One foreign national and 13 Thais were arrested by police following a raid on a complex of low-rent houses south Pattaya. On Thursday morning a team of local police officers went to an area in Soi Khopai in south Pattaya which is renowned for having people who like to engage in illegal gambling and illicit […]
Department of Special Investigation officers searched five shops for pirated goods at two big shopping centres in Bangkok and seized more than 20,000 items worth about 10 million baht, DSI chief Tharit Pengdit said at a press conference on Wednesday. The search was conducted recently by DSI officials, accompanied by representatives of producers of products […]
Pattani, Thailand – A bomb killed two policemen and wounded four other officers Saturday in Thailand’s violence-wracked Narathiwat province where separatists had vowed to disrupt the New Year festivities. The bomb exploded in a crowded open market in Sungaipadi district of Narathiwat, 750 kilometres south of Bangkok, at 7:50 am (0050 GMT), while police were […]
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 26 – A suspect from Thailand was arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Saturday night with 19.5 kg of illegal ivory. Police intercepted her on routine patrol while she was checking into a Kenya Airways flight at 11.30pm with 105 pieces of ivory bangles, necklaces and raw ivory while […]
The national police chief has announced a new anti drug offensive that includes extreme punishment being handed out to officers found to be colluding with drug trafficking rings or gambling machine operators. National Police Chief, Police General Wichien Pojphosri held a meeting with senior officers, and is urging them to step up efforts to combat […]
The head of the Department of Special Investigation disputed claims yesterday by a Pheu Thai MP adisputed claims a red-shirt activist made to the Japanese Embassy in Bangkok on the death of a Japanese photographer during the anti-government rallies earlier this year. DSI director-general Tharit Pengdit, as chief investigator into the shooting, said initial verification […]
In the early hours of Friday morning night-revellers in Pattaya witnessed a major police operation, involving some 100 officers, to control the closing times of entertainment venues throughout the city. Officials said that most venues had complied with the regulatory 3:00 am closing for those within the specified zone, and 2:00 am for those outside. […]
Seven people have been arrested and over 60,000 Yabba Tablets have been seized by Police based at Na-Jomtien Station. Police Major General Goson, Deputy Commission of Region 2 Police along with Police Lieutenant Colonel Pirapong, Senior Inspector at the Station announced the arrests and the significant seizure of drugs and presented a short video shot […]
