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Police building case against fugitive swindlers Ben Smith and wife
Read more: Police building case against fugitive swindlers Ben Smith and wifePolice searched six locations for more evidence against accused international swindlers Ben Smith and his wife on Monday, after the Criminal Court approved arrest warrants for the fugitive couple.
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Special help for stranded foreign tourists
Read more: Special help for stranded foreign touristsThe Tourism and Sports Ministry is working on accommodation and tour discounts for visitors stranded in Thailand by the latest Middle East war, and immigration police will waive overstay fines and extend visas.
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Expressway shooter ‘tested positive for drugs’
Read more: Expressway shooter ‘tested positive for drugs’The murder suspect dubbed “Karn Vellfire” was drunk and high on drugs on the night he shot another driver to death in Bangkok before fleeing to Koh Chang, police said on Thursday.
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Bangkok expressway murder suspect arrested on Koh Chang
Read more: Bangkok expressway murder suspect arrested on Koh ChangThe man accused of shooting and killing a driver on a Bangkok expressway has been arrested on Koh Chang, where he had fled after the incident on Tuesday.
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Thai-Cambodian border talks open amid hopes for ceasefire
Read more: Thai-Cambodian border talks open amid hopes for ceasefireMilitary officers from Thailand and Cambodia began talks on Wednesday in Chanthaburi province, amid hopes that the defence ministers of the two countries would join them on Saturday to put the finishing touches on a ceasefire.
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Gunman murders motorist on Bangkok expressway
Read more: Gunman murders motorist on Bangkok expresswayA gunman in the passenger seat of a luxury van shot dead another motorist on a Bangkok expressway near Pracha Chuen toll plaza in Bang Sue district on Tuesday morning.
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Cambodian shelling continues ahead of bilateral truce talks
Read more: Cambodian shelling continues ahead of bilateral truce talksCambodia continued its attacks on Thai territory on Tuesday, even though both countries expect bilateral truce talks to begin on Wednesday.
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Thailand to study tax on online gold trading
Read more: Thailand to study tax on online gold tradingThailand’s finance ministry plans to study the possible imposition of a tax on online gold trading and will look at measures to limit gold trading volumes, permanent secretary Lavaron Sangsnit said on Tuesday.