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High hopes for small party
SRT touts major reforms ahead of Feb 8 election, writes Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/01/2026
» For the Seri Ruam Thai (SRT) Party, Pol Gen Sereepisuth Temeeyaves -- the party leader and its prime ministerial candidate -- is pushing a nationalist agenda at full throttle in the final stretch of its election campaign.
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.
Cambodia abruptly closes border gate, stops buying power from Thailand
Online Reporters, Published on 13/06/2025
» Cambodian authorities unilaterally closed an international border gate opposite Chanthaburi province on Friday with no prior notice, the latest development in the ongoing tensions between the two countries.
Interpol red notice out for 'spotter' in Cambodian MP slaying
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/01/2025
» The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol), at the request of Thai police, has issued a red notice for the arrest of Pich Kimsrin, a 24-year-old Cambodian man implicated in the fatal shooting of Lim Kimya, a former Cambodian opposition MP.
Gunman suspect held in high-security prison
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/01/2025
» Ekkalak Phaenoi, the suspected gunman in the murder of the former Cambodian opposition MP in Bangkok last week, is now being detained in the Bangkok Remand Prison with round-the-clock safety monitoring.
Accused killer of Cambodian politician taken to court
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 13/01/2025
» Police took Ekkalak Phaenoi, who is accused of assassinating a Cambodian opposition politician in Bangkok, to the Criminal Court on Monday and applied to extend his detention.
Police: Hitman confesses to killing former Cambodian MP
Online Reporters and News Agencies, Published on 11/01/2025
» Authorities in Cambodia on Saturday handed over a Thai ex-marine accused of shooting a former Cambodian opposition MP to death in Bangkok earlier this week.
Lim Kimya assassin leaves money trail
News, Wassayos Ngamkham & Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 11/01/2025
» Police have found two transactions totalling 60,000 baht that were made to a bank account held by Ekkalak Phaenoi, the 41-year-old Thai ex-Marine suspected of killing Lim Kimya, 73, a former Cambodian opposition MP, in Bangkok on Tuesday, a source said.
Others sought in ex-MP's murder
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/01/2025
» Police are hunting for accomplices involved in the shooting death of a former Cambodian opposition MP, with a warrant being issued for the arrest of the spotter suspected in the slaying.
Speedy extradition likely for suspected killer of former Cambodian MP
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/01/2025
» Thai police have asked Cambodian authorities to extradite a Thai ex-marine suspected of killing a former Cambodian opposition MP, and are also seeking at least two Cambodian suspects, according to a senior Bangkok police officer.