Two men arrested in Chiang Mai with over 36 million baht in stolen cash

Chiang Mai police arrested two men yesterday and recovered more than 36 million baht in cash at a condominium room and from two other locations in Muang district. Police said…

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Hong Kong-Thai woman stabbed to death in her luxurious house in London

London’s Metropolitan Police have launched a manhunt for the person who stabbed to death a 27-year-old Hong Kong-Thai woman in her expensive property on the edge of Hyde Park in…

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“Kamnan Nok” imprisoned for two years following murder of police officer at his house

Praween Chanklai, aka “Kamnan Nok”, who allegedly ordered the killing of a highway police officer during a party at his house in Nakhon Pathom on September 6th last year, in…

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Visas revoked for two New Zealanders charged with attacking police officer

The immigration office in Phuket has revoked the visas of two New Zealanders, who allegedly assaulted a traffic police officer in Chalong district of Phuket and snatched his service pistol…

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Two suspected insurgents shot dead, one officer injured in clash in Pattani

Two suspected southern rebels were killed and one officer was injured in a clash in Sai Buri district of the southern province of Pattani today. Acting on a tipoff, about…

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Parents of five youths who killed woman in Sa Kaeo fined 5,000 baht

The Juvenile and Family Court in Sa Kaeo province today fined the parents of five youths, who allegedly killed a 47-year-old woman in early January and disposed of the body…

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Revised regulation on meth pill possession is nothing new – Health Minister

The Ministry of Public Health and the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) have defended a revised ministerial regulation which treats a person who possesses five meth pills, instead…

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Suspected knife attacker moved to Bangkok remand home

The 14-year-old school boy, who allegedly stabbed his fellow student to death at their school in Bangkok’s Suan Luang district on Monday, has been moved to the juvenile observation and…

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Woman in custody after dead baby found in refrigerator

A woman has been taken into police custody for questioning today after the body of a two-year-old baby boy was found in a refrigerator in a house in Nonthaburi province….

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2023’s top stories: Trail of cyanide leads to country’s first suspected female serial killer

The woman nicknamed “Am Cyanide” by Thai media made headlines in 2023 as Thailand’s first suspected female serial killer after police uncovered evidence that more than a dozen of her…

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File photo : National police chief Pol Gen Torsak Sukwimol

Police chief to root out “criminal organisation” behind violent student feuds

National police chief, Pol Gen Torsak Sukvimol, has vowed root out what he called the “criminal organisation”, which is allegedly instigating hatred and violence between rival students at the Rajamangala…

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Teacher praised for bravery in tackling knife-wielding attacker

The government has praised a teacher for his bravery during a fight with a knife-wielding man who broke into his school in Chaiyaphum’s Khon San district on Wednesday. Thawatchai Duangthum…

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Teacher injured in knife attack at school in Chaiyaphum

A teacher was injured in an attack by a knife-wielding man who broke into a school in Khon San district of Thailand’s north-eastern province of Chaiyaphum, while the children and…

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Eight suspects in fatal shooting of teacher and student in custody

Eight people, suspected of involvement in the killing of a female school teacher and a vocational student on Sunthorn Kosa Road in Bangkok’s Khlong Toei area on November 11th, have…

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Social Development and Human Security Minister Varawut Silpa-archa

Minister Varawut denies knowing escaped convict being hunted in the South

Social Development and Human Security Minister Varawut Silpa-archa has denied that he knows escaped convict Chaovalit Thongduang, aka “Paeng Nanode”, after they were captured together in a group photo with…

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Student injured in Nov 11 shooting in Bangkok dies

The 19-year-old vocational student, who was injured in a much-publicised shooting on Sunthorn Kosa Road earlier this month, has died in hospital, his mother said on Monday. She said her…

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Two foreigners arrested for alleged murder of Taiwanese man in Bangkok

Police have arrested a Myanmar man and a Cameroonian on suspicion that they were involved in the murder of a Taiwanese man, whose body was found in a hotel room…

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Mother of teacher killed in Khlong Toei shooting urges quick arrest of gunman

The mother of the female teacher shot and killed yesterday, near her school in Bangkok’s Khlong Toei area, is urging the police to arrest the gunman as quickly as possible….

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Two media executives arrested for breaching copyright on Thai TV content

Two top executives of a media company are being detained by Department of Special Investigation (DSI) officers for alleged copyright infringements, related to the recording and rebroadcast (streaming) of several…

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File photo : Chaiyaphol Wipa or Loong Phol

Countdown begins for historic Nong Chompoo ruling

On October 31, a Criminal Court verdict will come down on a case that once captivated Thailand. If “Loong Phol” is set free, it can bring a trail-blazing defense strategy…

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From L, Thai PM Srettha Thavisin, China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan during an opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) forum in Beijing.

China’s Xi calls for efforts to fight cross-border crimes with Thailand

Beijing  – China and Thailand should step up efforts to crack down on cross-border crimes such as telecommunications fraud and online gambling, President Xi Jinping told Thai Prime Minister Srettha…

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Construction tycoon jailed for poaching leaves prison

A former construction tycoon, Premchai Karnasuta, was released from on parole from prison today (Tuesday), after serving a jail term for poaching in Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife sanctuary in Kanchanaburi province…

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Bones found buried on wasteland in Bangkok in search for children’s remains

Police found two pieces of bone buried on vacant land behind a petrol station in Phahonyothin Soi 56 in Bangkok yesterday (Wednesday), after using a backhoe to excavate an area…

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A police and a drug trafficker killed in a raid in Chiang Rai

An anti-narcotics police officer and a suspected drug trafficker were killed and another officer was injured in a gun battle following a car chase in Mueang district of the northern…

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Shootings at Kamnan Nok’s house were planned : Deputy national police chief

Someone appears to have pulled the plug on two CCTV servers at the house of Praween Chanklai, aka “Kamnan Nok”, shortly before the shooting on the night of July 6,…

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Deputy Police Commissioner Pol Gen Surachet Hakpan talks to reporters.

Police recover files from discarded CCTV server from Kamnan Nok’s house

Data forensics officers have managed to recover files from a CCTV server from the house of Praween Chanklai, aka “Kamnan Nok”, which they hope will provide investigators with important information…

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Brief details of “Kamnan Nok’s” extensive construction business

Praween Chanklai, aka “Kamnan Nok, operates two construction firms, P. Phatanarungrod and P. Raweekanok, which have won contracts in 1,544 construction projects in 11 provinces combined. These contracts have been…

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Kamnan Nok scandal lifts lid on Thai bureaucracy’s corruption crisis

An unprecedented shooting that killed one police officer and left another wounded in Nakhon Pathom province has exposed ugly corruption in Thailand’s police force and public services in general. According…

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Kamnan Nok’s places of business and network raided

A joint forces of police and officials from the Revenue Department, National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) and the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) raided several residences and business premises in Nakhon…

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Thai court extends detention of 6 police officers, denies bail

The Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases granted a police request today (Monday) to have six police officers detained for 12 days, pending investigation into their alleged misconduct in…

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One of the discoveries that will provide some answers and raise more questions at the same time.

Gun thought to have been used in shooting of police officers found

The 25 police officers who were at the house of Praween Chanklai, aka “Kamnan Nok”, were questioned today (Saturday) by Crime Suppression Division officers, as another team located a handgun,…

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Police officers at Kamnan Nok’s house moved to “inactive posts” during murder investigation

A group of 25 police officers, who attended a dinner at the house of Praween Chanklai, aka “Kamnan Nok”, on Wednesday night when a highway police officer was shot dead…

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Cyber-crime police warn public about “digital wallet” scam

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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Rodolfo Sancho (L) and his son Daniel Sancho Bronchalo

Son of Spanish actor detained over Thai island murder

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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Two hackers arrested for changing car registration information

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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Widespread online scams pose daunting challenge to Thai authorities

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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Assets worth ฿90m seized from call centre gang in Udon Thani and Bangkok

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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Suspects in murder of German businessman arrested in Bangkok Tuesday night

Olaf Thorsten Brinkmann, one of the suspects in the murder of German businessman Hans Peter Mack, was arrested Tuesday night in the On Nut district of Bangkok. He was immediately…

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Arrest warrants issued for suspects in murder of German businessman

A Thai court has issued arrest warrants for two suspects linked to the gruesome murder of German real estate broker, Hans Peter Mack, in Chon Buri province. The suspects were…

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Missing German property broker’s decapitated body found in a freezer

Police have issued warrants for the arrests of two German nationals, suspected of involvement in the murder of a German property broker, after his decapitated body was found in a…

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Police arrest a Lahu man for attempting to smuggle a vehicle out of Thailand

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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Four arrested for selling weight loss pills mixed with sibutramine

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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Police officer killed in broad daylight by insurgents in Pattani province

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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Kazakh man in police custody over alleged shooting of Russian in Phuket

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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Russian tourist shot in Phuket’s commercial area

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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9Near hack and the rising feeling of data insecurity in Thailand

Although Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act has been in force since May 2020, people’s concern about the security of their sensitive online information has hit new heights following the recent…

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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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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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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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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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Six Thai police officers indicted for extorting money from Taiwanese actress

Six police officers attached to Bangkok’s Huai Khwang police station, accused of extorting money from a Taiwanese actress in exchange for dropping a charge of possessing an e-cigarette were, today…

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Intoxicated man arrested after stealing ambulance in Bangkok and crashing

A man, believed to be high on cannabis, allegedly stole an ambulance from in front of Bangkok’s Ratburana police station and drove it to a gas station. There he unsuccessfully…

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Deadly shooting sprees point to need for mental healthcare in Thai armed forces 

During the past few years, Thailand has witnessed several shocking mass killings by lone shooters, something is never before seen in its history. Perpetrators of this deadly violence have hailed…

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Seven suspects arrested in Sakhon Nakhon over Ponzi scheme

Police from Thailand’s Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) have arrested seven people and have seized a large quantity of assets from two companies, which allegedly operated a Ponzi scheme luring…

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Two hackers arrested for allegedly stealing information to claim prize money

Thailand’s Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) officers have arrested two individuals for allegedly hacking into the computer system of an energy drink company, to steal information to enable them to…

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Police cease searching for missing baby in Nakhon Pathom

Police have officially ended the search for the 8-month-old baby boy who went missing from home in Bang Len district of Nakhon Pathom on February 5th. Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn,…

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Police in armed stand-off with gunman who allegedly killed 2 in Phetchaburi

About 100 police officers have surrounded a house in Mueang district of Phetchaburi province this afternoon (Wednesday), where a man is holding out after he allegedly shot two people dead…

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Three suspected insurgents killed at Narathiwat jungle hideout

Three suspected insurgents were shot dead by Thai security forces at a jungle hideout in the Si Sakhon district of the southern province of Narathiwat on Monday. A security force…

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Random health checks of police at all stations ordered after Sai Mai stand-off

Thailand’s police inspector-general, Pol Gen Visanu Prasarttong-Osoth, has ordered all provincial police bureaux to conduct random checks of the physical and mental health of the men in every police station,…

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Man involved prolonged siege with police dies in hospital Wednesday night

The police officer, who was arrested after a day-long armed stand-off with special operations officers at his house in Bangkok’s Sai Mai area, has died from wounds he sustained during…

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2022 review: How the mystery of Tangmo’s death gripped Thailand 

Actress Pattaratida “Tangmo” Patcharawirapong was famous during her lifetime, but even more so after her controversial death in early 2022. “Tangmo” is the second-most popular Google search word in Thailand…

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Mass killing exposes deep problems in Thai society

The shocking mass killing of mostly very young children in Nong Bua Lam Phu province has exposed far-ranging problems in Thai society, law enforcement and healthcare. Under the spotlight are…

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Crime rate rising in Myanmar’s business capital

Ever since the coup on February 1st, 2021, Myanmar has been in turmoil.  From political to economic woes, the current administration, led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has yet…

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About 360,000 fake brand name items seized by DSI officials

Officials from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) have seized about 360,000 pirated brand name items, worth about 120 million baht, in recent raids in Bangkok and Nakhon Nayok. A…

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Thai police crackdown on a major drug gang, seize assets worth about ฿100m

Anti-narcotics police announced the successful crackdown on a major drug trafficking gang today (Tuesday), which has allegedly amassed assets worth about 100 million baht from the illicit drug trade. Yesterday,…

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Thai policeman sentenced to 50 years on bribery conviction

A police officer has been sentenced to 50 years in prison after he was found guilty, by the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases, of demanding and taking…

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Malaysia government agrees to axe mandatory death penalty

Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – Malaysia’s government said Friday it has agreed to abolish the mandatory death penalty, with campaigners welcoming the move but cautioning the country had failed to deliver on previous…

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Can a ‘lie detector’ tell us the truth about Tangmo’s death?

Police investigating the death of actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong have resorted to using a lie detector after witness accounts became suspiciously murky. Polygraph testing was deemed necessary following conflicting accounts…

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Thai FDA joins hands with online platforms to curb sale of substandard ATKs

The Thai Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) is cooperating with Lazada, Shopee and HDmall.com.th to protect shoppers from being duped into buying substandard antigen test kits (ATKs) from unscrupulous traders….

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Thai police seize US$3.6m in counterfeit dollar bills in Nakhon Pathom

Thai police seized 36,000 counterfeit US$100 bills, a printing press and arrested four women today (Wednesday) in a raid ona house in the central province of Nakhon Pathom. Deputy National…

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CNN report on substandard gloves from Thailand may have been provided by duped American

A senior Thai police officer said today that he suspected that the recent CNN report about the export of tens of millions of used medical gloves to the United States,…

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Former police station chief arrested over death of drug suspect in custody

Former chief of the Nakhon Sawan Muang police station, Thitisan Utthanaphon – nicknamed ‘Joe Ferrari’ – surrendered to police in Chon Buri on Thursday evening, after being on the run…

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Thai customs officials display seized heroin during a press conference at the customs headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Customs officials said they seized almost 315 kilograms (694 pounds) of heroin worth 943.89 million baht ($29.4 million ) on Monday during an inspection of goods that were to be shipped to Australia, marking Thailand’s largest single heroin seizure this year and and bringing the cumulative total of the seized drug to two tons. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thailand seizes 315 kilograms of heroin bound for Australia

BANGKOK (AP) — Customs officials in Thailand made their biggest seizure of heroin this year, about 315 kilograms worth up to 944 million baht, bringing the total confiscated so far…

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Thailand’s Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao gestures at Government House (File photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

“It was flour” – Thai justice ridiculed as court decision over convicted minister branded “its lowest point”

Yesterday’s Constitutional Court verdict, which allows controversial Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompow to retain his ministerial post and MP status, despite his drug trafficking conviction in Australia in the 1990’s,…

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