‘Kind of a Slut,’ Saraburi Official Calls Girl, 12, Alleging Gang Rape
SARABURI — A government official in Saraburi province resigned Wednesday after footage emerged of him trying to convince a 12-year-old girl into saying she was not gang-raped.
Illegal Sports, Movie Stream Sites Taken Down in Crackdown
BANGKOK — Security forces raided nearly 20 venues nationwide to shut down illicit operations streaming pirated films.
‘Extremely Drunk’ Monks Living in Bus Station Busted For Harassment
BANGKOK — Two heavily intoxicated monks were arrested Thursday after causing a disturbance at a major Bangkok bus terminal.
US Federal Jury Convicts 5 in Thai Sex Trafficking Trial
ST. PAUL, Minnesota — Five people on trial for an alleged ring that prosecutors said sold Thai women for sex in the U.S. were...
Elderly Benz Driver Charged For Fatal Expressway Wreck
NONTHABURI — An elderly woman who crashed into a disabled truck and sent two men plummeting their deaths has been charged with fatal reckless...
Lumpini Cop Shoots Frenchman to Death After Brawl: Police
BANGKOK — A Bangkok police officer was arrested Wednesday after allegedly shooting a Frenchman to death.
Iranian Drug Gang Targets Japanese Tourists as Mules: Police
BANGKOK — An Iranian man was arrested in Bangkok and accused of being involved in an international crime ring tricking Japanese tourists to smuggle drugs into Asian and European countries, police said Monday.
Brit, Canadian Linked to Massive Thai Cannabis Export Operation
BANGKOK — The police sent a strong reminder Thursday that weed in any form remains illegal by announcing the arrest of four men, including a Brit and Canadian, suspected of exporting cannabis oil on an industrial scale.
Muggers Targeting Elderly Ayutthayans Arrested on Father’s Day
AYUTTHAYA — Two twenty-something men confessed to targeting elderly motorcyclists and mugging them at machete point on Father’s Day.
Police said Suporn Supapradit, 23, and...
BNK Singer Goes to Police Over Sex Toy Pic
BANGKOK —One of the kingdom’s top pop singers filed a police complaint Tuesday against whoever digitally inserted a sex toy into a photo of...