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'Grey capital' rears its head
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/12/2025
» In recent weeks, photographs showing controversial foreign businessman Benjamin Mauerberger, also known as Ben Smith, and Yim Leak with several Thai politicians have gone viral, sparking questions about possible links to so-called grey capital networks.
6 members of 2 major scam gangs arrested, including 2 Chinese nationals
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/04/2024
» Six suspected members of two major call centre scam gangs have been arrested separately with cash and other assets worth about 42 million baht seized. One Chinese suspect managed digital wallets with about 70 billion baht in circulation.
Immigration warns of fake ‘fast-track service’
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/03/2024
» The Immigration Bureau has warned tourists not to fall victim to online advertisements that offer fast-track immigration service for 2,900 baht per flight at Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports.
Money launderer nabbed
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 19/08/2023
» A Taiwanese man wanted in his home country for allegedly laundering around 20 billion baht for phone scammers and online gambling gangs has been arrested in Bangkok's Klong San district.
Chinese couple arrested for alleged B10bn fraud
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 31/05/2023
» A Chinese couple living in a 67-million-baht house in Bangkok were arrested on Wednesday for alleged multinational fraud, with damage estimated at 10 billion baht, the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau said.
25,000 cops to guard Apec summit
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/11/2022
» Security measures are now in place for the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Bangkok on Nov 18-19, says the national police chief.
'Appalling' crimes, revisited
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/12/2021
» With a new year nearly upon us, these are five crime stories that both captivated and shocked the nation during the past 12 months.
Soleimani 'not linked' to Bangkok attacks
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 04/01/2020
» International security has worsened after a US air strike on Friday killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a warning of "severe revenge".
Keeping up with the cartels
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/11/2018
» A super-elite family background and close connections to the powers that be -- including Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon -- have not lessened the worth of the new chief of the Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB), Chinnaphat Sarasin.
Senior monks arrested for embezzlement, robbery
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/05/2018
» Some 200 police commandos made coordinated raids on Buddhist temples on Thursday morning and arrested senior monks for alleged embezzlement, including members of the Sangha Supreme Council, and well-known political monk Buddha Isara for alleged robbery during the Bangkok Shutdown protests.