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
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Brit nabbed for hacking money transfer system, using fake credit cards
THAI immigration police arrested a British national on charges of hacking cash from a money transfer system and using fake credit cards to stay in dozens of luxury hotels, Naewna newspaper said today (Feb. 20). Immigration Bureau Region 1 tracked down and arrested Mr. George (pseudonym), 50, after the Hotel Security Association alerted them
Read moreBangkok company denies link to Cambodian scammer group
PRINCE International Co., Ltd., located at Sino-Thai Tower office building in Sukhumvit 21 road (Asoke), today (Oct. 17) denied it is part of the Prince Group, a Cambodian company run by Cambodian and UK national Chen Zhi, aka Vincent, and sanctioned by US and UK for its alleged involvement in large-scale online scams and
Read moreUS and UK take largest action ever targeting cybercriminal networks in Southeast Asia
Washington – The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), in close coordination with the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO), took complementary actions against criminal networks responsible for targeting citizens of the United States and other allied nations through online scams
Read morePM denies trip to UK was just a holiday
PRIME MINISTER Paetongtarn Shinawatra said this evening (May 25) before flying to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to attend the 46th Asean summit that her trip to UK and Monaco was far from being a vacation with progress made on bringing Formula 1 city circuit Grand Prix to Thailand, Amarin TV said. The Prime Minister said
Read morePaetongtarn visits UK, Monaco to boost trade and soft power
PRIME Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has begun a five-day official visit to the United Kingdom and Monaco from May 21 to 25, accompanied by a delegation from the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, and other government agencies. The trip seeks to expand trade opportunities in the European Union, increase international market
Read moreApril Fools’ Day: Owls fans’ novel revolt against Thai owner?
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SOME SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY fans are coming up with a novel task of telling Thai people in this country and elsewhere, either via conventional or social media, how devastatingly Dejpon Chansiri, the Thai owner of the Championship football club, has allegedly fared so far. Whilst Dejpon continues to take the helm
Read moreBritish woman missing as dive boat catches fire off Koh Tao
A YOUNG British woman is missing after the dive boat she was sailing in together with 15 other tourists caught fire as it was heading for a dive site around five nautical miles from Koh Tao, Surat Thani province, today (March 16), TV Channel 7 and Amarin TV said. The boat, named Davy Jones
Read moreKoh Samui Customs seizes 140kg of dried cannabis flowers destined for UK
SEIZED AT Koh Samui International Airport were seven suitcases belonging to five foreign passengers packed with 140 kilogrammes of dried cannabis flowers in vacuum-sealed bags, worth approximately 4 million baht, heading for Singapore then onwards to UK, Naewna newspaper said this morning (March 13). Pol. Col. Den Duang Thongsrisuk, superintendent of Bo Phut police
Read moreSouth Korean shipbuilder keen on manufacturing frigates for Thai navy
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A SOUTH KOREAN SHIPBUILDER has been conspicuously interested in a challenging venture to manufacture a couple of frigates for the Thai navy amidst strong competition with European rivals. Hanwha Ocean, formerly Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, has appeared to be a prospective manufacturer of battleships to meet the Thai navy’s
Read more30 vehicles stolen in UK and sold in Thailand returned
THIRTY out of 35 vehicles that were stolen in the UK and sold in Thailand were handed back to their rightful owners at a ceremony attended by Justice Minister Thawee Sodsong and British Ambassador Mark Gooding this morning (July 19), MNG Online said. Po.l Col. Yutthana Praedam, acting head of the Department of Special
Read moreForeign gang held for robbing British cryptocurrency trader
BANGKOK’S Klong Tan police arrested three foreign men and two foreign women yesterday (July 14) on the charges of robbing a British cryptocurrency trader, Amarin TV said this afternoon. Rounded up were Mr.Abdullahi Ahmed Saney Mohamed from Denmark, Ms. Shafiq Sumya from UK, Mr.Ahmed Saeed Yasin from UK, Mr.Hussein Mohamed Hassan Sheikh from UK
Read moreUK’s Labour on course for huge election majority, exit poll shows
London – Keir Starmer will be Britain’s next prime minister with his Labour Party set to win a massive majority in a parliamentary election, an exit poll on Thursday (July 4) indicated, while Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are forecast to suffer historic losses. Centre-left Labour was on course to capture 410 of the 650 seats
Read moreSterling builds on gains as British PM calls July election
By Reuters and published by Msn.com London –Sterling edged higher while UK stock futures fell on Wednesday (May 22) after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a parliamentary election for July 4, which analysts said removed a degree of political uncertainty from the picture for traders. The British currency was up 0.3% on the day
Read moreUK’s Cameron paying official visit to Thailand tomorrow
BRITISH Foreign Minister David Cameron is scheduled to officially visit Thailand tomorrow (Mar. 20) during which the two countries will sign Thailand-UK Strategic Partnership Roadmap, Matichon newspaper said this morning. The Thai Foreign Ministry said Cameron, a former prime minister, will be paying a courtesy call on Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and also
Read moreCaptain of ‘Wild Boars’ football team killed himself at UK school, coroner rules
By BBC and Thai Newsroom THE CAPTAIN of the “Wild Boars” youth football team trapped in a cave for several days in 2018 took his own life while at school in the UK, a coroner has ruled. The deceased 17-year-old youth. Duangphet Phromthep, or Dom, headed a team of 12 young footballers who together
Read moreAirlines count cost of UK traffic control failure
By AFP and published by CNA London – The worst disruption to UK air traffic control in almost a decade following a technical fault risks costing carriers around £100 million (around 4.45 billion baht), the head of global airline body IATA estimated today (Aug. 30). Passengers continued to be affected by cancelled flights owing
Read moreBoris Johnson quits Parliament after learning he will be sanctioned over ‘partygate’
By AP and published by Fox28Savannah London – Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson shocked Britain on Friday (June 9) by quitting as a lawmaker after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament. He quit with a ferocious tirade at his political opponents — and at his successor, Rishi Sunak — that
Read moreKing Charles and Queen Camilla crowned in historic ceremony
By Reuters and published by CNA London – King Charles III was anointed and crowned on Saturday (May 6) in Britain’s biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a sumptuous display of pageantry dating back 1,000 years. In front of a congregation of about 100 world leaders and a television audience of millions, the Archbishop
Read moreCoach praises ‘Wild Boars’ football team captain who died in UK
By Sanook.com, Daily Mail and BBC THE COACH of the “Wild Boars” youth football team whose captain, Duangphet Phromthep, or Nong Dom, died in UK after winning a scholarship to study and play football there praised him as a fighter who did not give up the football path, Sanook.com said this evening (Feb. 15).
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