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Eight arrested for running gambling site from Cambodia
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/01/2019
» Three men and five women were arrested for allegedly running football gambling website i99bet.net, with a six-month turnover of 200 million baht, from a server located in Cambodia, police said.
Officer suspended for fake re-entry stamps
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/01/2019
» An immigration officer has been suspended for allegedly allowing foreign travellers to "re-enter" Thailand without them having to actually leave the country.
Australia to mull Saudi teen asylum bid
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/01/2019
» Australia said Tuesday it will "carefully consider" the asylum claim of an 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled alleged abuse from her family and is now in the care of the UN in Bangkok after she fended off deportation in a gripping, live-tweeted ordeal.
Round up of unsavoury suspects
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/12/2018
» On the crime front, public attention was dominated to a large degree by news stories that were wide-ranging, unusual and controversial. The alleged bitcoin fraud had police and readers delving into the complexity of the cryptocurrency issue, which is new to most people, while the arrest of senior clergy in temple fund embezzlement cases tested people's faith in Buddhism. Meanwhile, the arrest of a policeman-turned-hitman responsible for at least two murders, brought back memories of his alleged connection to the kidnapping and murders of the wife and son of a jeweller holding vital clues in the 1995 stolen Saudi gems case. Police also claimed success in nabbing all overstayers in a long-running crackdown. However, the reportedly accidental shooting death of an Indian tourist in a gun battle between two rival Bangkok gangs undermined confidence in tourist safety.
Police cast net for sex offenders
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/12/2018
» The alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in Saraburi by five teenagers earlier this month has prompted the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) to seek better ways to deal with cases of sexual assault.
Two arrested for smuggling
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/12/2018
» A Myanmar teenager and a Thai woman have been nabbed for their alleged links to a group of 21 Malaysian nationals arrested for allegedly carrying drugs in March 2016.
Cops 'failed to act' over gang-rape of minor
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 19/12/2018
» Police in Saraburi are facing a probe by the Crime Suppression Division into their alleged inaction following a complaint against five teenagers for allegedly gang raping an underage girl.
Border cops in tourism deal
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/12/2018
» The Thai Border Patrol Police force has reached an agreement with its Myanmar counterpart to turn parts of the western forest in Kanchanaburi's Thong Pha Phum district into a new tourist attraction.
Visa crackdown to stay
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/12/2018
» Immigration Bureau chief Surachate Hakparn admits frequent crackdowns on suspects who live in Thailand illegally have made other foreigners feel uncomfortable, but the bureau's success in carrying out the campaign outweighs this concern.
Man wanted for Trang pub killing nabbed in Myanmar
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/12/2018
» A Thai man wanted for shooting and killing a man at a pub in Trang province and wounding eight others last month has been arrested in Myanmar.