TRANG police arrested a man on charges of stealing vital and expensive parts of the province’s drainage system triggering heavy floods in a subdistrict of this southern province, Matichon newspaper said this evening (Oct. 30). Pol. Lt. Col. Sawanya Eadtrong arrested Mr. Permpol (surname withheld), 30, on the charges of stealing public equipment or
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26 luxury cars stolen in UK and sold as new vehicles in Thailand seized
THE DEPARTMENT of Special Investigation (DSI) today (Sept. 19) announced the seizure of 26 out of 35 luxury vehicles stolen in the UK and sold as new vehicles in Thailand after being contacted by the British authorities to track them down, Naewna newspaper said. Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin together with Mr. Traiyarit Temhiwong, DSI’s
Read moreGreek family in trouble after thief steals their money
BEING rapidly shared on Thai social media and attracting a lot of comments is the plight of a Greek family holidaying in Phuket who are in financial difficulty after a thief stole 4,900 euros (almost 200,000 baht) from their rented car and in their desperation are now urging this thief to return it and for
Read moreThief steals school football team’s boots
DISHEARTENED today (Jan. 25) was a school football team after a thief stole all their boots just as they were about to start a match, Sanook.com said. Mr. Torslur Ngorknavung, the football coach of Khon Sawan School, Chaiyaphum province, posted pictures of the students dressed in their team outfit but dejected after their boots were
Read moreWoman appeals for help after losing paint worth 300,000 baht
A WOMAN who is a paint distributor for a company in Bangna area went to Damrongtham Centre today (March 3) to appeal for help after several cans of paint worth 300,000 baht disappeared when the truck delivering them had an accident and they all tumbled on to the road with several passers-by then grabbing and
Read morePhuket ambulance thief nabbed after being chased by rescuers
PHUKET RESCUERS, helped by the police, took two hours to apprehend a thief who had stolen their ambulance at 4 a.m. this morning (July 23), Sanook.com reported. Acting Lt.Pasakorn Sirichoochot, a volunteer at Kusol Tham Phuket Foundation, said it was lucky that he came out of the building around 10 minutes after the thief had
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