bangladeshi

  • Phuket NewsBangladeshi nationals arrested at Phuket Airport over counterfeit visas

    Bangladeshi nationals arrested at Phuket Airport over counterfeit visas

    Five Bangladeshi nationals found themselves on the wrong side of the law at Phuket International Airport, after a failed attempt to breach Thailand’s borders with counterfeit visas. The arrests were made yesterday, around 11.30am by vigilant Phuket Immigration Department officers. The incident came to light late that night, with the airport’s immigration officers providing a detailed account. The alleged perpetrators,…

  • South Thailand NewsBangladeshi nationals disguised as monks arrested in Thailand

    Bangladeshi nationals disguised as monks arrested in Thailand

    Seven Bangladeshi nationals, masquerading as Buddhist monks to bypass immigration scrutiny, were apprehended yesterday in the southern province of Songkhla, Thailand. The arrest was a collaborative operation between Songkhla immigration officers and Hat Yai tourist police, following an anonymous tip-off. The men, who had shaven their heads and donned monk robes in their attempts to blend in and evade the…

  • Thailand NewsFare play: Bangkok taxi driver bucks trend, returns 400,000 baht to passenger

    Fare play: Bangkok taxi driver bucks trend, returns 400,000 baht to passenger

    A Bangkok taxi driver put the breaks on the capital’s bad boy cabbie reputation after he returned nearly 400,000 baht to a Bangladeshi passenger. There’s not a day that goes by without a story breaking of one of Bangkok’s bad boy taxi drivers ripping off customers, refusing to service or turn on meters, brawling with passengers or even masturbating. One…

  • Crime NewsCaught in the act: Police swoop down on illegal immigration, nabbing 23 in southern Thailand sting

    Caught in the act: Police swoop down on illegal immigration, nabbing 23 in southern Thailand sting

    A swift police operation on illegal immigration yesterday resulted in the apprehension of 23 individuals in Songkhla, a province in southern Thailand. Four of them were Thai citizens acting as drivers, and the remaining 19 were Bangladeshis, who were identified as unlawful immigrants. Following an informant’s tip-off about chances of illegal immigration, the local law enforcement swung into action, anticipating…