BANGKOK – A Pakistani national was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi Airport on October 17, 2025, while attempting to leave Thailand, following allegations that he assaulted and robbed a transgender woman in Phuket. The arrest occurred hours after a court issued a warrant, with Patong police taking custody of the suspect to return him to Phuket for […]
BANGKOK – Two Chinese nationals were apprehended at Suvarnabhumi Airport on October 16, 2025, as they attempted to leave the country following a series of coordinated home burglaries in Bangkok. The suspects, identified as 38-year-old Li and 39-year-old Xiaowu, were intercepted by police at the airport’s second-floor car park while preparing to board an outgoing […]
BANGKOK – A 26-year-old Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi Airport while attempting to board a flight to Vienna using a counterfeit French passport. The arrest, conducted by officers from the Investigation and Suppression Division of Immigration Bureau Region 2, led to the unraveling of a broader document forgery network with international connections. 4 […]
BANGKOK – An Australian academic arrested in Thailand on a defamation charge alleges he has become a victim of transnational repression, asserting that his detention stems from writings critical of the Malaysian government. Murray Hunter, a 66-year-old independent scholar, was taken into custody Monday at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport as he prepared to board a flight […]
PHUKET – A 23-year-old Russian man has been apprehended by immigration police at Suvarnabhumi Airport in connection with an alleged public indecency incident involving a sexual act in the back of a pickup truck in Phuket. The arrest occurred on September 25 at approximately 3:45 p.m. following an investigation triggered by widely circulated social media […]
BANGKOK — Thai Customs officials have intercepted a Vietnamese passenger at Suvarnabhumi Airport carrying rhino horns valued at 6.9 million baht (£153,000), marking a significant victory in the fight against international wildlife trafficking. The arrest, made on September 6, underscores Thailand’s intensified efforts to combat illegal trade under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered […]
BANGKOK — Two suspects tied to a Vietnamese drug network operating in Thailand have been arrested after customs officials at Suvarnabhumi Airport intercepted a parcel from the United States containing three kilograms of cocaine valued at 10 million baht. Australian Senior Arrested with 4.26kg of Crystal Meth at Suvarnabhumi Airport The shipment, declared as a […]
BANGKOK — Suvarnabhumi Airport is set to undergo a transformative expansion that will double its annual passenger capacity to 120 million, positioning Bangkok as a leading global aviation hub. The Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) announced the master plan, which includes a new South Terminal and a fourth runway, amid rising travel demands and slower-than-expected […]
