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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

Jiratpisit Jaravijit Wednesday at the Crime Suppression Division.

Crypto Con: Two Suspects Say They Were Also Scammed

BANGKOK — An actor and his brother accused of scamming a foreign investor of hundreds of millions of baht in cryptocurrency met investigators Wednesday as other suspects said a settlement had been reached with the victim.
Jiratpisit Jaravijit, at right, with his father Suwit Jaravijit and mother Lertchatkamol Jaravijit on Monday at the Crime Suppression Division in Bangkok.

Police Implicate Actor’s Parents in Bilking Finn of ‘Bitcoin’

The authorities this week are stepping up their investigation of a financial scam involving the alleged theft of bitcoins from ...

Thailand’s ‘Little Ghosts’ in Korea Scorned at Home

BANGKOK — A video clip of illegal Thai workers arrested in South Korea Sunday drew fresh criticism after official denials that Seoul will stop waiving visa requirements for Thai travelers.

Koh Tao Police Ordered to Investigate Rape Report

KOH TAO — A regional police commander said Monday he has ordered investigators on the southern island of Koh Tao to look into reports that a British tourist was sexually assaulted there.

Police Say Brit Tourist Filed Theft Complaint, Not Rape

KOH TAO — Police on Friday denied media reports that they refused to investigate a rape complaint filed by a British tourist on Koh Tao.
Suppachai Boonlakka, who has been expelled from the monkhood after allegedly assaulting a novice, appears Sunday at a local police station in Kanchanaburi province.

Kanchanaburi Monk Beats Young Novice to Death

KANCHANABURI — A 9-year-old novice died in Kanchanaburi province Thursday night, five days after he was beaten severely at the temple where he was ordained.

Senior Soldiers Apologize for Beating Private into Coma

Update Sept. 14: Pvt. Kacha Pacha died at a hospital on Sept. 14 after he spent weeks in a coma. LOPBURI — A young soldier...

Koh Tao Cops Unaware of Reported Rape of British Tourist

KOH TAO — Police on Wednesday cast doubt on a news report that a British woman was sexually assaulted on the popular tourist island of Koh Tao.

Teen Crashes Mustang Into Family, Crawls From Flaming Wreck

BANGKOK — When a cherry red Ford Mustang plowed into a truck carrying a family of five early this morning, the surprise wasn’t that...
Panya ‘Siya Ouan’ Yingdang participates in a police ‘re-enactment’ Wednesday of the double murder in front of the Buddha Mountain in Chonburi province.

Phuket Club Owner Confesses to Double Murder: Police

BANGKOK — The national police chief said Wednesday that a Phuket club owner extradited from Cambodia has confessed to murdering two people in Chonburi province.

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