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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.
Soldiers kill 6 drug smugglers, seize 1.2m meth pills
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 28/10/2025
» CHIANG MAI - Six drug smugglers were killed in a brief clash with soldiers patrolling in Fang district on Monday, and 1.2 million methamphetamine pills with Labubu stamps were seized.
Indian threatens people with lighter-gun in Siam Square
News, Online Reporters, Published on 14/10/2025
» An Indian man was arrested and charged after a man was seen wildly threatening people with a pistol-shaped lighter in Siam Square in Bangkok.
Theft prank; evil eye; durian feast; errant monk
News, Published on 14/09/2025
» An Udon Thani man, frustrated with life, stole gold rings from two stores in succession, claiming he wanted to go to jail to "take a rest".
Thai soldiers kill 5 drug smugglers, seize 1.35m meth pills in Chiang Mai
News, Published on 03/08/2025
» Thai soldiers clashed with suspected drug traffickers in Chiang Mai’s Fang district early Sunday, leaving five suspects dead and resulting in the seizure of 1.35 million methamphetamine pills and firearms, according to the military.
Five Chinese now held after shooting in Pattaya
News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 02/06/2025
» Another two Chinese men and a Thai woman have been arrested as police expand their investigation into a shooting at a rented house in Pattaya's Bang Lamung district on Saturday.
Policeman's novice son slain from ambush
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 22/04/2025
» SONGKHLA - A 16-year-old temple novice, a policeman's son, was shot dead when his father’s pickup truck was ambushed in Saba Yoi district of this southern border province on Tuesday morning.
Gun control falls short
News, Editorial, Published on 17/02/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul have jointly signed an order halting the issuance of permits to carry firearms, particularly handguns, for one year.
Two arrests as cops seize 80kg of 'ice'
News, Published on 14/01/2025
» Nakhon Pathom: Two men were arrested yesterday for allegedly possessing almost 80 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine in Muang district.
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.