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The iCon Group case Spreads to Politics After Leaked ‘Deity’ Audio Clips

Public interest in The iCon Group case has shifted from celebrity actors to politicians and government officials. Nearly 1,100 victims have registered, with total damages amounting to no less than 400 million baht.

Thai Entrepreneur Convicted in Bogus Bomb Detector Scam

BANGKOK — A court on Wednesday sentenced a businessman to nine years in prison for selling phony bomb detectors to a royal guard unit.
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Phuket Authorities Conduct Extensive Land Inquiry After Swiss Man Case

PHUKET - Even though Mr. Fehr, also known as David, the Swiss man accused of kicking a female doctor, is currently facing deportation, he...

Fugitive Killer ‘Kid the Ripper’ Arrested on Korat Train, Cops Say

NAKHON RATCHASIMA — A man accused of murdering six women was apprehended on a train in the northeast on Wednesday, police said.

‘Possessed by Ghosts,’ Villagers Force Neighbors to Strip

By Teernai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter

SA KAEO — Two women and one man in eastern Thailand are facing charges for forcing their family members and neighbors to strip naked in the street of their village, reportedly on the order of a ghost.
Photo released by the Department of Corrections shows British citizen Mark Rumble at Bangkok Remand Prison prior to his extradition, with his face blurred out.

Officials Say British Convict Not Infected by Coronavirus

BANGKOK — Top corrections official on Wednesday refuted a claim published in a British tabloid that a British inmate extradited from Thai prison was infected with a new strain of coronavirus.

Swiss Hairdresser’s 9-Year Illegal Business Ends in Koh Phangan Arrest

Swiss hairdresser arrested for operating Oliver Twist salon on Koh Phangan for 9 years with recently expired visa.
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British Tourists Caught with 140kg of Cannabis at Samui Airport

In a major drug smuggling bust, authorities at Samui International Airport seized 140 kilograms of dried cannabis flowers valued at approximately 4 million baht ($118,340) from four British nationals and one Malaysian citizen

Police Clarify Koh Tao Victim's Cellphone 'Planting'

BANGKOK — Thai police have dismissed the accusation that they planted evidence on the Burmese men accused of murdering two British backpackers in southern Thailand three weeks ago.
Loose telephone wires at the scene where two tourists were swept off their motorcycle in Kanchanaburi City on Jan. 19, 2020.

2 Tourists Swept Off Road by Loose Cable

KANCHANABURI — Police on Monday said they are investigating who was responsible for a hanging cable that nearly decapitated a foreign motorcyclist yesterday.

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