Don’t link Sino-Thai Tower to scammers: PM
PRIME Minister Anutin Charnvirakul this afternoon (Oct. 24) clarified that Sino-Thai Tower office building on Sukhumvit 21 road (Asoke) rents out space and should not be linked to scammers after the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) raided a tenant, Prince International Co., Ltd., Naewna newspaper said. Earlier Prince International Co., Ltd., which operates a […]
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 MoreIllegal silicone implants, medicines seized in raid
A LARGE amount of unregistered silicone implants for nose and chin augmentation plus unlisted prescription drugs were seized in a raid on a distribution centre in Bangkok, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Sep. 22). Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) together with representatives from the Consumer Protection Police Division (CPPD) and the Food and Drug […]
Read MoreScores rounded up for drug use in raid on new Chonburi pub
ROUNDED UP in a raid on the newly-opened NASA pub in Chonburi at 1 a.m. today (June 15) were 157 revellers found to have taken drugs while lots of sachets containing narcotics had been discarded on the floor, Amarin TV said. A Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA) team of officials together with local and […]
Read MorePoliceman among 32 nabbed in Phuket gambling den raid
AS A police officer who was among 32 gamblers arrested during a raid on a Phuket gambling den soon after midnight last night (Apr. 6) still refuses to give a statement the island province’s Police Chief has ordered his superior to investigate the facts, Naewna newspaper said. A team from Phuket City police station […]
Read MoreSrettha defends Chada over alleged links with casino owner
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (Mar. 23) defended Deputy Interior Minister Chada Thaiset over alleged connections with the owner of a big casino on Bangkok’s northwestern outskirts. The prime minister said all 328 suspected gamblers rounded up in last Tuesday’s raid on the casino open in disguise as a warehouse […]
Read More13 nabbed in raid on Khao San road shops selling laughing gas balloons
A CRACKDOWN on shops illegally selling balloons filled with laughing gas, that is nitrous oxide, in Khao San road area today (Feb. 2) netted 13 suspects and six equipment used to produce them for sale worth around 1 million baht, TV Channel 7 said this evening. A Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) police team together […]
Read MoreDozen online gambling operators nabbed in Chiang Mai
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A DOZEN SUSPECTED ONLINE gambling operators were today (Jan.13) rounded up at a cosy den in Chiang Mai, police said. In a police raid on the rented house in Mae Rim district of the northern province, the 12 young suspects, male and female, were arrested on charge of running the […]
Read MoreBig Joke’s house searched after team members were netted in online gambling raids
CYBER POLICE searched the house of Deputy National Police Chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Surachate Hakparn, nicknamed Big Joke, after seven officers in his team were rounded up on the charges of involvement in running online gambling websites but did not find incriminating evidence, TV Channel 7 and Naewna newspaper said today (Sep. 25). This […]
Read MorePhuket’s Kathu district chief transferred after raid on 2 pubs
STEMMING from a raid on two unlicensed pubs in Phuket’s Kathu district by the Department of Provincial Administration amid complaints that they are noisy and stay open past the 2 a.m. closing time the Interior Ministry today (June 2) transferred this district chief together with three others in the southern region, Matichon newspaper said. […]
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