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Phuket Provincial Police Chief probed over gambling den raid

Phuket Provincial Police Chief probed over gambling den raid

Swiss man found hanged at home in Pa Khlok

Swiss man found hanged at home in Pa Khlok

New expat jab registration website opens Sunday

New expat jab registration website opens Sunday

Army files complaint against coup poster

Army files complaint against coup poster

China outbreak spreads as WHO sounds alarm on Delta

China outbreak spreads as WHO sounds alarm on Delta

Hamilton aims for 100th win with Hungary pole

Hamilton aims for 100th win with Hungary pole
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Phuket Provincial Police Chief probed over gambling den raid
Phuket Provincial Police Chief probed over gambling den raid
Sunday 1 August 2021, 12:15PM
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Pornsak Nuannoo and two other top-ranking officers have been transferred pending an investigation into their relationships with suspects arrested in a gambling den raid at a resort on Koh Siray, east of Phuket Town, last month.
B2bn heroin haul in Northeast
B2bn heroin haul in Northeast
Saturday 31 July 2021, 08:45AM
NAKHON PHANOM: Authorities have seized 600 kilogrammes of heroin worth at least B2 billion and arrested a suspected drug courier in the largest haul in the Northeast this year.
PM Prayut orders action against COVID-19 fake news
PM Prayut orders action against COVID-19 fake news
Thursday 29 July 2021, 06:19PM
BANGKOK: Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered responsible agencies, via his @prayutofficial Facebook page, to take action against individuals spreading fake news about COVID-19, which might cause public confusion during the pandemic.
Layan beachfront squatters given yet another reprieve
Layan beachfront squatters given yet another reprieve
Thursday 29 July 2021, 05:23PM
PHUKET: MaAnn Samran, Chief of the Cherng Talay Tambon Administrative Organisation (OrBorTor) has given illegal occupiers of prime beachfront land at Layan Beach belonging to the government another extension to vacate the plots they are illegally occupying.
Cocoa trees seized as new plantation found in Bang Wad protected national forest
Cocoa trees seized as new plantation found in Bang Wad protected national forest
Wednesday 28 July 2021, 12:49PM
PHUKET: Officers investigating the encroachment on 108 rai in the protected forest reserve in the hills above the Bang Wad reservoir have now seized cocoa trees from a small plantation that was planted after the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) took on the case to investigate the encroachment as a special case.
HM King pardons inmates
HM King pardons inmates
Wednesday 28 July 2021, 08:39AM
BANGKOK: More than 200,000 prisoners have been granted a royal pardon on the auspicious occasion of His Majesty the King’s 69th birthday today (July 28), including 35,000 inmates who will be released on parole.
OAG confirms indictment of Red Bull scion based on new evidence
OAG confirms indictment of Red Bull scion based on new evidence
Tuesday 27 July 2021, 11:50AM
BANGKOK: The Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) confirmed today (July 27) the ongoing indictment of Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya, scion of the Red Bull empire, for his controversial hit-and-run case based on new evidence.
Religious holidays bring two alcohol ban days, three-day weekend
Religious holidays bring two alcohol ban days, three-day weekend
Saturday 24 July 2021, 09:00AM
PHUKET: People across Phuket woke today to a 48-hour ban on the sale of alcohol as the nation commemorates the major Buddhist holidays Asarnha Bucha Day and Khao Phansa (Buddhist Lent) this weekend.
Thieves caught cutting power cables for Phuket underpass
Thieves caught cutting power cables for Phuket underpass
Wednesday 21 July 2021, 06:02PM
PHUKET: Two men have been arrested for attempting to steal electrical cables from a power control room that controls the power system in the Sam Kong Underpass.
Legal loophole stalls clearing of illegal land occupiers at Layan Beach
Legal loophole stalls clearing of illegal land occupiers at Layan Beach
Wednesday 21 July 2021, 10:45AM
PHUKET: A legal loophole has forced MaAnn Samran, Chief of Cherng Talay Tambon Administrative Organisation (OrBorTor), to wait until Friday (July 23) before he can have machinery move in and demolish illegal structures still standing on illegally occupied beachfront land at Layan Beach worth billions of baht.
Death penalty upheld for gold-heist schoolmaster
Death penalty upheld for gold-heist schoolmaster
Tuesday 20 July 2021, 04:39PM
THAILAND: The Appeal Court has upheld the death sentence for former schoolmaster Prasittichai Khaokaew, who shot dead three people, one a child, and wounded four others while robbing a gold shop in Lop Buri province early last year.
Phuket City Police investigated over ‘Dragon Tiger’ gambling den
Phuket City Police investigated over ‘Dragon Tiger’ gambling den
Tuesday 20 July 2021, 02:58PM
PHUKET: The top ranking police officers of the Phuket City Police are under investigation for the lack of action in preventing gambling in their area of jurisdiction following a raid on a gambling den at a resort on Koh Siray, east of Phuket Town, on Saturday (July 17).
NATO joins condemnation of ‘malicious’ China cyber hacking
NATO joins condemnation of ‘malicious’ China cyber hacking
Tuesday 20 July 2021, 09:48AM
WORLD: NATO joined the United States yesterday (July 19) in accusing Beijing of carrying out a massive hack of Microsoft as the US charged four Chinese nationals and rallied allies in rare joint condemnation of “malicious” cyber activity from China.
Police net 20 in fish fight gambling raid
Police net 20 in fish fight gambling raid
Monday 19 July 2021, 04:56PM
PHUKET: A raid by Phuket Provincial Police and Chalong Police saw 20 men arrested for gambling on fighting fish and illegal possession of kratom leaves at a house in Soi Srikampol, Moo 7, Rawai, yesterday (July 18).
27 arrested for gambling, illegal gathering
27 arrested for gambling, illegal gathering
Sunday 18 July 2021, 05:53PM
PHUKET: Phuket City Police together with officers of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) arrested 27 gamblers including one “local politician” in a resort on Koh Sirey in Rassada yesterday (July 17).
Man arrested with 800 pills of ya bah 
Man arrested with 800 pills of ya bah 
Sunday 18 July 2021, 04:52PM
PHUKET: Thalang Police arrested a man in Srisoonthorn after finding him in possession of 801 pills of methamphetamine (ya bah) last night (July 17). 
Probe into Red Bull scion gets new chief
Probe into Red Bull scion gets new chief
Saturday 17 July 2021, 09:07AM
THAILAND: Pol Gen Visanu Prasattongosoth, a police inspector-general, has been appointed to head a fact-finding probe into the alleged mishandling of the infamous hit-and-run case involving Vorayuth Yoovidhya, scion of the Red Bull empire.
Police bust Phuket Town drug dealer... again
Police bust Phuket Town drug dealer... again
Friday 16 July 2021, 11:16AM
PHUKET: Police arrested a man after seizing 1.5 kilograms of crystal meth (ya ice) and close to 1,000 methamphetamine tablets in a raid in Phuket Town yesterday (July 15).
Man using illegal proof of vaccine denied entry at checkpoint
Man using illegal proof of vaccine denied entry at checkpoint
Thursday 15 July 2021, 10:28AM
PHUKET: A man has been apprehended at the Phuket checkpoint by police and denied entry after it was discovered he was illegally using a friend’s proof of vaccination certificate to enter the island.
Layan Beach encroachers finally face eviction
Layan Beach encroachers finally face eviction
Wednesday 14 July 2021, 12:18PM
PHUKET: The last three occupiers of state land at Layan Beach have until Friday to remove their chattels and belongings before machinery is sent in to demolish the buildings on Monday (July 19), MaAnn Samran, chief of the Cherng Talay Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor), has confirmed.
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