Arrests of Visa Scofflaws Good for Tourism: Big Joke
BANGKOK — Nearly 500 foreigners were arrested this week on visa violations in the latest raid police said early Friday morning will benefit tourism.
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Phuket Police Arrest Two Young Russian Women for Prostitution
PHUKET - Patong police in Phuket Province detained two Russian women, ages 18 and 23, after an investigation revealed that they were secretly selling...
Man Kills 5 In Texas After Family Complained About Gunfire
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A man went next door with a rifle and began shooting his neighbors, killing an 8-year-old and four others inside...
DSI Custody Death Was Foul Play, Not Suicide: Court
BANGKOK — Thailand’s special investigations agency said Sunday it has ordered a disciplinary probe into four staff members after a court ruled that a...
Bangkok Man Livestreams Sleeping Woman Then Rapes Her: Police
SAMUT PRAKAN — A standoff lasting seven hours at a hotel in southeast metro Bangkok ended Wednesday night with a man arrested on suspicion of livestreaming a woman as she slept and then raping her.
Foreigners Arrested After Raid on Forgery Ring Leads to Body in Fridge
BANGKOK — A police officer was shot in a raid on an alleged forgery den in southwest Bangkok on Friday afternoon which turned up five foreign suspects, firearms, drugs and a dead body in a refrigerator.
Thai Teacher’s Tale of Injustice Ignites Public Sympathies
BANGKOK — A teacher imprisoned for a year and a half for killing a motorcyclist on the road has gone public with a story of injustice and police incompetence that a court will soon hear.
Local Official Accused of Pedophilia Resigns, Cites Sickness Instead
PHANG NGA — A district official who allegedly appeared in a clip fondling a girl has instead blamed paralysis for his resignation.
Three Killed in Two Successive Pattani Shootings
PATTANI — Two shootings occurred Tuesday morning in the southern border province of Pattani killing three people.
Fugitive American Pedophile Suspect Arrested on Samui
SAMUI — A fugitive American pedophile suspect was apprehended on a southern Thai island after he’d been hiding in Thailand for a year, reportedly taking teaching jobs around the country.
