Thailand: Alleged phone scam gang busted

Police have arrested members of a Taiwanese group in Chon Buri alleged to have lured people into transferring more than 350 million baht into their accounts via ATM machines. Thirteen suspects – nine Taiwanese and four Chinese nationals – were arrested in two separate raids on Friday. Twelve of the suspects, five of them women, […]

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Thai police get tough on Pattaya’s criminal migrants

Pattaya, Thailand – The days when foreign paedophiles and criminals could retire in peace in Pattaya – a Thai beach resort infamous for its prostitution and sleazy nightlife – are numbered, at least according to immigration police. On Thursday, Pattaya’s Immigration Office will officially launch the country’s first Transnational Crime Data Centre, equipped with a […]

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Confusion as Immigration Commissioner orders cancellation of visa and black listing of Russian Composer

On Tuesday Afternoon at the Chonburi Immigration Office in Soi 5 off Jomtien Beach Road, Police Colonel Atisawit, the Superintendant of the Immigration Office, held a preparation meeting for their new Transnational Crime Data Center which is due to open on 5th August. This new office will work closely with foreign law enforcement organizations and […]

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Swede Arrested in Pattaya Over Bt46 Million Embezzlement

A Swedish national accused of having embezzled funds from an unnamed Swedish construction & real estate company has been apprehended in Pattaya on Friday. The arrest comes after a 2 year investigation by Nordic Police (Inter Police) and Thai authorities. Pattaya, the 2nd of July 2010 [PDN]: At approximately 11:00am, Colonel Athitsawit Kamonrat (Chon-Buri Immigration […]

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Bangkok: 3 arrested for plotting bomb attack

Discontent with govt in power led to move for disruption, say suspects Police yesterday arrested three men accused of masterminding the bomb attack on Bhum Jai Thai Party headquarters in northern Bangkok on Tuesday. In additiont to Khamphol Khamkhong, Dejphol Phutthajong and another unidentified man, there were four other men including a monk suspected of […]

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