Once idolized as a hero, the man known to millions as Uncle Pol of Ban Kokkork fell into disgrace this year when he was sentenced to 20 years in jail over the death of his three-year-old niece.

Many believed that things would drastically change after the Criminal Court ruling on December 20, but even they had not expected that it would be such a spectacular free fall for Chaiyaphol Wipa, the key suspect in the Nong Chompoo case.

Mr. Alexander, a 53-year-old Russian, was arrested as a suspect in the attempted murder of 44-year-old Russian Dmitry Aleynikov.

Thirty-three Thai women were arrested for working illegally in Taiwan, some of whom had overstayed for an extended period, according to a report by China Times. The arrests occurred at a venue on Zhonghua Road in Taipei's Shi-men Ting District. The basement venue was originally a restaurant converted into a bar, where Thai women provided drinking services and, at times, engaged in prostitution. The Thai women, mostly in their 20s with tourist visas, were apprehended alongside the venue owner, three staff members, and 21 customers on December 26. The Thai women were fined for violations of immigration law and subsequently deported.

Police on the island province of Phuket have expanded their investigation into human smuggling activities, after rounding up some 28 Chinese nationals who exploited tourist visas to work at a construction site.

A former prison officer was arrested for stealing about 3 million baht from more than 1,000 inmates after evading arrest for 10 years.

Public prosecutors have decided to return the case file of the 14-year-old suspect in the Siam Paragon shooting on October 3rd to the police, on the grounds that the police enquiry was unlawful, because it was carried out without waiting for the youth's mental health assessment from the Galya Rajanagarindra Institute.

The woman nicknamed "Am Cyanide" by Thai media made headlines in 2023 as Thailand's first suspected female serial killer after police uncovered evidence that more than a dozen of her close acquaintances had died in mysterious circumstances.

On Thursday, the Civil Court ordered the Royal Thai Police to pay about 300,000 baht in compensation to pro-democracy Ratsadon protesters who were physically injured during the police crackdown in front of parliament on November 17th, 2020.

A police lieutenant was detained at the Wang Thonglang Police Station. after being charged with murder for shooting a 30-year-old businessman to death on the Chalong Rat motorway in Bangkok on December 30.

A police officer has been arrested after a businessman was shot to death on an expressway in Wang Thonglang district of Bangkok late Friday night.

A police officer was arrested today, at a rented apartment in Nakhon Pathom province, after he allegedly shot and killed a businessman on the Chalong Rat expressway in Bangkok's Wang Thong Lang district on Friday night.

Two employees of a petrol station were shot dead late Friday night in their workplace, where police found all 13 closed-circuit television cameras unplugged.

The crackdown on a gang that helped students cheat to get into a school for police non-commissioned officers was named the top crime of 2023.

Police have pressed four charges against a police officer who allegedly shot dead a 30-year-old businessman who hired him as a driver on an expressway in Wang Thonglang district late on Friday night. Pol Col Jessada Yangnok, commander of Wang Thong Lang police station, said investigators yesterday sent Pol Lt Narongwat Thachata, former deputy inspector of Hua Mak station, to be remanded in custody at the Criminal Court, the start of his 12-day detention peiod.

167 people, predominantly pro-democracy activists, were either harassed or intimidated by state officials in 203 separate incidents in 2023, as reported by the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR). The change in government did not impact this situation, as 70 out of the 203 incidents occurred during the Srettha administration. Activists are typically visited by state officials, including police, soldiers, and officials from the Internal Security Operations Command, especially when important figures such as members of the royal family or the prime minister visit the provinces where the activists reside. Most of the unannounced visits involve officials questioning activists or their family members about the whereabouts and activities of the activists. Additionally, officials take photos of the activists, their family members, and their homes without providing proper reasons for the interrogation. In addition to these visits, state officials actively obstruct political activities, particularly those opposing the use of the lese-majeste law, and closely monitor seminars conducted by the activists.

Thai authorities have foiled an attempt to smuggle 7.5 kilograms of heroin from Thailand to Australia, commander-in-chief of Narcotics Suppression, Pol Lt-General Khirisak Tantinawachai, said on Thursday.

A police officer has been arrested after a businessman was shot to death on an expressway in Wang Thonglang district of Bangkok late Friday night.

A former pawnshop employee has been arrested at a border checkpoint in Nong Khai for allegedly stealing gold items pledged by customers at the shop to repledge them, reaping about 170 million baht over the past two years.

Thai police have seized assets worth over 1 billion baht belonging to suspects involved in drug smuggling operations on the Thailand-Myanmar border in Tak province during 2020-21.

Police have seized additional assets of a major transnational drug network in Bangkok, bringing the total value of the assets confiscated since 2021 to over a billion baht, says the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB).

Pitsanuloke City police chief Pol Col Thatchapong Wongpattananiwat said Mon the Tesla driver behind Saturday's accident which damaged 12 vehicles & motorcycles is a member of Pitsanuloke police advisory Committee and was tested to be heavily under the influence of alcohol. His tested alcohol level was 194 and he will be charged accordingly.

Mrs. Paveena Hongsakul, Chairperson of the Paveena Hongsakul Foundation for Children and Women, accompanied a Thai woman to lodge a complaint with Pol. Gen. Surachate Hakparn, the deputy chief of the Royal Thai Police on Monday, to pursue a case against an American man.

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is filing charges against two former ministers and two high-ranking officials from the Ministry of Labour for alleged bribery involving the exchange of around 36 million baht for a green light to send about 12,000 Thai workers to Finland between 2020 and 2023. The ministers and the officials are accused of demanding 3,000 baht from a Thai recruitment company for each of the workers sent for wild berry picking in Finland. Some of the workers who went there legitimately also became victims of human trafficking. The DSI has stated that they have been collaborating with Finnish authorities and believe that there is enough evidence to press charges against the politicians and officials. However, the DSI's statement did not disclose the names of the individuals involved.

A 29-year-old South Korean citizen who is believed to be the ringleader of a major drug trafficking network based in Thailand has been arrested in Bangkok's Ekkamai neighbourhood, according to the police on Thursday.

The Vocational Education Commission (VEC) has begun an investigation into accusations that a teacher at Roi Et Technical College gave every student in his class an F in a test and demanded money to change it.

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) says it will file charges against two former ministers and two high-level officials at the Ministry of Labour for allegedly demanding 36 million baht in exchange for approving the export of Thai workers to Finland.

The charges against two former ministers and two high-ranking officials from the Ministry of Labour for alleged bribery were not aimed at discrediting anyone, said Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong. His comments came after former Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin denied his involvement in the bribery. He suggested that the charges might be politically motivated, claiming they have adversely affected his reputation. Furthermore, he mentioned the possibility of countersuing the Department of Special Investigation if the National Anti-Corruption Commission deems that he was not involved. The alleged bribery case involves the exchange of approximately 36 million baht for a green light to send about 12,000 Thai workers to Finland between 2020 and 2023. The ministers and officials are accused of demanding 3,000 baht from a Thai recruitment company for each worker sent for wild berry picking in Finland. Some of the workers who went there legitimately also became victims of human trafficking. Suchart stated that his involvement in the process of sending Thai workers to Finland typically begins between June and July. He assumed office in August 2020 and claimed that for 2021 and 2022, he followed regulations, asserting that the ministry was not involved in the worker selection process. Tawee emphasized that the charges are based on evidence from both Finland's and Thailand's authorities, and they are not intended to discredit the ministers. The prosecution will continue, according to Tawee.

The Department of Special Investigation has reached an agreement to prosecute former ministers and senior executives of the Ministry of Labour for accepting bribes after they were found to be involved in sending Thai workers to be victims of human trafficking in Finland.

Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong has defended the Department of Special Investigation over its probe into allegations of bribery and human trafficking made against two former cabinet ministers and two high-level officials in the provision of Thai labour to Finland.

Three former Bhumjaithai Party MPs have been slapped with life bans prohibiting them from contesting elections or holding political office again for proxy voting during the second and third readings of the 2020 budget bill.

Authorities on Friday said they have seized more than 1.2 billion baht worth of assets from a major cybercrime gang.

Police at Patong Police Station in Phuket Province detained a 27-year-old hotel housekeeper on suspicion of snatching three foreign

Netizens are criticising Aranyaprathet police station in Sa Kaeo province for its investigation into the murder of a 47-year-old local women, after a recent development revealed that the arrested suspect, her husband, could be a scapegoat.

Sa Kaeo police chief Pol Maj-General Omsin Boonyanuson said a deputy inspector at Aranyaprathet Police Station has been transferred to an inactive post after his teenage son was implicated in a murder.

The Royal Thai Police (RTP) has instructed police in Sa Kaeo's Aranyaprathet district to clear doubts over their handling of an assault case involving the death of a 47-year-old woman following a public outcry.

The police are compiling data on crimes committed by youths over the past five years to support their recommendation for the Ministry of Justice to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 12 years, said National Police Chief Pol Gen Torsak Sukvimol. His latest comments came after five youths aged between 13 and 16 became murder suspects when CCTV footage captured them attacking a woman with a mental disability before she was found dead in Sa Kaeo's Aranyaprathet District. His initial recommendation for the change in the law came after a 14-year-old indiscriminately shot and killed three people at Siam Paragon in October last year. According to the law, he cannot be punished; he can only be admonished and then released. Pol Gen Torsak also pointed out the trend that criminals are getting younger to explain the proposal. Regarding the scapegoat claim in the murder case in Sa Kaeo, Pol Gen Torsak insisted that investigators at Aranyaprathet Police Station have recovered the CCTV footage showing the attack on Buaphan Tansu after they refused to believe her husband's confession. Pol Gen Torsak said Buaphan's husband, Panya, was summoned after the police discovered her body, and he confessed to the crime, which is why he was detained until the CCTV footage was recovered, leading to his release. However, Pol Gen Torsak said he had instructed Deputy National Police Chief Surachate Hakparn to look into the claims that Panya was forced to confess by the police, and they dictated to him how to reenact the crime that did not take place. The claims surfaced after it was revealed that one of the suspect's fathers is a deputy inspector at the Aranyaprathet Police Station. Questions have also been raised about why Panya confessed and agreed to reenact a crime that he did not commit. Additionally, there is a claim that the police did not decide to release Panya until Channel 8 made the footage public.

The Sa Kaeo police chief has removed the head of Aranyaprathet police station after it emerged that officers at the station had allegedly tortured a man to get him to admit to killing his wife. It later turned out that the woman had allegedly been killed by the son of a police officer and his friends.

Six voice clips have been released that reveal how police in Aranyaprathet knew they had arrested the wrong suspect for the murder of a 47-year-old woman, Buanhan Tansu.

The leader of the Democrat Party, Chalermchai Sri-on, has vehemently denied any involvement in a major pork smuggling scandal. He suggests that those attempting to link him to the scandal may have political motivations. Chalermchai, a former agriculture minister in the Prayut administration, responded to reports that one of the four suspects pursued by the Department of Special Investigation, businessman Li Shengjiao, is his half-brother. The Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Li and three other defendants for allegedly smuggling over 10,000 shipping containers of pork valued at approximately 6-7 billion baht. The charges include tax evasion, Customs Act violations related to the import of animals and carcasses, and money laundering. While Chalermchai acknowledges a family tie with Li, he denies sharing the same father. He also asserts that he was not responsible for pork smuggling cases during his tenure, passing the responsibility to former Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Prapat Pothasuthon. Chalermchai claims that his involvement in pork-related issues primarily focused on disease outbreaks, and his tenure resulted in the confiscation of over a million kilograms of smuggled pork. Li reportedly left the country on December 30. Atchariya Ruangrattanaphong, president of the Criminal Victims Assistance Club, accuses Li of working in the country with an illegal visa obtained through connections with high-ranking officials at the agriculture ministry. Furthermore, allegations suggest that Li's son and daughter obtained Thai national IDs through forged documents.

Democrat Party leader Chalermchai Sri-on claimed certain government figures were trying to discredit him by linking him to the pork smuggling case.

Arthit Leser, 21, a call centre gang interpreter, was arrested on January 15, 2024, after he fled to Bo Win sub-district, Si Racha district

Cybercrime caused damage tallying 6.76 billion baht over the past 70 days, according to the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau.

Police said on Tuesday they had discovered new information timelines lending credence to the theory that 28-year-old motor show model Prawrawee "Yoko" Sahatthatphong did indeed take her own life on Nov 1.

The Constitutional Court found former transport minister Saksayam Chidchob guilty of concealing his shares and ownership of a construction company that won many projects from his ministry.

The court has dismissed terrorism charges against 31 anti-government protesters who shut down Bangkok’s main international airports in 2008. They have each been handed only a 20,000 baht fine for violations of the Emergency Decree.

The Criminal Court on Wednesday dismissed insurrection charges against 32 yellow-shirt activists who led an anti-government protest that shut down Bangkok’s two main international airports in 2008.

First Deputy House Speaker Padipat Suntiphada commented on the ruling in the case against former core members of the now-defunct People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD). "In this country, shutting down airports will lead to a 20,000 baht fine, while posting a photo with a beer can will result in a fine of 50,000 baht." Yesterday, twenty-eight former core members of the PAD were acquitted of their terrorism and treason charges related to the siege of Bangkok’s Don Mueang and Suvarnabhumi International Airports between November 24 and December 3, 2008. Thirteen of them were ordered to pay a fine of 20,000 baht each for trespassing and violation of the emergency decree instead. Meanwhile, Padipat was fined 50,000 baht last year for posting a photo of himself with a local beer from his hometown. The post violated the law on alcohol advertising.

A jealous husband shot dead his wife and his mother-in-law, called his own mother, and then turned the gun on himself, at their home in Khok Phochai district in the early hours of Wednesday.

Police have arrested two men with fake US dollar banknotes with a combined denomination value equivalent to 2.8 million baht.

Two men were arrested Wednesday for allegedly selling counterfeit U.S. dollar bills.

Democrat Party leader Chalermchai Sri-on led his MPs on Tuesday in countering allegations that his former secretary was involved in a pork-smuggling saga.

The Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled against former transport minister Saksayam Chidchob who was accused of concealing assets and using a nominee to hide ownership of a company that won government construction projects.

Saen Suk Police Station in Chonburi investigated Mr. Deividas, a 27-year-old native of the Republic of Lithuania, who surrendered on January 17 after driving without a licence.

A police officer was arrested for selling meth pills next to a police station. Pol Col Viriyabandit Sathit Suwachat, the commander of the Nong Pling Police Station in Nakhon Sawan, informed reporters that he had heard, prior to his transfer to the station in December, about an officer at the station being involved in drug dealing. Upon investigation, he discovered that Pol Sub Lt Suthirat [last name withheld], a deputy inspector at the station, had been engaged in drug dealings for an extended period, occasionally utilizing the area around the police station as a venue for selling drugs. Subsequently, he decided to collaborate with a narcotic suppression unit to conduct a sting operation to purchase Yaba at the rate of 30 baht per pill. The sting operation proved successful, as the individual delivering the drugs next to the police station was identified as Pol Sub Lt Suthirat. Additionally, three more civilians have been arrested in connection with Suthirat's drug dealings, and approximately 400 Yaba pills were confiscated.

Police in Aranyaprathet district of this eastern province launched an anti-crime campaign targeting young people after a woman's murder, allegedly by a gang of teenagers whose members included the sons of two local police officers.

The dismembered body parts of a man have been found in a freezer in a rented room in Bangkok's Bang Khunthian district.

The investigation into the death of Buaphan Tansu, 47, in Aranyaprathet district of Sa Kaeo province, which led to Panya Khongsaenkham, 54, her husband, being made a scapegoat by police, has sparked a public outcry.

Chinese national Li Shenjiao, AKA Hia Kao (Elder Brother 9), arrives at Suvarnabhumi Airport Mon to turn himself in to Thai police on the charge illegal importation of 10,000 containers of chicken feet. There are four more suspects including three Thais. They face other charges including money laundering, commiting mafia act and violation of Animal Epidemic Act.

Li "Hia Kao" Shengjiao, a businessman turned suspect in a major meat smuggling case, who left the country for China at the end of December, has surrendered himself to authorities at Donmueang International Airport. The Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Li and four other defendants for allegedly smuggling over 10,000 shipping containers of meat valued at approximately 6-7 billion baht. The charges include tax evasion, Customs Act violations related to the import of animals and carcasses, and money laundering. Four out of the five suspects have already reported themselves to the police, and the remaining suspect who has yet to do so is Li's son, Kalin Piyapornpaiboon. All four suspects have denied any wrongdoing. Li, the president of the Thai-Asia Economic Exchange Trade Association, is the key suspect in the case, and his testimony could potentially lead to the arrest of officials and politicians involved. Li shares a family tie with Democrat Party leader Chalermchai Sri-on, a former agricultural minister in the Prayut administration. Chalermchai has already denied any involvement in illegal activities linked to Li.

Thai police have announced that there are two suspects of Indian nationality in the murder of Burmese worker A Sai Kyi, 35,

Additional charges of rape and assault are to be filed against two of the five boys currently being held at two remand homes, in Sa Kaeo and Chanthaburi provinces, on charges related to the murder of a mentally-troubled woman in Aranyaprathet district on January 11th. According to Aranyaprathet district police, the additional charges follow complaints filed against the two boys by their prospective victims. Police will also seek warrants for the arrests of the two boys, who are already in detention. Both suspects are due to be taken to the Sa Kaeo prosecutor’s office for questioning on Wednesday. Pol Maj-Gen Omsin Boonyanosont, the commander of Sa Kaeo provincial police, said that they have tightened up night-time street patrols in Aranyaprathet, to discourage youths from loitering in public places after 10pm.

Former labour minister Suchart Chomklin filed a lawsuit against three top officials at the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) for allegedly abusing their authority.

Two male French nationals, who used to teach English at a foundation in Chiang Mai, have been accused of producing and selling fake French ID cards to illegal immigrants in France via the dark web.

Thai police will be contacting the Indian Embassy in Bangkok to seek assistance in locating an Indian national, suspected of involvement in the murder and dismemberment of a Myanmar man, whose body parts were found in a freezer in the Bang Khun Thian district on Sunday.

At least 10 youths under the age of 18 were temporarily detained by the police in Nonthaburi last night for leaving their residences without their parents' presence after the 10 pm curfew. The national police chief, Pol Gen Torsak Sukvimol, instructed the implementation of the curfew after a group of youths aged between 13 and 16 was accused of killing a 47-year-old woman with a mental disability in Sa Kaeo's Aranyaprathet District on January 11. Special investigation teams have been dispatched to Sa Kaeo, Chiang Mai, Samut Prakan, and Nonthaburi to assist local authorities in addressing the rising crimes committed by youths in their respective areas. The 10 youths who were detained were around 14-15 years old, and some of them were riding unlicensed motorbikes. They have been reprimanded, and their parents were summoned to pick them up. Deputy commander of the Bang Kruai Police Station in Nonthaburi, Pol Lt Col Thawatchai Jongyingcharoen, told reporters that four checkpoints have been set up near previous areas where teenagers were congregated, and the checkpoints will move around the district for around one month to mitigate the problem of rising crimes being committed by youths.

The wife of an executive of the Ufun online pyramid scheme, which conned about 14,700 people out of their money with the total amount estimated at more than 10 billion baht, has been arrested in Si Sa Ket after almost 10 years on the run.

Two university lecturers have been fired after being found guilty of buying or taking someone else's research papers, said the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation (MHESI) on Wednesday.

The mayor of a municipality in Ban Mo district has been arrested on charges of demanding and accepting bribes related to a construction contract.

A Thai woman and two foreign nationals have been charged with illegal possession of a lion cub after a video of the beast riding in a Bentley convertible along a crowded street in Pattaya went viral online.

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is officially looking into the case of Panya Khongsaenkham, allegedly tortured by police, after the 56-year-old man in Sa Kaeo province was made a scapegoat in the murder of his mentally unstable wife, Buaphan Tansu.

Serial petitioner Srisuwan Janya has been arrested for allegedly extorting three million baht from the Director General of the Rice Department in exchange for not exposing him. Natthakit Khongthip, Director General of the Rice Department, accused Srisuwan, Yoswarit "Jeng Dokjik" Chuklom, and Pimnattha Jiraputthiphak of working together to extort money from him in exchange for not exposing alleged corruptions in the project aimed at helping farmers reduce rice production costs. Yoswarit was a former co-leader of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship who switched political sides to join the pro-junta Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party. Pimnattha is a former candidate for the party as well. Both Yoswarit and Pimnattha have been appointed as members of the government's working group in Region 11 by Deputy Prime Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, who is the leader of the party. Natthakit denied all corruption allegations but admitted to paying the three suspects 1.4 million baht after negotiating it down from the 3 million baht demand to 1.5 million baht to avoid tarnishing his reputation and to capture them on video during the payment. He then arranged to make the rest of the payment later. Natthakit then submitted the video evidence which led to the arrest warrants against the three suspects and the sting operation resulting in Srisuwan's arrest today. According to news reports, the sting operation was carried out at Srisuwan's house in Pathum Thani, where he was awaiting the delivery of another 500,000 baht payment. Once the police had identified themselves, Srisuwan allegedly threw the money to the side of his house, but the police were able to retrieve it. Following Srisuwan's arrest, Pirapan contacted the police, stating that he would bring Yoswarit and Pimnattha to turn themselves in together, according to news reports. They are expected to surrender at Nang Loeng Police Station.

Srisuwan Janya, the country’s most prolific petitioner, has been arrested on a charge that he and two others tried to extort money from a senior civil servant in exchange for dropping a corruption allegation against him.

Well-known serial petitioner Srisuwan Janya has been taken into police custody on an extortion charge, after he and two associates allegedly demanded 1.5 million baht from the director-general of the Rice Department in exchange for dropping his plan to lodge a complaint of alleged corruption against the official.

Serial petitioner Srisuwan Janya, who is facing an extortion charge, is claiming that he is being set up because he might have “stepped on somebody’s toe” in his relentless crusade against corruption in government bureaucracy.

Prolific petitioner Srisuwan Janya and Yoswaris Chuklom, who were arrested in a sting on Friday on charges of attempting to extort a senior civil servant, have been released on bail after undergoing almost nine hours of police questioning.

The police have told political activist Srisuwan Janya and two government politicians that they have 15 days to provide documents to defend themselves against accusations of extorting money from the Rice Department (RC) chief.

The alleged extortion gang of anti-corruption complainant Srisuwan Janya is bigger than initially thought, has many targets and includes a mastermind, according to the Central Investigation Bureau.

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin instructed Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao to investigate allegations of corruption within the ministry's projects aimed at assisting rice farmers, said Government Spokesperson Chai Watcharong. The directive follows the arrest of serial petitioner Srisuwan Janya on charges of extorting money from Natthakit Khongthip, Director General of the Rice Department. Srisuwan allegedly demanded a payment of 3 million baht in exchange for not exposing alleged corruption within the aforementioned projects. Yoswarit "Jeng Dokjik" Chuklom, a former co-leader of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship, who switched political allegiance to support the pro-junta Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party in a previous election campaign, and Pimnattha Jiraputthiphak, a former candidate for the party, were also implicated in the case against Srisuwan. Thammanat informed reporters that Natthakit is a victim and he has been in discussion with the Director General of the Rice Department since the alleged extortion began. He stated that the investigation into the alleged extortion began after he recommended that Natthakit seek legal advice and communicate with relevant authorities. Thammanat asserted that the initial investigation indicated no corruption within the projects designed to aid rice farmers. In addition to the extortion against Natthakit, Pol Maj Gen Jaroonkiat Pankaew, deputy commissioner of the Central Investigation Bureau, revealed that similar extortion attempts had occurred against officials in other agencies. The extorted amount could potentially reach the 100 million baht mark. One of the officials potentially targeted by the suspects is Suphit Phithaktham, the Director-General of the Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation. The police are currently investigating this matter, as stated by Pol Maj Gen Jaroonkiat. Further investigation has uncovered the involvement of additional suspects beyond the initial three, including an individual who gave orders to the three suspects, stated Pol Maj Gen Jaroonkiat. However, he did not disclose whether this individual is a politician or not. Thammanat affirmed today that there is sufficient reason to examine the extortion against Suphit, echoing Pol Maj Gen Jaroonkiat's earlier suggestion.

Police officers deployed commandos to help the British man after being informed that he was kidnapped and held for ransom

Bangkok’s Pathumwan district police are to seek warrants for the arrests of nine former students of a rival institution suspected of involvement in the murder of a student at the Pathumwan Institute of Technology in Pathumwan district on Friday night

A secondary education student was fatally stabbed by a classmate at a municipal school in Bangkok’s Suan Luang district this morning. The victim died shortly after arriving at hospital.

Four Russian gamblers were arrested while playing poker at a luxury villa in Muang district.

A German national who stole 86,000 baht in cash from a counter at a hotel in Patong and smiled at a security camera before fleeing in the early hours of Thursday has now been arrested.

A Swiss man is under pressure after locals in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, suspect him of being the cause of his Thai wife's disappearance.

Divers began searching a lake on Sunday for a Thai woman missing since a quarrel with her Swiss husband three weeks ago at their home in Khon Buri district.

Members of a dissident Russian rock band critical of the war in Ukraine are facing possible deportation home from Thailand after they were arrested in the resort island of Phuket for working without a permit, several officials told Reuters on Monday.

A visiting dissident rock band that has been critical of Moscow’s war in Ukraine and whose members were arrested last week in Thailand might face deportation to Russia, according to human rights advocates and fans on Monday.

A police captain in the northeastern province of Yasothon has been charged with raping a schoolgirl he had arrested for riding a motorcycle to school without a helmet and licence.

The Criminal Court has acquitted Myanmar tycoon Tun Min Latt, a son-in-law of Senator Upakit Pachirangkun and three others of drug trafficking, money laundering and other charges, saying the evidence gathered by police was insufficient to show wrongdoing.

A man was hit in the leg by a stray bullet while sitting in his vehicle in a Bangkok car park on Monday night. Police subsequently arrested the driver of another vehicle who admitted his gun "accidentally discharged".