{
  "id": 15703681,
  "title": "Rayong police chief reassigned after karaoke bribe claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/rayong-police-chief-reassigned-after-karaoke-bribe-claims",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T10:50:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Thaiger",
    "slug": "the-thaiger",
    "url": "https://thethaiger.com/news/eastern-thailand/rayong-police-chief-reassigned-after-karaoke-bribe-claims"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A police chief in Rayong has been reassigned following raids on four unlicensed karaoke venues that prompted allegations of monthly protection bribe payments to government officials. Police Colonel Nawin Sinthurat was ordered to leave his duties at Pluak Daeng Police Station on Saturday, October 17, and report to the Rayong Provincial Police Operations Centre. The … The story Rayong police chief…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}