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Austrian drug fugitive nabbed in Chon Buri
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/02/2026
» CHON BURI - An Austrian man wanted by Interpol for alleged involvement in a cocaine-trafficking network in his home country has been arrested at a hotel in Sattahip district, the Immigration Bureau said on Thursday.
Online fraud rises, losses fall
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/02/2026
» The Anti Cyber Scam Centre (ACSC) has reported a sharp rise in online fraud cases, with nearly 8,000 cases recorded nationwide in just one week, though the average loss per case has declined.
‘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.
37-year hunt ends in suspect's arrest
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/02/2026
» Police have arrested a 62-year-old Hong Kong man in Bangkok's Nong Chok district for a murder he allegedly committed in Hong Kong 37 years ago.
Call-centre gangs shift to using corporate accounts
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/01/2026
» The Anti-Online Scam Centre (ACSC) has uncovered a new operational model used by call-centre gangs, which have shifted from using individual mule accounts to corporate "mule accounts" to defraud victims, evade scrutiny, and launder larger sums of money, police said.
'Mule' accounts proliferate
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/01/2026
» The term "mule account" -- once obscure, now widely recognised -- has become synonymous with financial crime in Thailand.
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.
More evidence in 'Big Joke' case, says CIB
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 04/01/2026
» The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) is confident mounting evidence will be sufficient to bring charges in a bribery case linked to former deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, deputy commissioner Pol Maj Gen Jruykiat Pankaeo said.
Bail recipients get counselling
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 03/01/2026
» Psychosocial counsellors appointed by the courts are playing an important role in preventing defendants released on bail from reoffending, easing mental strain during judicial proceedings and reducing reliance on financial sureties, court officials say.
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.