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Fire destroys about 20 speedboats in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran and Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/01/2026
» PHUKET: Some 20 fully refuelled speedboats were on fire at Chalong Pier on Wednesday morning.
‘Big Joke’ bribery evidence released
WASSAYOS NGAMKHAM, Published on 06/01/2026
» The Royal Thai Police on Tuesday released video and audio evidence in the high-profile bribery case involving former deputy national police chief Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn, following an allegation made by a former aide.
Anatomy of a scam
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 03/01/2026
» Police say scammers will develop more sophisticated operations in 2026, allowing them to target victims more precisely, even though some scam centres along the borders of Myanmar and Cambodia have been dismantled in recent months.
Big-name fraud wave shocks
News, Wassayos Ngamkham and Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/12/2025
» The intensified campaign to expose wrongdoing within the police force, led by former deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn and Atchariya Ruangratanapong, president of the Crime Victims Assistance Club, has become a major point of public interest.
Crackdown on gang faking Thai citizenship linked to “grey Chinese” syndicates
Wassayos Ngamkham and Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 20/11/2025
» Five government agencies have launched a joint operation to dismantle a network involved in granting fraudulent permanent residency to foreigners.
Chief prosecutor to appeal Thaksin lese-majeste acquittal
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/11/2025
» New Attorney-General Ittiporn Kaewthip has decided to appeal the lese-majeste case against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, overturning a recommendation from a prosecutors’ panel that favoured ending the proceedings after the initial court defeat.
Ex-policeman gets bail in kidnap case
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/11/2025
» High-profile former police officer Santhana Prayoonrat was granted bail on Friday after his arrest in Bangkok on multiple charges in connection with the abduction of a Taiwanese businessman in 2021.
Trafficked Thai ‘sex worker’, 12, now under Tokyo's protection
Wassayos Ngamkham and Kyodo News, Published on 07/11/2025
» The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed on Friday that a 12-year-old Thai girl, who was reportedly forced to work at a massage parlour in central Tokyo, is now under the protection of Japanese authorities. The case has sparked widespread concern and is currently under investigation to identify all the individuals involved.
Woman given jail for BMW crash that killed three
Wassayos Ngamkham and Online Reporters, Published on 05/11/2025
» A woman who drove a BMW at 200 kilometres per hour and fatally struck a mother and two children on a motorcycle in Chumphon last year has been sentenced to 4 years and 7 months in jail.
Thai police screen over 1,000 foreigners fleeing Myanmar scam compounds
Wassayos Ngamkham and Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 26/10/2025
» TAK — Thai police are stepping up efforts to screen more than 1,000 foreigners who have fled from scam compounds and illegal casinos in Myanmar’s Myawaddy township following a raid by the Myanmar military on KK Park, one of the biggest scam compounds on the border.