Drug haul
Six Myanmar nationals were presented to the media after being arrested on June 7 for trafficking 14 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine in Pathum Thani’s Thanyaburi district.
Sudden attack
Police shoot knife-wielding man
A police officer shot a man dead after he entered Pratunam Chulalongkorn police station in Pathum Thani province on June 7 wielding a knife.
Pairat Wannee, an investigator on duty, said the incident occurred about 6:30 am. The man, identified as Assanichaipol Charoenwinij, 30, of Pathum Thani’s Thanyaburi district, burst past the front desk of the station, alerting police. Paisith Onsongchan then opened fire at Assanichaipol with a handgun, hitting him in the chest.
Big brother
Government agencies share ID info
The cabinet has approved the Interior Ministry’s request to share the photo IDs of Thai citizens with 22 other state agencies for law enforcement purposes.
Deputy government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said on June 3 that the approval means these agencies can view the photo IDs of Thai nationals in the database belonging to the Interior Ministry’s Department of Provincial Administration.
Agencies working on security issues need more than just the date of birth and registered residence of suspects for a wide range of investigations, officials said.
EASY NEWS FOR M1-3
Southern unrest
Military car attacked
A military truck was attacked. It happened in Pattani’s Nong Chik district on June 4. Southern terrorists used a bomb to destroy the truck. Eight soldiers were injured and sent to a nearby hospital.
Vocabulary
- wield (v): to hold something, ready to use it as a weapon or tool
burst (v): to go or move somewhere suddenly
enforcement (n): an act to make sure that people obey a particular law or rule
