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  • Pattaya NewsChon Buri man shot and killed trying to collect debt

    Chon Buri man shot and killed trying to collect debt

    A man in Chon Buri’s Sattahip district has confessed to shooting and killing another man who tried to collect a large debt from him. 45 year old Kanpongpisut Yaichaingnua told police on Monday that he killed the man at a restaurant. Kanpongpisut’s stepdaughter told the police that the victim, 50 year old Pairoj Runroj, had come to the restaurant to…

  • Crime NewsLINE app popular in Thailand warns users, look out for scams

    LINE app popular in Thailand warns users, look out for scams

    LINE, a chat app popular in Thailand, is warning users to be on the lookout for scammers who might use SMS and LINE chat to steal personal information. The app said today that recently, some scammers claimed to be company officials, and posted job announcements via SMS and Line chat. LINE said that scammers are also adding people as ‘friends’…

  • Pattaya NewsPattaya police announce ‘specialised’ patrol after several gold theft incidents

    Pattaya police announce ‘specialised’ patrol after several gold theft incidents

    In the wake of a string of gold theft incidents in Pattaya in the past month, a Pattaya police chief has announced that a ‘specialised’ police patrol force will be formed to monitor any inappropriate incidents in tourist areas, or crimes against tourists. This news comes after four separate occasions in Pattaya where Indian tourists reported thieves snatching their expensive…

  • Crime NewsSouth African woman, jailed in Thailand, gets to speak to mother

    South African woman, jailed in Thailand, gets to speak to mother

    A young South African woman, 23 year old Ashley Oosthuizen, sentenced to life in a Thai prison has finally been able to speak to her mother after nearly 3 months of Covid ‘quarantine’ (as there was an outbreak in the prison). She was sentenced after being accused and convicted by a Thai court of accepting a package of MDMA at the Koh…