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THAILAND

17 Chinese sneaking into Thailand arrested at Bangkok hotel

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/02/2026

» Seventeen Chinese nationals were arrested at a Bangkok hotel on Tuesday after entering Thailand illegally from Cambodia, having fled the neighbouring country after scam centres were reportedly shut down.

THAILAND

Four arrested for murder of greedy debt collector

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/02/2026

» Police arrested four men in the South on Sunday morning for the murder of a debt collector said to have kept the money for himself, instead of passing it on to his influential loan-shark boss. 

THAILAND

Cops, lawyers probed after Chinese detainees let go

News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/01/2026

» The Immigration Bureau (IB) has opened an investigation into whether police officers, lawyers or other officials were involved in the allegedly unlawful release of two Chinese detainees.

THAILAND

French drug smuggling fugitive arrested in Pattaya

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 13/01/2026

» A French fugitive wanted on charges of drug smuggling between Europe and America was arrested in Pattaya by Thai police on Monday.

THAILAND

'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.

THAILAND

Tycoon gambling suspect extradited to China for trial

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/11/2025

» Police took dual Chinese-Cambodian national She Zhijiang from Klong Prem Central Prison in Bangkok to Suvarnabhumi airport on Wednesday for extradition to China and trial on online gambling charges.

THAILAND

Online gambling tycoon faces extradition

News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/11/2025

» The Appeal Court has upheld a lower court's decision to extradite She Zhijiang, a dual Chinese-Cambodian national, to China to face criminal charges relating to illegal online gambling operations, in a case being closely monitored by Chinese authorities.

THAILAND

Thai court issues warrant for arrest of Cambodian senator

News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/11/2025

» The Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Ly Yong Phat -- a Cambodian businessman with close ties to Cambodia's Senate President Hun Sen -- and four of his associates for their alleged involvement in money laundering and online fraud, which led to a sweeping operation to seize assets allegedly linked to his transnational scam network on Sunday.

THAILAND

Office of the Attorney General winding up Hun Sen audio case

News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/10/2025

» The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is finalising the case of the leaked audio clip between Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen and former prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.

THAILAND

'Naive' monk admits he gave 'Golf' B13m

News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/07/2025

» The former abbot of Wat Chujit Dhammaram in Ayutthaya has admitted to transferring nearly 13 million baht to a woman known as "Sika Golf", a central figure in an expanding scandal involving senior monks across Thailand.