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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.
Teen gang warned after bomb rampage outside hospital
News, Online Reporters, Published on 25/06/2025
» Thirteen young juveniles were arrested in Udon Thani’s Chaiwan district late Tuesday night after revving motorcycles and throwing small homemade explosives in front of Chaiwan Hospital.
Taiwanese man arrested in Pattaya after rampage with baseball bat
News, Online Reporters, Published on 23/06/2025
» A Taiwanese man was arrested in Pattaya after he allegedly attacked his neighbours’ condo doors with a baseball bat while under the influence of drugs, sparking panic among residents. Authorities later discovered a stash of narcotics and weapons in his room.
Thai police crack down on foreign tourist offences after Pai hospital rampage
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/02/2025
» Tourist police and Immigration Bureau (IB) officers are cracking down on tourism-related offences in Pai district of Mae Hong Son province following the deportation of four Israeli nationals involved in a violent rampage at Pai Hospital.
Police ‘violated teen mall shooter’s rights’
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 20/07/2024
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has indicated that the actions of police officers who released photos and video of a 14-year-old boy who killed three people during a shooting rampage at Siam Paragon last October violated his human rights.
Defeat symbolises normalisation
News, Justice Malala, Published on 03/06/2024
» Last Thursday, a television news crew made its way to former South African president Jacob Zuma's homestead, an ugly monstrosity controversially built at a cost of 250 million rand (500 million baht) of taxpayers' money, in his rural village of Nkandla. The crew got to interview Zuma after midnight. At about 2am, the crew watched in amazement as a genial Zuma, aged 82, welcomed a delegation of French diplomats into his living room for a meeting.
PM to weigh up stiffer juvenile penalties
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth and Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/01/2024
» The government will weigh the pros and cons of toughening legal punishments against young offenders who commit serious crimes, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said.
Calls grow for juvenile law review
News, Wassayos Ngamkham and Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 19/01/2024
» Calls for tougher punishments for serious crimes committed "intentionally" by juvenile delinquents are gaining momentum as more parliamentarians expressed their support for such a move on Thursday.
Teen boy’s interrogation ‘unlawful’: prosecutors
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/12/2023
» Prosecutors have returned to police a summary of their investigation into the Siam Paragon shooting involving a 14-year-old suspect, saying it lacks a sufficiently clear mental health assessment of the teenager.
2023's most shocking crime stories
News, Wassayos Ngamkham and Wongsathorn Pungsriwanich, Published on 28/12/2023
» As the New Year approaches, the 'Bangkok Post' is taking this opportunity to select five crime stories that both captivated and shocked the nation during the past 12 months.