3,000 Thai teenagers suffer from sexually transmitted diseases annually,

3,000 Thai teenagers suffer from sexually transmitted diseases annually, a three-fold increase in five years, and gonorrhea and venereal ulcers are the most common infections, the health ministry reported on Thursday.Dr Manit Theeratantikanont, director-general of the Disease Control Department, said STDs were spreading among Thai teenagers at an appalling rate.The incidence of infection had risen three-fold in the past five years, from 1,000 patients to 3,000 a year.The most common diseases were gonorrhea and chancroids, followed by venereal warts and HIV/Aids.More young men suffer from such diseases than females, he said.The concern is that more youngsters in the 14-15 age group are getting STDs, he said.Young people are starting to have sex as young as...

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Fresh-faced youths with an air of naivety are being used as "tools" by ruthless drug gangs to help peddle their wares.

Fresh-faced youths with an air of naivety are being used as "tools" by ruthless drug gangs to help peddle their wares.But police have become wise to the practice of recruiting young drug mules.The arrest of three teenage boys aged 16 to 17 and the seizure of 12 speed pills last Sunday morning surprised officers who said they never suspected teens would be involved with a drug ring.These boys, as well as other youngsters who have never been addicted to drugs, are being recruited by gangs to deliver drugs to customers, Tao Pun police station deputy superintendent of crime suppression Sathit Sangpraphai said.Police who were inspecting houses along Khao Larm alley in Tao Pun on the last day of the Songkran holiday last week spotted "irregular behaviour" by a group of three teens on a motorcycle.The...

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“Bangkok Noir” has become something of a buzzword in recent months

“Bangkok Noir” has become something of a buzzword in recent months, although more cynical minds might deduce that it’s little more than an attempt to spin the work of local crime writers such as Christopher G. Moore and John Burdett into an authentic genre, bracketing their books with the likes of James Ellroy or even Raymond Chandler and hoping a little of the critical credibility rubs off. Artist Chris Coles is happy to be seen as part of the movement, to the extent that his new book of his paintings is called “Navigating the Bangkok Noir.” In his hands, the Bangkok night becomes “a Darwinistic and brutal stage on which humans from all over the planet, rich and poor, dark and white, tall and short, fat and slim, civilized and uncouth, intelligent and incredibly dumb,...

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Thai tour guide surrendered himself to the police confessing that he had shot dead one Japanese tourist and wounded another

Thai tour guide surrendered himself to the police confessing that he had shot dead one Japanese tourist and wounded another, after a heated argument during the trekking in Chiang Rai, northern Thailand.On 26th April, 2011 the tour guide, Apichart Inphisak, 41, turned himself in to the police and admitted to the crime that he had committed earlier at 10 a.m.Mr. Inphisak guided two Japanese tourists, Hiromichi Nagano, 59 and Takushi Condo, 43, to Chiang Rai mountainous area, visiting the Lisu people, a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group.Takushi was constantly complaining and cursing especially about the tour while travelling in the green Suzuki jeep, Mr. Inshisak said.Even when they were trekking in the woods, the complaining continued, he added.When Mr. Inshisak could not tolerate the criticism any...

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Thai tour guide surrendered himself to the police confessing that he had shot dead one Japanese tourist and wounded another

Thai tour guide surrendered himself to the police confessing that he had shot dead one Japanese tourist and wounded another, after a heated argument during the trekking in Chiang Rai, northern Thailand.On 26th April, 2011 the tour guide, Apichart Inphisak, 41, turned himself in to the police and admitted to the crime that he had committed earlier at 10 a.m.Mr. Inphisak guided two Japanese tourists, Hiromichi Nagano, 59 and Takushi Condo, 43, to Chiang Rai mountainous area, visiting the Lisu people, a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group.Takushi was constantly complaining and cursing especially about the tour while travelling in the green Suzuki jeep, Mr. Inshisak said.Even when they were trekking in the woods, the complaining continued, he added.When Mr. Inshisak could not tolerate the criticism any...

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Two lady boys stole a golden chain from a drunk male tourist in order to pay for their accommodation rental.

Patttaya, 27th April 2011 [PDN]: At 2.00 a.m., Police Lieutenant Wisanu Chaisuwan (Deputy Suppressing Inspector of Pattaya Police Department) was informed of a robbery at Naklua, Soi 18.The police captured both suspects at Pattaya Soi 2, Sai 2 Rd, where they attempted to escape.Wuttichai Sawangdee, 16, confessed that he had stolen a golden chain from a male tourist with the accomplice of his partner in crime, Ekkapun Jumroen, 20. The suspects rode their motorbike next to the tourist man and offered him sexual services, the police said.However, as the drunk tourist appeared vulnerable, the suspects snatched his golden chain and escaped immediately, police added.Sawangdee explained they had stolen the golden chain because they needed money to pay for their accommodation rental of 2,500...

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police force surrounded a drug dealer’s house before exchanging gunfire and making the arrest along with other suspects.

Pattaya, 22nd April 2011 [PDN]: At 4 p.m., Police General Intipond Poetong and more than 20 other officers surrounded the crack house of a drug dealer.Mr. Tanongsak or Aum Saedmai, 30, who lived in Piyawat Village, Bangpuek had also allegedly shot a tourist on Songkran Day.The police had blocked all entrances and requested for complete co-operation from the people in the house.  However, Mr. Tanongsak refused to surrender.  Instead he fired at the police before attempted escaping through the window.    But the police shot him down and immediately seized him.15 people – 5 women and 10 men were found taking Amphetamines inside the house.Weapons found in the house included two 11mm. guns and more than 100 cartridges.   Also drugs discovered in the house...

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undercover drugs operation in order to capture a Ya-Ice agent.

Ms. Suparat Khunthikrama, 29 of Udorn Thani was caught in possession of 0.32 grams of Ya-Ice at Sermsri Apartment.She confessed that she purchased the drugs from another agent in Pattaya and distributed them to local bar girls, who were her primary customers. The police detained Ms. Khunthikrama for further investigation along with the Ya-Ice drugs as evidence.Based on the suspect’s confession, the police conducted another uncover operation and arrested a Korean agent, Mr. Kang Meongchel, 45 in possession of 1.44 grams of Ya-Ice.He confessed his drugs were supplied by a Korean friend in Bangkok and his targeted customers were Pattaya tourists.Mr. Kang was detained for further investigation and prosecution along with the evidence, the police said. The officers added that three customers (1)...

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Indonesia jails Australian drugs smuggler to 18 years

Australian man was sentenced to 18 years in jail by an Indonesian court for smuggling drugs into the resort island of Bali.Michael Sacatides, 43, was arrested in October as he passed through customs after landing on an AirAsia flight from Bangkok with 1.7 kilogrammes (3.7 pounds) of methamphetamine in his luggage at Bali International Airport."The defendant was proven guilty of drug smuggling and sentenced to 18 years," chief judge Sigit Sutanto told Denpasar district court on Monday."He never admitted that the drug belonged to him," the judge said referring to the reason why he was given two years higher than the prosecutors' recommendation of 16 years."He committed a crime which could harm our young generation and it's against the government's campaign to eliminate drug use," Sutanto added.The...

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Election watch on gunmen for hire

Crime Suppression Division police throughout the country have been instructed to keep a close watch on the movements of known gunmen who may be hired to kill ahead of the general election.CSD commander Pol Maj-Gen Supisan Pakdinaruenart said special attention wasa being give to a 50 people  blacklisted as gunmen for hire.These shooters were often hired by politicians or other influential people to get rid of their opponents, particularly political canvassers, prior to a general election.The CSD will also follow up any suspicious financial transactions made by influential persons in all regions, he said.Special attention will also be given to provinces where assassinations of political canvassers and candidates are frequient -- such as Phetchaburi, Chon Buri and...

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