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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.
A waterway of life is turning deadly
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/06/2025
» The Kok River, once a lifeline for communities across northern Thailand, is facing an environmental catastrophe.
Suspect list grows as State Audit Office building probe widens
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/06/2025
» As investigations into the deadly collapse of the State Audit Office (SAO) building continue, the Metropolitan Police have signalled that more senior figures, including former and current top executives, may face criminal charges.
Police nab leader of deadly vape heist at Bangkok Port
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 03/06/2025
» Bangkok police have arrested the alleged leader of the gang that stole confiscated e-cigarettes from a Customs warehouse inside Bangkok Port, killing a security guard who tried to stop them.
Chinese exec seeks bail in SAO-China Railway nominee case
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/04/2025
» Special investigators on Monday asked the Criminal Court to extend their detention of an executive of China Railway No.10 (Thailand) Co so they could continue questioning him in relation to the deadly collapse of the unfinished State Audit Office tower.
Duo linked to deadly moonshine arrested again
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/08/2024
» Two brothers who supplied methyl alcohol to a moonshine maker in Min Buri have been apprehended in Ayutthaya in a case linked to the poisoning deaths of six people.
15 police, 7 civilians jailed over dinner party-murder
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/04/2024
» The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases has sentenced 15 policemen and seven civilians to prison in connection with the murder of a highway policeman during a dinner party at the home of an influential kamnan last year.
Age 14 eyed for criminal liability
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/02/2024
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) plans to propose to the Justice Ministry a reduction in the age threshold for legal punishment exemption from 15 to 14 years old, in response to a recent uptick in juvenile offences.
Police still hunting shooter in Klong Toey teacher, student killings
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/11/2023
» Police are still hunting for the shooter and his partner who killed a teacher and a technical college student in Klong Toey after finding evidence that they are part of a crime network using revenge as its mission.
1,593 arrests made in gun crackdown
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/10/2023
» Police have seized more than 2,000 illegal guns and 75,000 bullets and arrested 1,593 suspects in a three-day nationwide crackdown following a deadly shooting at a Bangkok shopping mall.