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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

Cops Reject Gun-Brandishing Soldier’s Plea for Forgiveness

AMNAT CHAROEN — Police said Monday they would not drop legal proceedings against an air force officer who pulled a gun on a rock star as he performed on stage last week.
Police lead suspects in the attack on a Bangkok temple school Tuesday out of the Bang Khun Thian police station.

Officials to Sue Bangkok Temple School Raiders for 700,000 Baht

BANGKOK — The Education Ministry said Wednesday it would sue the men who raided a school near a Bangkok temple for more than 700,000 baht compensation in rescheduling university admission tests.

Suspected Killers of Disabled Man Related to Police

BANGKOK — Four of the six men accused of attacking and killing a disabled man on Sunday morning outside a bakery at Chokchai Soi 4 are related to police officers.
A man in Sisaket province loads crates of beer and soda water into a vehicle on May 3, 2020. The image was censored due to legal concerns.

Trade Group Urges Gov’t to Rethink Banning Online Booze Sales

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.

Environmental Activist Accuses Police Aiding Premchai

BANGKOK — Police and environment officials Tuesday denied an environment activist’s accusations they were protecting a powerful construction mogul accused of killing a black panther.

Police in Ghost Masks Arrest a Thief Who Went To See Horror Film

Police dressed up in Halloween masks and caught a criminal in a cinema while going to see a horror movie on Halloween. The criminal, identified...
In this photo provided by the Royal Thai Navy, the HTMS Sukhothai corvette warship lists off the coast of Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Thailand, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. Photo: Royal Thai Navy via AP

Survivor Found From Thai Navy Ship That Sank Sunday

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.

Four Rescued, One Still Trapped in Koh Chang Hotel Collapse

Three adults and a 2-year-old child were found alive today by rescue workers following the collapse of a hotel on Koh Chang this morning.
Sgt. Maj. Khemarat Boonchuay, center, accompanied by a military officer at the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau on Apr. 12, 2023.

Hacker “9Near” Surrenders to Police

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.

All Mother’s Day Bombing Suspects Will be Tried by Military

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.

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