Engineers Face Charges After Bangkok Crane Collapse Kills 5
BANGKOK — Construction engineers face charges over a collapsed crane at Bangkok’s Rama III Road which killed five people, police said Thursday.
Korean Accused of Dismembering Compatriot in Rayong
RAYONG — A South Korean man was arrested early Thursday on suspicion of allegedly murdering and dismembering a compatriot in Rayong province earlier this week.
Police Deny 3rd Corpse Was Found in Mekong
NAKHON PHANOM — Police in the northeast denied that a third corpse had been recovered from the Mekong River after two others were linked to anti-monarchy dissidents missing in Laos.
Rescuers Scramble to Save Worker Trapped in Crane After Collapse Kills 4 (Video)
BANGKOK — A construction worker trapped in the wreckage of a crane high above Bangkok was brought down safely after an accident killed four...
Thai Immigration Ends Practice of Jailing Children
BANGKOK — Children are no longer being held in that nation’s immigration detention facilities, immigration police said Wednesday in a move lauded by human rights advocates.
Photos Suggest Third Mekong Corpse Was Found, Then Lost
Photos emerged Tuesday to support accounts that a third body was found in the Mekong River that has since gone missing.
2nd Mutilated Body Linked to Anti-Monarchist Aide
BANGKOK — The second of two mutilated bodies that recently turned up in the Mekong River belongs to a second missing anti-monarchist in exile,...
Gunmen Kill 2 Monks in Southern Temple Attack
NARATHIWAT — Police on Saturday were still looking for the gunmen who attacked a temple in the Deep South, killing two Buddhist monks and injuring two others.
Family Demands Justice Over Japanese Tourist’s Unsolved Murder
BANGKOK — The top justice official said Wednesday police are still looking for leads into who murdered a Japanese tourist in central Thailand 11 years ago.
Superstar Cop ‘Big Joke’ on His Rise and Plans for Expats, Visas
BANGKOK — The announcement that Thailand’s best-known police officer had arrived sent gasps of shock across a news conference at Royal Thai Police headquarters.
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