5 Scuba Students Drown When Boat Capsizes in Gulf
CHUMPHON — Four members of a group who headed out from Bangkok to learn scuba diving died Wednesday night along with one instructor after their boat capsized during a heavy rainstorm in the Gulf of Thailand.
Cambodia Deports Phone Fraud Suspects to China
PHNOM PENH — Police in Cambodia have deported to China 17 telephone fraud suspects, among hundreds of alleged scam artists who have been caught...
Banned Film ‘Shakespeare Must Die’ to Get Decision, 5 Years On
BANGKOK — Five years after it was banned by the government, the fate of a Thai adaptation of a Shakespeare play will be decided by a court next month, according to the film’s producer.
Cops Skeptical Canadian Fighter Committed Suicide
PHUKET — Police on the southern island of Phuket said Wednesday they have launched an investigation into the death of a 27-year-old Canadian resident.
Tourist Runs Into Traffic Because ‘Mom Didn’t Buy Happy Meal’ (Video)
PATTAYA — An Indonesian tourist ran into a Pattaya street and put himself in harm’s way Tuesday, reportedly after being given pizza instead of a Happy Meal by his mother.
Key Witness of 2010 Temple Shooting Detained Under 112 Charge
BANGKOK — Immediately after Nattathida Meewangpla stepped out of the prison Monday night where she spent two years on suspicion of being accessory to a terror plot, she was taken into custody on a charge of royal defamation.
Robber Shot in Neck in Failed Money Truck Heist
NAKHON SAWAN — The attempted robbery of a bank cash truck in Nakhon Sawan on Monday left the alleged robber seriously injured, police said.
Yingluck Attorney Says Asset Seizure Should Wait as PM Threatens Supporters
BANGKOK — A lawyer for former premier Yingluck Shinawatra said Monday authorities should delay their attempt to seize her bank account assets as compensation...
Rohingya Trafficking Verdicts Welcomed, But May Be ‘Tip of the Iceberg’
BANGKOK — Rights activists and a local Rohingya leader welcomed the heavy sentences handed down by the Criminal Court this past week to those involved in a massive human trafficking operation but said more needs to be done.
‘Sad’ Parents Not Suspects in 6th Grader’s Fatal Fall
BANGKOK — A sixth grade student fell to his death Friday from a condominium near BTS Talat Phlu in the Thonburi district.
