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Sunday, May 19, 2024

Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

Jenphop Contests All But Lesser Charge



AYUTTHAYA — Cloaked in a monk's robe, Jenphop Viraporn stepped into a court for the first time today to plead not guilty to most of the charges relating to the two graduate students he killed in a high-speed crash 11 weeks ago.

Students to Bed Down Again at School Where 17 Girls Just Burnt to Death

CHIANG RAI — A week after a tragic fire killed at least 17 of its young students, the Pitakkiat Witthaya School reopened today without any apparent safety inspection and after raising millions of baht in donations.

Another Showdown as Tiger Temple Blocks 1,000 Wildlife Officers



KANCHANABURI — Conflict was brewing once again at the Tiger Temple this morning when it refused to hand over its tigers to wildlife officials.

Jenphop Indicted for Fatal Benz Crash

By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter

AYUTTHAYA — Businessman Jenphop Viraporn was indicted yesterday for the fiery crash that killed two graduate students on an Ayutthaya highway.

No Smoke Detectors in Dorm Where 17 Schoolgirls Died

CHIANG RAI — The charity-run dormitory where 17 schoolgirls died Sunday night was not equipped with a single smoke detector, its director said today.

No Smoke Detectors in Dorm Where 17 Schoolgirls Died

CHIANG RAI — The charity-run dormitory where 17 schoolgirls died Sunday night was not equipped with a single smoke detector, its director said today.

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.

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.

Red Bull Heir Fails to Appear, Again. Given Another Chance, Again.

BANGKOK — A deadline passed at 4pm today for Red Bull heir Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya to meet with prosecutors four years after he killed a Thonglor cop, but the 31-year-old fugitive will be given yet another chance before a warrant is sought for his arrest.

Japanese Man Accused of Abusing ‘At Least 10 Boys’



CHIANG MAI — A Japanese tourist was arrested this morning in Chiang Mai province on allegations he sexually abused boys as young as 9.

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