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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

Thai Smuggler Carrying Bangladeshi Workers to Malaysia Is Caught

PATTANI - An immigration officer arrested Mr. Abdullah, age 56, for smuggling Myammar workers and now Bangladeshi migrants. He was charged with the crime of...

Fake Bomb Left at Suvarnabhumi an Attempt to Create Panic, Police say

BANGKOK — Suvarnabhumi Airport Police said a suspicious device discovered there Thursday evening was not a bomb.

‘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.

Both Cops Named in Bribery Case Sidelined From Force

BANGKOK — A policeman who said he paid a bribe of 700,000 baht to another officer in exchange for a promised – yet undelivered – promotion has been transferred to inactive post, along with the officer who allegedly sought the bribe.

Deadly Car Crash Driver Escapes Jail Term

BANGKOK —The Appeal Court has handed down a suspended jail sentence and 48-hours of community service to the woman who killed nine people in a car accident in Bangkok three years ago.

LPG Tanker Explodes in Gulf of Thailand

CHACHOENGSAO — Four crew members were hospitalized with injuries sustained today when their gas tanker exploded in the Gulf of Thailand. The Pattarawadee 12, a...
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Family Man Shoots Teen Dead After Parking Dispute

CHONBURI — A teen boy was shot dead Saturday after he and his friend attacked a 50-year-old man over a parking conflict. Suthep Poshsomboon, 50,...
Pisit Kumniw in a coma. Photo: Panuwat Songsawatchai / Facebook

Student Charged With Assault For Kicking 15-Year-Old Into Coma

NAKHON PATHOM — A student has been charged with physical assault for allegedly kicking a 15-year-old underclassman into a coma, according to an anti-hazing activist on Wednesday.

‘Praewa’ Ordered to Pay 30 Million Baht to Van Crash Victims

By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter

BANGKOK — A woman who killed nine people in a 2010 car crash was ordered by a civil court today to pay 30 million baht in compensation to her victims and their families.
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Phuket Police Catch The Motorbike Thief With The New Zealand Man’s Million-baht Items

PHUKET - A New Zealand man was overjoyed when police arrested the thief who stole his motorcycle with about 1 million baht worth of...

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