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Crime, Courts, Calamity

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

Phuket Police Promise Fair Probe Into Deaths After Mob Sieges Station


PHUKET — Police today promised a swift investigation into the deaths of two young men allegedly killed during a police pursuit yesterday after an angry mob besieged a police station for 15 hours last night to demand justice for their deaths.

Woman Sought For Shooting Up Judge’s Home

PATHUM THANI — Police said they are looking for a woman who allegedly fired a handgun into the residence of a labor court judge in northern Bangkok last week.

Ex Con Busted for Alleged 'Sex for Meth' Enterprise



NAKHON SI THAMMARAT — Two months out of prison, Tawee Boonthong was arrested again after reportedly caught offering to trade yaba for sex yesterday in Nakhon Si Thammarat.

Five Arrested for Trafficking Women to China as Sex Slaves

BANGKOK — Thailand has arrested five people suspected of trafficking Thai women into sex slavery in China and believed to be part of a ring that has also trafficked women into Malaysia and Singapore, Thai police said on Tuesday.

4 Tourists, 1 Guide Die in Ayutthaya Van Crash

AYUTTHAYA — Four foreign tourists and their Thai guide died Wednesday in a collision in Ayutthaya’s Bang Pa-in district.

Southern Insurgency: Man Injured By Booby-Trapped Independence Sign

NARATHIWAT — A 25-year-old man was injured by a homemade bomb that authorities suspect was intended target security officers in the restive province of Narathiwat this morning.

Thai Police Are Shaken By The Death Of A Fine Cop

The case involving a local influential in Nakhon Pathom province who is suspected of ordering a shooting at a highway patrol policeman has continued...
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Austrian Man Attacks Phuket Cab Driver Who Disallows Smoking

PHUKET - The Thalang Police Station in Phuket Province notified officers on April 3 that a tourist had attacked a cab driver in front...

Cops Reject Gun-Brandishing Soldier’s Plea for Forgiveness

AMNAT CHAROEN — Police said Monday they would not drop legal proceedings against an air force officer who pulled a gun on a rock star as he performed on stage last week.

‘Jack Ma of Thailand’ Is Sentenced to Over 1,000 Years for Fraud

Prasit Jeawkok, a billionaire businessman who called himself the ‘Jack Ma of Thailand,' was sentenced to prison by the court for fraud. He had...

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