Thai Police announce two major drug busts in northeastern provinces, confiscating more than 10...
Bangkok -
The Narcotics Suppression Bureau of the Royal Thai Police on Monday, October 24th, announced the confiscation of more than 10 million methamphetamine pills being smuggled from the border.
National Police Chief Damrongsak Kittipraphat revealed...
Monastic Mayhem: Former Monk Assaults Abbot at Pho Chai Temple in Udon Thani, Prompting...
Udon Thani—
On January 13th, 2024, Ban Dung Update, a Facebook page, received a report of a former monk physically assaulting an abbot at the Pho Chai temple, Ban Dung, Udon Thani.
The Ban Dung...
Mukdahan Police Capture Two Thai Men Allegedly Smuggling 10 Chinese Migrants
Mukdahan —
On September 4th, 2024, Mukdahan immigration officers and Pa Rai police intercepted a suspicious vehicle smuggling 10 illegal Chinese migrants along a road in Don Tan District, Mukdahan, heading toward Loeng Nok Tha,...
17 districts in the North East declared flood disaster zones, situation continues to be...
Ubon Ratchathani governor Sarit Withoon says the provincial administration has declared 17 districts disaster zones as the flood situation in the northeastern province continue to worsen today. Ubon Ratchathani is in the far east...
Overnight Thai national celebrity now in custody for alleged murder: A summary of “Uncle...
Thailand -
Overnight national celebrity "Uncle Pon" has now become a prime suspect of the murder of his three-year-old niece Chompoo in a notorious unsolved case last year.
Three-year-old Nong Chompoo had gone missing from her...
More than 3,000 tourists travel to Thailand through Thai-Lao border in Nong Khai after...
Nong Khai -
The Thai-Lao border in Nong Khai is getting busier this weekend as Lao tourists have crossed the border to travel to the Kingdom after the Thai government canceled its "Thailand Pass" registration...
Intoxicated Monks Defrocked in Nong Bua Lamphu
Nong Bua Lamphu, northeast Thailand-
Intoxicated monks in Mueang Nong Bua Lamphu tested positive with up to 300 milligrams percent of alcohol and have been defrocked. The monks allegedly also sold without permission many items...
Thai Police ‘No Place for Drugs’ Operation Net 22,387 Arrests and Seizures Worth 339...
National—
On April 4th, 2024, Pol. Lt. Gen. Sarayut Sa-nguanphokai, the Commander of Provincial Police Region 4, and relevant officers held a press conference on the “No Place for Drugs” operation to eradicate drug trafficking...
Update: Triple Murder Suspect in Nong Bua Lamphu Surrenders After Police Pressure
Nong Bua Lamphu —
On November 28th, 2024, Thai authorities successfully apprehended Mr. Samart, 57, the suspect in a triple murder in Si Bun Rueang District, Nong Bua Lamphu. After fleeing into the forest overnight,...
Abbot of Khon Kaen temple arrested and forced to leave monkhood after allegedly taking...
Khon Kaen-
Abbot Thanachai Srisuriyawong, 48, was accused of taking up-skirt videos of a sixteen-year-old girl’s underpants while she was visiting Samakkhi Pattana Ram temple in Khon Kaen with her family to make merit...
