Disabled elderly woman nabbed for selling drugs
A DISABLED 78-year-old woman was arrested at northeastern Roi Et city on charges of selling methamphetamine pills to teenagers in the area, TV Channel 7 and Matichon newspaper said this afternoon (Feb. 14). Roi Et Narcotics Prevention and Suppression Operations Centre officials had found out that Mrs. Chotima Jeremiah, who is disabled and bedridden, […]
Read MoreMyanmar deports 19 Thais, some with outstanding arrest warrants
MYANMAR deported 19 Thais from Tachileik border town to Mae Sai in Chiang Rai with all rounded up for illegal entry or working in the neighbouring country without permit and six were later found to be wanted here for various crimes, Matichon newspaper said last night (Jan. 27). At the appointed time Myanmar immigration […]
Read MoreAnalysis: ‘House arrest’ for privileged convict Thaksin imminent
By Out-Crowd THE PRIVILEGED DE FACTO PHEU THAI boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra is currently speculated to be returned home from Police Hospital shortly and be held in sort of a “house arrest” there. The privileged patient who has been staying for the secrecy-shrouded “illnesses” in a tight-security, private ward at Police Hospital since […]
Read MoreCorrections Dept told to not handle a house arrest for Thaksin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT has been advised to never manage a house arrest for de facto Pheu Thai boss/convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra so that he could otherwise literally stay at home in lieu of a prison. Former Democrat MP Thepthai Senapong today (Dec.2) posted on his Facebook page to express […]
Read MoreChada’s son-in-law nabbed on bribery charges
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A SON-IN-LAW OF Deputy Interior Minister Chada Thaiset was today (Oct.24) arrested on charges of demanding and receiving a kickback from a waterwork contractor in Uthai Thani, police said. Verachart Rassamee, the mayor of Talukdu municipality in Taptan district of Uthai Thani where Chada himself is a native, was alleged […]
Read MoreNew, open arrest warrant issued for ex-minister who skipped town
THE Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases in Rayong this afternoon (Sep. 7) issued a new, open arrest warrant for former culture minister and Pattaya mayor Itthipol Khunpluem under malfeasance charges stemming from approval of a condominium project in Pattaya over a decade ago, Naewna newspaper said. This non-expiry arrest warrant also applies […]
Read MoreMurder suspects taken to court, face visa revocation
THE three German suspects in the murder of a German businessman in Chonburi last week were this morning (July 13) taken to Pattaya Provincial Court to apply for initial 12-day detention, Thai Rath newspaper said. Pol. Lt. Col. Vachirawit Wisutsereephan and 10 other policemen took Mrs. Petra Christl Grundgreif, 54, Mr. Olaf Thorsten Brinkmann, […]
Read MoreBRICS summit to be ‘physical’ despite Putin warrant: South Africa
By AFP and published by CNA Johannesburg – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday (July 9) that next month’s BRICS summit, which Vladimir Putin has been invited to attend, will be held in-person despite an arrest warrant on the Russian leader. South Africa is the current chair of the BRICS, a […]
Read MoreArmy ranger nabbed for taking picture of marked ballots in Kanchanaburi
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN ARMY RANGER was arrested for taking a picture of his ballots after marking them during today’s (May 7) advance polling in Kanchanaburi, police said. The 35-year-old ranger, only identified as Jetsada, was caught taking the picture of his ballots with his cellphone after he had cast his votes on […]
Read MorePolice know where cyanide killing suspect got poison from
POLICE have found out where the suspect in the cyanide killing of a young woman who is also believed linked to 12 other mysterious deaths got the lethal poison from, Naewna newspaper said today (Apr. 27). Pol. Col. Anek Taosupap, deputy commander of the Crime Suppression Division, said police had a strong case against […]
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