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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

An artist’s rendition of NAPA-1 satellite.

SpySat? Air Force to Launch Its 1st Satellite This Week

BANGKOK — Thailand will launch its first military satellite into space this week, the air force announced today.

Jenphop Appeal Verdict Postponed

AYUTTHAYA — The appeals court on Wednesday pushed back its verdict in the trial of an auto scion accused of killing two students in a fiery wreck two years ago.

BKK Traffic Cops Told to Respect Bosses' Privilege

BANGKOK — Traffic police have been ordered to memorize the license plates and faces of their superiors after Bangkok's police chief complained yesterday that he was asked to take a breathalyzer test despite his insistence that he was not intoxicated.
Buddhist Monks pay their respects at Leicester City soccer club Tuesday Oct. 30, 2018, after Leicester Chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, seen in poster, died along with four other people Saturday evening in a helicopter crash outside King Power Stadium. Photo: Mike Egerton / Associated Press

Leicester to Return to Action Saturday After Death of Owner

Leicester's grieving players will take to the field for the first time since the death of the club's owner in a helicopter crash when...

Bombing Suspect Led Through 2-Day 'Re-enactment' (PHOTOS)

BANGKOK — In body armor, wrist straps and a bright yellow T-shirt, Erawan Shrine bombing suspect Yusufu Mieraili was escorted by a phalanx of police, military and media to locations throughout the Thai capital on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning to participate in a “re-enactment” of his alleged crimes.

Parents Agree To Put A Paragon Gunman In A Mental Institution

BANGKOK - The parents of the 14-year-old Paragon gunman who killed three people in one of Thailand's most terrifying incidents of 2023 agreed to...

Arrested Man 'Matches' Yellow-Shirted Bangkok Bomber

BANGKOK — A man taken into custody in eastern Thailand today "matches the appearance" of the yellow-shirted man seen in CCTV footage leaving a backpack at the Erawan Shrine minutes before a bomb detonated there, killing 20 people.

Thanks COVID: Eatery Takes Name After Virus in Sarcastic Jab

KORAT — A man who lost his restaurant in the coronavirus pandemic is now an owner of a humble eatery in Korat by the name of “COVID-19.”

Hong Kong Tourist Robbed by Bad ‘Good Samaritan’

CHACHOENGSAO — A Thai man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of posing as a tourism official to rob a lost tourist seeking help in Chachoengsao province last week.

The Injured Chinese Man Is Taken To The Hospital By 10 Officials

PATTAYA - An injured Chinese tourist who soaked in blood within Soi Khao Talo, Nong Prue Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province, refused to...

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