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Against a politically and diplomatically difficult backdrop, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has come back from England having scored a few more hard points thanks to his refusal to avoid direct challenges on the state of Thailand's democracy. A mini showdown with fugitive activist Ji Ungpakorn at a forum on Saturday capped a politically charged visit during which the "legitimacy" of his office faced tough questions along with the Kingdom's lese majeste law. But, according to British Ambassador Quinton Quayle, Abhisit's perceived willingness to address the problems of Thai democracy was well noted.

Foreigners from nearly fifty countries are exploiting the Land of Smiles to make smiles of their own with money and assets they reap from plundering Thai victims. Street pilfering by Cambodians and Vietnamese, the hacking of ATM card information by Malaysian gangs and robberies in luxury hotels by Pakistanis and Iranians are among nine criminal types categorised by Phanthana Nutchanart, an investigator with the Trans-national Crime Co-ordination Centre. The agency is controlled by the Central Investigation Bureau.

Foreigners from nearly fifty countries are exploiting the Land of Smiles to make smiles of their own with money and assets they reap from plundering Thai victims. Street pilfering by Cambodians and Vietnamese, the hacking of ATM card information by Malaysian gangs and robberies in luxury hotels by Pakistanis and Iranians are among nine criminal types categorised by Phanthana Nutchanart, an investigator with the Trans-national Crime Co-ordination Centre. The agency is controlled by the Central Investigation Bureau.

Foreigners from nearly fifty countries are exploiting the Land of Smiles to make smiles of their own with money and assets they reap from plundering Thai victims. Street pilfering by Cambodians and Vietnamese, the hacking of ATM card information by Malaysian gangs and robberies in luxury hotels by Pakistanis and Iranians are among nine criminal types categorised by Phanthana Nutchanart, an investigator with the Trans-national Crime Co-ordination Centre. The agency is controlled by the Central Investigation Bureau.

Foreigners from nearly fifty countries are exploiting the Land of Smiles to make smiles of their own with money and assets they reap from plundering Thai victims. Street pilfering by Cambodians and Vietnamese, the hacking of ATM card information by Malaysian gangs and robberies in luxury hotels by Pakistanis and Iranians are among nine criminal types categorised by Phanthana Nutchanart, an investigator with the Trans-national Crime Co-ordination Centre. The agency is controlled by the Central Investigation Bureau.