Thailand's Immigration Chief has also warned foreigners staying longer than three months in Thailand to make their 90 day reports or face fines.
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Immigration Police have held a policy briefing for hotel operators, urging them to report foreign visitors and abide by law or face fines. Acting commander of Thailand’s Immigration, Pol Lt Gen Sompong Chingduang invited representatives of hoteliers, educational institutes and private enterprises to the meeting. The objective of the meeting was to […]
62 year-old Kazuhiko Yamazaki, an alleged member of the Yakuza gang in Okinawa, Japan, was arrested following a request by the Japanese Embassy.
BANGKOK – Thailand Immigration authorities have arrested an alleged Japanese Yakuza gangster and an alleged Chinese fugitive wanted in China for real estate fraud. Acting Immigration Chief Pol Lt Gen Sompong Chingduang said 62 year-old Kazuhiko Yamazaki, an alleged member of the Yakuza gang in Okinawa, Japan, was arrested following a request by the Japanese […]
Thailand's Immigration police 24 found to be visa overstay, 3 had illegally entered the country and the remaining 21 were "accompanying persons"
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Immigration Police Bureau chief Pol Lt-General Sompong Chingdoung told a press briefing yesterday that Immigration Police have arrested 48 Pakistani Nationals at an apartment in Bangkok’s Bang Na district. Pol Lt-General Sompong said Children were among a total of 48 Pakistani nationals rounded up by Thailand Immigration police this week most had […]
The German was detained on an Interpol Red Notice and charged with overstaying his tourist visa, he will be extradited back to Germany
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Immigration police have arrested a 43 year-old German man on an Interpol Red Notice warrant and also charged him with overstaying his tourist visa. Sascha Arnold Durst, 43, was detained this week in Thailand’s north-central province of Phetchabun. Pol.Lt. Gen. Pong Pong Anan (Translated from Thai) told Thai Media that Phetchabun Immigration […]
The biometrics device can scan any face-lifted suspects and fingerprints which cannot be changed, thus raising the confidence of travelers in the airport’s safety measures.
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Immigration police are field testing a facial and fingerprint identification Biometrics system to enhance immigration checkpoints nationwide. Biometrics is a device used worldwide to scan persons coming into or going out of the country on land, sea and air, especially regarding suspected face-lifted transnational criminals and passport forgery. Pol. Lt. Gen. Tinaphat […]
