Thailand: Passport forging suspects allegedly linked to terrorist group confess to crime

BANGKOK, Dec 2 – Passport forging suspects arrested in Thailand allegedly linked to terrorist groups involved in attacks in Spain have confessed to the crime of using Thailand as their base to counterfeit passports and other documents.the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) said Thursday. DSI Director-General Tharit Pengdit said the two Pakistani men and one […]

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Wikileaks alleged Russia bribed Bout witnesses

US diplomats alleged that Russia bribed witnesses to block the extradition of suspected international arms traffickers Viktor Bout to the US, according to WikiLeaks cables as reported by Guardian online. Diplomats in Bangkok alleged in cables released by WikiLeaks that Bout’s “Russian supporters” had paid witnesses to give false testimony during his extradition hearing. Dubbed […]

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Porn Makers In Thailand Freed; Leading Authority Explains Cyber Crimes Law

The internet around the world is buzzing from reports in Thailand of major pornographic movie makers getting arrested and freed in Thailand. The well-balanced Teakdoor.com and other popular sites like Thai.visa.com and Pattaya-addicts.com have had almost a million hits on recent postings about foreign pornographers in Thailand. In Pattaya, PAPPA Co., Ltd. the law firm […]

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Spain Arrests Seven Terror Suspects

MADRID—Spanish police arrested seven men in Barcelona, suspected of stealing passports for radical Islamic cells in Thailand and Pakistan, and collaborating with the group that carried out the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, the country’s Interior ministry said Wednesday. The suspects, six Pakistanis and one Nigerian, are believed to be part of a European network that […]

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27th Thailand International Motor Expo kicks off; Bt23 billion expected to circulate

BANGKOK, Dec 1 – The Thailand International Motor Expo 2010 kicked off Wednesday under the concept of “Unify…Create Earth-loving Vehicles” with money in circulation expected at around Bt23 billion and at least 20,000 cars expected to be pre-ordered. Organising chairman of the motor show Kwanchai Paphatphong said the number of cars to be pre-ordered was […]

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