CAMBODIAN authorities have arrested the second suspect in the murder of a countryman in Chonburi with his body with all 10 fingers cut off being found in a 200-litre barrel filled with cement and dumped in a reservoir, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (May 14). The body of the victim was confirmed to be
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Model arrested on forex scam charges
A THAI model who used his good looks and luxurious lifestyle living in a swanky condo to create a well-off and trustworthy profile tricked many people into investing in his forex scam with losses reaching over 10 million baht, Amarin TV said today (May 10). Sgt. Phithat, a 59-year-old inspector, led a police team
Read moreSuspect nabbed in killing of teacher, freshman
POLICE have arrested one of five suspects wanted in the killing of a teacher and a student on Sunthorn Kosa road, Khlong Toei district, on Nov. 11, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Nov. 22). Two youths rode up on a motorcycle then one of them fired shots at Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-Ok Uthen
Read moreTeen shooter fired 40 rounds at Siam Paragon
DETAILED investigation by the Police Forensic Science Office of Siam Paragon mall where a 14-year-old suspect went on a shooting spree last Tuesday (Oct. 3) showed that 40 rounds were fired from mezzanine to ground then second and third floor with most bullets fired at the latter two floors, Amarin TV said today (Oct.
Read moreSuspect in a string of southern bombings arrested
POLICE IN Narathiwat arrested a suspect for whom 13 arrest warrants have been issued for a string of bombings in the three southern provinces yesterday afternoon (Sep. 17), Naewna newspaper said today. Col. Kiattisak Neewong, a spokesman for Internal Security Operations Command Region 4, Forward Division, said a police team who had set up
Read more25 policemen who attended party where colleague was shot dead transferred
A TOTAL of 25 policemen who had attended a party given by a village headman in Mueang district of Nakhon Pathom province where their colleague, a highway police, was shot dead on Wednesday night (Sep. 6) were today (Sep. 8) transferred to national police headquarters, Matichon newspaper said this evening. Pol. Lt. Gen. Achayon
Read moreFemale drug suspect dies in fall from police station window
A THAI woman arrested on drug trafficking charges died after jumping out of the third-floor window of Bang Kruai police station, Nonthaburi, yesterday (July 14), Naewna newspaper said today. Ms. Sawitree (surname withheld), 38, was arrested at 2 p.m. after a police team found 30 tablets of methamphetamine (Yaba) in her backpack. They had
Read moreWanted South Korean man nabbed for overstaying
IMMIGRATION police arrested a South Korean man in Chonburi today (June 19) for overstaying his visa for 1,582 days after which they found out he is also wanted in South Korea on online gambling charges, Naewna newspaper said. A team of immigration police spotted Mr. Kim (pseudonym), 35, in Bang Lamung district and asked
Read moreMove Forward denies any link to Yok’s actions
MOVE Forward Party denied being behind the actions of a 15-year-old girl who is the youngest person ever accused of violating the lese majeste law, better known as Criminal Code Section 112, and has climbed the gate to go study in her school after a problem arose over her dyed hair and insistence on
Read moreTeen lese majeste suspect expelled from school
A 15-year-old teen girl who is the youngest person ever accused of violating the lese majeste law, better known as Criminal Code Section 112, posted a message on her personal Facebook page that she has been expelled from school, Naewna newspaper said this morning (June 14). Thanalop Phalanchai, or Yok, a 10th grade student
Read moreExtradited Canadian man charged over gangster’s murder in Phuket
By AFP – published by The Peninsular Qatar and MNG Online POLICE said today (May 29) they have charged a Canadian man they described as a mercenary with the murder of a Canadian-Indian gangster in the resort island of Phuket. Officers launched an investigation after Jimi “Slice” Sandhu — whose nickname came from a
Read morePolish suspect arrested amid gory accusation by cabbie
A POLISH man whose girlfriend was found dead at a condo on Charoen Rat road yesterday (May 15) was arrested while attempting to cross over to Cambodia last night with a taxi driver accusing the suspect of trying to hire him to help dismember her body for 1,500 baht, Sanook.com said. Pol. Maj. Gen.
Read more‘Big Joke’: 13th cyanide poisoning victim found
DEPUTY National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Surachate Hakparn said this evening (Apr. 27) that the total number of cyanide killings believed linked to the Ms. Sararat Rangsiwutthaporn, or Am, had now risen 13 with the latest victim being an Immigration police officer’s wife, Thai Rath newspaper said. Pol.Snr.Sgt.Maj.Nitipon Nuchit, an Immigration officer in Bueng
Read moreWoman who defrauded New Zealand Ambassador caught after 14 years
A THAI woman who was part of a gang that had defrauded the New Zealand Ambassador to Thailand in 2008 by making a fake copy of his credit card and spending over 10 million baht was arrested yesterday after 14 years on the run, Naewna newspaper said today (Apr. 19). Central Investigation Bureau chief
Read moreThai police arrest suspect wanted by FBI
By Naewna and Theloadstar.com CRIME Suppression Division (CSD) police arrested a German-American man on the charges of conspiracy to defraud through electronic media and money laundering at his condo in Ladprao Soi 10, Chatuchak district, today (Apr. 14), Naewna newspaper said. CSD Commander Pol.Lt.Gen. Montree Thetkhan led a team to arrest the suspect wanted
Read moreSuspect in California mass shooting is dead; motive unclear
By AP and published by US News & World Report Monterey Park, Calif. – Authorities searched for a motive for the gunman who killed 10 people at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance club during Lunar New Year celebrations, slayings that sent a wave of fear through Asian American communities in the region and cast
Read moreSingaporean Forex-3D Ponzi scheme mastermind arrested in Phuket
A SINGAPOREAN MAN suspected to have headed a huge Ponzi scheme operated through Forex-3D brokerage company was arrested at Phuket airport today (Jan. 16), Matichon and Thai Rath newspapers plus Coconuts Bangkok said. Mr. Daryl Cai Yonghui, who holds Singaporean passport number K2188535N, was arrested under a Criminal Court warrant issued on Nov. 8,
Read moreNew Jersey deli scam suspect arrested in Phuket
By AFP and Harriet Alexander for Dailymail.com and Matichon THE THIRD suspect wanted in the US for inflating the value of a New Jersey deli by over 900% was arrested at a hotel room near Phuket’s Surin beach today (Jan. 14), Matichon newspaper said. Peter Coker Jr., 54, a citizen of Carribean island state
Read moreProbe into Prayut’s nephew’s connection with grey business suspect hits snag
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION INTO an alleged connection between a Chinese-born grey business suspect and a tour bus operator has apparently hit a snag up to now since the latter has been known as a nephew of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s, said an opposition legislator today (Jan.12). Move Forward MP Padipat Santipada
Read moreSuspect captured after managing to escape at court
ONE OF nine suspects standing trial at the Criminal Court on Ratchadapisek road on charges of defrauding the public managed to escape from the bathroom but he was quickly captured within the same building, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Dec. 22). The suspect, Mr. Prasit Jeawkok, had asked the court’s permission to go to the
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