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Meditating on a new kind of criminal
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/03/2021
» Pol Lt Gen Kornchai Klaykiueng, or "Big Jaeng" to friends and close colleagues, the first commissioner of the new Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau, may come from a police family but, in conversation with the Bangkok Post, says it is his grounding in the psychological aspects of Buddhism, with its emphasis on space for reflection, that has really helped him make a start on tackling the growing problem of online crime.
Criminals exploiting 'fears of contagion'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/04/2020
» The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) has seen its workload increase recently due to crimes related to the coronavirus pandemic, its chief warned yesterday.
Man held for torching, robbing girlfriend
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 03/10/2019
» A man was arrested in a 17-year-old case in which he allegedly torched and robbed a student girlfriend who had dumped him, leaving her crippled for the rest of her life.
Suspected leader of trailer theft gang caught
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/09/2019
» The suspected leader of a trailer theft gang has been arrested in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district after seven years on the run.
Overstayer turns out to be fugitive
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 06/07/2019
» Phetchabun: Police have arrested a German fugitive wanted by Interpol for alleged theft and forgery that caused damages totalling at least 16 million baht.
Overstay check turns up German fugitive
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/07/2019
» PHETCHABUN: Police have arrested a German national who overstayed his visa and was found to be wanted in his home country on charges of theft and forgery involving about €460,000 (about 16 million baht).
89 illegal migrant workers caught during raid in Bangkok
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/04/2019
» Eighty-eight illegal migrants were arrested when police raided premises providing them shelter in Bangkok’s Nong Chok district on Thursday night.
Mongolian pickpockets caught
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 03/04/2019
» Three Mongolian men have been arrested on charges of stealing a wallet from a Slovak tourist on a BTS train in Bangkok on Monday night.
Man says drunk cop shot him and then pressed false charges
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/02/2019
» A postal worker has sought help from Crime Suppression Division police, accusing a Kanchanaburi policeman of drunkenly firing shots at him, and then bringing a charge of attempted murder against him.
Round up of unsavoury suspects
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/12/2018
» On the crime front, public attention was dominated to a large degree by news stories that were wide-ranging, unusual and controversial. The alleged bitcoin fraud had police and readers delving into the complexity of the cryptocurrency issue, which is new to most people, while the arrest of senior clergy in temple fund embezzlement cases tested people's faith in Buddhism. Meanwhile, the arrest of a policeman-turned-hitman responsible for at least two murders, brought back memories of his alleged connection to the kidnapping and murders of the wife and son of a jeweller holding vital clues in the 1995 stolen Saudi gems case. Police also claimed success in nabbing all overstayers in a long-running crackdown. However, the reportedly accidental shooting death of an Indian tourist in a gun battle between two rival Bangkok gangs undermined confidence in tourist safety.