Arrests of Visa Scofflaws Good for Tourism: Big Joke
BANGKOK — Nearly 500 foreigners were arrested this week on visa violations in the latest raid police said early Friday morning will benefit tourism.
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Four Soldiers Shot Dead on Pattani School Campus
PATTANI — A suspect was apprehended Thursday afternoon in an attack which left four paramilitary officers dead inside a Pattani province school.
Monkey Massacre? Macaques Drop Dead From ‘Poisoned Watermelon’
RAYONG — Dying monkeys fell from trees foaming at the mouth in Rayong province and police are looking Thursday for who might have poisoned...
Foreigner Dies in Possible Traffic Suicide Near Khaosan Road
BANGKOK — A foreigner was killed by a bus Thursday morning on Phra Sumen Road in Bangkok’s old quarter.
Southern Teacher Murdered, Truck Stolen for Car Bomb: Police
SONGKHLA — Police said separatists killed a teacher in Songkhla province and stole his truck to use for a car bomb that wounded six Tuesday.
Thai Man Escapes With Life in Harrowing, Violent Scam in Parisian Club
PARIS — A New Year’s trip to the City of Love took a scary turn for one Thai man whose harrowing night on the...
2 Hungarians Die in Central Bangkok Car Crash
BANGKOK — Two Hungarian men died Monday night in downtown Bangkok after crashing their motorcycle into a van with enough force to topple it, injuring a Japanese passenger inside.
Pabuk Leaves 4 Dead, Billions of Baht in Damage
BANGKOK — The first tropical storm to hit the south in decades killed at least four people and left over 3 billion baht of destruction in its wake.
Standoff at Suvarnabhumi as Saudi Woman Resists Deportation
SAMUT PRAKAN— A Saudi woman who says she fled her family to seek asylum in Australia is surrounded by police in an airport hotel...
Weakened ‘Pabuk’ Moves to Andaman; Effects to be Felt in Bangkok
BANGKOK — The tropical storm that left at least two people dead and hundreds of homes damaged has moved over the western coast of Thailand where its ferocity has dropped, the national weather service said Saturday.
