Crime, Courts, Calamity

MAE SAI — The last member of the rescue team to leave the Luang Nang Non cave, Australian doctor Richard Harris, has lost his father.

CHONBURI — An Australian tourist says he was drugged and robbed by a group of ladyboys in Pattaya yesterday.

BANGKOK — Accused of defaming the monarchy by a royal descendant, the Future Forward Party hit back Wednesday with a pair of libel lawsuits, saying its reputation was at stake in the run-up to Election Day.

CHONBURI — Police on Monday said they’re investigating a British-owned skydiving firm in Chonburi province for possible negligence following the death of one of its clients last week, though the owner of the business disputes this.

BANGKOK — The government is pushing ahead with a contentious proposal to charge every tourist for simply stepping foot in Thailand, a move that may complicate Thailand’s efforts to build back the tourism industry ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic.

PATHUM THANI — Two students were killed in a gang firefight in Pathum Thani on Sunday night, which also left a shopkeeper injured by the crossfire.

By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter

KRABI — A public van driver in Krabi province has been fined and suspended from driving for a month after a viral video showed him punching a foreign motorcyclist whilst working.

PATTANI — A public school teacher was gunned down over the weekend in Pattani province, where nearly 200 teachers in the region have been assassinated since secessionist violence broke out in 2004.

CHIANG MAI — A restaurant owner in the northern province of Chiang Mai said on Sunday he was instructed by Tourist Police to remove a sign barring Chinese customers from eating there.

BANGKOK — One of the largest groups of protesters’ security details on Tuesday announced they will no longer provide their service after one of their members was assaulted by another guard unit.