BANGKOK, 14 December 2015 (NNT) – The Metropolitan Police division has announced a campaign to decisively crack down on illegal parking on Bangkok’s major roads. Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Pol Maj Gen Niphon Cherinphon ordered law enforcement officers to place locks on illegally parked vehicles and issue traffic tickets to cars parked illegally […]
BANGKOK — Soldiers today arrested a Facebook user for sharing an infographic about alleged corruption in the army-built royal monument complex. Sriwarah Rangsipramnakul, deputy police chief, said the suspect – identified in media reports as a 27-year-old factory worker in Samut Prakan – is being interrogated in military custody and will be charged with inciting […]
BANGKOK, 11 November 2015 (NNT) – The Ministry of Labor has launched a crackdown on suspected human traffickers, especially those preying on illegal laborers. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Labour, ML Puntarik Samiti said the agency will immediately combat suspected human traffickers who might exploit any workers. Read more: NNT
A combined of heavily armed narcotics suppression police and officials of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) smashed a notorious drug gang in Bangkok and arrested eight members, three of them leading figures, in a predawn raid yesterday. The raid followed almost a year long investigation and tracking of the gang known in […]
The government kicked off a campaign to crack down on mafia-style gangs across the country on Thursday. A new intelligence panel has been set up to gather information on the gangs, defence spokesman Maj Gen Khongchip Tantrawanit quoted Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon as saying Thursday. Read more: Bangkok Post
BANGKOK — A top official has refuted a viral social media post which claimed she said “only rubber bullets were used” by security forces during the 2010 military crackdown that left more than 90 people dead. Suwana Suwanchutha, director of the Division of Special Investigation, said she never made a remark that has been widely […]
RELATIVES of people killed in the 2010 crackdown gathered at the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) Monday to demand justice. Many held up signs with messages such as “The dead still await justice”. The group also handed in a letter listing their demands. Read more: The Nation By The Nation
Pattaya police are cracking down on overpriced lottery tickets. Lottery tickets have a price cap of 80 baht even for the most expensive ticket. Some vendors have been charging as much as 120 baht each. When buying lottery tickets count the number of tickets and do not pay over 80 baht per ticket. You are […]
