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Crime, Courts, Calamity

Bad things happen to good people; good things happen to bad people.

‘Pothead’ Motosai Student Gets Warning, New Helmet

NAKHON NAYOK — A schoolkid who wore a kitchen pot as a motorcycle helmet earlier this week was given proper safety gear today, police said.

Activists Hail Police’s New ‘Humane’ Protocols on Sex Workers

BANGKOK — Sex workers and NGOs said Thursday the police have taken the right step by agreeing to adopt a more “humane” approach when arresting suspects on prostitution charges. 
Wrecked Porsche at the scene on Ratchadapisek Road on August 8.

Porsche Drivers Narrowly Survive the “Hundred-Death Curve”

BANGKOK — Another car was sacrificed to the so-called “Hundred-Death Curve” on Thursday night, but luckily no one was hurt. Police reported that a Porsche...

Bangkok Bomb Suspects Rise to 9, New Explosive Found

BANGKOK — Police said they defused an explosive device in Bangkok’s shopping district Wednesday morning which appears linked to the bombing spree that struck the capital last week.
Decha Kittivittayanan, left, and Kanchai “Noom” Kamnerdploy, right, holding the cheques for compensation in front of the Civil Court on August 6.

9 Years Later, ‘Praewa’ Delivers Compensation to Car Crash Victims

BANGKOK — After nine years in court, representatives of a wealthy teen convicted of killing nine people in a car crash in 2010 have...
Students at Baan Khlong 12 School on August 5, 2019 hold signs asking their school director to resign for his suspected involvement in a school lunch that served rotten eggs.

School Director Transferred for School Lunch Allegedly Filled with Rotten Eggs

PRACHINBURI — A school director is being transferred for suspected involvement in a school lunch that contained rotten eggs. Baan Khlong 12 School in Kabinburi...

Mothers of Bombing Suspects Barred From Visits

BANGKOK — The families of two men detained for alleged connections to a series of bomb attacks in Bangkok last week said Monday they have been barred from visiting the pair.
Wildun Maha, left, and Luai Sae-ngae, right, under police custody on Aug. 1, 2019.

Police Source: Two Southern Men ‘Confessed’ to Bangkok Bombings

BANGKOK — Two men have confessed to laying and detonating bombs around Bangkok in revenge for military operations in the Deep South, a police source told the media Saturday. 
Damage caused the suspected arson at Miniso store inside Siam Square One, left. The store being closed on August 2, right.

LIVE BLOG: Series of Bombs, Suspected Arson Rage Through Bangkok

BANGKOK — A series of bombs scattered across Bangkok have given the city a rude awakening Friday morning. Keep refreshing this page for updates to...

Three Injured After Blasts Hit 3 Bangkok Spots

BANGKOK — Four explosions at three locations rocked Bangkok early Friday morning, causing three injuries as of press time. The first explosion was set off...

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