THREE Indian tourists who were lured to Thailand by scammers and held captive and tortured for over six days for a big ransom in Chonburi were rescued by police today (July 27), Amarin TV said. At 4:00 p.m. Pol. Col. Anek Sarathongyoo, superintendent of Pattaya City police station, and his team together with some
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China pushes Thailand to fully probe arrest of policemen in kidnapping its citizens
THE Chinese embassy urged Thai authorities to conduct a transparent investigation into the arrest of four policemen and a civilian on charges of kidnapping and detaining five Chinese citizens at a house in Sa Kaeo province emphasising the impact of this case on bilateral relations, Amarin TV and Thai News Agency said this evening
Read morePolice hunting for 3 Chinese students held for ransom in Myanmar
POLICE are working out ways to track down and bring back three Chinese students who were tricked into going to Myanmar and are now being held for ransom there, TV Channel 3’s 3PlusNews said this evening (Oct. 21). Pol. Lt. Gen. Thiti Sangsawang, commissioner of Metropolitan Police Bureau, ordered his deputy, Pol. Maj. Gen.
Read moreFrench woman arrested on attempted kidnap, robbery charges
A FRENCH woman was arrested at a hotel in Silom area on the charges of heading a gang that had hatched a plan to kidnap the daughter of a high-society family for 200 million baht ransom, Amarin TV said today (Apr. 19). At 10 p.m. last night Metropolitan Police arrested Ms.Sandra Christina Marie Diersten,
Read moreAnother Chinese ransom kidnapping in Chonburi
JUST two days after three Chinese suspects were arrested for ransom kidnapping a Chinese woman in the Ekamai area, another Chinese woman and her friend were kidnapped in Chonburi this morning (Mar. 20), Naewna newspaper said. At 1 p.m. today Mr. Ma Mingshun, 33, a Chinese man accompanied by an interpreter reported to Pol.Lt.Col.Jirasak
Read moreChinese grey capitalist gangs ransom kidnapping wealthy people in Tachileik
WHILE Chinese grey capitalist gangs having been ransom kidnapping wealthy people in Myanmar’s Tachileik town, which abuts Thailand’s Mae Sai town, this criminal activity has not crossed the border to the Thai side, Matichon newspaper said today (Mar. 18). Ms. Phakaimas Viera, president of the Mae Sai Chamber of Commerce, said a ransom kidnapping
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