Crime, Courts, Calamity

BANGKOK — There was little noticeably different Friday in Bangkok after a ban on alcohol sales in the “vicinity” of schools and other vaguely defined areas was reauthorized.

BANGKOK — Any suspects arrested in connection to the Mother’s Day bomb and arson attacks will be tried by the military, the top police investigator in the case said Wednesday.

BANGKOK — The government’s coronavirus response center will propose to PM Prayut Chan-o-cha for the emergency decree to be extended another month, an army commander said Wednesday.

BANGKOK — The hacker accused of stealing and trying to sell personal data of almost every Thai citizen on Wednesday turned himself in to police after hiding to avoid arrest for weeks.

BANGKOK — The parents of former princess Srirasmi have been sent to await trial in jail after they confessed to charges of defaming the Thai monarchy today, reversing their earlier pleas of innocence.

PATTAYA — There may be few dull days for cops in Pattaya’s coastal enclave of sunshine and vice, but some eyebrows were likely raised when a woman walked into the station yesterday with the frostbitten remains of a beloved pet.

BANGKOK (AP) — Rescuers found a survivor and recovered five bodies from a Thai warship that sank over the weekend in the Gulf of Thailand, navy officials said Tuesday, as hopes faded for two dozen people still missing. Officials acknowledged there were not enough life jackets for all those aboard.

PHUKET — Marine protection officials on Friday filed a police complaint against Chinese tourists for taking photos with rare sea creatures in the sea off Koh Racha.

BANGKOK — Relatives of a Muslim man who died after interrogation in Thai army custody say they'll pursue justice in his case to see if his death was caused by torture.

BANGKOK — Calling it unfair and obsolete, a representative of an alcohol business association on Wednesday said he’s campaigning for the government to drop the new law that will ban all online sales of booze in Thailand.