Dads Beware! Smoking At Home Banned From August
BANGKOK — Smoking at home will be considered “family violence” and punishable under a new law effective August.
The Director General of the Women’s Affairs...
‘Drowned Man’ Rises, Startles Rescue Workers
CHAINAT — Police officers and rescue workers were in for a surprise Thursday when a “dead body” they were supposed to retrieve opened his eyes and greeted them instead.
War of the Wins: Two Moto Drivers Arrested for Fatal Gunfight
BANGKOK — Two members of a motorcycle taxi stand have been arrested on suspicion of being involved in a deadly street skirmish with a...
Police Charge Radioactive ‘Energy Card’ MLM With Fraud
KHON KAEN — Police have levelled fraud charges against the operators behind a multi-level marketing scheme selling radioactive cards which claim to heal diseases.
Inaction Preceded Crane Collapse That Injured 10 Schoolgirls
BANGKOK — A crane that fell on an all-girls school and injured 10 students in downtown Bangkok had been operating illegally for weeks, police said Thursday.
Cadet Prep School Owner Arrested Over Death of Student
NAKHON SAWAN — The owner of a school that prepares students for military academy entrance examinations was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of colluding...
4,500+ Baby Turtles Seized From Smuggler Crossing Thai-Myanmar Border
TAK — Under heavy rain, police waved over Sanchai Tongkapurana’s van at a checkpoint near the Thai-Myanmar border. Inside: legal Myanmar migrants. But in the trunk: thousands of baby turtles.
Woman Falls Down Manhole Near MRT, Submerged in Sewage
BANGKOK — A woman was submerged in sewage and suffered minor injuries after stepping on a cracked manhole cover in front of MRT Ratchadapisek...
Thais Arrest Italian Convicted in George Clooney Fraud Case
BANGKOK — Thai police said they have arrested an Italian man wanted in his home country after he fled a jail sentence handed down...
Kamnan Poh, ‘Godfather of Chonburi,’ Dies at 82
CHONBURI — One of the most politically, economically and criminally influential men in Thailand’s east passed away on Monday.
Somchai Khunpluem, better known as Kamnan...
