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Crime, Courts, Calamity

Bad things happen to good people; good things happen to bad people.

Ayutthaya Sweatshop Busted For Employing Laotian Child Labour

AYUTTHAYA — Police raided a gold jewelry shop in Ayutthaya province this morning where three Laotian children were reportedly forced to work for less than 20 baht a day.

Partygoers Fined for Flouting Virus Rules on Koh Phangan

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — More than a hundred participants in a party in a bar on a popular Thai island, including 89 foreigners, received suspended jail terms and fines Thursday for breaking national coronavirus restrictions.

Korean Wakes on Sidewalk, Rams Car into BTS Thong Lo



BANGKOK — A Korean man who decided to take a snooze on a Sukhumvit Road sidewalk in his brand new Mercedes-Benz woke yesterday to discover it couldn’t take the stairs at BTS Thong Lo.

25 Test Positive for Drugs in Raid of Secret Bangkok Bar

BANGKOK — A secretive Bangkok bar was busted early Wednesday morning for operating after hours, a raid in which 25 revelers tested positive for illegal drug use.

Thailand Reports 1st Domestic Coronavirus Transmission

BANGKOK — Five additional people tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus in Thailand including one person who has no history of travels to China, health officials said.

Water Damage Rising: Flood Insurance Around the World 

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The catastrophic flooding unleashed on Texas by Harvey was unprecedented. Elsewhere in the world, from Bangkok to Bucharest, flooding associated with...

'Drunk' Captain Grounds Tourist Boat on Pattaya Beach

CHONBURI — A captain has been arrested for driving his tourist boat at full-speed onto a popular beach in Pattaya last night.

A Drunk Ghanaian Driver Hits Three Workers In Chiang Mai

CHIANG MAI - The first accident occurred in the midst of Chiang Mai city, caused by a drunk driver after the government extended the...

Thailand’s Worst-Case Plan for Coronavirus Revealed

BANGKOK — Military field hospitals and closure of facilities like schools and prisons will be introduced if the coronavirus epidemic took a turn for the worse, a government source said Thursday.

14 Rail Services Suspended Due To Bomb Attack in South

NARATHIWAT — A bomb on a train track this morning in the restive southern province of Narathiwat has forced 14 train services to halt their operation in the region.

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