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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

‘There is No Justice!’ Contestants Protest ‘Rigged’ Pageant

SONGKHLA —  The largest pageant in the south was interrupted on Monday night by an angry contestant who spoke on behalf of...
Water leaking from a room inside the parliament building on Sept. 1, 2020.

No Dry Country for Old Men: Flood Hits 12 Billion Baht Parliament

BANGKOK — It was not only rush hour commuters who found themselves troubled by Tuesday’s morning downpour – honorable senators found their future offices flooded.

Cops Arrest Migrant Workers Amid Virus Surge in Myanmar

BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Thai border police officers have on Monday made arrests of 11 Myanmar nationals who allegedly sneaked into the Thai soil from the porous border line between Thailand and Myanmar at Thailand's Western Province of Tak on late Monday.

Thai Travelers to Israel Exempted from Virus Quarantine

BANGKOK — Passengers flying from Thailand to Israel will no longer be subject to a 14-day quarantine upon their arrival, the Israeli embassy announced Monday.
Pattaya's Walking Street during the coronavirus pandemic.

When Will Thailand Reopen for Tourism? Even Officials Don’t Have a Clue

BANGKOK — Here’s a pro tip when you see headlines proclaiming Thailand is set to reopen its border for foreign tourists in whatever month: take it with a grain of salt, because the people responsible don’t know when either.
A model for a proposed high-speed rail train in July 2017. Photo: Prachachat

Thailand’s Airport High Speed Rail Project Delayed

BANGKOK (Xinhua) — The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) told the media on Saturday the 220-km-long high-speed rail project linking Thailand's three airports will be delayed.

Forager Killed by Landmine on Thai-Cambodian Border

SURIN — Police on Friday said a woman was killed when she stepped on a live landmine while foraging for mushrooms in the forest close to Thailand’s border with Cambodia.
Prasittichai Khaokaew at the Criminal Court on Aug. 27, 2020.

Lopburi Robber Who Killed 3 Gets Death Sentence

BANGKOK — A former school director who killed three people during a goldsmith heist earlier this year was sentenced to die by the Criminal Court on Thursday.

Thailand to Delay Human Trials of COVID-19 Vaccines

BANGKOK (Xinhua) — The head of Thai team in developing COVID-10 vaccine said in a press briefing on Wednesday that Thailand will delay human trials of the vaccine as a result of limited production capacity at overseas facilities in San Diego and Vancouver.

Buriram Man Confesses to Raping Girl as ‘Punishment for Theft’

BURIRAM — Police said Wednesday a man who raped a 14-year-old girl is out on bail and not considered a flight risk, though the victim’s family complained that the investigation didn’t proceed fast enough.

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