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95 illegal Myanmar migrants caught sneaking into Thailand
KANCHANABURI police supported by soldiers rounded up 95 illegal migrants from last night to early this morning (Sept. 28) after they had sneaked in from Myanmar and were being taken for jobs in Bangkok, Rayong, Samut Sakhon and within Kanchanaburi itself with each of them having paid 15,000-30,000 baht to the smugglers, Naewna newspaper said …
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Thailand arrests Myanmar military-linked businessman suspected of drug trafficking
By Panu Wongcha-um and Poppy McPherson, Reuters, and published by US News & World Report THAI authorities said yesterday (Sept. 21) they had detained a Myanmar tycoon suspected of drug trafficking, who three sources said was linked to the upper echelons of Myanmar’s ruling military junta. Tun Min Latt, 53, was arrested in Bangkok …
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High-ranking official caught stealing public money
A HIGH-RANKING official in Ayutthaya was caught red-handed pocketing almost 80,000 baht in cash made out to pay for religious ceremonies today (Sept. 7), TV Channel 7 and Naewna newspaper said, Acting on a complaint filed against Mrs. Somsri (pseudonym), Mr. Poomwisan Kasemsuk, acting secretary-general of the Office of the Public Sector Anti-corruption Commission, …
Arab bikers racing on Pattaya roads rounded up
PATTAYA police arrested some Arab motorcyclists who have been troubling local residents as they noisily raced up and down some Pattaya roads blaring the horn but a few of them managed to escape, Naewna newspaper said today (August 23). Pol. Col. Kulchat Kulchai, superintendent of Pattaya police station, and a team of more than …
Thai police help arrest couple in 821m baht luxury goods scam
By The Straits Times Singapore – The couple allegedly involved in a luxury goods scam, involving undelivered items worth S$32 million (approximately 821 million baht), have been arrested in Malaysia and are back in Singapore with the Thai police having tipped off their counterparts in Singapore The Singapore Police Force said Pi Jiapeng, 26, and …
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Hired gun arrested in 2005 attempted murder case
CRIME SUPPRESSION DIVISION (CSD) police today (Apr. 13) arrested a suspect who had previously been jailed for two murders on the charges of having attempted to kill a fellow student back in 2005, Naewna newspaper said. Pol. Maj. Gen. Montree Teskan, CSD commander, said Mr. Pornnirand, or Noi, Chansongsang, 41, was charged with “joining …
12 gamblers nabbed in raid at cemetery
ARRESTED while gambling at a cemetery in Ubon Ratchathani province on New Year’s Eve were 12 participants with many others having managed to escape when police and officials showed up, Sanook.com said today (Jan. 1). Provincial governor Mr. Pongrat Piromrat took action after complaints from residents that there was a big gambling session at the …
Fake doctor nabbed while hiding at a Pattaya hotel
A WOMAN who assumed the identity of a real doctor who is currently overseas to get a job at a cosmetic clinic in Bangkok owned by a popular YouTuber was arrested today (Dec.19) while hiding at a hotel in Pattaya, Siam Rath newspaper said. Central Investigation Bureau Chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Jirapob Phuridet together with …
American held in rape, injury of masseuse
A TEAM of Immigration, Tourist and Region 4 police this morning (Oct. 2) arrested an American man at a downtown Bangkok condominium on the charges of raping and injuring a masseuse in Khon Kaen city last Monday, Thai Rath newspaper said. Attacked at Deena Thai massage parlour located behind Khon Kaen Vocational College was …
Fake cops nabbed for extorting money from drug victims
A GANG of five policemen were arrested in southern Pattani province on the charges of intimidating and extorting money and assets from drug addicts and the family of those arrested on drug charges, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Sept. 20). At 3 a.m. this morning Pol. Col. Mustapha Mani, superintendent of Yaring police station, …
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Russian arrested in Koh Samui drug party raid
KOH SAMUI police last night (Sept. 1) arrested a Russian man at a villa where a party was under way and drugs were to be sold to the foreigners attending it, TV Channel 7 and Naewna newspaper said this morning. Surat Thani Immigration police joined Bo Phut police in raiding the villa rented by the …
61 adolescents caught breaking curfew for beach party
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SIXTY-ONE adolescents were rounded up on a beach in Songkhla for allegedly breaking curfew and partying with alcoholic beverages last night (August 4), police said. The 61 adolescents, 30 of whom aged under 18 years, were arrested on charges of violating the communicable disease and emergency rules with the boisterous birthday …
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Farang barflies nabbed In lockdowned Pattaya
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NEARLY A DOZEN FARANG males were arrested for allegedly drinking alcoholic beverages at a Pattaya bar despite a current lockdown last night (July 27), police said. The police from Nong Prue police station raided Fat Boys Bar & Grill in Pattaya and found 11 foreign males and a Thai male drinking …
Suspected Australian child sex offender arrested in Mae Sot
By Channel NewsAsia AN AUSTRALIAN national accused of sexually assaulting Myanmar children in Thailand was arrested in the border province of Tak after six months on the run, according to the Tak Immigration Office. On June 2, Thai authorities managed to track down and arrest an Australian man identified as Adam James Fox in Mae …
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Gang held for stealing phone cables to get copper within
A GANG of three men were arrested in Cha-am district of Phetchaburi province last night for stealing telephone cables to harvest the valuable copper within after a spate of such robberies since March, Siam Rath newspaper said this afternoon (June 13). Pol. Maj. Gen. Uthai Kawindechathorn, head of Phetchaburi provincial police, and his team said …
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Italian mafia fugitive caught after police find his YouTube cooking show
By NBC News, published by MSN News A MAFIA fugitive has been arrested in the Dominican Republic after inadvertently tipping off police with his culinary hobby. After seven years on the run, Marc Feren Claude Biart was tracked down through a YouTube cooking channel he started with his wife, Italian police said in a statement. …
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Suspected gunman carrying 100,000 baht bounty arrested
THE Crime Suppression Division police today (March 10) arrested a suspected gunman for whose capture 100,000 baht bounty had been offered after he had been on the run for 12 years in the murder of man in Phetchabun province, Thai Rath newspaper said. Mr. Boonmee Srikhamkhib, 65, was finally tracked down in Samut Sakhon province …
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Court denies arrest warrants for singer’s girlfriend, friend
THE Criminal Court has dismissed a petition by police to issue warrants to arrest the girlfriend of Mr. Chaiamorn Kaewwiboonpan, a popular singer whose stage name is Ammy the Bottom Blues, and who has been arrested on the charges of violating Section 112 of the Criminal Code, known as the lese majeste law, for …
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Police arrest singer’s girlfriend at airport
AT 11.10 p.m. last night a Metropolitan Police unit arrest the girlfriend of Mr. Chaiamorn Kaewwiboonpan, a popular singer whose stage name is Ammy the Bottom Blues, after he was earlier arrested in Ayutthaya province on the charges of violating Section 112 of the Criminal Code, known as the lese majeste law, for setting fire …
Two parties considering helping arrested singer
BOTH Phue Thai and Kao Klai parties said they would consider helping Chaiamorn Kaewwiboonpan, a popular singer whose stage name is Ammy the Bottom Blues, after he was arrested in Ayutthaya province today (March 3) on the charges of violating Section 112 of the Criminal Code, known as the lese majeste law, for setting fire …
Gambling tycoon arrested in early morning raid
WELL-KNOWN gambling tycoon Apirak “Sia Poh” Chaianon was arrested at 6 a.m. this morning (Feb. 4) in a raid mounted by Crime Suppression Division police’s Hanuman SWAT (special weapons and tactics) unit together with officers from Technology Crime Suppression Division, Siam Rath newspaper reported. The police team arrested the tycoon under a warrant issued by …
Woman arrested for selling ketamine powdered milk
ACTING on a tip-off Metropolitan Police Division 2 police arrested a young woman for selling the deadly ketamine powdered milk drug that led to around seven people dying in Bangkok over the past few days, Siam Rath newspaper reported this morning (Jan. 12). The drug suppression unit police of this division were informed that a …