AN INDIAN tourist filed a complaint at Pattaya City police station after a group of transgender women hugged him then stole over 25-gramme gold chain worth more than 100,000 baht with police chasing the culprits, Naewna newspaper said today (Sep. 20). Pol. Lt. Manasak Phonliam, deputy investigation officer at Pattaya City police station, immediately
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Former cop alleges two ministers have big stakes in Cambodian casino
A FORMER Special Branch police officer said today (Sep. 20) that he has submitted a letter requesting a meeting with Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to relate allegations about four executive politicians within his Bhumjaithai party with two of them who now ministers allegedly being major shareholders in a Cambodian casino, Amarin TV said. Mr.
Read moreMany injured in brawl at university concert
VIOLENCE disrupted a concert at Ramkhamhaeng University last night (Sep. 20) as youths brawled leaving many of them injured, Naewna newspaper said early this morning. At around 12.30 a.m. Hua Mark police station was alerted of a fight breaking out among youths attending a concert marking the Festival of the Tenth Lunar Month (Sat
Read moreCambodian thieves steal CCTV cameras, taking the pole with them
CAMBODIAN civilians who have been dismantling a barbed wire fence along the border this evening (Sep. 19)) stole solar-powered CCTV cameras affixed on a pole at the border and even took the pole back to their territory, Amarin TV said. Just this morning it was announced that Thailand has installed the first electronic surveillance
Read more15 shots fired at pickup truck in road rage incident
A HAIR-RAISING road rage confrontation ended with the driver of a sedan firing 15 shots at the rear of an enclosed pickup truck after anger built up over overtaking each other but fortunately no one got injured, Amarin TV said. Pol. Col. Saksri Krairach, superintendent of Nong Ki police station, Nong Ki district, Buriram
Read moreElectronic surveillance pole put up at Aranyaprathet
THAILAND has installed the first electronic surveillance pole at Ban Klong Luek checkpoint in Aranyaprathet, Sa Kaeo province, Amarin TV and Naewna newspaper said this morning (Sep. 19). Gen. Ukrit Boontanon, deputy army chief, said putting up E-poles as a “virtual wall” along the border requires caution but is necessary in some areas where
Read morePotjaman urged to take helm of Pheu Thai
By Thai Newsroom Reporters POTJAMAN NA POMBEJRA, former spouse of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, has been advised to take the helm of the previously ruling, currently opposition party in place of her daughter/court-deposed prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra in effort to keep all MPs of the neo-conservative camp from skipping over to
Read moreUS Fed starts easing path, other major central banks on hold
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!Finance London –The US Federal Reserve has delivered its first rate cut since December, diverging from most other major central banks that have kept interest rates unchanged. The Bank of England kept rates steady on Thursday (Sep. 18) and the Bank of Japan is expected to follow on Friday,
Read moreTwo foreigners chase, steal luxury watch from American man in Phuket
A ROBBERY that shocked local people in Phuket took place last evening (Sep. 17) with two foreigners chasing and stealing a 300,000 baht watch from an American man as he rode down a road, Amarin TV said this evening. The crime occurred on Layan Soi 7 road, Cherngtalay subdistrict, Thalang district, with the two
Read moreMore riot control police heading for Sa Kaeo after trouble flared up
AFTER Sa Kaeo provincial police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse a large number of Cambodians tearing down barbed wire border fence yesterday (Sep. 17) two more companies of riot control police from Chachoengsao and Prachinburi were sent to this border area today, TV Channel 7 said. Pol. Maj. Gen. Thitawat Suriyachai,
Read moreThaksin to meet a psychologist as daughters along with their husbands visit
DE FACTO Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra who has been in jail since Sep. 9 to serve a one-year sentence is scheduled to meet a psychologist while his daughters accompanied by their husbands visited him this morning (Sep. 18), Amarin TV said. The billionaire former prime minister was ordered back to jail by the
Read moreOwner of pit bull charged in death of baby
POLICE have slapped a charge of negligence against the owner of a pit bull that mauled a two-month-old baby girl to death as her parents were packing some second-hand goods they had purchased yesterday (Sep. 16), TV Channel 7 said this evening. Reporters of this TV station visited an an agricultural produce purchasing yard
Read moreTear gas, rubber bullets fired as Cambodians tear down border fence
THAI police were forced to fire tear gas and rubber bullets at Cambodian civilians armed with sticks as they tried to tear down the border barbed wire fence at Sa Kaeo and attacked them in doing so, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Sep. 17). The Thai army’s Thanching web page posted a message that
Read moreNew faces, familiar faces featured in Anutin Cabinet
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE LATEST CABINET under Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, expected to be formally endorsed by His Majesty the King very shortly, features new faces as well as familiar figures either attached to the head of government himself or his Bhumjaithai-led coalition partners. Anutin has apparently opted to play triple roles as
Read morePolice probing Australian man’s fall from Pattaya hotel
PATTAYA police are investigating an Australian man’s fall from the sixth floor of a hotel after his face was slashed with a knife today (Sep. 17), Amarin TV said. Pol. Lt. Sonthaya Khanthrap, deputy inspector of Pattaya City police station, along with investigation officers, Pattaya Tourist Police officers, rescue workers from the Sawang Boriboon
Read moreDozens of southern MP seats up for grabs by Bhumjaithai
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DOZENS OF SOUTHERN MP seats will almost certainly be up for grabs in the next general election by any major parties other than the divided Ruam Thai Sang Chart and Democrat both of who are forecast to retain thin slices of popularity and preference among constituents throughout the 14-province region,
Read morePit bull mauls baby girl to death
A TWO-MONTH-OLD baby girl was mauled to death by a pit bull at a house in Uthai Thani province this afternoon (Sep. 16) where her parents, who are junk dealers, had come to buy some second-hand goods, Amarin TV said this evening. At 2.40 p.m. police at Khao Bang Kraek station, Nong Chang district,
Read moreSouthern Ruam Thai Sang Chart MPs tipped to skip over to Bhumjaithai
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN WHAT WAS SEEN as an early part of preparations for renegade MPs to contest the next general election, a trio of elected lawmakers representing southern constituencies will likely depart an ultra-conservative party for another despite both being currently in government. Ruam Thai Sang Chart MP Supol Julsai is largely
Read morePolice urged to focus on companies in ongoing money-mule crackdown
THE target of the current police crackdown on mule account holders which has led to some innocent people being trapped should be lawyers and accountants who are helping Chinese grey capitalists open thousands of companies for money laundering, Naewna newspaper quoted “Drama-addict” Facebook page as saying today (Sep. 16). A bank employee told the
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
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