German Man Found Dead in Southern Thailand

PRACHUAP KIRI KHAN — Police say a 55-year-old German man was found dead in front of a house in Prachuap Kiri Khan province early this morning. Local residents alerted the police after they saw the man lying face-up on the lawn of a home at 1am, said Pol.Lt. Nattapol Piewpad, an officer at Sam Roi […]

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Couple held for Hua Hin burglary spree

HUA HIN — A man and his wife were arrested in this resort town on Saturday with more than 100 items that police say were mostly stolen from foreigners. Police apprehended Thawalchai Thawilsuk, 37, and Surintra Khumsup, 31, at their rented house in Hua Hin and seized goods. Read more: Bangkok Post

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Social media fills with reports of tourist police requesting immigration files from random foreigners

Reports are coming in from Hua Hin about tourist police questioning foreign nationals and demanding paperwork that is already on file with immigration for anyone staying legally in the Kingdom. Social media is full of speculation as to why the Tourist Police are asking for personal details. They are claiming that it is for foreign […]

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Alleged UK cigarette smuggler captured in Hua Hin

A British fugitive who allegedly masterminded a cigarette-smuggling ring that cost the UK government £2 million in lost tax revenue in 2008 was captured in Hua Hin on Wednesday. Paul Joyce, of Northumberland in northeast England, was apprehended by Special Branch Police officers at a parking lot at the Sea-Cret Hua Hin hotel in the […]

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