Crime

29 tonnes of frozen beef from India seized in Maha Sarakham province

Police, customs and animal quarantine officials seized about 29 tonnes of frozen beef, illegally imported from India through Laos, from a container truck on a highway in the Borabue district…

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At least 207 dead, 900 injured in massive train crash in Odisha, India

At least 207 people were killed and 900 injured when two passenger trains collided in Odisha on Friday, according to government officials in the eastern Indian state, in India’s deadliest…

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Chinese Embassy asked to check backgrounds of Chinese arrested at Bangkok night spot

The Royal Thai Police are coordinating with the Chinese Embassy to check the backgrounds of 48 Chinese nationals, including 18 women, who were arrested during a raid on an entertainment…

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Governor Chadchart warns senior officials against involvement in corruption

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt has issued a stern warning, during a meeting of senior executives from 50 district offices, saying that officials found to be involved in corruption will be…

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Thai Navy SEALs and anti-narcotics officers seize 909kg of crystal meth in the Gulf

Thai drug enforcement officials and Navy SEALs seized 909kg of crystal methamphetamine, or Ice, on Tuesday night from a trawler in the Gulf of Thailand, about 20 nautical miles from…

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Chinese couple arrested in Bangkok as part of a crackdown on crypto money trading scams

Police from the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) raided about 20 locations in Bangkok today (Wednesday), to crack down on a major crypto currency trading scam, which has allegedly cheated…

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“E-Ticket Queen” arrested

A woman, known among netizens as the “e-ticket queen”, has been arrested and charged with online fraud, after she allegedly sold fake e-tickets to major concerts in Thailand, including Blackpink’s…

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Highways Police Commander Pol Maj-Gen Ekkarat Limsangkart

Highways police chief axed over overloaded truck ‘bribe” sticker controversy

Highways Police Commander Pol Maj-Gen Ekkarat Limsangkart has been transferred to an inactive post at the operations centre of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), while the overloaded truck “bribe-paid” sticker…

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Student tested positive for drugs can attend university entrance oral exam

A 19-year-old female student who passed the entrance exam to study at the Faculty of Pharmacy at Khon Kaen University, but who tested positive for methamphetamine at a district hospital,…

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Court orders release of teenage mother who dumped baby in river

The Juvenile and Family Court in Thailand’s Nakhon Pathom province today (Monday) ordered the release of the teenage mother who dumped the body of her 8-month-old baby into the Tha…

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Investigation ordered into “special sticker” on overweight trucks

The national police chief has ordered an urgent investigation into an allegation that overloaded trucks displaying a special sticker would not be checked or have to use weighbridges. Move Forward…

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Taiwanese man sought over 23 billion baht fraud arrested in Bangkok

Thai immigration and Taiwanese police have apprehended a Taiwanese businessman, who allegedly cheated more than 10,000 investors in a fake pharmaceutical company, which he and his associates founded during the…

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Call centre gang nabbed in Bangkok with four fake SMS generating devices

Police from Thailand’s Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) have arrested six members of a call centre gang who allegedly preyed on victims by luring them into clicking on false bank…

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Police raid 5 locations in Nonthaburi in crack down on a criminal gang

Over 100 police officers and three sniffer dogs raided five locations in Nonthaburi province this morning (Thursday), searching for members of the “Hong Zing” gang, who engaged in a shootout…

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Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, the deputy national police chief

Three DSI officials surrender to face bribe-taking charges

Three officials of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) have offered to surrender to the police this afternoon (Tuesday), to acknowledge charges of allegedly breaking into the residence of the…

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Thai man arrested for selling SIM cards illegally

A man is being held in police custody for allegedly selling legally registered mobile phone SIM cards without requiring customer identification documents. Armed with a search warrant, issued by the…

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Thai serial murder suspect heavily involved in online gambling

Serial murder suspect Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn is alleged to be a heavy online gambler who has spent a combined 78 million baht betting since 2020, with up to 10 million baht…

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Rangers look for injured gaur after it was struck by a car

Forest rangers in Wang Nam Khiao district of the north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima are trying to track down a gaur, believed to have been injured when it was struck…

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Thai snooker legend James Wattana loses 3.2 million baht to call centre gang

Thai snooker star James Wattana, who is better known locally as “Tong Sitchoi”, has fallen victim to a call centre scam gang who allegedly cheated him out of about 3.2…

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Court orders release of Thailand’s youngest lèse majesté suspect

Thailand’s Central Juvenile and Family Court ordered the release of 15-year-old “Yok” yesterday (Thursday) after 51 days of detention at Baan Pranee remand home in Nakhon Pathom province on a…

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3 former MPs given 9 month prison terms for letting other MPs use their ID cards

Three former MPs of the Bhumjaithai party were sentenced to nine months in prison without suspension today (Thursday), after they were found guilty of allowing their colleagues to insert their…

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Alleged cat-killing monk defrocked and charged with animal cruelty

A monk at a temple in Bang Pakong district of Thailand’s eastern province of Chachoengsao was arrested by police yesterday (Wednesday) and charged with animal cruelty after allegedly killing dozens…

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Move Forward party-list MP-elect given suspended jail term for drunk driving

Move Forward party-list MP-elect Natheepat Kulsetthasit was sentenced by the Nonthaburi Criminal Court to two months in prison, fined 4,000 baht, ordered to undertake 12 hours of community service and…

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Polish murder suspect arrested near Cambodian border

A Polish man, who is suspected of killing his Ukrainian girlfriend at a condominium in Bangkok and who was apparently planning to flee into Cambodia, was taken into custody on…

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Serial murder suspect admits giving cyanide to one victim, denies intent to kill

Serial murder suspect Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn has allegedly admitted to the police that she gave a small amount of cyanide to one person, but denied she was responsible for her death,…

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Police seize assets worth 7 billion baht from “Inspector Sua’s” gambling network

Police have seized assets and cash worth more than 7 billion baht from a major online gambling and money laundering network, allegedly linked to a suspect only identified as “Inspector…

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Body of a missing teenage girl found in bushes in Lampang province

Police in Thailand’s Lampang province have found the body of a 16-year-old girl who went missing on May 7th, when her Thai-English boyfriend was killed. Police and about 100 villagers…

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Thailand’s deputy national police chief, Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn

Pol Gen Surachate questions serial poisoning suspect over victim’s handbag

Thailand’s deputy national police chief, Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, went to the Central Women’s Correctional Institution in Bangkok on Saturday to question serial murder suspect Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn about the brand…

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A bomb attack kills ranger in Yala and suspected insurgents torch 20 cell phone towers in Pattani

Violence continued in the southernmost provinces on Friday, after a bomb killed a ranger and seriously injured three others. The attack took place in Ban Ngokapo village in the Bannang…

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Cyanide victim’s handbag sent to close friend of serial poisoning suspect

A parcel, containing a handbag which belonged to one of the 14 victims who died from suspected cyanide poisoning, has been sent to a close friend of the serial murder…

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Thai political activist assaulted at Election Commission office

Political activist Srisuwan Janya was attacked today (Thursday) by an elderly man at the Office of Election Commission (EC), after he had filed a complaint about the Pheu Thai party’s…

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Police seek further detention of 6 suspects in major monastery embezzlement probe

Five former monks and a driver of the Pa Thamma Khiri monastery in Thailand’s north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima were escorted to the provincial court today (Thursday) by Crime Suppression…

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Nida Patcharaveerapong (Tangmo)

Owner and helmsman of boat linked to actress Tangmo’s death get suspended jail terms

The owner and the helmsman of the speed boat from which actress Nida Patcharaveerapong, aka “Tangmo”, fell to her death in the Chao Phraya River, were given suspended jail terms…

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Ponzi scheme operators get over 12,000 years in prison

The Criminal Court sentenced a man and a woman to 12,640 years in prison each on Wednesday, after finding them guilty of operating a Ponzi scheme. The sentences were based…

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Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn

Police probe serial murder suspect’s ฿78m worth of financial transactions

Police are now focusing their cyanide poisoning investigation on the financial transactions in the bank accounts of serial murder suspect Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, with the amount of money involved totalling about…

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Cyanide control: Thailand seeks to draw out the poison after serial-killing scare

The Department of Industrial Works is issuing tighter controls on cyanide after a suspected case of serial poisoning murders sparked concern that it is too easy to obtain the deadly…

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Thailand’s Lawyer’s Council to give free legal advice to families of suspected cyanide victims

The Lawyer’s Council has stepped in to help the families of the 14 people who are believed to have died from cyanide poisoning, allegedly administered by pregnant suspect Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn….

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Suspect in online gambling network investigation apparently kills self in police detention

A close aide to “Inspector Sua”, a police officer accused of running a multi-billion baht online gambling network and money laundering scheme, died, apparently from suicide, in his detention cell…

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Six more suspects indicted in connection with Forex-3D Ponzi scheme

Six more suspects, including celebrity couple Pattanapon Kunjara Na Ayudhaya and Suteewan Taweesin, were indicted by public prosecutors today (Tuesday) on fraud charges and violations of computer crime law for…

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Industrial Works Department to plug legal loophole on trading of cyanide

Thailand’s Industrial Works Department has promised to tighten regulations, making it compulsory for importers of cyanide to report to the authorities every sale of the lethal chemical, to prevent it…

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One dies, four cars damaged as concrete falls from elevated expressway

A construction worker was crushed to death and four cars were damaged this afternoon (Sunday) when a huge concrete slab fell from the Rama II elevated expressway, which is under…

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Thai actress reports to police to explain her purchase of cyanide

Actress Preechaya Pongthananikorn reported to the police today (Sunday), to explain that she bought cyanide online to get rid of reptiles, which had attacked her pet dogs in the backyard…

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DSI seeking two people linked to transnational commercial surrogacy racket

Officials from Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation (DSI) have recently rescued a surrogate baby from a house in Samut Prakan province and are looking for two people, who are believed…

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Police to seek additional arrest warrants in cyanide poisoning investigation

Thai police are to seek warrants for the arrests of one or two additional suspects, thought to have assisted serial murder suspect Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, who is believed to be responsible…

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Thai actress insists she was unaware that possessing cyanide without a permit is illegal

Actress Preechaya Pongthananikorn has offered a public apology for ordering cyanide online to poison snakes and monitor lizards in the backyard of her house, not knowing that it is illegal…

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Preechaya Pongthananikorn (Ice)

Actress to be questioned by Thai police over her purchase of cyanide

Police will summon an actress for questioning next Monday, after it was discovered that she had bought cyanide from the same lot as that obtained by a serial murder suspect….

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Thai Man arrested for allegedly modifying pellet guns to shoot live rounds

A former Special Forces trooper was arrested by police after they found gun accessories and spare parts in his possession during a raid on his house in Muang district of…

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8 fatally shot in Serbia town a day after 9 killed at school

A shooter killed at least eight people and wounded 13 in a drive-by attack near a town close to Belgrade late Thursday, the second such mass killing in Serbia in…

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Serial murder suspect’s ex-husband try to persuade her to plead guilty

Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, the deputy national police chief, who is in charge of overseeing the cyanide poisoning investigations, said that the police asked the court to grant temporary release…

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8 years in prison for ex-Yala governor over GT-200 bomb detector deal

Former governor of Yala province, Thira Minthrasak, has been sentenced to 8 years in prison without suspension, after being found guilty of malfeasance by the Criminal Court for Corruption and…

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Serial murder suspect’s former husband surrenders to police

The former husband of serial murder suspect Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn surrendered to police in Nakhon Pathom province today (Wednesday), to acknowledge charges of embezzlement, fraud and falsification of documents. Pol Gen…

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Tea bags obtained from the car of serial murder suspect, Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn.

Cyanide residue found in tea bags from serial murder suspect’s car

Residues of cyanide have been found in tea bags obtained from the car of Thai serial murder suspect “Sararat”, according to police, quoting a toxicology expert. Dr. Weerachai Phutdhawong, a…

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An aerial view shows a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) van where a search is being conducted for Francisco Oropeza, 38, who police say shot dead five neighbors in Cleveland, Texas, U.S. April 29, 2023 in a still image from video. ABC affiliate KTRK via REUTERS

Suspect in killing of 5 Texas neighbors caught after 4-day manhunt

A man suspected of killing five neighbors in Texas over complaints of noise he was making by firing his gun outside at night was arrested in a neighboring town on Tuesday after a…

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Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn

‘Am Cyanide’: The story of Thailand’s female serial-murder suspect

Police have launched an investigation into what they suspect is Thailand’s first female serial killer. The number of her alleged victims rose over the past week as more people came forward to…

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Bangkok cyanide importer to be searched in serial murder investigation

Police have sought a warrant to search a company in Bangkok, believed to be the source of the cyanide used by serial murder suspect “Sararat”, in the alleged poisoning of…

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Thai police arrest 84 Indian gamblers at a hotel in Chon Buri

Thai police rounded up 94 gamblers, mostly Indians, at an illegal casino set up in the conference hall of a hotel in the eastern province of Chon Buri on Sunday…

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Police say 14 people are thought to have died in serial cyanide poisonings

Fourteen people are believed to have been fatally poisoned by a female Thai suspect being held in custody, 36-year-old “Sararat”, but police are currently only investigating 11 of the cases,…

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5 Chinese nationals arrested for setting up religious sect, selling magic potion

Five Chinese nationals, including a woman, who claims to be the “Mother of Universe” with the ability to connect with “divine figures”, have been arrested by Thai immigration police at…

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Murder charges filed against suspect in series of cyanide poisonings

Pol Col Anek Taosuparb, deputy commander of the Crime Suppression Division, told the media Saturday night that murder charges were filed by the police against a Thai female suspect, 36-year-old…

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Residues of cyanide and antidote found in poisoning suspect’s car and parcel

Traces of cyanide have been found in the car of the suspect in a series of cyanide poisonings and traces of an antidote were found in a parcel addressed to…

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Thai police question husband of the 13th suspected cyanide poisoning victim

Crime Suppression Division officers have questioned the husband of a woman believed to be the 13th victim of cyanide poisoning, allegedly by “Sararat”, the sole suspect in a series of…

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Police claim 13 people may have been poisoned by Srarat, only two survived

Thirteen people are believed to be victims of cyanide poisoning, allegedly by “Sararat”. Two of them have survived the attempts on their lives, said Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittipraphat, the national…

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Additional charges to be filed against poisoning suspect

Police will file additional charges against Sararat, a suspect in the poisoning of a string of victims over the course of several years, after traces of cyanide were detected in…

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Survivor of suspected poisoning recounts her close encounter with death

A woman, who narrowly survived being poisoned, told police investigators that she could hardly breathe and her hands became stiff shortly after she swallowed a capsule of medicine offered to…

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Supreme Court upholds death sentence on school director for fatal gold shop robbery

The Thai Supreme Court has upheld the death penalty imposed by two lower courts on the former director of a primary school, who was found guilty of robbing a gold…

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Woman arrested on suspicion of involvement in deaths of at least 8 people

A woman is being held in police custody on suspicion that she may be involved in the mysterious deaths of eight people, some of whom are thought to have been…

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Six Chinese nationals arrested for allegedly selling fake gold bars

Bangkok police have arrested six members of a Chinese gang who are accused of selling fake gold bars to customers in the Chinatown area. The police also seized fake gold…

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Crackdown on weight loss supplements containing sibutramine 

Consumer protection police and Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) officials have broken a network allegedly producing and distributing to dealers across the country the “NQS Cross” weight loss supplement,…

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First court hearing in the murder case of Karen activist “Billy” on Monday

Thailand’s Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases is to hold its first hearing in the murder case of ethnic Karen human rights activist Porlajee Rakchongcharoen, aka “Billy”, on Monday….

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International hunt for two Chinese men after kidnap of tourist in Bangkok

The Royal Thai Police are to seek help from Interpol to find two Chinese men who allegedly kidnapped a female Chinese tourist and forced her to pay them a 500,000…

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17 indicted in connection with the Kong Salak Plus online lottery platform

Kong Salak Plus CEO Panthawat Nakvisut was among 17 suspects indicted today (Friday) by public prosecutors on charges of operating an online gambling platform and money laundering. Pongsathorn Inamnuay, director…

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Joint committee to deal with smuggling of pork via Laem Chabang port

Thailand’s pig farmers have proposed that a joint working committee, between the government and the private sector, be urgently established to deal with the widespread smuggling of pork into the…

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Couple arrested for allegedly opening “mule” accounts for call centre gang

A couple is being held in police custody for allegedly opening six mule accounts, used by a call centre scam gang to temporarily park money cheated from victims. The couple,…

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Thieves caught in the act of capturing monkeys in Lop Buri

Three people, suspected of being members of a wildlife trafficking gang, were found to have used tranquiliser darts to capture over 10 macaque monkeys in Thailand’s Lop Buri province. An…

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Six Thai suspects in custody for alleged kidnap of Chinese businessman

Police have arrested six suspects, including two women, for alleged involvement in the kidnap of a Chinese businessman and a four million baht ransom demand. According to Pol Maj-Gen Noppasilp…

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Thai doctors warn against use of party drugs disguised in other forms

Thai doctors have warned about the dangers of party drugs being sold online, such as Ecstasy, which are disguised as collagen, electrolyte drinks and coffee. Dr. Manus Potaporn, deputy director-general…

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Three police officers injured in insurgent attack in Narathiwat province

Three police officers were injured when an unknown number of southern insurgents attacked their outpost, in Su-ngai Padi district of Thailand’s restive southern province of Narathiwat, with automatic gunfire and…

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Party drugs disguised as drinks and coffee packs for sale on TikTok – ONCB

Drug trafficking gangs have recently turned to a new trick to sell party drugs online, such as ketamine and Ecstasy, disguised as electrolyte and collagen drinks and coffee. The Office…

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Thai police to seek extradition of Chinese student’s alleged murderers

Thai police are in consultation with their Chinese counterparts over the extraditions of three Chinese nationals, wanted for the abduction and murder of a Chinese student in Thailand, Pol Gen…

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Assets worth ฿31m seized from drug gang in multiple recent raids

Thai anti-narcotics officers, police and soldiers have seized assets, worth about 31 million baht, in raids on eight locations in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Nonthaburi and Nakhon Nayok provinces, which are…

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Cambodia deports 19 scam suspects to Japan

Cambodia deported 19 Japanese nationals suspected of involvement in organised phone and online scams to Japan on Tuesday (April 11), Cambodian police said. The Japanese nationals, all male, were detained…

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Alleged army hacker suspended from duty

The Royal Thai Army has already ordered the suspension from duty of Sgt-Maj (second class) Khemarat, an alleged hacker who claims to have gained access to the personal data of…

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Three arrested for alleged links to “Inspector Sua’s” online gambling network

Crime Suppression Division police arrested three suspects with alleged links to a major online gambling network, operated by “Inspector Sua”, in raids on four locations in Bangkok this morning (Tuesday)….

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Five Cambodians arrested in Khao Yai National Park with 1kg of agarwood

Five Cambodians have been arrested for allegedly stealing agarwood from Thailand’s Khao Yai National Park, in the north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima. Park officials found 1kg of agarwood chips, knives,…

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Former student activist Netiwit vows to leave monkhood to face justice for evading conscription

Former anti-establishment student activist Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal announced today (Sunday) that he is ready to face legal action for missing the military lottery draw for conscription today in Theparak sub-district of…

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Examination ordered of money trail of forestry official allegedly involved in illegal lumber trade

An investigation has been ordered into the source of money paid into the bank accounts of a female official of the Forest Department, who is alleged to be connected with…

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Insurgents attack a government outpost in Yala Province

Government security forces engaged in a fierce gun battle with insurgents at an outpost in Mueang district of Thailand’s restive southern province of Yala early this morning (Sunday). Arriving on…

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Four people killed in gun attack in Thailand’s Surat Thani province

A former village headman, his wife and two other people were shot dead by unidentified gunmen at a house in Khiri Rat Nikhom district of the southern province of Surat…

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Army Transportation Dept. asked to turn over an alleged hacker to police  

Thailand’s Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) has sought cooperation from the Army Transportation Department by handing over to the police a sergeant major (second class) who claimed to have access…

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Consumers warned not to consume a specific batch of roasted Nori seaweed

Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) has warned consumers not to buy or eat a specific batch of roasted Nori seaweed, claiming that the product is unsafe for consumption as…

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Six people caught allegedly trapping macaques at a temple in Phetchaburi

Police arrested six suspects and seized three pickup trucks as they were trying to trap macaque monkeys at a temple in Phetchaburi province yesterday (Thursday). Police also found one monkey,…

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Vietnamese agarwood poachers believed to be involved in wildlife trafficking

The Vietnamese gang caught stealing agarwood in Thailand is thought to be involved in the trafficking of tigers and tiger carcasses as well, according to the database of the Office…

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฿6.9m cash found in house of a Ratchathewi district official after his arrest

Thai anti-corruption officials found 6.9 million baht in cash hidden in a car at the house, in Bang Bua Thong district of Nonthaburi province, of a senior official of Bangkok’s…

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A twist in the case of the kidnapped and murdered Chinese student

The murder of the Chinese student in Nonthaburi province last week was motivated by a soured love affair between the victim and one of her three abductors. The ransom story…

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Father of murdered Chinese student in Bangkok to give a statement to police

The father of murdered 22-year-old Chinese student Jin Can has arrived in Thailand from Beijing to give his statement to the Thai police, while a Thai bar girl, who is…

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Interpol Red Notice sought for arrest of suspects in Chinese student’s murder

The Thai Interpol branch will seek the issuance of a Red Notice, asking law enforcement agencies worldwide to locate and arrest three Chinese men wanted in Thailand for allegedly abducting…

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Police close in on Thai hacker claiming to have personal data of 55 million Thais

A Thai hacker, who claims to have acquired the personal data of about 55 million Thai people and who has extorted money from about 200 of them by threatening to…

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Chinese abductors.

Thai police believe murdered Chinese student knew one of her abductors

Thai police believe that the Chinese student, who was kidnapped and murdered in Nonthaburi province last week, knew one of her three abductors. According to investigators, one of the suspects…

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Thai police believe suspects in murder of Chinese student have fled to China

Thai police believe that at least three men of Chinese nationality were involved in the kidnap and murder of a Chinese student in Nonthaburi province and that they left Thailand…

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Chinese student, possibly kidnapped, found dead in Nonthaburi province

Thai police have found the body of a woman, believed to be a Chinese student who was reported to have been kidnapped for ransom, in a banana plantation in Bang…

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