THE Thai navy last night (Feb. 7-8) seized two Myanmar vessels, one trawler and the other a long-tail boat, that encroached on Thai waters near Ranong province and rounded up 13 crew members including the skipper for questioning, Amarin TV said. Vice Admiral Suwat Donsakul, commander of 3rd Naval Area and director of the
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Thai-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 moreVeteran politician, aides held in murder of councillor over provincial election
THE MURDER of a Prachin Buri provincial councillor at the house of veteran politician and current Provincial Administration Organization (PAO) president Sunthorn Wilawan, 85, last evening (Dec. 11) seems to have stemmed from a fierce argument on who should run for the key post in an upcoming election as revealed in an nine-minute-long video
Read moreFour Thai fishermen’s freedom from Myanmar only a matter of time
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN ANTICIPATED RELEASE of four Thai trawler crew members currently detained in Myanmar’s Kawthaung township is only a matter of time, concluded Thailand’s Defence Ministry spokesperson Maj. Gen. Thanathip Sawangsang today (Dec. 7). The army general said the freedom of the Thai fishermen awaited since the last few days is
Read morePopular Malaysian singer faces drug charges in Thailand
OVER a hundred fans and relatives of a popular Malaysian singer flocked to encourage her after she was arrested together with five others at a hotel in Su-ngai Kolok, Narathiwat, last Friday with 6,060 methamphetamine pills in their possession,TV Channel 7 and TV Channel 3 Plus News said today (Nov. 4). As Pol. Lt.
Read moreS.Korean doctor nabbed in raid on city-centre clinic
A SOUTH Korean doctor working in Thailand with a proper licence was arrested at a beauty clinic in the heart of Bangkok just as he was treating a patient, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Oct. 11). Dr. Phanuwat Panket, head of Department of Health Services, and representatives from the Medical Council of Thailand
Read moreA Cambodian reporter who investigated online scam centres has been arrested
By Grant Peck and Sopheng Cheang – AP and published by Yahoo!News Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Cambodian freelance reporter Mech Dara, noted for investigative reporting in a country with limited press freedom, was arrested yesterday (Sep. 30), a leading local human rights organisation and a journalists association said. Known especially for investigating online scam
Read moreFilipino held upon returning after stealing diamond necklace at store
A FILIPINO man wanted for stealing a diamond necklace at a department store earlier this year was arrested as soon as he landed at Suvarnabhumi Airport today (Sept. 5) with police suspecting he returned to steal more jewellery, Naewna newspaper said. The suspect, only identified as Mr. Rolly, 46, was arrested by Crime Suppression
Read more‘Hi-so’ Israeli woman held on drug charge on Koh Phangan
AN Israeli woman was arrested on drug trafficking charges on Koh Phangan after a sting operation led to police finding 1.4 grammes of ecstasy crystals on her, MNG Online said yesterday (Aug. 8). Pol. Lt. Gen. Saksira Phuek-am, head of the Tourist Police, had ordered Pol. Lt. Col. Vinij Bunchit, attached to Tourist Police
Read moreProvincial prosecutor held on bribery charges
A PROSECUTOR in Nakhon Si Thammarat was arrested today (July 31) on the charges of taking a bribe from a man facing a land grab case just as the victim went to his office to give the second instalment of the payoff, TV Channel 7 said today (July 31). Mr. Niwatchai Gasemmongkol, secretary-general of
Read moreRussian woman held for using fake US dollar bills in Phuket
A RUSSIAN woman was arrested in Phuket last evening (July 27) after a currency exchange booth employee filed a complaint that he had received three counterfeit US$50 banknotes from her, Amarin TV said. Kamala subdistrict police arrested Ms. Evgenia (surname withheld), 22, at a pool villa with 32 more fake US$50 bills found among
Read moreUS arrests 2 leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel: ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and son of ‘El Chapo
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Washington – Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were arrested by US authorities in Texas on Thursday (July 25), the US Justice Department said. A leader of the powerful Sinaloa cartel for
Read morePopular Russian DJ arrested on Koh Phangan for injuring motorcyclist in traffic accident
A WELL-KNOWN Russian DJ was arrested on Koh Phangan yesterday (July 5) on charges of seriously injuring a motorcyclist in a traffic accident on Koh Samui last year, Naewna newspaper said this morning. Pol. Gen. Saksira Phuek-am, chief of Tourist Police Bureau, ordered his team on Koh Phangan to arrested Mr. Vigen Atoyan, 36,
Read moreMilitary flees Bolivia government palace after coup attempt fails, general taken into custody
By AP and published by Yahoo!News La Paz, Bolivia – Armoured vehicles rammed the doors of Bolivia’s government palace on Wednesday (June 26) in an apparent coup attempt, but President Luis Arce vowed to stand firm and named a new army commander who ordered troops to stand down. Soon the soldiers pulled back, along
Read more4 Hong Kongers caught with 14kg heroin at Suvarnabhumi Airport
ACTING on a tip-off, police arrested four Hong Kongers just as they were loading a suitcase packed with 14 kilogrammes of heroin at Suvarnabhumi Airport last evening (June 23), Naewna newspaper said this evening. Pol. Lt. Gen. Phanurat Lakboon, secretary-general of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board, and Mr. Purin Meganan, director at
Read moreOver 1,700 held for betting on Euro 2024 football matches
WITH the European Football Championship now in full swing, police are going all out to suppress gambling on the outcome of matches with more than 1,700 punters arrested over seven days, Naewna newspaper said this evening (June 21). Pol. Lt. Gen. Akradej Pimolsri, assistant national police chief, said continuous action is being taken to
Read more2 Ugandan women charged with stealing from Canadian man in Pattaya
ACTING on a complaint by a Canadian tourist that two Ugandan women had stolen almost 100,000 baht from his hotel room safe after he had invited them over, police arrested them last night (June 17) but they denied the charge, TV Channel 7 said this morning. Policemen from Bang Lamung station and Immigration Division
Read moreNigerian held for using ‘influence’ to get free food, room on Koh Phangan
AN OVERSTAYING Nigerian man was arrested on Koh Phangan after residents complained that he was going around asking for free food and accommodation by claiming to be an influential person in his homeland, Naewna newspaper said this morning (June 1). At 7 p.m. last night Pol. Lt. Col. Vinij Bunchit, from Tourist Police Division
Read moreEscaped Thai convict arrested in Bali where he pretended to be dumb
A THAI convict on the run since last October who managed to dodge weeks-long search for him in the jungles of Banthad mountains in Trang province has been arrested in Bali, Indonesia, where he was found holding a fake Indonesian passport and pretending to be dumb because he could not speak the language, Amarin
Read morePattaya police fire gunshots in chasing drug dealer
POLICE fired gunshots at Na Jomtien beach in Pattaya yesterday afternoon (May 23) as they chased an armed drug trafficker they were trying to nab in a sting operation with the suspect injured in the leg, TV Channel 7 said. At 2.20 p.m. Pol. Col. Navin Therawit, head of Pattaya City police station, was
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