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Officials charged with extortion, freeing Chinese suspect

Fourteen police and officials of the Department of Special Investigation have been charged with demanding millions of baht in exchange for freeing a Chinese suspect from a former consul-general's home in Bangkok.

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DSI responds to claims of Chinese bribes over raids

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on Wednesday clarified its crackdown operation on Dec 22 on the home of the consul-general of the Republic of Nauru in Sathon district -- which is suspected of sheltering Chinese people wanted by police -- after some seized items went missing.

Bangkok Post

Cop15 in Montreal: did the summit deliver for the natural world?

The talking is over, and a text has been agreed on the next decade of targets to save the natural world. Here are the highs and lows of the Convention of Biological Diversity’s (CBD) agreement

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DSI to take up ‘Tuhao’ triads case

The Department of Special Investigation will take up the triads case involving Chinese businessman Chaiyanat "Tuhao" Kornchayanant, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Thursday.

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Thousands of illegal cryptocurrency mining units seized

Special investigators have seized about 3,500 illegal cryptocurrency-mining units operating from rented buildings in Bangkok and Nonthaburi and stealing vast amounts of electricity.

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'Miners' stealing electricity

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) raided 50 locations in Bangkok and Nonthaburi and found crypto miners had stolen electricity worth around 500 million baht over the past year.

Bangkok Post

Chuwit hands 'triad details' to ministry

Former politician and massage parlour tycoon Chuwit Kamolvisit has urged the Justice Ministry to probe major Chinese triad gangs believed to be laundering money through "grey businesses" in the country.

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Talks aimed at quashing Ponzi fraud

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and the Finance Ministry have discussed methods to strengthen their efforts to prevent Ponzi schemes, says Fiscal Policy Office director-general Pornchai Thiraveja.

Bangkok Post

Climate, politics double threat as Tigris-Euphrates shrivels

A combination of climate change and politics is threatening the Tigris-Euphrates river system, one of the world's most vulnerable watersheds

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Warrants issued for 2 foreign Ponzi scammers

The Criminal Court on Wednesday issued arrest warrants for two foreigners who were involved in the Forex-3D Ponzi scheme.

Bangkok Post

Forest dwellers get raw deal

Two lawsuits on forest encroachment made headlines late last month. One involved a powerful family charged with encroaching over 6,200 rai of national forest. The other was a landless peasant charged with encroaching on 10 rai of forest land. The legal outcomes highlighted yet again the gross disparity, legal double…

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6 more set to face Forex-3D charges

Another six suspects will be summoned by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to face charges in connection with the Forex-3D Ponzi scheme case, DSI chief Traiyarit Temahiwong said yesterday.

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'Billy' murder suspects plead 'not guilty' ahead of trial

Chaiwat Limlikit-aksorn, the former chief of Kaeng Krachan National Park, and three other defendants on Monday pleaded not guilty in the case brought against them in court in connection with the disappearance and murder of a Karen rights activist back in 2014.

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More suspects to be summonsed on Forex-3D charges

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) will summons six more people to answer investment scam charges in the Forex-3D online fraud case, a senior official said on Wednesday.

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Joint operation nets 26 illegal cars

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has seized 26 supercars illegally imported from England as part of Operation Titanium, a years-long investigation aiming to track down the vehicles and those involved in the crime, said Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin.

Bangkok Post

Chaiwut puts blame on SEC for scam spike

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is failing to adequately monitor firms offering new investment schemes, says Minister for Digital Economy and Society, Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn.

Bangkok Post

Police charge celebrity couple

Pattanapon "DJ Man" Minthakhin and his singer-wife Suteewan "Baitoey" Thaweesin on Wednesday reported to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to acknowledge three charges in connection with the Forex-3D online Ponzi fraud.

Bangkok Post

DJ Man, singer Baitoey hear charges in Forex-3D case

Pattanapon “DJ Man” Minthakhin and singer-wife Suteewan “Baitoey" Thaweesin on Wednesday reported to the Department of Special Investigation to acknowledge three charges in connection with the Forex-3D online Ponzi fraud, and were later released.

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DJ Man, singer-wife Baitoey face charges in Forex-3D fraud case

The Department of Special Investigation has summonsed Pattanapon "DJ Man" Minthakhin and his singer-wife Suteewan "Baitoey" Thaweesin to acknowledge three charges in connection with the Forex-3D online Ponzi fraud.

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Park chief due in court Monday over murder of Karen activist 'Billy'

The Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) will indict former Kaeng Krachan National Park chief Chaiwat Limlikit-aksorn and three other suspects in court on Monday over the disappearance and the murder of Karen activist Porlajee “Billy” Rakchongcharoen. The alleged killers have been officially informed of additional charges in the case.

Bangkok Post

Major seizure of fake brand name goods

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has seized 360,000 items falsely labelled with luxury brand names, in Nakhon Nayok province and in Bang Bon district of Bangkok.

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Major seizure of fake brand name goods

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has seized 360,000 items falsely labelled with luxury brand names, in Nakhon Nayok province and in Bang Bon district of Bangkok.

Bangkok Post

16 more to face rap over Forex Ponzi

Sixteen more people including a celebrity couple will be charged with alleged roles in a Forex Ponzi scheme, according to Prayut Petchkun, deputy director-general of the Department of Special Litigation.

Bangkok Post

OAG to indict four over Billy's death

The Office of the Attorney-General has decided to indict former chief of Kaeng Krachan National Park, Chaiwat Limlikit-aksorn, and three other individuals over the disappearance and murder of Karen rights activist Porlajee "Billy" Rakchongcharoen in 2014.

Bangkok Post

SEC demands Zipmex clarify bankruptcy filing

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is demanding answers from executives of Zipmex after the cryptocurrency exchange refused to explain its filing for debt relief in Singapore.

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