Showing 11 - 20 of 24
Vietnamese pickpockets rounded up
Online Reporters, Published on 15/06/2018
» Police have arrested 15 Vietnamese pickpockets they say preyed on visitors to Bangkok's major tourist venues.
Algerian pickpockets caught at Suvarnabhumi airport
Online Reporters, Published on 05/05/2017
» Two Algerian men have been arrested and charged with pickpocketing at Suvarnabhumi airport passenger terminal.
Whistleblowers expose Philippines' war on drugs
Reuters, Published on 19/04/2017
» MANILA - The Philippine police have received cash payments for executing drug suspects, planted evidence at crime scenes and carried out most of the killings they have long blamed on vigilantes, said two senior officers who are critical of President Rodrigo Duterte's "war on drugs."
Third of women groped on buses
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/02/2017
» One-third of women who travel in public buses experience sexual harassment, according to the latest Super Poll.
Mourners easy target for transnational pickpockets
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/11/2016
» The large gathering of mourners for His Majesty the King outside the Grand Palace has been a gold mine for crooks, with some having taken the trouble to fly from other countries to take advantage of the unsuspecting crowds.
Volunteer group to recruit help online
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/11/2016
» Thammasat University's Volunteers for Dad, a coordination centre set up to assist mourners paying respects to His Majesty the late King at the Grand Palace, is streamlining its recruitment system to make it easier to volunteer.
A tearful final song for His Majesty
News, Published on 23/10/2016
» The Royal Anthem reverberated around Sanam Luang and the grounds of the Grand Palace one last time on Saturday as hundreds of thousands of mourners sang for the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Old scams to dog the new year
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 28/12/2015
» Theft and scam crimes will cause big headaches for police next year as the economic slowdown is likely to drag along and Thailand remains a popular hideout for foreign wrongdoers. Police believe they will face challenges from both local thieves and foreign scammers.
Pickpockets preying on foreign tourists
Online Reporters, Published on 25/11/2015
» CHIANG MAI -- Pickpockets lifted cash and mobile phones from at least nine foreign tourists watching the lantern parade marking the annual Yi Peng Festival in this tourist city on Tuesday night, police said.
Chinese pickpockets caught at Airport Link
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 03/09/2015
» Three members of a gang of Chinese pickpockets preying on lone travellers have been arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport, police said.