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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.
Seven held in kidnapping, suspected killing of Bangkok businessman
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 04/03/2026
» Police have detained seven people suspected of kidnapping the manager of a Bangkok medical instrument company, who was then believed to have been killed and his body burned in Lop Buri.
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.
Restoring paradise
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 04/11/2025
» When Tania Kanchanarak looks out over the turquoise waters of Koh Phangan, she sees more than a postcard-perfect paradise.
Three passenger boats gutted by fire on Bangkok's Chao Phraya River
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/09/2025
» Three passenger boats were destroyed by fire on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok on Sunday evening.
Cambodia says soldier who disrupted observers' border visit was drunk
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/08/2025
» According to the Cambodian military, the Cambodian soldier who caused a disturbance at Chong Arn Ma in Ubon Ratchathani during a visit by foreign observers on Tuesday was drunk at the time, a senior Thai military intelligence officer said on Wednesday.
Soldier wounds two, then kills himself
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/08/2025
» A 25-year-old soldier stationed at a base near the Cambodian border in Surin was found dead yesterday and is believed to have shot himself hours after opening fire with an M16 rifle and wounding two civilians.
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.
Northern rally demands end to river-polluting Myanmar mining
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/06/2025
» About 1,000 residents of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai staged a rally on Thursday to demand an end to mining in Myanmar that is contaminating rivers in the northern Thai provinces.
Two Vietnamese fishing boats seized in southern Thai waters
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/05/2025
» Marine police arrested 15 Vietnamese fishermen and seized their two fishing boats for intruding into Thai waters off Narathiwat province on Sunday.