Thailand’s Virus Test Number Trails Behind S. Korea, But Surpasses Japan
BANGKOK — Approximately 70,000 people have been tested for coronavirus in Thailand so far, health officials said on Tuesday, the same day they reported one more fatality claimed by the virus.
74 Arrests in This Week’s Edition of ‘X-Ray Outlaw Foreigner’
BANGKOK — Seventy-four foreigners were arrested in the latest edition of what’s become a weekly photo op promoting police raids foreigners suspected of illegal activities.
Gunmen Kill 2 Monks in Southern Temple Attack
NARATHIWAT — Police on Saturday were still looking for the gunmen who attacked a temple in the Deep South, killing two Buddhist monks and injuring two others.
Video Sparks Arrest of Police in Drug Suspect’s Death
BANGKOK (AP) — Four Thai police officers charged with murder in connection with the deadly shakedown of a suspected drug dealer in custody were arrested Wednesday after a video clip of the incident shared on social media caused a public furor.
Cop Granted Bail After Raping Myanmar Suspect in Custody
SURAT THANI — A police officer was charged and dismissed from the force on Friday, pending an investigation, for allegedly raping a Myanmar national who was being held at a police station on Koh Samui .
You Just Got 44’d : Prayuth Suspends Bangkok Governor
BANGKOK — Invoking his emergency power, junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha on Thursday suspended the governor of Bangkok indefinitely without pay, citing an ongoing graft investigation against him.
Body of Missing German Is Found Shredded In Freezer
Police found the lifeless body of German man Hans Peter Ralter Mack, 62, shredded and stuffed inside a large freezer, 1.5 metres long, Monday...
Thailand Mourns Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother; Funeral Plans Begin
Thailand’s government declared a year of official mourning for civil servants following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother, as Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul led the nation in expressing grief and gratitude
Why ‘Thailand 4.0’ Ambitions Are No Laughing Matter
BANGKOK — The term “Thailand 4.0” emerged about a year or so ago and has since been thrown around in a number of different contexts with little explanation.
Bone, Flesh Found off Koh Tao in Search for Russian Woman
KOH TAO — Bone fragments, flesh and a diving mask were found Thursday off Koh Tao’s Chalok Ban Kao Beach, nearly a week after the search began for a missing Russian tourist.
