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Confrontation of teenage gangs quickly escalates to armed chaos
A dispute erupted in Kamphaeng Phet after a man confronted a noisy group of teenage gangs outside a shop, leading to a chaotic scene. The teenagers later returned with a firearm, causing panic and scattering the crowd. Footage from CCTV cameras shows groups of teenagers causing a ruckus outside a restaurant near Kamphaeng Phet Bus Terminal in Nakhon Chum, Kamphaeng…
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Baht-battle: Courtroom drama unfolds in 30 million lottery dispute
The Kanchanaburi Provincial Court was the stage for high drama today as key witnesses and defendants in the sensational 30 million baht lottery dispute faced off. Jaroon Wimoon, famously known as Uncle Jaroon, has brought a lawsuit against teacher Preacha Kriangkrai and ten others, accusing them of perjury. The courtroom drama kicked off at 10am, today, September 23, with all…
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Pheu Thai Party bets on casino plan to cash in on tax revenue
The ruling Pheu Thai Party defended its proposed casino-entertainment complex project, asserting that it will legalise underground gambling activities and enable the government to collect tax revenue. A statement on Pheu Thai’s webpage released yesterday, September 22, indicated that legalising underground gambling and taxing the project could contribute more than 50% of GDP, thereby boosting the economy and funding education…
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Family demands justice after fatal accident by Thai policewoman remains unsolved
A Thai man is desperately seeking justice for his father, who tragically lost his life in a Bangkok car crash caused by a policewoman. With the case making no headway since August, the grieving son has turned to the media to pressure police into action. The deceased’s son, 37 year old Phuriwit Jongnirak, urged Channel 3 to highlight his family’s…
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Caught in a pickle: Pattaya thief bites off more than he can chew
A man in Pattaya found himself in deep trouble after breaking into a restaurant and stealing cash, only to discover it was owned by a narcotics officer. Bang Lamung police arrested 23 year old Kittichai Sukthanom at a residence in Soi Nong Hin, Nongprue sub-district, Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri province. Police seized a stolen Bluetooth speaker and a blue…
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Condor resumes direct flights from Frankfurt to Thailand
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) welcomed Condor flight DE2368 from Frankfurt, Germany, to Phuket International Airport yesterday, September 22, marking the resumption of direct flights by Condor after a pandemic-induced hiatus. This significant event is expected to contribute to the recovery of Thailand’s tourism sector, with TAT predicting over 979,000 German tourists to visit Thailand this year, generating an…
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Burmese man found tied up and seriously injured in Rayong
Police are searching for an attacker who brutally assaulted a Burmese man, tied him up, and abandoned him in the eastern province of Rayong. A local in the Pluak Daeng district of Rayong discovered the injured man yesterday, September 22, near Pa Sawai Market and called the Pluak Daeng Rescue Foundation to the scene. Rescuers reported that the man’s arms…
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Road-blocking complaint leads to Thai taxi driver arrest for drug use
A complaint by a homeowner in Bangkok about road blocking led to the arrest of a Thai taxi driver using drugs in his vehicle. Officers from Bang Sue Police Station were called to Soi Pradiphat 15 in the Phaya Thai district of Bangkok at 9.10pm on September 20 to remove a taxi that was blocking access to a home. Upon…
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Rail-y bad landslide derails Lampang-Chiang Mai train services
Travel chaos struck the northern rail line today as the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) announced an indefinite shutdown of services between Lampang and Chiang Mai due to a devastating landslide and severe flooding. The dramatic incident unfolded last night, wreaking havoc on the track between Mae Tan Noi Railway Station in Lampang and Tha Chompoo in Lamphun. The rail…
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Thai man seriously injured by motorcycle on Bangkok zebra crossing
A Thai man suffered serious injuries after a motorcycle rider hit him on a zebra crossing in Bangkok. The rider also sustained a leg injury. CCTV footage of the accident, which occurred on September 19, was shared by several media outlets and Thai netizens. The victim, aged around 50, was seen waiting to cross the road from the footpath at a…
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Sketchy business: Cops arrest last suspect in decade-old human trafficking case
Police officers from the Anti Trafficking in Persons Division (ATPD) of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) triumphantly captured the last suspect in a gruesome decade-old human trafficking case, ending an exhaustive month-long chase. Their breakthrough? A single clue: a sketch of an unidentified woman, said Police Major General Sarut Kwaengsopha, the ATPD commander after the suspect was arrested in Samut…
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Teacher with air gun causes chaos at Chumphon college
A dramatic incident unfolded today at a vocational college in Chumphon, where a teacher brandishing a gun threatened students and faculty members. Police were called to de-escalate the situation, which took over an hour before the teacher calmed down. The emergency call was received at 8.30am, today, September 23, reporting a disturbance at the college located on the Chumphon-Pathio Road…
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Indonesian woman arrested for illegally working as tour guide
Police arrested an Indonesian woman at Wat Pho in Bangkok yesterday for illegally working as a tour guide. Tourist Police Bureau officers received a complaint that an Indonesian woman illegally offered a travel package in Thailand to 133 Indonesian tourists between September 19 and 22. The woman did not possess a tour guide permit and her travel package was not…
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Throttle trouble: Thai motorists hit the brakes on new car buys
Thai motorists are hitting the brakes on new car purchases due to economic jitters, revealed in a new report by Differential (Thailand) Co Ltd, a data analytics, technology, and research firm. The 2024 Customer Experience Report, which polled over 2,500 Thai car buyers from November 2020 to December 2022, found that a whopping 70% of respondents intend to buy a…
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Chiang Mai police bust online booking scam, arrest key suspect
Chiang Mai police swooped on a fraudulent online accommodation booking scam gang, arresting a key figure in Sa Kaeo. The operation aimed to boost tourist confidence during the high season by targeting tech-based crimes. The Chiang Mai Tourist Police, under the directive of Police Lieutenant General Saksira Phuak-am, focused on dismantling mule accounts used by criminals to scam tourists. Police…
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Thai woman caught after fleeing arrest to join call centre scam gang
Police arrested a Thai woman after she stole cash and valuables worth about 200,000 baht from her boyfriend in July and fled arrest to work as a call centre scammer in a neighbouring country. The 27 year old Thai man, named Ton, took to social media on July 24 to expose the criminal behaviour of his girlfriend, 21 year old…
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Armed chaos: Gunmen turn Hala Bala into a fiery hostage jungle
In a chilling turn of events, police are on an urgent manhunt for approximately 20 armed men who took four officers hostage and torched four buildings in the Hala Bala Wildlife Sanctuary, Waeng district. The harrowing incident, which unfolded yesterday, September 22, marks the first terror attack on the sanctuary in three decades, as confirmed by the Department of National…
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Thailand seizes 5 billion baht in assets targeting fraud, corruption
Thailand’s Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) seized over 5 billion baht in assets this year, targeting fraud, online gambling, and corruption. AMLO Secretary-General Theppasu Bavornchotidara, along with Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) assistant Secretary-General, Bhumivisan Kasemsook, disclosed the outcomes of the year’s 11th AMLO Transaction Committee meeting. A total of 12,300 assets, valued at 4.5 billion baht, were confiscated in 48…
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Ride-share rage: Bolt driver surrenders after slapping passenger (video)
A Thai Bolt driver surrendered himself to the police after slapping a female passenger inside her home in Chon Buri province on Saturday due to a payment delay. The victim, 37 year old Jutathip Motanee, filed a complaint against the Bolt driver who physically assaulted her on Saturday, September 21, at Nongprue Police Station. Jutathip also provided police with two…
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Thai man arrested in murder of missing Nakhon Pathom Bolt driver
Police arrested an ex-con in connection with the murder of a female Bolt driver whose body was found on the side of Huay Plu Road in the central province of Nakhon Pathom. A Thai woman took to social media to search for her girlfriend, 47 year old Thitirat “Kati” Chatput, who worked as a Bolt driver and lost contact with…
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British man’s high-stakes Thailand trip goes up in smoke
A British man was dramatically arrested at Heathrow Airport after allegedly attempting to smuggle a staggering £1 million (44 million baht) worth of cannabis into the country –while travelling with his two young children. Nathaniel Benson, from Leeds, West Yorkshire, had just landed from Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday, September 18, when sharp-eyed Border Force officers swooped. Officers claim they discovered…
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Five injured in Suphan Buri bar shooting as brawl escalates
Gunfire erupted outside a popular bar in Suphan Buri, leaving five people injured. A brawl among patrons escalated into a shooting incident, after which the assailant sped away in a white pickup truck. Police have identified leads in the case. At approximately 12.30am yesterday, September 22, the Deputy Inspector at Suphan Buri City Police Station, Sarayut Kammul received a report…
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Naked foreign man plunges to death from Pattaya condo
A naked foreign man fell to his death at a 22-floor condominium in Pattaya in the early hours of today. His identity and the cause of his death are still under investigation. Officers from the Mueang Pattaya Police Station and rescuers from the Sawang Borriboon Dhammasatan Foundation investigated the death of the foreign man, who was estimated to be between…
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Rain it in! Thailand braces for a deluge of trouble
Heavy rainfall is expected across Thailand, with 80% of the country set to experience severe weather. The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) issued warnings for potential flash floods and sudden surges of water, particularly in mountainous and low-lying areas. The TMD forecasts continuous rain for the next 24 hours, with heavy downpours in several regions. The lower northern, northeastern, central, and…
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Crash course in chaos: 22-wheeled truck causes traffic jam
A 22-wheeled truck collided with 16 other vehicles yesterday, causing mayhem and gridlock on Kanchanaphisek Road in Samut Prakan’s Phra Pradaeng district. The chaos unfolded around 5pm, yesterday, September 22, on the Bang Phli-Suksawat stretch of the southern ring road, with rescue teams rushing to the scene after receiving frantic reports. The crash forced a complete closure of the road…
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Man found dead in Thailand home with knife wounds
A tragic incident occurred when a man was found dead with knife wounds to the head in his under-construction house. Villagers pointed fingers at a local man, who had been seen wandering around with a knife the previous night, about 100 metres from the victim’s home. The suspect denied the murder, claiming the blood on his shirt was not from…
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Fisherman finds woman’s body in Pattaya pond, police investigate
A fisherman in Pattaya stumbled upon the body of a young woman in a pond surrounded by barbed wire, prompting an investigation by local police. The woman, wearing a black T-shirt and cream trousers, had been dead for at least 10 hours. At 10.06pm yesterday, Chonlawit Athiphansee, Deputy Inspector of Pattaya City Police Station in Chon Buri, received a report…
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Car crashes into palm tree after motorcycle cuts lane in Pattaya
A car driven by 36 year old Chayapat, lost control and crashed into a palm tree and a large signpost on a traffic island in Pattaya, causing significant damage to the vehicle. The incident occurred after a motorcycle cut across the lane. At 2.30am today, the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Rescue Radio Centre in Pattaya received a report of a car…
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Gunman disguised as food delivery rider shoots contractor in Trang
A gunman disguised as a food delivery rider ambushed and shot a construction contractor in Trang, Thailand, leaving him with a bullet wound in his right arm. The police are investigating the incident, suspecting a targeted assassination. On September 20, a man identified as 43 year old Sitthikorn, was shot while parked outside his residence in Mu 4, Bang Rak,…
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Teacher crashes into parked vehicles in Buriram multiple times
A shocking incident captured on CCTV shows a teacher driving recklessly and crashing into parked vehicles multiple times. The incident happened in Kan Dong District, Buriram Province, involving Peach, a 27 year old assistant teacher at a local school. Peach drove a blue pickup truck and crashed into three motorcycles parked in front of a restaurant, followed by a collision…
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