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Police chief wants transparent probe into extortion claim

The national police chief has ordered investigators to find more evidence related to a Taiwanese actress’s complaint that police extorted 27,000 baht from her at a checkpoint in Bangkok's Huai Khwang district earlier this month.

Bangkok Post · Jan 28, 2023

CCTV 'contradicts' Taiwan actress' extortion claims

Footage from three security cameras in the area where a Taiwanese actress claimed Thai police extorted 27,000 baht from her contradicts her account of the incident, the Royal Thai Police (RTP) said on Friday.

Bangkok Post · Jan 27, 2023

PM urges punishment for VVIP police

Any police officer hired to offer "VVIP" services to the Chinese tourist whose clip went viral will have to be punished according to the law, said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post · Jan 25, 2023

PM wants 'Boss' found

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered the Royal Thai Police (RTP) on Tuesday to do anything it can to bring Red Bull scion Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya to justice after he went into hiding following his fatal hit-and-run case in Bangkok a decade ago.

Bangkok Post · Dec 27, 2022

Lenovo confirms layoffs

Lenovo, one of the largest tech employers in North Carolina's Research Triangle, confirmed Monday that companywide job cuts will affect its local workforce.

Tribune News Service · Dec 13, 2022

Inmates can watch the World Cup

The Department of Corrections (DoC) will allow inmates to watch broadcasts of the football World Cup 2022 in prisons across the country.

Bangkok Post · Nov 28, 2022

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.

Bangkok Post · Nov 20, 2022

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.

Bangkok Post · Nov 9, 2022

Police issue festival 'gun play' warning

Police are warning ahead of Loy Krathong tonight against people firing guns in the air, while the Ministry of Public Health has urged better safety measures to prevent deaths by drowning during and after the festival.

Bangkok Post · Nov 7, 2022

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.

Bangkok Post · Nov 6, 2022