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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

Four Children Shot in Their Sleep By Father



TRANG — Four children were slain while sleeping early this morning by their father who failed to reunite with his wife, police said.

Cambodia to Hand Over Spanish Murder Suspect



BANGKOK — Top police brass are flying to the border with Cambodia to retrieve the lead suspect in the murder and dismemberment of a Spanish man after he was arrested last night in Cambodia’s Sihanoukville province.

Thammasat Gardener Turned Gunman Says Poverty Insult Led to Killing

By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer

BANGKOK — A university gardener who shot his fellow employee to death Friday, did it out of anger resulting from being looked down on, said a police investigator. He added that the man could face the face death penalty.

Defamation Suit Hits Veteran BBC Correspondent for Reports on Fraud

BANGKOK — One of the most well-known foreign correspondents in Thailand is facing a criminal complaint as a result of his reports in September about two Western expats allegedly defrauded of their investments.

No Evidence of Sexual Assault of Russian Woman, Pattaya Police Say

By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer

PATTAYA — Pattaya police said a medical examination found no evidence of rape in the case of a 20-year-old Russian woman who said she had been sexually assaulted by a Thai man.

10 Other Surprisingly Absurd Thai Laws

As everyone but Pattaya police scratch their heads over why 32 elderly, Western retirees were taken into custody in a raid on their bridge game, authorities point to a 73-year-old law banning the possession of more than 120 playing cards.

Gardener Guns Down Colleague at Thammasat University



BANGKOK — A university gardener is in custody on suspicion for killing a fellow employee on the Rangsit campus of Thammasat University this morning.

Police Seek Spanish Murder Suspect



BANGKOK — Police on Friday published a photo of a Spanish national they are seeking in connection with the murder and dismemberment of a man whose remains were recovered from the Chao Phraya River.

Mahout Charged with Recklessness in Death of Scotsman



SAMUI — A mahout was charged Thursday with recklessness three days after his elephant killed a British man and injured his step-daughter on Koh Samui, according to local police.

Rape of Russian Woman Reported in Pattaya



PATTAYA — A Russian tourist said today she was drugged and raped by a Thai man in the resort town of Pattaya Thursday night.

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