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MP alarmed by beggars with kids
News, Published on 18/01/2025
» People's Party MP for Bangkok, Bhuntin Noumjerm, is calling for the government to deal with foreign beggars in the Asok-Nana area after most were found to have brought children with them to make more money.
12 beggars arrested in Bangkok,1 with B300,000 cash, B1m in bank account
Online Reporters, Published on 13/12/2024
» Twelve Thai and foreign beggars were arrested during a police operation to purge Bangkok of beggars on Thursday night. One Thai beggar was found to be carrying more than 300,000 baht in cash and to have about one million baht in her bank account.
Public urged not to give beggars cash
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/08/2024
» The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security will launch a campaign urging the public to refrain from giving money to beggars after a nationwide survey indicated a rise in beggar numbers.
Russian beggar arrested on Koh Phangan
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 13/08/2024
» SURAT THANI: A Russian man detained on the tourist island of Koh Phangan following residents' complaints he was begging for food was found to have overstayed his visa by more than four years, tourist police said.
Don’t give to beggars, Varawut says
Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 11/06/2024
» Social Development and Human Security Minister Varawut Silpa-archa has asked people to stop giving money to beggars as they are increasing in number, with some making almost 100,000 baht a month.
Thai beggars target Malaysia's Kelantan during Ramadan
Online Reporters, Published on 26/03/2024
» Thai nationals are among the foreign beggars found seeking their fortune on the streets in Malaysia's Kelantan state during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, a Malaysian state official said.
Almost 300 kids missing in 2023
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/01/2024
» Close to 300 children were reported missing last year, a 17% increase on the previous year and the highest number recorded in the past five years, according to the Mirror Foundation, a non-governmental organisation dedicated to helping find missing people.
Social, labour issues that dominated news in 2023
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 31/12/2023
» Making a top-five list of the most pressing labour and social issues of the year is no mean feat given that so much has taken place. That said, the Bangkok Post has summarised a handful of the most remarkable stories of 2023 for your reading pleasure.
Beggars 'not trafficked': IB
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 28/11/2023
» A group of Chinese beggars who were recently arrested in Bangkok were not trafficked into the country and had unlawfully solicited donations in Malaysia and Singapore before trying their luck in the country, according to the Immigration Bureau (IB) yesterday.
Chinese women beggars probed
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/11/2023
» Police are investigating a group of Chinese women in school uniforms with deformed faces and amputated hands who were found begging in Bangkok.