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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

Exploding Water Pipe Panics Motorists in Chachoengsao

CHACHOENGSAO — A broken water main pipe sent a powerful geyser of water 30 meters into the sky Friday morning, flipping a car and...

More Arrests Sought in 197 Million Yen Heist

BANGKOK — Five men accused of stealing a large amount of Japanese currency from two businessmen were taken to a parking lot Friday morning where they led police through a ritual “re-enactment” of their alleged crime.

A Suspect Who Drugged 10 Men Links To Taiwanese Scammers

“When I see a person fall to the ground unconscious, I feel I have a special power,” reads the confession of the defendant, who...

Engineer Stabbed to Death on Busy Lat Phrao Roadside (Video)



BANGKOK — Narate Wangthangmee was sitting on his parked motorcycle at the side of a road when a man suddenly walked up and stabbed him to death Wednesday evening.
A police officer inspects cash and luxury items during a raid of a condominium unit in Bangkok belonging to one of the scammers on Nov. 14, 2023.

Five Arrested For Running Fake Police Website Defrauding Scam Victims

BANGKOK — Five people were arrested for allegedly running a fake police website that defrauded more than 1,000 cybercrime victims, police said Friday.

Police Arrest Smuggling Gang for 1,600-Year-Old Artefacts

The 1,600-year-old sculpture of a bull and a 15th-century (21st-century Buddha) bronze elephant with a seal-imprinted platform were discovered among nearly 1,000 pieces unearthed...

The Zero-Coin Tour Invades The Famous Temple Amulets Business

Deputy Commissioner of Police Pol. Gen. Surachet Hakpal announced the conclusion of the case against a Chinese gang at Wat Khao Chee Chan temple...
Interpol

Thai Police Detained a Russian and 2 Koreans on Interpol Warrants

BANGKOK - Police officers announced on November 23 the arrest of three foreigners, a Russian man and two South Korean men, who are on...

3 Year Old Among Family of 7 Killed in Nan Landslide

NAN — A household of seven died when a landslide demolished a row of houses Saturday morning in northern Thailand. A mass of mud engulfed...

Briton Dies After 'Cocaine-Fueled Argument' in Pattaya

CHONBURI — A British man died early this morning after going on a cocaine-fueled rampage at a condominium in Chonburi province, his girlfriend says.

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