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Push to reopen North Korean abduction case
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 02/12/2025
» A human rights group is calling on the Thai government to revive efforts to resolve the case of Anocha Panjoy, a Chiang Mai native abducted by North Korean agents in 1978.
Ex-policeman gets bail in kidnap case
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/11/2025
» High-profile former police officer Santhana Prayoonrat was granted bail on Friday after his arrest in Bangkok on multiple charges in connection with the abduction of a Taiwanese businessman in 2021.
Chinese gang escapes after attempted kidnapping in central Pattaya
Amporn Sangkaew, Published on 22/08/2025
» CHON BURI - A group of Chinese men attempted to kidnap compatriots for ransom at a Pattaya villa this morning, but fled after a Thai woman escaped and alerted police.
Chinese man lured from Laos, abducted and slain
Panumet Tanraksa, Published on 15/07/2025
» CHIANG MAI - A missing Chinese man was found dead on Monday evening, believed murdered by Chinese abductors who had lured him from Laos and demanded 3 million baht for his release.
Four arrested in Pattaya ‘fake police’ robbery case
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 12/07/2025
» PATTAYA - Police have arrested four suspects — two Chinese and two Thais — in connection with the abduction and robbery of a Chinese citizen by fake police earlier this week.
Police raid villa, bust Korean scam gang and rescue kidnap victim
News, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 22/06/2025
» Thai police have arrested 21 suspects, including 20 South Koreans and one Chinese national, after rescuing a South Korean man allegedly kidnapped and forced to work for a call centre scam gang operating out of a luxury pool villa in Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri. The operation followed a tip-off from the South Korean embassy.
Police bust Indian scam gang for kidnapping
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/04/2025
» An Indian scam gang has been arrested in Thailand after abducting two fellow countrymen and demanding a ransom of 2.5 million rupees (approximately 976,000 baht) for each victim.
Scam centre kidnap fears keep Chinese tourists on edge in Thailand
AFP, Published on 29/01/2025
» BANGKOK - Chinese tourists visiting Thailand for Lunar New Year are worried about being kidnapped by gangsters to work in hellish scam centres, despite efforts to reassure them.
Chinese couple arrested for ransoming ex-husband for B12m
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/10/2024
» A Chinese couple were arrested for forming a gang who abducted and ransomed two compatriots, including an ex-husband, for about 12 million baht.
Thai hostages' fate unknown a year after Hamas attack
Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 08/10/2024
» The Israeli government has promised to do everything it can to rescue the remaining six Thai workers whose fate remains unknown a year after they were captured during the Hamas terror attack on southern Israel on Oct 7, 2023.