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

Left, Siriwan Butpetch slaps Matthayom 1 students. Right, Siriwan Butpetch talks to press Tuesday. Photo: one31 / YouTube

Teacher Slaps Students for Not Doing English Homework, Gets Off Scot-Free

SAMUT SAKHON — No disciplinary action has been taken against a teacher who slapped students repeatedly for not doing their English homework, a school official said Thursday.
A file photo of plastic rubbish collected from a beach in Chumphon province.

Greenpeace Implicates 5 Global Brands in Plastic Trash at Top Tourist Sites

BANGKOK — An environmental group on Tuesday named Coca-Cola and Nestlé among the global companies responsible for much of the plastic pollution in Thailand’s top tourist destinations.

Hundreds Besiege Police Dept. to Seek Road Rage Man Who ‘Insults Thailand’

BANGKOK — A man whose incoherent rant prompted a massive outrage on social media that spilled into a real-life protest apologized Thursday for his inflammatory words.

Locked and Loaded: Thai Cops Join ‘Tetris Challenge’

LAMPANG — The police in northern Thailand arrested the attention of netizens nationwide after they tried their hand at the “Tetris Challenge,” the latest global internet craze.
Drone footage of elephant carcasses at the base of Haew Narok Waterfall on Oct. 5.

Officials Struggle to Retrieve Six Elephants Who Died at Waterfall

Update: Environment minister Varawut Silpa-archa said on Tuesday that rangers found five more elephants died from the fall. A total of 11 elephants died in...
Bang Phlat Intersection enshrouded in PM 2.5 smog on Sept. 30, 2019.

Mask On: PM2.5 Smog Returns to Bangkok

BANGKOK — Mask on, it’s not fog. The capital on Monday morning found itself ranked as the second most polluted city in the world, according to an independent monitoring service.
Students playing tug of war with a liquor mascot during an anti-alcohol event at the Victory Monument on July 31, 2018.

One in 10 Thais Have Marital Problems Due to Alcohol, Survey Says

BANGKOK — About 10 percent of Thais say they have experienced marital and family problems because of someone else’s drinking habit, according to a...
A still from CCTV footage showing Rachadech Wongtabutr carrying Thitima’s unconscious body up the elevator at his condominium on Sept. 16. Photo: Thitima Noraphanpiphat / Facebook

Autopsy Says ‘Abducted’ Model May Have Been Raped

BANGKOK — Ten people have been questioned in connection to the suspected abduction and sexual assault of a promotional model, who was found dead...
Bin Banluerit, left, receives a cash donation on Sept. 18, 2019 in Ubon Ratchathani.

Bin Banluerit Won’t Pool Flood Relief Funds With Gov’t

UBON RATCHATHANI — An actor who has fundraised more than 355 million baht for flood relief efforts said Thursday he won’t pool the funds with the government’s own fundraising efforts.

Isaan Flood Update: Gov’t Dinner Party Cancelled, Donation Race Begins

BANGKOK — Government leaders and TV personalities on Tuesday are soliciting donations to assist those affected by ongoing floods in the northeast that have claimed at least 30 lives.

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