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Cambodia-Thailand scam empire busted in mega police raid
A notorious crime boss running a luxury scam empire from Cambodia is on the run after Thai police swooped on 19 locations in an explosive crackdown on a sprawling transnational syndicate. Officers from the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) stormed properties across Bangkok, Samut Prakan and Chon Buri today, July 8, in coordinated raids aimed at dismantling the network behind…
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Nakhon Ratchasima student injured in spear gun attack
A 20 year old technical college student was injured in Nakhon Ratchasima after being shot with a spear gun dart. The victim, Kritin, had arranged to meet his girlfriend to resolve issues regarding infidelity. Upon arrival, he encountered an unknown male accompanying her, leading to a confrontation where the dart pierced his left hand. Yesterday, July 7, Police Lieutenant Sunthiphap Phonsawang,…
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Senator accused of attempted rape by former news anchor
A former news anchor and advisor to a Senate subcommittee accused a senator of attempting to rape her at a condominium in the Bang Sue area of Bangkok. The ex-anchor, Natthasinee “Kwan” Pinyopiyavid, took to her Facebook account to invite journalists to attend a press conference at Parliament today, July 8, where she said she would speak out about the…
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Bloodied man staggers from Pattaya alley after savage attack
A bloodied man staggered out of a Pattaya alley screaming for help after a suspected booze-fuelled blade attack, with police now hunting the mystery knifeman behind the brutal ambush. A middle-aged Thai man, known only by the nickname “Mr Brave,” was found drenched in blood with horrific facial wounds in Soi Banglamung 13/1, Moo 5 yesterday, July 7, following what…
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Burmese family in Phuket apologises after viral motorcycle photo
A Burmese family in Phuket issued a public apology after a photo of all seven members travelling on a single motorcycle went viral and sparked controversy on Thai social media. The image, showing a family of seven riding a motorcycle through the Sam Kong Tunnel in Phuket, was widely circulated on social media yesterday, July 7. In the photo, the…
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Pattaya teen savagely battered by machete-wielding gang
A teenage cannabis shop worker in Pattaya is living in fear after a brutal ambush by machete-wielding thugs left him battered, bloodied and terrified to return to work. Nineteen-year-old Ananda Klangnongsang stepped forward to share his ordeal after the vicious attack, which took place at around 10.06pm on July 5 outside the shop where he works in Soi Kor Phai,…
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Suspect in Phatthalung shooting caught in Songkhla rubber plantation
Police have apprehended a 35 year old man, the suspect in the shooting of 54 year old man in Phatthalung. The suspect, Teerapong, also known as Boy, had evaded capture by hiding in a rubber plantation after a bounty of 100,000 baht was placed on his head. The arrest operation was carried out by the Centre for the Prevention and…
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Thai officer accused of land encroachment on self-help settlement
Thailand’s Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS) requested police action regarding an alleged land encroachment involving a prominent police officer in Ubon Ratchathani. Police Senior Sergeant Major Yutthaphon Srisompong, popularly known online as “Johnny the Enforcer,” owns a resort in Lam Dom Noi. The land on which the resort is built has been designated by the ministry as…
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Government warns Thais: Nominee roles risk jail time
The government issued a warning against acting as nominees for foreign investors in business ventures, particularly in tourism-related sectors, highlighting the risk of severe legal repercussions. Sanctions include imprisonment, substantial fines, asset confiscation, and the revocation of business licences. Deputy Government Spokesperson Anukul Pruksanusak stated that many are either unknowingly or willingly being used as fronts or nominees by foreigners…
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Last farewell: Thai-Swedish couple arrested in Phuket for selling cocaine
A Swedish man and his Thai girlfriend bid farewell to each other after they were arrested at a condominium in Phuket yesterday, July 6, for selling cocaine. Officers from Patong Police Station reported the arrest of the two suspects, a 41 year old Swedish man and his 31 year old Thai girlfriend, yesterday. The names of the suspects have not…
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Family of 7 on motorcycle sparks safety outrage in Phuket
A couple in Phuket sparked online criticism after a photo showing them dangerously transporting five children on a motorcycle circulated on Thai social media. Phuket Hotnews, and Newshawk Phuket, shared images of the family of seven riding on a single motorcycle yesterday, July 6, accompanied by a caption reading, “How many people can you count?” According to the pages, the…
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Police investigate toddler’s death with bruises in Nonthaburi
A two year old boy has died with bruises covering his body, prompting an investigation by police in Nonthaburi province. The child’s biological father fainted upon arriving at the hospital, while the mother suspects her new partner of four months. At 10.20pm yesterday, July 6, police from Sai Noi Police Station were informed by Sai Noi Hospital that a man…
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Elderly man injured by driver in buffalo collision dispute
A 71 year old man filed a police report in Surin province after being assaulted by a driver following an accident involving a buffalo. The driver allegedly struck him with a licence plate, causing facial injuries. The victim, Likit, reported the incident to Police Lieutenant Kan Wanaram, Deputy Inspector at the Sri Narong Police Station, on July 6. The collision…
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Drunk man pulls gun, attacks guests at Buriram housewarming party
A drunk man armed with a gun caused a disturbance at a housewarming ceremony in Buriram yesterday, July 6, injuring one person and threatening local security officers. The incident took place at around 3pm in Ban Jan village, Nong Teng subdistrict, Krasang district. Witnesses said the man arrived uninvited, fired a shot into the air, and later assaulted several people.…
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Burmese man arrested for wife’s murder in Samut Prakan hotel
A Burmese man was apprehended for the suspected murder of his wife at a hotel in the Mueang district of Samut Prakan province. Hotel staff found the man behaving suspiciously outside the room before discovering his dead wife inside. Yesterday, July 6 at 12.30pm, Police Lieutenant Panyawat Khamsi from the Samut Prakan Mueang Police Station received reports of a woman found…
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Pattaya rider threatened by gunman during late-night pickup
A ride-hailing driver in Pattaya has filed a police report after a gunman threatened him during a late-night pickup earlier today, July 7, at 2am in Soi Arunothai 1, Nong Prue, Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri. The driver, 31 year old Arnon, told officers at Chon Buri Police Station he was nearly caught in the middle of the confrontation while…
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Thai women caught in call centre scam at Cambodia border
The Eastern Border Security Forces apprehended two Thai women who falsely claimed they were deceived into working in Poipet, Cambodia. In reality, they were hired to cross the border illegally and create mule bank accounts and conduct face scans for a call centre scam. Their background checks revealed that one suspect, 48 year old Ornuma Boonchoong, had been implicated in…
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Thai man arrested for setting fire to ex-MP’s car in Songkhla
Police arrested a Thai man in the southern province of Songkhla for setting fire to the car of a former Member of Parliament on Saturday, July 5. The suspect’s father claimed his son acted due to mental illness. A former Democrat Party MP, Sirichok Sopha, shared a video showing his GWM Haval H6 PHEV electric car ablaze. He stated that the…
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Lao national arrested in Surin for child abuse video distribution
A 20 year old Lao national has been detained for producing and distributing online child sexual abuse material in Surin province. The man allegedly managed covert groups on a widely used chat application, charging fees for access to explicit videos featuring underage boys. The suspect, Chaipol, was apprehended at a resort in Mueang district on July 5 by officers from the…
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Thai girl risks brain damage after mistaking cannabis gummies for sweets
A two year old Thai girl in the northern province of Chiang Mai lost consciousness and may suffer long-term brain damage after mistaking cannabis gummies for sweets and eating more than 10 of them on July 2. The girl’s father took to Facebook to warn other parents about the dangers of cannabis gummies after his daughter was hospitalised twice following…
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Hash bluff? British teenager’s ‘torture’ tale rubbished by Thai cops
A British teenager accused of smuggling cannabis into Georgia sparked an international row, after Thai cops rubbished her tearful courtroom claims that she was tortured and forced to carry drugs. Bella May Culley broke down in a Tbilisi courtroom, sobbing. “I was forced by torture… I just wanted to travel.” Thai immigration chiefs say her dramatic story is pure fiction…
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Ice, ice baby-faced! Teen dealer nicked in Phuket drug bust
Phuket’s drug crisis took another grim turn as cops busted a baby-faced teen dealer and two accomplices in a major meth raid, with over 3,400 pills, a crystal stash and illegal ammo seized in a Thalang sting. Police swooped on a house in Moo 1, Thepkrasattri, on Saturday (July 5), arresting three suspects during a coordinated drugs operation led by…
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Thai officials intercept 16,000 untaxed cigarette packs at border
Thai police successfully intercepted and apprehended two Cambodian nationals attempting to smuggle nearly 16,000 packs of untaxed cigarettes across the Thai-Cambodian border near the Khao Din market yesterday, July 6. The operation involved the 1303rd Ranger Company, the 13th Ranger Regiment, the Khlong Hat Task Force from the Burapha Force, and the Sakaeo excise department. Officials had been alerted by…
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Man kills ex-partner in Surat Thani, flees in modified truck
Following the breakup of a three-month relationship, a man fatally shot his former partner at her home before fleeing in a modified pickup truck. The incident, which took place in Surat Thani province, occurred yesterday, July 6, at 7.41pm. Police Colonel Charindej Sukpradit from the Kanchanadit Police Station, along with his team and rescue services, responded to the shooting report…
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Thai men arrested for 12 million baht call centre scam
Two Thai men, part of a call centre gang in Poipet, were arrested for scamming Thai victims out of a total of 12 million baht. They claimed they were coerced into their roles within the group, which operated from Pu Li Casino and was led by a Chinese national. Yesterday, July 5, at the Mueang Thong Thani headquarters, several high-ranking…
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Teen clash in Ayutthaya leaves one dead, investigation underway
A violent clash between two rival groups of teenagers from the Ban Chang and Huai Chorakhe communities erupted at the Rojana Road intersection in Wang Noi district, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province. The incident involved firearms and explosives, resulting in the tragic death of a 16 year old named Thankhun, who was shot in the head and later succumbed to…
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Narathiwat unrest: suspicious sedan fire follows explosion
Chaos continues in Narathiwat as a suspicious sedan is set on fire in Rueso district, luring rangers to inspect the scene after a morning explosion. At 8.56pm yesterday, July 5, paramilitary rangers from Company 4608 were alerted by the village head of Moo 5, Bue Cho village, Sao subdistrict, Rueso district, Narathiwat province, about a sedan being set ablaze along…
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Police officer shot dead in Yala while on duty
A police officer was fatally shot while on patrol in Yala province yesterday, July 5. The incident occurred as the officer was exiting a convenience store in the Mueang Krong Pinang district when an unidentified assailant opened fire from across the street. According to a report from the Yala Public Relations Department, the shooting took place at approximately 7.40pm outside…
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Man stabbed by wife in Pattaya after domestic dispute (video)
In Pattaya, a domestic dispute turned violent when a man was stabbed by his wife following a heated argument, with the entire incident captured on CCTV. The confrontation unfolded at 5pm on Thursday, July 3, in front of a series of rental rooms opposite Soi Kor Pai 10 in South Pattaya. Police Lieutenant Colonel Suchart Dusadee, an investigator from Pattaya…
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Gambling despair: Buriram student drowns after losing savings
A night of heartbreak ended in tragedy when a 21 year old university student leapt into a canal and drowned after losing his savings to online gambling. The harrowing incident unfolded yesterday, July 4, in Buriram municipality. Police Lieutenant Suphot Tukkraok was alerted to the drowning and immediately coordinated with the Buriram rescue diving team to search for the young…
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