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  • Crime NewsNational police chief suspects Tangmo’s death was an accident

    National police chief suspects Tangmo’s death was an accident

    Thailand’s national police chief says the death of actress Tangmo seems to have been an accident. He says evidence shows the death of the celebrity in Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River appears to have been an accident. An autopsy report shows the actress died from drowning. Her body also had a large cut on her leg, possibly from the speedboat’s propellor.…

  • Thailand NewsTangmo: 8 new witnesses questioned, police dismiss bribery claims as investigation plods on

    Tangmo: 8 new witnesses questioned, police dismiss bribery claims as investigation plods on

    Nonthaburi police have interviewed another 8 witnesses in their ongoing investigation into the death of Thai Christian actress Nida “Tango” Patcharaveerapong, who drowned in the Chao Phraya River after allegedly falling from a speedboat last Thursday night. Earlier this week that all five witnesses face charges of negligence leading to death and giving false statements. they have not yet determined…

  • Crime NewsTangmo: Police investigate mysterious male voice as new evidence comes to light

    Tangmo: Police investigate mysterious male voice as new evidence comes to light

    UPDATE: Police are investigating a video captured on the mobile phone of Tangmo’s manager, Idsarin “Gatick” Juthasuksawat, after Thai netizens pointed out a mysterious male voice off-screen. The video, which was obtained by Nation Thailand and has since gone viral online, shows the late Thai actress posing on the speedboat with a cup of wine and playing with her hair…

  • Thailand NewsWoman allegedly stabs husband’s penis with a harpoon after heated argument

    Woman allegedly stabs husband’s penis with a harpoon after heated argument

    A woman allegedly stabbed her husband’s penis with a harpoon after a heated argument. Thai media reports that the woman stabbed him in his genitals and twisted the spear, just like “catching a fish.” The man drove a motorbike to his mother’s house and went to the hospital the next day where he got more than 17 stitches. Thai reporters…

  • Crime NewsTangmo: Top Thai crime investigator debunks witness claims, calls for truth

    Tangmo: Top Thai crime investigator debunks witness claims, calls for truth

    A former top police crime investigator has come out of retirement to dismiss the story of Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong’s death, as put forth by her so-called friends, and call for the truth to come out. In a video interview with Nation Thailand, Kamronwit Toopkrajang, former Lt-General and Commissioner at the Metropolitan Police Bureau, is seen sitting on a boat analyzing…

  • Bangkok NewsOne of north India’s most wanted gangsters found in Thailand, entered on fake passport

    One of north India’s most wanted gangsters found in Thailand, entered on fake passport

    A gangster wanted in India on multiple murder charges was arrested in Delhi after he was detained and deported from Thailand on Tuesday. Indian media say the man was a key member of the Lawrence Bishnoi-Kala Jathedi syndicate and was known as one of the most wanted criminals in north India. 28 year old Virender Partap, also known as Kala…

  • World NewsTwo Texas women who allegedly helped stab woman to death arrested in Cambodia

    Two Texas women who allegedly helped stab woman to death arrested in Cambodia

    Two women who allegedly helped stab another women to death in Texas in 2020 were caught in Cambodia last week. They had fled to Cambodia after they escaped house arrest in December. The women are Nina Marano and Lisa Dykes. Marano is 50 years old, and Dykes is 58. The woman they allegedly helped murder, Marisela Botello-Valadez, was 23. One…

  • Thailand NewsPhuket prisoner who escaped put back in jail

    Phuket prisoner who escaped put back in jail

    On Monday night, prison wardens recaptured a prisoner who escaped Phuket Provincial Prison. The Phuket News didn’t specify when the man was first imprisoned or when he escaped, but reported that he was in remand pending trial for robbery. After he was found at a friend’s house, he was taken back into custody yesterday. The man is identified as Jamnien…

  • Thailand NewsMore than 100 officers investigate local politician fatal shooting

    More than 100 officers investigate local politician fatal shooting

    More than 100 law enforcement officers have been assigned to investigate a case where gunmen attacked a van carrying members of a tambon administrative organisation, or TAO, on Valentine’s Day in the central province Nakhon Nayok. A politician of the tambon, or subdistrict, and the driver were killed in the shooting. A TAO chairperson was injured. In an order by…

  • Thailand NewsSuspect in Jimi Sandu murder case arrested in Canada

    Suspect in Jimi Sandu murder case arrested in Canada

    A suspect in the Jimi Sandu murder case was arrested in Canada and a request for his return to Thailand has been submitted. Matthew Dupre, from Canada, was allegedly one of two hitmen who fired multiple shots at Sandu outside a villa in Phuket. Sandu, who was born in India, was a notorious gangster in Canada and had entered Thailand…

  • Thailand NewsMissing Thai actress’s body found in Chao Phraya river, Bangkok

    Missing Thai actress’s body found in Chao Phraya river, Bangkok

    The body of Tangmo, the Thai actress who fell in the Chao Phraya river on Thursday night, was found by a rescue team this afternoon. Rescuers from the Ruamkanyu Foundation reported finding Tangmo’s body flaoting in the river at around 1:10pm. Eakpan Bunluerit, a Thai actor who also happened to be volunteering in the search, confirmed the body was Tangmo’s.…

  • Thailand NewsDriver of speedboat missing Thai actress fell from likely to be charged

    Driver of speedboat missing Thai actress fell from likely to be charged

    After Thai actress Tangmo fell into the Chao Phraya river from a speedboat on Thursday night, Bangkok police will likely charge the boat driver for negligence. If Tangmo is found dead, the charge will be negligence causing death. The driver’s full name is unknown right now, and he is only identified as Mr. Por. An unnamed source told the Bangkok…

  • Crime NewsPattaya woman allegedly smokes meth in laundromat, tries to get police to join her

    Pattaya woman allegedly smokes meth in laundromat, tries to get police to join her

    A woman was arrested for smoking methamphetamine in a laundromat in Pattaya last night. The woman allegedly said she loved “ice” and invited police to join her in smoking it, saying it would give them more energy. The Pattaya News reported that she seemed to be smoking “blatantly” in public, and not at all trying to hide it. Another laundromat…

  • Northern Thailand NewsArmy general and two others swindled over 43 million baht in fraud case

    Army general and two others swindled over 43 million baht in fraud case

    An army general and two other people were charged yesterday with colluding to defraud others. The three swindled over 43 million baht from two companies between December 2017 and August 2018. They offered the companies services that didn’t exist. One of these fake projects involved telling a firm they could land it a state contract by installing LED lights in…

  • Pattaya NewsChon Buri thief allegedly steals wallet with only photo of man’s missing son

    Chon Buri thief allegedly steals wallet with only photo of man’s missing son

    One Chon Buri mechanic is begging a thief who allegedly stole his wallet to return what he says is the only photo of his missing son. The mechanic, Apichit, told The Pattaya News he was fixing a washing machine at a car wash shop in Bang Lamung, when he put down his bag on a white box in the shop.…

  • Thailand NewsPolice arrest key suspect in Nakhon Nayok murders

    Police arrest key suspect in Nakhon Nayok murders

    Standing shirtless in the sun on the roadside, a local man in Nakhom Nayok had a rude awakening this morning when police arrested him as a key suspect in the murder of two men and the wounding of another earlier this month. The man was arrested this morning when around 300 local and provincial officers searched the Bang Somboon area…

  • Phuket NewsPatong tourists charged after driving unregistered electric scooters

    Patong tourists charged after driving unregistered electric scooters

    Four tourists in Patong were charged with using unregistered and untaxed vehicles after they drove electric scooters near a beach resort. Several people had complained that the tourists were driving the scooters recklessly, threatening the safety of pedestrians and drivers alike. One of the tourists was stopped near a police booth on Pee Road last Wednesday evening, and the other…

  • Thailand NewsRights groups urge United States to ban fishing nets made by Thai prisoners

    Rights groups urge United States to ban fishing nets made by Thai prisoners

    A December investigation by the the Thomson Reuters foundation discovered that jails across Thailand are illegally forcing prisoners to make fishing nets for private companies, including those that export to the United States. Former prisoners Reuters interviewed said guards beat them, disallowed them to shower, and pushed back their release dates if they didn’t meet strict targets. Now, Thai and…

  • Pattaya NewsMan allegedly stabs ex-wife’s new boyfirend in Sri Racha, Chon Buri

    Man allegedly stabs ex-wife’s new boyfirend in Sri Racha, Chon Buri

    Man in Chon Buri allegedly stabbed his ex-wife’s new boyfriend after an argument. The ex-wife, Sukanya, reportedly told police her ex-husband “broke up with” her about a month ago, though it’s not clear if he officially filed for divorce. Sukanya said her ex and their son came to her house to get some of his clothes and belongings he left.…

  • World NewsUK pedicab driver adopts tuk tuk tactics, forced to return lassies’ swindled quid

    UK pedicab driver adopts tuk tuk tactics, forced to return lassies’ swindled quid

    A pedicab driver in London who swindled two female passengers out of 180 pounds has been forced to return the money, after the Westminster City Council requested a crackdown on the city’s bicycle rickshaw “nuisance.” The driver originally charged 18 pounds for a 3 minutes trip, but then increased the price by a factor of 10 at the last minute,…

  • Crime NewsInterpol Red Notices issued for 2 Canadians wanted for Phuket hit job

    Interpol Red Notices issued for 2 Canadians wanted for Phuket hit job

    Interpol has issued Red Notices for both suspects wanted in the targeted killing of an Indian national in Phuket. Alleged gang member Jimi “Slice” Sandhu was gunned down in the car park of his villa near Rawai beach on the evening of February 4. Police are searching for 2 ex-servicemen from Canada in relation to the killing, believed to be…

  • Crime NewsRenewed calls for justice for Koh Samui expat incarcerated on drug charges

    Renewed calls for justice for Koh Samui expat incarcerated on drug charges

    Calls for justice have been renewed for an expat who was arrested on Koh Samui and now sits in Thai jail for drug charges. The young South African woman, Ashley Oosthuizen, was arrested after she reportedly accepted a package from a delivery person that contained MDMA. In a screenshot leaked online, the Koh Samui Provincial Court sentenced her to the…

  • Visa InformationFrenchman arrested for allegedly scamming expats in Pattaya out of millions of baht

    Frenchman arrested for allegedly scamming expats in Pattaya out of millions of baht

    A Frenchman is facing fraud charges for allegedly scamming expats in Pattaya out of millions of baht by claiming he had connections with several Thai authorities and promising help with obtaining visas, opening businesses, and buying motorbikes and cars. Reports say he scammed expats out of a total of 6.3 million baht. 58 year old Herve Christian Robert Leonard from…

  • Thailand NewsRecent crimes in Phuket are damaging its reputation

    Recent crimes in Phuket are damaging its reputation

    Just when Phuket thought it was about to revive its crippled tourism economy, the recent murders, thefts, and taxi ripoffs on the Island province are scarring its public image. The most high profile recent event is the murder by two hitmen of deported Canadian gangster Jimi Sandhu at a villa in Rawai, on the southern coast of the island. The…

  • Thailand NewsRobbers shoot and kill customer in Northern Thailand gold shop

    Robbers shoot and kill customer in Northern Thailand gold shop

    Three robbers fired bullets through a glass door of a gold shop yesterday in Tak, in Northern Thailand, killing one customer. The customer was a 30 year old man. He died after being rushed to the hospital. The robbers smashed another glass door of the shop with a hammer. They then smashed the showcases where the gold was being displayed.…

  • Pattaya NewsChon buri man says he followed crow into forest, found dead body hanging from tree

    Chon buri man says he followed crow into forest, found dead body hanging from tree

    In a truly ghost movie-like fashion, a man in Bang Lamung, a district of Chon Buri province, says he followed a crow into a forest and found a dead body hanging from a tree there. The man, Somkrit, told The Pattaya News he wanted to cut trees nearby, when he saw the crow flying into the forest and heard it…

  • Thailand News21 Thai fraud gangsters caught in Cambodia, will be deported back home

    21 Thai fraud gangsters caught in Cambodia, will be deported back home

    A joint team of Thai and Cambodian police caught 21 Thai fraud gangsters in Cambodia who allegedly tricked Thais into investing in fake digital assets. The 21 people are part of three different gangs headed by Chinese nationals. The director of the Police Cyber Task Force says one gang stayed in a hotel, and tricked Thais into investing in fake…

  • Pattaya NewsChon Buri nurse allegedly steals debit card from dying patient, withdraws money

    Chon Buri nurse allegedly steals debit card from dying patient, withdraws money

    Chon Buri police officers arrested a woman working as a nurse at Bang Lamung Hospital for allegedly stealing 4,500 baht from a dying patient. Police say the nurse confessed that she stole a debit card while the patient was unconscious inside an emergency room on February 1 and withdrew money from an ATM the next day. The patient’s family says…

  • Thailand NewsKanchanaburi gunman robs more than 7,000 baht from 7-Eleven

    Kanchanaburi gunman robs more than 7,000 baht from 7-Eleven

    A gunman in Kanchanaburi robbed over 7,000 baht from a 7-Eleven early this morning. The two store employees who were working at the store when it happened said the gunman looks 30 to 40 years old, and about 170 centimetres tall. They added that he was barefoot, and wore a white and grey shirt with brown trousers. He had a…

  • Phuket NewsGerman celebrity says she was mugged at a Thailand beach, Phang Nga police investigate

    German celebrity says she was mugged at a Thailand beach, Phang Nga police investigate

    While on a trip to Thailand, Cathy Hummels, the wife of German footballer Mats Hummels from Borussia Dortmund, was allegedly mugged. She told German media that she was hit by a stranger and robbed at a beach in Thailand. Some of the reports repeat her claims that she was mugged on the southern island of Phuket, but local police say…