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CRIMEPregnant woman says temple theft was act of desperation

14/02/2012 : A pregnant woman caught trying to steal money from a temple donation box for a second time begged not to be sent to prison yesterday, saying she had been acting out of desperation.
Capital market crimes centre set up

13/02/2012 : The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has set up a centre for prevention and suppression of crime in the financial and capital markets.

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Tunnel vision approach to war on drugs
06/02/2012 : The Narcotics Suppression Bureau is going hi-tech in its efforts to detect drugs in transit through the two northern provinces of Phrae and Lampang _ a major transportation route.
Motorbike taxis ask Chalerm for help
03/02/2012 : Motorcycle taxi drivers on Friday sought help from Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung, seeking protection from extortion by criminal gangs.
Pirated discs seized in Ubon
03/02/2012 : Police on Friday confiscated more than 10,000 pirated DVDs, VCDs and music CDs in central Ubon Ratchathani.
Khmer Rouge jailer's sentence increased to life
03/02/2012 : A Khmer Rouge jailer who oversaw the deaths of some 15,000 people had his sentence increased to life Friday, bringing down the curtain on a landmark first case at Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court.
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Taxi extortion racket tackled
02/02/2012 : Wan Yubamrung, adviser to the deputy transport minister, has announced his plan to revamp the registration and licensing process for motorcycle taxi drivers in Bangkok to tackle extortion.
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'Special zone' to house 500 drug inmates
31/01/2012 : The Corrections Department is gearing up to transfer about 500 prisoners who have been convicted of serious drug offences to Khao Bin Central Prison's "special zone" next month.
Chuvit: I'll talk only to the police chief
30/01/2012 : Opposition MP Chuvit Kamolvisit insisted on Monday he was serious about exposing illegal casinos operating in Bangkok, but said he would in future give information only to the national police chief.
Govt wants to isolate drug addict prisoners
30/01/2012 : The Department of Corrections is considering separating drug-case inmates suspected of keeping up their connections with the illicit drug trade outside prison from other prisoners.
Rise in gun crime alarms police
30/01/2012 : Violent crime is on the rise in Bangkok as troublemakers, and particularly teenagers, are increasingly reaching for guns during brawls and in drug-related incidents.
Outlaws on the Mekong
28/01/2012 : The brutal murders of 13 Chinese crew members of two Chinese-flagged boats on the Mekong River on Oct 5 last year are discouraging many sailors who fear they could be the next victims.