Meth behind Chinese Mekong deaths?

The arrests last Friday of nine Thai Army officers for the Oct. 5 murders of 13 Chinese seamen spotlight a horrific crime. But the affair is part of a bigger story of how the so-called Golden Triangle of Burma, Laos and Thailand is shifting to become the locus of massive methamphetamine production, and how complicit […]

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‘Smart’ dummy officers to oversee Bangkok traffic

Bangkok Metropolitan Police will be installing “intelligent” dummy police officers, nicknamed “Jah Choey” or Sergeant Idly Silent, at 13 locations across Bangkok to keep an eye on traffic law violators, a senior police officer said yesterday. City police deputy chief Phanu Kerdlarppol said the dummy officers would capture images of traffic violators and help real […]

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Drug crackdown to focus on borders in Northern Thailand

Police are beefing up measures to tackle drug problems in Thailand. Acting national police chief Pol General Priewpan Damapong said yesterday he would target stopping smuggling via the country’s borders within three to four months. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Pol Lt-General Jakthip Chaijinda said he had also instructed 1,500 officers to inspect 59 places, including night […]

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