The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has dismantled an illegal manufacturing facility and seized 200,000 counterfeit units of Nescafé coffee, Ovaltine cocoa, and Downy fabric softener with an estimated damage value exceeding 2.6 million baht. Police arrested four suspects following complaints from convenience store operators and residents in the Thonburi area who reported being approached by individuals posing as salespeople offering counterfeit branded products at suspiciously low wholesale prices.

Investigators traced the fake goods to a warehouse in Saraburi Province and a storage location in Thung Khru district, leading to coordinated raids at both sites. The operation resulted in the seizure of manufacturing and packaging machinery, approximately 168,588 counterfeit product sachets across 416 boxes, over 55,000 counterfeit packaging materials and printed logos, and raw materials including cocoa powder, coffee powder, milk powder, sugar, and creamer. All four suspects confessed to charges of manufacturing and distributing counterfeit trademark goods designed to deceive consumers into believing they were purchasing genuine branded products.

The Intellectual Property Department reported that over the past year, authorities have handled more than 1,000 counterfeit-related cases and seized over 3.5 million items worth more than 1.2 billion baht. In the first six months of 2025 alone, 457 cases have been prosecuted with seizures exceeding 1.6 million items valued at approximately 800 million baht.

A retired dental professor and clinic owner filed a cyber crime complaint on July 24, 2025, at the Cyber Crime Police Division in Muang Thong Thani, Pathum Thani, alleging he was defrauded of over 20 million baht by a former female employee. The 65-year-old dentist, separated from his wife, had allowed the woman to live in his home after she befriended him and his two doctor daughters, who believed she was trustworthy and hired her as a caregiver.

The fraud was discovered when his daughters noticed his bank account balance declining rapidly and multiple credit cards being maxed out. Investigation revealed the woman had convinced him to invest in a durian export business facing financial difficulties, requesting transfers of money to help. Financial records showed some funds were transferred to accounts linked to online gambling websites.

Before fleeing, the woman obtained informal loans from multiple lenders by posing as the homeowner and showing them the victim's luxury house in Pathum Thani. This resulted in numerous loan collectors visiting the victim's home demanding repayment, causing distress and safety concerns to the family.

Police indicated the case may be classified as a "Hybrid Scam"—combining romance scam tactics to build trust with investment fraud. Investigators will examine the financial trail, recipient accounts, and related URLs. If the case falls under cyber crime jurisdiction, charges will be filed immediately; otherwise, it will be transferred to local investigators. Authorities urged the public, especially retirees with substantial savings, to be cautious of individuals who build relationships before soliciting investment or financial assistance, and recommended family members closely monitor elderly relatives' financial transactions.

On July 24, 2569, Pornchai Nariloedthaphandhun, a board member of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and advisor to the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), delivered a lecture at the Royal Thai Police's "Public-Private Peace and Order Management" training program. His topic was "Technology-Based Crime and Digital Challenges for Economic and Social Development," presented at the Police Education Command of the Royal Thai Police Office.

Pornchai shared his experience in cybersecurity work since his master's-level studies in justice processes, emphasizing digital evidence collection and preservation, proper legal procedures (due process) for prosecution, and establishing criminal liability. What once was a specialized operation for certain units has become essential baseline knowledge for all officers, advancing the justice system to keep pace with modern crime. He also proposed applying classical criminology theory to police and prosecution work to improve case management efficiency.

Pornchai detailed lessons learned from investigating call-center gang operations in Chiang Khong, which he first flagged in 2567 and gained government attention under Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's administration, leading to sustained crackdown operations. He stressed the importance of building early cooperation networks when tools and information were scarce, supported by intelligence from international partners like the International Justice Mission (IJM) and teams from the United States and China, ultimately enabling authorities to map the criminal supply chain successfully.

Portchai concluded that future crime will present greater challenges, and identifying or apprehending masterminds will become harder. Many current regulations address only immediate problems but cannot sustainably eliminate these criminal networks. Therefore, both the NBTC and SEC face the challenge of designing safe regulatory frameworks while relying on proactive police action to break criminal cycles and genuinely reduce harm to the public.

At 1 p.m. on July 24, 2025, at Parliament, MP Vasavat Phuangponsai of the Thai United Party received a letter from Kamonrat, owner of the PTT gas station at Ban Phuea (Ban Nam Yen) in Kantharalak District, Sisaket Province. The station was damaged when a BM-21 rocket struck during a Thailand-Cambodia border clash on July 24, 2024, but she has received no compensation to date.

Vasavat said he has been tracking the case through parliamentary channels and during review of the 2570 fiscal-year budget bill, which should include allocations from the Interior, Defense, and Justice ministries to compensate all affected parties. He also mentioned the case of a person killed by the rocket, who has received no proper compensation after one year. He said he had coordinated with MP Phatrapong Leelapat of Chiang Mai, chair of the House committee on natural disaster and public health emergency prevention and mitigation.

Kamonrat stated that one year has passed since the incident with no progress on the gas station's compensation. She said the matter reached the Prime Minister's Office but no official response has returned to her. Tenants who closed for three months also received no damages. Separately, a customer injured by shrapnel at the 7-11 convenience store inside the station, though later assisted, became disabled, while a 7-11 employee similarly hit by shrapnel has received nothing.

With a trembling voice and tears, Kamonrat appealed: "A year has passed. I beg the government to have compassion. We are using our own money, our children's tuition fees as overdraft payments. We have a business and suffer too. Our children must attend school; we cannot move them to another one. But we must use their tuition to avoid paying interest. It is not that we have money; we suffer equally. The shopkeepers also suffer—they run businesses to support their families. Please help us in this regard."

When asked what compensation she had received in the past year, Kamonrat said she received money from the private sector, and during the initial aftermath, former Interior Ministry official Theerathorn Samretwanit promised that the state would cover the gap between private aid and full compensation. She has submitted documents to claim this, but has received nothing from the government so far. The provincial governor visited only in the early stages and asked her to coordinate with the provincial disaster prevention and mitigation office.

Bass-Fame showcased excellent form to decisively defeat the Japanese pair and advance to the semifinals of the Victor China Open 2026, a World Tour Super 1000 badminton tournament held in China on July 24, 2025. The Thai mixed doubles pair Bas Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Fame Supissara Paewsampran, ranked fourth globally, faced Japan's Yuta Watanabe and Maya Takuchi, ranked 26th, in a quarterfinal encounter.

Bass-Fame dominated the quarterfinal match with a convincing 2-1 victory over their Japanese opponents. The Thai pair won with set scores of 21-11, 19-21, and 21-19 in one hour and three minutes, securing their place in the semifinals against China's top-ranked mixed doubles pair of Jiang Zheng Pang and Wei Ya Xin (ranked 2nd) and Gao Xin Hua and Chen Fang Hui (ranked 6th).

Feast within ICU for infant suspected in death of five day old baby boyLegacyThe parents of a newborn boy who died at a hospital in Ang Thong requested an investigation into his death, raising concerns about a feast held inside the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The couple sought assistance from the Paveena Foundation for Children and Women. They also requested a forensic examination of their son’s body, which was transferred to the Institute of Forensic Medicine at Police General Hospital for an autopsy. According to the parents, their son was born prematurely on July 17 at eight months’ gestation. He was admitted to the NICU and placed in an incubator for close monitoring after birth. The father said a doctor met him shortly after midnight on the day the baby was born and explained that the infant was breathing more rapidly than normal, which could lead to fatigue. The doctor recommended inserting a breathing tube, and the father signed a consent form for the procedure. Photo by Sergey Novikov via Canva The couple said medical staff later informed them that their son’s condition had stabilised and they visited him on July 20 at about 1.30pm. According to the parents, they found five dining tables set up inside the NICU, with doctors, nurses and other staff eating meals in the unit. They claimed one table was positioned only a short distance from their son’s incubator. The couple said a nurse asked them to leave because staff were having a meal. They questioned whether dining inside the NICU was appropriate given the controlled environment required for newborn patients. According to the parents, they raised their concerns with medical staff but were told the gathering would not affect the babies receiving treatment. They also alleged that catering staff entered the unit to serve food without wearing face masks or other protective equipment. Photo via Nation The following day, July 21, the hospital contacted the couple to inform that their son’s condition had worsened overnight. When they arrived at the hospital at about 10am, doctors informed them that the baby had died. According to the parents, doctors said the infant may have developed a bloodstream infection, while the medical documentation listed pulmonary hypertension as the cause of death. The couple also alleged that hospital staff released their son’s body for funeral arrangements and later contacted them to encourage them to proceed with the cremation. Photo by pkanchana via Getty Images Although they held funeral rites, the parents postponed the cremation because they wanted an independent investigation into the cause of death and whether the gathering in the NICU had any connection to the incident. According to the family, the preliminary forensic examination identified a fracture to the baby’s right ankle and an injury to the left front of the skull. However, the cause of death has not yet been determined. Forensic specialists collected blood, tissue and liver samples for further examination. The final results are expected within about two weeks. At the time of publication, the hospital had not issued a public statement responding to the family’s allegations. The story Feast within ICU for infant suspected in death of five day old baby boy as seen on Thaiger News.