Romanian arrested in Bangkok for hacking into European banks

A Romanian man was arrested on Sukhumvit Soi 7 in Bangkok for hacking into European banks’ customer information to make withdrawals from automated teller machines (ATMs) in Thailand. Tourist Police yesterday presented to the press the suspect, Lozinca George Alexandru, 22, along with Bt6,000 cash, 655 fake electronic cards, a magnetic stripe reader and recorder, […]

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Police hunt suspect in Bangkok bomb scare

BANGKOK, Dec 7 — Police are seeking a suspect believed involved in yesterday’s bomb-scare near the Government Lottery Office on Ratchadamnoen Avenue in Bangkok. Deputy National Police Chief Phanupong Singhara Na Ayutthaya called a meeting of investigators Tuesday focusing on the investigation. Pol Gen Phanupong said the homemade bomb was in an open black bag […]

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Remaining water no threat to Bangkok

There are still about 8 billion cubic metres of floodwater to the north of Bangkok, but the city itself is safe from any fresh inundation, water management adviser to the Flood Relief Operations Command (Froc) Anond Snidvongs said on Wednesday. He would consult with the strategic committee on a national water resources management system on […]

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All main roads in Bangkok dry by New Year

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration governor MR Sukhumbhand Bhoribhat reiterated that all main roads in Bangkok will be dry by New Year. The problem right now is huge piles of rubbish after the floods recede. All three BMA’s three garbage disposal sites are now operational with 80-90% of garbage buried while the rest are processed into organic […]

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Bangkok Don Mueang airport ‘dry’

Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra said Thursday he expects all of Bangkok will be completely dry by Dec 31, to welcome in the New Year. MR Sukhumbhand said more pumps had been installed to drain water from flooded housing estates and communities into the drains or nearby canals. Police said flood levels in Bangkok’s Don Muang […]

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