Thai Children Trapped Between Online Scams and Trafficking Rings
Thai authorities have uncovered two alarming cases showing how children are increasingly being exploited by organized crime — from online scam syndicates to cross-border sex trafficking.
Thai Tour Company Faces Probe After Chinese Guide Threat Viral Video
Tourism police raided a travel agency in the Rom Klao area Tuesday following a viral video showing a Chinese guide threatening tourists to buy products or face being stranded in Thailand.
Blind German Man Unaware of Thai Wife’s Death Inside Their Home
A 69-year-old blind German man sat waiting outside his home for hours on Tuesday evening, unaware that his Thai wife had taken her own life inside.
Thai-Indian Duo Arrested for $59K Gold-Buying Scam Targeting American
Thai cybercrime police have arrested an Indian man and a Thai woman for operating a transnational fraud scheme that tricked an American citizen into transferring $59,350, which was then used to purchase gold
Israeli Soldiers Face Drug Charges After Noisy Cease-Fire Party on Koh Phangan
Four Israeli soldiers were arrested early Tuesday morning after hosting a drug-fueled party on Koh Phangan that disturbed neighboring tourists.
Deported Lebanese National Returns, Arrested Again on Koh Phangan
Tourist police have arrested a Lebanese national operating an illegal vehicle rental business on Koh Phangan, just months after he was deported
Pattaya Sees Double Trouble: Indian Injured, Brazilian Attacks Police
Two separate incidents involving foreign tourists erupted in Pattaya in the early hours of Sunday morning, with an Indian national hospitalized after a street fight and a Brazilian woman arrested for assaulting a traffic officer.
Israeli Investor Probed After 6 Myanmar Workers Arrested on Koh Phangan
Six Myanmar nationals have been arrested on Koh Phangan island for operating an illegal construction business, uncovering a suspected nominee scheme involving an Israeli investor
Police Stunned: 108 Migrants Packed Into One Truck in Kanchanaburi
Highway police and provincial administration officers intercepted a six-wheeled truck packed with 108 undocumented Myanmar workers
Two Israelis Exchange Fake Dollars on Koh Samui as Outdated Software Fails
Authorities have arrested two Israeli men for exchanging counterfeit US dollars at Koh Samui Airport, Surat Thani Province, exposing a critical security gap in the Government Savings Bank's currency detection system.
