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
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Phuket’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.
Read moreIllegal telecommunication devices seized in shopping mall raid
CYBER crime police together with the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) and Excise Department officials today (May 28) raided a well-known shopping centre in Pathumwan area and seized a large amount of illegal telecommunication equipment, TV Channel 7 said. The team searched the fourth floor of this shopping centre and seized 157 illegal
Read moreAmnesty urges Thai Govt to not deport Myanmar people after many quizzed
FOLLOWING the interrogation of around a hundred Myanmar people found residing in buildings at a commercial complex in Mae Sot Amnesty International today (Mar. 24) urged the Thai government to not deport them as they face imprisonment, torture or execution on the orders of the Myanmar junta, Matichon newspaper said today (Mar. 24). Amnesty
Read more‘Big Joke’ going to Phuket to probe sex trafficking of teen girls
DEPUTY National Police Chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Surachate Hakparn, whose nickname is Big Joke, is heading for Phuket to expand investigation of sex trafficking teenage girls after two suspects were arrested in a bar raid and six victims rescued, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Mar. 17). Pol. Maj. Gen. Wasan Techaakasen, deputy chief of
Read moreSeven dead in shooting outside East Jerusalem synagogue
By AFP and published by CNA Jerusalem – A gunman killed seven people at an east Jerusalem synagogue on Friday (Jan. 27), Israeli police said, in a dramatic escalation of violence that followed a deadly raid in the West Bank a day earlier. The shooting in the Neve Yaakov neighbourhood of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem
Read morePolice raid Pattaya club at 3 a.m., 16 hookah burners seized
AT RAID on a Pattaya club at 3 a.m. this morning (Dec. 3) found around 150 foreign tourists drinking, dancing and smoking hookah with 16 hookah burners seized, TV Channel 7 said. Pol. Col. Chakraphan Kittisiripornkul, deputy chief of Chonburi police, together with Pol. Col. Kulchat Kulchai, superintendent of Pattaya City police station, led
Read moreOver 200 revellers all flee Pattaya pub raid
A RAID on a high-end pub in Pattaya by a team of policemen from Provincial Police Region 2 and Pattaya police station failed to control the over 200 revellers who all pushed their way through the cordon and escaped, TV Channel 7 said today (Oct. 23). When the police team arrived at the posh
Read moreDrugs found in raid of packed downtown pub operating after hours
AS MANY AS 500 revellers among them Thai and foreign tourists were found partying at Vampire pub in Pathumwan district in a raid mounted after a tip-off that it stays open till 4 a.m. in violation of the midnight closing time with underage youths allowed in, Amarin TV said today (June 11). Officials of
Read more12 Pattaya bar owners arrested for violating Covid rule
A RAID mounted by Chonburi and Pattaya police last night (Jan. 12) led to the arrest of 12 bar owners for staying open after 9 p.m. in violation of Covid control orders with many Thai and foreign customers found to be having fun drinking at these watering holes without any concern about the pandemic,
Read moreTop Lumpini station policemen transferred after restaurant raid
FOLLOWING a raid on a restaurant at Sukhumvit Plaza at the entrance of Sukhumvit Soi 12 last Saturday (Oct. 16) the superintendent of Lumpini police station, two deputy chiefs and two inspectors were today transferred to the Metropolitan Police Division 5 office with new officers replacing them, Thai Rath newspaper said. Pol. Maj. Gen.
Read more116 Thais and foreigners rounded up in Sukhumvit restaurant raid
POLICE raided a restaurant at the entrance of Sukhumvit Soi 12 at 10:45 p.m. last night (Oct 16) after a tip-off that there is a risk of Covid-19 spreading within the premises and rounded up 116 Thais and foreigners, Sanook.com said this afternoon. At the two-storey restaurant, approximately 40 square metres a floor, the Lumpini
Read more220 teenagers rounded up in drug party raid
SARABURI province police raided a drug party at a private karaoke room at 2.30 a.m. today (Oct. 10) and rounded up 220 teenagers as well as seized Ketamine pills, some crystal methamphetamine (Ice) packed in bags and E-cigarettes, Thai Rath newspaper said. Pol. Col. Sathit Sangprapai, head of Nong Khae police station, led 50
Read moreRussian arrested in Koh Samui drug party raid
KOH SAMUI police last night (Sept. 1) arrested a Russian man at a villa where a party was under way and drugs were to be sold to the foreigners attending it, TV Channel 7 and Naewna newspaper said this morning. Surat Thani Immigration police joined Bo Phut police in raiding the villa rented by the
Read more31 revellers arrested at Thonglor pub for breaking Covid rules
THONGLOR police raided an entertainment venue in soi 7 last night and arrested 31 party-goers who were drinking and listening to loud music on the charges of violating Covid-19 restrictions, Sanook.com said this afternoon (June 12). The group of revellers, 18 men and 13 women, were charged with gathering together and engaging in activities
Read moreHungry elephants raid durian orchard in Hua Hin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A HERD OF WILD ELEPHANTS have wreaked havoc to a durian orchard in Hua Hin’s inland area where they visited uninvited and forcibly pulled down the fruit for dinner. The wild elephants in Kaeng Krachan national park caught the wind-blown smells of ripe durian grown in the neighborhood of Pala-U village
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