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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

Court Rejects ‘Excessive Force’ Case Against Junta

BANGKOK — A lawsuit filed by pro-democracy activists seeking 16 million baht in damages from the ruling junta was rejected by the civil court Monday.

Lawyer Expects Release of Man Who Pledged to Wear Red For Funeral

BANGKOK  — A man who was sent on an “excursion” outside Bangkok by soldiers for publicly vowing to wear red during the royal cremation of King Bhumibol will be brought home tomorrow, a civil rights lawyer said Friday.

Flooded Provinces Shield Bangkok From Calamity at Sensitive Time

BANGKOK — Water levels remained critical in three flooded regions Wednesday as the prime minister thanked flooded provinces in the central region for their...

Family Chases False Leads, Psychics in Drawn-Out Search For Daughter

UBON RATCHATHANI — After three months and a series of false leads, a family’s search for their missing daughter could be over after an army officer was implicated in her disappearance and the latest of three bodies were discovered in a forest.

Storm Warning For Bangkok as Flood Crisis Deepens in Provinces, 7 Dead

BANGKOK — Bangkok is warned to expect more heavy rain Monday while flooding continues  in 18 provinces, where seven people have already been killed. Though...

14 Arrested in More Raids Targeting ‘Black People’

BANGKOK — Fourteen people were arrested Saturday evening as raids targeting a specific racial group continued across Bangkok. Sweeps for people of African origin were...

Thailand’s Drug Decriminalization Edges Forward – With Little Fanfare

BANGKOK — Despite some changes at the top, a quiet push to relax the country’s harsh drug laws continues.

Rescuers Unable to Free Elephant Swept Into Creek by Flash Flood

Update: The elephant was rescued Wednesday afternoon, according to media reports. She was being taken to an elephant hospital in Lampang province for treatment...

Company Found Culpable in Cadet Parachuting Deaths

BANGKOK — A court Wednesday ordered an aviation firm to pay compensation over faulty parachute slings that led to the deaths of two police cadets three years ago.

52 Arrested in Bangkok Raid Targeting ‘Black People’

BANGKOK — Fifty-two people were arrested early Monday morning in Bangkok in a police raid targeting only black foreign nationals. A search in 10 areas...

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