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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

Aunties vs Markets: Court to Rule on City Hall’s Guilt

BANGKOK — The administrative court is set to rule Wednesday whether City Hall was complicit in allowing five markets to operate illegal around a residence in eastern Bangkok despite years of protests by a family living there.

Police Force Tour Hostess to Apologize For Not Smiling (Video)

BANGKOK — Thais like to call their country the “Land of Smiles,” and the authorities sometimes go to great lengths to protect that image.

Celebs Unlikely to Stop Hawking Deadly Supplements: Expert

BANGKOK — They’ve gone after Magic Skin’s “slimming” powders, Lyn’s killer diet pills and now actress Bella Ranee’s “Be Curve” food supplements. But will it be enough?

Short Blamed For Flaming Chinese NGV Bus at Ekkamai

BANGKOK — A bus was engulfed by raging flames after it pulled up to a downtown shopping mall Tuesday morning.
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Dinosaur Park Demolition Fire Was Accidental: Police

BANGKOK — Sparks from a welding torch caused a Friday fire rage in a recently closed dinosaur theme park, according to police.

Fire Rages at Dinosaur Theme Park – Again

BANGKOK — A fire broke out Friday afternoon at a former dinosaur-themed amusement park on Sukhumvit Road. There are no reports of injuries.
Sixty-seven foreigners were arrested in nationwide raids Thursday.

Dozens of Foreigners Arrested in School Raids Nationwide

BANGKOK — More than 60 foreigners were arrested Thursday in another round of raids that took place in the capital and targeted dozens of schools nationwide.
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Duck-Eating Python Subdued After Epic Struggle

KRABI — That feeling when you get so big, one duck isn’t enough.

Sentenced to Die, Bombers’ Allegiances Still Unclear: ISOC

PATTANI — The military has yet to establish a link between six people sentenced to die for a bombing spree in the Deep South and known militant groups operating in the region, a counter-insurgency unit spokesman said Thursday.
The condominium in Bangkok’s Bang Yi Khan area where a Dutch tourist Monday fell Monday morning to his death.

Dutchman’s Fall Was Suicide: Police

BANGKOK — Police on Thursday said they will rule the death of a Dutch man who fell from a woman’s Bangkok condominium a suicide.

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