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72 year old Thai man loses 21,500 baht in sex membership scam
A 72 year old Thai man from Nonthaburi province, near Bangkok, lost 21,500 baht to a sex membership scammer. He was tricked into applying for a membership that supposedly granted access to sexual services allegedly provided by attractive university students. The 72 year old victim, Phon, sought help from Mueang Nonthaburi Police Station yesterday, September 5. He asked the police…
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Woman’s temple ‘donation’ sparks 9.2 million baht-tling dispute
A Thai woman demanded the repayment of 9.2 million baht from the abbot of Phuet Udon Temple in Pathum Thani Province. However, the monk has maintained that the woman had donated the money to the temple voluntarily. The 57 year old woman, Kritsana, sought the assistance of non-profit organisation Saimai Survive to explore her legal options regarding the possibility of…
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Son kills mother days after drug rehab return in Nakhon Pathom
A tragic incident in Nakhon Pathom resulted in the death of a mother at the hands of her son, who had just returned from a drug rehabilitation programme three days earlier. The 32 year old son was apprehended by police while riding a motorcycle to buy methamphetamine. Police Lieutenant Sata Porn Duangsi of the Nakhon Pathom City Police Station received…
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Harassed ex-reporter seeks police protection in Nakhon Sawan
A former reporter sought police protection, alleging harassment by a politician’s wife after testifying in a murder case in Nakhon Sawan. She now lives in fear with her elderly mother, seeking justice and safety. The ex-journalist of a well-known newspaper, Benjasirin, approached Police Lieutenant Panupon Somrak at the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) to request an investigation into the harassment she…
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Cambodian connection: Police arrest man for brutal Lopburi murder
Police arrested a Cambodian man in connection with the murder of a Cambodian woman in a rented room in the central province of Lopburi. The suspect claimed that a conflict with her brother was the root cause. The lifeless body of the 30 year old Cambodian victim, Mab, was discovered in her unlocked rented room in the Phatthana Nikhom district…
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Ayutthaya residents warned of flash floods amid rising water levels
The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) alerted residents in parts of Ayutthaya to prepare for flash floods due to a continued surge in the Chao Phraya River. Monitoring is ongoing at two primary water stations, and the warning comes as water levels rise significantly. Residents near Khlong Phong Pheng in Ang Thong, as well as those living along the banks of…
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Jailhouse rock or just a comfy block? Police probe luxe prison stays
Provincial Police Region 7 launched an investigation into a hotel-style service provided to inmates at a prison in the central province of Samut Sakhon, following revelations from two former prisoners about their comfortable lives in jail. The 26 year old male inmate A, and the 30 year old female inmate B, from Mueang Samut Sakhon Police Station, reached out to…
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Indian man refuses to leave Thai wife despite divorce demand
An Indian man in Samut Prakarn province, near Bangkok, is seeking justice after his Thai wife heartlessly demanded a divorce and expelled him from their home. He acknowledged that he was aware she had deceived him for money but he loved her enough to tolerate it. Chaos erupted at Mueang Samut Prakarn Police Station yesterday, September 3, due to a…
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Weigh station chief nabbed in bribery scandal
A senior mechanic and the chief of a truck weigh station in Ayutthaya’s Wang Noi district has been arrested in a shocking corruption bust. Officers from the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission, alongside Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) officials, swooped in this morning, catching the suspect at his home near the station. A stash of about 40,000 baht in cash was discovered…
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Nonthaburi resident faces threats over parking dispute
A Nonthaburi resident faced verbal abuse and threats after parking his car in front of his own house for the first time in 12 years. The 53 year old resident, Sila, shared his story with the media, highlighting the inconsistency in parking rules within his community. Sila arrived home around 10pm and found multiple cars parked on the opposite side…
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Thai woman pulled from manhole after shocking fall and trap
A rescue team rescued a 54 year old Thai woman from a 2-metre-deep manhole on a footpath along Setthakit Road, outside her home in the central province of Samut Sakhon, after she fell and was submerged in wastewater for over 30 minutes. The daughter of the 54 year old victim, Wiparat Yonnawa, sought help from the Mahachai Hospital Rescue team…
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US officials’ alert leads to arrest of Thai photographer on child porn
Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) officers arrested a Thai photographer at his home in the central province of Samut Sakhon on Saturday for possession of child pornography. The National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), based in the US, reached out to the Thailand Internet Crimes Against Children Unit after discovering child pornography on a cloud storage account belonging…
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2 American bully dogs fatally attack 18 year old Thai owner (video)
Two American Bully dogs fatally attacked their 18 year old Thai owner at a house in the central province of Lopburi on Friday. The victim’s brother is now seeking new homes for the animals. The father of the dead teenager, Khomsan, a Thai police officer, hugged his son’s lifeless body in tears. He revealed to Channel 7 that he still…
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Ayutthaya temple vandalised, sparks online outrage
Ayutthaya’s Wat Mae Nang Pleum recently faced a shameful incident where a local teenager spray-painted a sign at the temple, which has become a popular tourist spot since the visit of celebrity Lisa from BLACKPINK. The act sparked widespread criticism online. The incident took place at Wat Mae Nang Pleum in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, where the sign and letters…
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Police scandal: 15 cops transfered over escort and extortion claims
The recent scandal involving a Thai escort and multiple police officers has resulted in the transfer of 15 officers from the Ayutthaya Special Operation Police Unit. An investigation is now underway to determine if these officers failed to pay for the escort’s services and if they extorted 20,000 baht from two sex workers. The transfer of the 15 police officers…
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Mysterious bone fragments found in Nonthaburi forest
Police in Bang Bua Thong district, Nonthaburi province, are urgently investigating mysterious bone fragments scattered in a dense forest area after a woman discovered them last night. The bones were found near a burnt rubber pile, raising suspicions of foul play. The Bang Bua Thong Police Station in Nonthaburi received a report at 8.30pm yesterday, August 29, of bone fragments…
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Thai woman survives after SUV collides with train at crossing
A Thai woman survived unscathed after being hit by a train while driving her SUV across a railway track in the central province of Samut Sakhon yesterday. The driver claimed she did not hear or see any warning. Officers from the Mueang Samut Sakhon Police Station investigated the accident on Soi Ekkachai 36 on Derm Bang Road at about 6am…
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Nonthaburi residents anxious as flood barrier remains unrepaired
Residents of Nonthaburi expressed concern for a section of the flood barrier along the Chao Phraya River which collapsed four months ago and remains unrepaired. The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has only erected a temporary earthen dam, leaving locals doubtful of its effectiveness in preventing flooding. The flood barrier, spanning about 75 metres from the Pak Khlong Bang Kruai watergate…
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Thai escort extorted by 4 fake cops over unfulfilled climax
A Thai escort reached out for help after four customers, claiming to be police officers, threatened her to return a service fee of 1,500 baht before extorting a further 20,000 baht, saying she could not make them climax. Non-profit organisation Saimai Survive accompanied the victim to Mueang Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Police Station to file a complaint against the four customers…
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Thai mother appeals for help after monkey bites daughter
A Thai mother urged local government officials in the central province of Samut Sakhon to control the population of monkeys after one of the animals invaded her home and bit her two year old daughter. The mother took to social media on Tuesday, August 27, to share that her family and other locals in the community have been harassed by…
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Thai cyber police bust fraud gang posing as Citibank
Thai cyber police dismantled a fraud network posing as a well-known bank, luring victims with promises of high returns on minimal investments. A victim lost over 1.1 million baht after being deceived by the scam. A stranger contacted the victim via the LINE messaging app yesterday, sending a link that led to an advertisement claiming to be from Citibank. The…
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Nonthaburi loan sharks flee after victim disarms them with machete
Several loan sharks in Nonthaburi, armed with a machete, targeted the wrong person and fled in panic after a 56 year old man managed to disarm them, later claiming they had been assaulted. Relatives of the man in question, Aran, reported that a gang of loan sharks invaded his home at 6pm yesterday, August 27, wielding a machete to collect…
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DNA tests identify Thai plane crash victims, Chinese tests ongoing
Police Lieutenant General Trirong Piwpan, Commander of the Police Forensic Investigation Bureau, announced that DNA tests on remains from a plane crash in Bang Pakong district, Chachoengsao province, identified the four Thai victims. Further tests on the five Chinese passengers are ongoing. Gen. Trirong held a meeting to follow up on the identification process of the deceased from a small…
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Burmese man denies killing Thai taxi driver despite bloodstains in room
A Burmese man denied killing a Thai taxi driver, despite the discovery of suspicious bloodstains on his clothes and belongings in his rented room in the central province of Nonthaburi. The body of an unidentified man was discovered in a pond at a fish farm near the Chakri Naruebodindra Medical Institute in the Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan province,…
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Gold shop worker steals 24 million baht after 10 years salary freeze
A Thai gold shop worker confessed to stealing 24 million baht worth of gold from a shop in Nonthaburi province, near Bangkok, because his salary did not increase during his 10 years of employment. The owner of the gold shop took legal action against his 40 year old employee, Phaisarn, after he was caught stealing gold accessories weighing nearly 10…
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Family battles deceitful Thai bus owner after Nonthaburi collision
A tragic accident involving a tour bus and a van left one person dead and another permanently disabled. The victims’ family sought compensation but faced numerous challenges as the tour bus owner appeared to have transferred assets to evade legal repercussions. A Facebook post by Naphatsawan Kat Klinnin yesterday, August 26, highlighted the dire situation her family has faced since…
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6 schoolboys gang rape 13 year old victims in school dormitory
Six schoolboy football players gang-raped and blackmailed two 13 year old girls in an athlete dormitory at a school in the central province of Kanchanaburi. The football coach claimed that the victims appeared to have consented to the sex. A father of one victim is seeking justice for his 13 year old daughter, sharing the sexual assault story with non-profit…
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Deadly brawl outside police station leaves Thai man dead
A deadly brawl erupted outside Pho Kaew Police Station in the central province of Nakhon Pathom on Friday leaving one Thai man dead. The deceased’s family condemned the police for their inaction. The fatal stabbing occurred in front of the police station in the Sampran district of Nakhon Pathom at about 9pm on August 23. The two injured Thai men,…
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Plane to see: Suspicions surround Chachoengsao plane crash
Details surrounding the small plane crash in Chachoengsao have begun to emerge, revealing several suspicious factors. It was reported that the weather was fair on the day of the incident, with no rain clouds and the captain was very experienced. It took some 11 hours for rescue teams to search for the bodies of all those onboard a small plane…
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Thai man accuses cop of assault after he honked truck horn (video)
A Thai man accused a police officer in Samut Prakan province, near Bangkok, of physically assaulting him, even though he did not violate any laws and only honked his truck horn to greet a passing friend. The Thai truck driver shared a video on Facebook, where he and his girlfriend were seen arguing with a traffic police officer from the…
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