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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

Suspected 'Drive-By Dog Shooter' Surrenders to Police

BANGKOK — The motorist who allegedly shot and killed a stray dog in Bangkok last week surrendered himself to police today.

Cocaine Cream: 2 Keys of Coke Disguised as Beauty Products

SAMUT PRAKAN— Two kilograms of cocaine hidden in shampoo bottles being smuggled by an Ecuadorian drug mule were intercepted at Suvarnabhumi Airport, police said Tuesday morning.

DSI Says Disgraced ‘Jet-Setting Monk’ to be Extradited

BANGKOK — A fugitive former monk will be extradited back to Thailand on Wednesday if he doesn’t file an appeal in the United States, Thai authorities said Sunday.

Vaccine Sign-up Pushed Back, 1st Sign of Delay in Inoculation Drive

BANGKOK — Thailand’s ambitious plan to vaccinate its population against COVID-19 already ran into a delay, while a new virus fatality and more than 800 fresh infections were reported on Wednesday.
Families of the children killed earlier this month in a school dormitory fire perform funeral rites according to their beliefs Tuesday in Chiang Rai province.

Parents Held Big Dreams for Children Lost in Fire. Now They Want Answers.



CHIANG RAI — It was 5am when Winai Pisailert received a phone call from the hospital. A woman’s voice told him his daughter was seriously injured from the fire that broke out in the dormitory late night while the 11-year-old was sleeping.

Groom and Friends Charged After Guns-Blazing Wedding Kills Man

CHONBURI — A newlywed man turned himself into police Monday after celebratory gunfire at his wedding killed a man in a widely watched case that has provoked outrage.

Fake OJ Prompts Nationwide Crackdown, Social Media Panic



BANGKOK — Sold on nearly every street for about 20 baht, plastic bottles of orange juice are as ubiquitous as coffee and muu ping.

Police Capture Thai Woman Suspected in Italian’s Murder (Video)

TAK — Police on Monday morning arrested a Thai woman wanted for the murder of her Italian husband along with her French boyfriend.
Lee Furlong, right, and Brittney Schneider, left, at the Tha Pae Gate wall Oct. 18.

No Jail Time for Tourists Who Vandalized Chiang Mai Wall

CHIANG MAI — Chiang Mai police on Saturday said the two tourists who vandalized a historic wall avoided jail time and will likely fly home after paying 100,000 baht fines.
A Thursday explosion caused by Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City. Photo: Khalil Hamra / Associated Press

Two Thais Injured in Israel as Fighting With Gaza Goes On

JERUSALEM — Israeli warplanes struck dozens of targets in the Gaza Strip and three people were reported killed there, while Palestinian militants from the...

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