Burmese Workers Cleared of Child Rape Charge
SAMUI — Two Burmese workers accused of raping a 4-year-old girl were released without charge after a medical exam and testimony of the alleged victim cleared them of wrongdoing.
Thailand Extradites Four Human Trafficking Suspects to Malaysia for the First Time
Pol. Lt. Gen. Surachate Hakparn, Deputy National Police Chief, attends a press conference with non-governmental organizations at the Inquiry Official Association of Thailand on...
Deep South Raid: 'Confiscated' Firearms Not Linked to Insurgency
BANGKOK — The firearms allegedly confiscated from suspected militants during a raid in the insurgency-plagued province of Pattani were not used in any previous shooting attacks in the region, forensic tests revealed today.
Cabbie Fined for Watching Sex Scene While Driving
BANGKOK — Transport officials on Wednesday punished a taxi driver after he allegedly watched a movie’s sex scene in full view of his female passenger last week.
Cambodian Identified as Fugitive in School Crane Fall
BANGKOK — Police said Friday that the operator of a crane that fell on an all-girls school and injured 10 students earlier this week is a Cambodian national who remains on the run.
Police Misidentify Murdered Britons in CCTV Footage
BANGKOK — Police say they mistakenly identified two people in a photograph distributed to the media as the British tourists who were murdered on the popular island of Koh Tao on Monday.
Motorcycle Bomb kills 2 in Narathiwat
BANGKOK — A bomb concealed in a motorcycle parked outside a temple in Thailand's Deep South killed two people and wounded 14 yesterday in attacks by suspected ethnic Malay separatists, police said.
Praewa Completes Community Service, 4 Years After Court Orders It
BANGKOK — The woman from a wealthy family who previously failed to do a community service as a punishment for killing 9 people in a 2010 car crash told the court Tuesday she has finally completed the term.
Pattaya Police Find the Body of a Russian Man Who Was Hit by a...
The body of a 22-year-old Russian man, Enrike Rakhman, was discovered with his Thai girlfriend, Narada Taichaisong, in Pattaya, Thailand. The search for the...
Families of 9 Dead Still Reeling from ‘Praewa’ Crash Nine Years Ago
BANGKOK — Childless after her daughter was killed in a car crash at the hands of a wealthy teen, Suchada Palakul was also soon widowed, with her husband dying from grief.