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Police put to the test
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/12/2025
» In 2025, Thailand faced a convergence of crimes and scandals that shook public confidence in institutions meant to protect society. From a deadly mass shooting in Bangkok to sprawling online scam networks, monk misconduct and a senior police scandal, the year exposed deep vulnerabilities linked to crime, governance and accountability, leaving lingering questions about reform and public trust.
Activist gets suspended sentence, fine
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/12/2025
» The activist Atchariya Ruengrattanapong has been handed a year in jail in a defamation case, with the sentence suspended for two years.
Financial probe sought into former remand prison chief
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/11/2025
» A political activist on Monday petitioned the Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) to investigate the assets and finances of a former Bangkok Remand Prison chief and several corrections officers implicated in a scandal involving Chinese inmates allegedly receiving illicit VIP privileges.
Fast immigration lanes for Chinese students’ families at Thai airports
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 13/07/2025
» Immigration police have set up fast lanes for Chinese students’ families at major airports to welcome them to Thailand during their school holidays.
B15m for drug dealer bounties
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/04/2025
» The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) has approved a budget of 15 million baht to fund this year's bounty programme targeting 200 major drug traffickers.
Safety blitz after Bangkok hotel fire
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 31/12/2024
» The Interior Ministry has instructed provincial governors nationwide to step up safety inspections at hotels, tourist attractions, and entertainment venues in the wake of a hotel fire near Khao San Road in Bangkok, which left three people dead and several injured on Sunday night.
Police arrest smuggler
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/08/2024
» A 26-year-old Thai woman who headed an attempt to smuggle narcotics from Thailand to South Korea has been arrested as a result of cooperation between the authorities of both countries.
2 nabbed for Rohingya trafficking
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 03/09/2022
» Police have arrested two more suspects allegedly involved in human trafficking activities that led to the deaths of dozens of Rohingya migrants in southern Thailand in 2015.
Senate 'must probe' abuse claim
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/08/2022
» A former Democrat MP is urging a probe to find the identity of a senator whose alleged mistress, a police corporal, has been accused of abusing a member of their domestic staff.
Prinn faces new sexual misconduct allegations
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/04/2022
» A total of four people have filed sexual misconduct complaints against Prinn Panitchpakdi, former Democrat deputy leader, according to Pol Maj Gen Trairong Piwpan, deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau.