A tragic incident occurred last week at the house of Praween Chankhlai, chief (kamnan) of tambon Takong subdistrict in Nakhon Pathom’s Muang district. A highway police officer, Pol Maj Siwakorn Saibua, was shot dead during a dinner party, attended by nearly 30 police officers. The event has shaken the community and raised questions about Praween Chankhlai’s business and the involvement of other officers.
On Monday, Pol Col Vachira Yaothaisong, the commander of Highway Police Subdivision 2, was found dead in his house in Lam Luk Ka district, Pathum Thani province. The 44yearold officer reportedly committed suicide, though the immediate reasons for this act remain unknown.
Culture Minister Sermsak Pongpanich defends the “One Province, One Dish 2023” list initiated by the Cultural Promotion Department, emphasizing the importance of promoting local food as a soft power item. The project aims to raise awareness about traditional dishes from each of Thailand’s 77 provinces, especially those that are rare, unique, or almost forgotten.
A former deputy manager of a wellknown private transport company has been apprehended for robbing a gold shop in an attempt to pay off his mounting online gambling debt. The 44yearold man, known only as Methee, was arrested near the Kluai Nam Thai intersection by Thong Lor police.
Four Thai nationals, including three women, were arrested in Poipet, Cambodia, on Sunday for allegedly making scam calls that led to a man murdering his family in Samut Prakan province last month, according to a senior police officer. Deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn reported that Thai and Cambodian authorities arrested Supol Wongwian (21), Nisarat Sukasem (22), Kanonkporn Kraisuk (19), and Kornkanok Singthit (19) in the neighboring country on Sunday.
The proposed visafree policy for Chinese visitors is expected to be discussed in the first cabinet meeting this week, emphasizing the government’s commitment to boosting tourism, one of the country’s major foreign exchange earners. With the new policy set to launch on October 1, major tourism provinces are preparing for a significant increase in Chinese visitors, who make up a large portion of international tourists.
Three Colombian nationals, identified as Alexandro Giovan Cuellar Pulido, Henrry Yeferson Delgado Bogota, and Maricela Cifuentes Hernandez, were recently arrested for their involvement in a series of burglaries at luxury homes in Samut Prakan and neighboring provinces. The trio had been causing havoc in the area, targeting highend residential properties.
Thananchai Manmak, a suspect in the fatal shooting of a highway police officer and injuring another at a party in Nakhon Pathom, was killed in a gunfight with police in Tha Rua district, Kanchanaburi province, on Friday morning. Thananchai was wanted under a court warrant for the crime. Police from the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) and Provincial Police Region 9 conducted a manhunt that led to the fatal encounter.
The Thai government is ramping up initiatives to mitigate the effects of the El Nino weather anomaly, which has caused reduced rainfall and drought, impacting the country’s agricultural sector. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin emphasized the importance of addressing these concerns, as the welfare of the population and the agricultural sector are top priorities.
Thailand’s new Digital Economy and Society Minister, Prasert Chanthararuangthong, announced that he will retract his predecessor’s threat to block Facebook access in the country due to its inability to control scam ads. Prasert acknowledges that scams are a significant problem but believes that blocking Facebook would negatively impact millions of businesses relying on the social network.