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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

Gunman Who Fired 40 Shots Close to Chula Uni Arrested

BANGKOK — Police said they are searching for a man who fired at least 40 shots in public close to Chulalongkorn University on Friday morning.
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Bad Feng Shui, ‘Blasphemous’ Paintings Blamed for Korat Mass Shooting

NAKHON RATCHASIMA — As pundits and experts are debating what led to a mass shooting that killed 29 people in Korat over the weekend, some are seeing the works of the supernatural.

Donations for Victims of Korat Killings Top 23 Million Baht

BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Cash donations and funds raised to assist victims of Thailand's weekend mass shooting have reached up to 23 million baht (735,764 U.S. dollars), said Nakhon Ratchasima governor Wichian Chantharanothai, on Tuesday.

Final Moments of Korat Shooting Victims Show a Pattern of Sacrifice

NAKHON RATCHASIMA — Among the victims killed by a disgruntled soldier in Korat over the weekend of Feb. 8 - 9, 2020, were a police officer who tried to block the killer’s path with his truck, a mall guard who bought time for shoppers to escape, and a woman who used her body as a shield for her daughter.

Families of Korat Shooting Victims Wait for Answers, Bodies

NAKHON RATCHASIMA (AP) — Sirirat Nualraksa blinked back tears as the ambulances delivered gurneys bearing cloth-shrouded bodies to the morgue of a public hospital after a vengeful Thai soldier killed 29 people and wounded dozens of others in a shopping mall rampage.

Korat Mass Shooting: Army to Revise Security Protocols

KORAT — Army officials on Sunday said they will implement additional security measures at military bases to prevent another mass shooting like the one that left 30 people dead in Nakhon Ratchasima over the weekend.

Police, Army Besiege Shopping Mall to Search for Soldier Who Kills 20

KORAT — A combined operation of army and police is laying siege to a shopping mall in Nakhon Ratchasima where a gunman who shot dead at least 20 people is believed to be hiding.

No Tourists, No Buyers: Pratunam Vendors Hit Hard by Coronavirus Phobia

BANGKOK — Business owners and vendors at the once-bustling Pratunam Market say they are bearing the brunt of a massive drop in tourism amid the coronavirus epidemic.

Anutin: Farangs Who Don’t Wear Masks ‘Should Be Kicked Out’

BANGKOK — Health minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Friday slammed foreign tourists who refused to wear face masks handed out by the government, saying they “should be kicked out.”

‘I Don’t Hate Chinese,’ Taxi Driver Speaks Out After Coronavirus Recovery

BANGKOK — One of the Thais infected with coronavirus was declared safe by the health ministry at a news conference on Wednesday, where he also spoke to the media about his ordeal.

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