Koh Chang – Police in Thailand have arrested a Swedish man wanted in connection with a multi-million dollar fraud. R. N.-J. K., 45, was arrested on June 18 at an address on Koh Chang, where he has lived with his Thai wife for eight years. Full story: thepattayanews.com The Pattaya News
CHUMPHON, June 21 (TNA) — Police arrested two Thai and Laotian men with the possession of 100 kilograms of crystal meth worth about 300 million baht as they were heading for the border in Songkhla province. The arrest happened at a checkpoint on Phet Kasem Highway in Ban Phala village of Pa Thiu district. Full […]
Police intercepted two passenger vans containing 42 illegal Myanmar migrant workers on the Asian Highway in Thailand’s southern province of Surat Thani on Thursday night. The two van drivers were taken into custody for questioning on suspicion that they might be part of a human trafficking network. Full story: thaipbsworld.com By Thai PBS World
A couple were shot dead and their motorcycle stolen in Ra-ngae district of the southern province of Narathiwat on Friday. The two victims were identified as Mr. Paisal Joongsakul, 65, and his wife, Mrs. Sumon, 58. They were each was shot twice and their bodies were found lying on the Hurupareh-Chulaborn road in Tambon Tanyongmat. […]
TRAT: A Briton was found dead near a swimming pool in front of his hotel room on Koh Chang island on Wednesday. The tourist, 45, whose name was withheld pending notification of relatives, died at a luxury hotel on Koh Chang, tourist police said. The death was reported at 11.45am. Full story: Bangkok Post NITTAYA […]
Tarutao National Park Chief, Kanchanapan Kamhaeng, reports that 65 Rohingya were found today (June 11th) on Koh Rawi in Thailand’s Satun province after their boat’s engine broke down. One Thai national was identified to be among the group. Authorities are conducting an investigation into possible human trafficking. The boat was found 500 meter away from […]
People living in the “danger zone”, soon to be declared in Thailand’s central province of Ratchaburi, will be evacuated to facilitate the disposal of seven World War Two bombs, which were recently discovered during the construction of the first stage of the Nakhon Pathom-Chumporn railway. State Railway of Thailand (SRT) acting governor Woravuth Mala said […]
A pickup truck carrying seven people collided with a six-wheel crane truck at an intersection in Prachuap Khiri Khan province on Sunday, killing six people and leaving three injured. Following the accident report at 11am, Muang Prachuap precinct inspector Pol Lt-Colonel Panasit Ritthirong led rescue workers to the scene where the Bo Nok-Dan Singkhon Road […]
