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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

A file photo of Porlajee “Billy” Rakchongcharoen. Image: Amnesty International.

DSI: Enough Evidence to Charge Official Over ‘Billy’ Abduction

BANGKOK — The Department of Special Investigation announced earlier this week that it will challenge the prosecutors’ decision to drop charges against four men allegedly involved in the presumed killing of a Karan land rights activist.
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Thailand to Exempt Chinese Fruit Traders From Virus Travel Ban

BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Thailand's Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced on Monday that its panel had decided to allow fans to attend sports events, as well as allow Chinese traders to enter Thailand for fruit export.
Premchai Karnasuta at the Court of Appeals on Aug. 11, 2020.

Court Affirms Firearms Jail Term for Premchai

BANGKOK — A construction mogul was sentenced to six months in prison for illegally possessing firearms in a high-profile case involving the...
Anti-government protest in Pattani province on Aug. 2, 2020.

Police Won’t Comment on ‘Wanted List’ of Activists

BANGKOK — Police commanders on Monday declined to comment on a claim that the police intelligence unit has marked 31 dissidents for arrests.
A Thai returnee arrives at Suvarnabhumi Airport on April 16, 2020.

3,000 Foreign Teachers To Enter Thailand Amid Pandemic

BANGKOK — The government on Monday said more than 3,000 foreign teachers have registered to enter Thailand following the move to ease coronavirus travel restrictions.
In this April 5, 2017, file photo, Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya, whose grandfather co-founded energy drink company Red Bull, walks to get in a car as he leaves a house in London. Photo: Matt Dunham, File / AP

Prosecutors Say ‘Boss Red Bull’ Case Can Be Revived

BANGKOK — Public prosecutors on Tuesday said there is enough evidence to press new charges against a billionaire scion who allegedly killed a policeman with his Ferrari in 2012.
Vorayuth 'Boss' Yoovidhya, who has evaded justice for years in the death of a Thonglor police officer, spotted in 2013 at the British Formula 1 Grand Prix in Silverstone, England, in a photo provided by XPB Images. Photo: XPB Images / AP

Cops Say Cocaine Found in ‘Boss Red Bull’ Was for Dental Treatment

BANGKOK — Police insisted a trace of cocaine found in a billionaire accused of crashing his Ferrari into a policeman eight years ago was part of his dental treatment, a claim disputed on Friday by the national dentist guild.
A file photo of Facebook, Messenger and Instagram apps displayed on an iPhone. Photo: Jenny Kane / AP

Lost in Translation: TV Files Charge Against Facebook for Royal Insult

BANGKOK — Police on Friday said they are investigating a mistranslated headline about His Majesty the King’s birthday seen on several Facebook pages earlier this week.

Cops: Key Witness in ‘Boss Red Bull’ Case Dies in Accident

CHIANG MAI — A key witness in police investigation into a billionaire accused of killing a policeman in a hit-and-run incident has died in a motorbike accident, police said Thursday.

‘We are Not Freaks,’ Students March for LGBT Equality in Schools

BANGKOK — At the first student-led ‘pride march’ in Thailand ever on Wednesday, young protesters demanded that state teachers stop discriminating against LGBT students, more progressive health and sex education, and a revision of draconian haircut rules.

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