area for allegedly being involved in the distribution of "k-powdered milk" (k-nom pong), the popular yet lethal drug cocktail that has killed at least 10 people.
Foreign overstayers ‘flushed out’
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 03/11/2018
» The number of foreigners overstaying their visas has come down to zero following a series of raids on aliens and criminal suspects over the past year, Immigration Bureau acting commissioner Pol Maj Surachate Hakparn “Big Joke” has claimed.