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Abandoned truck found with 1.4 tonnes of meth
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 22/05/2018
» An abandoned pickup truck loaded with 1.4 tonnes of methamphetamine pills found in Wing Chiat district, Chiang Rai, is believed to be linked to the lethal ambush of a Hmong leader and his family in April.
Media cries foul over new ID armbands
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 23/05/2018
» Media activists and academics voiced concerns Tuesday over new armbands distributed to reporters covering political gatherings, saying they violate the media's freedom of expression.
Police officers bribed fake 'Big Joke' for promotions
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/05/2018
» Several police officers face investigation and possibly serious disciplinary action after paying about 5 million baht for promotions to a person they believed to be the high-profile deputy tourist police chief Surachate Hakparn, aka Big Joke.
Judges' housing pull-down hits hitch
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 24/05/2018
» Legal hurdles exist which could pose a problem for removing houses in the controversial residential project for judicial officials in Chiang Mai, according to Treasury Department deputy chief Amornrat Klamplob.
Premchai indicted on bribery rap
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 24/05/2018
» Public prosecutors indicted construction magnate Premchai Karnasuta and his associate on a charge of bribery on Wednesday in connection with their alleged poaching in Kanchanaburi's Thungyai Naresuan wildlife sanctuary in February.
Senior monks defrocked after raids
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/05/2018
» Six senior monks, including the well-known activist Phra Buddha Isara, have been defrocked after they were denied bail in court, resulting in them being sent to jail following their arrest on Thursday.
Cops raid shady electronic waste plant
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 25/05/2018
» Police and officials from the Industry Ministry on Thrusday launched a raid on a factory which allegedly imported hazardous electronic waste from abroad to Lat Krabang industrial estate in Bangkok.
Police to probe more temples
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 28/05/2018
» The police force's Counter Corruption Division (CCD) has launched a fourth round of temple fund embezzlement probes with 30 temples already suspected of involvement in the alleged wrongdoing.
Police add 3 accomplices to monk hunt
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 30/05/2018
» Police are hunting two Thais and one Lao national who are believed to have helped two senior monks flee as they were being sought in connection with the temple fund embezzlement scandal.
Live dogs and cats found dumped in tied sacks
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 30/05/2018
» Twelve live dogs and two cats were found stuffed in fertiliser sacks on the back of a parked pickup truck in Muang district of Samut Prakan in the early hours of Wednesday.