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Anutin confident Chada can root out mafia links
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 12/09/2023
» Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Monday expressed confidence in the ability of his deputy, Chada Thaiset, to succeed in a new attempt to tackle mafia-style gangs and curb their influence on local administrative organisations nationwide.
‘Kamnan Nok’ detained over police slaying
Published on 09/09/2023
» The Criminal Court on Saturday approved a police request to detain Praween Chankhlai, a former kamnan or subdistrict head, who is accused of ordering a gunman to kill a highway police officer at a dinner party in Nakhon Pathom on Wednesday night.
Authorities deny media coverage about Russians
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 09/09/2023
» Phuket: The provincial police commander denied foreign media allegations that an increasing number of Russian tourists are now taking jobs and operating businesses illegally.
Blacklist all 'mafia-like' kamnans, says Anutin
News, Published on 09/09/2023
» Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Friday he has assigned his deputy, Chada Thaiset, and all provincial governors to gather information on and blacklist local leaders found to be involved in mafia-style gangs.
Hard-hitting migrant films tighten Venice race
AFP, Published on 07/09/2023
» VENICE - The blistering tale of an African's journey to Europe and a moving film about refugees at Poland's border, which has angered its government, have tightened the race at the Venice Film Festival.
No hell in Buddhism
Published on 21/08/2023
» Re: "Macabre deity statue to be obscured from public view", (BP, Aug 19) & "Keeping the faiths", (Editorial, Aug 19).
Trump: The mills of the gods grind slowly
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 19/08/2023
» 'The mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind exceeding fine," wrote Sextus Empiricus, a Sceptic philosopher who lived mainly in Athens and Alexandria almost 2,000 years ago. Justice may be slow to come, but in the end the wicked will be punished. The mills are turning.
Ecuador to vote in election dominated by 'horror' of violence
AFP, Published on 18/08/2023
» QUITO - Ecuador will hold a presidential election Sunday after a campaign marked by the murder of a top candidate and vows to tackle the lawlessness that has engulfed the once-peaceful nation.
Kuwaitis nabbed over 'mafia' clip
News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 04/08/2023
» CHON BURI: Police have arrested four Kuwaiti tourists and two Myanmar migrants after they shot a prank video clip about mafia extortion in Pattaya.
Driving out the gangs
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/08/2023
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) will now look into five major biker gangs based in the country after arresting the leader, an Austrian national, and some members of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club in Pattaya on July 21.