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Eighteen traffic police officers suspended for taking bribes
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/12/2024
» Eighteen traffic police in Udon Thani have been suspended from duty pending an investigation over traffic ticket bribes.
Taxi driver flees petrol station, hits police vehicle
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/12/2024
» A taxi registered in Bangkok collided with a truck and a police vehicle as its driver fled a Chaiyaphum petrol station without paying for fuel.
Pattaya visitor swallows traffic ticket
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/12/2024
» A visitor was detained after swallowing a traffic ticket when police stopped his motorcycle Saturday evening.
Japanese phone scammers arrested in Pattaya
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/12/2024
» Immigration police in Pattaya have arrested five Japanese men allegedly operating a call scam centre that has been defrauding elderly Japanese out of about 5 million baht a day.
Thong Lor police do squats to atone for drunken misbehaviour
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/12/2024
» Police at Thong Lor have punished themselves by each performing 10 squats in a show of responsibility after a drunk colleague fired a gun during an argument with a bar security guard.
Drunk tourist charged with assaulting police
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/12/2024
» A Belarusian tourist faces charges after attacking police and security guards in Phuket while extremely drunk — and his wife and children are returning home without him.
120 arrested in underwear at Bangkok hotel party
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/12/2024
» Police arrested more than 120 people wearing only underwear in a Bangkok hotel room where they were partying with drugs early Sunday morning.
Hotel booze rules relaxed over New Year
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/11/2024
» Hotel guests will be allowed to order alcoholic drinks to their rooms from in-house bars and restaurants around the clock over the New Year, according to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
Tourists offered free Thai holiday for smuggling weed to Britain
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/11/2024
» British authorities have asked Thai police to arrest Britons smuggling cannabis back to the UK in exchange for a free holiday in Thailand.
Over 94,000 illegal Chinese products seized in Bangkok
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/11/2024
» The Food and Drug Administration has seized more than 94,000 illegal Chinese products from dozens of shops in Bangkok over the past three months.