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Taiwanese men arrested for alleged phone scams
Taiwanese men arrested for alleged phone scams
BANGKOK: Police arrested four Taiwanese men in Bangkok Friday night (Apr 27), believing they arrived to recruit people to join their phone scam gangs.
World Cup fans in Thailand can watch all matches live
World Cup fans in Thailand can watch all matches live
FOOTBALL: The Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) has confirmed local broadcasting rights for the World Cup football finals in Russia, clearing the way for fans in Thailand to watch the tournament live on free TV.
Family destitute after woman killed by falling cable
Family destitute after woman killed by falling cable
KHON KAEN: The death of a woman motorcyclist pulled violently to the road by a fallen internet cable has left the family that depended on her destitute, and her partially paralysed husband talking about ending his life.
Anti-coup groups warn of protests
Anti-coup groups warn of protests
BANGKOK: Activists have threatened to step up their activities against the junta next week ahead of the fourth anniversary of the May 22 putsch.
Sex tours sites prompt clean-up
Sex tours sites prompt clean-up
BANGKOK: Police are looking into a sex tour scandal after a foreign report emerged claiming that companies are offering steamy vacations to Western travellers with particular emphasis being placed on resort destinations such as Pattaya and Phuket.
Amlo seizes B213mn assets in ‘zero dollar’ tax case
Amlo seizes B213mn assets in ‘zero dollar’ tax case
BANGKOK: The Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) is seizing assets worth more than B213 million from a group of people linked to the “zero dollar” tour case, for alleged tax evasion.
Pattaya official thinks garbage figures are rubbish
Pattaya official thinks garbage figures are rubbish
PATTAYA: Officials in Pattaya have called in the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to conduct an assessment of how much garbage accumulates in the resort city each day, after disputing figures supplied by a private firm.
Fingers off whale sharks, biologist says
Fingers off whale sharks, biologist says
CHUMPHON: The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) needs to draw up and implement rules to prevent people from disturbing whale sharks sighted in the sea of Chumphon, a marine biologist says.
Hmong chief ambushed, family killed
Hmong chief ambushed, family killed
CHIANG RAI: The chief of the Hmong Club in Thailand and his family were ambushed yesterday . The attackers killed his wife and daughter, while the ethnic leader and his son were gravely wounded.
Man who beat partner on FB ‘swindled B6m’
Man who beat partner on FB ‘swindled B6m’
BANGKOK: Police suspect a man who broadcast his brutal assaults on his girlfriend live on Facebook committed another wrongdoing by cheating people out of B6 million through his bogus online forex trading courses, police have found.
Premchai indicted for illegal possession of firearms
Premchai indicted for illegal possession of firearms
BANGKOK: Prosecutors have decided to indict construction tycoon and accused wildlife poacher Premchai Karnasuta on an additional charge of illegal possession of firearms.
Protesters ready for ‘war’ over Doi Suthep
Protesters ready for ‘war’ over Doi Suthep
CHIANG MAI: A civic network will this Sunday (Apr 29) intensify its protest against the state housing project at the foot of Doi Suthep in an attempt to prompt Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to make the “right” decision and return the area to nature.
Attempted murder rap for Facebook streamer
Attempted murder rap for Facebook streamer
BANGKOK: Police have brought four charges, including attempted murder and drug use, against a man who brutally attacked his girlfriend and broadcast it live on his Facebook page on Sunday evening (Apr 22).
Live-streaming attacker high on meth, say police
Live-streaming attacker high on meth, say police
BANGKOK: A man whose vicious attack on his girlfriend was broadcast live on his Facebook page yesterday evening was high on methamphetamine (ya bah) at the time, according to police.
25 detained at Pattaya hotel’s ‘swingers’ party’
25 detained at Pattaya hotel’s ‘swingers’ party’
CHONBURI: Eleven men and 14 women of various nationalities were rounded up late on Saturday night (Apr 21) in a raid on a hotel in South Pattaya in tambon Nong Prue while attending a swingers’ party for attendants to swap partners for sexual activities.
Cops top list of corruption cases heard in graft court
Cops top list of corruption cases heard in graft court
NATIONWIDE: The police force has topped the list of defendants involved in corruption and malfeasance cases that are heard by the specialised Corruption Court with a total of 402 policemen facing lawsuits.
Four police chiefs flunk Songkran ‘road safety test’
Four police chiefs flunk Songkran ‘road safety test’
BANGKOK: Four provincial police chiefs have been moved to work at the Royal Thai Police’s (RTP) operation centre as a form of punishment due to the high number of road accidents and fatalities witnessed in their provinces over the Songkran festival.
Wife seeks justice over prison inmate’s brutal death
Wife seeks justice over prison inmate’s brutal death
SAMUT PRAKAN: A woman is seeking justice for the death of her husband, who she says was brutally beaten in Samut Prakan Central Prison only a short time before he was due to be released.
TAT’s new tourist scan: National tourism body rolls out QR codes for travellers
TAT’s new tourist scan: National tourism body rolls out QR codes for travellers
BANGKOK: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched its “Enjoy Local” campaign, offering QR code payment for tourists purchasing products and services at over 6,000 locations across the country.
Hat Yai dorm owner held in rape of student
Hat Yai dorm owner held in rape of student
SONGKHLA: A dormitory owner accused of raping a high-school student on the property was arrested yesterday (Apr 20) after police tracked his mobile phone.