Showing 31 - 40 of 55
Police on look out for illegal border crossings
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/06/2020
» NONG KHAO: The Immigration Bureau (IB) is gearing up its efforts to prevent thousands of migrant workers from Laos and Cambodia from sneaking into Thailand illegally through natural channels to seek jobs.
Stranded foreigners receive visa relief
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/04/2020
» The government has relaxed visa rules for foreign visitors and those from neighbouring countries holding a temporary border pass since they are unable to leave the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Immigration Bureau pursues visa relief for foreigners
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 06/04/2020
» The Immigration Bureau (IB) plans to seek cabinet approval for a new raft of measures for three different categories of foreigners in Thailand affected by the Covid-19 crisis.
Online sale, new routes 'will lead to boom in drug trade'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/01/2020
» While the economy still shows no sign of pulling out of last year's tepid growth, the one industry that may see a real boom in 2020 is the drug trade.
New immigration chief bullish
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/04/2019
» Fresh from his move from the Border Patrol Police Bureau, newly appointed Immigration Bureau (IB) commissioner Pol Lt Gen Sompong Chingduang has given assurances that his performance will be up to scratch in his new role.
More borders, more problems
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 28/01/2019
» Last week's murder and dismemberment of a South Korean man should teach the police a lesson -- that criminals can use Thailand's porous natural border to get in and out of the country undetected with ease.
Keeping up with the cartels
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/11/2018
» A super-elite family background and close connections to the powers that be -- including Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon -- have not lessened the worth of the new chief of the Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB), Chinnaphat Sarasin.
'Crime buster' heads up border security
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/10/2018
» Dubbed by media as "the crime buster of Bangkok", Pol Maj Gen Sompong Chingduang has been put in charge of the Border Patrol Police (BPP).
Maitri wrestles with mafia networks
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/04/2018
» Maitri Chimcherd was taken by surprise six months ago when he was promoted to be commander of the Crime Suppression Division (CSD), a position he never dreamed of landing.
Top five crime news stories of the year
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/12/2017
» The year 2017 saw many infamous crime stories make the headlines in the Bangkok Post. The Post would like to recap five such stories -- from the killer "beauties", the Krabi family massacre, the wholesale fraud surrounding non-existent tours to Japan, the Xaysana drug trafficking gang, to the Jomsap retrial saga -- which had readers following each case over the course of many days and weeks as the events unfolded.