Crime, Courts, Calamity

“When I see a person fall to the ground unconscious, I feel I have a special power,” reads the confession of the defendant, who...

BANGKOK — Thailand moved closer to its first judicial execution in six years when a man convicted of raping and murdering a teen girl aboard a train last year has declined to contest his death sentence.

TAK — An air force officer died after ejecting from his plane Tuesday while his co-pilot survived the impact.

BANGKOK — Rather than face the music at a late-night police checkpoint, one intrepid soul opted to hurl himself into one of the capital’s foulest and perilous canals early Wednesday morning.

PHANG NGA — A district official who allegedly appeared in a clip fondling a girl has instead blamed paralysis for his resignation.

SONGKHLA — Police said separatists killed a teacher in Songkhla province and stole his truck to use for a car bomb that wounded six Tuesday.

BANGKOK — Despite widespread online outrage against tourists busking on the streets of Asia, a survey has found that nearly half of Thais have...

MAE HONG SON — One of the two Russian men who were arrested for breaking into a temple in northern Thailand on Sunday stabbed a police officer while in custody yesterday, police say.

BANGKOK — Not everyone gets a chance to confront their online troll face-to-face, but a policewoman did Thursday morning.

AYUTTHAYA — A woman was charged with assault Wednesday after she attacked a highschool student in Ayutthaya province for not standing up during the National Anthem, police said.