AN IRAQI man who overstayed in Thailand for more than eight years fainted when Chonburi Immigration and Pattaya police showed up at his house to arrest him today (Mar. 28), Naewna newspaper said. Pol.Col. Prinya Klinkasorn, head of Chonburi Immigration police, said the Iraqi man, identified as Mr. Khalid Majeed Ali, 52, had hidden
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Actress who exposed macau888 denies being forced to wear shock collar
ACTRESS Arisara “Due” Thongburisut, whose allegations in a Facebook post last month triggered the crackdown on macau888 online gambling network, said today (Feb. 11) her former boyfriend who is one of four brothers believed to be running it did not force her to wear a shock collar, Matichon newspaper said. This followed TV Channel
Read moreRare Lamborghini belonging to macau888 suspects handed over to police
THE LAWYER representing Mr. Chaiwat “Benz Daemon” Kajornboonthavorn, one of four brothers accused of running macau888 online gambling network, handed over a rare Lamborbhini priced at over 100 million baht to police today (Feb. 10), Amarin TV said. Mr. Pisit Chutiphonphongchai revealed that the supercar, Lamborghini Mad Bull Liberty Walk Aventador V2, was registered
Read moreChuwit: Bigger gambling network than macau888 run by an inspector
AMIDST the ongoing crackdown on macau888 online gambling network former MP Chuwit Kamolvisit said this operation is small compared to a much bigger network operated by “Inspector Sua”, Matichon newspaper said today (Feb. 9). The turnover of this bigger online gambling network is around 10 billion baht, he alleged, adding that the inspector uses
Read morePhuket police raid 8 places linked to Chinese grey capitalist
A LARGE police team raided and seized assets at eight targeted places in Phuket with these found to be linked to the network of Chinese grey capitalist Mr. Chaiyanat Kornchaiyanant, alias Tu Hao, who was earlier arrested on drug charges, Sanook.com said today (Dec. 1). Upon being instructed by National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Damrongsak
Read moreRed shirts gather downtown Bangkok to mark crackdown in 2010
MEMBERS of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), aka the red shirts, gathered at Ratchaprasong intersection at 4.30 p.m. today (May 19) to mark the violent suppression of their protests by the military on this same day in 2010 in which at least 80 civilians and six soldiers were killed and over
Read moreRed shirts, politicians mark 12th anniversary of April 10, 2010 event
A LARGE number of red-shirt followers led by former United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) leader Mr. Nattawut Saikua, who currently heads the Lai Prayut Network, together with politicians and new generation activist groups gathered at the October 14 Memorial this afternoon to commemorate the violent crackdown on April 10, 2010 at Khok Wua
Read moreYingluck commemorates 2010 military crackdown
FORMER prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra today (May 19) posted a message on her Facebook page commemorating the 11th anniversary of the military crackdown on the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) protests in central Bangkok that left over 85 people dead including more than 80 civilians and according to the Erawan EMS Centre two
Read moreYangon residents flee martial law area as Myanmar death toll grows
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Yangon: Residents of a protest flashpoint district in Myanmar’s biggest city fled on flatbed trucks and tuk-tuks today (March 16) after security forces escalated the use of lethal force against anti-coup protesters, despite international appeals for restraint. Much of the country has been in uproar since the military
Read moreOrder to suspend use of Telegram messaging app
A LETTER of instructions issued by the chief responsible for resolving a serious emergency situation, number 11/2020, wants the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to suspend the use of Telegram messaging application, Sanook.com reported this afternoon (Oct. 19). This action was taken after protesters moved to distribute news through such apps.
Read morePolice take action against over a thousand gambling sites
WITH Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha concerned about the ease with which children and youths can reach online gambling websites, police are moving to crackdown hard on such activities, Siam Rath newspaper reported today (Sept. 27, 2020). The police together with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society and the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission last
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