Russians Caught Trading Crypto in Koh Phangan’s Cannabis Shop
KOH PHANGAN - Police officers from the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) investigated the website en-samui.bitmoneyekb, which advertised the buying and selling of cryptocurrencies...
'Trafficked' Laotian Sex Workers Rescued in Northeastern Thailand
NONG KHAI — Authorities in northeastern Thailand raided two brothels near the Thai-Laotian border where several underage Laotian girls said they were forced to work as sex workers.
Garbage Bombs Injure 3 BKK City Workers
BANGKOK - Three cleaning works were injured yesterday by homemade bombs that were hidden inside a garbage bag in a suburb of Bangkok.
Body of Missing Swiss Tourist Washed Ashore, Police Say
CHUMPHON — Thai police say they have found the body of the Swiss tourist who went missing in the Gulf of Thailand nearly two weeks ago.
14 Year Old in Custody for Allegedly Burning King Portrait
KHON KAEN — Seven people, including a 14-year-old boy, are in military custody on suspicion of setting fire to a roadside portrait of His Majesty the Late King in northeastern Thailand, a police officer said Monday.
Survivor of Mae Hong Son Plane Crash Dies
MAE HONG SON — The sole survivor of a plane crash in Mae Hong Son two weeks ago died from his injuries in hospital...
‘Haute Cuisine:’ Weed Tom Yum Lands Briton in Hot Water
KOH SAMUI — A British businessman on Koh Samui ran foul of the law Wednesday for innovating in the kitchen by adding cannabis to...
Wildlife Group Says Tiger Missing a Leg Needs Help
BANGKOK (AP) — Forest rangers in western Thailand are searching a remote jungle on the Myanmar border hoping to rescue a wild tiger with a missing leg from an area where poachers have recently been operating.
German Child Prostitution Suspect Apologises to Thailand
WIESBADEN - Pol. Gen. Surachate Hakparn, deputy commander of the Royal Thai Police, travelled to Wiesbaden, Germany, on January 25, 2024, to meet with...
Emergency Prank Calls Revealed to be Accidents
PRACHUAP KIRI KHAN - A man arrested for prank calling an emergency hotline has been released after police determined he didn't make the calls intentionally.