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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

belgian

The Mugger Who Robbed the Belgian Is Arrested a Month Later

PATTAYA - After one month of surveillance, Pattaya police have arrested a 51-year-old motorcycle taxi driver Nirand Meenadee for snatching the purse of Ms....

Thai Customs Seize Smuggled Pangolins and Scales

BANGKOK — Thai customs officials say they have seized more than 100 live pangolins and 450 kilograms (990 pounds) of scales from the endangered animal.
Hybrid Scam

Thailand Has 3,280 Hybrid Scam Cases With Damage of 2.7 Billion Baht

Hybrid scams in Thailand have the highest value among cybercrime cases, according to the Thai police chief. This problem is considered significant, with a...

Cop Accused of Gunning Down Yala School Director

YALA — Following an hour-long standoff, a border patrol police officer was arrested Thursday on suspicion of murdering the director of a local school in his own home.
Taiwanese

Police Catch A Taiwanese Fugitive After A Ladyboy Filed A Report

PATTAYA - A Taiwanese man, Mr. Yang, 47, was arrested by officers from the Royal Thai Police Immigration Bureau Division 3 on the accusation...

40 Students Injured as Bus Driver Dozes Off at Wheel

KAMPHAENG PHET — At least 40 students were injured when their bus overturned and crashed early Thursday morning in Kamphaeng Phet city. The driver told police he fell asleep.

Taxi Driver Denies Threatening to Shoot Director

BANGKOK — A taxi driver compensated 1,000 baht by a famous film director who hit his cab for refusing to pick him up denied Monday he threatened to shoot the man in front of his daughter.

Man Who Set Himself on Fire at Iran Embassy Still Unidentified

BANGKOK — A foreign man is being treated for burns he received after setting himself ablaze Friday in front of the Iranian Embassy in Bangkok, a police spokesman said Saturday.

Bombing Suspect Interpreter Arrested After Telling Court ‘I Worry About My Life’

BANGKOK — An interpreter for the two men being tried for last year’s Bangkok bombing was arrested this afternoon hours after testifying that he was assaulted by four men who threatened to have him deported for helping the defendants.

DSI Custody Death Was Foul Play, Not Suicide: Court

BANGKOK — Thailand’s special investigations agency said Sunday it has ordered a disciplinary probe into four staff members after a court ruled that a...

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