Nakhon Sawan district chief charged with demanding bribes

A district chief was arrested at his office in Nakhon Sawan on Friday for allegedly demanding bribes from a cockfighting operator. Senior Bangkok District Official Probed over Bribery Allegation A team of police, led by Counter Corruption Division (CCD) commander Pol Maj Gen Jaroonkiat Pankew, arrested 59-year-old Prasit Phattanasitthicheewin, chief of Mae Wong district office […]

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Alleged cat-killing Chachoengsao monk defrocked and charged with animal cruelty

A monk at a temple in Bang Pakong district of Thailand’s eastern province of Chachoengsao was arrested by police yesterday (Wednesday) and charged with animal cruelty after allegedly killing dozens of cats. Wat Sothon Wararam Woraviharn in Chachoengsao The arrest followed a complaint from Rattiya Tiaotrakul, who works for the Watchdog Thailand Foundation, accusing the […]

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Summer Storm Pounds Upper Thailand

BANGKOK, May 9 (TNA) – The Meteorological Department issued a summer storm warning in the upper part of Thailand today and tomorrow, affecting the North, the Northeast, the East and the central region. Thailand’s north and north-east warned of summer storms next week Outbreaks of summer storms are likely over the areas, accompanying with thunderstorms, […]

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12 arrests, 650kg crystal meth seized in Saraburi

Police arrested 12 suspects and seized 650 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine after stopping a convoy of three trucks for a search in Saraburi province on Sunday. Huge Haul of Meth Pills, Crystal Meth Seized in Lampang Pol Lt Gen Jirabhop Bhuridej, the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) commissioner, said on Monday the action followed a tip-off […]

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