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Man sought in kidnap, murder case
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/03/2026
» Police are hunting a key suspect believed to have fled to Laos through Nakhon Phanom, in a Lop Buri kidnapping-murder case allegedly planned more than a week ago and involving up to 10 conspirators.
Thai police linked to kidnap claims
News, Chalit Phumruang, Published on 24/02/2026
» NAKHON SAWAN — A police scandal has erupted following complaints that officers were involved in the abduction and extortion of two local residents, who claim they were detained and forced to pay 50,000 baht in exchange for their release.
Push to reopen North Korean abduction case
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 02/12/2025
» A human rights group is calling on the Thai government to revive efforts to resolve the case of Anocha Panjoy, a Chiang Mai native abducted by North Korean agents in 1978.
Police raid villa, bust Korean scam gang and rescue kidnap victim
News, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 22/06/2025
» Thai police have arrested 21 suspects, including 20 South Koreans and one Chinese national, after rescuing a South Korean man allegedly kidnapped and forced to work for a call centre scam gang operating out of a luxury pool villa in Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri. The operation followed a tip-off from the South Korean embassy.
Police bust Indian scam gang for kidnapping
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/04/2025
» An Indian scam gang has been arrested in Thailand after abducting two fellow countrymen and demanding a ransom of 2.5 million rupees (approximately 976,000 baht) for each victim.
Kidnap comedy; abject apology; that sinking feeling
News, Mae Moo, Published on 15/09/2024
» Debt collectors do it better
Tangled tale unravels; deadly decoy; one-man drug store
News, Mae Moo, Published on 01/09/2024
» Can't tell a straight story
Police hunt 'kidnapper' of missing Chinese woman
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 13/07/2024
» Police are stepping up efforts to rescue a Chinese woman believed to have been kidnapped and held for ransom by a compatriot.
Almost 300 kids missing in 2023
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/01/2024
» Close to 300 children were reported missing last year, a 17% increase on the previous year and the highest number recorded in the past five years, according to the Mirror Foundation, a non-governmental organisation dedicated to helping find missing people.
Cops catch one after kidnap victim pays B3.5m ransom
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/04/2023
» One of five suspects wanted by police in connection with the abduction of a Chinese man from his condominium in downtown Bangkok on Friday was arrested yesterday during the victim's release following a ransom payment.