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The Latest Breaking News from Royal Thai Police

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).

Bangkok Post

BMA to conduct zoning review

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will set up a panel to work with the Royal Thai Police to review zoning for restaurants, bars and entertainment venues in response to people's current lifestyle in terms of dining.

Bangkok Post

Points system aims to curb dangerous driving

The Royal Thai Police plan to early next year launch a so-called traffic point-cutting system, to improve driving discipline and reduce road accidents.

Bangkok Post

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Licence points deductions to curb dangerous driving

The Royal Thai Police plan to early next year launch a driving licence points system, a form of electronic traffic ticketing aimed at improving driving discipline and curbing road accidents, after having already raised punishments for traffic violations.

Bangkok Post

Thai police deny using Pegasus spyware on activists

The Royal Thai Police (RTP) have never used spyware in any security operations to surveil people or violate their rights, Pol Col Kissana Phathanacharoen, a deputy spokesman for the national police, said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

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

Film director Ramai's mum seeks son's release

The mother of famous action film director and fight choreographer Ramai "Danny" Moriphan filed a request at Royal Thai Police Headquarters on Monday, pleading with officers to investigate his alleged abduction in Myanmar.

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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

Motorists risk arrest over unpaid fines

Motorists who refuse to pay their traffic fines could face arrest under the latest measure ordered by the Royal Thai Police.

Bangkok Post

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

Police Commission bill clears key hurdle

A joint sitting of MPs and senators on Thursday voted to pass Section 14 of the Royal Thai Police Bill, which deals with the composition of the Police Commission, at its second hearing.

Bangkok Post

Overhaul police record-keeping

The status of 12 million Thais in the Royal Thai Police's criminal database is in limbo due to the force's outdated system and disregard for investigation procedures. That's nearly one in six of the population.

Bangkok Post

Delay sought for child seat law

Enforcement of a law on mandatory car seats for children under six may be delayed as the Royal Thai Police (RTP) have yet to issue regulatory details.

Bangkok Post

Thai Police on Alert for 'Iranian Spies'

The Royal Thai Police issued a “secret order” to police officers nationwide to stay on high alert over the potential presence of Iranian spies in the southeastern Asian country. The Bangkok Post on Monday cited a police source saying that Thai security agencies are closely monitoring the movement of Iranian…

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Bangkok Post

Iran spy puts cops on alert

The Royal Thai Police (RTP) has issued a secret order to police nationwide to keep an eye out for spies from Iran believed to be in the region after one was arrested in Indonesia, prompting security fears, a police source said.

Bangkok Post

Police issue guidance on controversial new data law

The Royal Thai Police (RTP) has issued a set of recommendations on the use of personal photos, videos and other files without violating the new Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), which will come into effect on Wednesday.

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Convicted Lanarkshire paedophile who fled to Thailand arrested on international warrant after eight-year hunt

William Dempster, 46, set to be extradited back to Scotland to face sentencing for possession of indecent images of children.

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Convicted paedophile arrested in Thailand after fleeing Scotland eight years ago

William Dempster, from Lanarkshire, was convicted of having indecent pictures of children in his possession in May 2014.

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Lanarkshire paedophile hunted down in Thailand after seven-year search

William Dempster was convicted of being found in possession of indecent images of children in May 2014.

Bangkok Post

Cops to erase files of cleared suspects

The Royal Thai Police (RTP) is deleting criminal investigation records of anyone who has faced legal charges but later been cleared of the offences, according to Pol Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn, assistant chief of the national police.

Bangkok Post

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.

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In Thai villages, Chinese gangs recruit desperate for phone scams

Thai police say they have rescued some 700 Thais held against their will by Chinese gangs in Cambodia.

Bangkok Post

RPCA boosts digital literacy

Pol Lt Gen Thatchai Pitaneelaboot, commissioner of the Royal Police Cadet Academy (RPCA) in Nakhon Pathom's Sam Phran district, has vowed to modernise police education to prepare students for the world's rapidly-changing digital landscape.

Bangkok Post

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

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.

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