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Short of an Armistice, Justice Minister Concedes Defeat in ‘War on Drugs’

BANGKOK — When a government official declared drugs the winner in the “War on Drugs” Thursday, it sounded like something from the satirical pages of The Onion.

Hotel Worker Arrested For Turning Blind Eye to Deadly Sexual Assault

BANGKOK — Police have accused a hotel receptionist who allegedly stood by and did nothing as an accessory to the death of a 19-year-old student brought unconscious to the hotel, where she was raped and murdered.

Thainet Barbecues Rich Kid Upskirting in London

BANGKOK — Thai netizens Friday were ridiculing a senator’s son fined for filming up women’s skirts in London.

Indians Who Hurt Phuket Officials Have Lions In Their Villa

Police from Provincial Police Region 8, Choeng Thale Police Station, and Phuket Immigration Police announced on October 27 that Indian residents attacked three immigration...

Maid Arrested For Trolling Policewomen on Facebook

BANGKOK — Not everyone gets a chance to confront their online troll face-to-face, but a policewoman did Thursday morning.
A photo dated April 5, 2016 of Suppatra Tansuvit. Photo: Benjamin Lumanlan / NemesisRacing.com

Thai Ex-Model Arrested in LA For Identity Theft

LOS ANGELES — A Thai woman and her American boyfriend have been arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of identity theft and evading the...

Police Dubious About Man’s ATM Abduction-by-Cop Story

BANGKOK — A man alleges he was abducted, assaulted and robbed of 80,000 baht by men wearing police vests early Tuesday morning northern Bangkok, a story that police are not fully buying.
Police at the hut where three workers were stabbed to death on Oct. 22, 2019.

Burmese Man Suspected of Stabbing 3 to Death in Chiang Mai

CHIANG MAI — Police on Tuesday implicated a Burmese man in the fatal stabbing of a family of three Tuesday.

Six Charged in Largest Known Single-Day Lese Majeste Crackdown

BANGKOK — Six people were charged with insulting the monarchy and violating the Computer Crime Act on Wednesday in what is believed to be the most lese majeste charges filed in a single day.

‘Big Ass’ Charged with Piracy For Playing Own Song

BANGKOK — Five rockers were charged Tuesday by a music label for playing a song from their back catalog.

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