A suspect who snatched a mobile phone from a food vendor was quickly arrested in the Sattahip district last night (February 4th). Patrol police were notified of the incident at 9:00 P.M. in front of a convenience store on Sukhumvit Road in the Sattahip sub-district. Full article: thepattayanews.com By Goong Nang(GN) The Pattaya News
A 3-5% rise in smartphone prices is likely in the second half this year because of the baht’s depreciation and a supply shortage, though the market is projected to see double-digit growth this year, says IDC Thailand, a local unit of the global research firm. “The weaker baht and increased costs due to supply shortages […]
A 19-year-old wanted in connection with a mobile phone sales fraud has surrendered to police in Chiang Mai. Police believe Piyada Thongkhampan cheated around 500 people, mostly students, by selling non-existent phones online. One of her alleged victims included a 14-year-old boy who died from a haemorrhagic stroke after learning he had been duped. Full […]
BURI RAM: A border patrol police officer fell to his death from the second floor of his house in Prakhon Chai district late Friday after drinking with a friend. He had a mobile phone in his hand, suggesting that he was using it before the fatal fall. Police who went to the house in tambon […]
Parents of an eight-year old girl in Ratchaburi were shocked after they were shown a phone bill amounting to almost 50,000 baht from her daughter’s smartphone for August, including 49,200 baht for one single day. The parents of the girl, Mr Atthachai Wutthapant and Mrs Banthita Sirikong, lodged a complaint with the Damrongtham centre in […]
Seven South Koreans were arrested when police raided a suspected telephone-fraud call centre operating inside a Sukhumvit area condominium Tuesday. Crime Suppression Division and Khlong Tan police launched the operation on a tip that a group of Koreans had suspected of illegal activities since May 27. Read more: Bangkok Post
An office worker was killed when she accidentally fell into an elevator shaft of a condominium under construction as she took pictures of electricity control panels with her smart phone. The victim was identified as Ms Natthapapas Chonsawat. Read more: thaipbs.or.th
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT — A 16-year-old boy was fatally electrocuted while he was wearing an earphone connected to a charging mobile phone in Nakhon Si Thammarat province last night, police told reporters. Police found the boy’s body, still wearing his school uniform, with visible burned marks on both of his ears and an earphone still […]
