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Phuket TV - PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket labour shortage easing, Illegal taxi drivers charged || February 8

Phuket TV - PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket labour shortage easing, Illegal taxi drivers charged || February 8

‘Green plate’ taxis from outside Phuket fight back

‘Green plate’ taxis from outside Phuket fight back

Phuket crackdown on illegal taxis includes foreigners

Phuket crackdown on illegal taxis includes foreigners

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Drug suspect injured after trying to reclaim meth from police

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Putin likely approved MH17 missile supply, investigators say

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Trip to Japan on offer at Kamala Fun Run

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Over 100 cops to be charged over illegal visas
Over 100 cops to be charged over illegal visas
Tuesday 7 February 2023, 01:25PM
BANGKOK: More than 100 immigration officers are suspected of involvement in the illegal issuing of visas for Chinese investors in so-called grey businesses, Immigration Bureau (IB) commissioner Pol Lt Gen Pakphumpipat Sajjaphan said yesterday (Feb 6).
Thailand’s corruption ranking improves
Thailand’s corruption ranking improves
Monday 6 February 2023, 04:21PM
BANGKOK: According to the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International, Thailand’s corruption standing improved by 9 places to 101st out of 180 countries, compared to 110th in 2021.   National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) Secretary-General Niwatchai Kasemmongkol said on Saturday (Feb 4) Thailand scored 36 points, an increase from 35 points in the previous year. Denmark topped the list as the world’s best performer with a score of 90 points, followed by Finland and New Zealand with 87 points each, reports NNT. Singapore was the best-performing Asian country, ranked 4th globally with 83 points. According to Niwatchai, Thailand also received higher scores in last year’s assessments from the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook and the World Economic Forum, increasing from 39 to 43 and 42 to 45 points, respectively. Niwatchai stated that the Thai government has taken a more serious approach to deal with bribery by reforming its project approval system by scrapping bureaucratic red tape and reducing official discretion. The NACC has also developed information technology and communication systems to support anti-corruption efforts, such as its agency case monitoring system, as well as promoting public participation to aid in efforts to combat corruption in the country.
Parks chief sacked amid corruption investigation
Parks chief sacked amid corruption investigation
Saturday 4 February 2023, 09:00AM
BANGKOK: The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) chief Rutchada Suriyakul Na Ayutya was on Friday (Feb 3) dismissed from the role.
Hazy vape law makes waves
Hazy vape law makes waves
Friday 3 February 2023, 09:08AM
BANGKOK: The laws regulating e-cigarettes have sparked controversy, prompting a cabinet minister to propose vaping be legalised while police have launched operations to crack down on the sale of the devices.
Policemen who stopped Taiwanese actress face bribery charges
Policemen who stopped Taiwanese actress face bribery charges
Thursday 2 February 2023, 05:11PM
BANGKOK: Six policemen at Huai Khwang station face the charges of taking bribes in connection with alleged extortion of a Taiwanese actress’s group at a checkpoint on Jan 4.
Tourists extorted by police safe from prosecution for bribery
Tourists extorted by police safe from prosecution for bribery
Thursday 2 February 2023, 09:30AM
BANGKOK: Tourists extorted by police will be safe from prosecution even though they paid a bribe, including holidaying Taiwanese actress Charlene An who alleged she was extorted for possession of an e-cigarette at a Bangkok checkpoint last month, a senior Bangkok police officer said yesterday (Feb 1).
Phuket tour guide chief denounces report of B1mn drug extortion by police
Phuket tour guide chief denounces report of B1mn drug extortion by police
Wednesday 1 February 2023, 03:04PM
PHUKET: Krit Thepbamrung, President of the Andaman Tour Guide Association, is calling for a tour guide in Phuket to come forward and clarify that his claim that an “agency official” had planted drugs on a Saudi tourist then extorted B1 million from him happened years ago.
PM warns bad cops ‘must go’
PM warns bad cops ‘must go’
Wednesday 1 February 2023, 07:36AM
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has insisted that any police officers involved in extorting money from a Taiwanese actress during her trip to Thailand early this month must face legal action.
Corruption questions raised over failed Phuket construction projects
Corruption questions raised over failed Phuket construction projects
Tuesday 31 January 2023, 06:40PM
PHUKET: A key Phuket government information office has shared posts online by a national anti-corruption network, calling into question major constructions projects that have failed to materialise despite hundreds of millions of baht spent on them.
Actress bribe claim borne out by officers’ confessions: source
Actress bribe claim borne out by officers’ confessions: source
Tuesday 31 January 2023, 09:11AM
BANGKOK: A number of officers among the seven Huai Khwang policemen accused by Taiwanese actress Charlene An of extorting B27,000 from her in the early morning of Jan 4 have now admitted she was telling the truth, according to a police source.
Police chief steps into bribes row
Police chief steps into bribes row
Sunday 29 January 2023, 10:37AM
BANGKOK: The national police chief has ordered investigators to find more evidence related to a Taiwanese actress’s complaint that police extorted B27,000 from her at a checkpoint in Huai Khwang district earlier this month.
Phuket Opinion: Let’s make a deal
Phuket Opinion: Let’s make a deal
Sunday 29 January 2023, 09:00AM
PHUKET: There’s something fishy about the dismissal of former Kathu Mayor Chai-anan Suthikul, now removed from office over his alleged role in allowing a private operator to draw water from a lagoon at the Tin Mining Museum in Kathu.
Phiphat eager to address outrage
Phiphat eager to address outrage
Saturday 28 January 2023, 11:08AM
BANGKOK: Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn says the controversy involving the Thai police and Thailand Privilege Card (TPC) has damaged the reputation of law enforcement and tourism organisations, with his ministry aiming to clarify the allegations before a Cabinet meeting next week.
Tourist behind ‘escort’ clip has left
Tourist behind ‘escort’ clip has left
Friday 27 January 2023, 11:32AM
BANGKOK: The Chinese tourist who posted a video clip showing three Thai police officers offering her a shortcut through immigration and a police escort to her hotel in Pattaya has already left the country, the Tourist Police Bureau (TBP) said on Thursday (Jan 26).
Kathu Mayor sacked over illegal water probe
Kathu Mayor sacked over illegal water probe
Friday 27 January 2023, 10:00AM
PHUKET: Chai-anan Suthikul has been removed from office as Mayor of Kathu by order of the Phuket Governor following an investigation into allowing a private operator to pump water from a lagoon at the Tin Mine Museum in Kathu.
Former immigration chiefs to face bribery charges
Former immigration chiefs to face bribery charges
Wednesday 25 January 2023, 10:24AM
BANGKOK: The Royal Thai Police (RTP) will file charges against three former Immigration Bureau (IB) division commanders alleged to have taken bribes in exchange for approving non-immigrant visas for more than 3,000 Chinese nationals.
Another cop fingered in VVIP police escort of Chinese tourist
Another cop fingered in VVIP police escort of Chinese tourist
Tuesday 24 January 2023, 01:46PM
BANGKOK: Police say another non-commissioned officer was involved in offering an unsanctioned police escort service through a tour operator to a Chinese tourist, who revealed the illicit VVIP service via social media.
Pattaya tourist police escort prompts swift rebuke
Pattaya tourist police escort prompts swift rebuke
Monday 23 January 2023, 09:02AM
BANGKOK: Two traffic officers and one tourist police officer who appeared in a video clip posted online while delivering a VVIP service to a Chinese woman have been identified and are facing a probe.
DSI chief transferred over alleged bribe taking by DSI officials
DSI chief transferred over alleged bribe taking by DSI officials
Thursday 19 January 2023, 10:52AM
BANGKOK: Department of Special Investigation chief Traiyarit Temahiwong has been abruptly transferred over the alleged extortion of a bribe by DSI officials and police and subsequent release of 11 Chinese suspects found hiding in a Bangkok house formerly occupied by the consul-general for Nauru.
’Tuhao’ case report sent to prosecutors, cases against Immigration to follow
’Tuhao’ case report sent to prosecutors, cases against Immigration to follow
Saturday 14 January 2023, 09:28AM
BANGKOK: Police forwarded their investigation report to prosecutors on Friday (Jan 13) concerning a narcotics and money laundering case brought against businessman and suspected crime boss Chaiyanat ’Tuhao’ Kornchayanant and scores of other suspects.
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