Bangkok police are desperate and want to increase traffic fines
The Bangkok police are at their wits' end when it comes to traffic congestion in the capital. The problems on the 21 busiest roads must be solved. If that fails, Chief Commissioner Chakthip of the Royal Thai Police wants Prime Minister Prayut to use Article 44 to significantly increase traffic fines.
Reader question: Control at police posts?
When I drive through Thailand, I regularly see police posts for control. I always roll down my window so the cop or soldier can see me. 9 times out of 10 I can drive through.
Drunk Thai police officer hits three pedestrians
On Monday night at 17.00pm local time, three Thai pedestrians were injured, one seriously, after being hit by a drunken police officer's pickup truck in Muang district, Trat province. A 10-year-old girl is in intensive care at a local hospital with serious head injuries. The girl's father was also injured, but not seriously.
Cat and mouse game Wat Phra Dhammakaya
It has dominated the Thai news for months: the controversy between the Thai judiciary and the abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya. This week, the police would enter the temple with a great show of force, because an arrest warrant has been issued against the abbot.
Bangkok police raid on massage parlor live on Facebook
A police raid on Monday at a well-known massage parlor in Bangkok was accidentally broadcast live online on Facebook.
Phuket police officer killed by colleagues in bar brawl
A police officer in Phuket who tried to intervene during an argument between two other police officers was shot dead, the two quarrelers were injured by the bullets they fired at each other.
Tackling crime: Police arrest 20.000 suspects
To tackle the crime, the police, mainly in Bangkok, have detained 20.000 people, mainly in Bangkok. The detainees are suspected of various crimes, mainly theft, fraud and fraud. 42.915 arrest warrants have already been issued against them.
The junta is allowing Thailand to slide into a police state. Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Thais Lawyers for Human Rights Group have made no bones about the military government's decision to allow army officers (above the rank of second lieutenant) to take over police duties. They can search homes and arrest people without a warrant.
A “raid” on the island of Koh Larn
With a great display of force, 250 soldiers, policemen and officials from Banglamung district unexpectedly appeared on the island of Koh Larn.
Jail and heavy fines for drunk driving
Motorists and other road users in Pattaya have been warned about the risks of drunk driving during the holiday season.
'Eight years in prison demanded for criticizing Krabi police'
You have to be careful what you say in Thailand. That is what Sukanya Laiban (23) and Peerasuth Woharn (22) found out when she criticized the local police on Facebook. Eight years in prison have now been demanded against these two persons.
Reader Submission: Attention, the Thai police in Bangkok apparently need money again!
Apparently the Thai police (BKK) needs money again. I was walking on Sukhumvit Road (near Soi 14) yesterday and smoking (I know, a bad habit). Throwed away the butt and stopped 200 meters further by a police officer.
Bangkok bombing: Police give themselves a reward
A remarkable step by the police in Bangkok. The case of the Erawan shrine bombing has not yet been solved, no suspect has been convicted yet, but the reward for the golden tip has already been offered: to the police!
With the investigation into Monday night's bombing at Erawan temple deadlocked, police seem to be focusing on the second attack a day later at Sathon pier. There were no injuries in this attack. Both the perpetrator and the attack itself are on video footage.
Is this video special? Not at first glance. But appearances are deceiving. The driver of this motorbike is arrested because he is not wearing a helmet.
Trade fines
In Pattaya in particular, there is a lively trade in fines that are readily handed out by the police. Just walk into the police station on Beach Road one afternoon and you can see that uncle cop is doing his best to fill the police coffers.
Police action with big catch: “porn” soap in Pattaya
On Tuesday evening, a joint operation between Pattaya's Tourist Police and the Chonburi Provincial Police Special Operations Unit raided two shops in Pattaya South. The police had been tipped that soap was being sold in those shops to Thais and tourists in the shape of a penis and breasts.