Cyber Police cut illegal Internet links to foreign investors at Mae Sot
UPON being alerted by AIS 3BB FIBRE3 of likely illegal Internet use at Mae Sot, Tak province, with Myanmar’s Myawaddy border town just across Moei river, Cyber Police raided three suspicious commercial buildings where a criminal network was found and was immediately cut with investigation underway to catch those who set it up, Naewna […]
Read MoreOfficials chase illegal gold mining gang in reserved forest
OFFICIALS of Thong Pha Phum National Park in Kanchanaburi province together with soldiers and Border Patrol Police moved in on a gang of 15 to 20 illegal gold miners as they were digging and panning on top of a mountain but managed to arrest only one suspect after chasing them through the thick forest, […]
Read MoreForeigners nabbed in raids on illegal hotels on Koh Phangan
RAIDS on two unlicensed hotels at popular Koh Phangan island today (Oct. 18) led to the arrest of three Israelis, four Myanmar workers and two Thais involved in the illegal business, Naewna newspaper said. Acting in line with the order of Pol. Lt. Gen. Panumas Boonyalak, commander of the Immigration Bureau, a team of […]
Read MoreThais nabbed while crossing over to take up gambling jobs in Cambodia
A TEAM of soldiers patrolling the Thai-Cambodian border at Aranyaprathet district, Sa Kaeo province, rounded up a group of eight Thais just as they were walking along a forest path to sneak into Khmer border town Poipet where jobs running gambling websites awaited them, Amarin TV said this evening (Oct. 13). Of the eight […]
Read MoreIllegal Myanmar migrants caught after agreeing to pay steep fee
AFTER agreeing to pay a broker 15,000 to 18,000 baht each for jobs in Thailand a group of 52 illegal Myanmar migrants was arrested in Kanchanaburi last night (Sep. 16) while being transported to their destination, Naewna newspaper said. Provincial Governor Mr. Athisan Intra and Maj. Gen. Atsawut Panyarachun, commander of 9th Infantry Division […]
Read More38 desperate Khmers caught illegally crossing over to Thailand
THAI soldiers apprehended 38 hungry Cambodian migrant workers after they had illegally crossed the border to Aranyaprathet district, Sa Kaeo province, to look for jobs today (Aug. 30), Nawena newspaper said. Col. Chainarong Kasi, commander of Burapha Task Force, sent a team of soldiers to arrest the 20 Cambodian men, 17 women and one […]
Read MorePolice crack down on illegal cryptocurrency exchange network
THE Central Investigation Bureau police kicked off “Operation Crypto Phantom” by raiding eight shops in Phuket, Chonburi and Bangkok that were secretly providing digital asset exchange services without going through the authorised exchange centre in order to dodge taxes with this leading to cash flowing to various illegal businesses, Naewna newspaper said today (Apr. […]
Read MoreIllegally felled logs for delivery to Chinese capitalists seized
FORESTRY officials were joined by police and rangers in raiding a house in the middle of a forest in northern Mae Hong Son province where they seized a large number of logs and processed timber that were to be sent to Chinese capitalists, Naewna newspaper said today (June 3). Mr. Kasem Khamma, head of […]
Read MoreIndians rounded up for running illegal sawmill in Phichit
THREE INDIANS were arrested today (Apr. 27) after police raided their illegal sawmill in lower northern Phichit province where wood was being processed for export, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon. Natural Resources and Environmental Crime police got a warrant to search the sawmill and showed up together with Pho Thale district officials after […]
Read MoreEx-deputy House speaker found guilty of illegally occupying forest land
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER DEPUTY HOUSE Speaker Supachai Bhosu has been found guilty of illegally occupying forest land in Nakhon Phanom, officially considered tantamount to a severe breach of the politicians’ code of ethics. National Anti-Corruption Commission Secretary-General Niwatchai Kasemmongkol said today (Apr. 25) Supachai had falsely claimed to hold Nor Sor 2 […]
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