Tag: Security

Bangkok

August 30, 2010November 3, 2012

Deputy PM Suthep: No intelligence confirmation of bomb threat at Bangkok underground train station

BANGKOK, Aug 30 – Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban on Monday dismissed an opposition party’s claim of a possible bombing along the capital’s underground train system next month, saying no official intelligence confirmation indicates any possible sabotage. Mr Suthep urged the public not to panic over the groundless speculation after Puea Thai Party spokesman […]

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Bangkok

August 28, 2010November 3, 2012

Security boost for Sunday’s Bangkok city and district councillor elections

BANGKOK, Aug 28 – Security has been stepped up across the Thai capital ahead of Sunday’s election for city and district council members while the poll agency expected more than half of all eligible voters will turn out for polling. Senior advisor to the Royal Thai Police Pol Gen Wutthi Phuawade on Saturday called a […]

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Bangkok

August 27, 2010November 3, 2012

Security guard wounded in grenade attack at King Power mall in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Aug 27 — A security guard was seriously injured by a grenade explosion on Rangnam Road near the King Power duty-free shopping complex in central Bangkok, in the latest attack at the shopping centre. Jetsada Jankrajang, 24-year-old security guard, was sent to Rajavithi Hospital with shrapnel wounds on his head and body. The explosion […]

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Bangkok

August 26, 2010October 25, 2012

Live Tiger Found in Bag Full of Toy Tigers at Thai Airport

On August 22, airport security officials in Bangkok detected something suspicious in an oversize suitcase. X rays indicated that along with stuffed animals, the bag contained bones. Indeed, they belonged to a tranquilized two-month-old tiger. The bag, which had been checked by a 31-year old Thai woman, had been en route to Iran. The cargo […]

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News

August 25, 2010December 6, 2023

Swedish Murderer Avoided Death Penalty In Thailand

46-year-old Swede Kenneth Eriksson is back in Sweden after serving five years of imprisonment on a murder charge in Thailand. Kenneth Eriksson was in 2005 convicted of manslaughter in the killing of a female prostitute in his Pattaya hotel room and was sentenced to five years in prison. Following the deadly assault, Eriksson then hid […]

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Klong Prem Central prison in Chatuchak District, Bangkok.

News

August 24, 2010September 10, 2024

Financier from Thailand’s boom years goes on trial

Bangkok – A former financier who spent 13 years in Canada fighting extradition to Thailand went on trial Tuesday for violating security exchange regulations. Rakesh Saxena, 57, arrived at Bangkok’s Southern District Court in a wheelchair to hear prosecution witnesses give evidence that he violated Security Exchange Commission (SEC) laws by blocking access to financial […]

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Pattaya

August 21, 2010October 25, 2012

City Hall Security Officer accused of extortion from street vendors at the Bali Hai Port in South Pattaya

A covert Police operation led to the arrest of a suspected corrupt Pattaya City Hall Security Officer on Friday Evening at the Bali Hai Port in South Pattaya. Police received a complaint that the officer was taking money from vendors at the Port who were threatened with arrest if they did not pay. The vendors […]

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News

August 16, 2010December 6, 2023

Thailand lifts emergency rule from 3 more provinces, but not Bangkok

Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — Thailand has lifted emergency rule from three more provinces, but not Bangkok, the foreign ministry said Monday. With the latest revocation, the state of emergency remains in seven provinces, said Thani Thongpakdi, the deputy spokesman for the foreign ministry. The emergency law empowers the military to take charge of security. The […]

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Thailand News

Deputy PM Suthep: No intelligence confirmation of bomb threat at Bangkok underground train station

Security boost for Sunday’s Bangkok city and district councillor elections

Security guard wounded in grenade attack at King Power mall in Bangkok

Live Tiger Found in Bag Full of Toy Tigers at Thai Airport

Swedish Murderer Avoided Death Penalty In Thailand

Financier from Thailand’s boom years goes on trial

City Hall Security Officer accused of extortion from street vendors at the Bali Hai Port in South Pattaya

Thailand lifts emergency rule from 3 more provinces, but not Bangkok

Foreign Tourists Filmed Engaging In Inappropriate Behavior On Moving Tuk-tuk in Phuket

Finnish Court Convicts Berry Company Executive Of Human Trafficking Thai Workers

Thailand Consumers Council Sues Meta, LINE, And Apple Over Online Investment Scams

EV Station PluZ Introduces Idle Fees To Combat Charger Congestion Across Thailand

Thailand Immigration Bureau Launches Trial Of THIM New Digital Arrival App