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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

3 Days After Causing 2 Road Deaths, Auto Scion Not Yet Charged



AYUTTHAYA — Police have yet to press any charges against the owner of a luxury car dealership who slammed his Mercedes Benz into another car on a highway, killing the two motorists inside.

Job Opportunity: Snitch on People Polluting Bangkok Canals

BANGKOK — See a neighbor dumping a washing machine or mattress into the waterways of the Venice of the East? Call the city authorities and get paid half the fine, officials said Wednesday evening.

Leaky Roof at Government House to Be Fixed – for 6 Million Baht

BANGKOK — Thursday was the first day of repairs of a leaky roof at Government House – which will cost taxpayers a whopping 6 million baht.

Prayuth to Visit Flooded Region as Death Toll Climbs

BANGKOK — Four days into a massive flooding crisis that has killed 11 across much of the country, prime minister and junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha said Tuesday he would visit the affected region.

Two Men Jailed for Life For Mall Bombing

PATTANI — A southern court sentenced two men to life in prison Thursday for engineering a car bomb attack that injured more than 50 people.
Security force at the scene on July 3, 2020.

Botched Raid in Deep South Left 1 Officer Dead

PATTANI — Police on Friday said a security officer was killed during a search operation in Pattani province.

No Official Caught Virus From Infected Gov. ‘Because They Wore Masks’

SAMUT SAKHON — Alarm was raised when words came out that Samut Sakhon Gov. Veerasak Vijitsaengsri tested positive for the coronavirus in late December – just one day after he toured the province and held meetings with scores of government officials central to the effort to contain the pandemic.

The Serial Killer And The Actress Are Both Accused Of Purchasing Cyanide

The suspect in serial murder, Am Cyanide, or Sararat Rangsiwutthaporn, and the famous actress Ice Preechaya Pongthananikorn, were among the 31 people reported by...

Suspected Italian-Thai Workers Camp Arsonist Arrested

BANGKOK — A suspect was arrested Thursday evening in connection with the recent fire at a construction workers camp near Don Mueang Airport.

Three Hua Hin Bomb Suspects Charged With Murder

PHETCHABURI — Three suspects already sought in connection with the August bomb attacks were accused of murder Tuesday in fresh arrest warrants approved by a military court.

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