Reaching for Blame, Police Connect Bombings a Decade Apart
BANGKOK — Senior police on Tuesday drew links between the bombing of a Bangkok hospital to coordinated bomb attacks in the capital in 2007 the junta of that time blamed on supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra despite evidence they were carried out by southern separatists.
Ambushed by Bomb and Gunfire, 2 Volunteer Soldiers Killed in Yala
YALA — Two paramilitary volunteers on patrol duty were killed in a bomb and gun attack in the Krong Pinang district of Yala province Tuesday afternoon.
Police Seek Men Seen in Waiting Room Selfie Before Blast
BANGKOK — Police said Tuesday they are looking for several men seen in a photograph taken in a hospital waiting room minutes before a bomb exploded there.
820 Items Defaming Monarchy Tackled Since October: Army Cyber Center
BANGKOK — The Royal Thai Army’s cyber unit claimed success Thursday in defense of the monarchy online, saying it has gone after 820 items since October.
Little Known About 7th Lese Majeste Suspect This Month
BANGKOK — Another civilian arrested by soldiers nearly a week ago resurfaced at the Technology Crime Suppression Division on Thursday morning and will hear charges of defaming the monarchy and violating the Computer Crime Act later at the Criminal Court, according to a human rights lawyer.
Professor, Law Grad, Teacher Among 6 Charged with Lese Majeste
BANGKOK — A landscape architecture professor, fresh law grad, office worker and school teacher were among five people charged along with a human rights lawyer last week for allegedly defaming the royal family.
Guy Assaults Women After Failing to Get Phone Number
BANGKOK — Failing to get the woman’s number led to a fight that cost a man 10,000 baht Sunday.
Man Lies to Police about Stolen Money After Treating Lover to Evade Wife
UDON THANI — A man was charged with filing a false police report Friday for trying to fool his wife into thinking he had been robbed after using the money to treat his secret lover.
Imprisoned Activist May Miss Awards Ceremony
BANGKOK — An anti-junta student activist won the 2017 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights last month, becoming the second Thai to have ever done so.
Fugitive Red Bull Heir’s Passports Revoked
BANGKOK — The Ministry of Foreign affairs on Friday revoked the passport of Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya, scion of Red Bull’s energy drink fortune.
