Police have seized more than 300 guns, over 3,500 rounds of ammunition of various calibres and arrested 51 suspects in nationwide crackdown of illegal firearms. The seized firearms, many of them handguns and some military weapons, were displayed to the media at the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB). Full story: thaipbsworld.com By Thai PBS World
BANGKOK, March 29 (TNA) – Riot police arrested about 30 anti-government protesters who demanded the release of their colleagues who had been rounded up at their ‘village’ beside Government House in the morning. At 6pm police warned protesters through loudspeakers to remove the road blockages they called their “Thalu Fa village” on Rama V within […]
Dozens of people were reportedly killed in Myanmar over the weekend amid the increasingly lethal crackdown on anti-coup protests. Despite the actions of the police and military, the protests continued into Monday. Myanmar saw the bloodiest weekend since the beginning of the civil unrest that was triggered by the military seizing power on February 1. […]
Police in Thailand announced Wednesday that they had arrested 78 people this month – mostly Thais – who were suspected of smuggling in more than 260 migrant workers from Myanmar and other neighboring countries. The crackdown on suspected traffickers of migrant workers came on orders from Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha last month, amid a wave […]
Pinterest has said that it will restrict keywords used by Donald Trump supporters, joining the ranks of other sites and apps that have deplatformed the US president, claiming his messages could incite violence. The imageboard platform, best known for its cooking recipes and interior design tips, confirmed that it has been limiting hashtags related to […]
BANGKOK, Oct 9 (TNA) – Thai authorities have launched a crackdown on banned electronic cigarettes, seizing thousands of items in the past three weeks. E-cigarettes have been outlawed in Thailand since 2014 while many are calling for legalization of the devices. Full story: tna.mcot.net TNA
KHON KAEN: Immigration police have arrested more than 2,200 foreign and Thai suspects for various offences as part of a crackdown in the Northeast during the past two weeks. Criminal gangs from Cameroon and Colombia are also under close watch, they say. Teams of officers staged a series of raids that resulted in a total […]
Bangkok – Whilst a new vaping and e-cigarette lobby group continue to push the government for a review on laws on vaping and e-cigarette products, the police are notching up more crackdowns on the sales of products related to vaping. Sixteen Thais and two Burmese men have been arrested in Bangkok for selling e-cigarette devices, […]
