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Crimes that rocked the nation in 2022

As the New Year approaches, the 'Bangkok Post' takes the opportunity to select five crime stories that both captivated and shocked the nation during the past 12 months.

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Thailand Post unveils anti-scam campaign

State enterprise courier Thailand Post is working with the Royal Thai Police to make the public aware of internet and phone scams, with leaflets to be distributed with advice on how to combat fraud.

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NT helps create driving app

National Telecom (NT) has joined forces with the Royal Thai Police to create a system that lets motorists check their driving behaviour via a mobile application in a bid to improve driving and reduce road accidents.

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E-tickets for traffic violations in use since May

Police started issuing e-tickets for traffic violations in May this year using an electronic database system, Royal Thai Police spokesman Pol Maj Gen Achayon Kraithong said on the Facebook page of the police information office.

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Passenger safety derailed

Pol Capt Chanoknard Wangsathi has been a railway police officer for six years. Next year will be his last year at work because the Royal Thai Police has announced that it will close the Railway Police Division in October 2023.

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Point system can deter bad drivers

The Royal Thai Police and the Land Transport Department say a demerit point system will be introduced on Jan 9. The move is a bid to improve road safety in a country known to have the deadliest roads in Southeast Asia.

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Driving licence point deductions to start Jan 9

A points deduction system for traffic violations will begin on Jan 9 next year, with the loss of all points resulting in a 90-day suspension of drivers’ licences, according to officials.

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Cops to probe assault on journalists at Apec protest

The Royal Thai Police (RTP) will launch an investigation into the assault of two journalists injured in the clash between riot police and anti-government protesters during the Apec Summit last week, said national police chief Damrongsak Kittiprapas.

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Dignitaries get 24-hour security

Police are more than ready to ensure the safety of leaders from the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) countries and economic zones who will attend the Apec summit from Nov 18-19, the commissioner of the Royal Thai Police (RTP) said on Wednesday.

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Senior district officials surrender to police to fight villa permit extortion charge

A deputy district chief handed himself to his supervisor and police on Monday to fight allegations he demanded money from operators of villas with pools in exchange for permits.

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25,000 cops to guard Apec summit

Security measures are now in place for the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Bangkok on Nov 18-19, says the national police chief.

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Police gun welfare scheme frozen

The Royal Thai Police (RTP) will postpone indefinitely its gun welfare scheme in order to prevent unscrupulous officers from selling guns online.

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Pattaya pub owner linked to dirty money

Chon Buri: The Royal Thai Police wants the provincial governor to shut Club One Pattaya in Bang Lamung district for five years after linking the owner to drugs and money laundering.

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CIB sets out gun-control wish-list as laws fall flat

The Royal Thai Police (RTP) is intensifying its crackdown on illegal firearms, as firearms offences continue to rise despite recent heavier punishments being introduced to tackle the problem.

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Gung-ho for gun control

The recent massacre at a daycare centre in Nong Bua Lam Phu province that resulted in 36 people being killed by a former policeman before he took his own life, has again shone a spotlight on gun violence in society.

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Thailand shooting: At least 34 people killed including children after nursery attack

Former policeman Panya Khamrab opened fire at the day care centre before killing himself, his wife and child.

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Cabinet approves draft criteria for 'protected person status'

The cabinet on Wednesday approved in principle a draft announcement proposed by the Royal Thai Police on the screening of foreigners who apply for "protected person status", deputy government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisoranakul said.

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Isoc in need of oversight

The phenomenon of "ghost recruitment" has cast a long shadow over how the government spends tax money to recruit staff to work in restive southernmost provinces.

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Maid case sparks Isoc probe call

The opposition Pheu Thai Party on Sunday demanded Gen Prawit Wongsuwon, the caretaker prime minister and director of the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc), tackle the patronage system in the security agency.

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More than maid abuse

The maid-abuse scandal has revealed many layers of bureaucratic malaise which are perpetuated by a patronage system that eats away at meritocracy.

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Senate drops the ball

The image of the Senate has been cast in a bad light with news that two senators will be summoned by a Lower House committee to explain their involvement with a police corporal who won jobs at the Royal Thai Police and the Internal Security Operations Command's (Isoc) Region 4,…

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Prawit's brothers, senator called in maid abuse probe

Senator Thani Onlaied and two brothers of the caretaker prime minister, Adm Sitthawat Wongsuwon and Pol Gen Patcharawat Wongsuwon, will be called for questioning in alleged connection with helping Kornsasi Buayaem and her maid get state jobs.

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'Maid-beater' probed on recruitment

The Royal Thai Police (RTP) has launched a fact-finding probe to delve into the details of how a police corporal, who is accused of abusing her maid, won a state job.

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Policewoman accused of abusing employee denied bail

Ratchaburi Court on Monday denied the release on bail of a junior policewoman accused of physically abusing another woman, a former soldier, who worked at her coffee shop in Muang district, Ratchaburi.

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Senate approves sixth member of NBTC board

The Senate has approved the appointment of Pol Gen Nathathorn Prousoontorn, a former special adviser in the Royal Thai Police, to the board of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).

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