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  • Piracy crackdown on intellectual property as tourism grows

    Piracy crackdown on intellectual property as tourism grows

    With tourism now beginning to return to Thailand, the Intellectual Property Department pledged to be more strict in cracking down on pirated goods. Experts believe that the market will be flooded with fakes in popular tourist destinations as shady sellers see new potential customers pouring into the country. The IPD is coordinating with the Customs Department, the Department of Special…

  • Jealous husband slits wife’s throat after row over 500 baht

    Jealous husband slits wife’s throat after row over 500 baht

    A jealous husband slit his wife’s throat in a row over money in her restaurant in the middle of a market in the central province of Ang Thong before attempting to commit suicide. Ekkachai Lomrai used a chef knife to murder his wife, Patcha Poonthongkam, in Sawaeng Ha Market on Sawaeng Ha – Pho Thong Road in Ang Thong, after…

  • Alcohol ban tightening in homeless centre after in-house murder

    Alcohol ban tightening in homeless centre after in-house murder

    The Chon Buri Homeless Protection Centre is vowing to crack down on their alcohol ban after a drunk homeless man used a broken booze bottle to kill another homeless man. The bizarre and grisly murder carried out by the intoxicated tenant has prompted the centre to tighten up enforcement of the alcohol ban already in place in the shelter. The…

  • Thieves steal VIP chairs from Liverpool – Man U match in Bangkok

    Thieves steal VIP chairs from Liverpool – Man U match in Bangkok

    Police have arrested a man under suspicion of stealing VIP chairs reserved for Liverpool and Manchester United players from Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok on Saturday morning. CCTV footage reveals two nonchalant men wheeling four dugout chairs, valued at 400,000 baht, out of the stadium at 6am. Two of the chairs were used by Manchester United reserve players and two by…

  • Gunman shot dead by armed civilian after killing 3 in US mall

    Gunman shot dead by armed civilian after killing 3 in US mall

    Four people were killed, and two were injured yesterday in yet another mass shooting in the US. A man with a rifle entered Greenwood Park Mall in Indiana at about 6pm last night, approached the precinct’s food court, and let rip with several rounds of ammunition. The gunman was eventually shot by an armed civilian who happened to be nearby.…

  • VIDEO: Bangkok taxi driver pulls out knife on Singaporean tourists

    VIDEO: Bangkok taxi driver pulls out knife on Singaporean tourists

    Video evidence reveals a Bangkok taxi driver pulling a knife out from the pocket of the driver’s seat door to intimidate two Singaporean tourists, who had accused him of not giving them enough change. Although Bangkok taxis are supposed to be metered, the tourists said they had agreed a price of 400 baht for their journey to Suvarnabhumi airport. However,…

  • Thai political parties told to check candidates more carefully

    Thai political parties told to check candidates more carefully

    After a Move Forward Party Bangkok city councillor, Arnuparb Tarntong, was accused over sexual misconduct, a number of civil groups have ramped up their demandings for political parties to strengthen the candidate screening process. Arnuparb, a councillor for the Sathorn district, came forward to the police to reject the allegations of sexual harassment made by four young girls, who are…

  • Hello Kitty Horror Story: Thieves return ‘haunted’ teddy bear stolen from scrapyard

    Hello Kitty Horror Story: Thieves return ‘haunted’ teddy bear stolen from scrapyard

    In a peculiar sequence of events, CCTV footage from a scrapyard in Kamphaeng Phet province, central Thailand, reveals a man and a woman stealing a giant Hello Kitty doll from a written-off car… and then coming back to return the doll in the middle of the night. In May, the driver of the car died in a road accident. The…

  • Police shoot grenade-yielding man holding woman hostage in northeast Thailand

    Police shoot grenade-yielding man holding woman hostage in northeast Thailand

    Police shot and injured a man who, armed with a grenade, held a woman hostage for three hours this morning in Khon Kaen province, northeast Thailand. After hours of failed negotiation, a SWAT team was called in, who shot the man in his left shoulder and saved the hostage. At 9am, officers at Muang Khon Kaen Police Station received a…

  • Police search for 3 rogue cops & soldier involved in illegal gun trade

    Police search for 3 rogue cops & soldier involved in illegal gun trade

    Arrest warrants have been issued for three rogue cops and a soldier for selling illegal firearms to the criminal underworld in the southern province of Phattalung. The Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police, Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn, reported a huge police investigation is still ongoing to determine the sources of firearms used by the different offenders. In the first…

  • Police fire 30 shots at suspected child rapist in central Thailand

    Police fire 30 shots at suspected child rapist in central Thailand

    Thai police yesterday fatally shot a man wanted under suspicion of raping a child. The police were about to arrest the man when he allegedly fired a single shot at the police. In response, police fired over 30 shots at the man’s car, instantly killing him at a petrol station in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province in central Thailand. According…

  • UPDATE: Mother who pimped out 9 year old daughter jailed alongside 2 pedophiles

    UPDATE: Mother who pimped out 9 year old daughter jailed alongside 2 pedophiles

    UPDATE The Criminal Court of Thailand yesterday jailed a mother of two, who pimped out her 9 year old daughter into prostitution, and two pedophiles. Under Thai indecency law, an offence to a child not yet over 15 years of age, shall be punished with imprisonment of 10 to 20 years, and fined between 20,000 to 40,000 baht, or imprisonment…

  • Move Forward MP accused of sexually assaulting 4 teen girls

    Move Forward MP accused of sexually assaulting 4 teen girls

    Move Forward city councillor Arnuparb Tarntong has been released on 100,000 baht bail today after reporting to the police to recognise charges of sexual assault have been made against him by four teenage girls. Police informed Arnuparb last night that two 16 year olds and two 18 year olds had accused him of inappropriate behaviour and had to appear at…

  • Man stabs construction worker to death in Bangkok

    Man stabs construction worker to death in Bangkok

    A construction worker was stabbed to death by his colleague last night in Bangkok. At around 7pm, police were called to a house in Don Mueang district where they found 31 year old Wanchai “Nong” Inthuwanit lying dead in a pool of blood, having been stabbed 7 times in the head, throat, and right shoulder. Police tracked down the suspected…

  • Chuwit all but names Bangkok ‘drug pub’ and illegal soapy massage joint

    Chuwit all but names Bangkok ‘drug pub’ and illegal soapy massage joint

    “It’s full of young people partying, owned by a Chinese man who operates without a care in the world thanks to connections in the Land of Smiles.” That’s the description of former Thai politician and soapy massage king Chuwit Kamolwisit as he waxed lyrical about a fully operational soapy massage and ‘drug pub’ joint in central Bangkok that he claims…

  • Objections to chemical castration law in Thailand

    Objections to chemical castration law in Thailand

    Objections have been raised to a controversial new law being pushed through by the Thai Senate that allows sex offenders the choice of having their prison sentences reduced if they agree to chemical castration. The Thai Senate approved the bill on Monday but the act hasn’t become law just yet. The legislation was first passed in the Lower House in March…

  • Chiang Rai police arrest 2 women driving with 1 million meth pills

    Chiang Rai police arrest 2 women driving with 1 million meth pills

    In Chiang Rai, a car was tracked down and stopped that contained 2 young women, and 1 million meth pills. The car was pulled over in Wiang Chiang Rung district, where the 2 women were promptly arrested after a search revealed multiple bags full of methamphetamine pills. Police were ready for the arrest, after receiving information from the Drug Suppression…

  • Mother arrested after forcing 9 year old daughter into prostitution

    Mother arrested after forcing 9 year old daughter into prostitution

    A mother was arrested yesterday for forcing her 9 year old daughter into prostitution. The 26 year old woman, Chantra, was arrested after she posted sexy pictures of herself on Facebook, adding she had a child sex video and underage sex photos for sale. The post soon went viral on social media resulting in members of the public contacting police.…

  • UPDATE: Woman’s corpse “naked and covered in bite marks” found in northeast Thailand

    UPDATE: Woman’s corpse “naked and covered in bite marks” found in northeast Thailand

    UPDATE: Today, police arrested the man suspected of murdering his wife, Daeng, whose body was found naked and covered in bite marks at her home in Buriram on Monday. Police detained and arrested Nithipot, aka “Dao” at a relative’s house in Huai Thalaeng district in Nakhon Ratchasima province this morning. Police brought him back to Buriram for questioning at Phutthaisong…

  • Father & 7 year old son shot as gang warfare erupts in Pattaya

    Father & 7 year old son shot as gang warfare erupts in Pattaya

    A 7 year old child and his father were shot as gang warfare erupted on the streets of Banglamung district at the weekend. The father and son were caught in the crossfire as two rival gangs of teenagers clashed in a Pattaya neighbourhood on Saturday night. The neck of the boy, Nong Moodaeng, was grazed by a bullet while his…

  • Khao San scam: Tourists forced to pay for returning lost wallet

    Khao San scam: Tourists forced to pay for returning lost wallet

    A new warning has gone out as yet another scam is being perpetrated on foreigners in the tourist backpacker mecca that is Khao San Road. This scam targets would-be do-gooders trying to help return a lost wallet. A man recently reported to local media that he had been leaving a bar late at night when all the clubs and nightlife…

  • Man who shot former Japanese PM reveals hateful motivation

    Man who shot former Japanese PM reveals hateful motivation

    The man who shot former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has told investigators that he thought Abe was linked to a group that he hated. The man, 41 year old Tetsuya Yamagami, shot Abe during a campaign speech in Nara, western Japan, on Friday. Police have not yet named the group that Yamagami says he hates. Japanese media reported, however, that…

  • Indian man arrested for tearing out passport pages to hide Thai trip

    Indian man arrested for tearing out passport pages to hide Thai trip

    We all have secrets from our past, and some may go to great lengths to hide them, especially from their family or their mates. But a man in Pune, India went a little too far when he was arrested for tearing out pages from his passport before getting married to hide trips to Thailand from his wife. The man was…

  • Thai woman thought she had found true love, only to end up behind bars.

    Thai woman thought she had found true love, only to end up behind bars.

    Fifty year old Chamanun Phetporee thought she had found the love of her life. A man claiming to be a doctor in Afghanistan messaged her on Linkedin in 2019, and sparks flew, at least for Chamanun. She and her new long-distance love, who called himself ‘Dr Andrew Chang’ began to message each other for hours every night. Little did she…

  • Extradition for Nigerian wanted for alleged murder of Thai woman on hold

    Extradition for Nigerian wanted for alleged murder of Thai woman on hold

    A Nigerian man wanted for the murder of a Thai woman has been told he must remain in detention until Canada gets assurances from Thailand he won’t face the death penalty if extradited. The Nigerian, allegedly identified as John Odoemenam but using a fake South African passport with the name, Mzwakhe Memela, and also known as Prince Michael Obi, last…

  • Police bring home 6 Thai women forced into prostitution in Myanmar

    Police bring home 6 Thai women forced into prostitution in Myanmar

    Police brought home 6 Thai women who posted videos on social media to say they had been forced into prostitution in Myanmar and needed help. The police picked up the women from the Thailand – Myanmar Friendship Bridge in Mae Sai district, Chiang Rai province, after coordinating with Burmese authorities. The group includes 31 year old Nanny from Nonthaburi, 25…

  • UPDATE: Former Japanese PM dies after being shot – VIDEO | Thaiger

    UPDATE: Former Japanese PM dies after being shot – VIDEO

    BREAKING: Shinzo Abe dies WARNING: Video of the shooting may be disturbing for some people. UPDATE: Reports are circulating that the former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe is in critical condition after being shot at a campaign event in the city of Nara. The BBC describes his current condition as ‘grave’. Abe was shot at twice, the first allegedly missed with…

  • Thai schoolboy hit by bus on crossing in critical condition

    Thai schoolboy hit by bus on crossing in critical condition

    A schoolboy is in critical condition after being hit by a public bus on Wednesday morning while attempting to walk over a zebra crossing in front of Rattanatibet school in Nontha Buri, in central Thailand. The 13 year old Grade 9 student named Thanandon hit his head on the road and his body slipped under the red and cream No.…

  • Corrupt Thai tourist cop and friend caught in police sting

    Corrupt Thai tourist cop and friend caught in police sting

    A corrupt Thai tourist cop and his friend were arrested last night in a police sting after they swindled thousands of false operating taxes from entertainment venues in the central province of Nontha Buri. Officers from the Department of Provincial Administration Special Wisdom and Tactics, and Bang Yai Police Station, were alerted to the scam after receiving complaints from several…

  • Gun-toting Thai YouTuber arrested for attempted murder after 5 years on the run

    Gun-toting Thai YouTuber arrested for attempted murder after 5 years on the run

    A famous YouTuber was finally arrested at his home in Nontha Buri province in central Thailand yesterday for attempted murder after 5 years on the run. Worrachate “Taek” Jantaphan was charged with attempted murder in 2017 after he used a gun to shoot at a truck, injuring its driver, because it was parked in front of his resort accommodation. The 63…