Crime

AYUTTHAYA — The skipper of a ferry which sank in the Chao Phraya River was charged with four crimes including fatal recklessness Monday as the death toll from the accident rose to 27 today.

BANGKOK — More than 100 police, military, and anti-narcotics officers raided a six-story entertainment establishment on Soi Sukhumvit 3 early Friday morning where they arrested 55 foreign nationals.

BANGKOK — Phaholyothin police officers arrested a man Saturday morning who claimed to have robbed a taxi because of “orders inside his head”.

BANGKOK — A man was found dead Tuesday after livestreaming his suicidal via Facebook Live.

BANGKOK — For a while it seemed like a tradition in the symbiotic relationship between police and media would be brought to an end.

BANGKOK — The military government is urging the public to think again before buying full-spectrum grow lights and reflective mylar to wallpaper their homes with.

BANGKOK — A Briton who was filmed stealing from a Thai tourist in Chiang Mai was arrested Thursday at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

PATTAYA — Two transgender women were arrested Tuesday in the resort town of Pattaya on accusation that they stole from a Chinese tourist there a month ago.

BANGKOK — Early on a Sunday morning, 26-year-old Narawut Puangkesorn walked atop the sacred mount that is Bangkok’s Wat Saket in meditation. It was after 3am on Aug. 21, and Narawut, who just graduated from university at the top of his class, circled the temple for more than an hour, according to security footage. Police said at one point he spread his arms like a bird.

BANGKOK — Four top officers at the Phra Khanong Police Station were moved to inactive posts Monday after the military raided a gambling den operating in their midst.