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  • Krabi NewsBritish tourists held ‘ransom’ by Thai police

    British tourists held ‘ransom’ by Thai police

    Original story by Ben Archibold. Group of British women held to ransom by armed Thai police and forced to pay ÂŁ150 – for a broken TOILET “Jade McInnes, Stacey Robertson, Rachel McFarlane, and Emily Michie, from Fife in Scotland, were in disbelief when gun-toting cops appeared at their hotel.” That’s the rather sensational headline in a UK tabloid, thesun.co.uk. Let’s dig…

  • Bangkok NewsKey suspect arrested in 800 million baht bitcoin ‘scam’

    Key suspect arrested in 800 million baht bitcoin ‘scam’

    Parinya Jaravijit, a key suspect in an alleged 800 million baht bitcoin investment scam, was arrested last night at Suvarnabhumi Airport when he arrived back in Thailand. Parinya – who continues to maintain his innocence – was taken to Ratchadapisek Criminal Court today to apply for his first 12 day detention period (October 12-23). Police have objected to his bail…

  • Bangkok NewsWelcome home, now off to jail

    Welcome home, now off to jail

    PHOTOS: Tourist Police Bureau Thailand’s roving crime-buster Pol Maj-Gen Surachate Hakparn was part of the welcoming committee as a group of Thais, he helped to bust in The Philippines, arrived back at Suvarabhumi Airport in Bangkok. They were immediately taken away to the police station after Big Joke introduced himself. Back in June the deputy chief of the Tourist Police…

  • Bangkok News‘Golden-tongued Keng’ arrested along with four other call centre scammers

    ‘Golden-tongued Keng’ arrested along with four other call centre scammers

    Police have arrested the alleged leader of a notorious call-centre gang, known as “Golden-tongued Keng”, and four members of the gang that operated in several countries. Again, the deputy tourist police chief Pol Maj Gen Surachete Hakparn was behind the major arrest. Surachete says police tracked down and arrested 41 year old Natthawat Simbida, alias ‘Keng the Golden Tongue’, in…

  • Northern Thailand NewsOrder a 37K brand name bag online – a 100 baht plastic bottle arrives in the mail

    Order a 37K brand name bag online – a 100 baht plastic bottle arrives in the mail

    INN are reporting that a 25 year old Khon Kaen woman has made a complaint to police saying that she had ordered a 37,000 baht second-hand brand name bag online but all she received was a plastic bottle. The woman says that hen she opened the package all she found was a plastic bottle with a Kung Fu Panda logo…