Crime, Courts, Calamity

KANCHANABURI — Twelve people were arrested Sunday and charged with poaching after they were found with hunting gear and severed bearcat limbs. Panatchakorn Phobandit, chief...

BANGKOK — Just when you’ve heard all the excuses why taxi drivers can’t pick you up – they have to return the car on time, they ran out of gas – here’s a new one.

BANGKOK — Family and friends of a comatose celebrity were upset this morning by a forged news article announcing his death.

KHON KAEN — A fire at Khon Kaen Airport forced officials to close down the facility and evacuate travelers Friday.

BANGKOK — A court Tuesday convicted two women of smuggling 173 million baht worth of rhino horns past airport security and a high-ranking official who vouched for their luggage.

BANGKOK — A mother confessed to strangling her autistic teen daughter to death before attempting to kill herself Tuesday morning in Bangok’s Chatuchak district.

CHUMPHON — Severe floods continued to plague the south of Thailand on Wednesday, rendering a vital highway impassable to many vehicles while the death toll rose to at least 14 people.

BANGKOK (AP) — It’s rare to see a threatened species of sea mammal in shallow waters in southern Thailand but thanks to travel restrictions that have stripped popular destinations of crowds of tourists, a large group of dugongs has made their presence known.

SONGKHLA — In the aftermath of a truck robbery in which one hostage and one suspect were killed, an official on Friday floated the idea of reintroducing martial law in the southern provinces.

BANGKOK — A doctor and his celebrity wife responded to police summons Tuesday to explain why they endorsed an unapproved diet product.