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Officials inspect some of the 217 pangolins seized on February 2016 in Ratchaburi. Photo: Matichon. Right, Four pangolins are seized on June 2018 at the Thai-Lao border in Chiang Rai.

Southeast Asia a Hub of Illegal Wildlife and Timber Trade: UN

BANGKOK — Despite a continued crackdown on perpetrators, Southeast Asia is becoming an even more prominent hub of illegal wildlife and timber trade, a...
Left, the field where Ping Pong, right, found the baby (insert).

Disabled Dog Saves Infant Buried by Mother

NAKHON RATCHASIMA — Residents are hailing a local dog as a hero after he sniffed out an infant buried and left to die by...
cadmium waste

Chinese Man Arrested for Trading Ex-Padaeng Mine Cadmium Waste

BANGKOK - The Department of Primary Industries and Mines (DPIM) has uncovered the source of 13,400 tons of "cadmium waste", a carcinogenic substance from...

Brit English Teacher Investigated For Child Porn

BANGKOK — Police on Wednesday are investigating whether a British teacher sexually abused any children after he was charged with possession of child pornography.

Cops Suspended After Soldiers Raid Bangkok Gambling Den

BANGKOK — Four top officers at the Phra Khanong Police Station were moved to inactive posts Monday after the military raided a gambling den operating in their midst.

Con Job Strands Thousands of Japan-Bound Thai Tourists at BKK

SAMUT PRAKAN — More than 1,000 tourists arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Tuesday, ready to spend six days in Japan during the Songkran holidays.

British Drug Trafficking Ring Leader Was Arrested After Five Years on the Run

A British drug trafficking ring leader was arrested in Bangkok, five years after he skipped bail in Britain to hide in Thailand. The Royal...

German Suspected of Murdering Thai Girlfriend Not Yet Charged

PHUKET — A German suspect in the murder case of a Thai woman was yet to be charged on Wednesday as he remained in the hospital.

Phuket Police Charge Five Russians with Extortion

PHUKET - On February 2, Phuket police announced the progress of the case involving a gang of Russians who kidnapped a Belarusian couple and...
10 years

Russian Fugitive Staying In Thailand for Over 10 Years Is Arrested

CHONBURI - Immigration officials arrested of Mr. Mikhail, a 34-year-old Russian national who had been in Thailand for more than 10 years and was...

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