SHOCKING: 4 - What They Never Told You

No escape from mailed fines

A traffic offender is considered by law to have acknowledged a fine once it has been sent to them via registered mail, according to the latest regulation by the Royal Thai Police (RTP).

Bangkok Post · Jul 15, 2022

Tortured man gets RTP cash

The Royal Thai Police (RTP) has been ordered to pay 3.38 million baht in compensation plus 7.5% interest to a man who was wrongfully arrested and tortured by the police in 2009.

Bangkok Post · Jun 30, 2022

Shaping up for the top job

Deputy national police chief Pol Gen Roy Ingkapairote is among candidates tipped for the top job at the Royal Thai Police (RTP), having already been placed in charge of tackling key issues including human trafficking, the illegal drug trade and crimes related to the environment.

Bangkok Post · Jun 19, 2022

Better design of roads can save lives

The tragic death of Dr Waraluck Supawatjariyakul, an ophthalmologist with Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Medicine, who was hit by a powerful big bike as she was negotiating a zebra crossing in January highlights a sad fact about the danger pedestrians face in their everyday lives.

Bangkok Post · Apr 26, 2022

Ramadan: Muslims break fast at ‘historic’ Royal Albert Hall event with Open Iftar

‘I find it so beautiful to be able to learn from people and share my culture and religion with others,’ says an Open Iftar volunteer

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022

Tak cops hawk stay in country cards

The Royal Thai Police (RTP) will investigate claims that officers in Tak charged Myanmar refugees 350 baht each for tickets absolving them from the legal threat of deportation.

Bangkok Post · Apr 8, 2022

Tangmo's fans to protest at police HQ

The official fan club of TV actress Nida "Tangmo" Patcharaveerapong, who drowned after falling from a speedboat into the Chao Phraya River in Nonthaburi on Feb 24, will gather at the headquarters of the Royal Thai Police (RTP) today to call for justice regarding her death.

Bangkok Post · Mar 11, 2022

Cops must be role models

The tragic death of Dr Waraluck Supawatjariyakul, an ophthalmologist at Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Medicine, who was hit on a zebra crossing by a cop on a speeding big bike, has left the public with many questions.

Bangkok Post · Jan 25, 2022