37.2 C
Bangkok
Friday, May 17, 2024

Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

Drunken Wife Stabs Husband Dead, Police Say

(6 January) Nong Prue Police is investigating a murder in an unnamed apartment in Bang-Lamung district, Chonburi province, after a man was reportedly stabbed to death by his own wife.

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...

Police Charge Hong Kong Man with Drug Smuggling at Songkran Party

Wang Thong Lang police arrested Mr. To Wai-Kil, a 48-year-old Hong Kong national, for concealing a large amount of ketamine and "Happy Water" drugs.
a Father Suspected of Murdering His 5 Children

Details of a Father Suspected of Murdering His 5 Children Have Emerged

The shocking case of a father with ten children who is suspected of murdering five of his children has gradually revealed more details. His...

Bar Owner Allegedy Extorted by Cop, Calls Police Chief to Intervene

PATTAYA — If there's a cop demanding bribes, and it don't look good, who you gonna call?

Coronavirus: Prachuap Temples Say They’re Running Out of Food

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN — Buddhist temples in a southern province are asking for help from the government on Monday because they are running out of donations and food due to the coronavirus pandemic.

British, German, Chinese Women Die in Yet Another Speedboat Tragedy

KOH SAMUI — Navy divers and other rescuers searched Friday for one foreigner still missing after a speedboat packed with tourists capsized near the island resort of Koh Samui that left three women dead, officials said.

Where’s Yingluck? Reactions to Today’s Verdict Vanishing Act

BANGKOK — Friday morning’s much-anticipated verdict in the politically fraught trial of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was, according to the pundits, supposed to go one of three ways: exoneration, conviction with jail time or conviction with jail time suspended.

School In Protest Area Kept Open By Final Exam

(18 February) Despite its extreme proximity to Democracy Monument where anti-government protesters battled with riot police, Satri Wittaya School was open as normal today.

Inaction Preceded Crane Collapse That Injured 10 Schoolgirls

BANGKOK — A crane that fell on an all-girls school and injured 10 students in downtown Bangkok had been operating illegally for weeks, police said Thursday.

LATEST NEWS

Bangkok
overcast clouds
37.2 ° C
38.9 °
33.8 °
54 %
5.4kmh
100 %
Fri
37 °
Sat
35 °
Sun
37 °
Mon
38 °
Tue
36 °