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Thai Tourist Police won applause for a second time this week after they tracked down a wristwatch lost by a Qatari tourist.

Thai Tourist Police won a feather in their cap when they tracked down the luggage of two Saudi Arabian tourists in the early hours of Sunday.

A special task force from the Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA) swooped in and arrested a senior tourist police officer and his accomplice for allegedly collecting protection money from local entertainment businesses.

Two Indian travellers that Chonburi public health office have been searching for since Tuesday (January 4) after they tested positive for Covid-19 were found to be treated at Lerdsin Hospital in Bangkok’s Bangrak district, said Pol. Maj. Gen. Aphichart Suriboonya, deputy chief of tourist police at 7pm of Tuesday.

Tourist Police Bureau’s “New Year New Normal 2022” campaign launched on Monday will see more security checkpoints set up nationwide with officers on hand to provide assistance and promote safer travel across Thailand.

The Tourist Police Bureau on Wednesday launched a mobile application "Tourist Police i lert u" to provide emergency response as well as general assistance to tourists and therefore promote safer travel in Thailand.

Tourist police in Kamphaeng Phet are looking for clues as they try to trace to a group of men whose nude photos have been circulating online.

Taxi problems were the biggest issue for tourist police last year among thousands of arrests, the Tourist Police Bureau said on Wednesday.

The Phuket Tourist Police are poised to improve marine and coastal safety by setting up service centres on Phuket beaches, starting with Kamala and Karon beaches.

Tourist police will soon conclude their focus on all 1,400 Nigerians living in Thailand, deputy tourist police chief Pol Maj-General Surachet Hakpal said on Saturday.

Tourist police plan to visit 1,400 Nigerians in Thailand next week to check that they have no connection with criminal activities, deputy tourist police chief Pol Maj Gen Surachet Hakpal said on Friday.

Police will propose tighter visa screening of Ugandans and Nigerians after another two Ugandans were arrested on charges of romance scamming, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.