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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

Bangkok Bomb Plotters Linked to Southern Insurgency: Police

BANGKOK — Three men arrested for allegedly plotting bomb attacks in Bangkok were involved in the southern separatist movement, a senior police officer said Thursday.
Rescue personnel lift an injured worker Tuesday from the debris of a collapsed temple bell tower in west Bangkok.

Bangkok Temple Bell Tower Collapses, Killing 1

BANGKOK — A bell tower under renovation at an old Bangkok temple collapsed Tuesday, killing one and injuring 11.

Serial Groping Suspect From Viral Video in Police Custody

BANGKOK — Police arrested Thursday morning a serial groper accused of fondling women’s breasts on Bangkok’s public buses.

Koh Tao Murders: Celebrity Scientist Takes Stand For Defense

SURAT THANI – A celebrity forensic scientist called by lawyers defending two Burmese men on murder charges said today she will present her findings today at their trial today.

An Exploding Fire Extinguisher That Killed a Student Has No Safety Valve

A fire extinguisher exploded during a school's annual fire drill Friday, killing one student and injuring 21 others at Rajavinit Mathayom School in Bangkok’s...

Testimony Postponed Over Payout, Jenphop Opens up Outside Court

AYUTTHAYA — A highly anticipated court hearing at which a man charged with killing two grad students in a car crash last year was scrapped Wednesday.

Media Zeroes In On Superstitions in Deadly Train-Bus Crash

CHACHOENGSAO — The collision between a tour and a cargo train that left at least 19 people dead in Chachoengsao on Sunday...

Celebrity Dies, Paparazzi Frenzies, Public Rages Against Media Machine



BANGKOK — Wind the clock back three months ago to a time when many people, especially those who don’t watch lakorn, had never heard of Thrissadee “Por” Sahawong.
Capt. Ekkachai Pengjan, left, stands Sunday next to an investigator by a car he was accused of breaking into at the police headquarters in Bangkok.

Cop Busted Breaking Into Car, Stealing – At Police HQ

BANGKOK — A security police officer was caught red-handed breaking into another officer’s car and stealing properties of the Royal Thai Police headquarters in Bangkok, police said Sunday.

Ex-Monk Acquitted of Lese Majeste for Royal Forgery

BANGKOK — A former monk accused of fabricating ties to the monarchy was on Wednesday convicted of fraud but acquitted of royal defamation.

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