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Day: July 21, 2026

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Late Bhumjaithai MP’s daughter tipped to contest Udorn Thani by-election

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters A DAUGHTER OF the late Bhumjaithai MP Rung Thurapol of Udorn Thani will likely contest a by-election due in 45 days’ time under the tickets of the largest ruling party to replace her deceased father as elected lawmaker for an Isaan constituency, a partisan source said today (July 21). Liam […]

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Swiss man arrested on charges of assaulting boy at Patong beach

  A SWISS man has been arrested for allegedly luring a 14-year-old boy to Patong Beach and sexually assaulting him with Phuket police having charged him with three serious offences and are opposing bail, TV Channel 7 said today (July 21). The boy’s mother had contacted Ms. Paveena Hongsakul, president of Paveena Foundation for Children […]

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Crime gangs snare more than US$88 billion in scams in Asia-Pacific, UN says

  By Reuters and published by CNA SCAM gangs defrauded Asia-Pacific residents of at least US$88 billion (approximately 2.9 trillion baht) in 2025, a United Nations office said on Tuesday (July 21), with transnational crime groups rapidly evolving tactics to stay ahead of law enforcement. Criminals in Southeast Asia, an epicentre for cyberfraud by mostly […]

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Kasetsart varsity warns scammers are prowling around to snare students for ransom

  STUDENT Facebook pages and chat groups of Kasetsart University circulated an urgent message that scammers have infiltrated the compound, posing as summer course sellers, to lure and abduct students for ransom, Naewna newspaper said today (July 21). Chats by faculty members and students indicated that a business administration student had been abducted with the […]

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