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  • Thailand concludes major anti-terrorism drill | Thaiger

    Thailand concludes major anti-terrorism drill

    The Counter Terrorist Operations Centre under the Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTAF) Headquarters is wrapping up a five-day anti-terrorism drill today in Chiang Rai. The Crisis Management Exercise 2024 (C-MEX24) at Chiang Rai Rajabhat University saw participation from over 500 individuals representing 60 agencies. This comprehensive exercise included officers from the army, navy, air force, and police, aiming to assess their…

  • Thai cops ‘bud’ out Taiwanese cannabis smugglers in Bangkok bust | Thaiger

    Thai cops ‘bud’ out Taiwanese cannabis smugglers in Bangkok bust

    Immigration officials in Thailand, in collaboration with other agencies, snagged two Taiwanese nationals in a high-stakes cannabis smuggling operation. The suspects were arrested in Bangkok’s Bang Rak and Din Daeng districts and now face serious charges for planning to export a controlled drug without permission and overstaying their visas. The bust came after a tip-off from a vigilant citizen who…

  • Scandal erupts over judge’s joke about defunct MFP | Thaiger

    Scandal erupts over judge’s joke about defunct MFP

    A Pheu Thai MP is set to submit an urgent motion in the House of Representatives, calling for an investigation into a Constitutional Court judge’s controversial comments regarding a dissolved political party. The judge, Udom Sittiwirattham, already under scrutiny for his role in dissolving the Move Forward Party (MFP), has now sparked outrage with a flippant remark about the People’s…

  • Bulletproof Buriram man survives triple shooting, claims immortality | Thaiger

    Bulletproof Buriram man survives triple shooting, claims immortality

    A Thai man shot his foe three times in a village in the Isaan province of Buriram amid a seven-year feud, after the victim claimed he was immortal. Remarkably, the victim’s boast turned out to be true as he survived the shooting. The victim, 40 year old Somchai, sought justice at Satuek Police Station, claiming that his foe, 44 year…

  • Thai dancer and her boyfriend arrested for child prostitution | Thaiger

    Thai dancer and her boyfriend arrested for child prostitution

    Chiang Mai police arrested a 20 year old Thai dancer and her boyfriend on charges of child prostitution. The woman alleged that dancing did not provide sufficient income, leading her to become a part-time sex worker and recruit other underage dancers into prostitution. Anti-human trafficking organisations ZOE and the Immanuel Foundation reported the child prostitution racket to the Cyber Crime…

  • Gunmen kill two durian sellers in Yala night attack | Thaiger

    Gunmen kill two durian sellers in Yala night attack

    Gunmen attacked a durian stall in Yala province, killing its two owners. The incident occurred near a cemetery in Ban Saikaew, Taling Chan subdistrict at around 11pm yesterday, August 21. Security officials have begun investigating the crime scene. Two men were found dead near their durian stall after a group of approximately 10 assailants emerged from a mountain path and…

  • Koh Pha Ngan shopkeeper’s laughing gas caper goes up in smoke | Thaiger

    Koh Pha Ngan shopkeeper’s laughing gas caper goes up in smoke

    A Koh Pha Ngan shopkeeper has been caught red-handed peddling balloons stuffed with nitrous oxide, better known as laughing gas, without a licence, and it’s no laughing matter! Rangsiman Jaisamer was busted by police in his Haad Rin shop early today, August 22, where officers discovered two cylinders of the giggly gas and a stash of balloons ready for sale.…

  • Chachoengsao man builds new gate to avoid neighbour’s threats | Thaiger

    Chachoengsao man builds new gate to avoid neighbour’s threats

    A 60 year old Thai man in Chachoengsao province opted to build a new gate to his home to avoid further conflict with his neighbour, who has been reportedly harassing him and brandishing a firearm. The Thai man, Thitiwat, complained to Athiwat Sirikangwalwong, founder of the Dare to Step Forward Facebook page, about the threats he faced from his neighbour,…

  • 8 South Korean men arrested in Bangkok for call centre scam | Thaiger

    8 South Korean men arrested in Bangkok for call centre scam

    Immigration Bureau officers yesterday arrested eight South Korean men at a luxury condominium in Bangkok for using the condo to run a call centre scam, swindling money from fellow South Korean nationals residing in Thailand. Officers received a tip-off from an informant that South Korean nationals used a condominium in Soi Ekkamai 3, in Bangkok’s Wattana district to run the…

  • Teenager critically injured in brutal knife attack in Nonthaburi | Thaiger

    Teenager critically injured in brutal knife attack in Nonthaburi

    A first-year vocational student was brutally attacked in broad daylight, leaving him in critical condition. The incident took place in Bang Bua Thong, Nonthaburi, when a group of teenagers wielding knives clashed violently. Yesterday, August 21, at 5pm, officers from Bang Bua Thong Police Station in Nonthaburi received reports of a stabbing incident involving teenagers. The event occurred in Soi…

  • Thai father crashes car into son-in-law for abusing his daughter | Thaiger

    Thai father crashes car into son-in-law for abusing his daughter

    A Thai father deliberately crashed his car into his abusive son-in-law after the man repeatedly assaulted his daughter. In the subsequent collision, a police officer and a witness who had tried to intervene in the physical domestic abuse were also injured. Officers from the Sriracha Police Station and rescuers from the Sawang Prateep Foundation were called to a house in…

  • Petition claims Bhumjaithai leaders encroached on forest park land | Thaiger

    Petition claims Bhumjaithai leaders encroached on forest park land

    A petition was submitted to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) against Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul and the party Secretary-General Chaichanok Chidchob over alleged land encroachment in Khao Kradong Forest Park, Buriram. Lawyer Pattharpong Supassorn lodged the complaint yesterday, August 21, calling for an investigation into a building project on a 5,083-rai land plot owned by the State Railway of Thailand…

  • 2 Chinese women and foreign-Thai couple clash in Phuket mall | Thaiger

    2 Chinese women and foreign-Thai couple clash in Phuket mall

    Police are searching for a foreign man and his Thai wife after two Chinese women accused the couple of physically assaulting them outside a shopping mall in Phuket. The Chinese woman named Wu and her daughter named Jang filed a complaint at Wichit Police Station in Phuket on Tuesday, August 20, after an altercation with the foreign man and his…

  • Disabled woman killed in Samut Songkhram shooting | Thaiger

    Disabled woman killed in Samut Songkhram shooting

    A tragic shooting incident occurred last night in Samut Songkhram, resulting in the death of a disabled woman. The police have identified eight suspects and expect to apprehend them by tonight. Police received a report of a fatal shooting at 8.30pm yesterday, August 21, behind Wat Phuang Malai in Mueang district, Samut Songkhram province. The investigation team, led by Woraboon…

  • Teenage girl assaulted in Nonthaburi as punishment, captured on video | Thaiger

    Teenage girl assaulted in Nonthaburi as punishment, captured on video

    A group of teenagers in Nonthaburi brutally assaulted a 16 year old girl on the street, claiming it was a form of punishment. Police are investigating the incident, which was caught on video and widely shared on social media. Kan Jompalang, along with the victim and her guardians, visited Rattanathibet Police Station in Nonthaburi to meet with Police Colonel Pisut…

  • Teen brawl in Samut Prakan causes traffic chaos (video) | Thaiger

    Teen brawl in Samut Prakan causes traffic chaos (video)

    A group of teenagers clashed violently on a road in Samut Prakan province, causing significant disruption and damage to vehicles, leading a witness to label them as societal nuisances. Facebook user Maem posted a video showing a group of teenagers engaging in a brawl with a gang of students near a U-turn median, causing a traffic jam. The altercation not…

  • Doctor charged for assaulting, stripping teenage boy in Bangkok | Thaiger

    Doctor charged for assaulting, stripping teenage boy in Bangkok

    Prosecutors have formally charged four individuals, including a doctor, for allegedly assaulting a 14 year old boy in Lak Si district, Bangkok and forcing him to strip. Evidence will be reviewed on December 9. The defendants have been granted temporary release. The Office of the Special Prosecutor for Criminal Cases 4 submitted a lawsuit against Doctor Weerayuth Naenna, Doctor Weerayut…

  • Japanese man loses 310,000 baht to visa scam and corrupt police | Thaiger

    Japanese man loses 310,000 baht to visa scam and corrupt police

    A Japanese man filed a complaint with the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) after losing 300,000 baht in a visa scam and an additional 10,000 baht to a corrupt Thai cyber cop. The victim, 51 year old Shinichi Maeda, who runs a clothing export business in Thailand, revealed to CIB police that he has been living in Thailand for 20 years…

  • Maha Sarakham abbot defrocked for meth use after drug test | Thaiger

    Maha Sarakham abbot defrocked for meth use after drug test

    Police in Maha Sarakham arrested the abbot of Wat Nong Sim Yai after a drug test revealed methamphetamine (meth) use. The abbot admitted to using the drug, claiming curiosity as his motive. Local officials from the Borabue district received complaints from residents about possible drug-related activities involving monks at Wat Nong Sim Yai. Responding to these concerns, they tested four…

  • Thai police seize 110kg of drugs in major bust in Songkhla | Thaiger

    Thai police seize 110kg of drugs in major bust in Songkhla

    Thai police intercepted a major drug trafficking operation yesterday, seizing 100 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine and 10 kilogrammes of ketamine hidden in a vehicle bearing deceptive Attorney General’s Office stickers. The bust occurred in Songkhla province and involved both Thai and Malaysian nationals. The Region 9 Police Investigation Unit, led by Thanawat Saengsui, executed the operation on a bridge over…

  • Woman’s body found near pond in Khon Kaen, police investigating | Thaiger

    Woman’s body found near pond in Khon Kaen, police investigating

    A woman’s body with painted red nails was discovered near a pond, her neck showing signs of strangulation. The police are investigating whether it was a concealed murder. The body has been sent for an autopsy, and efforts are underway to locate her relatives. Police in Khon Kaen province are investigating the death of a woman found near a pond…

  • Pattaya motorbike taxi driver arrested for selling kratom juice | Thaiger

    Pattaya motorbike taxi driver arrested for selling kratom juice

    Police in Pattaya detained a female motorbike taxi driver on Monday for selling unauthorised kratom juice, aiming to mitigate financial strains during Thailand’s economic difficulties. The arrest was made on Soi Phothisan 1/1 in the Naklua area, Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri province. Police officers yesterday, August 19, apprehended Sirikaset, a 60 year old motorcycle taxi driver, who was found…

  • Aggressive driver terrorises women at Buriram training centre (video) | Thaiger

    Aggressive driver terrorises women at Buriram training centre (video)

    A man in his mid-forties drove a black Ford Everest aggressively into a university, verbally abusing a group of women aged around 50, claiming they had cut him off while driving. The police are now investigating the incident. Yesterday, August 21, a group of residents from Thai Charoen, Moo 4, Hu Thanop, Pakam district, Buriram province, filed a report at…

  • Police seize over one million methamphetamine pills in Sakon Nakhon | Thaiger

    Police seize over one million methamphetamine pills in Sakon Nakhon

    Police in Sakon Nakhon Province seized over one million methamphetamine pills, thanks to a tip-off from locals. The seizure took place yesterday, August 21, at the Border Patrol Police Division 23 headquarters, where officials reported the details of the operation. On the previous day, Border Patrol Police Companies 235 and 236 received intelligence about a drug trafficking operation. The traffickers…

  • Teen arrested in Bangkok with homemade gun for self-defence | Thaiger

    Teen arrested in Bangkok with homemade gun for self-defence

    Police in Saimai apprehended a 16 year old boy found carrying a firearm on the side of the road. He claimed he was carrying the weapon for self-defence. A background check revealed previous charges of assault and attempted murder. At 9pm, yesterday, August 21, Police Colonel Rangsan Sonsing, Superintendent of Saimai Police Station, along with Deputy Superintendent Sanchai Sirirat and…

  • Slapgate scandal: Prawit faces ethics inquiry | Thaiger

    Slapgate scandal: Prawit faces ethics inquiry

    Thailand’s political scene has been rocked by an incident involving Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader, General Prawit Wongsuwon. The former deputy prime minister is now facing calls for an ethics inquiry after being caught on video slapping a reporter during a tense exchange last Friday. The News Broadcasting Council of Thailand (NBCT) and the Thai Broadcast Journalists Association have formally…

  • Gun-toting schoolkids spark East Pattaya chaos | Thaiger

    Gun-toting schoolkids spark East Pattaya chaos

    Violence erupted on the streets of East Pattaya as shocking footage emerged yesterday, showing school kids from a local public school and a rival private school engaging in brutal confrontations. The disturbing scenes, captured on Soi Nern Plub Wan in Nong Prue, reveal students clashing in a series of chaotic brawls. These violent altercations have reportedly occurred at least three times…

  • Taxi to the danger zone: Driver stabbed in Phuket passenger showdown | Thaiger

    Taxi to the danger zone: Driver stabbed in Phuket passenger showdown

    An airport taxi driver stabbed a fellow driver outside a hotel in the Patong neighbourhood of Phuket yesterday after a dispute over passengers. Officers from Patong Police Station investigated the stabbing outside Novotel Vintage Park Resort and arrested the attacker, 55 year old Raphiphan Saelor, at the scene. The injured victim, 40 year old Apinan Boonpha, was rushed to hospital…

  • Key to the scam: Woman’s repair complaint uncovers fraud ring | Thaiger

    Key to the scam: Woman’s repair complaint uncovers fraud ring

    A 27 year old woman questioned the high cost of a motorcycle key repair, leading to the discovery of numerous scam victims and a subsequent police report. Victims were overcharged and received substandard repairs from a deceitful technician. Thidarat shared her experience of being scammed on a popular Rangsit community page. On August 12, her Honda Wave 110 motorcycle key…

  • Old Thai man arrested after defending business partner against affair accusation | Thaiger

    Old Thai man arrested after defending business partner against affair accusation

    Police arrested an 80 year old Thai man after he defended his female business partner against accusations of an affair during an interview on a television news programme. Netizens criticised the police, claiming they treated the 80 year old unfairly. The accused Thai woman, Pimon Panwisai, sought help from non-profit organisation Saimai Survive and various news agencies after Suay accused…