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Illegal factory busted in Bangkok, over 30 million baht of fake drugs seized
Officers from the Investigation Department of the Metropolitan Bureau (IDMB) recently conducted a raid on an illegal factory in the Tungkru district of Bangkok following a tip-off about the production of multiple fake drugs, including counterfeit Viagra, painkillers, and petroleum jelly. IDMB police officers, together with officials from the Ministry of Public Health, arrived at the illegal factory in Soi…
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Bangkok police arrest man with 10,000 meth pills and ammunition
Police in Sai Mai district, Bangkok, arrested a young man for dealing methamphetamine (meth), seizing a significant quantity of drugs and ammunition. The suspect confessed to distributing drugs for over eight years, starting at the age of 17. Police Major General Attapol Anusit, Commander of Metropolitan Police Division 2, along with Deputy Commander Sakdit Sitthisawat and other senior officers, successfully…
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Cambodian woman caught begging in Bangkok with three children
Immigration officials have apprehended a Cambodian woman again for begging in central Bangkok, this time with her three children. Last year, she was deported with two children for similar offences but returned, citing the generosity of Thai citizens. Police Colonel Kachapon Pathomang, the Investigation Superintendent of Immigration Division 1, and Police Lieutenant Colonel Suriya Puangsomboon, Deputy Superintendent of Investigations, along…
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Tourist confronts teen pickpocket in Bangkok’s Sukhumvit Soi 11 (video)
A foreign tourist confronted a Thai teenager in Sukhumvit Soi 11 in Bangkok after catching him pickpocketing £400 (approximately 17,700 baht). The incident turned heated as the tourist demanded the return of his money, assisted by a local Thai woman. A widely shared 23-second video on the popular Facebook page เจ๊ม้อย v+ shows the intense exchange. Captured on Sukhumvit Soi…
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Search continues for individual who jumped off Rama VII Bridge
Emergency services are searching for an individual who reportedly jumped off the Rama VII Bridge into the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. Despite a thorough search, no body has been found yet. The incident was first reported at 6.26pm yesterday, September 10, by the Rama 199 Radio Centre, which received information from the Special Operations and Water Rescue Unit. The…
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Bang Lamung police arrest man with 580 meth pills in Chon Buri
Bang Lamung police have apprehended a 26 year old Thai man in possession of over 580 methamphetamine (meth) pills. The arrest took place on Monday, September 9, in the Nong Irun area of Ban Bueng district, Chon Buri province, led by Police Colonel Navin Sinthurat, Superintendent of Bang Lamung Police Station. The suspect, Jirawat Aoworn, was found with several incriminating…
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Thai ladyboy steals motorbike key in Phuket home invasion
A woman in Phuket experienced a frightening encounter when a ladyboy, apparently under the influence of drugs, entered her home uninvited and demanded the key to her motorbike. When she refused, the individual stole the key and, after a confrontation with a group of young males, fled the scene. The incident gained public attention after Facebook user Earn PhimPhattha shared…
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Tuk tuk theft: driver steals American tourist’s money and valuables
Police arrested a tuk tuk driver who stole money and belongings from an American tourist last month. The thief sped away from the scene with the victim’s possessions, worth over 40,000 baht. The American victim, James Anthony Viafore, filed a complaint at Chakkrawat Police Station on August 30, reporting that he lost all his money and belongings to the Thai…
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Intoxicated man attacks hospital guard with knife in Chaiyaphum
A middle-aged man, angry and intoxicated, attacked a security guard at Phu Khiao Chaloem Phra Kiat Hospital in Chaiyaphum, leading to a dramatic confrontation involving a knife. Police quickly apprehended the suspect and charged him with multiple offences. The incident occurred at the hospital’s exit, where a man in an orange shirt and jeans engaged in a heated argument with…
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Thamanat Prompow sues for defamation over ministry interference
Former Agriculture Minister Thamanat Prompow is suing three public figures for defamation, accusing them of alleging his interference in his successor’s duties. Thamanat has engaged lawyer Thanadon Suwannarit to file these defamation lawsuits against legal scholar Jade Donavanik, former Bangkok MP Boonyod Sukthinthai, and Thai Pakdee Party leader Warong Dechgitvigrom. The complaints were lodged with the Nang Loeng police in…
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Thai YouTuber harassed by fan seeking 150,000 baht
A famous Thai social media influencer and YouTuber exposed the harassing behaviour of a female fan who demanded 150,000 baht from her to pay off a debt. After the revelation, the fan threatened to sue the influencer for violating personal information laws. The influencer, 30 year old Varaporn “Bew” Piyanantasomdee, took to her social media accounts to reveal that the…
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Thailand targets 4,000 LINE accounts in illegal gambling crackdown
Thai police are cracking down on illegal online gambling, targeting over 4,000 official LINE accounts linked to such activities. The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) announced that users of these accounts face criminal punishment. The ministry requested the operator of Thailand’s most popular chat app, LINE, with its 54 million users, to shut down these accounts. This move…
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Nude awakening: Foreigner filmed naked on Phuket hotel balcony
A foreign man caught the attention of locals in Phuket after he was seen talking on the phone as naked as the day he was born on a hotel balcony. He continued to stand naked even after realising he was being filmed by a Thai man. A Facebook user, เบส ซาโจ้ (Best Sajo), shared a video of the foreign man…
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Thai newlywed woman left in debt after dowry promise broken
A 21 year old Thai woman from the northern province of Kamphaeng Phet accused her former father-in-law of failing to honour a promise to pay a 280,000 baht dowry, leaving her and her family in debt. The heartbroken woman, 21 year old Maengpor, urged Channel 7 to bring her case to the renowned lawyer Paisarn Ruengrit, as she wanted a…
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Mentally ill man murders relative in Khon Kaen village
A young man suffering from mental illness attacked and killed a relative, who also had a mental illness. His mother discovered the body, slumped face down on the floor, covered in wounds and blood. Police in Chum Phae, Khon Kaen, were alerted to a murder in Ban Mai Na Kham village. Officers, including Deputy Inspector Phumin Iam-ong and Police Colonel…
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Former Olympian demands justice from RTA over adultery case
A former national shooting team member sought justice from the Royal Thai Army (RTA) after winning a lawsuit against her husband for adultery with a female sergeant. Despite filing a disciplinary complaint nine months ago, progress has stalled. At 10.30am today, September 10, former national shooting athlete, 50 year old Jarintorn Daengpiam, addressed a press conference at the coordination centre…
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Police investigate death of elderly man at Samut Songkhram facility
Police are urgently investigating the discovery of an 84 year old man, found with a stab wound in his abdomen, at a coconut sugar boiling facility in Samut Songkhram. The man, who had a history of psychiatric treatment, was discovered yesterday evening, September 9. Police received a report about the incident at 6pm yesterday. Chaiyachet Duangrat, Deputy Inspector at Bang…
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Thai police arrest three in 9 million baht drug bust in Bangkok
Thai police recently arrested three young people involved in a large-scale drug trafficking operation in Bangkok. Officers seized 600,000 methamphetamine (meth) pills and 45 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine (Ice), with a street value of over 9 million baht. Vorawit Yanachinda, Special Branch Bureau Commissioner, along with deputy commissioners, received a report from Wasan Thawatchaiwirut, the patrol inspector, and Nattadon Bumrungsri,…
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Four arrested for kidnapping Udon Thani woman over 200,000 baht debt
Four criminals were apprehended after kidnapping a 54 year old woman in Udon Thani, Thailand, demanding a ransom to settle a long-standing debt. The suspects were captured by police in a forest near Wat Tham Sai Bat. A group of four people kidnapped the woman, Tim, from her home in Chai Wan district, Udon Thani province, and demanded a ransom…
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Van crash in Nakhon Si Thammarat leaves nine injured
A passenger van lost control and crashed into a power pole, causing it to overturn and nearly resulting in a mass casualty event. Nine passengers were injured and swiftly rescued from the vehicle and taken to the hospital. The incident occurred yesterday on the Nakhon–Hua Sai Road in Suan Luang, Chaloem Phra Kiat district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province. Police Major…
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Phuket fib flops: Gambler’s robbery tale unravels with a busted alibi
A man in Phuket reported a robbery by five individuals but ended up being charged himself after admitting he fabricated the story to hide gambling losses from his wife. CCTV footage did not support his claims. On the night in question, law enforcement was alerted at 10.30pm about a reported robbery near Bangla Mosque in Thalang, Phuket. The complainant, identified…
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Gunman fires shots at Yala bank, no injuries reported
A gunman fired five shots at a bank in Bannang Sata, Yala, without causing any injuries. Police are investigating and pursuing the suspect, believing it to be a staged daily situation. Police Lieutenant Anan Suwannachatri from Bannang Sata Police Station in Yala received a report of a shooting at a local bank branch. On arriving at the scene with a…
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Pattaya man seeks help to find stolen 200,000 baht motorcycle
A Thai man in Pattaya is appealing for assistance to locate thieves who stole his motorcycle, valued at over 200,000 baht, from his residence. The man, 33 year old Kamol Hiransiri, reported the theft of his red and white Honda CRF 300 motorcycle, which occurred late at night. He has provided CCTV footage to aid in the search for the…
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Phuket taxi driver condemned for intentionally hitting foreigner
A Thai witness is seeking justice for an old foreign man after a Thai airport taxi driver hit him in Phuket yesterday, September 9. Fortunately, the foreign victim was not injured. A Thai woman who witnessed the incident in Soi Yensabai, in the Patong neighbourhood of Phuket, came forward to share CCTV footage with the Facebook news page Phuket Times. She…
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Lampang thieves ring in trouble: Brass bells stolen from sacred site
A group of thieves have stolen four brass bells from Wat Phra That Doi Muang Kham in Lampang’s Mueang district. The theft is believed to be the work of the same group responsible for a similar incident at another temple in August. The theft was reported yesterday, September 9, when the local press received information about the missing bells. The…
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3 Thai police face sack for mistaking woman as drug suspect
Three police officers in the northern province of Chiang Rai may face dismissal after mistakenly identifying a Thai woman as a drug suspect and attempting to arrest her, leading to a violent high-speed chase. The 22 year old Thai woman filed a complaint with Mae Yao Police Station, stating that a group of men tried to abduct her on the…
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Monk’s quarters raided: Firearms and drugs seized, two arrested
Police raided a monk’s quarters, uncovering a cache of firearms and ammunition, and detained two people, one of whom had just consumed drugs. The monk had previously served a sentence for drug trafficking in 2021 and had been ordained for two to three years. Yesterday, September 9, at 3.30pm, Phayoon Pattuli, Deputy Superintendent of Investigation, and Weerapun Boonnak, Investigation Inspector…
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Thai police officer commits suicide over loan guarantee for friend
An officer from Samrong Police Station in the Isaan province of Ubon Ratchathani committed suicide at his welfare home yesterday, September 8, after a friend for whom he had guaranteed a loan died, leaving him to bear the debt. Officers from Samrong Police Station rushed to a welfare home behind the station to investigate the death of 55 year old Police…
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Thai woman left blind and disfigured after misdiagnosis
A Thai woman is demanding accountability and compensation from doctors and a hospital in the Phahonyothin neighbourhood of Bangkok after a misdiagnosis and medicine allergy left her blind and disfigured. The victim, Sasinan, and her husband sought assistance from non-profit organisation Saimai Survive after she lost her sight and suffered facial disfigurement due to the recklessness of a doctor at…
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Controversial Nonthaburi monk defrocked for multiple misconducts
Police volunteers detained a controversial monk accused of violating monastic conduct, selling alms, and residing in a young woman’s home within an Islamic community. The incident led to a heated confrontation with local religious leaders. At 8am yesterday, September 8, a team consisting of four senior monks, along with Bang Bua Thong police volunteers, arrived at the morning market in…
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