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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

A still from CCTV footage showing the suspect during the heist on Jan. 9, 2020.

Chakthip Says 1 Detained Over Deadly Heist, But Cops Won’t Discuss It

LOPBURI — Police officials on Monday won’t comment on the national police chief’s announcement that one person was questioned in connection with an armed robbery that left three people dead two weeks ago.

Foreigners Accused of Drowning Dog in Pattaya Sought by Police

PATTAYA — Police said Wednesday they don’t expect to find two women who allegedly drowned a dog at Jomtien Beach.

Missing Football Team Known For Adventures Together

The members of the Wild Boars are a team on and off the football field, traveling to competitions, cycling mountain roads and swimming in waterfalls together.

Rescuers Battle Rising Waters in Flooded Cave

CHIANG RAI — Teams on a mission to rescue 13 young lives inside the northern Luang Nang Non cave are contending with near-continuous rainfall flooding the complex.

Dozens Accused of Raping Phang Nga Teen Still at Large

PHANG NGA — Twenty-nine of 40 people accused of gang raping a minor last year are still at large as of Tuesday morning, police said.
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American Woman Caught Running Unlicensed Daycare on Koh Phangan

SURAT THANI - Immigration police in Surat Thani province received a tip-off about a foreigner illegally running a daycare center and employing illegal foreign...
Photo: Matichon

Survey: 1 in 4 Workers Lost Jobs, Put on Leave in Pandemic

BANGKOK — A survey found that a quarter of employees across the country either lost their jobs or were put on temporary leave during the coronavirus pandemic.

Corruption Catch-22: Report a Bribe and Go to Jail?



BANGKOK — It looked like a shut-and-closed case when a video went viral of a traffic police officer caught red-handed accepting a bribe last week from a truck driver in Nakhon Sawan province.
Chatthamon Singtankong and her husband Sakorn Kumpapan of Krua Muang Petch restaurant.

Cooking Up Kindness: The Eateries Who Offer Free Meals to Migrant Workers

SAMUT PRAKAN — Chatthamon Singtankong was taking a stroll at a market in her neighborhood when she overheard a food vendor refusing to sell to a migrant worker.

Pilot Crashed in ‘Old But Usable’ Plane: Air Force

UBOL RATCHATHANI — The head of the air force said Wednesday that a plane which crashed and killed a squadron leader was was old but operational.

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