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Mae Sot online gambling den raided
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 31/05/2020
» TAK: Police raided a house in Mae Sot district used as a hub for online gambling, seized a large quantity of gambling equipment and arrested 25 Thai and foreign employees on Saturday.
Immigration Bureau pursues visa relief for foreigners
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 06/04/2020
» The Immigration Bureau (IB) plans to seek cabinet approval for a new raft of measures for three different categories of foreigners in Thailand affected by the Covid-19 crisis.
Temporary immigration office opens
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/03/2020
» A temporary immigration centre has been opened at the Central Investigation Bureau in Muang Thong Thani estate in Nonthaburi province to relieve congestion at the Government Complex on Chaeng Watthana Road.
Immigration looks to cut crowding
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/03/2020
» The Immigration Bureau (IB) wants foreign residents not to come to its offices to make their 90-day place of residence report after overcrowding put paid to its attempts at one-metre social distancing against Covid-19.
Police nab 10 for call centre fraud scam
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/01/2020
» Immigration police have arrested 10 French and Belgian nationals in Bangkok for allegedly running a "call centre" scam to lure European companies into paying for fake financial services.
Foreigners caught for prostitution, fraud
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/06/2019
» An Uzbek woman has been arrested at a condominium in Bangkok after eight years on the run from authorities in her country.
Immigration officers arrested for issuing fake visa stamps
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/01/2019
» Six people - three immigration police, two Thai men and a Nigerian - have been arrested for colluding in forging visa stamps for foreigners entering the country illegally.
Foreigners caught for visa offences, investigation extended
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/01/2019
» Five foreigners were arrested for visa offences during raids in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Surat Thani from Dec 26-Jan 8.
CSD shuts illegal sports betting site
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/01/2019
» The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) is hunting Thai and foreign suspects who are believed to be behind a multi-million-baht online gambling ring that was busted in a recent raid.
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.