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Father, sons accused of motorcycle taxi protection racket
Online Reporters, Published on 13/07/2016
» About 70 motorcycle taxi drivers in Soi Sukhumvit 81 on Tuesday night filed a complaint with Phra Khanong police accusing a man and his two sons of extortion, intimidation and illegal money lending.
Father, sons arrested for illegal money lending, firearms
Online Reporters, Published on 08/07/2016
» A father and two sons were arrested for illegal money lending and illegal possession of several firearms following a raid on a building in Bangkok’s Suan Luang district on Friday.
Police suspend bridge/tunnel ban for bikers
Online Reporters, Published on 27/06/2016
» The Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) on Monday announced it will temporarily cease enforcing a ban on motorcycles using Bangkok’s flyovers and tunnels until talks with opponents of the measure are concluded.
Top Samut Sakhon officials moved in corruption sweep
Online Reporters, Published on 25/06/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the transfer of 23 officials, including the governor and chief prosecutor in Samut Sakhon, the hub of the country's seafood industry and the focus of many labour-abuse investigations.
Police praised for getting rid of 'road occupiers'
Online Reporters, Published on 17/05/2016
» Staking claims on public roads as personal parking space by putting odd objects on them is a common sight in Bangkok, but for over a year Samran Rat police have made sure there is no such thing as personal parking space in their jurisdiction.
PAD asks NACC to reconsider dropping Somchai case
Online Reporters, Published on 04/05/2016
» The People's Alliance for Democracy on Wednesday asked the National Anti-Corruption Commission to reconsider its plan to drop a lawsuit against former prime minister Somchai Wongsawat and others for dispersal of yellow-shirt protesters in 2008.
Five more suspects sought in canal corpse case
Online Reporters, Published on 09/04/2016
» Warrants have been issued for five more South Asians in connection with the death of a Bhutanese drug mule whose body was dumped in a Bangkok canal a week ago, bringing the number of wanted suspects to seven.
New crackdown on intellectual property pirates
Online Reporters, Published on 07/04/2016
» Surprise raids, assets seizures and tax audits are among strict new measures planned to shut down the massive market in pirated goods in Thailand.
Motorcyclists banned on all flyovers, underpasses
Online Reporters, Published on 31/03/2016
» Bangkok police have launched a fresh crackdown on bike riders who use flyovers and underpasses banned to them, and are making every one of the structures off-limits to motorcycles for 90 days, effective from Thursday.
Soldiers given police powers of arrest, search and seizure
Online Reporters, Published on 30/03/2016
» Soldiers from the rank of sub-lieutenant and up have been given police powers to summons, arrest and detain suspects in a wide range of crimes including extortion, labour abuse and human trafficking, and will also be allowed to search property without a warrant.