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77 million baht seized property returned to accused lawyer and wife
Thailand’s Civil Court ordered the return of assets worth about 77 million baht to a prominent lawyer after he and his wife were accused and jailed over alleged fraud against a Thai millionaire living in France. The complainant, Jatuporn “Oil” Ubonlert, travelled from France to Thailand to take legal action against lawyer Sittha “Tum” Biabangkerd, accusing him of swindling several…
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Brazilian suspect admits killing Thai woman in Japan apartment
A Brazilian man confessed to killing a Thai woman by strangling her at his apartment in Tsu City, Mie prefecture, Japan. The Thai woman was identified as 47 year old Supaluck Narusue, who lived and worked part time at a factory in Okazaki city in Aichi prefecture. She did not return home after telling her family she would meet a…
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Hong Kong woman’s bag snatched while riding tuk tuk in Bangkok
Police are investigating a theft reported today, February 25, after a Hong Kong woman said two men on a motorcycle grabbed her shoulder bag while she was riding in a tuk tuk near Supachalasai Stadium in Bangkok. According to information received at 1.47am by Pathum Wan Police Station, the suspects were described as two men with heavy builds travelling on…
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Trat man kills creditor to avoid debt repayment and leaves body in car
Trat police arrested a Thai man for killing his creditor to avoid repaying a debt and stealing the victim’s gold necklace worth more than 74,000 baht. The victim, 48 year old Thatsana Boon-aui, was found dead inside his car parked near a mangrove forest in Trat province on the morning of February 24. Police said he was shot once in…
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Thai wife accuses female teacher of scamming her foreign husband
A Thai woman accused a female teacher in Sisaket province of running a romance scam and taking more than 45,000 baht from her disabled foreign husband. The 66 year old Thai woman, Sopha, travelled with her husband from Kanchanaburi to the Sisaket Primary Educational Service Office Area 2 to file a complaint against the teacher. The foreign man’s identity was…
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Reward offered for information about unidentified dead girl in Saraburi
Police are offering a 10,000 baht reward for information that could lead to the identification of an unidentified young girl whose body was found in a roadside forest in Saraburi on Monday, February 23. The body was discovered by 48 year old Sittichai Kirirat, who was riding his motorcycle along a quiet road in Nong Don district when he noticed what…
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Transgender group arrested after theft and assault on German man
Pattaya police arrested four transgender women yesterday, February 24, following the alleged theft from a German tourist, a case that later turned into an assault near Pattaya Beach. Two other suspects are still being sought. Pattaya City Police Station, along with Pattaya Tourist Police and Chon Buri Immigration officers, conducted the operation. The four suspects were identified as 24 year…
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Russian and Thai suspects held over alleged mule-account scam
Yesterday, February 23, the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) launched an operation in Chon Buri over suspected cross-border scam activity, alleging a Russian man and a Thai woman used mule accounts in Pattaya and Sattahip to move millions of baht. The operation was led by the Consumer Protection Police Division (CPPD) under the CIB. Officers said the investigation identified a group…
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Transgender women filmed brawling with German tourist in Pattaya
A fight involving a group of Thai transgender women and a German tourist broke out today, February 24, on Pattaya’s Beach Road, with the group heard shouting about taking the foreigner’s wallet as the struggle unfolded. The clip reportedly shows five transgender women grappling with the tourist on the road and assaulting him as he fell to the ground, leaving…
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Body of unidentified young girl found in Saraburi roadside forest
Police are working to identify the body of a young girl found in a roadside forest in Nong Don district, Saraburi, yesterday, February 23. One of her arms was missing, and officers believe she died five to six days before she was discovered. Officers from Nong Don Police Station and rescuers from the Ruam Katanyu Foundation were called to the…
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Thai fishermen rescue foreigner as unmanned boat spins off Phuket beach
Thai fishermen rescued a foreign tourist after he fell from his dinghy, causing the unmanned boat to spin in circles off Nai Yang Beach in Phuket yesterday, February 22. The incident was shared publicly after a police officer, Bandasak Silert from Ao Luek Police Station, recorded the scene on his mobile phone while spending time on the beach with his…
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Spoon found after Thai soldier’s cremation raises suspicions of abuses
The family of a deceased Thai soldier is seeking clarification about the cause of his death from the army, after a stainless steel spoon was found among his ashes following cremation. Private Phetcharat reportedly died from heart failure while serving with the Royal Thai Army Region 1 in Prachin Buri province. He was reported to have suffered a seizure and…
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Udon Thani teacher accused of sexually assaulting four schoolboys
A group of families from Udon Thani sought help from the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women today, February 23, after alleging that four schoolboys were sexually assaulted by a male teacher at the teacher’s residence. One family said the incident occurred on February 11, when the four boys (pseudonyms A, B, C, and D) went to watch a mor…
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Thai man held for fatal stabbing on ex-wife in Lop Buri
Police arrested a Thai man accused of fatally stabbing his ex-wife on a road in Lop Buri, with the suspect claiming she blocked him from seeing their children after their divorce. Officers from Ban Mi Police Station were alerted to the attack on the night of February 20. The fatal stabbing happened on a road outside Phu Noi Temple in…
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Cambodian fishing crew held after boat found in Thai waters off Trat
The Royal Thai Navy detained an unidentified fishing vessel operating in Thai waters off Trat yesterday, February 22, after it had reportedly crossed about one nautical mile past the Thai–Cambodian maritime boundary. Rear Admiral Paraj Ratanajaipan, the Royal Thai Navy spokesperson, said the Gulf of Thailand Protection Task Unit spotted the vessel at about 9.30am while on a routine patrol…
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Sydney hammer attack leaves South Korean man and 2 Thais injured
A South Korean man and two Thai nationals were injured in a hammer attack in Sydney, Australia, on February 18, after they were assaulted by three people while walking home from a party. The incident occurred at about 3am as the 23 year old South Korean man, identified as Dave, walked with two Thai friends aged 28 and 29. Reports…
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Thai ex-wife denies involvement in ASOS co-founder death in Pattaya
A Thai woman denied involvement in the death of her British ex-husband, the ASOS co-founder, saying she was in Bangkok when he fell from a luxury apartment in Pattaya on February 9. Quentin Griffiths, 58, described as a co-founder of fashion retailer ASOS, fell to his death from the 18th floor of the apartment. He was found outside the accommodation…
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Depressed Hua Hin father shoots son dead and cites disappointment
A Thai man with depression shot and killed his 30 year old son at their home in Hua Hin district, Prachuap Khiri Khan, yesterday, February 19, telling police he was disappointed in his son. Officers from Hua Hin Police Station were called to a house on Soi Hua Hin–Huay Mongkhon 15 to investigate the shooting. At the scene, police found…
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Man asks to try on gold ring, rides off with it in Ubon Ratchathani
Police in Ubon Ratchathani are investigating a gold snatch incident at a shop in Kham Yai, after a man allegedly asked to try on a gold ring then ran off with it yesterday, February 19. Muang Ubon Police Station received a report at 6.58pm about a gold snatch at a shop called Surat Yaowarat Gold. The shop owner told police…
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Nonthaburi temple abbot linked to romantic scandal with multiple women
An abbot at a temple in Nonthaburi is facing scrutiny after a series of videos circulated online alleging he was involved in romantic relationships with multiple women. A clip showing a heated argument between two women began circulating on Thai social media on February 6. In the video, one woman introduced herself as the wife of the abbot, identified only…
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Phone charger dispute sparks fight between taxi driver and passenger
A Thai app-based taxi driver and a passenger were involved in a physical altercation during a trip after an argument over a phone charger. The passenger, identified only as Rose, posted a video of the dispute on Facebook yesterday, February 19. In her post, she admitted she used violence against the female driver and challenged the driver to report the…
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Elderly woman sexually assaulted in Maha Sarakham rice field
An elderly woman in Maha Sarakham said she was sexually assaulted while alone in a rice field earlier this week, when a stranger approached her as she dug for crabs near her village. The incident was shared online as a public safety warning before reports confirmed yesterday, February 19, that it happened in Ban Non Khewa, Ngua Ba subdistrict, Wapi…
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People’s Party MP candidate faces jail sentence for rape case in Laos
A People’s Party candidate for Member of Parliament in Maha Sarakham province is sentenced to two years and eight months in prison over a rape case in Laos, prompting criticism of the party’s candidate screening process. The candidate, Teerawat Phanna, ran in the recent General Election for Maha Sarakham constituency 1. He was reported to be a local business operator…
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Bangkok gold shop robbery suspect arrested after 3-week manhunt
Police arrested a suspect in a gold shop robbery at a shopping mall on Soi Sukhumvit 50 in Bangkok after more than three weeks of investigation. The robbery was reported at about 11.35pm on January 31, as the shop was preparing to close. Police said a male suspect entered the shop through a small gap under the front door. The suspect…
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Thai teenager injured after pen gun hidden in pillow discharges
A 16 year old boy in Suphan Buri province was shot in the armpit after lying on a pillow with a hidden pen gun. Officers from Siprachan Police Station were called to a rented room in Wang Namsub subdistrict, Siprachan district, at about 6.45pm yesterday. When they arrived, they found the injured teenager, identified as Phon, sitting outside the room,…
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Chinese crypto scam suspect arrested in Samut Prakan after fleeing China
Thai immigration investigators said today, February 19, that they arrested a Chinese national in Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, following information that he had been using Thailand as a hideout while wanted overseas as a fraud suspect. The arrest was announced as part of an operation by Immigration Bureau Division 3 investigators, who said they had been instructed to intensify efforts…
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Thai wife scolds husband into reporting vote-buying and returning cash
A Thai man brought 500 baht in cash to the Udon Thani Provincial Election Office yesterday, February 18, to report alleged vote buying, saying his wife berated him for accepting the money and told him to return it. The 43 year old man, identified as Suea, told election officials he received the cash from a canvasser for a Member of…
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Ukrainian fraud suspect arrested in Phuket after US request
Thai cyber police said today, February 19, that they arrested a Ukrainian woman in Phuket under a Criminal Court warrant, following a cooperation request from US law enforcement in connection with an alleged large-scale fraud case. The arrest was announced at a briefing at the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) headquarters in Muang Thong Thani, after police said they acted…
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Thai woman and foreigner attempt to scam Pattaya cannabis shop owner
A Thai woman and a foreign man attempted to swindle 13,000 baht from a Pattaya cannabis shop owner by claiming the shop had failed to pay for cannabis flower orders and demanding immediate payment. The Thai shop owner, 40 year old Siranat, filed a complaint at Mueang Pattaya Police Station and shared details with The Pattaya News to warn other…
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Thai woman warns others over bag slashing in Bangkok Chinatown
A Thai woman warned others online after her bag was slashed on Yaowarat Road, or Bangkok’s Chinatown, on Monday, February 16. The woman posted a video of herself and a friend appearing shocked on Instagram, @yinglekyinglek, on Tuesday, February 17. She said it was the first time she experienced a bag-slashing theft and the first time she was robbed on…
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