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Online shopping imports face full tax
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 02/01/2026
» Thailand yesterday began collecting taxes on all imported goods bought online, a move the government says will create "a level playing field" between local and imported cheap products.
Bangkok police make record haul of smuggled Chinese cigarettes
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/10/2025
» A Chinese man has been arrested on charges of selling contraband cigarettes from China after police seized 65,000 packs in raids on a secret room at his residence and a deserted building in Bangkok.
Drug raid uncovers hidden room
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/10/2025
» Police have arrested eight suspects -- seven foreign nationals and one Thai -- following a major drug raid in Bangkok's Nana area, uncovering a concealed drug room in a barbershop inside a five-storey commercial building, the Royal Thai Police (RTP) says.
Thai troops seize 13,000 untaxed cigarette packs hidden in sugarcane field
News, Online Reporters, Published on 10/08/2025
» Burapha Task Force soldiers, along with excise officials, seized over 13,000 packs of untaxed foreign cigarettes hidden in a sugarcane plantation near the Thai–Cambodian border in Sa Kaeo province early Sunday.
Smuggled vapes intercepted near Malaysian border
News, Online Reporters, Published on 25/06/2025
» NARATHIWAT - Highway police seized 823 e-cigarettes, or vapes, being delivered by truck to customers and arrested the driver, who admitted to picking up the illicit goods at the Malaysian border.
Police to bring in vessels with contraband oil today
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/06/2024
» Marine police yesterday sent boats and officers to bring back three missing vessels carrying 330,000 litres of contraband diesel after they were spotted near Malaysian waters. The oil boats are expected to arrive at the Port of Songkhla today, according to the police.
Marine chief rides wave of success
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/01/2024
» Pol Maj Gen Phruttiphong Nuchanart, the new chief of Marine Police Division, has made an impressive start in drawing public attention to the usually low-profile unit and its essential role in countering criminal activities and maritime threats in Thai waters.
Dept speeds up 'mafia' link probe
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/09/2023
» The Department of Provincial Administration (DoPA) is ramping up efforts to identify "influential figures" whom authorities suspect are tied to various criminal activities across the country, according to Deputy Interior Minister Chada Thaiset.
Cops nab 17 in raid over illegal site
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/07/2023
» Police have arrested 17 Vietnamese citizens for their alleged involvement in an online gambling site and a passport counterfeiting gang.
The baby bonus just does not work any more
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 22/05/2023
» I was one of five children -- not seen as a particularly big family in Newfoundland at the time -- and there was one year when we allegedly beat Guatemala to have the highest birth rate in the world. (That's probably not true, but people were proud of it anyway.)