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Ten foreigners caught gambling on Koh Phangan
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/12/2025
» Ten foreigners were arrested when caught illegally playing poker at a rented house on Koh Phangan on Tuesday night.
Big Russian-run rental business busted on Phangan
R May, Published on 23/10/2025
» SURAT THANI: Police have raided a large Russian-owned vehicle rental company on Koh Phangan, seizing hundreds of motorcycles and cars and making seven arrests.
Israeli caught renting out motorbikes on Koh Phangan
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/05/2025
» An Israeli has been caught illegally running a motorcycle rental business on Koh Phangan that earned him about 3 million baht last year, police said.
Mass motorbike trip a 'headache' for Phetchabun police
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/11/2024
» Local highway police have stopped 400 street motorcycle riders and fined 72 of them for violating traffic laws as thousands of teen motorcyclists made a winter trip to Phetchabun at the weekend.
Two big bike riders killed by 18-wheeler
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/06/2024
» Two big bike riders died after their motorcycles collided and were then run over by an 18-wheeler in Phetchaburi's Khao Yoi district on Sunday morning.
Phuket cracks down on foreign criminals
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/03/2023
» Phuket Provincial Police say they are working to crack down on international criminals on the island in a bid to ensure safety and improve confidence among tourists and the public.
Indonesia quake kills 162, injures hundreds
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/11/2022
» A 5.6-magnitude earthquake killed at least 162 people, with hundreds injured and others missing, on Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday.
15 nabbed in raids over scams
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/11/2022
» Police have arrested 15 Chinese and Thai citizens over their suspected links to a string of illegal businesses and phone scam rings, from which they seized assets valued at over 42 million baht.
Dept comes to rescue of GrabBike
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/06/2022
» A committee is working to save the GrabBike (Win) service, which is closing down due to a legal violation, says a Department of Land Transport (DLT) notice.
Street racers get warning from police
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/06/2020
» Police issued a stern warning on Tuesday against dek waen motorbike riders who have returned to take over the roads of Bangkok and some provinces after the government lifted the night-time curfew on Sunday.