Suspect in killing of ex-Khmer MP refuses to name mastermind
AFTER several hours of interrogation today (Jan. 12) the suspect in the killing of a former Cambodian MP in Banglamphu area of Bangkok last Tuesday revealed almost all the information holding back on naming the mastermind who he said was his benefactor, TV Channel 7 said. Chana Songkhram police station investigators said Mr. Ekalak […]
Read MoreSuspected killer of ex-Khmer MP brought from Battambang to Bangkok
By Thai Newsroom Reporters EKALAK PAENOI, the ex-Marine gunman suspected to have killed a former Cambodian MP in Bangkok has been brought back from Battambang to the Thai capital today (Jan.11), police said. The lone gunman who wore a bulletproof jacket and handcuffs was brought from Battambang aboard a Thai police helicopter under custody […]
Read MoreThai-Cambodian police team chase, arrest suspect in murder of ex-Khmer MP
A THAI POLICE team chased a suspect wanted in the murder of former Cambodian MP Lim Kimya in Banglamphu area of Bangkok to Cambodia’s Battambang province and joined forces with their Khmer counterparts in capturing him at 4.30 p.m. today (Jan. 8), Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said late this evening. National Police Chief […]
Read MoreEx-Khmer MP killed in Bangkok allegedly at order of powers-that-be in Phnom Penh
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF a powerful regime in Phnom Penh could possibly have masterminded clandestine, cross-border missions to fatally muffle Cambodian dissidents abroad with yesterday’s murder of a former Khmer MP in Bangkok for instance, Fair MP Kannavee Suebsang said today (Jan.8). The Thai lawmaker was responding to the killing of […]
Read MoreBig hunt for hitman in murder of former Cambodian MP, target pointer likely involved
POLICE are urgently hunting for a suspect in the murder of a former Cambodian MP in the heart of Bangkok last evening (Jan. 7) while certain he was helped by a second person who pointed out the target with this person possibly being a member of the same tour group, TV Channel 7 said […]
Read MoreArrest warrant out for hired gun who shot dead former Cambodian MP in Bangkok
THE Criminal Court this morning (Jan. 8) approved a warrant for the arrest of a hired gun who goes by the name “Sergeant Em Kongruea” on the charges of killing former Cambodian opposition MP Lim Kimya, 74, in the heart of Bangkok last evening, Amarin TV and TV Channel 7 said. Chana Songkhram police […]
Read MoreBhumjaithai MP held guilty of ethical abuse
By Thai Newsroom Reporters BHUMJAITHAI MP NATCHANON Srikorkua is currently charged with perpetrating a severe violation of the code of political ethics for which the Supreme Court will hand out a ruling against him sooner or later. National Anti-Corruption Commission Secretary-General Sarot Puengrampan confirmed today (Jan. 2) that the anti-graft agency has formally held […]
Read MoreDemocrat MP’s daughter conned by call scam into transferring cash
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A DAUGHTER OF DEMOCRAT MP Chaichana Dejdecho has been defrauded by a call scam into giving away cash or otherwise seeing his reputation damaged online. The Democrat lawmaker, concurrently performing as chair of the House Committee on Police Affairs, told reporters today (Oct. 30) his unnamed student daughter had been […]
Read MorePisal resigns as Pheu Thai MP, ruling party off the hook over Tak Bai incident
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER SOUTHERN ARMY commander Pisal Watanawongkhiri has recently resigned as Pheu Thai MP, thus rendering the ruling party unaccountable for his previous acts involving the Tak Bai incident. Chief government whip Wisut Chaiyanarun confirmed today (Oct 15) that Pisal who was believed to have fled the country to evade arrest […]
Read MorePheu Thai MP still on the loose over Tak Bai manslaughter case
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI MP PISAL Watanawongkhiri was believed to have gone abroad to escape arrest for his alleged involvement in 2004’s Tak Bai manslaughter, police said today (Oct. 5). The police today raided Pisal’s house in Pakkret area on the northwestern outskirts of the capital but the Pheu Thai MP who […]
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