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Foreigner nabbed over scam

The only foreigner wanted for alleged involvement in the Forex-3D Ponzi scheme was arrested at Phuket International Airport on Monday, according to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI).

Bangkok Post · Jan 16, 2023

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.

Bangkok Post · Jan 16, 2023

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 · Dec 29, 2022

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.

Bangkok Post · Nov 21, 2022

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 · Nov 21, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2022

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 · Nov 10, 2022

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…

Bangkok Post · Oct 15, 2022

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.

Bangkok Post · Sep 28, 2022

'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.

Bangkok Post · Sep 26, 2022