Activist group insists inmate Thaksin be denied ‘detention’ outside of prison
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A POLITICAL ACTIVIST group today (Sep.12) called on the Department of Corrections to never upgrade the convicted criminal status for de facto Pheu Thai boss-turned-inmate Thaksin Shinawatra which could otherwise provide him leniency to the extent that he be literally “detained” outside of a prison sooner or later. The People’s […]
Read MoreHousing estate juristic chairman, manager held for bribing officials
THE JURISTIC chairman and manager of a luxury housing estate in Bangkok’s Bang Khun Thian district were arrested yesterday (Sep. 5) on charges of bribing officials much to the relief of residents who have been living in fear for years with some of them even beaten up, Naewna newspaper said. Pol. Col. Phermwut Pratumrat, […]
Read MoreAustralian man held at airport for smuggling Ice
AN AUSTRALIAN man was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport after a search of his luggage found 1.2-million-baht worth of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) hidden within, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Aug. 18). Mr. Panthong Loikulnan, the Customs Department’s spokesperson, said officials from its Investigation and Suppression Division together with the Airport Interdiction Task Force, the […]
Read More12-year-old girl and adult boyfriend held drug charges
A TWELVE-YEAR-OLD girl and her 35-year-old boyfriend were arrested for distributing methamphetamine pills in Maha Sarakham City today (Aug. 9) after a car chase, Amarin TV said. Following a tip-off that a major drug distributor had a very young girlfriend and would come to pick her up when distributing meth pills in this Northeastern […]
Read MoreArrest warrant out for Swiss man charged with ‘kicking’ doctor
AN ARREST warrant has been issued for a Swiss man accused by a Thai woman doctor of having kicked her as she sat on the stairs leading from his villa to Phuket’s Cape Yamu beach in February last year, TV Channel 7 said today (Apr. 21). Mr. Nipit Intarasombat said although the Court of […]
Read MorePolice seeking arrest warrant for Karen rebel leader
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATION is currently taking steps to get a court-endorsed arrest warrant for Karen Border Guard Force leader Saw Chit Thu on charges of alleged involvement in crimes across the Thai-Myanmar border, according to a government official. Saw Chit Thu has been suspected by Thai authorities as […]
Read MoreKaren rebel leader may be nabbed for alleged involvement in transnational crimes
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI-LED government was today (Feb. 10) encouraged to have Karen rebel leader Saw Chit Thu arrested on charges of alleged involvement in crimes perpetrated across the Thai-Myanmar border. People’s MP Rangsiman Rome posted on his Facebook page to prompt the Pheu Thai-led government to manage to get an […]
Read MoreSouth Korea authorities enter presidential residence to arrest impeached Yoon
By Agencies and published by CNA Seoul – South Korean investigators entered the presidential residence early Friday (Jan. 3) seeking to arrest Yoon Suk Yeol, the first time the country has ever sought to arrest a sitting leader. Investigators from the Corruption Investigation Office, which is probing Yoon’s short-lived declaration of martial law on […]
Read More15 million meth pills seized in sting operation spin-off
POLICE seized 15.6 million methamphetamine pills hidden in a pickup truck in Ayutthaya yesterday (Dec. 10) and arrested a suspect with this stemming from further investigation of a sting operation in June, Naewna newspaper said. Mr. Wirathep (surname withheld), or Thep Klongjik, was arrested and seized from the pickup truck he was driving were […]
Read MoreColombian men nabbed for stealing all over Chiang Mai
TWO Colombian men have been arrested and charged with cycling around Chiang Mai and stealing goods with the latest house to be hit belonging to a Chinese family who lost over a million baht of their belongings, MNG Online said yesterday (Nov. 20). Pol. Maj. Gen. Thawatchai Phongwiwatchachai, commander of Chiang Mai provincial police, […]
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