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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

A rescue worker examines a body found Dec. 29 in the Mekong River in Nakhon Phanom city.

Photos Suggest Third Mekong Corpse Was Found, Then Lost

Photos emerged Tuesday to support accounts that a third body was found in the Mekong River that has since gone missing.

Official Eyes Martial Law as Deep South Attacks Intensify

SONGKHLA — In the aftermath of a truck robbery in which one hostage and one suspect were killed, an official on Friday floated the idea of reintroducing martial law in the southern provinces.

Chonburi Police Bust Illegal 'Whitening' Clinic

(8 February) Police in Chonburi province has arrested a ladyboy who offered her customers an injection of illegal skin whitening substance at a price of 500 baht.

Thai Police arrested ‘Ar Yong’, Chinese man, leader of a multi-national organized crime gang.

On Oct 31, 2022, Pol Lt Gen Jirabhop Bhuridej, commissioner of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) and the team report the progress of arresting...

British Hotel Owner Killed by Motorbike on Samui



SURAT THANI — A 76-year-old hotel owner from the United Kingdom died after being struck by a motorcycle as he crossed a road late late last night on Koh Samui.

Royal Motorcade Drives Through Protesters at Gov’t House

BANGKOK — A royal motorcade, backed by a phalanx of police officers, pushed into a group of protesters on Wednesday evening in front of Government House, igniting perhaps the most serious clash between police and protesters today so far.

Boy Dies From Drinking 18 Litres Of 'Holy Water'

(8 October) A 16 year old boy has died from drinking 18 litres of water, which was claimed to possess magical power, during an exorcist ceremony in Songkhla province.
A truck drives through a flooded street Saturday in Bang Saphan district, Prachuap Khiri Khan province.

Massive Weekend Flooding Kills Toddler, Woman in Prachuap

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN — Streets turned into fast-moving rivers as flash floods triggered by the heaviest rainfall in decades struck the southern coastal province of Prachuap Khiri Khan, killing two and affecting thousands.

Engineers Cast Doubt on Police ‘Light Bulb’ Explanation For Deadly School Fire

CHIANG RAI — Sixteen days after 17 schoolgirls died in a fire in their dormitory, which lacked smoke detectors or fire alarms, engineers and at least one parent expressed doubt today about the police version of what happened – and no one has yet to be held accountable.

Duo Busted for Pickpocketing Foreign Tourist in Pattaya

CHONBURI — Police say they have arrested two transgender women for allegedly stealing a Japanese tourist’s wallet in the resort town of Pattaya this morning.

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