A Thai woman, wanted by police in Samut Prakan province as a suspected member of a Cambodia-based call centre gang, was arrested at the Thai immigration checkpoint in Aranyaprathet district…
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A Thai woman, wanted by police in Samut Prakan province as a suspected member of a Cambodia-based call centre gang, was arrested at the Thai immigration checkpoint in Aranyaprathet district…
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Twelve luxury houses in Bangkok’s Krungthep Kreetha area, worth a combined Bt600 million, along with several expensive cars, were impounded during raids at 30 targeted locations in Bangkok, Samut Prakan…
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Princess Ubol Ratana is supporting cybercrime police efforts to crackdown on call centre scams with a special episode on her popular “To be Number One” YouTube channel. Episode 94, called…
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The Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) has ordered a thorough check of the decorative skirting slabs on the Sukhumvit and Silom lines, after one of them detached and fell to…
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Pheu Thai party’s Digital Wallet scheme is expected to be launched during the first half of next year, but before the Songkran festival in April. Deputy spokesperson for the Pheu…
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Human trafficking in the form of forced labour carried out by on-line scammers has significantly intensified in Myanmar and some other neighbouring countries, raising concerns among authorities and non-governmental agencies…
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The Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) has warned members of the public not to fall victim to scammers sending short messages (SMS), informing them that they now have access to…
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Former Democrat party deputy leader Prinn Panitchpakdi has been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison, after he was found guilty of sexually abusing an 18-year-old student at…
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The Thai authorities will seek a Court order to shut down the Facebook platform in the country, because they claim that the social media service has accepted advertising fees from…
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Deputy House speaker Padipat Suntiphada said today (Sunday) that he is prepared to be investigated for allegedly misusing parliamentary funds, by hosting Thai barbecue buffet for about 300 maids working…
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Thai police seized about 1.4 tonnes of pangolin scales, worth about 50 million baht, from a truck in the north-eastern province of Kalasin on Wednesday, as it was heading for…
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Two southern insurgents were shot dead by Thai government forces in a clash in Nong Chik district of the southern province of Pattani on Wednesday. A combined army, police and…
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A baby boy, rescued from a man who kidnapped him from Bang Len Hospital in Nakhon Pathom province, is still under close observation on Tuesday, after doctors diagnosed him with…
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The search for a second passenger, missing after a tour boat was struck by a waterspout and capsized, ended last evening (Sunday) when his body was recovered from the water…
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Rescue teams found the body of one missing tourist today (Sunday), but continue to search for another after a tour boat encountered a waterspout and capsized in Bang Tabun Bay…
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The son of a Spanish actor who confessed to killing and dismembering another foreigner on a popular Thai tourist island has been placed in pre-trial detention, police said on Wednesday….
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Well-known actor Thai-German Mario Maurer was questioned today (Wednesday) by Cyber Crime Suppression Bureau (CCIB) officers, as a witness in a case in which he bought a vintage car issued…
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A motorcycle taxi driver has allegedly shot and killed two women and two children before committing suicide in what police suspect to be a jealous rage. The three related shootings…
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An improvised explosive device (IED), allegedly planted by insurgents near Yala’s Mueang district police station, was safely defused on Sunday by a team of explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) officers. A…
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Thailand’s Land Transport Department (LTD) has insisted that its officials, who have access to the car registration database,were not involved in the altering of information to apply for new licenses…
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Police have filed charges of negligence causing death and injury, illegal modification of a building, illegal importation of fireworks and breaching the state of emergency decree against the couple who…
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Suspected insurgents detonated a car bomb at a road junction in Su-ngai Kolok, Narathiwat province late Saturday night, but no one was injured. CCTV footage shows a car being driven…
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The Spanish man in police custody on Pha-ngan Island, for questioning over the murder and decapitation of a Columbian, has allegedly confessed to the killing. Pol Maj-Gen Saranyu Chamnanrat, commander…
Read MoreImmigration police have revoked the visa of a Spaniard who is currently being held in police custody on suspicion of involvement in the murder and decapitation of another foreigner. Pol…
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Police on Pha-ngan Island are holding a Spaniard for questioning, suspecting that he may be involved in the murder and decapitation of a foreigner whose remains were found in a…
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The firework warehouse explosion in Narathiwat province last week has raised questions over how it was possible to have a warehouse containing a large quantity of volatile materials located in…
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Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) officers have arrested two men who allegedly hacked into the computer system of the Land Transport Department (LTD), using an official’s username and password, to…
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Thai police on the Pha-ngan Island in Surat Thani province have launched an investigation after human body parts were found in a plastic bag at a garbage dump on the…
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Malaysian police will be asked to help in tracking down thecouple who own the fireworks warehouse that exploded last Saturday, after it was reported that they had fled to Malaysia,…
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Thai victims of online scams have lost an estimated over 10 billion baht a year in recent years. Wetang Phuangsup, deputy permanent secretary at the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, recently…
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Anti-human trafficking police arrested a man and seized more than 1,000 items of child pornography in a raid on a house in Pattaya on Saturday. Police allege that the suspect,…
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Thailand’s Foundation for Consumers is offering free legal counselling to buyers of condominium units at the Ashton Asoke luxury condominium in Bangkok, if they want to cancel the purchase contracts,…
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The Supreme Administrative Court ordered the revocation of the construction permit on Thursday of the 6.4 billion baht Ashton Asoke luxury condominium project in the heart of Bangkok. The court…
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The former director of a school in Thailand’s Ang Thong province has sought legal support from the Lawyers Council of Thailand, claiming it was unfair to remove her from her…
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A Chiang Mai court has sentenced a police corporal to six months in jail on an animal cruelty charge for killing a dog, which was widely known as “Tia Morchor”,…
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Police from Thailand’s Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau have apprehended a 35-year-old woman in Mueang district of Chiang Rai province on fraud charges, as she is accused of opening several “mule”…
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Police from Thailand’s Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) have arrested three suspected unlicensed gun traders and seized two handguns, along with more than 30,000 rounds of ammunition of various calibres,…
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Police have arrested 14 people allegedly involved in an online gambling network, in which serial cyanide murder suspect Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn and her husband, Pol Lt-Col Vitoon, were regular customers, Pol…
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Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) police and officials from the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) seized assets worth about 90 million baht in coordinated raids yesterday (Thursday) on six locations in…
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The Immigration Police Bureau has ordered the transfers of nine immigration officers from Suvarnabhumi Airport, after they were seen in viral video clips escorting Chinese superstar Jackson Wang. The transfers…
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Police and officials from Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) and the Livestock Development Department seized 20 Chinese-made food products, including 1,440 sausage links, in a raid on a building…
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Former secretary to Thai the foreign minister and former spokesman for the Democrat party Chavanond Intarakomalyasut was apprehended by Crime Suppression Division police today (Wednesday), for allegedly violating the Cheques…
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Serial cyanide murder suspect Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, her husband, Pol Lt-Col Vitoon Rangsiwuthaporn and her lawyer, Tannicha Aeksuwannawattana, were indicted yesterday (Tuesday) in the Criminal Court on charges of murder, robbery…
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Police arrested a rubber plantation owner in Surat Thani today (Monday) after he allegedly shot dead his neighbour and three Myanmar workers at a plantation in Sawee district of Thailand’s…
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Thai narcotics and airport interdiction officials seized about 1.2kg of heroin on Friday, hidden in two parcels destined for a recipient in Australia, at the cargo terminal of Suvarnabhumi international…
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The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has ordered an investigation into tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition and grenades missing from a Marine Corps armoury at the Sattahip naval base….
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One para-military ranger was killed and two others were injured in a roadside bomb blast, believed to have been remotely detonated by insurgents, in Ba Cho sub-district of Bannang Sata…
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Khao Yai National Park officials are looking for a man who was caught on video attempting to hit golf balls across Saisorn Reservoir in Nakhon Nayok’s Muang district. The area…
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Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey on Friday spent a second day in the witness box at a London court, denying sexual assault charges and claiming the prosecution case against him was…
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A Thai woman was arrested at Suvarnabhumi international airport on Wednesday as she tried to smuggle about 2.3kg of cocaine, worth about 6.9 million baht on the street, into the…
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The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation will revoke, if charged, the right to live in a conserved forest for eight settlers, after they were caught allegedly logging…
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The family of missing German businessman Hans Peter Ralter Mack, 62, who lived in Chon Buri province, asked the deputy national police chief on Monday to help in locating him….
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A joint border force apprehended an ethnic Lahu man and confiscated two stolen pickup trucks, while patrolling in northern province of Mae Hong Son on Monday. A border police commander,…
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Three trail runners were killed and 16 others injured when their bus plunged into a ravine as it was making its ascent in the Phnom Dangrek mountain range, in Phu…
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A reward of 3 million baht is being offered on social media to anyone who knows the whereabouts of a German real estate businessman, who has reportedly been missing from…
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Three shop-houses in Bangkok’s Nong Khaem district were razed by fire before dawn today (Sunday). There were no casualties. Emergency services rushed to Sunthorn Soi 5, off the Bang Bon…
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Police in Ang Thong province are seeking legal action against a former school director and four others for alleged involvement in “importing” and sheltering 126 Myanmar children. The former school…
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Ten people were killed and 38 wounded in mass shootings in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Fort Worth ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, officials said, prompting a fresh call from President Joe Biden…
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A suspect wanted by police for the murder of his 12-year-old adopted daughter “Nong Mai“ was arrested this afternoon (Tuesday) at a hotel in Bangkok’s Ram Inthra area. The suspect,…
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Thai police are looking for a man who allegedly killed his 12-year-old adopted daughter “Nong Mai“ and expect the Criminal Court to issue a warrant for his arrest today (Tuesday)….
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Thai tycoon Prasit Jeawkok was sentenced to 1,155 years in prison today (Monday), after he was found guilty of 321 counts of fraud by the Criminal Court. In practice, however,…
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Thai anti-narcotics and customs officials seized 510.7 tonnes of aniline, contained in 22 tanks and destined for Laos, at the warehouse for dangerous chemicals in Laem Chabang deep-sea port in…
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Thai police have completed their 3-month investigation, covering eight provinces and dating back eight years, of 15 murder and attempted murder cases, related to suspected serial cyanide killer Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn….
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The Move Forward party has promised to investigate a woman’s allegation that she was assaulted by one of the party’s MPs. The victim, a 26-year-old, filed a complaint with Bo…
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A woman was sentenced to one year and six months in prison yesterday (Wednesday), after she was found guilty by the Criminal Court of lèse majesté and violating the Computer…
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Officials from the Provincial Administration Department (PAD) rescued two underage girls from an illegal karaoke bar in Bangkok’s Muang Thong district, during an early morning raid on Wednesday. The raid,…
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Police from Thailand’s Central Investigation Bureau and officials from the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) raided a shop house in Mae Taeng district of Chiang Mai today (Tuesday) and found 38…
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Thailand’s Livestock Development Department buried about 110 tonnes of illegal beef today (Monday), which had been smuggled into the country, mostly from India. The destruction of the meat took place…
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Thailand incinerated about 32 tonnes of various narcotics today (Monday), worth an estimated 21.4 billion baht on the street, to mark the UN’s International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit…
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A 14-year-old boy has been found dead in the backyard of his grandfather’s house. He is believed to have committed suicide after attacking the old man with a knife, for…
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Four Thai nationals were charged in a Malaysian court on Friday with trafficking migrants from Myanmar, in connection with the discovery of mass graves near the Thai-Malaysian border in 2015….
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Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police arrested four suspected kidnappers in coordinated raids on eight locations in Yala, Narathiwat and Khon Kaen provinces today (Sunday). Under the supervision of Pol Maj-Gen…
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Thai customs officials seized 8.4 tonnes of durian, which is suspected to have been smuggled from Cambodia for sale in Thailand, from a truck in Wang Somboon district of Sa…
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Three officials from the Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office will face charges of negligence over a fatal accident during a fire drill at Rachawinit School on Friday morning, in…
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One student was killed and several others were injured when a fire extinguisher burst during a fire evacuation drill, being held this morning (Friday) at the Rachawinit High School on…
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Four Thai nationals will face charges in a Malaysian court on Friday over the 2015 discovery of mass graves and suspected human trafficking camps at the country’s border with Thailand, Malaysia‘s home affairs minister said. The dense forests of southern Thailand and northern Malaysia have been a major stop-off point for…
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Officials from the Internal Trade Department have seized about 27 tonnes of garlic, worth about two million baht, in Khlong Luang district of Pathum Thani province. The garlic had been…
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Technology Crime Suppression police arrested the chairman of Lamphun Warriors FC yesterday (Tuesday) for allegedly operating an illegal online gambling platform and money laundering. Armed with an arrest warrant issued…
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Myanmar police are looking for a Thai man who opened fire with a handgun on Sunday night in a crowded food shop in Tachileik township, opposite Mae Sai district of…
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Police seized a large haul of methamphetamine tablets today (Tuesday) from a six-wheel truck in a housing estate in Lam Luk Ka district of Pathum Thani province, following a car…
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Police questioned four witnesses last night (Monday), who delivered 28 million baht in cash in four suitcases to police officers implicated in the online gambling extortion controversy at a temple…
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The Chon Buri provincial police commander, Pol Maj-Gen Kampol Leelaprapaporn, was questioned for more than three hours this afternoon (Sunday) over an allegation that he and other officers had extorted…
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As many as 12 police officers, instead of eight as originally reported, and three civilians are believed to be involved in extorting about 140 million baht from alleged members of…
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Thai Interpol are expected to issue Red notices today (Sunday) for two civilians who are alleged to be involved with a group of police officers in extorting about 140 million…
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Chon Buri police commander and seven of his subordinates were transferred to the operations centre of the Royal Thai Police with immediate effect today (Saturday), pending a fact-finding probe into…
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The Supreme Court has instructed the Criminal Court to read its verdict concerning Tarit Pengdit, former director-general of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), and three other officials within 30…
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Thai customs and livestock officials intercepted two trucks carrying 109 head of cattle, believed to have been smuggled into the country from Myanmar, and arrested two drivers in Thailand’s border…
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Thai police and officials from the Thai Food and Drug Administration and the Narcotics Control Board have cracked down on a transnational gang allegedly involved in the distribution of weight…
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A senior customs official and seven fish merchants have been arrested by police and customs officials for involvement in the trading of 132 tonnes of frozen fish, which was impounded…
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Cybercrime task force officers, in Si Racha district of Chon Buri, arrested a Chiang Rai man on Tuesday. The individual is alleged to be the right-hand man of a Chinese…
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Two simultaneous attacks were reported in Myanmar’s capital and military-government stronghold Nay Pyi Taw and in the economic hub of Yangon on June 13th. The Nay Pyi Taw incident was…
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An Indian national was arrested at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi international airport on Tuesday morning for attempting to smuggle about 200kg of animal parts into Thailand. The man, whose name was withheld,…
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Seven men were arrested yesterday (Sunday) by park rangers for allegedly stealing Phra That stone, to be crafted into Buddha images or decorative items, in Sam Roi Yot National Park…
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A police officer was shot dead by southern insurgents in broad daylight today (Saturday), as he was helping two railway officials to direct traffic near a railway crossing in Khok…
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A police commander and a superintendent attached to Region 6 Provincial Police Bureau are to face charges of malfeasance in office for allegedly unfreezing a bank account, worth about 176…
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A total of 42 highway police officers have been transferred to inactive posts at the operations centre of the Highways Police Division, pending the outcome of an investigation into their…
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As bystanders screamed for help, a man with a knife stabbed four young children at a lakeside park in the French Alps on Thursday, assaulting at least one in a…
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About 40 highway police officers are expected to be transferred to “inactive posts” at the operations centre of the Highways Police Division, pending the outcome of an investigation into their…
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A Kazakh man was arrested on Thursday at Phuket international airport on suspicion of involvement in the shooting of a Russian national in the commercial area of the resort island…
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A Russian national was shot and wounded by a lone gunmen in the commercial district of Phuket today (Wednesday). Phuket police said that the gunman wore a jacket, gloves and…
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