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Police General Samran Nualma will become one of the youngest police chiefs in Thailand’s history when he takes up the post on October 1.

Mae Sai, a border district in Chiang Rai province, has been on high alert since water levels in the Sai River increased following heavy rainfall in Myanmar.

Two former convicts, wanted by Chon Buri police on theft charges in connection with the mysterious disappearance of two Russian siblings, were spotted riding a motorcycle in Makham district of Chanthaburi as they headed towards Sa Kaeo province.

The EU on Thursday imposed sanctions on an alleged head of a crime syndicate that operated in Cambodia and an armed Myanmar group over cyberscams targeting victims worldwide.

Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police have set tomorrow as the deadline for 13 suspects, allegedly involved in the Department of Local Administration (DLA) recruitment exam scam, to turn themselves in to acknowledge the charges against them.

The family of popular travel YouTuber Bowornthat Pengsuk, widely known as "Hlun Solo," has confirmed his death after he had been missing for more than two weeks during a content creation trip to Georgia, according to statements released today.

Chon Buri police are looking for two ex-convicts for questioning in connection with the mysterious disappearance of two Russian siblings as CCTV footage confirms the suspicion of the siblings that they were being pursued by unidentified men on Sunday morning, the day they went missing.

Thailand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sihasak Phuangketkeow expressed deep sadness on Thursday over the death of popular Thai travel YouTuber "Hlun Solo" in Georgia, warning against speculation while local authorities continue their investigation into the cause of his untimely death.

The Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) has confirmed that the private insurer of Bowornthat Pengsuk, better known as the 27-year-old travel YouTuber ‘Hlun Solo’, will cover the full cost of repatriating his body from Georgia following his sudden death.

KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) — Rural communities in southwestern Japan were struggling to get their lives back to normal Thursday, two days after a powerful earthquake set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney and flattened homes, killing at least 23 people.

Lao officials have arrested 135 suspected scammers of multiple nationalities, including 22 Thais, in a raid on a scam centre located in the International Trade Council building in the Bo Ten special economic zone of Luang Namtha province.

Police are warning temples nationwide after a scammer, disguised as a Buddhist monk, targeted genuine monks during religious retreats, stealing over 114,000 baht from at least three victims by tricking them out of their banking app passcodes.

The wild tiger population in Thailand’s protected forests has risen to at least 210, according to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP).

KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) — Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people, including a foreigner, in southwestern Japan.

Another victim of the Ladprao pub fire on the night of July 12 succumbed to her injuries on Wednesday night in the Rajavithi Hospital, according to the Erawan Centre.

Economic Crime Suppression Division (ECD) officers have raided a commercial building in Samut Prakan, seizing over 18,000 counterfeit beauty products worth approximately 2 million baht that were destined for online sales across Thailand.