By Thai Newsroom Reporters A FEW AMONG the suspects recently named by the Election Commission for alleged involvement in 2024’s senatorial rigging scandals and bound to be prosecuted in the Supreme Court have been found to be well-known politicians attached to the Bhumjaithai, core of the current coalition government surreptitiously pulled around by de
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‘Expert’ for Pipat’s son found telephoning senators many times over
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A CERTAIN female who is currently among a total of 229 suspects in the 2024 senatorial rigging conspiracy and who had evidently telephoned a number of senators many times over had been hired as a former “expert” for Bhumjaithai MP Chalat Ratchakitprakarn, son of Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Transport Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn.
Read moreNewin’s right-hand man found among suspected exam fraud conspirators
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A RIGHT-HAND MAN for de facto Bhumjaithai boss Newin Chidchob has been suspected, among others, of involvement in a preplanned fraud over last year’s exam papers for applicants to get hired as personnel at local government units, a partisan source said today (Aug.24). Thongchua Chartkitcharoen, the personally-entrusted, close aide to
Read moreElection commissioners tipped to take risk of jail over senatorial rigging conspiracy
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION commissioners would be inclined to keep most suspects in the 2024 senatorial rigging allegations intact and unprosecuted, albeit at the risk of being finally found guilty in court on charges of duty negligence and misconduct which could possibly land themselves terms in prison, a partisan source said today
Read more2 suspects confess to killing Russian siblings
A COUPLE of suspects wanted in the disappearance of two Russian siblings in Chonburi have been arrested in Sa Kaeo province bordering Cambodia with police saying that they have confessed to killing them with the motive being theft of their motorcycle, Naewna newspaper said today (July 31). Diana Nazimova, 22, and Roman Nazimov, 17,
Read moreOnly 8 among 229 senatorial rigging suspects might be charged: Justice Minister
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ONLY EIGHT persons might probably be charged for involvement in a criminal conspiracy and money-laundering activity behind 2024’s senatorial election allegedly riddled with vote-buying, rigging shenanigans, according to Justice Minister Rutthapol Naowarat. Out of a total of 229 persons initially suspected of having been more or less involved in the
Read more2 Chinese members of surrogacy ring nabbed in Pattaya
TWO Chinese nationals wanted in their homeland for being key members of an illegal surrogacy ring were arrested at a Pattaya hotel today (July 5), TV Channel 7 said. A police team from the Central Investigation and Immigration bureaux apprehended Mr. Yan, 43, and Ms. Mi, 33, and revoked their permits to stay in
Read morePolice officer linked to whistleblower’s alleged extortion bid faces dismissal
A POLICE colonel who has been charged with joining the head of Crime Victims Assistance Association and four other accomplices in extorting 2.5 million baht from an Immigration police officer to not broadcast allegations of smuggling out Chinese suspects from a detention centre faces dismissal within five days, Amarin TV said today (April 22).
Read moreArrest warrants out for Ben Smith and wife on fraud charges
THE Thai Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) today (March 2) issued arrest warrants for Mr. Ben Smith, aka Benjamin Mauerberger, and his wife Ms. Katriya Beaver on charges of transnational investment fraud with losses amounting to over 1 billion baht, Amarin TV and PPTVHD36 said. Ben Smith is a foreign businessman classified by the United
Read moreFour Brits arrested for stealing 2m baht deny charges
FOUR British nationals who were arrested on charges of stealing a safe containing over 2 million from the townhouse of a compatriot in Chonburi last Thursday (Feb. 26) are being interrogated but remain uncooperative as they deny the charges, Amarin TV said last night (March 1). After masked robbers broke into the townhouse British
Read morePolice chasing 2 Indian suspects in dismemberment of Myanmar man
POLICE are certain they will be able to apprehend two Indian men suspected to have killed and dismembered a Myanmar man whose body parts were found in a brand new freezer at a townhouse they had rented for jobseekers to stay even though they have flown back to their home country, Channel 3’s 3Plus
Read moreFour being quizzed for allegedly helping prisoner escape from mountains
POLICE detained four suspects after searching several houses in Phatthalung for a team of people who helped a prisoner on the run escape from Banthat mountain range where a big police team chased him for weeks but ended the operation late last week due to torrential rain, Naewna newspaper said. While serving a 20
Read moreThree held for selling pistol to teen suspect in mall shooting
TWO MEN were arrested in southern Yala province and one in Bangkok on the charges of selling a modified blank pistol to a 14-year-old boy detained after going on a shooting spree at Siam Paragon mall on Tuesday (Oct. 3) killing two persons and injuring five others, TV Channel 7 said today (Oct. 5).
Read morePolice certain Tu Hao’s wife, other suspects intimidating witnesses
NATIONAL Police Chief Pol. Gen. Damrongsak Kittipraphat said there are grounds to allegations that the wife of Chinese grey business suspect Mr. Chaiyanat “Tu Hao” Kornchaiyanan and other suspects have, upon being bailed out, intimidated witnesses and tampered with evidence, Naewna newspaper said. Former MP Chuwit Kamolvisit had alleged that that suspects in the
Read more80 Immigration police to be quizzed on links to Chinese grey capitalists
OVER 80 Immigration police including three holding the rank of major general will be summoned for questioning for allegedly helping a group of Chinese grey capitalists reside in Thailand, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan. 16). Deputy National Police Chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Surachate Hakparn, whose nickname is Big Joke, said a meeting will be
Read moreTwo suspects held in Narathiwat police flats car bombing
POLICE have arrested two of nine suspects in the car bombing of police flats in southern Narathiwat province on Nov. 22, 2022 that killed one policeman, injured 25 others plus 18 family members of policemen, Matichon newspaper said today (Jan. 2). National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Damrongsak Kittiprapas said at a press conference also attended
Read moreChonburi deputy police chief transferred over proxy suspects
CHONBURI’S Deputy Police Chief was transferred to the provincial headquarters pending investigation into charges of accepting one million baht bribe to help the real suspects in a crime case escape and allow two proxies to face the charges in their place, Thai Rath newspaper said this evening (Oct. 31). Deputy National Police Chief Pol.
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