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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

12-Year-Old Boy Killed in Rocket Accident

UBON RATCHATHANEE — A 12-year-old boy was killed this morning when a homemade rocket accidentally exploded in Ubon Ratchathanee province.

Bangkok Suspect Cleared of Connection To Britons' Murder

BANGKOK – Police say they have cleared another major suspect from connection to the murder of two British tourists on the island of Koh Tao ten days ago.
Patong

Two Russian Men Confess to Spraying Patong Traffic Signs

PHUKET - Patong Provincial Police Station officials arrested two foreign individuals who appeared in the video spray-painting a public road. Both are Russian men. Mr....
cadmium waste

Chinese Man Arrested for Trading Ex-Padaeng Mine Cadmium Waste

BANGKOK - The Department of Primary Industries and Mines (DPIM) has uncovered the source of 13,400 tons of "cadmium waste", a carcinogenic substance from...

Photos: Ship Crashes Into Chao Phraya River Homes

A Vietnam-flagged shipping vessel crashed ashore Wednesday morning and into homes under the Bhumibol 2 Bridge in Samut Prakan province. No one was injured, Marine...
Mr. Tharatit na Pattalung, 33, pointed at his car, which was damaged by an American visitor. 

A Hallucinating American Visitor Smashes a Thai Man’s Car

A Thai man was stunned to witness an American man abruptly smash his car with a brick in front of Phuket's hotel.
People and emergency teams search for survivors in the rubble of a destroyed building, in Iskenderun town, southern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Photo: Hussein Malla / AP

One Thai Died in Turkey Earthquake as Death Toll Tops 12,000

BANGKOK — A Thai national died in the earthquake in Turkey, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed Wednesday, as the confirmed death toll surpassed 12,000.
Police and rescue workers Friday attend to someone hit and killed by a van driver who fled the scene in Bangkok.

1 Dead as Bangkok School Van Driver Goes on Rampage

BANGKOK — The driver appeared drunk during a rampage in which he drove his school van into pedestrians, knocking down a motorcycle, injuring the rider and killing the passenger.

Assault Charge Filed Over Dead Cadet

BANGKOK — Police said Monday they filed an assault charge against a classmate of a military cadet who died under suspicious circumstances.

A 5-Year-Old Boy in Chiang Mai Is Picked Up From School and Killed

The tragic murder of a 5-year-old child in Thailand's Chiang Mai province has deeply shaken Thai society and led to calls for schools to...

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