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SAMUT PRAKAN: A man posing as a customer entered a gold shop at a department store in Bang Sao Thong district, looked at some necklaces and then snatched up four of them before fleeing, police said.

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Poll: Paetongtarn top PM pick in Samut Prakan

Paetongtarn "Ung-Ing" Shinawatra is the most favoured candidate for the post of prime minister among voters of Samut Prakan, followed by Pita Limjaroenrat of the Move Forward Party, according to an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.

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Politician dies after car race

Chonsawat Asavahame, a key political figure in Samut Prakan province, died at the age of 54 early Friday morning after driving in a practice car race in Buri Ram.

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Politician Chonsawat dies after car race

Chonsawat Asavahame, a key political figure in Samut Prakan province, was pronounced dead at the age of 54 on early Friday morning after driving in a practice car race in the northeastern province of Buri Ram.

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Big speed and ketamine bust in Samut Prakan

Police are hunting for three suspected drug smugglers after seizing almost 2.5 million speed pills and 10 kilogrammes of ketamine in Samut Prakan.

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Alleged wife killer arrested

A man wanted for the murder of his wife, who was set on fire and then stabbed to death in Samut Prakan on Monday, was arrested on Tuesday.

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Alleged wife burner, killer arrested

SAMUT PRAKAN: A man wanted for the murder of his wife, who was set on fire and then stabbed to death at Bang Pu Industrial Estate in Muang district on Monday, was arrested on Tuesday in adjoining Chachoengsao province.

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Naked woman killed after fleeing man who set her on fire

A woman was stabbed to death after she ran naked into a ditch to escape a man who had set her on fire in Samut Prakan on Monday afternoon.

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Naked woman stabbed to death after fleeing attacker who set her on fire

SAMUT PRAKAN: A woman was stabbed to death after she ran naked into a ditch to escape a man who had set her on fire in Bang Pu area on Monday afternoon.

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Tanker caught with cargo of smuggled petrol

SAMUT PRAKAN: A tanker ship with a contraband cargo of 710,000 litres of petrol was stopped and seized in the Chao Phraya river estuary by a navy patrol early on Sunday.

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Tragedy sees calls for child-safe cars

Parents are being urged to equip their vehicles with seats and seatbelts suitable for young children to prevent a repeat of Sunday's accident in which a six-year-old boy was thrown from a pickup truck on an elevated expressway and plunged to his death in Samut Prakan.

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Ferry operator denies battery caused fire

The operator of Mine Smart Ferry, whose electric boat reportedly caused a fire that spread to several other boats being charged near Wat Thong Krung in Samut Prakan's Phra Pradaeng district, denies the incident was caused by a battery fire.

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Fire damages tour boats recharging at river pier

SAMUT PRAKAN: A fire at a pier on the Chao Phraya river damaged three electric tour boats moored there for recharging, in Phra Pradaeng district on Tuesday morning.

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B14m of fake cosmetics, brand bags seized

Falsely labelled toothpaste, cosmetics and brand-name bags, worth about 14 million baht in total, were seized and a Chinese national arrested by consumer protection police and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials during raids in Bangkok and Samut Prakan last week.

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Myanmar man found hanged

SAMUT PRAKAN: A 56-year-old man whose daughter refused to allow him to return to Myanmar was found dead, hanged by a rope from a grill, at their rented room in Bang Phli district on Monday night.

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Samut Prakan police arrest ex-lawyer for romance scam

An ex-lawyer has been arrested in Samut Prakan for allegedly swindling victims in a romance scam via a dating app, police said on Saturday.

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Price index hits high in final quarter

The price index soared for new single detached houses in Samut Prakan, Nonthaburi and Pathum Thani in the fourth quarter last year, hitting an all-time high after land prices in the three provinces increased in the previous quarter.

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Heroin, crystal meth smuggling operation busted

Large quantities of heroin and crystal methamphetamine ready for smuggling out of Thailand were seized in Samut Prakan and Bangkok on Monday and Tuesday.

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Samut Prakan cluster the hottest zone in Greater Bangkok

The cluster of Bang Phli-Bang Bo-Bang Sao Thong in Samut Prakan was the hottest zone in Greater Bangkok in 2022, with land prices soaring the most over two consecutive quarters. The area also has the most new low-rise houses.

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Promoter 75th Curveball presents 'Super Sugar Pipehole Mini Festival'

After organising smaller concerts over the past few years, promoter 75th Curveball is finally ready for their first and proper event called "Super Sugar Pipehole Mini Festival" featuring some of the hottest local and international indie acts, from 2pm to midnight on Dec 18, at Livecore Bearing 43, Samut Prakan.…

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Thai pilgrim dies on flight from Saudi Arabia

SAMUT PRAKAN: A Thai Muslim man from Pattani died on board a Thai Airways International flight from Jeddah to Suvarnabhum on his return from pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia on Saturday.

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Three family members attacked by pit bull

Three family members were attacked and seriously injured by their male pit bull while they were enjoying a meal at their house in Samut Prakan’s Muang district on Friday night.

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4 held as cops close down investor scam

Police have raided a condominium in Samut Prakan and arrested four suspects allegedly running an investment scam.

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Another alleged Chinese triad boss arrested

Police arrested another alleged triad boss during raids in Bangkok and eight provinces on Wednesday, as the purge of Chinese gangs operating “grey businesses" in Thailand continued.

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Luxury homes raided in Bangkok over Chinese triad probe

Police raided 11 locations across Greater Bangkok on Tuesday, including a luxury housing project in the Lasalle area of Samut Prakan, where most units were found to have been purchased through a nominee with suspected links to a Chinese crime syndicate under investigation, according to a police source.

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