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City woman admits 'gang tie’
City woman admits 'gang tie’
BANGKOK: A woman has been detained on suspicion of being involved in a call centre gang’s use of a stolen ID card to open bank accounts, said a police source.
Watchdog probes police ‘freebies’ at parlour
Watchdog probes police ‘freebies’ at parlour
BANGKOK: The Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission has launched an investigation into freebies dished out by a local massage parlour.
Massage den raid rescues 80 women
Massage den raid rescues 80 women
BANGKOK: Authorities yesterday (Jan 12) raided a well-known massage parlour called “Victoria Secret Massage” in Bangkok’s Rama 9 area and found 80 women believed to have been forced into prostitution.
Prawit: Officials ‘must capture Yingluck’
Prawit: Officials ‘must capture Yingluck’
BANGKOK: Officials risk facing malfeasance charges if they make no attempt to hunt down former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon says.
'White-bottom' exposé lands 'mislabelling' charge
'White-bottom' exposé lands 'mislabelling' charge
BANGKOK: A woman who drops her jeans to reveal her “white” bottom while promoting a buttocks whitening cream in a video online has been charged by consumer protection police with “mislabelling” the product she promotes.
Seeking a breakthrough
Seeking a breakthrough
GOLF: Moriya Jutanugarn is aiming to win her maiden title on the LPGA Tour this year. “It was a good campaign last year,” Moriya said after she and sister Ariya signed a new one-year sponsorship deal with SCG on Monday (Jan 8).
Police rethink strategies after failing to halt drug influx
Police rethink strategies after failing to halt drug influx
BANGKOK: Police are considering adjusting their narcotics suppression strategies after statistics from previous crackdowns point to a surging amount of drugs reaching Bangkok and the central provinces.
Fears for missing grow at Children’s Day
Fears for missing grow at Children’s Day
BANGKOK: Thailand’s missing children record is still too high with 422 cases recorded by the Mirror Foundation last year alone, it said yesterday (Jan 11), ahead of Children’s Day to be celebrated nationwide tomorrow (Jan 13).
Fugitive Japanese yakuza boss caught in Lopburi
Fugitive Japanese yakuza boss caught in Lopburi
LOPBURI: A Japanese yakuza boss fleeing arrest for the murder of a rival criminal gangster has been arrested in Muang district, Lopburi, after 14 years on the run.
Interior Minister chides banks for ID theft saga
Interior Minister chides banks for ID theft saga
BANGKOK: Commercial banks which fail to properly authenticate people who ask to open bank accounts are to blame for the arrest of a young woman unfairly linked to a call centre gang which allegedly opened bank accounts in her name, Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda says.
NBTC warns over unlicensed drones
NBTC warns over unlicensed drones
NATIONWIDE: All existing unregistered drones are illegal and should be grounded, says the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), which yesterday (Jan 10) approved the drone licensing system, an early regulation for unmanned vehicles.
Kawin set to join Belgian team OHL
Kawin set to join Belgian team OHL
FOOTBALL: Thailand goalkeeper Kawin Thamsatchanan will join Oud-Heverlee Leuven (OHL) later this month, the Belgian second division club said yesterday (Jan 9).
18th Prawit watch identified as B1.5m Patek Philippe
18th Prawit watch identified as B1.5m Patek Philippe
BANGKOK: The latest luxury watch spotted on the wrist of Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has been identified on social media.
ID theft victim calls on CSD for justice
ID theft victim calls on CSD for justice
BANGKOK: A Nonthaburi woman has asked Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police to take action against a member of a call centre gang who she accuses of using her lost ID card to open bank accounts which were used to swindle people, a crime that led to her being arrested for a crime she did not commit.
Foreign Minister confirms Yingluck in London since Sept
Foreign Minister confirms Yingluck in London since Sept
BANGKOK: Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai confirmed today (Jan 9) that fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has been in London since September, and possibly carries the passport of another country as her Thai passports were revoked.
Briton arrested after death plunge in Pattaya
Briton arrested after death plunge in Pattaya
PATTAYA: A British national was arrested yesterday (Jan 8) in connection with the death of a woman who fell from a condominium in the nude in the resort city.
Ex-Buddhist chief among nine charged with graft
Ex-Buddhist chief among nine charged with graft
BANGKOK: The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has brought charges against former National Office of Buddhism (NOB) chief Phanom Sornsilp and eight other ex-officials for graft in connection with a temple fund embezzlement scandal.
Drink drivers to provide community service for disabled
Drink drivers to provide community service for disabled
NATIONWIDE: More than 6,650 drivers, most of whom were intoxicated over the New Year festival, are being forced to do community service for dangerous driving.
Ex-PAD heads: We won’t pay damages
Ex-PAD heads: We won’t pay damages
BANGKOK: Former yellow-shirt co-leaders say they cannot afford to pay damages worth more than B522 million incurred by the defunct People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD)’s 10-day closure of Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports 10 years ago.
Frenchman nabbed for stealing money at Suvarnabhumi
Frenchman nabbed for stealing money at Suvarnabhumi
BANGKOK: A French national was arrested at a hotel in Bangkok yesterday (Jan 7) for allegedly stealing money from an Egyptian tourist at Suvarnabhumi airport.