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  • Patong Thieves cite unemployment for theft | Thaiger

    Patong Thieves cite unemployment for theft

    Yesterday morning in Patong, a town in Phuket, 2 men, 42 year old Samran Luiprasert and 34 year old Amphon Boonchuaynamphon, were arrested by Patong police for stealing a coffee machine and 2 televisions from a restaurant. The men said they needed money to survive. In the police report, it was said the alleged criminals were found after the owner…

  • Man arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman during a live stream | Thaiger

    Man arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman during a live stream

    Police arrested a 31 year old man for allegedly sexually assaulting a Canadian woman while she was recording a live stream video near Bangkok’s Lumpini Park. In the video, a man runs up from behind the woman and appears to reach his hand below her waist. The woman made a post on Twitter after the incident saying she was going…

  • American suspect in Bangkok kidnap for ransom case arrested at airport | Thaiger

    American suspect in Bangkok kidnap for ransom case arrested at airport

    Police arrested an American man, another suspect in the kidnap for ransom case in Bangkok, at the Suvarnabhumi Airport just as he was preparing to leave the country. 38 year old Matthew Wilson is the tenth suspect to be arrested for alleged involvement in the abduction of a Taiwanese businessman after a failed business deal. Other suspects include 2 other American…

  • Nong Chompoo uncle surrenders to police on murder charges | Thaiger

    Nong Chompoo uncle surrenders to police on murder charges

    In an update to the report published this morning when a warrant was issued for his arrest, the uncle of Nong Chompoo has surrendered to the police and is facing murder charges. Chaiphol Wipha, the uncle of a 3 year old girl found dead in Mukdahan last year, turned himself in to the Royal Thai police late this morning. He…

  • Arrest warrant issued for murder suspect who became a minor celebrity during the investigation | Thaiger

    Arrest warrant issued for murder suspect who became a minor celebrity during the investigation

    A murder suspect, who became famous in Thailand during the investigation, now has a warrant for his arrest over the death of his 3 year old niece. With the continuous and overdramatised media coverage on the case, the 44 year old suspect Chaiphol Wipha became a minor celebrity and gained a fan base, some who have raised donations to help…

  • Thai man faces charges for allegedly smuggling methamphetamine into South Korea | Thaiger

    Thai man faces charges for allegedly smuggling methamphetamine into South Korea

    A 32 year old Thai man is facing charges for allegedly trafficking $12.1 million USD worth of methamphetamine into South Korea. The man was arrested earlier this month for allegedly smuggling around 4 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in bags of protein supplements on a flight from Thailand to South Korea, according to Korean media. The man was allegedly paid 200,000 baht…

  • Police officers arrested for alleged involvement in Bangkok kidnap | Thaiger

    Police officers arrested for alleged involvement in Bangkok kidnap

    Two high ranking police officers in Bangkok have been arrested for alleged involvement in the kidnap of a 60 year old Taiwanese businessman for a US$3 million ransom. Police say the man was abducted in broad daylight from a restaurant in the Thong Lor district over a failed business deal for rubber gloves. The March 28 incident where 60 year…

  • Newborn’s body found in shallow grave in Si Racha | Thaiger

    Newborn’s body found in shallow grave in Si Racha

    During the weekend a newborn baby’s corpse was found by the side of the road in Si Racha, a district north of Pattaya. The makeshift grave was located near the Khao Namsap Temple in Thung Sukhla. A local resident, 59 year old Sangwien Duangyai, found the body and alerted the local police. She told Thai media: I feed street dogs…

  • Brit accused of killing bar girl in 2014 approved for extradition | Thaiger

    Brit accused of killing bar girl in 2014 approved for extradition

    In 2014, a British man is alleged to have arrived in Thailand, killed and dismembered a woman 2 days later, and fled to Spain. This week, the European Court of Human Rights approved the man’s extradition to Thailand to be prosecuted for the horrific murder. The man is accused of murdering a Thai prostitute in Kanchanaburi and dumping her body…

  • 100 million baht illegal online gambling bust in Bangkok | Thaiger

    100 million baht illegal online gambling bust in Bangkok

    Continuing their raids on illegal gambling sites and online scams, police have busted an internet gambling ring moving a 100 million baht per month. Today’s bust was in Bangkok following an investigation tracing the origins of a gambling website called PGSLOT889. Police raided a condominium in the Bangkok Noi district today and arrested 19 people allegedly involved in the online…

  • Teenagers claim they were attacked on popular Pattaya beach | Thaiger

    Teenagers claim they were attacked on popular Pattaya beach

    Last night, teenagers visiting from Ayutthaya claim they were attacked on Jomtien Beach, a popular spot in Pattaya. They say local teens in a pickup had pulled up to the group, got out of the truck and started to attack them for no reason. The victims also allege that they were chased and that the rival group claimed to have…

  • Kratom to be taken off Thailand’s list of narcotics | Thaiger

    Kratom to be taken off Thailand’s list of narcotics

    Kratom will be removed from Thailand’s Narcotics Act. The updated list was published in the Royal Gazette earlier this week, making it official. It will take effect on August 24. Officials warn that cultivation of the plant is still restricted. A new so-called “Kratom Law” will flesh out how the plant is allowed to be consumed, according to Justice Minister Somsak…

  • Police raid Pattaya bar and arrest 32 people for drinking alcohol | Thaiger

    Police raid Pattaya bar and arrest 32 people for drinking alcohol

    Police raided a Pattaya bar and arrested 32 Thais and foreigners who were allegedly drinking alcohol, violating Covid-19 disease control measures which prohibit gatherings, particularly where alcohol is involved. Police were called to the Sky Mountain Bar at around 11:30pm last night after a call from a local. Customers and bar staff emerge arrested and taken to the Pattaya City…

  • Police seize more than 100 monkeys allegedly trafficked in illegal meat trade | Thaiger

    Police seize more than 100 monkeys allegedly trafficked in illegal meat trade

    More than 100 wild monkeys caged in plastic carriers were seized off a pickup truck in Prachinburi province. The 25 year old driver was arrested, and allegedly told police that he had been hired by a network that trafficks wild animals to be purchased by restaurants and later eaten. The 102 monkeys were in poor condition, some with wounds and…

  • Woman says man she met online scammed her out of 1.5 million baht | Thaiger

    Woman says man she met online scammed her out of 1.5 million baht

    In what appears to be a so-called “romance scam,” a 36 year old woman identified as “Miss A” says she’s been scammed out of almost 1.5 million baht. She had met someone over Facebook, a man with a good job at a hospital, she says. After messaging for a few days, the man asked for money due to financial difficulties.…

  • Toyota Motor Thailand under investigation for alleged judicial bribery | Thaiger

    Toyota Motor Thailand under investigation for alleged judicial bribery

    Thailand’s Court of Justice announced it is investigating a case involving top judges to the grand jury who were allegedly bribed by representatives from Toyota Motor Thailand, a subsidiary of Toyota, while the US Department of Justice says it is continuing its investigation into the auto company’s alleged judicial bribery in Thailand. Sitting judges on the Thai Supreme Court were…

  • Man allegedly shoots and kills girlfriend in Bangkok taxi | Thaiger

    Man allegedly shoots and kills girlfriend in Bangkok taxi

    A 53 year old man was arrested for allegedly shooting and killing his 19 year old girlfriend yesterday in Bangkok while they were riding in a taxi. Reports say the couple were in a taxi passing by the Big C Rama II complex on Rama II Road when the shooting took place. The woman apparently told her boyfriend that she…

  • 6 arrested in Pattaya for illegal online gambling operation | Thaiger

    6 arrested in Pattaya for illegal online gambling operation

    In Pattaya today, 6 people were arrested, accused by the Police Cyber Taskforce of running illegal online gambling websites. The task force raided the Pattaya home yesterday afternoon along with the Pattaya City Police.2 women and 4 men, all Thai nationals, were taken into custody after being found running Baccarat gambling websites from the Baan Suan La La Na house…

  • 6 people arrested for allegedly running 200 million baht “romance scam” | Thaiger

    6 people arrested for allegedly running 200 million baht “romance scam”

    Police arrested 6 people allegedly involved in a 200 million baht so-called romance scam, setting up fake profiles online and, after some sweet-talking, persuading their “lovers to transfer money to their account. A victim who came forward to police says she transferred hundreds of thousands of baht to whom she thought was an American businessman in Malaysia who needed money…

  • Police in Bangkok arrest 6 people on gambling and drug charges | Thaiger

    Police in Bangkok arrest 6 people on gambling and drug charges

    Six recent graduates have been arrested on charges of illegal gambling and using class 5 drugs. The graduates, between the ages of 23 and 25, allegedly used SIM cards to sign up for gambling sites to obtain bonuses from new players. According to media reports, they were allegedly earning between 1,000 to 10,000 baht a day on their gambling operation. Yesterday,…

  • Man arrested for allegedly posing as doctor to sell items in online scam | Thaiger

    Man arrested for allegedly posing as doctor to sell items in online scam

    A 29 year old man was arrested after he allegedly posed as a doctor to sell face masks and other items, but did not deliver the orders. Victims say they paid for products the man advertised such as shoes, camera, phones and skateboards, but never received the orders. The man, identified as ‘Theerapon’, apparently would send a photo of himself…

  • Man arrested for alleged involvement in 600 million baht lottery ticket scam | Thaiger

    Man arrested for alleged involvement in 600 million baht lottery ticket scam

    Police arrested a man for his alleged involvement in a fraudulent lottery ticket scam which generated an estimated 600 million baht. More than 50 people say they fell victim to the scheme with some claiming they lost thousands of baht after they purchased lottery tickets online, but the tickets were never delivered. Wutthipat Lerlob allegedly coaxed people into investing in…

  • Police in Bangkok arrest 62 men at “chemsex” party | Thaiger

    Police in Bangkok arrest 62 men at “chemsex” party

    62 men in Bangkok were arrested at a so-called “chemsex” party where gay and bisexual men are said to take drugs like methamphetamine to enhance sex. The men now are facing charges over violating the disease control measures which prohibit large gatherings, especially those where people are in “close contact.” Half of the them tested positive for drugs and will…

  • Police shoot and kill suspected hitman and 16 year old in Chumphon | Thaiger

    Police shoot and kill suspected hitman and 16 year old in Chumphon

    A suspected hitman was killed by police in the upper southern province Chumphon. Police say he was the most wanted hitman in the region. A 16 year old was also killed by police during the altercation and another man was injured. The suspected hitman, 43 year old Thirayut Chukaeo from Nakhon Si Thammarat, had 4 warrants out for his arrest…

  • 350kg of compressed marijuana seized off Mekong River | Thaiger

    350kg of compressed marijuana seized off Mekong River

    Navy officers in the Laos-bordering province of Nakhon Phanom seized a compressed marijuana shipment of about 350 kilogrammes as it was being offloaded from the Mekong River. 2 men were arrested while 3 more fled and have not been apprehended yet in the bust that took place late Friday night. The northern province, separated from Laos by the Mekong River,…

  • Pattaya mansion shooting suspect in jail, 6 associates lose visas | Thaiger

    Pattaya mansion shooting suspect in jail, 6 associates lose visas

    The suspected gunman in last week’s Pattaya luxury mansion shooting remains in custody while 6 others believed to be living there have had their visas revoked. Region 2 Police officers confirm that the suspect, who opened fire on two police officers while they were attempting to serve a search warrant at the mansion, is being held in the Nong Plalai…

  • Rawai bar charged for Covid-19 violation, serving alcohol | Thaiger

    Rawai bar charged for Covid-19 violation, serving alcohol

    The Honey Pot, a popular bar in Rawai, Phuket, was raided last night, with the manager being charged for serving alcohol in violation of Covid-19 restrictions. The Chalong Police arrived around 10:20 pm after receiving a tip about a local bar selling alcohol the foreigners. The bar manager was taken into custody and brought to the Chalong Police Station. The…

  • UPDATE: Chinese man arrested after shooting and injuring police in Pattaya | Thaiger

    UPDATE: Chinese man arrested after shooting and injuring police in Pattaya

    UPDATE: According to Daily News, Pol Capt Phanthep Sribunnak remains in a coma following the shooting. Pol Sen Sgt Maj Kreetha Thipnet was also injured with a shot to his right leg, although reports already say he is “out of danger”. ORIGINAL STORY: A Chinese man, with citizenship in Saint Kitts and Nevis, is in custody after shooting and injuring 2 Pattaya…

  • US President Biden signs hate crimes law to help protect Asian Americans | Thaiger

    US President Biden signs hate crimes law to help protect Asian Americans

    After multiple incidents of violence against Asian Americans in the US, President Joe Biden has recently signed a hate crime law. As violence against Asians in America has been on the rise since the Covid-19 pandemic, Biden told Asian American politicians and senior members of Congress that racism has long been toxic. He says the Asian American community has been…

  • Chinese man arrested after pulling machine gun on police in Pattaya | Thaiger

    Chinese man arrested after pulling machine gun on police in Pattaya

    A Chinese man is now in custody after shooting and injuring 2 Pattaya police officers who were trying to reprimand him over an online gambling syndicate. 35 year old Jang Yang pulled a machine gun on the transnational crime team as they went to serve him with an arrest warrant. Members of the SWAT special police task force entered the…