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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

Hiso Apologizes for Hitting Half-Black Actor With a Bottle

PATTAYA — Police are investigating Monday reports that a half-black Thai celebrity who was hit in the face with a bottle at a nightclub in Pattaya by a socialite.

Boss Red Bull: Panel Names 8 Groups as Conspirators

BANGKOK — The head of a committee investigating alleged misconducts over the handling of Red Bull heir’s hit-and-run charges said on Friday individuals in eight different parties were implicated in the wrongdoing.

Gov’t Reports 1st Local Coronavirus Case in 100 Days

BANGKOK (AP) — A prison inmate in Thailand has tested positive for the coronavirus in the country’s first confirmed locally transmitted case in 100 days, health officials said Thursday.
A woman takes a swab test for the coronavirus at a mobile testing unit in front of Laem Thong Department Store on July 14, 2020.

Jail in Lockdown After Prisoner Found With Coronavirus

BANGKOK — An inmate at Khlong Prem Prison tested positive for the coronavirus in what officials described Thursday as the Kingdom’s first case of local infection in 100 days.

Bail Revoked for Reform Protest Leader Arnon

Update: Panupong Jadnok is still also jailed after refusing to file for bail. BANGKOK — The court on Thursday...
Police pose with confiscated marijuana on Sept. 3, 2020.

Party’s Over, Folks! Police Raid Pot Farm on Koh Phangan

SURAT THANI — Police on Thursday said they are looking for those responsible for an illicit marijuana farm on a popular tourist island of Phangan.

Covid Disruption: Gov’t to Reduce Living Costs, Promote Jobs

BANGKOK (Xinhua) — The Thai government's newly formed Center for Economic Situation Administration (CESA) said on Wednesday that its first priority in rebooting the economy is to reduce the cost of living, promote consumption and employment for new graduates.

Officials Weigh on Proposal to Move Khon Kaen Democracy Monument

KHON KAEN — Police in Khon Kaen province said Wednesday they have not yet decided whether to act on a woman’s demands to relocate its iconic Democracy Monument.

2 Schools in Hua Hin Closed for Fear of Cross-Border Virus

BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Two schools in the border area of Hua Hin tourist district in western Thailand have been temporarily closed amid fear of a possible spread of COVID-19 from inside Myanmar, said a senior government official on Tuesday.

Thais Lose Their Collective Sh*t at ‘999997’ Lotto

BANGKOK — The unusual combination of the top winning lottery ticket number has the entire kingdom in a hubbub Tuesday.

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