BANGKOK: (Bernama) Thai police believe they have cracked down on a major scam syndicate that laundered over 5 billion baht (US$145,754,000) through fraudulent transactions, following the arrests of a Malaysian ringleader and his Thai wife. The Commander of the Economic Crime Suppression Division (ECD) under the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), Pol. Maj. Gen. Puttidej Bunkrapue, said...
BANGKOK: A Chinese national was arrested on Thursday (Dec 5) night after crashing his Toyota Alphard into several cars, killing one and injuring four others, on Thepprasit Road in South Pattaya. A 30-year-old Thai driver, identified as Saphaprom Wongmak, was found dead at the scene, police said, citing CCTV footage showing his black sedan being hit...
JOHOR BARU: A local entertainer has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman in her 20s. Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat confirmed that the suspect, who is also a former participant in a reality comedy show, was arrested in the city early Thursday (Nov 28) morning. “The suspect, in his 40s, has been placed...
BANGKOK: The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct on Saturday (Nov 16) approved an arrest warrant for Kritanong Suwanwong, also known as "Jephat", on charges of extortion and acting as an intermediary for bribery, related to allegations of demanding money from suspects in The iCon Group network. Police officers from the Crime Suppression Division had...
KOTA BHARU: The Kelantan government has full confidence in the Thai authorities to investigate six residents of the state, including a female singer who was arrested at a hotel near Sungai Golok last Friday, says Datuk Dr Mohamed Fadzli Hassan. The Kelantan Deputy Mentri Besar said the state government requested that the Thai authorities carry out...
JOHOR BARU: The Johor Immigration Department has arrested over 60 foreigners, including four who have been pretending to be beggars in a night market, in a series of operations earlier this week. Its director Datuk Mohd Rusdi Mohd Darus said the suspects were arrested in separate operations conducted around Johor Baru and Batu Pahat between Oct...
ATHENS: Greek police have arrested a Vietnamese woman wanted for smuggling nearly 300kg (660 pounds) of gold bars by hiding them under vehicles used to shuttle ice across the Vietnam-Cambodia border, police officials said on Wednesday (Oct 30). An Interpol Red Notice was issued on behalf of Vietnam last year for the 64-year-old woman, who had...
KOTA TINGGI: Police have arrested two men for impersonating policemen and robbing foreigners in the district. Its OCPD, Supt Yusof Othman, said on Wednesday (Oct 9) that based on a police report lodged by a foreign worker on Oct 7, police tracked down and arrested these two men in their 20s in Bandar Tenggara the next...
NEW DELHI: The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Odisha police, on Friday (Sept 13), arrested a man, who allegedly pretended to be an officer of the Central government to marry multiple women from the state and across the country. Identified as Biranchi Narayan Nath, a native of Chhendipada in Angul District, the accused is said to...
PETALING JAYA: Six-year-old Albertine Leo Jia Hui, who went missing during a Bon Odori event in Johor Baru, has been found safe at a hotel in Batang Kali on Tuesday (July 23). This was confirmed by Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan. She was reported missing at around 8.30pm on Saturday (July 21) during the...
