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Four Chinese held after staged kidnapping for ransom
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/04/2026
» Police have dismantled a Chinese gang accused of staging a fake kidnapping of a 19-year-old woman in order to extort ransom money from her father, arresting four suspects, including her boyfriend, who was also wanted in China in an online scam case.
Courts warn revellers, 'No groping'
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 13/04/2026
» The Court of Justice has warned Songkran revellers they could face up to 10 years in prison and/or a hefty fine of 200,000 baht if found guilty of physically molesting someone during crowded water fights.
Large-scale forest encroachment probed in Ranong
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/04/2026
» The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has filed a complaint against a group of investors and state officials accused of colluding to encroach on more than 3,000 rai of pristine rainforest in Ranong, causing damage estimated at over 200 million baht.
Thai drug kingpin with B1m bounty extradited from Korea
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/04/2026
» A fugitive Thai drug kingpin with a 1-million-baht bounty, who was wanted under 60 arrest warrants and played dead, was arrested in South Korea and extradited to Thailand on Tuesday.
Sondhi gets four-month prison term
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/04/2026
» The Criminal Court sentenced media mogul Sondhi Limthongkul to four months in prison without suspension on Tuesday for defaming former MP Thanakorn Nanti over allegations linking him to corruption in several energy-related projects.
Sondhi gets four-month prison term
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/04/2026
» The Criminal Court has sentenced media mogul Sondhi Limthongkul to four months in prison without suspension on Tuesday for defaming former MP Thanakorn Nanti over allegations linking him to corruption in several energy-related projects.
8 police officers suspended in extortion case
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 02/04/2026
» Eight police officers accused of extorting 200,000 baht from a couple in Pathum Thani have been suspended pending an investigation, with criminal charges filed and the case having been forwarded to court.
Police cuff two monks over rapes
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/03/2026
» Two monks have been arrested at a well-known temple in the Charoen Krung area of Bangkok on charges of sexual abusing novice monks, with seven victims identified and over 100 explicit video clips seized as evidence.
Two Bangkok monks charged with abusing novices
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/03/2026
» Two monks have been arrested at a well-known temple in the Charoen Krung area of Bangkok on charges of sexual abusing novice monks, with seven victims identified and over 100 explicit video clips seized as evidence.
Gold shop safety measures expanded
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 19/03/2026
» As gold prices reach record highs due to the war in the Middle East, police are stepping up efforts to prevent robberies targeting gold shops in Bangkok and other major cities.