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Thursday, October 29, 2026

Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

Court Rules Mom-in-Law, Not Wife, Ordered Hit on Olympian

BANGKOK — A woman convicted to die for murdering her husband, the late Olympic shooter Jakkrit “Ex” Panichpatikum, had her sentence overturned Tuesday on appeal.

Students Suspended For Forced Mouth-to-Mouth Candy Hazing

BANGKOK — Five university upperclassmen were suspended Tuesday for coercing new students to pass candy between their mouths as part of their initiation hazing.

Premchai Firearms Trial Set For July 2019

BANGKOK — It will be nearly a year before a construction tycoon accused of poaching protected animals with unregistered firearms takes the stand in court.

‘Insane’ Soldier Busted Trying to Take Magic Dolls Into Palace

BANGKOK — A soldier was arrested after attempting to walk into a royal palace in Dusit area, police said Monday.

Students to Be Prosecuted for Bursting Spleen of Underclassman

BANGKOK — Police said Monday that three men charged with assaulting a university underclassman until his spleen burst would be prosecuted.

74 Arrests in This Week’s Edition of ‘X-Ray Outlaw Foreigner’

BANGKOK — Seventy-four foreigners were arrested in the latest edition of what’s become a weekly photo op promoting police raids foreigners suspected of illegal activities.

Mongolians Accused of Pickpocketing Bangkok Tourists

BANGKOK — Three Mongolian men were charged with pickpocketing and credit card fraud Thursday after being arrested at BTS Chit Lom.
Photo: Niranarm / Wikimedia Commons

Massive Data Breach Hits Two Major Thai Banks

BANGKOK — Hackers have stolen the information of at least 123,000 customers in a massive data breach at two major commercial banks, though they said Tuesday no damages have yet been reported.

Bangkok Teens Arrested For Drive-By Shooting Prank

BANGKOK — Six people have been charged for staging a prank in which they drove around a neighborhood in camouflage pretending to shoot bystanders with fake guns.
An image shows a small northern community buried under mud Saturday in Nan province.

Family of 8 Swept Away in Nan Mudslide

NAN — The last missing victim of a mudslide in the northern province of Nan was recovered Saturday evening, bringing the death toll to eight as another avalanche of mud is feared.

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