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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

Gary Coughlan stands between two police officers Jan. 16 on Koh Samui after police accused him of cooking tom yum goong with cannabis.

‘Haute Cuisine:’ Weed Tom Yum Lands Briton in Hot Water

KOH SAMUI — A British businessman on Koh Samui ran foul of the law Wednesday for innovating in the kitchen by adding cannabis to...

Belarus Model Arrested for Sex Seminar Pleads Guilty in Court

PATTAYA — A model from Belarus who claimed last year that she had evidence of Russian involvement in helping elect Donald Trump president pleaded guilty Tuesday in a Thai court in a case related to holding a sex training seminar and will be deported.

Fugitive Thai Wife Apprehended 12 Years After German’s Death

BANGKOK — Police said they have arrested the woman behind the murder and cover-up of her German husband nearly 12 years ago.
Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks Tuesday in Lampang, juxtaposed over a background of Bangkok’s smog.

‘Everyone Has to Help Out’ With Air Pollution, Prayuth Says

BANGKOK — The junta leader said Tuesday that controlling the air pollution problem was everyone’s responsibility, not just the government’s. During a cabinet meeting trip...

Man Arrested After Killing Family of 5

BANGKOK — Police said Tuesday that a man caught on film shooting dead his pregnant wife, parents-in-laws and two other relatives is now in custody.

Burning Sugarcane Stalks Contributes to Smog: Activists

KANCHANABURI — Fields of burned-out sugarcane husks wrapped in flames are one of the major sources of smog, environmental activists say. Looking over fields of...
Attorney Vincent McOwen holds up a photo of Steven James Granville on Friday at the Crime Suppression Division in Bangkok.

Family Alleges Foul Play in Phuket Death of British CEO

BANGKOK — Nearly six years after police wrote off injuries sustained by a British resort owner as a bike accident, his family came forward...
People pick up beer cans that fell from an overturned truck Friday in Phuket City. Photo: Mana Sombat / Facebook

Brew Bandits: Crowd ‘Cleans Up’ 80,000 Cans of Leo on Phuket

PHUKET — When a truck carrying nearly 90,000 cans of Leo Beer flipped Friday morning in Phuket City, men, women, children and even motorcycle taxis rushed in to lend a hand.
Thailand's chief negotiator Gen. Udomchai Thamsarorat speaks Friday at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand.

Thailand Pushing Hard for BRN to Join Southern Peace Talks

Fresh attempts to open dialogue with separatists in the Deep South will include the most hard-line group for the first time ...
Soldiers investigate the area where an abandoned motorcycle was found Friday they believe was used by gunmen who killed four paramilitary officers in a Pattani school earlier this week.

Guns and Suspects Seized in Pursuit of Pattani School Gunmen

PATTANI — Five suspects were being questioned following an attack on a Pattani school that killed four paramilitary volunteers, police said Friday.

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