Premchai Indicted for Illegal Firearms Possession
BANGKOK — Prosecutors on Tuesday indicted a construction mogul accused of poaching in a wildlife sanctuary for a seventh offense.
Bangkok Woman Rescued From Facebook Live Beating
BANGKOK — Her face battered black and blue, the young woman was forced to slap her own face and repeat how she had wronged the man threatening to kill her in slurred speech on camera.
Weed Fans Head to Highland to Spark Hope For Legal Thai Bud
BANGKOK — Tribeswomen from the north on Saturday taught urbanites to weave fiber made from hemp, while other marijuana enthusiast crowded to learn how to make bamboo bongs.
Police Raid Khaosan, Nana in National Sweep of Foreigners
BANGKOK — Sixteen foreign nationals were arrested in metropolitan Bangkok as part of a nationwide sweep that led to 66 taken into custody nationwide, police said Thursday.
Politico’s Daughter Arrested Packing Grenades For Songkran
AMNAT CHAROEN — A former politician’s daughter was arrested Monday for carrying two hand grenades in her bag to play Songkran.
Activists Wanted Over March on Army HQ Turn Themselves In
BANGKOK — Pro-democracy activists turned themselves in to police Monday on charges stemming from their march on army headquarters last month.
Prosecutors Drop 5 Charges Against Premchai
BANGKOK — Nearly half of the charges filed against a powerful mogul accused of poaching protected wildlife in a sanctuary were dropped Wednesday.
Serial Burglary Victims Demand Police Action
PATHUM THANI — It was after the sixth time the police failed to capture whoever broke into their home that a family in northern metro Bangkok put up the sign.
Methamphetamine Seizures Lead Surge in Drug Busts
BANGKOK — Police announced Tuesday that they confiscated an estimated USD$54 million worth of methamphetamine in one of their biggest-ever drug seizures and arrested 11 people in recent days as illegal drug cases surge in the country.
Man Flies From Isaan Just to Buy Yaa Baa in On Nut: Police
BANGKOK — A man was arrested and charged with possession and use of drugs after he was intercepted flying in from Isaan just to pick up some yaa baa in the capital early Wednesday morning.
