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‘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.
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.
'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.
Thai and Chinese authorities view destroyed scam buildings in Myanmar
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/12/2025
» Thai and Chinese authorities crossed the border from Thailand’s Tak province to Myawaddy of Myanmar to view the debris of scam centres on Monday.
Thaksin kin vow to fight
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/11/2025
» Former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, was "hurt and saddened" upon learning that the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) had decided to appeal the decision to acquit him of lese majeste charges stemming from his interview with a South Korean newspaper back in 2015, according to his daughter, Pingtongta Kunakornwong.
AG to decide on appeal of Thaksin's Section 112 case
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/09/2025
» Prosecutors have voted against appealing the Section 112 case involving former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, with a final decision now pending from the attorney general.
Sangha Act to be revised after senior monks' sex scandals
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 13/07/2025
» The Sangha Supreme Council (SSC) will form a special committee to revise monastic regulations following a high-profile sex scandal involving 11 monks and a woman known as “Miss Golf”.
Police arrest 21 in raid on illegal logging
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/03/2025
» Police on Friday arrested two Thais and 19 Myanmar nationals in connection with illegal logging in Pa Phu Nam Khem National Park in Prachuap Khiri Khan province.
Senior policemen in Tak shunted over scam suspicions
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/02/2025
» Two senior Thai police officers well known in the border areas of Tak province have been transferred to Bangkok, pending further investigations into possible links with gambling activities and human trafficking in Myanmar.
996 bitcoin mining devices seized in Chon Buri
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/01/2025
» Police and electricity officials have seized 996 bitcoin mining devices at a company that they say also stole huge amounts of electricity to run them, in Phanat Nikhom district of Chon Buri.