Crime, Courts, Calamity

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN — The body of an elephant found in a pineapple field is the latest in a series of pachyderms killed after they wandered across national park boundaries to forage on farmland, an environmentalist said Thursday.

BANGKOK — A Frenchman was wounded fatally early Thursday morning after attempting to stop a fight at a guesthouse in Phra Nakhon area.

HAT YAI — An army spokesman says a court in southern Thailand has condemned six men to death for several bombings in 2016 that killed two people and wounded more than 20.

KANCHANABURI — A powerful construction magnate accused of wildlife poaching was granted bail Wednesday after denying all charges in court.

NAKHON PATHOM — A woman on Tuesday filed a complaint against Nakhon Pathom Hospital for mistakenly discharging her grandmother to the wrong family, which may have led to her death.

SURAT THANI — A Russian tourist with memory loss is reportedly missing from her family on the island of Samui.

BANGKOK — A doctor and his celebrity wife responded to police summons Tuesday to explain why they endorsed an unapproved diet product.

BANGKOK — Authorities seized millions of baht in diet pills from factories after their ingestion allegedly caused a string of recent deaths, leading a TV personality on Tuesday to sue the brand for false advertising.

BANGKOK — The attorney general Monday will seek to punish accused wildlife poacher Premchai Karnasuta with a 3 million baht fine after signing off on six criminal complaints related to alleged poaching in a wildlife sanctuary.

NAKHON NAYOK — The family of a military cadet has taken legal action against three people they believe played a role in their son’s death six months ago, police said Monday.