Thai police

Manhunt for Briton, South African over Thailand hit

Bangkok - Arab Today

Thai police are hunting two foreigners for the gangland-style execution of a Briton in a seedy beach resort, but are unsure if the pair have fled the country. Tony Kenway, a 39-year-old father-of-four, was killed Tuesday morning with a single shot to the head outside a gym in the eastern city of Pattaya. Harrowing CCTV footage showed an assassin calmlyRead more

Thai activist 1st to be arrested for royal insult under new king

Bangkok - Arab Today

Thai police arrested an anti-junta activist on Saturday for defaming the monarchy in what rights groups said was the first case of lese-majeste brought under Thailand's new king. King Maha Vajiralongkorn formally ascended the throne on Thursday following the death of his father, revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died in October. Police Colonel Jaturon Trakulpan, a superintendent in northeastern ChaiyaphumRead more

2 Americans held in Thai frozen body case

Bangkok - Arab Today

Thai police said Tuesday that two men accused of hiding a dismembered body in a Bangkok house freezer and running a fake passport ring are Americans. The pair were arrested last week along with a third suspect who allegedly opened fire on police during a raid on the shophouse they used as a crime den in the Thai capital. TheyRead more

Thai cops discover unexploded devices

Bangkok - Arab Today

Thai police discovered unexploded bombs in three top tourist destinations over the weekend as they searched for clues to a wave of blasts that rocked resort areas and killed four last week. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing spree, which hit seven southern provinces on Thursday and Friday and left dozens wounded, including European tourists. Police said theyRead more

Thai police: bomb blasts are local sabotage

Bangkok - Arab Today

Thai police have said several explosions in the popular upscale tourist resort of Hua Hin, which left up to four people dead and injured 20 others, were acts of local sabotage, according to the BBC. "It is local sabotage that is restricted to limited areas and provinces," national police deputy spokesman Piyapan Pingmuang told reporters in Bangkok. He said atRead more

Thai police to intercept phone calls in ‘national security’ cases

Bangkok - Arab Today

A new scheme that would allow Thai police to intercept telephone calls in national security cases has been put forward to Cabinet for approval, police said on Thursday, a move that has alarmed rights groups. The move aims to give police the authority to wiretap communication by amending a 1934 Criminal Procedure Code and is the latest security measure rolledRead more