Thai Official Who Stole Hotel Paintings Freed by Japanese
BANGKOK — Japanese authorities on Friday freed a Thai bureaucrat who was arrested for stealing three paintings from a hotel he was staying in Kyoto, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Royal Imposter Wedding Crashers Charged Under 112
NAKHON PATHOM — In crisp government uniforms, they showed up at weddings bearing lovely gifts. Far from wedding crashers, they claimed to present tea sets and silk on behalf of the royal family. But then they wouldn’t leave – at least not empty handed.
Krabi Teacher Turns Out to be American Drug Trafficking Suspect
KRABI — An man wanted in the United States on drug trafficking charges was arrested Wednesday morning from the school where he was employed as a teacher in the south.
Bangkok Man Opens Microbrewery in Home. Goes Straight to Jail.
NONTHABURI — Taopiphop Limjittrakorn had a simple dream of selling his home-brewed beer from his three-story shophouse in northern metro Bangkok.
Return of the Sorayuth: Convicted Anchor Re-Surfaces in Flooded South
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT — Sorayuth’s back.
Thai Teacher’s Tale of Injustice Ignites Public Sympathies
BANGKOK — A teacher imprisoned for a year and a half for killing a motorcyclist on the road has gone public with a story of injustice and police incompetence that a court will soon hear.
Cavity Searches and Pending Graduation Worry Jatupat Friends
BANGKOK — Friends of jailed pro-democracy activist Jatupat “Pai” Boonpattaraksa are stepping up their campaign to see him freed on bail.
Suspects of Robbery Turned Brutal Murder Jailed
BANGKOK — Two suspects involved in the murder of a man whose iPhone they were trying to rob were brought to seek the court’s approval for detention Saturday morning.
Chonburi Wreck: Van Driver Was Sober but Sleepy
CHONBURI — High speed and fatigue were blamed Wednesday for the fatal crash in Chonburi which killed 25 people.
1 Arrested in New Year’s Morning Pub Slaying
BANGKOK— Police on Monday arrested one of two suspects wanted in connection with a Bangkok pub shooting that left one dead and six injured in the first hours of the year.
