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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

Porsche-Ferrari 'Racing' Ends in Crashes

BANGKOK — A 25-year-old has been fined for crashing his Ferrari into another car while he was speeding alongside a Porsche on Bangkok-bound highway yesterday.
A Chiang Mai temple burglar police identified as Panupong Lakornsri, who has been a monk for most of his life, in still images taken from a security camera.

Monk-Thief Alleged to Be Serial Temple Burglar

CHIANG MAI — By day he was a Chiang Mai monk. By night, police said, Panupong Lakornsri was a serial temple raider, who stole 230,000 baht in his latest burglary.
An undated image of the boys in Luang Khun Nam Nang Non cave in Chiang Rai.

Producers Plan Movie About Luang Nang Non Cave Rescue

NEW YORK — The boys are out of the cave. Now Hollywood wants in.

Arnon, ‘Mike Rayong’ Released From Jail

BANGKOK (AP) — Two top leaders of Thailand’s pro-democracy protest movement were released from jail on Monday after police agreed that they no longer needed to be detained for investigation.

Sentences Upheld for Soldiers Linked to Alleged Thaksin Assassination Plot

BANGKOK — The highest military court on Monday upheld convictions of three military officers on weapons charges related to an alleged 2006 assassination plot...
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Russian Man Is Caught for Forex Fraud Linked to Thai Woman’s Death

CHONBURI - In the case of Ms. Nawaporn, a Thai woman who committed suicide in 2022, her relatives suspect it was due to massive...
Two soldiers demonstrate use of GT200 bomb detector on live TV in 2010. Image: Channel 3

Businessman Gets 9 More Years in Jail Over Fake Bomb Detector

BANGKOK — A court on Wednesday convicted and sentenced a Thai entrepreneur to nine years in jail for selling bogus bomb detectors to the Justice Ministry.
Seats on a Saen Saeb canal boat are marked for passengers to leave a space for social-distancing.

Woman Died of Coronavirus; New Infections Drop Again

BANGKOK — Thailand reported another drop in new coronavirus cases on Thursday, though one more victim died of the disease, the government said.

Pattaya Police Arrest a Romance Scammer From Nigeria

Thai Tourist Police arrested Ndubuisi, 34, a Nigerian suspect who was the subject of an arrest warrant issued by the Samut Prakan Provincial Court...

Yingluck Passports Revoked After Appeal Deadline Passes

BANGKOK — Four passports belonging to fugitive former premier Yingluck Shinawatra have been revoked, a deputy police chief announced Monday. Gen. Srivara Ransibramanakul said he was...

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