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Despite Car Accident Pain, Cambodians Run into Thai Jungle

CHANTHABURI - Cambodian workers fled into the jungle with their children despite injuries sustained in a car accident in Chanthaburi Province, fearing arrest for...
Rescuers bring Chinese tourists to safety Thursday from a capsized boat off Koh Samet.

23 Chinese Rescued from Capsized Speedboat Off Samet

RAYONG — A speedboat carrying Chinese tourists capsized Thursday off Koh Samet, injuring two.

Floundering Bomb Investigation Deepens Doubts About Competency

By Todd Ruiz

BANGKOK — Less than a year after Thailand’s last high-profile criminal investigation left observers scratching their heads, the competency and professionalism of its police are under a new level of scrutiny, only this time much more is at stake.

British National Jumps to Death At BKK Airport: Police



BANGKOK — A U.K. citizen fell to his death at Suvarnabhumi Airport early Friday morning in an apparent suicide.

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...

Assault Rifles Missing In Turbulent South

BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand said Tuesday that 28 assault rifles intended for defense volunteers are missing in the country’s deep south, which has been wracked by a Muslim separatist insurgency for the past 17 years.

Bangkok Bombing: Cabbie Recalls Taking ‘Foreigner’ to Hua Lamphong

BANGKOK — A taxi driver who reportedly picked up the lead suspect in last week’s Erawan Shrine bombing told the press today he’s confident the man was a foreigner.

Suspect in Brutal Bangkok Knife Murder Video Arrested

BANGKOK — A 26-year-old former convict confessed Friday to stabbing a man to death in northern Bangkok to rob him of his iPhone, an attack that went viral on social media due to its brutality.
Police and rescuers at the scene outside the Court of Justice Monday where a man jumped to his death after the lead suspect in his son's murder case was acquitted.

Justice Promised After Dad’s Dramatic Court Suicide

BANGKOK — The national police chief said Tuesday that a murder would be re-investigated after the father of the victim jumped to his death because the lead suspect was cleared of wrongdoing.

First Witness Takes Stand Nearly 2 Years After Erawan Bombing

BANGKOK — The first witness in the trial of two men accused of bombing a Bangkok shrine testified in a military court Thursday, nearly...

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