Crime, Courts, Calamity

BANGKOK — Police arrested a man Tuesday morning in front of the Government House on his way to petition junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha over the missing 1932 revolution plaque, a colleague of his said.

HUA HIN — A man seen in a viral video threatening to shoot government, police and army leaders has been deemed mentally ill and sent for treatment, police said Monday.

BANGKOK — Two of six bottles of semen found on a would-be smuggler at the border with Laos came from a Bangkok fertility clinic, Nong Khai border customs officials said Friday.

BANGKOK — A Spanish man was sentenced to death Friday morning at the Ratchada Criminal Court for the savage 2016 murder of a fellow Spaniard.

BANGKOK — A Redshirt leader and former folk singer was sentenced Friday to one year in jail without suspension by the Supreme Court for defaming the former prime minister.

NONG KHAI — A man was arrested Thursday afternoon after he attempted to traffic a tank of semen into Laos.

BANGKOK — More than a dozen grenade and bomb attacks in southern Thailand killed two suspected insurgents whose explosives detonated unexpectedly, authorities said Thursday.

BANGKOK — A young woman who became a symbol of injustice after killing nine people in a car crash seven years ago had her court-ordered compensation reduced by nearly 10 million baht by a court Wednesday.

PATTAYA — A Swedish man was charged with fatal recklessness Thursday after his girlfriend fell eight stories from a condominium balcony.

BANGKOK — Eight people denied fraud and involvement in the Japan tour scam which left over 1,000 tourists stranded at Suvarnabhumi Airport last week.