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‘Big Joke’ suspended from police force
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/04/2024
» The acting national police chief has suspended deputy chief Surachate Hakparn and four subordinates accused of involvement with an online gambling network, according to a source familiar with the case.
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‘Big Joke’ turns himself in
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/04/2024
» Deputy national police chief Surachate Hakparn turned himself in to police to answer charges of money laundering, just hours after investigators got a warrant for his arrest on Tuesday.
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30 cops suspected over illegal gambling sites
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/03/2024
» Almost 30 police officers may be involved in a bribery case tied to an illegally operated online gambling network, according to a team of lawyers representing deputy national police chief Surachate Hakparn.
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Saudi woman held at Bangkok airport avoids scheduled deportation
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/01/2019
» A Saudi woman being held at Bangkok airport on Monday appealed for asylum and for other passengers to help protest her deportation, in desperate tweets from the hotel room where she barricaded herself.
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Court extends detention of footballer
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/12/2018
» A refugee footballer from Bahrain has been detained for 12 days by the Immigration Bureau (IB), an official said Tuesday, as a tug of war commenced over his fate.
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Police back down on 'Prathet Ku Mee' threat
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/10/2018
» Police have backed down on a threat to press charges against the artists behind the Rap Against Dictatorship project over the lyrics to their song "Prathet Ku Mee".
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Teens taking 'taxi' to addiction
Helen Jandamit, Published on 27/08/2018
» Teenagers are increasingly using a new concoction derived from a prescription drug for a cheap high, according to the police.
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Police officers bribed fake 'Big Joke' for promotions
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/05/2018
» Several police officers face investigation and possibly serious disciplinary action after paying about 5 million baht for promotions to a person they believed to be the high-profile deputy tourist police chief Surachate Hakparn, aka Big Joke.
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FUNNY GIRL: "Tukky"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/05/2013
» Let's continue with our look at Thai entertainers who had a difficult road to the top. Today we'll find out how tiny (147cm) Sudarat "Tukky"(ตุ๊กกี้) Butrprom got her break.
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Bye Bye Bangkok Stonehenge
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/02/2013
» Failed solution to Bangkok traffic problem, eyesore reminder of wasted money & corrupt politicians, finally immortalized as street art.
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